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For some reason I didn't notice that my harmonic balancer had separated. The only reason I found this to be the problem is because the belt was loose, found the pulley sitting on my subframe. Once I replaced the harmonic balancer and started the car, there was a really loud tapping noise coming from the top of the motor. Sounds like a baseball card in bike spokes. I've had people tell me it could be a lifter or my timing chain but until this broke on my car, i didn't have much knowledge of the harmonic balancer. Could the separation cause catastrophic engine damage? I believe this has to be where the noise came from, but the noise only started once the repair was complete. Any suggestions?

subaru123

Tapping noise is heard at idle, haven't tried to drive it because I was afraid to lol.