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Hi All, I want to sell my car but Max has just stopped my sale saying that I have to be a fully paid member. which I thought I was as I have been paying a small amount every month, ( a bronze account ) are you trying to tell me that I'm NOT a member of the MSC? If so I will stop my account...

Hi All, My k11 is up for sale and if anyone wants to try and repair a blown head gasket so take it for £100 its only done 43000. It is rust free, no dents, Nissan silver, 03 plate, manual, new coil packs, new radiator; new coolant expanation tank and 4 vg tread on tyres. It is sorn...

Hi Max, I may take you up on that offer of buying my car but would you pay the extra if i were to sell you the drivers side door hinges and the 3x coil packs and a s/h passenger headlight. You get a new radiator and 3 hardly used tyres. I was thinking about not having another car until I can...

Hi Max, Autotrader price is £750 but as the engine doesn't work but everything else does how about £400ono Although I did quote About £200 that is a price for a dented high mileage model seen on Gumtree which I am going to buy. And sort out the dents as none have broken the paint work & should...

Hi Max, Its a manual, 998cc engine and it's Nissan silver. I was told never to buy a automatic unless you had the money to repair it if it went wrong.

Hi All, I have been trying to repair my car but to no avail as I may have found one of the causes of the overheating failure, there is a crack in thermostat housing. I have found this out when I tried to replace the thermostat but instead of fitting the thermostat just fit the cover...

Hi LiamC, No I have not stripped the thread, beacuse when I have stored the bolts in each of the holes without the top cover. As I was talking to a neighbour about my cars problems I mentioned the Steel Seal and found out that his car has that treatment do to it and that was some 20,000 mile...

Hi All, This tuesday I tried to replace my thermostat and failed due to the bolts having a fine thread. I managed to fit the top two in but not the bottom one so I dicided to remove the housing and start again but then I couldn't get the bolt in altogether so I left it alone. I have now...

Hi John D, i have just tested tempture gauge on the engine to find out when my K11 overheats & have found out that the hole in the gaskets are not that bad so I going to replace the thermostat on the 3rd April and then pour Steel Seal price £23.00 on ebay intothe radiator to seal the holes...

HI LiamC, Yes I have a haynes manual but that doesn't mean I can just jumpin & hope for the best. I have to think carfully before I even think & pray that I get the removal & refitting done perfectly. The manual does mention liquid gasket (which I have ) but the thermostat I bought came with...

Hi All, I've just tested the temperature gauge on my K11 because I read about it on a internet to find out how badly the H/Gasket could be damaged buy testing how quickly it would be to overheats if it the gauge needle goes into the red in 10 minutes then the damage is to greater. So I...

Hi davyboy, I was online last night and bought some steel seal via ebay, as well as found out how to apply it which is so simple just shake the bottle & pour into rad or expansion tank, go for five mile trip or idle engine upto highish tempture check allow to cool then check coolant level...

Hi All, I was given this website by someone else from MSC nissan4u.com it lists all the micras and all the original parts with part numbers and I find that buying parts on ebay or amazon is best. As I won't trust euro car parts again as I had problems getting a new radiator from them 3...

Hi All, My mechanic got back to me this evening about my K11 blown head gasket & told me that he wouldn't be able to repair it, as it is too time consuming and I would have to go & see a professional at a garage instead. It’s a blow to me to be told that and I don’t want to get rid of it yet...

Hi All, I have not been able to get my blown head gasket / thermostat sorted out yet due to low funds & my mechanic is on holiday until 31st march. As to the compression test as nissan boy told me to do, that would be impossible as the engione won't start anymore and the engine has...

Hi All, Firstly I have had to change micra sports club my account details due to my antivirus software thinking that this site is not safe, so it removed my membership and now I'm known as yeowart0003 my thread today is answer to all my K11 engine problems and it is just as Nissan boy told me...