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    Arrg - what else can it be - v poor mpg 1.4 Auto 2004 44k

    Your cats fine at 20 inches no blockage.With it being auto I would look at gear box issues. Have a quick check of engine coolant temperature and IAT temperature on live data after an overnight stand comparing the readings with ambient
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    Arrg - what else can it be - v poor mpg 1.4 Auto 2004 44k

    fuel trims are ok, What is your down stream 02 sensor voltage with the engine hot at idle. blocked cat is certainly a possibility.Easiest way to check it is to connect a vacuum gauge using the servo vacuum take off.Reading should be around twenty. The other way is to take the front o2 sensor out...
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    Arrg - what else can it be - v poor mpg 1.4 Auto 2004 44k

    what are your fuel trim values
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    K12 1.0 2003 starting issues and camshaft position sensor fault light

    definitely the chain,you dont need to take the engine out or drop the sump.
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    Excessive oil from crank case breather pipe

    little bit of an issue with my neighbours k12 s micra ie smoking exhaust. Car bought with a stretched timing chain now done with the engine running smoothly with plenty of power,how. ever after a few miles the engine started smoking badly from the exhaust. At first blown head gasket came...
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    aBS operation

    Noticed that the ABS as no reluctor ring on the k12,wondering exactly what the operation is,never come across this before
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    ABS sensor mount k12 front

    anybody got an ABS sensor mount ring for a 1.2 k12 front wheel bearing? I dropped one buying a kit that doesn't have one,only realising after knackering the old one. The dealer is asking £27 plus vat
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    front wheel bearing/front springs 2003 k12

    cheers not the same thanks though
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    Lumpy idle on start up

    Its best to check a cam sensors out put or any other sensor with an oscilloscope before swapping them,saves on money and stress I can do it foe anybody in the area,let me know
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    all done around work engine runs very well and dam quiet,fuel trims now something sensible
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    front wheel bearing/front springs 2003 k12

    Just wondering if anybody as a set of front springs for a micra k12,and a front wheel bearing
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    yes rotated the vane assembly inside to the fully advanced position as per the marks on the front of the unit
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    done though a torx security bit was bought
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    managed to avoid taking the engine out pushed the gearbox to one side and got the sump out. No luck with getting the vvt to click into the fully advanced position,so im considering dismantling the vvt to get it into the advanced position or go and buy a new vvt pulley
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    misfire from a cold start,and code po340 with po300 random misfire on all cylinders,and fuel trims short term at -14%. Struth somebody needs a slap for designing this engine.Replacing the chain is quite a job needing the gearbox off,even a v8 jag is easier.Any tips for making the job...
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    wel the vvt isnt wanting to go into the advanced position,tried a tyre wit h45 psi even a carefull bit of tapping and rotating the cam as made no difference,is there a way round this ie taking the cam out or dismantling the vvt?????
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    like it or maybe a foot pump,ive got one with various attachments
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    I've opted to go the new timing chain route.Comparing the new and old chain its stretched by a full link.ouch no wonder the engine was running like an asthmatic,really sloppy on nissans part for 58k The kit doesn't include the vvt pulley,and i don't have a compressor,or at least not one i can...
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    Could drill the mounting hole bigger allowing it to rotate?
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    micra k12 timing stretch

    yes its the nearside frank
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