Wraith007

Hello i recently acquired a 1996 Acura TL from a friend of mine with a cracked crank pulley. Prior to me getting the car I was just told about it over the phone. It was a car someone gave him and had no interest in fixing it. Anyway before I took possession of the car I was told it was a 5 cylinder and at that time my friend couldn't remember what kind of acura it was he only told me it was a 5 cylinder. So I assumed it was an Acura Vigor. I never knew that the TL also came with the 2.5 engine. I ordered a crank pulley before I even saw the car. I would just like to know if the Vigor's crank pulley will fit on a 1996 Acura TL. The pulley hasn't come in and if it is not I would like to cancel the order. The Vigor Crank pulley is much cheaper and by looking at pictures it looks the same.

Mpire73

Well they do have different part number, but seeing how the Vigor was stopped in production in '94, it could very well be the same part. The I-5 engines were actually taken from Volvo (or Audi I forget which)
I had a '97 Acura TL 2.5 (which got totaled being hit in the rear) and I love the car so much I bought another, only a '96. The '96 had the same crank pulley issue. The seam, where the double pulley was forged, split and it had I had to replace it. That was a pain. Pretty much have to take the radiator, fans and front grille off to pull it out. Also FYI you'll need a special tool to lock it down so you can pull the pulley off.