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Well as they say . After spending a small fortune on Discs and pads Full exhaust ( including £40 for the middle section hanger ) Two new engine mountings CV boots The auto box decided to die on the first run after fitting all the new bits , the cost of a replacement gearbox would have...

I have had a nightmare this week with my Auto box . I was having major problems with selecting gears on the car and put it down to the badly worn engine mountings , two days ago the passenger side mounting tore away and rendered the car unmovable ( wont select gear ) . So I have replaced...

Ex road rally car ? that would explain the dents in every panel ( even the roof ) The reverse light has beeen removed since the picturewas took ( my son jetwashed it and it started to look like a fish bowl ) Steve

Ive not updated this thread for ages so its about time I did . Getting used to driving a CVT was very quick and now I don't think I want to go back to another manual . ( I am quite lazy ) 40 mpg is bloody fantastic , I do most of my driving n the M60 so a constant speed at as low a revs as...

Hi guys , I am looking for a tow bar for a K11 As close to Bolton as possible . Steve

The problem is not just a fast idle . It is fine from cold and most times when warm it just is a lot faster after a run on the motorway , it settles down after a short while straight after though . Driving me bloody mad . Steve

Six months I have been living with my Micra and to be honest I love the little thing . After a few teething problems getting the old girl sorted from a life of neglect , the one problem that is bugging me the most is this . After a run down the motorway ( 40 miles ) I am faced with an engine...

Where can I get a new one ? I prefer new to breaker parts . Main stealer has quoted me £ 98 for a top engine mounting drivers side K11 1.0 16v . I would rather get a pattern part for half that but . Who does them ? Steve

Cheers Frank . I will be outside later once it stops bloody raining , its odd that all the fuse boxes corrode in the same way . My fusebox looks exactly like yours does , except someone has had a go at fixing it before and butchered all the plastic surround . Steve

Ive got the common problem of a corroded headlight fuseholder so I intend to remove the link and replace it with an inline fuse . How easy is it to dismantle the fuse box ? Steve

M O T was passed with flying colours . Time to start saving money . Its going to be strange buying petrol , been driving diesels for the past twelve years . Steve

Wow ! has it been three months since I was last here ?. Yesterday I managed to sell the gas guzzling van , the Micra goes in for its MOT in the morning so hopefully i will be buying less fuel than I was before . I managed to sort out the rough running issues and the smoky exhaust so fingers...

Surely using your ears would be the best way to determine when to change gear .

Keep your dipstick in the boot but block the tube with an easily removable long bolt .

It would be very wobbly without the centre bracket . I changed the rear bench in my micra a few weeks ago get to your nearest breakers and remove one from a scrapped car , the bolt holes in your car will be covered with a black sticker so you can just bolt the bracket straight in using the...

I spoke to my motorhome insurers and they have said that because my NCB is linked to a motorhome , most other insurers would not let me carry it over to a car . They said that they would cover me for the measly price of £728 . Still too bloody much if you ask me . How can it be half the cost...

Thanks Guy I will bear that in mind . I have sorted out the smoke problem ( there was too much oil in the engine , put there by my son trying to help out ) I have had a little bit of a shock today with insurance . Bearing in mind that I am 47 years young and this is no racing car . I...

All seems fine . I drained of some oil and went for a drive around the block a few times and all is OK Steve

Panic over After the rain has stopped I finally have found the reason for the smoke Just look how much oil is in the engine compare it to a clean dipstick with the full level clearly marked Looks like an earlier oil change is on the cards ( note to self ) dont let my son tamper...

A definite indication of lack of servicing You could drive a bus through that gap I have cleaned the plugs and re-gapped them but it made no difference to the smoke issue . They are on the list to be replaced along with the leads . I will be making my own leads from 7mm copper cored...