Steve P

Cheers Trevor. I've no intention of getting the job done until/ if it fails the next MOT. The car does very few miles. I just wondered if I was going to be hit for big money.

2005 Micra, 57k miles, just passed MOT. Two advisories: Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement. Nearside front / offside front. Am I looking at big money next year? My garage is not a main dealer but he is not cheap. I trust him

Yeah! I don't quite know where the level should be, but all seems to be fine. Cheers for asking.

Cheers for that Trevor. I had not put as much in as I thought. I've run the engine up for 15 mins and all seems fine.

The expansion tank looked a bit low, so I topped it up with anti-freeze. Can't see any leaks. The car has not moved for weeks. I may have put a bit too much in the tank. Will I cause any damage when driving, or will any excess just get blown out? Thanks.

Yow! To be quite honest I'm getting fed up of chucking money at a car that does about 6 miles per week. I look after a mate's dog 3 days per week and take him home, but the owner could always pick him up. I think the main reason I keep that car is if my little dog goes poorly and I need to take her to the vets. A taxi is out of the question. All taxi drivers around here are Muslime and they will not carry a dog.

Seems that the linkage is a weak point on Micras, loads on ebay, but I could not expect my garage to buy from them. Seems a new part costs £160 from the main dealer, mine cost £98.

2015 Micra. The front wipers stopped working last week, possibly because some idiot turned them on when they were frozen solid. The idiot did know better. :-( Garage gave me car to go home in and rang me when the job was done. After market parts and labour plus VAT = £178. Is this a reasonable price?

Site seems to having problems? Yours is a good idea. Thing is I would have to drain a bit out of the radiator which is full, and I don't want to do that - even if i knew how to do it. Just checked on a cold engine. The reservoir looks about just over half full, it gets to 3/4 full when the engine is hot. No drips! Maybe my garage tightened something up. Cheers for all of your help. You seem to be the only poster here. Or am I posting to the wrong forum subject?

2005 Micra has a very slight coolant leak from the thermostat housing. Garage are talking £96 to fix, it a dealer only part and the car these days does less than 10 miles per week, so it's a no no. I'll just top up the tank with ready mixed anti freeze. I've just warmed the car up, tank is looking like 3/4 full, but I can't see any level markings on the tank. Do I top up when the engine is cold or hot and to what level? I have only once topped up with water in the past few months, but would prefer to use anti freeze. Google has not been my friend. Thanks for any help.

Cheers for the reply. The bill just hurt a bit. But £400 gets nowhere in a garage these days.

2005 Micra, 57k on the clock, looked after by the same garage for the past 10 years. He is not cheap, but he seems to do a good job and I trust him. Took car on 9/1/19 for a check over and MoT. It has done 500 miles since the last oil change, so it was not due new oil etc. He does not do the actual MoT. The MoT people failed it on the tyres and the track rod. MoT preparation, safety and lub check, polish headlights, they were cloudy and now look like new, repair wire to rear wiper motor, check for very slight coolant loss, front brake pad and disks, new track rod and track rod end, reset tracking, two new tyres, valves and balance - interchanged. And the MoT. Brake cleaner. I got a car to go home in. He took it for the MoT. £414 inc the VAT Is this reasonable?

The blower motor actually worked yesterday on all setting and sounded fine, it also worked today and sounded fine. I don't believe in things putting themselves right. Bad connection/fuse? I will ask my man to check it out. I'll post the results here.

2005 Micra: The fan blower for the heater has stopped working. The car is in for service and MoT early 2019. My garage is very good, but I have bad feelings about them not knowing where the motor is. I think he will know but ......................... Is it behind a plastic cover in the nearside foot well? Also it seems that there is a card with a resister on it. Is the card on the motor, or is it cunningly hidden somewhere? I'm sure that he will appreciate polite tips. And yes, I know that this is going to cost me. Thanks for any suggestions. Steve

Cheers for the reply. Yes, I will ask the question.

My Micra has, I think, a tiny oil leak. I'm not 100 % sure that it is leaking. Sometimes I can see a tiny drip mark on the drive. Sometimes there is not a drip mark. Level on the dipstick has not changed. Is this enough to fail the MoT? 2005 with 57k on the clock. Now does less than 10 miles per week. I'm an old man.

Yip, I was quite impressed. Asian guy and I think he works from home. It was not quite clear how to pay on his website so I rang him. He answered the phone!!!!!!! Cheque, postal order or cash. I have not had a cheque book for many years and you can't pay over the phone with the card. Ever get that sinking feeling? Seems that you pay upfront on his website and then send the key. I suppose that he would have to wait 3 days for a cheque to clear. The key came with two pages of "ID Code Entry Procedure". I thought Please No! But, it worked straight out of the bag.

At the end of the day I went to this guy: http://www.automobilelocksmith.co.uk/remote-car-key-repair-service.html?car_make_=229 Sent the key away on Friday, it was back next Tuesday. And it works. £18 is not bad.

My mate was a bit reluctant but has agreed to take a look. I've no idea where the tiny switch should go. Even if I did, my hands are too shaky and eyes too weak to give it a crack. My soldering iron must be 30 years old and is like a poker, even though I have filed the tip down. This is the only car I've ever had with a "smart key". In over 40 years of driving I never had problems with keys.

Trevor, thanks for the reply and the idea. I have a mate who is well into electronics. I've emailed him and asked if he will take a look. Can't find a repair shop - yet. There are some keys on ebay, but I have doubts about them. It can't be this easy. Still, I have one working key and that car has done less than 500 miles in 6 months. If that key packs up I will just leave the car unlocked when I go shopping. Don't think anybody is going to nick a 13 year old car with a Westie in the back yapping it's empty head off.

2005 Nissan Micra, about 57k on the clock. I have two key fobs. I repaired one about , maybe five years ago. It would not unlock the doors. I managed to superglue the micro switch back onto the pcb and solder the connectors on. The micro switch has fallen off again and the repair job is now beyond me ---------- getting old and past it. All I THINK I need is the pcb? Or, does this have to be tuned in with the car or something? I really don't want to get stitched by the main dealer for over 100 quid. I can't find a pcb on the net. Key fob: SIEMENS VDO 5WK4 876/818 433 MHz CE Thanks for any ideas.

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2005 Micra, 56k miles, fsh from same garage. Not Main Dealer :-) Took it for service/MoT prep and MoT today: Took car for service and MoT today: MoT preparation: Two wiper blades: He charged less than I paid two years ago and did them myself :-( Repaired wiring to not working high level rear brake light: It's a fault on Micra - I knew about it so I gave him the tip. Well, I muttered about it. Two new tyres/ balanced etc: He put them on the front, they were on the back. Oil flush: Oil change: Oil filter: Air filter: New wheel bearing: MoT: He took it for the test. Courtesy car: £320.14 inc VAT. Does the panel think that this bill is fair?

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2005 Micra, 55k on the clock. Broke down last night in not the VERY worst possible place. No gears, the clutch had been feeling funny for quite a while. Rang the garage who has looked after the car for the past eight years. Within 1/2 hour I had a car to go home in and they towed the car to their garage. They worked late to confirm that the clutch was the problem, this so they could order the parts next day. All we do is drive short distances, so maybe 55k miles is not really too very bad. I picked the car up at 2PM today, new clutch. Bill was £319.59 inc VAT. I think that this is outstanding service and a VERY fair price. Do you guys agree?