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Ecotec is the name of a straight-4 piston engine made by General Motors since 2000. It is a modern chain-driven DOHC 4-valve design with an aluminum block and head. It uses aluminum pistons and cast iron cylinder liners and vibration is reduced with twin balance shafts. The Ecotec block was designed for 1.8 L to 2.2 L displacement.1 SAAB
Saab used a 2.0 L version in the Saab 9-3. It had numerous features, including special oil jets to cool the pistons, an oil cooler, and stronger pistons, connecting rods and cylinder head. The Saab engine also features electronic throttle control , as do many Ecotecs.
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The Opel Signum uses a direct injection version of the 2.0 L Ecotec.
3 L61
The Ecotec 2.2, model L61 (or L42 for the CNG version), is a straight-4 automobile engine. Displacement is 2.2 L (2189 cc) with an 86 mm (3.38 in) bore and 94.6 mm (3.72 in) stroke. Compression is 9.5:1 or 10:1, delivering 135 hp to 143 hp (101 kW to 107 kW) and 142 ft.lbf to 152 ft.lbf (193 Nm to 206 Nm) of torque. The Ecotec line is manufactured in Tonawanda, New York, Kaiserslautern, Germany, and (for Saturn) in Spring Hill, TennesseeSpring Hill is a city located in Tennessee. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,715. Spring Hill is divided between Maury County, Tennessee and Williamson County, Tennessee. Spring Hill is a major center for the manufacture of Satu. The L61-powered Saturn IONThe Saturn ION is a compact car sold by General Motors' Saturn marque. It uses the GM Delta platform. The ION replaced the Saturn S-series in 2003. It comes standard with a 140 hp (104 kW) twin-cam Ecotec straight-4 engine. The ION's instrument panel is m replaced the SaturnThe Saturn automobiles introduced in 1990 used a completely new straight-4 engine. This engine was only used in the Saturn S-series (the SL, SC, and SW), from 1990 through 2002. 9 L (1901 cc/161 in³) Saturn engine was available in 90 hp SOHC or 120 hp DOH-powered Saturn S-seriesThe S-series is a family of compact cars from the Saturn automobile company. This was the first series of Saturn vehicles. The automobile platform used, Z-Body was developed entirely in-house at Saturn and shared very little with the rest of the General M.
There are a few variations to the standard L61. The new Chevrolet MalibuThe Chevrolet Malibu (named for Malibu, California) is a midsize car produced and sold in the United States by General Motors. 1964 The first Malibu was the top of the line Chevrolet Chevelle in 1964. 1980 Engines: 1980-1981 350 5. 7 L (350 in³) V8 1982 T uses a version with electronic throttle control and a special unitized exhaust manifold and catalytic converterIn an automobile's exhaust system, a catalytic converter provides an environment for a chemical reaction where unburned hydrocarbons completely combust. Hence the combustion process continues but outside the engine combustion chamber where no useful energ. The 2003 Saturn L-Series has a high output version with higher (10:1) compression and hotter camshaft. The Malibu and Saturn versions also use returnless fuel injection.
The 2.2 L Ecotec is used in the following cars:
