Dear Micra Club Members,
Please could you help me with this little mystery?
We have a Nissan Micra 1.4 SE Auto K11 with the Jatco RE0F21A NCVT and torque converter. Recently when the ignition is switched on the SPORT light on the dashboard flashes 16 (sixteen) times and then goes out. The SPORT button and light then work normally. I have tried googling this condition but have not been able to find out if this is a fault condition or a service request indicator. The car drives well and is otherwise in very good condition for its age.
I tried putting the Jatco RE0F21A into self-diagnosis mode with a warmed up engine but the sequence did not seem to work. I have seen other pedal/shifter/ignition methods on-line but they seem to be for the older 1993 K11 Micras with the magnetic clutch. There are NCVT memory reset and re-calibration modes but these again seem to be for the pre-facelift 1993 car.
I have heard that the speedometer could be at fault due to a speed sensor or resistor problem but it seems to work correctly and be without any lag.
A year ago the car failed to start due to a faulty fuel pump and was towed to a local garage about a mile away with the front wheels on the ground. I have found that the handbook says that the NCVT version should have been put on a trailer.
I have had suggestions to take it to a Nissan Main Dealer for them to plug in their diagnostic computer for £114+VAT but have heard that this fault gives a no-fault-found quite often - could be wasted money on an old car.
Does anyone know what the SPORT light flashing 16 times means?
Thanks for your help.
Please could you help me with this little mystery?
We have a Nissan Micra 1.4 SE Auto K11 with the Jatco RE0F21A NCVT and torque converter. Recently when the ignition is switched on the SPORT light on the dashboard flashes 16 (sixteen) times and then goes out. The SPORT button and light then work normally. I have tried googling this condition but have not been able to find out if this is a fault condition or a service request indicator. The car drives well and is otherwise in very good condition for its age.
I tried putting the Jatco RE0F21A into self-diagnosis mode with a warmed up engine but the sequence did not seem to work. I have seen other pedal/shifter/ignition methods on-line but they seem to be for the older 1993 K11 Micras with the magnetic clutch. There are NCVT memory reset and re-calibration modes but these again seem to be for the pre-facelift 1993 car.
I have heard that the speedometer could be at fault due to a speed sensor or resistor problem but it seems to work correctly and be without any lag.
A year ago the car failed to start due to a faulty fuel pump and was towed to a local garage about a mile away with the front wheels on the ground. I have found that the handbook says that the NCVT version should have been put on a trailer.
I have had suggestions to take it to a Nissan Main Dealer for them to plug in their diagnostic computer for £114+VAT but have heard that this fault gives a no-fault-found quite often - could be wasted money on an old car.
Does anyone know what the SPORT light flashing 16 times means?
Thanks for your help.