Recent content by marco2002

Sounds like the scuttle panel then.👍

The leak in the boot could be broken seal on one of the rear lights clusters. Leak in the front passenger side could be a leak in the scuttle panel under the windscreen wipers there's a plastic plug under windscreen that rots out. Also check that the sunroof drain pipe on that side is draining...

It's the fabrication of the metal that takes the time the bending shaping etc.ive been welding on and off for 9 years the hardest part is setting up the welder once you have done a lot of test welds on scrap metal then you can begin. Worst thing you can do is rushing the jobI always look at the...

No problem at all. That's what this forums all about helping other Micra owners. My Micra passed the MOT yesterday so quite relieved and no advises either not bad for a 23yr old car. Lol. I think eventually the whole drivers side sill will need replacing at some point it rusted from the inside...

That would do it. Problem solved 👍

That looks like box section. To be honest I wouldn't put a jack on that have a feeling it might crumple up. Your jack must have a tiny cup on it as most of the jack's I've had in the past are 40mm diameter which is enough. Not sure what else to suggest. Can you borrow a jack off a friend? I...

Hi the first picture if you were looking at the jack cup straight on the point would be lined up straight ahead. I have two jack's one has a small cup and the other has a larger cup. The smaller one will just allow the mount to sit in it and just touches the sides doesn't cause any issues. I've...

I usually jack the front up on the rear wishbone mount as in your picture as long as you get the jack central and turn the 4 points round so that they are either side of the mount at 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock then the other 2 points will be at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock if that makes sense. I have...

Good news Micra passed MOT today no advisarys so very pleased after all the welding it's had. Just bought some lanoguard to treat the underside and stop the surface rust spreading. I might spray some into the sill I repaired too as insurance lol

That's a lot of miles for a Micra. Mines only done 90,000. Just welded drivers side sill and the inner part took a lot longer than anticipated have MOT on Thursday. Im just doing a quick oil/filter change tnite and cleaning it up a bit lol

What you said about the pipe running down the a- panel is correct. It's a good idea to take the mudflaps off and give it a good clean as that's where a lit of the water exits. Have you got a sunroof? If you have there are two pipes at the front that run into the front of the sill. The pipes...

My first thought is are the drainage holes on your sills blocked? There's a couple of small holes in between where the sills are spot welded. I use a piece of wire and wiggle it around to see if they are bunged up. Is it just one side or both? ....

Just had a look at the drivers side sill at the back and its worse than I thought. The inner part that curves and meets at the bottom has rotted out. The front part of the sill is all ok. So tomorrow I will be cleaning it all up. See if I can patch it up the old girl. Preface lifts getting rare...

That's it now. All finished. Micra is back on the road lol

I was half expecting the spring to go bang. Lol. I bought some new spring compressors recently and definitely feel a lot safer using the new ones has a bar that holds the two compressors together and stops them slipping on the springs the bottom hook has two parts to it and locks onto the...