Hi, I'm new to this forum and a bit naive when it comes to cars, so please be patient!
My Nissan Micra K12 2005 reg 1.2L auto has recently started juddering when I come to a standstill, for example at some traffic lights. Sometimes it's bad, sometimes not so much. I was low on oil last week, so I topped it up with some Castrol fully synthetic 5w30 oil and thought that might solve it, but it didn't. It only happens once the engine is warmed up, and when I rev, it briefly goes away. I had the full service and MOT last Friday and they changed a wheel balance and replaced the spark plugs, to no avail.
The local (not Nissan) garage said it was an idle misfire. and that the coils may need replacing, but they didn't want to go ahead with it as it cost an additional £80. Having looked at several Google results, it seems that it could be that it needs a new set of coils, or it's the airflow meter in the throttle body, but I don't know for sure. It could be something else, but I keep worrying that the car will die on me. They said to get the MOT and service done (which I did) and they put some fuel additive in so that I could drive it on my planned trip from Essex to Northamptonshire and back again yesterday to clear any grit or build-up, and it ran fine, but obviously it juddered at a standstill.
I have a one-year AA warranty which runs out at the end of this month, so I intend to try using that to pay for whatever this could be.
Does anyone know what it could be?
Thanks!
My Nissan Micra K12 2005 reg 1.2L auto has recently started juddering when I come to a standstill, for example at some traffic lights. Sometimes it's bad, sometimes not so much. I was low on oil last week, so I topped it up with some Castrol fully synthetic 5w30 oil and thought that might solve it, but it didn't. It only happens once the engine is warmed up, and when I rev, it briefly goes away. I had the full service and MOT last Friday and they changed a wheel balance and replaced the spark plugs, to no avail.
The local (not Nissan) garage said it was an idle misfire. and that the coils may need replacing, but they didn't want to go ahead with it as it cost an additional £80. Having looked at several Google results, it seems that it could be that it needs a new set of coils, or it's the airflow meter in the throttle body, but I don't know for sure. It could be something else, but I keep worrying that the car will die on me. They said to get the MOT and service done (which I did) and they put some fuel additive in so that I could drive it on my planned trip from Essex to Northamptonshire and back again yesterday to clear any grit or build-up, and it ran fine, but obviously it juddered at a standstill.
I have a one-year AA warranty which runs out at the end of this month, so I intend to try using that to pay for whatever this could be.
Does anyone know what it could be?
Thanks!
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