2.2 Ecotec gasolina vs Rover K-Series: which engine is more reliable?
According to our risk index, the Rover K-Series carries less risk than the 2.2 Ecotec gasolina: 46/100 (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 Rover K-Series has 2 documented serious faults, the main one being «Head gasket failure».
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 Rover K-Series reliable?
The Rover K-Series has one very well-known fault: the head gasket, which according to Diariomotor can fail at under 100,000 km and which technical sources link to a small cooling circuit and a badly placed thermostat. The usual repair uses the multi-layer (MLS) gasket developed for the Freelander; the other two documented faults (sunken liners and coolant leaks) are related to that same circuit.[4][5][6][7]
See the 3 of the Rover K-Series faultsSide-by-side comparison
| Item | 2.2 Ecotec gasolina | Rover K-Series |
|---|---|---|
| Technical data | ||
| Type | Engine | Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Displacement | 2,198 cm³ | — |
| Timing | Chain | Timing belt (dry) |
| Power | 147–155 hp | 60–160 hp |
| Production | 2000–2010[8][9][10][11] | 1990–2005[5][12] |
| Reliability | ||
| Risk index (what is it?) | 50High risk | 46Moderate risk |
| Documented faults | 2 | 3 |
| Of high or critical severity | 1 | 2 |
| 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 1.2 8v
- 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 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 Rover K-Series
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 PureTech
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 PureTech
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 and 1.4 TSI
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 TSI / 1.5 TSI
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 TCe
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 EcoBoost
- Rover K-Series vs 1.3 TCe
- Rover K-Series vs 1.6 EcoBoost
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 TSI / TFSI
- Rover K-Series vs Audi 3.0 TFSI V6
- Rover K-Series vs 2.4, 2.8 and 3.0 V6 30v
- Rover K-Series vs BMW B38 / B37
- Rover K-Series vs BMW B48 / B38
- Rover K-Series vs BMW B58
- Rover K-Series vs M43 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9
- Rover K-Series vs M50 and M52
- Rover K-Series vs BMW M54
- Rover K-Series vs BMW N13
- Rover K-Series vs BMW N20
- Rover K-Series vs N42 and N45 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0
- Rover K-Series vs BMW N43/N46
- Rover K-Series vs BMW N52 / N53
- Rover K-Series vs BMW N54/N55
- Rover K-Series vs BMW N62 / N63
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 Fire
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4 T-Jet
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 T3 and 1.3 T4 FireFly Turbo
- Rover K-Series vs 0.9 TwinAir and 1.0/1.3 FireFly
- Rover K-Series vs 1.5 EcoBoost
- Rover K-Series vs 1.25/1.4/1.6 Ti-VCT
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 EcoBoost
- Rover K-Series vs 2.3 EcoBoost
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0-1.6 8v Endura-E, Duratec 8v and RoCam
- Rover K-Series vs 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec-E
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 and 1.2 de 3 cilindros (Onix and Tracker)
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4 / 1.6 16v E-TEC II
- Rover K-Series vs 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 S-TEC
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 8V (Family 1)
- Rover K-Series vs Family II 2.0 and 2.4 gasolina
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 i-VTEC
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 / 1.5 VTEC Turbo
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 / 2.4 i-VTEC
- Rover K-Series vs Honda e:HEV / i-MMD
- Rover K-Series vs Honda IMA híbrido
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 T-GDI
- Rover K-Series vs 1.6 GDI / T-GDI
- Rover K-Series vs 1.6 GDi híbrido (Kappa)
- Rover K-Series vs 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 Alpha
- Rover K-Series vs 1.8 / 2.0 Beta II
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 and 1.1 Epsilon
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4 / 1.6 MPI Gamma
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 / 1.25 MPi
- Rover K-Series vs 1.8 / 2.0 Nu
- Rover K-Series vs Smartstream 1.6 T-GDi
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 / 2.4 GDI and T-GDI (Theta II)
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 and 3.0 Ingenium gasolina
- Rover K-Series vs 2.3 MZR DISI Turbo
- Rover K-Series vs MZR gasolina
- Rover K-Series vs Skyactiv-G
- Rover K-Series vs M111
- Rover K-Series vs M112 / M113
- Rover K-Series vs M264/M254
- Rover K-Series vs M266 (1.5, 1.7, 2.0 and 2.0 Turbo)
- Rover K-Series vs M260
- Rover K-Series vs M271
- Rover K-Series vs M272/M273
- Rover K-Series vs M270/M274
- Rover K-Series vs M276
- Rover K-Series vs 1.5 VTi-TECH / T-GDI
- Rover K-Series vs MIVEC gasolina
- Rover K-Series vs Mitsubishi PHEV
- Rover K-Series vs 1.6 DIG-T
- Rover K-Series vs 1.5 VC-Turbo e-Power
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 HR12DE and 1.2 DIG-S (HR12DDR)
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 MR20DE / 2.5 QR25DE
- Rover K-Series vs 1.5/1.6/1.8 QG
- Rover K-Series vs 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0/1.2/1.4 Ecotec
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4 Turbo
- Rover K-Series vs 1.6 and 1.8 Ecotec 16v
- Rover K-Series vs Porsche MA1 / 9A1
- Rover K-Series vs Porsche M96/M97
- Rover K-Series vs Porsche V8 and V6 (Cayenne and Panamera)
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4 and 1.6 TU3/TU5
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4/1.6 VTi
- Rover K-Series vs 1.6 THP
- Rover K-Series vs 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 16v EW7/EW10/EW12
- Rover K-Series vs 1.8 and 2.0 XU
- Rover K-Series vs 0.9 TCe
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 SCe (B4D)
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 TCe / SCe
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4 and 1.6 8v
- Rover K-Series vs 1.8 TCe
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 16v
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 8v
- Rover K-Series vs E-Tech Híbrido
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 16v F4R and F4RT
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4 and 1.6 16v
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 Dualjet and 1.2 VVT
- Rover K-Series vs 1.5 K15B (Jimny)
- Rover K-Series vs 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 gasolina (serie M)
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 VVT-i
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 Turbo
- Rover K-Series vs 1.33 Dual VVT-i
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 VVT-i
- Rover K-Series vs 1.5 Hybrid
- Rover K-Series vs 1.6 Dual VVT-i
- Rover K-Series vs 1.8 Hybrid
- Rover K-Series vs 2.7 and 4.0 gasolina (2TR-FE and 1GR-FE)
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 and 2.4 VVT-i
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 and 2.5 Hybrid
- Rover K-Series vs Volvo 5 cilindros gasolina
- Rover K-Series vs Drive-E gasolina
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0 MPI
- Rover K-Series vs 1.2 12V
- Rover K-Series vs 1.4 16v and 1.6 FSI
- Rover K-Series vs 1.8 T 20v
- Rover K-Series vs 2.0 FSI
- Rover K-Series vs VW 2.0 TFSI EA113
- Rover K-Series vs 2.3 VR5 (V5)
- Rover K-Series vs 1.0, 1.4 and 1.6 8v EA111
- Rover K-Series vs 1.6 and 2.0 8v EA827
- Rover K-Series vs VR6
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