Recent content by MattInARedMicra

Sorry I might have asked this question before and forgotten the response, I'm not on here that often I remember when I signed up there was a club to access the buy & sell pages, meetups, as well as to access some more technical information, I didn't get it at the time The last time I came on I...

Mine does that too, at the exact same speed, I've just gotten used to it Things to check would be tyre age (the metal inside can warp) as well as the wheel balancing You've already done wheel alignment, so probably not that

Makes me sad thinking how many of them with decent parts still left on them will be sent to the crusher They don't have quite the cult following of a lot of classic cars and I imagine a lot of the parts aren't being kept and resold in the same numbers, especially with so many of them...

perhaps they've just scraped the MOT database that shows how many of a particular model are still on the road, and then just everything pre 2000 still on the road they've declared as one of the 15k (for nissan it says year 2000, may be different for different manufacturers) I think the micra is...

I'm not certain but I believe mine came with firestone tyres, and there's an avon pair and a michelin pair been on there as well at some point over the 12 years I've owned it Never had any problems with tyres really, it's a fairly light-weight car with a lot of the weight in the front over the...

Hello, back again after a long hiatus I haven't been driving regularly for some time. The last time I drove my Micra in December I noticed the fuel gauge was inaccurate. The car was driven, then parked warm, when I came back to it 2 hours later it showed I had more fuel than I had previously...

Got quoted £100 to fix it so not too bad, that was a week ago I dropped it off though and they've not called yet got to be a big job so I must be getting my moneys worth

Anyone have this issue? Got it as an advisory last year, car hasn't been driven all summer, taking it in again for MOT now (probably <300 miles since last MOT) Hoping it passes, anyone know what I can expect as far as cost if not? Obviously would be easier to tell if I had pictures, but a...

You have a strong sense of social justice and you are completely right with what you are saying, it isn't fair. But fair isn't what makes the world turn these days. They say their policy is to save the planet, but it's a lie. Their policy is to line their own pockets and squeeze every last...

You can disconnect the bottle and rinse it out, just pinch the rubber hose away from the radiator - I've seen people use soap and water and a kitchen brush once it's off, and a powerwasher attachment also If there's any sludge in the coolant system and not just the expansion tank you may have...

Nicely done, good work pal

glad you got it fixed

If there's any slack in the hose, you could cut that end off and use a bit that doesn't have the dents on it, can also be easier than prising the old one off if it's completely rusted on there, or replace the whole hose You can use hose clamps (sometimes called worm-drive clamps) in some lower...

Genuinely baffled, I've never heard of this happening before The only 2 things that come to mind, is something has chewed through the wiring loom somewhere, or it's some sort of a problem with the components involved in idling. When going down a hill almost all engines now will cut the fuel to...

Temp being below half way when going downhill is a symptom of the radiator thermostat valve being stuck open, which means your engine is running too cold. The lights on the dashboard sounds like the car stalled while moving. This could be because of your first issue where the car has gone into...