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After another hour underneath the car I finally located the problem; the rubber mount that locates the resonator. This had become elongated and hardened. With the car in gear, the exhaust moves and vibrates against the lower edge of the mount. Because its hardened it transmits noise to the...

I think the next step for me is to remove the belts. It would be really nice if it was only belt noise. Why it only does this when in gear though beats me, though the engine does physically move an inch or two when in gear so there may be something going on. It certainly is annoying.

I'm new to Micra ownership and prior to signing up checked throught the forum to see if I could find any answers, but I'm stumped.... I've just acquired a 2008 car with 25,000 genuine miles from a family member. When cold the car makes a grinding noise - bordering on a rattle - which can be...