{"id":7087,"date":"2024-08-15T17:12:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T04:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/?p=7087"},"modified":"2024-08-21T14:06:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T01:06:41","slug":"balance-shaft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/balance-shaft\/","title":{"rendered":"Balance shaft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What the balance shaft does.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve got a four-cylinder engine, chances are it has a balance shaft inside. This clever bit of engineering helps cancel out some of the vibrations that are inherent to a four-cylinder design, making for a smoother-running engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to tell if the balance shaft is faulty.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A bad balance shaft can cause some pretty funky noises from your engine, like a knocking or tapping sound. You might also feel more vibration than usual. If your four-banger is sounding a bit off, a balance shaft issue could be to blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much does it cost to repair a balance shaft in New Zealand?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find NZ-specific pricing for balance shaft repairs. But based on the complexity of the job, I’d expect it to be a fairly pricey fix\u2014probably several hundred dollars at minimum, potentially more if other engine work is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what’s the deal with balance shafts? They’re a nifty bit of engine tech that helps smooth out those pesky four-cylinder vibes. But if one goes bad, you could be in for a noisy, shaky ride and a not-so-fun repair bill. If you suspect balance shaft trouble, it is best to get it diagnosed ASAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What the balance shaft does. If you’ve got a four-cylinder engine, chances are it has a balance shaft inside. This clever bit of engineering helps cancel out some of the vibrations that are inherent to a four-cylinder design, making for a smoother-running engine. How to tell if the balance shaft is faulty. A bad balance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7094,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"single-wrapped-thumbnail.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[669],"tags":[689],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parts-encyclopedia","tag-balance-shaft"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7087"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7087"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7645,"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7087\/revisions\/7645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7087"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myautoshop.co.nz\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=7087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}