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    Speedometer sticking at low speed and reading incorrecty.

    My wife's 1995 Micra K11 (1.0 litre) speedometer has started to stick at around 20 mph and will sometimes not drop after coming to a halt. In addition the speed readings do not appear to be accurate particulalarly at lower speeds. I am fairly sure it is a cable drive as opposed to an electronic...
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    K11 saggy doors

    Does anyone know if "the wood" trick can be substituted by just using a jack in the same position ? I've just got my wife's K11 through the MOT by having a complete sill welded on and do not want to risk popping the weld off. When I got it back from the repair the door required more effort to...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    monallyza, I didn't remove the throttle body so I'm afraid that I can't answer your question although I do understand that it can be reused if careful. bob49
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    monallyza, Sorry !!! You've seen the extent of my knowledge above. The engine speed on mine now drops back but not instantly and I've compared it with my wife's motor and it is the same so I think it is working OK. I'm fairly sure my issues were caused by petrol going off in the tank.Good luck...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    Update. Cataclean (in a nearly empty tank of fuel) and Redex fuel injector cleaner added later. Fuel tank filled. Rear section of exhaust replaced. Brand new spark plugs fitted. Sprayed all the external moveable parts of the throttle body with WD40. Sprayed the inside with electrical contact...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    Agent_Sm1th, Thanks for your post. I did check each wheel for excess heat after a long run but there was no sign of that. However there was a noticeable but intermittent wheel squeak when I went out in it yesterday. This is one for me to check. I am always reluctant to jack up the car because...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    plmval, Thanks for posting. The lack of power seems to be improving albeit very slowly. I've given the car two or three good hard runs and although things are better they are still not "right". That link you posted looks interesting and I might invest in one of those at a later date. As...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    h701micra, Thanks for posting. I've not yet unplugged the MAF sensor as I had those problems getting the air filter housing off. I've got Cataclean on order so that's my next job. It worked brilliantly on my wife's car. The MAF sensor will be next if that doesn't work. When I do that I will...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    h701micra, Difficult to describe. By comparison my wife's motor is far more responsive. With that you can blip the accelerator and you can tell it's firing properly. Doing the same thing with mine the engine speed picks up but more often than not does not die back quickly. The power has picked...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    plmval and h701micra, Thank you both for taking the time and trouble to offer up your thoughts and advice. Today has seen me change the spark plugs for some "newish" ones. These were actually returned to me when I had the car serviced at a garage. I finally managed to get the air filter...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    plmval, Too late I'm afraid. I changed the air filter and fuel filter yesterday. Judging by the way the fuel poured out of the filter it not seem to be too blocked. I also cleaned up the inside of the distributor cap. I took the car for a run and although it did not "bog down" it clearly lacks...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    h701micra, Thanks for that. I understand that if I remove the plug to the maf and the car runs well that means the maf is faulty. Is that right ?
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    Thanks to both for your advice. I will start to go through the points you've raised starting with a new fuel filter and cleaning up the distributor cap. Being of the older generation I can only work when the weather is warm and dry so this might take me a little while to have a go at.
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    I attempted to remove the air filter today but came to a full stop as I couldn't get it off the throttle housing. According to Haynes it should be a doddle but instead of just lifting off after undoing the jubilee clip it is still securely attached. All I was attempting to do was grease the...
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    h701micra, The one with the rough running is a 1996 bog standard 1 litre. Sorry if I didn't make this clear in my question.
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    First timer requiring advice - maf and throttle body problem

    This is my first post so apologies in advance for any errors in protocol. Whilst sorting out my wife's damp start problem with her micra (K11 1 litre 1995) my micra (K11 1litre 1996) was not used for about three weeks. When I did start it up it was running quite roughly but appeared to get a...
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