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1.4T Zafira - Oil Feed Pipe
« on: 07 February 2025, 11:18:06 »

Came home to see oil on the drive, MrsT's Zafira has been loosing oil. From what I can see it's feed pipe to the Turbo from the oil filter housing.

The dip stick had no oil on it  :o

Needed 1.5L to go in, really concerned that will have done damage to the Turbo and chain, as it could have been like that on a couple of school runs. Even seen oil where she parks at school.  :(

Pipe looks easy to replace and have one on order, but concerned the turbo has been starved of oil as it was pi$$ing it out of this pipe, meaning the Turbo was probably getting nothing!

Did start it once I topped it up, engine sounded ok but Turbo sounded a little off to me. But that still could be it's lack of oil flow.

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Re: 1.4T Zafira - Oil Feed Pipe
« Reply #1 on: 07 February 2025, 11:43:36 »

Wait and see.  :)
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Re: 1.4T Zafira - Oil Feed Pipe
« Reply #2 on: 07 February 2025, 13:04:29 »

Just took off the pipe and took it a local auto-factors, fitted new o-rings on it. Re-fitted the pipe and no more leak  :)

Sounds ok as well when cold, may have caught it just in time. Time will tell!
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Re: 1.4T Zafira - Oil Feed Pipe
« Reply #3 on: 07 February 2025, 13:08:08 »

Old O-Rings were knackered!

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Re: 1.4T Zafira - Oil Feed Pipe
« Reply #4 on: 07 February 2025, 13:57:45 »

Probably ok, very tolerant of low oil those engines (the pickup is cast into the sump and pulls from literally the bottom via a plastic strainer), its usually the top end gets noisy first so if that was quiet then all should be good.

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Re: 1.4T Zafira - Oil Feed Pipe
« Reply #5 on: 07 February 2025, 16:32:48 »

Probably ok, very tolerant of low oil those engines (the pickup is cast into the sump and pulls from literally the bottom via a plastic strainer), its usually the top end gets noisy first so if that was quiet then all should be good.

Music to my ears, thanks!

Just took it on the school run and everything felt ok, power was fine. (what little it has, being normal)

Noise sounds ok, trying to remember from before. But nothing alarming I would say than previously when I've done oil changes. As I normally change it every ~5k.
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Re: 1.4T Zafira - Oil Feed Pipe
« Reply #6 on: 07 February 2025, 21:08:46 »

Lack of oil to turbo will cause wear, so you could check for movement on the turbo's spindle, which should be quick and easy.  But fingers crossed you have caught it in time.
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