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Hmmm will have to ponder ... Avons are C grip and i had them before on the other Micra ... were okay wet or dry ..... although not as good as the Westlakes which were a B grip rating......but have worn quite quickly ..... although that was after the previous tyres. ...... Tyres i had before...

Thanks for that ... can get Avons in 155 for £30 each fitted ... but would prefer the "wide look" ... lol ... 165`s wide lol

I assume the spark plug with the oil in the well is the one closest the oil filler cap .... that wont effect car starting anyway ..... Did you start the car .. move it a few meters and then turn it off again yesterday ? If so you have the quirky mid 90s starting problem that effected many cars...

Whats the max "SAFE" size of Tyres you can fit or have fitted to standard Micra 13" steel wheels (1995 car) . Down to 2mm on mine so need a set and shopping about sometimes a slightly wider tyre ie 165 is cheaper than the skinny 155s fitted.

Mine failed much the same as yours a few years back and was a very small leak at the back box..... Have you fitted a crush washer between mid pip and back box as I have just replaced the backbox on mine again, and didnt have a crush washer ..... used some gasket seal but it was still blowing a...

Wouldnt go for one with that mileage unless its half price. If it were a k11 that"s a different story.

And finally ..... if its been sprayed with that nasty black shultz underseal that goes solid ... walk away .... dealers use it to cover up rust ......... and dont ever use it as it splits and then holds water in, that makes the car rust worse !

As said above make sure you check the front cross member and sills ..... check outer and inner sills all the way both sides and in particular on the rear sections on the inner sill ( if unsure give a good tap with small hammer or screwdriver .... and also check the inner wheel arch to sill...

Given your description my first GUESS would be a CV joint ... go down to Tesco when its quiet and drive round on full lock in circles SLOWLY both ways .. if you get a grinding/knocking noise its almost certainly the CV joint and they usually go click click click If it clicks identify from which...

Have had a Halfords 2 ton trolley jack for about 10 years now ..... It leaks if you store it on its side, but then I bought a cheap bottle of jack oil and top it up every year or so ..... works fine still....... its never let itself down ... although when it gets low on oil it will only jack up...

Before you start ripping the radiator out just squeeze the top hoses and make sure the water isnt coming out of a split and shooting through the rad ...... making it look like a leaking rad .... nothing worse than buying a rad and finding it was a £5 hose ;)

First find out why it overheated.

Also if its not a stone or something ....... FIRST ........ lift wheel off ground and Give wheel a shake in all direction in case its a wheel bearing ...... do not shake the wheel without the car being well supported .... do not rely on car jack as a car landing on your arms often...

I agree its a £100 job .... but in Mid Devon finding a welder that doesnt splatter the weld over half the car is a challenge to begin with ... then you have to ensure they dont play a banjo and call you piggy ! That said the job done was large .. were not talking patches here but rather 2x 4...

Its well worth hunting about for a good local welder because we tend to throw perfectly good cars away due to a rip off quote. I did a front cross member a year ago .... bought a new one on fleabay for about £26 delivered .... got two proper spot welder drill bits and at my first attempt it...

Only time i had this was when a stone was stuck in the calliper.

Mine did the same and I took the IAC valve off and gave it a good clean out ... put it back together and it still wasnt right ..... so I got a new pack of o rings from B&Q for about £1 and put a new one in that solved it .... seems there was a tiny bit of bypass on the o ring that was making all...

Might take the panel off and take a look.... knew i had forgotten to do something .... 50k later lol... Completely agree with corrosion ..... I have waxoyled the beasty every year ... and the only part that has needed work was a cill repair where the previous owner ignored a split in the rear...

Bought my K11 1.3 with a slightly rattly chain with 39000 miles on it.... not so much a rattle as a rubbing noise .. bit like a little steam train 7 years later it still has a rattly chain ....although does get a little quieter with an oil change so when the rattle gets loud i know its time...

I bolted mine on and then gave it a nice thick coat of waxoyl .... never been an issue with the MOT man and easier to replace next time it rots. What is surprising is just how flimsy the section is.