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I've carefully changed my Head Gasket, but engine won't start. Have done this before in 2009, all went ok and it started ok back then. Engine blew last year. -Head skimmed -Cam shaft & crank shaft set at correct points before assembly. -Engine turning over -Spark is present & reaching spark...

Question 1 -Brake disc Was changing my brake pads on one front wheel. The brake disc is very close to the inner disc shield, virtually no gap, possibly rubbing against it. I have been getting a lot of noise on the front wheels and had previously tried pushing the disc shield away from inner...

Binding rear brakes, handbrake sticking on, on both rear wheels. Any suggestions on what to check, how to fix, without taking rear brakes completely apart & taking off brake shoes ?? Can I get brake copper grease into relevant places under brake shoes, without taking them off, to get...

I think my steering wheel lock may be rubbing on the steering movement. Just before driving I was having trouble releasing lock with key. The steering feels heavy, not as smooth as should be. I can hear something rubbing when turning steering wheel when stationary. Is it easy to...

I've noticed all my oil is disappearing after a longish 200 mile round trip. Filled up oil at beginning of journey to Max level on dipstick. At end of journey checked dipstick & it barely touched the bottom, was way below the minimum mark on dipstick !! I changed headgasket few months...

Should you use any special anti-freeze or just standard Ethylene Glycol type ?? I remember seeing the name of the special type originally recommended, maybe in owners handbook. Checked Haynes they only specify Ethylene Glycol based compatible with Aluminium engine...

I changed the rear brake shoes, but now handbrake is not working at all. I have repeatedly operated handbrake (haynes says to operate a few times to bring shoes up to drums). I've checked both wheels & everything is in place, I took my time. Unfortunately in between doing each wheel, I...

1) Is changing the Rear Wheel Bearings relatively simple ?? My car has just beeen through an MOT & failed on "rear wheel bearing feels rough when rotated". Anyone know what this means ?? I have just changed brake shoe on that rear wheel & you can slightly "feel" the bearing at points...

One of my back brakes is seized. The car has been sitting off-road & not driven for nearly 5 months. Have tried pushing, bumping car, but car is not moving. Took back wheels off, both back brakes were seized. One I managed to release by hammering brake drum with rubber mallet. The...

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I'm finally getting round to changing the headgasket (see Blown headgasket -Diagnosis thread) Will be following my Haynes manual pages 1.4-1.7 section 4. So far removed distributor, spark plugs & air cleaner. Any tips/advice from experience, so I don't have to learn from silly mistakes...

What are the signs of a blown headgasket ?? -Mayo on oil cap -Bubbles in expansion tank -Loss of coolant -Blown cooling hoses -Loss of coolant in radiator, but high level of coolant in expansion tank -Coolant blown out of expansion tank overflow I'm pretty certain my headgasket is...

I have a 1988 Micra K10 1.0 GSX Automatic. I have water coming out of the hose which connects base of carburettor to back of inlet manifold !! What is this hose, as I cannot understand how water is leaking from it ?? Is it a water hose or air/air-fuel mixture hose ?? I cannot see how...

When you're at the home page here: http://www.micra.org.uk/ How do you get to the forums here: http://www.micra.org.uk/forums.php I cannot see an obvious button at top/left to get to the Forum index.

I have a 1988 Micra K10 1.0 GSX Automatic. My radiator fan only comes on rarely for 10-20 sec. periods. I checked it when it had warmed up & stationary, the fan occasionally came on for 10, 15, 20 sec. bursts. I wouldn't have thought these very short periods were enough to cool the system...