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Salut, I want to try a liquid gasket sealant, if only as a temp fix so I can keep driving whilst I accrue replacement parts, skills and mostly, confidence to repair manually. Re my previous post on a leaky head gasket; How can I tell if the oil is contaminated? Apparently these sealant...

Thanks Wehey. Hmmm! I've had a look online. There seems to be more success than failure with this product but I'm unsure. I'd quite like to give it a go a temp fix so I can keep driving whilst I prepare for a gasket change but not if it will prevent said gasket replacement by gluing the...

I haven't read Haynes yet so I'm not up to speed: Please advise on the difference between these two kits: one just the gasket, the other the gasket with supplementary parts...

HI all, Thanks for your responses. I think I will give the gasket replacement a go, especially as if you say, the chain is not an issue. I was also told previously that these chains basically last the life of the engine, and in any case, there is no rattling from the chain at present so I...

Salut, Following a radiator replacement last week I experienced rising temperatures on journeys of about an hour, and significant water/coolant loss. I thought it has a duff radiator but it now appears to be a head and or gasket issue. Exhaust was detected in the coolant. All three garages...

Thanks Matt, Heater matrix has been isolated for a year since it burst and I was too lazy to fix, so no issue there! ...but can you confirm I can do it through the top radiator hose, back in to the engine, without causing any damage (to the water pump etc)?

Salut, Current situation: Radiator corroded through and coolant leaked. Have removed the corroded radiator and whilst doing so noticed the water/coolant mixture to come out of the bottom radiator hose had in it, not unreasonably given the condition of the radiator, quite a lot of rust...

Thanks A.S. Been a while but I got around to a bit more work today; Removed the radiator in anticipation of new radiator delivery. It had clearly rusted through at the lower chamber/resevoir. Anyway, looked in to rivnuts, might go that route, just waiting on cobolt drill bits at present. In...

Hi all, K11 facelift, 998cc. 02 plate. Any thoughts appreciated. Any advice based on practical experience most appreciated! Suffered a radiator leak which radweld wouldn't even touch; so replacing. Attempted to take the unscrew the four self-tapping bolts holding the 'upper cross member'...

Thanks Infinity. Just the kind of, mind-easing, news I was hoping to hear. Thanks for the quick reply.

Hi all, Done a little reading on the forums but still not clear on this: Fitted aftermarket radio (Very cheap Chinese ebay thing). The wiring diagram that came with the radio shows a fuse on the 12V battery wire and on the ignition wire, however in reality only the battery wire has one. Is it...

Thanks all. Shopped around and got the work underway now for about 50% of the intial quoted price. Apparently the corrosion wasn't half as bad as implied/infered, and it is only a patching job. Hi 12h. I have friends and relatives in and near Manchester, so although i'm sorted now I could...

Thanks Max, In truth, I've only just googled exactly what sills are exactly .. i'm that green when it comes to cars. I'll try and get some snaps in the morning. I don't have the MOT fail certificate to hand but it read to the effect that inner and outer sills, front and rear offside were...

Hi all, Just had my '02 facelift MOTed. Rusted sills abound, rusted in the suspension area too. if that's not the same .. i'm a noob. Garage (Wilco motorsave) quoted £450 for welding, and an additional £200 for a brake issue. Unfortunately I don't have the kit or skills to do the work...

Thanks AS. I suspect you are correct. No matter of jiggery pokery has help. Unusual for people to lie about condition on ebay! err!

Hi all, Until recently I had a 3rd party stereo (kenwood) in my micra, installed and fully functioning with the apropriate loom adaptor. I decided I wanted to go back to stock setup so removed the stereo and replaced it with an original model purchased on ebay. On installing the blaupunkt...