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Hi All, As i had mentioned the cam belt broke. I got the engine looked over by an mechanic. He took the cover off and says the valves are ok but he didn't take the head off. He said if they were bent then one would be lower than the other and would not rise to its normal level. i took the cam...

hi mate, i am in the process of changing the belt in the next couple of days so i can understand what your going through. There are 3 bolts on that bracket so you will need (correct if i am wrong) a 12mm spanner. Use the rounded edge and hold with one hand and feel where it goes with the...

Thanks turtle and dan, that thought did cross my mind but i thought it would damage my wrench tool due to the force. i will give it a try but for the time being, thanks to the rain, i will try and get a haynes manual but will let you know of the outcome. My initial thought was to turn the...

Turtle, i think i have found the markings for the cambelt as it matches the diagram provided with the belt but for the crankshaft does it matter which 2 big markings you use on the cam belt cover? if the pulley comes off does it go back on in a fixed way i.e. is the crankshaft shaped so that...

Hi All, I needed to put on a new can belt & tensioner and i wanted to ask how to adjust the cam drive and crank position before putting on the belt. I think i have managed to find the marking on the cam drive (its on the face of the cog - dash marking) and there is a marking on the head to...

I have a 75W 10" sub in my k10. it does wonders (trust me). i would think the power rating is more than enough for the car of this size, anymore then the car will just rattle like hell and music will not sound good to listen to. I did a subwoofer test track on mine at 0dB bass volume 17 setting...

after i drive the 45 miles to work i checked the oil by taking the lid off and there are signs of slight smoke coming out. i wouldn't say it would be capable of giving off red indian smoke signals but only slight. would you reckon the engine is giving up? if i do go ahead and get a complete head...

thanks for the replies. To be honest my dad did say get it changed every 50k miles but i didn't think it was serious. on top of this we were moving houses and my mum passed away recently, things are going down from there on. i think my dad would prefer to get another car rather then spend...

Hi People, I have damaged my car's engine on the way to work and by the sounds of it, it was the cambelt which broke :down: . At the time i would say i was not doing mo more than 25 Mph but it does kind of worry me about the extent of the damage. I have been told that the valves maybe bent...

Hi Courior i changed my rear shocks with some oil filled shocks (cost under £30). I won't recommend a particular make, as all i wanted to do was stop the rear end from bouncing and possibly skidding when going over bumps in countryside lanes and motorways. The rear shocks are easy to change...

yes i think its by the battery screwed against the front wing. Its contained in a sealed plastic box with wires coming from the bottom. I had a problem a while back where i turned the switch and one light would turn on and the relay would buzz. i couldn't figure it out and one night it started...

Hi all, I managed to adjust my rear brake shoes. The condition of the shoes were good and not worn down too much. It was a bit of a fiddle but just needed a good strong screwdriver. There was a toothed wheel or cog where i stuck the screwdriver tip and pushed it upwards and i noticed after a...

Cheers People! I was wondering why they have these two threaded holes. I have plenty of threaded nut screws that i can try so will let you know how i get on. thanks! Mani

rear brake drum Hi there, I read on some posts that provided the handbrake is down the drum should just come off after the wheel is taken off but on my K10 micra the drum does not seem to do so. I tried to whack the drum with a hammer thinking it would losen up a bit but it doesn't seem to...

Hi there, some guys seem to show their muscle power a bit too much when it comes to pulling the hand brake and as a result they seem to have stretched handbrake cable on my K10 micra. My handbrake went up a comfortable 4 notches and now its going up 6-7 notches. I did a search on this forum...

Thanks Amy, it sounds from your post that the cable is quite thick as it might be rubbing against its casing hence the seizing. If I remove it from the gearbox and attach it back how will I adjust the cable so that the clutch dis/engaged? do I adjust it, press the clutch down and see of the...

Hi Amy, you mentioned a about seized clutch cable on the 07-11-2006 05:21 PM. Could it be possible if you can tell me where it siezes along the cable. I was thinking if a spray of WD40 or some sort of lubricant oil will sort it out before I think about taking other steps. Many Thanks.

what are the early signs of the clutch needing replacing and on average how many miles do they last? i have managed to clock up just over 10k miles in 9 months. My sister's clutch went on her car and she could not put the gears in so she couldn't go to work but i don't want to end up in that...

thanks for replying. the clutch feels light in the morning when i go to work and gears go in easily without a problem but as soon as i reach my 40 miles to work the clutch starts to feel hard. Sometimes at stationary when i put the reverse gear in you hear the cogs in side engaging like they...

Hi there, The clutch on my K10 feels a bit hard. In the morning it feels ok and i can gear up and down like normal without any trouble but after a while the clutch feels a bit hard on the foot and sometimes i cannot get gears in. At one time in the evening I ended up putting my double hazdard...