This category is dedicated to the GM/Chevy 6.2L EcoTec3 V8 engine. Check out our guides like disabling Active Fuel Management (AFM) and the 4 most common EcoTec3 6.2 engine problems. Check back for more GM 6.2L V8 engine guides in the near future.
The EcoTec3 family is up-and-coming, after taking over from the Vortec family of engines. Of the three variants, we’ll be discussing the 5.3L as well as the 6.2L. Both of these V8s are big brothers to the smaller 4.3L engine that rounds out this EcoTec triplet set found in many popular Chevy engines today and…
AFM or active fuel management is a GM/Chevy technology meant to improve gas mileage. AFM works by deactivating half of the engines cylinders under certain circumstances to reduce fuel usage. It essentially turns your V8 engine into a V4 which saves fuel. GM claims fuel improvements ranging from 5%-15% depending on the engine. So why…
Chevy EcoTec3 6.2L Engine Problems While the Gen IV Vortec engine line is still in production today, Chevy launched the new EcoTec3 engine line as the successor or Gen V to the Vortec in 2014. The 6.2L EcoTec3 is the small-block V8 that powers the majority of Chevy’s performance vehicles, such as the Corvette C7’s…
