balance shaft belt delete

[Bucky 91accord]

What drives the oil pump on a F22A4 after balance shaft elimination or belt removal .
I know that balance shaft elimination is possible and I know Bisi and others sell kits. I also know the belt can be removed leaving the shafts in place. I'm not looking for antithetical information other than What drives the oil pump because it is driven by the balance shaft belt. Do you reroute the timing belt? Thanks ahead of time

[AbsurdNY]

The oil pump is not driven by a belt. The crankshaft drives it with a gear.

[Joewill2848]

Since the topic has been opened, So what is the purpose of this belt besides reducing vibration?

[Bucky 91accord]

The oil pump is not driven by a belt. The crankshaft drives it with a gear.

Does anyone have pics of this? Cause in the Haynes it looked like its driven by the BS belt, and when my mechanic was just replacing timing belt tensioner he said he couldn't remove the BS belt cause it drove the oil pump. Just so you know I'm not questioning you I just wanted something to show him the next time I had him work on my car.

[Joewill2848]

BS belt?

[Bucky 91accord]

Since the topic has been opened, So what is the purpose of this belt besides reducing vibration?

My understanding of it is because a inline 4 cylinder motor is not symmetrical it creates vibration and the balance shafts counter act that vibration. BS belt = balance shaft belt. Still new to this forum thing haven't quite figured out how to quote other posts from different threads yet

[ceelooboob]

The balance shaft belt does not drive the oil pump. I've been driving without a balance shaft belt for years. i just removed the belt. Left the shafts in.

[Joewill2848]

and you didnt do no kind of delete kit?

[Bucky 91accord]

The balance shaft belt does not drive the oil pump. I've been driving without a balance shaft belt for years. i just removed the belt. Left the shafts in.

So I can get to the balance shaft belt without removing the lower timing cover?

[Accrdwgnguy]

I removed the "BS belt" lol. Hood vibrates at idle, not really noticeable.

[Joewill2848]

I would think you would still have to remove that lower timing cover.

[dj_ender]

So I can get to the balance shaft belt without removing the lower timing cover?

Yes and no......

Your supposed to but I cheated.

[ceelooboob]

and you didnt do no kind of delete kit?

a "delete kit" is not necessary to remove the balance shaft belt. You can just remove the belt. Delete kits are to remove the actual balance shafts themselves. Yes you have to remove the timing belt cover to remove the balance shaft belt.

[Joewill2848]

Oh ok I thought you had to install the delete kit to do it properly. But that is just to make it clean looking, correct?

[Bucky 91accord]

So just so I understand right. The pulley on the rear of the motor above the crank pulley is the balance shaft and that goes through the oil pump. And that's not the drive pulley for the oil pump