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Well it all went badly wrong. Since fitting the new piston and bleeding the brakes the brake pedal now sinks to the floor and it is necessary to keep pumping the brake pedal to stop the car. I wonder if the master cylinder has decided to pack in. I will check the new piston seal I put in...

Problem solved. New piston and seal fitted. It was an oxidized brake piston and seal caused by 10 year old brake fluid (which has now been flushed). I have never heard of this oxidation problem. Only found one mention of it on another forum: "Seals might be OK but the dust covers shot and...

The left piston pushed in quite easily using a large C-clamp. But I remember the right piston (driver side) not going in at first as though it was seized and then after applying more pressure on the C-clamp it went in. I pushed the brake pedal to extend that particular piston almost all the...

Thanks I will check that. I guess something is making the right brake caliper weak. I have ordered new brake hoses.

I just fixed the same problem. The two lights mean the two front wheels are not aligned properly.

Looks like the micra I traded in a few years ago. I painted it exactly the same colour underneath.

Can't figure this one out. When I do an emergency stop, the car pulls to the left. I checked all the wheels by putting a clamp on the brake pedal so that the brakes are just starting to bite, jacking each wheel up one at a time and rotating them. Sure enough the front left wheel needs much...

Thanks for all your help. I solved the problem. I tested the car again driving down the motorway and even though there were no crosswinds the car felt like wind was blowing on it and making it sway from side to side as I drove down the motorway. So I checked the wheel alignment and the front...

I will try pressing the ESP button when it happens again. Update: pressing the ESP button does nothing and the lights stay on until I restart the engine. I noticed the offside tyre is a rubbish brand "autogrip" and the outside edge of the tyre is badly worn. I will try a new tyre and see...

Thanks for helping. The same thing happend again today on the same road but this time it was windy and the warning lights came on sooner. The road is always wet when the warning lights come on. The brake fluid is above the max mark, so I will start off by taking the excess fluid out. I...

Weird thing happening with my k13. When I drive onto the motorway and reach the same spot on the road (under a bridge) the warning lights for slipping/skidding risk come on ( I think that's what they mean). I've noticed the offside front tyre is a total crap one and does not have much grip. I...

Comma XTC5L XTech Fully Synthetic 5W30 Motor Oil, 5 Litre. I got mine for £24 in 2020 but I think the price has gone up a lot.

Can the micra k13 take e10?

Just got the k13 back from the MOT garage, passed with advisory: "Service brake imbalance requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. Rear (1.2.1(b)(i))" Looks like a full service job on the rear drum brakes or maybe a problem with a...

I found an answer. It's to stop the bolt rusting onto the bush.

A choked exhaust or bad mass air flow sensor .

I've been using a Sealey 2001LEHV 2tonne Low Entry Trolley lately. I like jacking up under the rear control arm bush/bolt for the front of the car (not the front bush) and under the rear coil spring mount for the back. Today I noticed the trolley jack had a missing circlip on one of the...

2 days before the MOT, I replaced the front discs and pads and when driving along the road the ABS light comes on and stayed on. I pulled off the battery negative lead and left the car for an hour and then went for a drive and the light went off and so far hasn't come back on. I wonder what...

Fitted offside track rod end to the K13. Noticed a brake disc pad was not touching the whole disc, rusty where it should have been touching. So will need to service the brakes before the MOT next week. New control arms, tie rod ends, new front tyre, new wipers, new discs and pads, brake...

Does the k11 have a ecu? You could try disconnecting the battery and leave overnight to see if it resets it.