Balance Shaft Belt

Balancer shafts are used to smooth out vibration inherent in most 4-cyl engines.

Oh right

So is this a major belt change or not. The car has done 27k but the service done 6 months ago I feel was incomplete . They claimed to have changed the belts at my request and have now gone bust. A friend had his done on a Mondeo at the same time at same garage and it snapped last weekend. The AA reckon his belt had done in excess of 60k miles. Hence I am getting it checked out and replaced.

Jon

Sorry, actually no balancer shafts in a 1.8, I should have realised you meant cambelt.

Not a big job and a wise precaution to change it at 27K, as it can wreck the engine if it breaks! (38K is about tops.)

The belt was supposedly changed at 24k but as I said the garage went bust and a friend who had is belt changed found to his expense it wasnt replaced. The guy doing it says its a quick job and might as well replace if hes taking it off for inspection

But AFAIK- the Honda 1.8 engine doesnt have a balancer shaft!, - only the

Tim..