Trevor

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for the info Rab and the lighting certainly is better...great result all round :-)

It's always good to strip and rebuild every so often...keeps things fresh :-)

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

Great news! Thanks for sharing the correct method with us :-)

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

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.

Sorry, not sure but it will probably come out with brute force if you're not worried about keeping it.

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

Probably go on like that for years...but you could try adding some cleaner additive to the fuel...that may help

Looking good...just have to paint all the other parts now to match the sparkly new paint ! :-)

Hi Cillian...welcome to the Forum Sometimes its worth travelling for the right vehicle. Good to have you onboard Cheers Trevor

I would take it back to them for diagnostic test on the key and the vehicle...do you have another key you can try?

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

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

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

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

Good to see there's not too much damage and especially to the expensive components. Thanks for the blog report...keep 'em coming

I would say that if the condition of the car is very good and the service history is complete and by reputable repairers then it sound okay. Again, the above is applicable to the mileage and also consider how the mileage has been generated (e.g. town or motorway). Let us know how it goes Cheers Trevor

Hi Matty...welcome to the Forum the heater temperature will come down with the heater being on but as long as it is within range (e.g. 80-90 degrees C) then i wouldn't worry too much about it. Cheers Trevor

Hi Scooter...welcome to the Forum I could recommend changing the fuel filter but make sure you replace it with a quality one (OE or similar). Make sure all the air is out of the filter head by priming it and releasing any air that's trapped it in. If all else fails then change the filter head.....worked a treat for mine. Let us know how you get on with it. Cheers Trevor