I shed a tear over the new 4.6 harmonic balancer that showed up with a hairline crack in the lip of the outer pulley. I didn’t notice it until I put a light on the motor so I could start torquing all the parts and accessories I’ve been sticking on it. Oddly the box didn’t look overly smashed, for something that came from Germany. But clearly it had been dropped, or otherwise smashed into.

I had hung the thing on the motor a couple weeks ago and was expecting a hassle, but to their great credit GetBMWparts.com ordered a new one, no questions asked.

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Current
Original owner 2002 E53 X5 4.4i to 4.6i swap
2026 G80 M3 6 spd
2025 G06 X5 50e
Former
1972 Audi Fox
1986 Saab 900S
1996 BMW Z3
1998 BMW E36 M3 Sedan
2004 BMW E46 M3
2006 Audi A3 Quatro
1993 Mopar 318 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2015 V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee