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timing chain noise , my daughters car had this type of noise , using a tube to locate the noise helps , but to be fair it went for ages making the noise . I have noticed lots of Micras have some chain noise of varying noise type and magnitude , suppose it goes with having metal timing chain as...

make a note of what shims are fitted , it makes the job easier for next time .

I would avoid the burning out method , the rubber gets quite messy smoky and horrible when it burns and I believe it also releases toxic fumes !!!. its best to find suitible tubing to make a drift and press the bushes out using a vice or a old bush outer tube and a long bolt , failing that drill...

40 mph ( or equiv ) ring a bell , I had that on my Micra and I came to the conclusion it was the diff humming .. which was possible but no one said it caused any problems , I would suspect the speedo would go wild ( a la Ford Escort )first if this was the case ?

it will take a while for new discs and pads to bed in ,you should look at the disc and see what part of it has been polished up by the pads . One thing worth looking at is too see if the new pads are sticking in the holders , I have had this and filing the pads down to a better fit helps and...

"he key has to be pretty close to antenna ring to detect the key code." I agree with this , I had a play with a "chipless " key and a "chipped" key and found that the chip had to be very carefully placed to let the "chipless " key start the car . even sticking the "chip" to the pickup ring did...

just had a look at my car (2000 Super ) , the nats key gets read once the key has been turned to pre start . ie the ECL lights up , then the Nats led stops flashing . Also tried measuring what goes on with a compass , and the magnet detector , etc on my smart phone but had no luck . update ...

http://spidometrs.ru/s2/download/nissan_manual.pdf http://www.direct-keys.co.uk/Immo%20Sevice.htm the box probably contains the electronics to drive the coil and decode the key code , so the box must get passed a signal to tell it to read the key , and then that key info is passed back to the...

probably worth checking the crankcase/rocker breather ( that goes from the bottom right of the rocker cover to the air box ) pipe to make sure it is not blocked and the build up of pressure is not blowing the oil past the dizzy seal ???? ..that would be a cheap easy fix to check out first .

and check the front brakes for binding , I have had both front disc's jam , piston in caliper and pads in holders , does not take much to free up , just clean up the pads and holders , squirt some brake fluid under the dust seal and exercise the piston in and out a few times .

noting whats been said , I had a look on Amazon UK and found these :- for example http://www.amazon.co.uk/Laser-4232-Filter-Wrench-Flutes/dp/B0012M9K2E/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1334156476&sr=8-11 for the price it looks great but what size does a Micra need !!!! edit ..old filter is 64mm AF...

since I changed the oil and filter the other week the cam chain has been a lot quieter on start up . Normally it has a good rattle but now its just a quick rumble .. I have changed the oil and filter in the past and its always rattled ...???? The filter did appear to have quite a good anti flow...

I will have a look at that jubilee clip trick my self ..thanks for the tip .

just been there , tried the rubber gloves , filter wrenches , it succumbed to brut force once I could get my arms in . As you say , runs like a dream with fresh oil , I like to do 2 oil changes and 1 filter change a year .

cheers for that , I know the mod and resistor involved ...

saw this on the airbox thread and wondered what was involved using a 2nd coolant temp sensor cuts down the coldstart enrichment by about 2/3rds (mine is closed looping within 1/2 a mile on a cold morning) anyone tell me how this works , my car is normally into a long open road from cold , so...

to steady/smooth the air flow into the TB ? ??? so everything works better .

seems a bit better at lower revs , but the two taped up holes seemed to adversely affect things at higher revs ..... I thought it strange that a large pipe on the airbox should branch off into smaller pipes and the holes in the closed pipe would help improve the airflow !! Also made the...

here you are , I think the holes could be bigger , but trial and error suggested taping up the 2 holes at the end .

I drilled some 10mm holes in the end of the closed end pipe that runs into the air box from by the battery , this allowed the engine to use the pipe to suck in some extra warmed air from the engine as well as cold air from the other pipe . by drilling the 2 holes slightly away from the closed...