2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 8v: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the 1.2 8v carries less risk than the 2.2 Ecotec gasolina: 36/100 (moderate risk) versus 50/100 (high risk). The 2.2 Ecotec gasolina has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «Stretched timing chain and seized tensioner on the 2.2 Ecotec»; the 1.2 8v has 1 documented serious fault, the main one being «Damaged cylinder head gasket (coolant loss and overheating)».
The index (0–100) weights the severity and frequency of the three most serious documented faults. How it is calculated
Is the 2.2 Ecotec gasolina reliable?
This is the 2.2 petrol engine producing 147 to 155 hp in the Astra G, Zafira, Vectra and Signum. Its documented weak point is the timing chain, which stretches and can end in serious engine damage; the 2.2 Direct adds a high-pressure pump prone to failure.[1][2][3]
See the 2 of the 2.2 Ecotec gasolina faultsIs the 1.2 8v reliable?
The 1.2 8v (D7F) is a simple naturally aspirated engine of 54 to 60 hp, with a timing belt, which Renault fitted from 1996 to the Twingo, Clio II and Kangoo. No catastrophic failures are documented; what owner reviews mention most often are the sensors, the cylinder head gasket, the coil packs and the occasional oil drip.[4][5][6]
See the 5 of the 1.2 8v faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 2.2 Ecotec gasolina | 1.2 8v |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 2,198 cm³ | 1,149 cm³ |
| Timing | Chain | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 147–155 hp | 54–60 hp |
| Production | 2000–2010[7][8][9][10] | 1996–2012[11][12][13][14] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 50High risk | 36Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 2 | 5 |
| Of high or critical severity | 1 | 1 |
| Worst severity | Critical severity | High severity |
| Main faults |
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| Most expensive documented repair | No reliable data | No reliable data |
| Which versions to buy | ||
| BuyRecommended versions | None | 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 2.2 Ecotec gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 PureTech
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 PureTech
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 TCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.3 TCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW B38 / B37
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW B48 / B38
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW B58
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M50 and M52
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW M54
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N13
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N20
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N43/N46
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N52 / N53
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N54/N55
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs BMW N62 / N63
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs MZR gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Skyactiv-G
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M111
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M112 / M113
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M264/M254
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M260
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M271
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M272/M273
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M270/M274
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs M276
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs MIVEC gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Porsche M96/M97
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 THP
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 0.9 TCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 TCe
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 16v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Rover K-Series
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 Turbo
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Drive-E gasolina
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0 MPI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.2 12V
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.8 T 20v
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.0 FSI
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- 2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs VR6
With the 1.2 8v
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 PureTech
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 PureTech
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 TCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v vs 1.3 TCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- 1.2 8v vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- 1.2 8v vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- 1.2 8v vs BMW B38 / B37
- 1.2 8v vs BMW B48 / B38
- 1.2 8v vs BMW B58
- 1.2 8v vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- 1.2 8v vs M50 and M52
- 1.2 8v vs BMW M54
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N13
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N20
- 1.2 8v vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N43/N46
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N52 / N53
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N54/N55
- 1.2 8v vs BMW N62 / N63
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 T-Jet
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- 1.2 8v vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- 1.2 8v vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- 1.2 8v vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- 1.2 8v vs Honda IMA híbrido
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 T-GDI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- 1.2 8v vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs MZR gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs Skyactiv-G
- 1.2 8v vs M111
- 1.2 8v vs M112 / M113
- 1.2 8v vs M264/M254
- 1.2 8v vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- 1.2 8v vs M260
- 1.2 8v vs M271
- 1.2 8v vs M272/M273
- 1.2 8v vs M270/M274
- 1.2 8v vs M276
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- 1.2 8v vs MIVEC gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 DIG-T
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- 1.2 8v vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- 1.2 8v vs Porsche M96/M97
- 1.2 8v vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 THP
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- 1.2 8v vs 0.9 TCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 TCe
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 16v
- 1.2 8v vs E-Tech Híbrido
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- 1.2 8v vs Rover K-Series
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 Turbo
- 1.2 8v vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 1.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- 1.2 8v vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs Drive-E gasolina
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0 MPI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.2 12V
- 1.2 8v vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- 1.2 8v vs 1.8 T 20v
- 1.2 8v vs 2.0 FSI
- 1.2 8v vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- 1.2 8v vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- 1.2 8v vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- 1.2 8v vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- 1.2 8v vs VR6
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