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Gary
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24th Dec 06 at 21:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Everyone seems to slate these engine like fook.

But are they really that bad?
Dave A
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24th Dec 06 at 21:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no, they are good engines once you strip off all of the emmissions rubbish.
Steve
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24th Dec 06 at 21:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
no, they are good engines once you strip off all of the emmissions rubbish.
Gary
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24th Dec 06 at 21:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fair enuff. Found a veccy 2.016v eco. Alloys (vectra ones) full leather. For 550. Forgot mileage. Looks tidy as fook tho. Just wondered if there was any common problems with the engines
STEvieXE
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24th Dec 06 at 21:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my dad had an ecotec 16v calibra from new. never got no abuse, driven very sensibly, serviced by the book and always got anything it needed. by 100k it was burning oil and going thru diff sensors like crazy...
Gary
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24th Dec 06 at 21:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Furry muff, i'll make sure i check it over properly if i decided to get it. Ant tips on things to check on the eco?
STEvieXE
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24th Dec 06 at 22:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
usual engine checks mate as far as i know...
Alex16v
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25th Dec 06 at 00:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
no, they are good engines once you strip off all of the emmissions rubbish.


such as which things? secondary air unit and the like?
davey_jack
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25th Dec 06 at 01:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ecotecs arent all that bad, however vectras are prone to problems and are expensive to fix.
deano87
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25th Dec 06 at 11:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My 12v Ecotec on 65k miles is still going strong - seems to be getting quicker too...may be everyone just drives really slow.
mattk
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25th Dec 06 at 11:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my mates 12 volt ecotec bit the dust at 37k. that was always serviced.
deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
my mates 12 volt ecotec bit the dust at 37k. that was always serviced.

Luck of the draw by the looks of it.

Posting on Christmas day, god we're cool!
mattk
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25th Dec 06 at 12:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ha ha arnt we just, its christmas day and were talking one litre engines
Teknologikal
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25th Dec 06 at 12:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What is the world coming to
mithdons
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25th Dec 06 at 12:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mines a1.2 16v ecotec and its on 85k starts first time and runs sweet apart from the MAF which is playing up at the moment... they get abit noisy though

 
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