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I took it back and the garage agreed with me about the noise issue and ordered another silencer from a different manufacturer. There was no quibbling and they were very pleasant and nothing was too much trouble. A couple of days later the part was fitted and its perfect now, it had just been a...

I changed my gearbox oil today. I went with the Comma oil in the end. I needed remove the battery first Then remove the air ducts which was easy, one 10 mm bolt and a good tug on the part under expansion tank to get it free. On mine there was no clip retaining the air duct to the air cleaner...

I have just had my rear and middle exhaust sections changed and since then the exhaust is louder inside the car. I have checked the the new joints and they are not blowing and the exhaust is not fouling on the body, it seems the rear box is just noisy. It always had a bit of noise from the rear...

Thank you for all your advice richardwbb, its been valuable. I tried again yesterday to shift my gearbox filler plug and no way was it moving even with a half metre extension bar. The drain plug does move easy though. I will tackle the job next week as its going to be a wet week so a good time...

I have not ordered my oil yet, I had to change my exhaust yesterday. I can't complain its the first big expense on this car since I bought it 20 months ago. The filler plug refuses to move, I tried everything, 10 mm was too big 9mm too small. I managed find something fit it snug and no way was...

Apart from the noise form the gearbox as it gets hotter I also get noise through the gear shift linkage. Would there be bushes gone perhaps that would cause it to be noisy? The lever works fine and springs back as it should etc.

That was my original intention to check the gear oil level and quality with the feel and smell test but the filler nut will not budge, not an uncommon problem i read. By the look of the nut I am not the first to try and fail, I have read about filling through the speedo drive instead which looks...

Its only at 67000 miles, there is no body welding on it, a rare solid body for the UK. Alas rust is bad all over her other components, trying to get any nuts off is difficult. I had this with my last one and in doing one job other parts were broken, though a rotten body did for that one. So yes...

Thank you for your replies. I can see that Redline is a high quality oil but as vexorg said mine is a low powered old Micra, if it has two years left I'll be surprised. Age is hitting its components and soon it will reach a time where a simple job is too much because everything else around the...

This is true, I don't if it ever had a gear oil change probably never and if the box is even full, It may have leaked in the past who knows. I figure change it and see if wining eases, if not and still changing gear ok at least know it got a full box of fresh oil.

This is amazon and comma https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003BPNP6W/?coliid=IN6MJJ45DJNVE&colid=1LNE8HMMQO7B6&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it this is duckhams https://www.duckhams.com/product/duckhams-classic-hypoid-80w-90-api-gl-4/

Thank you. I looked up Redline and to costly for my DIY job. Maybe thats why Comma £21 for 5lts on Amazon, though its twice that and quite expensive in Halfords. I could get Duckhams as stated in the Haynes manual for less than Reline, I might go for that option. Not something wanna mess up the...

Hiya I wanna change my K11 2002 1.0 manual gear oil, is Comma GO45L 5L EP80W90 GL4 Gear Oil OK to use? I know I don't need 5 ltrs but its a lot cheaper to buy it in that size. Thanks

Thank you for this, I didn't know about the welding. Welding isn't an option for me so looks like look for better Micra seats, maybe an older K11 set which I thought were more comfy.

I have one of the last K11s and a solid old girl but the drivers seat needs changing as the foam has broken. I could get another K11 seat but I could do with something more supportive. Any ideas what other seat would fit? Not after bucket seats just some that have better side and lumber support.