Hello! Hope you dont mind me posting this question on a Micra sports forum for a lowly 1 litre car!! I have just bought a 1999 1.0l micra for my girlfriend for a bargain price £1500. It is in top condition had loads spent on it and even found that the speedo had been changed within the first few months of its life so its actually done 20,000 miles less than it was adervtised for! Its only done 24,000 miles so even more of a bargain! Hopefully it should be a lot more reliable than her old citreon AX and a lot more comfortable!
Anyway, just a quick question as these cars are new to me. When we got the car home I noticed that the tank marked refridgerant on the right hand side of the engine was empty! But the raditor was full. I assume this empty tank is an expansion tank? I filled it up with anti freeze and water to the Max mark, but just wanted to check that is ok!!! I was in traffic jams all the way home and the temperature stayed the same with no threat of overheating.
Also, the car does feel smooth and quiet but there is a lot of noticeable vibration through the gear stick when sat in traffic and if you switch any electrical item on, the revs drop for a second then pick up again. Is this a normal trait of a micra?
And finally, we only noticed once we had bought the car but the spare wheel well was full of water!! The boot carpet doesn't show any stains and is not damp and all boot seals look good. Any ideas where it could be coming in from?
Sorry for all the questions.
Thanks!
David.
Anyway, just a quick question as these cars are new to me. When we got the car home I noticed that the tank marked refridgerant on the right hand side of the engine was empty! But the raditor was full. I assume this empty tank is an expansion tank? I filled it up with anti freeze and water to the Max mark, but just wanted to check that is ok!!! I was in traffic jams all the way home and the temperature stayed the same with no threat of overheating.
Also, the car does feel smooth and quiet but there is a lot of noticeable vibration through the gear stick when sat in traffic and if you switch any electrical item on, the revs drop for a second then pick up again. Is this a normal trait of a micra?
And finally, we only noticed once we had bought the car but the spare wheel well was full of water!! The boot carpet doesn't show any stains and is not damp and all boot seals look good. Any ideas where it could be coming in from?
Sorry for all the questions.
Thanks!
David.