Outlander Balance Shaft Failure

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I Disgruntled

Discussion Starter · Feb 25, 2019 (Edited by Moderator)

Has anyone else suffered a Balance Shaft Failure?

Mitsubishi tells me there are no replacement parts in the UK, and it will take eight weeks to arrive by sea, presumably from Japan. They say it is not carried in the UK due to the lack of storage space!!!!!!!

How many other people are waiting like this?

The engine is a 2.2DI-d diesel.

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carrapachis

· #61 · 3 mo ago

Curley72 said:
So Mitsubishi finally replaced the balance shaft and timing chain under warranty. Got the car back and after a few days saw oil drips on the driveway. Popped the hood and it was covered in oil. Back in and they apparently used the wrong sealant for the rocker cover. Now it's ok but showing a new issue, when I press the clutch the revs goes from 650rpm at idle to 750rpm.when I release the clutch it drops back to 650. This was never there the last 2 years. Mind you I have owned it from new and has less than 45k km. The garage told me that i am just picking on faults and this is normal. Can anyone check if your outlander revs higher when the clutch is pressed? I am pisces as if this is normal then they sold me a defective car from me.

Revs change is normal, it just prepares the engine to start moving the car ; it has been like that in my car (outlander 2.2. DiD) since I bought it, new.

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vadninja

· #62 · 13 d ago

The same issue with my mitsubishi outlander 2.2 diesel 2018 AWD. Went to a mitsubishi official dealer, paid 140 for diagnostic, obviously balance shift issue, they quoted me £4200 for the part and 8h labour. They said however that this will not affect driving just the noise will be louder and louder ... This is ridiculous, my car only done 65k miles. My passat 2010 had 200k when I sold it to buy this Mitsubishi and I never had any big issues with vw. Here you go with your Japanese quality.... Gonna stick with Germans...

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DibbyDibbyDJ

· #63 · 13 d ago

vadninja said:
They said however that this will not affect driving just the noise will be louder and louder ... Here you go with your Japanese quality.... Gonna stick with Germans...

It will affect your engine. When it does fail the fragments of metal will get inside your oil pump and wreck the bearings. Either get it repired or get it removed.

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vadninja

· #64 · 6 d ago

DibbyDibbyDJ said:
It will affect your engine. When it does fail the fragments of metal will get inside your oil pump and wreck the bearings. Either get it repired or get it removed.

Thanks for that. You are right.
I was thinking to remove the coupling but then decided to buy a new coupling and balance shaft - they say it's more durable than the original (Outlander 2.2 DiD 4N14 balance shaft & timing chain kit). I'll update when I got it installed.

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DibbyDibbyDJ

· #65 · 5 d ago

It is of a different design, and made of tougher materials. We have had no repeat failures since replacement here in Australia

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costin112

· #66 · 5 d ago (Edited)

I have an 2013 diesel Outlander just over 95k on board, got very noisy about a month ago, went to dealer who diagnosed very likely worn balancer shaft / coupling cube and quoted around £5,000 (parts & labour) which is likely more than what the car is worth. Luckily there is a company in the UK that is well aware of this workmanship fault (ZEDperformance) and they produce aftermarket balance shafts / coupling cubes. I’ve spent over £300 pounds on parts and just over £300 on labour - the car purrs like a kitten again - the sound difference is mind-blowing. My mechanic changed the oil cleaned the pan etc. - feel I got away cheap tbh
Wrote to Mitsubishi a very 'nice' complaint letter but of course they are not interested as the car has been out of warranty for some time

I kept the old parts for posterity

you can see the missing teeth - found them all when he drained the oil

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costin112

· #67 · 2 d ago

Just wanted to add that before b shaft replacement I used to have a judder at about 70 mph despite new tyres and break disks and pads on the front.
This judder disappeared post replacement - so if you get the same thing this may be the reason why

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