I would get it done ASAP. The job can be done without removal of the timing belt so not too bad. You need a tool to hold the crank pulley while the very tight pulley bolt is removed - your local Honda dealership should have the tool. UK price for the pulley is £483.10 if your car is MT, but I would see if you can source one from Adnan or America which should be a lot cheaper. Wouldn't think you would get charged more than 1 hour labour (have to remove the aux belts too). Part number is 13811-PR7-A02

Failing that, there is a damper pulley protection plate you can buy from the USA for about $100 which installs between the CP & TB belt cover which will stop it chewing up the TB if the CP fails. Not sure how readily available they are now though.



Quote Originally Posted by andystevo View Post
Bad enough but could have been worse I suppose. Always try to take a positive from a negative!

Got me thinking - my car is 13yrs old / 18,000miles but still with original crank pulley.
The crank pulley went on my daily driver (BMW diesel) last year - nothing worse than 150miles on the back of a breakdown truck and a £350 bill from my local garage.
What's the approx. cost / delivery time for parts for the NSX? And how involved is the replacement - could I trust the local garage mentioned above (I've used them for years to do routine repairs on all of my cars) or does it have to be Honda (I use Phoenix Honda in Linwood, still NSX specialists, but they don't get in many in these days).
The Europe trip is only 5 weeks away...