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    1.6 K12 R16 - burning smell from under the bonnet

    When I bought the car I thought the NS front brake was binding as there was a burning smell on that side. However that proved incorrect. If I start the engine after a minute or so of idling there is a smell a bit more acyrid than you get from brake material which is most noticeable from under...
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    1.6 K12 R16 engine oil - what viscosity?

    The handbook states 10W/40, 15W/40, 15W/50 depending on the lowest ambient temp. but 15W goes well below even our low temps of recent. So what do you use?
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    17 inch wheel/tyre combinations

    Had my Micra delivered today but one of the 16 inch wheels was damaged and the others have some small marks so thinking of buying 17's. Read the posts and links on here so I'm looking for 7inch rim, 4x100, 60.1 bore and offset around 35 (55 on 16's and calculated from link on previous post)...
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    Hello, I'm new and have just purchased a C+C and having problems with the brakes

    It looks as if the car has seized brake(s). It was ok when test driven but that was before the worst of the cold spell plus it has not been serviced for 17K miles (on 28K). But I have yet to get it home as there is a burning brake lining smell after only a few yards of travel. Going to have it...
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    I'm new, just purchased a Micra C+C and already need help!

    It looks as if the car has seized brake(s). It was ok when test driven but that was before the worst of the cold spell plus it has not been serviced for 17K miles (on 28K). But I have yet to get it home as there is a burning brake lining smell after only a few yards of travel. I'm thinking of...
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