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Found the problem in the end - it was because I put FuelSave unleaded in. According to the RAC fora, older cars hate the stuff!

I wouldn't know if it's a leccy or mechanical fault, all I know is that it cuts out for a second or so after taking a corner. It is fine on straight roads, and also if I take a corner slowly (such as turning off).

My M-reg Micra, now about to pass 105k miles, is now behaving oddly. It is fine on straights, but if I take a corner at any kind of speed, the power cuts out for a second or so before coming back in fine. I have not changed the air filter or anything else since getting the car 2 years and...

I have not noticed any when driving and when the RAC rescue followed me back from the overheating, he said he saw no signs of smoke

My 1.0 M-reg K11 seems to be losing coolant out of the reserve tank, although very slowly. Also, since a recent mystery overheating coolant bubbles slowly into the reserve tank whenever I stop the car. The only cause we could find for this overheating seemed to be the radiator filler cap came...

I was driving my Micra (fresh from what appeared to be a leak rather than the HG) along earlier and suddenly had a chronic loss of power - it was like it had run out of fuel. Attempts to restart the engine once I had pulled in failed, ranging from it ticking over for a second or two and conking...

I have now noticed a small hole on the top of the expansion tank. Do I need to repair this and/or get a new expansion tank as I understand that pressure is an important part of testing for head gasket problems etc

I'm currently in a village a few miles from Ipswich. The rip-off garage is a village outfit, known as well for high petrol prices.

Hello, I have an M reg Nissan Micra 'Wave'. It has run really well and only needed some repair done for the MOT. However the other day it broke down on the M25 and the RAC repair man, plus the garage I have taken it to reckon it's the head gasket on its way out. However, the garage are...