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I thought something was seriously wrong with the micra when going around a roundabout the wheels started spinning and losing grip while accelerating. I discovered the problem was the road surface. Due to hundreds of cars going around this roundabout, the road surface has been polished as...

What is the level of difficulty to remove the k13 front subframe and tools needed?

Can't figure this one out. When I do an emergency stop, the car pulls to the left. I checked all the wheels by putting a clamp on the brake pedal so that the brakes are just starting to bite, jacking each wheel up one at a time and rotating them. Sure enough the front left wheel needs much...

Weird thing happening with my k13. When I drive onto the motorway and reach the same spot on the road (under a bridge) the warning lights for slipping/skidding risk come on ( I think that's what they mean). I've noticed the offside front tyre is a total crap one and does not have much grip. I...

Can the micra k13 take e10?

Just got the k13 back from the MOT garage, passed with advisory: "Service brake imbalance requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. Rear (1.2.1(b)(i))" Looks like a full service job on the rear drum brakes or maybe a problem with a...

2 days before the MOT, I replaced the front discs and pads and when driving along the road the ABS light comes on and stayed on. I pulled off the battery negative lead and left the car for an hour and then went for a drive and the light went off and so far hasn't come back on. I wonder what...

Just noticed on my k13 the control arm has a bushing larger than the bolt. Surely if this moves it will knock the alignment off. What is the purpose of having a hole larger than the bolt?

Does anyone know what the black plastic thing does inside the fuse box (circled in red below). I noticed it can be pushed in or pulled out, but what is it for? UPDATE: I just found out what it's for. It an extended storage switch. Quoting from another forum...

The passenger electric window stopped working. I completely disassembled the switch and cleaned it, but in the process I noticed a small spring inside. I could not figure out where it came from, so I tried it without the spring and it's working great. I think the spring was snagging the...

I'm just getting used a k13 after having a k11. The average miles per gallon was showing a steady 40mpg, but I changed the battery yesterday and it went to zero and now it's changing frequently, showing 60mpg, then 24mpg and then zero when stopping the car. Is this just the ECU learning again...

I got this battery for my k13 and it's much lighter and cheaper in construction than my previous bosch batteries. Notice where the handle folds down. Normally there is a square plastic bit there that makes it hard to accidentally connect a spanner across the terminals. Now that the plastic...

I checked out a used car at arnold sharks today. I noticed masking tape on the inside edge of the rear nearside door and the door itself was a slightly different shade of white compared to the rest of the car. I also noticed the rear offside wheel looked slightly askew (see photo). My...

The trailing arm brackets, panhard rod mount, and axle chassis mounts are all dangerously corroded. They must have put tons of salt on the roads during the last Scottish winter. Plus the bushes rubbing on the metal made them thinner. I asked my local garage if they would weld it up and they...

My micra 2002 passed the new MOT yesterday. I did a lot of welding on the sills. I think I will get rid of it next year as the sills are constantly rotting away. The tester said the axle is beginning to look a bit rough but no holes yet. I can't be bothered fixing the car anymore as I live...

I tried to remove a front strut today and could not move the 2 top nuts that hold the strut onto the car body. The nuts seem to be made of soft material and are not rusted, they just seem to be as tight as hell. Any ideas?

I need to replace both front brake hoses for MOT as the ferrules are badly corroded and the rear bleed screws need replaced. I'm guessing the banjo bolt is m10 x 1.0mm and the rear brake drum bleeder screw is m8 x 1.25mm. Can anyone confirm? update: running out of time before MOT, so ordered...

I spent most of today drilling out the spot welds on the k11's badly rusted crossmember. I have bolted the new one on and I am wondering if it is necessary for MOT purposes to put plug welds approximately where the original spot welds were? update: Never mind, welded it this morning (welds...

Looks like my k11 won't pass its MOT this time because the rear spring seat is corroded. It was an MOT advisory last year. The photo below was taken just after the last MOT a year ago. Is it possible to buy a new seat and weld it in? Or, how hard would it be to make one like it? I've seen...

Just found a hole in my k11 nearside rear sill and close to MOT day. I am thinking about welding a patch over it, but I am wondering if the patch has to be plug welded to the part of the sill where the inner/outer sills are pinched. Or can I just weld the patch in.