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  1. J

    1.5 DCi Cold Start challenge

    Box of matches is only 59p........ I have a friend who works at the main stealers, i'll have to give him a shout on this and see if theres anything he can do because like hell am i spending 1200 quid on a 10 year old 106000 mile car with a french engine :( Where is the ABS module? Is it one...
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    1.5 DCi Cold Start challenge

    After some conclusive digging around with a multi-meter, it turns out that only one of the terminals on the relay has any continuity, and 1 of my new plugs has been blown. There was 12volts getting to the plug, but for whatever reason, they werent heating up at all. Bypassing the relay with some...
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    1.5 DCi Cold Start challenge

    @mike The battery is spot on and does well enough to ensure the car still starts after up to 10 seconds of cranking before she finally splutters into life. There was a solid voltage getting to all the plugs too. I replaced all 4 plugs and the ones I removed I tested with a bit of insulated...
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    1.5 DCi Cold Start challenge

    Hi, I've had my DCi since April now, and shes done 16k miles since then. All on Shell V-Power or BP Ultimate, the oil and air filters have been changed 3 times (main dealer bronze service, home oil and filter change for comma oil, and home oil and filter change for castrol gtx) and she has...
  5. J

    Front End Bodywork Repairs

    Gloves? Whey no! Its not as much fun if you dont bleed!! :') Yeah, that was bloody lucky. Me and a mate are going to do a scrap yard run on Monday, theres about 5 near me, and if they have an micra's in, see what parts we can salvage. I'm hoping i can just bolt the sport+ bumper, or the...
  6. J

    Front End Bodywork Repairs

    I love the idea of pushing the dent out from inside......but i'm not so much looking forward to the cuts i shall get on my hands! The metal behind the door cards is famously sharp haha. A friend of mine is a mechanic, has been for 15 years now, i had him look at it yesterday and he confirmed...
  7. J

    Front End Bodywork Repairs

    Hi All, New to the forum, and relatively new to Micra's too. I inherited my current micra off my grandad 3 months ago when he passed. Its a 2004 1.5 DCi, lovely car to drive (even if it outright refuses to track straight, always to the left), and 68mpg even if i occasionally kick its face in a...
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