Din
Member
Right, so i bought a 2002 Zafira 2.2 as spares or repair, issue is knocking/rattling engine !
So this is the car.
And this is what i found when i removed the sump, top end looks good and turns over easily, though i have noticed the very top of the chain guide rail has broken off !
Yesterday i decided i wanted a look at the oil filter, in the service book the last owner (who bought it in 2007 for £5500) had had a single oil change service in 2008, then nothing, its only done about 10k in that time but an aftermarket 4 year old oil filter seemed like a good suspect !
Here it is
Broken up, bits missing and holes right through it !
So i started to remove the inlet manifold... then got carried away.
Anyway, pic of engine when i started...
And after removeing pretty much everything.
And a boot full of removed parts
The engine and box have been unbolted, and there are just the two inner wing mounts left holding the lot in, im just waiting on my mate bringing a crane over so i can get the engine out.
So this is the car.
And this is what i found when i removed the sump, top end looks good and turns over easily, though i have noticed the very top of the chain guide rail has broken off !
Yesterday i decided i wanted a look at the oil filter, in the service book the last owner (who bought it in 2007 for £5500) had had a single oil change service in 2008, then nothing, its only done about 10k in that time but an aftermarket 4 year old oil filter seemed like a good suspect !
Here it is
Broken up, bits missing and holes right through it !
So i started to remove the inlet manifold... then got carried away.
Anyway, pic of engine when i started...
And after removeing pretty much everything.
And a boot full of removed parts
The engine and box have been unbolted, and there are just the two inner wing mounts left holding the lot in, im just waiting on my mate bringing a crane over so i can get the engine out.