M60 and M62 vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II carries less risk than the M60 and M62: 19/100 (low risk) versus 63/100 (high risk). The M60 and M62 has 2 documented serious faults, the main one being «Broken or worn plastic timing chain guides»; the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II has no documented serious faults.
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the M60 and M62 reliable?
BMW's M60 and M62 V8s have a reputation for durability if the cooling system is looked after, but the M62 carries two well-documented weak points: the plastic chain guides of the timing chain and, from 1998, the VANOS seals. The M60 suffered cylinder wear from Nikasil with sulphur-contaminated petrol.[1][2][3][4]
See the 5 of the M60 and M62 faultsIs the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II reliable?
The 1.4 and 1.6 16v GM Daewoo E-TEC II (first-generation Lacetti/Optra and Aveo) have a timing belt and, according to the Polish press, a moderate fault record. Documented issues are faulty valves in the first units (2004-2005), lambda sensor faults and a few cases of oil leaks or oil consumption.[5][6][7]
See the 3 of the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | M60 and M62 | 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | — | — |
| Timing | Chain | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 218–347 hp | 83–109 hp |
| Production | 1992–2005[4][8][9][10] | 2004–2011[11][12][13][14][15] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 63High risk | 19Low risk |
| Documented faults | 5 | 3 |
| Of high or critical severity | 2 | 0 |
| Worst severity | Critical severity | Medium severity |
| Main faults |
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| Most expensive documented repair | No reliable data | No reliable data |
| Which versions to buy | ||
| BuyRecommended versions | None | |
| With cautionVersions to be cautious about |
| |
| AvoidVersions to avoid | None | None |
Severity of each fault: green, low; amber, medium; red, high; dark red, critical. How we rate them
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With the M60 and M62
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 PureTech
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 PureTech
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 TCe
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- M60 and M62 vs 1.3 TCe
- M60 and M62 vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- M60 and M62 vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- M60 and M62 vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- M60 and M62 vs BMW B38 / B37
- M60 and M62 vs BMW B48 / B38
- M60 and M62 vs BMW B58
- M60 and M62 vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- M60 and M62 vs M50 and M52
- M60 and M62 vs BMW M54
- M60 and M62 vs BMW N13
- M60 and M62 vs BMW N20
- M60 and M62 vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- M60 and M62 vs BMW N43/N46
- M60 and M62 vs BMW N52 / N53
- M60 and M62 vs BMW N54/N55
- M60 and M62 vs BMW N62 / N63
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4 T-Jet
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- M60 and M62 vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- M60 and M62 vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- M60 and M62 vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- M60 and M62 vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- M60 and M62 vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- M60 and M62 vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- M60 and M62 vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- M60 and M62 vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- M60 and M62 vs Honda IMA híbrido
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 T-GDI
- M60 and M62 vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- M60 and M62 vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- M60 and M62 vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- M60 and M62 vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- M60 and M62 vs V6 Delta 2.5 and 2.7 (Hyundai-Kia)
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- M60 and M62 vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- M60 and M62 vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- M60 and M62 vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- M60 and M62 vs MZR gasolina
- M60 and M62 vs Skyactiv-G
- M60 and M62 vs M111
- M60 and M62 vs M112 / M113
- M60 and M62 vs M264/M254
- M60 and M62 vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- M60 and M62 vs M260
- M60 and M62 vs M271
- M60 and M62 vs M272/M273
- M60 and M62 vs M270/M274
- M60 and M62 vs M276
- M60 and M62 vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- M60 and M62 vs MIVEC gasolina
- M60 and M62 vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- M60 and M62 vs 1.6 DIG-T
- M60 and M62 vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- M60 and M62 vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- M60 and M62 vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4 Turbo
- M60 and M62 vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- M60 and M62 vs 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4/1.6/1.8 Ecotec 16V (primera generación)
- M60 and M62 vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- M60 and M62 vs Porsche M96/M97
- M60 and M62 vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- M60 and M62 vs 1.6 THP
- M60 and M62 vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- M60 and M62 vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- M60 and M62 vs 0.9 TCe
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- M60 and M62 vs 1.8 TCe
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 16v
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 8v
- M60 and M62 vs E-Tech Híbrido
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- M60 and M62 vs Rover K-Series
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- M60 and M62 vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- M60 and M62 vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 VVT-i
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 Turbo
- M60 and M62 vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- M60 and M62 vs 1.5 Hybrid
- M60 and M62 vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- M60 and M62 vs 1.8 Hybrid
- M60 and M62 vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- M60 and M62 vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- M60 and M62 vs Drive-E gasolina
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0 MPI
- M60 and M62 vs 1.2 12V
- M60 and M62 vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- M60 and M62 vs 1.8 T 20v
- M60 and M62 vs 2.0 FSI
- M60 and M62 vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- M60 and M62 vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- M60 and M62 vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- M60 and M62 vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- M60 and M62 vs VR6
With the 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW B58
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M50 and M52
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW M54
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N13
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N20
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs V6 Delta 2.5 and 2.7 (Hyundai-Kia)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs MZR gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M111
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M112 / M113
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M264/M254
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M260
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M271
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M272/M273
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M270/M274
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs M276
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4/1.6/1.8 Ecotec 16V (primera generación)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Porsche M96/M97
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 THP
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 TCe
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 16v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 8v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Rover K-Series
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.2 12V
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II vs VR6
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