engine swap

[1tonner]

hay all my step dads vz ute 1 tonner engine is blowing smoke on start (large amount) apparently needs a rebuild but my step dad found a vz standard ute he wants to drop the good engine in aswell as the manual gear box pretty much engine to diff and he was talking to a family friend the other day he reckons that u cant just put any vz engine becuse the ecu differ each month from 2004 to 2006 so basically does nay one no what months the change from ect



p.s i will provide pics of this whole build if it is compatible the engine that is thanks in advance matt

[imoore]

when fitting a new alloytec u must fit the same engine as what came out. if a 10hba was in from factory then a 10hba must go back in. the engine code is located passenger side near bell housing

ian

[heyitsEnricoPallazzo]

Somewhat of an explanation. VZ ALLOYTEC (SERII) LEO 170 KW CRATE MOTOR (SERIES II)