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Before I renewed my timing chain on my K12 I found that I could keep the warning light off by driving steadily. I found that going from foot off the throttle (Engine Braking) to hard on the throttle would bring the light on till I reset it. I think caused by whip in the chain with the sudden...

Anybuddy got some advice for a old man besides "Employ a younger one"!! I'm renewing my timing chain on an 04 K12. I can't get the upper oil pan completely off!! There is obviously a lip at the rear of the pan that is preventing removal. By slackening the gearbox bolts I've managed to get it...

Anyone know where I can download a set of line Drawings for a K12, front, side & rear? I tried image web searches with no luck. I need to signwrite mine & would like a set of line drawings to check the visuals in Photoshop before I order them.

On New years eve I filled up my K12 at our local Tesco. Ashford Kent, & on New years day I drove up to Prestwich Manchester where I filled up again, Esso, & the trip computer was telling me I 28 miles left in the tank, gauge needle well into red. The next day, 2nd Jan I drove back to Kent, same...

My interior mirror is fixed to a black plastic box on the top area of the windscreen. There are wires going to it! Externally on the windscreen there is a shadow area to hide it, but in the centre of the shadow area there is a clear circle with what looks like a small lamp unit that is inside...

Having only owned my Micra for less than a month I'm on a big learning curve! From aquiring the car the key fob has always locked/unlocked all 3 doors with one button operation. Yesterday it started to play up & will only occasionally lock using the fob but unlocks every time without a...

Life has gone full circle! My first car was an Austin A30 before the days of MOT! I used to build & tune Mini's back in the 60's & 70's. Spent most of my working life as a heavy plant mechanic, last 10 years working on Palfinger cranes, hydraulics, management systems, Radio remotes & the...