Ecotec manual flywheel

Login or Sign Up. Logging in Remember me. Log in. Forgot password or user name? Ecotec auto to manual. Posts Latest Posts Photos. Page of 1. Filtered by:. Previous template Next. Ecotec auto to manual , PM. Can anyone tell me if I need to change the flywheel? ANyonoe know if Im right? ANy advice is muchly appreciated.

Anyone done anything similar? Tags: None. Jason Broadhurst. You should be able to simply short the neutral saftey switch out and the motor will then run fine with an auto ECU. Your going to need to change the "Flex plate" to a flywheel.

Other than that its all fairly straight forward. Jason Broadhurst Someone once asked me if they could use my mower. I can get hold of an auto motor quite easy but will be running a manual car. OZ38 Member. Now this is what you can get to get around the problem of wanting to fit a manual gearbox to an auto crankshaft ecotec engine. This is what people converting to the T56 manual are using as well as a 5 speed convertion. Now notice the two blind holes drilled for the 8mm dowel pins when fitting to a manual crankshaft.

Then the extra large single 10mm hole drilled for use with a auto crankshaft. A dowel of the right diameter can be machined up for use as a locator here. T56 I might add here to that if the flywheel is to be fitted to a automatic type crankshaft, the balancing needs to be sorted out.

Thanks for the reply mate. Should not be too hard at all. By applying the most modern design methods, the weight of this 2. The construction of the engine assembly is also very compact. The two overhead cams activate the inlet and exhaust valves through roller finger-follower rocker arms. This arrangement resulted in a cylinder head design that is very compact.

This feature resulted in an engine with an overall length of millimeters and a width of millimeters. Its height is only millimeters. Both the cylinder head and the engine block are made of lost foam cast aluminum. The intake manifold is made of composite material, while its exhaust manifold is made of high silicon cast iron. The ignition system of the 2. It has a high-performance ignition module that is mounted directly on the cylinder head cover. There are two separate ignition coils located directly above the platinum spark plugs.

This setup eliminated spark plug wires which resulted in increased operating reliability. This engine has hydraulic valve lash adjusters, which resulted in a finger-follower valve train that does not need any routine maintenance.

So, the maintenance this engine needs is only regular change oil and change oil filter. While the Ecotec 2. Here are some of the most common 2. An owner has recounted their experience with the 2. This consumer claims that this engine has a reputation for having oil filter issues if the AC filter is not used. They say that aftermarket filters like the Purolator or the Fram cannot fit this engine. These filters are too tall, which causes the filter to collapse onto itself, thereby starving the engine of its much-needed oil.

They say that this engine is also known for jumping time. This owner says that if the timing gets considerably off, the valvetrain will get out of sync with either the exhaust stroke or the compression stroke.

This can result in major engine damage. They said that the timing chain produces strange noises. An article about the common problems of Ecotec 2. Also, the engine sensor is prone to damage. As a result, the cylinders may not fire as they should.

This will affect engine performance and reduce its efficiency. Another owner claims that they cannot depend on this engine. They said that they had driven two Ss with this engine powering the cars. This owner claims that these two engines are completely gutless even when they drive them on flat roads.