Vehicle
Daewoo Leganza
The largest car Daewoo sold under its own badge, and the one most likely to be met with an unfamiliar engine: the 2.0 and 2.2 are Daewoo's own development of a Holden-derived design, not an Opel Family unit like the rest of the range, so the Opel cross-reference that serves the Nexia and Nubira does not apply here. It is a belt-driven interference engine and the belt is the item that decides its survival. The other recurring faults are the four-speed automatic — a ZF-licensed unit whose solenoid pack is a common single-part fix for a multi-code fault — and the mass airflow sensor, whose drift shows as long-term fuel trim moving without any vacuum leak present.
Generations
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V100 1997–2002
A Holden-derived engine rather than an Opel one, so the family's usual cross-reference does not apply.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Daewoo V100
- Engines
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- 2.0 sixteen-valve — C20SED · petrol
- 2.2 sixteen-valve — X22SE · petrol
- 2.0 — X20SED · petrol
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed ZF 4HP14 automatic · 4-speed GM 4T40E automatic · 4-speed Aisin 50-42LE automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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