Recent content by JonP

don't get too excited it is car related!!! i've got a strange piece of rubber/plastic hanging from the bottom of my micra, and i cant see it mentioned in the haynes manual - hope someone can help? it's quite large (about the thickness of your fore-arm) situated around the middle of the car...

???? cheers guys! i'll check over the terminals/connectors later...fingers crossed it's something simple. thinking about it i did have some white powdery mess build up on the battery terminals. i just washed it of with boiling water and re-greased the terminals just to confirm.......i have...

???? i'll have a look at the fuses when i get back later. the interior light did work when i got in, didn't test the headlights etc. i'll try later. if there's enough juice to power the interior light, i guess it might not be the battery?? what fuse(s) could relate to a completely dead dash? cheers

i managed to start my car this morning and travel approx 0.5 miles, then with no warning it completely died!. i drove it sat night and it was perfect. it wont bump start or even tick over! there are no lights at all appearing on the dash. it's as if it had competely given up? the battery is...

Victory!!! just thought i'd post an update and thank everyone (and the site) for their input! i managed to find a tb from the scrappy for £20. first three bolts came out fine but the 4th threaded....d'oh!! i had to cut through it with a junior hacksaw, which took almost 2hrs. however, i got...

Thanks! i must've bee a bit heavy handed with the soldering iron!! i've found a throttle body in what appears to be good condition at the scrappy, but it's from a 1.0l & mine is a 1.3l. will it be ok or do i need to find one from a 1.3?? cheers, Jon

hi, urgent hepl required! i recently had the age old problem with the K11 throttle body/air meter, so i came on here and sought help. i found a guide which explained how you can re-solder the dried out connections, great i thought....... did this today and i've managed to make things worse...