Unlike the Ford's EcoBoost, EcoTec is an all - aluminium construction and the technologies incorporated in engine are continuous variable valve timing,
counter balance shaft dipped in oil sump and exhaust manifold integrated in the cylinder head.
If you vehicle is slipping a bit when accelerating, that is not the engine's intake
counter balance shaft nor the engine's camshaft, but rather the transmission clutches are not pressurizing all the way or the clutches are worn.
Not exact matches
This gives smoother operation and a crank
shaft that is lighter because no
counter balance weights are required.
They're intended to work like conventional
balance shafts,
countering vibration the three pumping pistons generate on the crank without the efficiency reduction that belt - or gear - driven
balance shafts necessarily create.
A
counter - rotating
balance shaft helps to smooth out crankshaft vibrations and highly developed engine mounts remove even more buzz.