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Yes, fresh air needed, rather than recirculated! But the exception is using the air con, where recirculated air seems to be drier and clears the windows double quick :-) My 1.3 never seemed to burn oil. Must have been a lucky one...

(Side issue) The engine temperature should rise quickly to normal on a Micra. If not, change the thermostat! My heater fan on the K11 is only strong enough to demist the windscreen and side windows in the front if I set the control to 'demist' or 'demist & feet' but on other settings even the...

Is it just me? My older T reg K11 with air con would not clear the windows as quickly as I expected and sometimes not at all. Using the air con cleared them, of course. I got used to it. Now my newer Y reg without air con has exactly the same problem, except that I can't use the AC to sort it...

I had a bad experience with a Justy. One of the older 1.2 triples. Everything on the body rusted in one year, but also one of the rear drive shafts came loose. It was probably already loose when I bought it, but I didn't have time to notice before the first ice. It went halfway up a hill in 4wd...

freeze19: What sort of spacer are you talking about? The only serious transmission mods I tried in the past have been RWD and Minis :-)

I've been thinking more. If it weren't for the size and fuel consumption, I'd find it easy to find a car to suit. A4 quattro has the proper 3 diff system and the option of a diesel. Vitara is another option. My trouble is finding something small and light for economy in a hilly area. So maybe...

To tell the truth I did have some sort of hybrid system in mind, if it happened to work out that way. I live in a very hilly area where KERS would be a useful option to save fuel, although my main concern is simply to have enough traction to make it up the steepest bits of a few hills that can...

I have a spare K11 (T reg, about 1999 I think) which might make a good project car. I quite fancy 4wd due to all the hills and snow here, as fitting chains is a PITA. Of course it all depends on making time... Does anyone have parts bin suggestions? I want either full time symmetrical (3...

Doh! I didn't spot that. I'll download and have a look after work. P.S. that may be the friendliest RTFM I have ever seen:-)

I havr a meter. For the second time in my life it's a good one! But what to test without a wiring diagram from the BOL? The best I can think of in my lunch break is a temporary wire with a 1/4" spade on it stuck into the relay coil connector, via a resistor (or the relay coil itself) and the...

Grrr! The relay is fine and I tested it by swapping with the ECU relay. I checked the wiring for the coil of tbe relay with engine running and both wires are floating somewhere near ground. No 12V supply. There are no blown or missing fuses in the 2 fuse boxes I found and everything else...

Yes, the dash gauge and the ECU (via OBD2) are both reading about the same so I trust them. The relays are different from my old 1999, so I can't swap with that. I might just swap the fan and ECU relays that are side by side, to see whether it fails to start :-)

Frank: yes, fan relay is nearest the front and ECU relay is just behind. Shorting the switched terminals runs the fan, so I am getting there. Still no labels on or near the relays, though :-)

Interior light, boot light or radio staying on could do it!

Some alarms draw a fair bit of current and even that flashing LED (fake alarm!) on my Micra can flatten the battery in 4 weeks. And modern batteries hate being run down too often, so when the battery gets weak it will take a lot less than 4 weeks to flatten it. Can you get a multimeter with a...

Thanks for the help, chaps. I can't find any label on the relays, but when I get a day off I'll have a better look. And I live it in Cumbria, so it will probably be raining cats and dogs when I do :-)

Well, reading elsewhere on the web it seems that the ECU triggers the fan relay, as I guessed. Or it should :-( I have checked using OBD and the ECU reports 82 to 85 degrees C in normal running (with gauge reading normal as well), but if I let it rise to just over 100, the fan doesn't run. This...

Forgot to say it's a 2001 on a 'Y' with 4 coil packs.

Haynes BOL still hasn't arrived and the cooling fan didn't run last night :-( Can't find a switch--is it triggered from the ECU? No fuses blown in either place, so I will have to investigate the relays. For now I have set an alarn in OBD2 program to remind me to turn the heater up full!

4 coils on top of the pliugs. Sorry, firgot to mention that!