Bobby Singh

Hi all,

I'm toying with the idea of getting the Mrs a Zafria 1.9 cdti SRI 150hp on 2006/7 model.

Does anyone hava any experience with these? how good are these engine etc?

Any common issues?

I know my way around a VAG PD engine but zero experience with the vauxhall 1.9 cdti engine.

Any info would be great

Thanks
Bobby

timrud

These are excellent engines!

I have a Golf with a BKD engine and a remap and my mate has an Astra Van with the dealer tuning box on. It beats my car easily. Just give the EGR valve a clean out.

I should imagaine you should be able to get good power from one

fish99

I use the auto box version at work and they are dreadful. The box is just about bearable when using it around town, but put it into the sport mode and its as jerky as anything. I havent heard a single person say they like the car ever since we have had them. Personally I would steer clear.

The ride is average, but the 18" wheels dont really help.

Csm

Mates 150 astra is very nice to drive and is far nicer than the vag 150 pd drive

billybigspuds

watch for the particulate filters, fuck me there dear and go often

Lambchop

iTrader: (1)

Good question. I need a team bus just now and been looking at zafira's.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

you just need to thrash fuck out of it once in a while to clear them out

RSargie

pritty good cars really so long as the milage is low. we have had a few vectra and zafiras, high millage ones in with some painfull canbus problems. the engines seam to be fairly bullet proof tho even tho they are made by fiat.

CossieRich

iTrader: (1)

I have the 1.9 CDTI 150 bhp version. 6 speed auto with selectable semi -auto. 58 plate. Love it. Haven't had any issues yet but it has only done 13000 miles.

Ke1th

I opted for a grand scenic over the zafira, you should compare them. The zafira was awful inside and felt so bland. If you do buy a zafira, make sure its low mileage - I had nothing but bother with my vectra cdti engine. Also might wanna look at Chrysler voyagers?

Bobby Singh

Guys thanks for all your input.
I've seen one with 62k one owner with cam belt changed, dmf and clutch all changed. Hopefully should be seeing it soon.
Cheers

mechanic28

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These are okish engines!main problems are alternators going down,turbos can be a problem,being a z19dth the swirl flaps on the inlet manifold can be a problem which if they fail require a new inlet manifold!if the car has a dpf they do indeed need to be taken for a steady run on the motorway every now and again the regen the dpf

Bobby Singh

Just got a email from the guy and i asked him to confirm if the car is running spot on and he mentioned the following:

The only thing that I would say is that on acceleration the car holds back for a fraction of a second and I have spoken to a mechanic and he say`s that it is typical of that engine.

Anything to be concerned about?

timrud

Yes, it should not be like that. There must be a huge selection of cars to choose from, so I'd look elsewhere!

GUZZLER

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i looked at zafira's but didn't think they seemed much bigger than an estate car, i ended up with a mk2 galaxy as it was a much better all rounder, nearly bought an s-max but it was twice the money & i'm tight!!

Bobby, the do a PD150 galaxy

TimRud, with a proper remap the 2 litre diesels should fly, is it the 140bhp? they can be mapped to over 200bhp, on a general file about 180-190

phil_rs

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S-Max/Galaxy FTW!!!

timrud

Yeah mine is a 140, but my mate who had the car from new had the remap done before I bought the car from him, so I'm kinda stuck with it at the moment. Plus I always think the car should be more economical, a very steady drive and it is rare I get over 50mpg, going on the motorway totally kills the fuel!

Bobby Singh

Hi Matt its for the wife mate so maybe just a map lol
As for the Galaxy do the rear seats fold into the floor when they are not required?

Cheers

Oranoco

With the hassle we get from our Vauxhall pool vehicles I wouldn't recomend one to anybody EVER. Cheap and nasty interiors and not comfy.

Paddy

We do a lot of these as punters don't seem to be able to get enough of them at the moment [especially the Sri CDTi 150s in black] and they're not bad cars, no major issues with them.

I'm guessing your budget is circa Ł8k? My money would be in a Mazda 5 [back seats fold flat] or Touran [back seats disappear under the floor and the centre row can be taken out in seconds, folding to a suitcase size].

I personally prefer the Mazda out of the lot.

timrud

Not often you hear the Mazda reccomended! Must admit I don't know much about them

GUZZLER

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Bobby, the seats don't fold into the floor (they do on s-max & mk3 galaxy) depends on how much room you need, i take 1 back seat out & the outside seat in front of it, that way i get 5 of us in there with my mountain bike & a couple of kids bikes. Storing the seats could be a pain in the arse for some people, i park the galaxy in front of the garage so when removing seats just leave them in the garage.
i liked the look of the zafira, as Paddy says the black sri cdti is a good looking motor, i just found it a bit tight with a baby seat & 2 kids in the middle row (ps Paddy, thats 3 kids to whack you in the nuts now)

fish99

I think that is typical with them to be honest as all the ones in our fleet are the same, and we have loads. .. Thats another thing I forgot to mention. Sometimes when you press the accelerator it seems to take forever to get going. I dont know if its true or not (im in no way mechanically minded) but one of our engineers who keep the cars going said that the delay is a feature with the auto box. He said its the box basically coming out of neutral and then going into drive, even when it is in drive. He said its to protect the box when people sit in traffic with their foot on the brake but still in drive. I dont know if thats true or not as I dont know any better.

We also have the 6 speed box with the selectable semi and I still think they are poo. The engine seems to be alrigh though with no real problems to report.

Bobby Singh

Guys thanks for all your input its been really good. To be honest you've put me off the vauxhall lol

I really want the rear seats to fold away into the floor so that narrows it down to the VW Touran. Better stock up on more vw505 oil lol

W17GLE

I've got a vectra with the 1.9 cdti 150 engine and the engine is really good, someone above says look for low mileage ones but i'd like to disagree as my mate works for a saab specialist and the saabs using the same engine it always seems to be the cars with low mileage that have been pottering around town off boost that seem to have the problems as the inlet manifolds and dpf get clogged up and the turbo's end up breaking quicker. Mines a 54 plate on 107,000 miles and touch wood has not had any problems so far and i drive it hard all the time.