Trevor
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Hi and welcome to the Forum
The Tekna is a good car but thoroughly check out whether it has full dealer service history to ensure all recalls and updates have been carried out.
A lot of Nissans tend to suffer from electrical gremlins so worth checking all the controls and switches work okay.
Cheers Trevor
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Hi George...welcome to the Forum
Not entirely sure if the sills will fit but more than likely some of it could be used to repair the corroded sections.
Best to scour the internet for suppliers of older Nissan parts.
Good luck
Trevor
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Hi...welcome to the Forum
Strange one with the glow plugs, unless they're not designed to operate under -5 degrees (I doubt it though)...just hope it doesn't drop that low again for a while.
Let us know if you find out anything else about it
Cheers Trevor
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Sorry, we cannot help you with your enquiry as we do not hold any official registrations records.
would suggest writing an email to Nissan UK
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Hi Ivan...welcome to the Forum
I think your theory about the MAF sensor is about right..you should just be able to replace the sensor itself as opposed to the housing it is within...slightly cheaper sometimes!
Definitely check fault codes first to see if there is mention of the MAF sensor.
Cheers Trevor
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Thanks for the info Rab and the lighting certainly is better...great result all round :-)
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It's always good to strip and rebuild every so often...keeps things fresh :-)
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Hi Rab...welcome to the Forum
Sorry, just had a look for replacement holders but cannot find any....dealer only I would imagine, shouldn't be more than £10 I wouldn't have thought.
Let us know how you get on with it
Cheers Trevor
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Great news! Thanks for sharing the correct method with us :-)
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Hi Susan....welcome to the Forum
It sounds very much like a Crankshaft Position Sensor or a similar engine rotation sensor which can fail when hot, once cool then the engine starts and runs fine.
Alternatively, a broken wire or corroded electrical connection somewhere in the fuel or ignition system.
Sorry, can't be more specific but it sounds like a generic intermittent fault.
Keep us updated on how this gets sorted.
Cheers Trevor
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Its difficult to tell from the image as its a bit blurred but rule of thumb is yellow lamp is a cautionary warning and it is more than likely for the rear belts.
Worth plugging them in to see if it disappears.
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Sorry, not sure but it will probably come out with brute force if you're not worried about keeping it.
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Hi Lou....welcome to the Forum
I think the coolant sensor is the culprit....usually is when cold starts are involved
The sensor should have 2 wires going to it, if there is one with one wire it is more than likely the one for the temperature gauge.
It should be located on the end of the cylinder head with a large(ish) connector attached to it
Let us know how you get on with it
Cheers Trevor
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Probably go on like that for years...but you could try adding some cleaner additive to the fuel...that may help
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Looking good...just have to paint all the other parts now to match the sparkly new paint ! :-)
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Hi Cillian...welcome to the Forum
Sometimes its worth travelling for the right vehicle.
Good to have you onboard
Cheers Trevor
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I would take it back to them for diagnostic test on the key and the vehicle...do you have another key you can try?
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Unfortunately, when the chain or tensioner decides to go it will just go and take the engine with it.
If it was me I would fit the old sensor and run the car until it expired....which could be years
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Hi....welcome to the Forum
I would say that you have two faults there.
1. the camshaft sensor may be faulty or if the ECU has adapted to the signals from the old sensor.
2. the mechanic may be right with the stretched chain diagnosis as when the camshaft(s) goes out of synch with the crankshaft because of slack in the chain / belt then this can throw up the fault.
I would certainly get the chain checked before it goes as Nissan timing chains breaking / slipping are a big issue.
Let us know how you get on with it
Cheers Trevor
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Hi Dave....welcome to the Forum
Funnily enough I have just been discussing replacement seats in a Micra with another member
Although I would imagine that the seats from many other cars in the Nissan range may fit (after initial measurement of the runners, etc) there may be an issue of side airbags and pretensioners not being the same resistances and possibly flagging an error.
I think it may be a case of going to the scrapyards and trying a few to see if anything fits and doesn't flag an error.
Let us know how you get on with it
Cheers Trevor
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All they would have done by the sound of it is to hardwire the connections which generally cause the SRS light to illuminate ... which is fair enough.
However, if they are different seats they may have different resistance in the airbag/pretensioners which could be causing the light to illuminate?
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Hi Maverick and welcome to the Forum
Wow...a Datsun 280ZX, can't remember the last time I saw one of those.
Keep us updated with the project
Cheers Trevor
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Hi Luke
maybe worth taking it apart completely and looking to see if there is any water ingress or if the microswitches have fallen off (quite common)
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I would imagine it is a permanent fault if the light is on permanently.
quite possibly it is not sensing one of the seats (or both) aren't connecting properly with the system.
I would start by looking at the connections under the seats
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Hi Steve...welcome to the Forum
The Micra C+C is a great little car and especially with the nice summer we're supposed to be having :-)
Cheers Trevor