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one of our Micra's had its brakes fail yesterday , it seems a handbrake adjuster siezed whilst it was parked up over a week , this caused the offside rear hub to over heat and boil the brake fluid resulting in a total loss of brakes ........ my question is .. should not the split brake circuit...

its like anything , energy out equals energy in , and with engines the energy in is fuel , so the heavier the car , the more drag , the higher changes in speed , the more fuel required . this diesal I am now driving can get 47mpg , but when I floor it the mpg drops to 16-20 . but I like to...

same issues I had with a failed head gasket is that the rubber water pipes got inflated hard by the engine before it got hot , at the same time bubbling water out of the rad and bottle , gurgling could be heard in the heating system , and as you say the temp guage acted up

it may be worth just having a pull on the front disc shround to re tension it , it can amplify any noise going . may be worth just cleaning up the brake pads so they float in the caliper , one of mine used to humm and swish at low speeds ..

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that will effectivly switch the alternator off , leaving it to rely on residual magnatism in the rotor to generate any power .. it would suggest a fault in the alternator control is drawing power out of the batter , I have had this in the past and a alternator repair will fix it . it is not...

the best thing is to see if the head lights go brighter when the car engine is started ... if would indicate the alternator is kicking in ..or put a meter across the battery and see if the battery is giving out 12v , then start the engine and see if the battery voltage goes up to 14v , this...

picture of the off side with no sill

another problem is you dont know what you will find untill the job is started , what looks like a simple patch may be much more problomatic once the rust comes off !!!! get the carpet back and look for rust marks on the inner sill area as well to get an idea of whats gone on .. I have a...

thats what I wondered Frank , if we are already using 5% mix , why does a 10% mix suddenly cause problems with fuel lines , tanks , pumps etc due to corrosion , performance aside the cars are just pottering around to the shops and work as opposed to doing any gutter scaping around country...

I have some older Micras , pre 2000 with the Nissin engine management as opposed to the later Bosch ... from what I gather pre 2000 Micra's are not officily recommended to use E10 .... I seem to get the idea that E10 has been used down under for a while and has anyone any issues with earlier...

I would also check for any cracks on the peddle box and the bulkhead , it can happen which can also lead to peddle movement and flex .

being an older person !!, in the past I replaced the balljoints on a old Triumph 2000 ( look that one up !!) , any way to get the old one out I removed the innards by taking the cap off the casing , this exposes the retaining bits and the ball can be popped out , then feed a hack saw into the...

I had a 1 litre super and I found it was best to run the tyres a bit harder , tended towards the fully loaded pressures as I found they also wore like they were under inflated , even with my present car I have found the same and again I am using the fully loaded pressures .

I seem to remember 8mm bolts being used , try 8mm

just block it , never had any problems myself apart from the odd bit of weeping of coolant because bolts got used ....

clutch cable is on its way out and is slowly snapping , used to do that on my Fiat , then it would just go , then it was a case of driving home in 2nd gear using the starter to get going from a standstill !!!

is it ok to run a Micra without a cover on the cat ? , I presume its just to protect wayword fingers and protect from water splashes ????

I ended up pop riviting the inspection hatch on the inside of the rear hatch .. damm thing rattled and vibrated no matter what I did with the screws and for access I just drill out the pop rivits .

my daughters speedo used to stick and we found the front plate that carried the speed markings would warp in the heat and rise up catching the needle , we fixed it by drilling some fine holes in the front plate and wiring it down to the thicker backplate , again the problem occurred on hot days !!!