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2025-09-13 Datalog After Removing Weight The gearstick had a slight buzz during high rpm so I trimmed the inner bearing bushing to reduce some side-to-side play which helped Removed the heavy subwoofer & my toolbox for a more accurate comparison cos it's slowing the car down in the datalogs...

2025-09-09 Datalog Analysis Recorded a datalog of the current setup after fixing all these electrical issues to compare how it runs compared to previous setups Good thing about recording all these detailed logs of Kassandra for the past 2 decades is being able to spot any small differences...

2025-09-08 Dolly & Hammer Kit Brought a cheap 7pc dolly & hammer kit off ebay to learn how to fix these spare dented front wings I got from 2020 https://micra.org.uk/threads/pollymobiles-rebuild.35251/post-782101

2025-09-06 Replace Ground Straps to Fix Electrical Issues For the past few years I've often thought the electrical systems were getting little weaker resulting in: - battery not being fully charged and draining slowly over days - battery dropping to 13.5v whenever cooling fan or heater fan are...

2025-09-06 Print Stronger HT Lead Clips The previous thin lead clips were getting loose with the heat 🫣 Designed a thicker & stiffer clip See how it holds up soon

Thanks for your support Micra Paul :) Always something new to learn when you're curious enough :unsure:😁 yup cheepaschips ftw (y)

2025-09-04 Check Peugeot 307 Plugs I haven't checked the old peugeots plugs in awhile :unsure: Haynes says it should be Bosch FR7ME with a 0.9mm gap, which isn't sold anymore. The alternative one's currently fitted are NGK LFR6B Insulator & ground in good heat range but the electrode has...

2025-09-03 Inspect Spark Plug History I chopped open the Denso plugs to inspect the insulator which seems to be in the correct heat range, hot enough to self clean without burning up the electrode Opened up the rest of my spark plug collections and this is interesting 👀 From left to...

2025-09-03 New Fake Makita 9Ah Battery Ordered a new 9ah 162W/h battery off ebay and hmm it's abit smaller than my old 9ah one? either the tech's been improved & miniturised or this is a fake 9ah? :unsure: The old 9ah battery has a circuit board facing up with multiple wires monitoring...

These Denso K16TT are just regular cheap nickel coated electrodes with a thinner double-pertruding tip design (smaller area might've given a more focused spark but it wears away faster imo) My time line est it might've lasted upto 30k until that thin tip has worn down to the broad base and the...

Ah I should've checked with the nissan4u OEM charts first which shows the factory spark plugs are indeed NGK BKR4E-11 / BKR5E-11 / BKR6E-11 So Haynes says a different plug. According to cross ref, these Bosch FR7DCX are the same heat rating as a cooler BKR6E :unsure:

2025-09-02 Replace Bosch FR7 DCX Spark Plugs With the old Denso K16TT worn out, it's time to replace them. Previously I would've used the good NGK BKR5E11 but curiously according to Haynes the required plugs are Bosch FR 7 D+X with a 1.1mm gap. Hmm I dunno what the original factory plugs are...

2025-09-02 Test Headunit Max Volume vs Frequency To test how the equaliser setting & input voltage affects the max vol level just before 'clipping', I connect an oscilliscope to the output, setup the equaliser, play a sine-wave, turn up the volume until the signal begins to clip and log the max...

2025-09-01 Check Brake Wear Discs are wearing smooth & evenly All the pads wearing evenly, front inner pad has a slight lip Front brake wear is normal, the inner pads usually wearing faster than the outer Rear brake wear is also at a normal rate, inner pads wear faster than the outer

The "switched 12v feed" for the headunit, which has to run through the IGN switch & immobiliser & extra crimps, seems to get only 13.67v compared to the "constant live 12v feed" which gets the full 14.03v and the battery itself receives 14.17v :unsure: To explore if raising the "switched 12v"...

2025-08-31 Test Sony Headunit RMS Voltages Since the last time I tested the Sony headunits speaker output in June 2020, I've improved the connections & voltage supply throughout the circuit including: Nov 2022 - Replaced engine bay loom Nov 2022 - Replaced IGN loom with better crimp June...

2025-08-31 Replace Fuel Hose I was watching this video about E10 and poor quality modern cheap fuel hoses degrading/cracking, reminding me to recheck my fuel hoses 👀 The filter>rail hose and return hose (both replaced with R9 halfords hose from 2022) were fine, firm & still pliable. The oem...

Printed some blue clips the next day to contrast the red engine bay Might as well include the rainbow too lol 😅

2025-08-29 Print HT Lead Clips These HT lead supports I printed 10yrs ago are starting to warp & crack from all the heat & clamping force, & they're also a PITA to unscrew whenever I need to remove the leads & plugs :rolleyes: So a new strategy is to print more of these plastic joins &...

2025-08-29 Inspect Worn Denso K16TT Spark Plugs These Denso K16TT I fitted in 2021 are getting old now. You can see in the following pics how the sharp square tip has worn away after approx 10-20k :unsure: Here's a timelapse of the tip wearing away Time to replace them 👀