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The Nissan Micra, known in Latin America and in most of Asia as the Nissan March (マーチ Māchi), is a supermini produced by the Japanese manufacturer Nissan since 1982.

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Starter motor doesn't "let go"

My wife owns a 2008 Nissan Micra/March, commonly known as the K12 (originally from Japan if that makes a difference). We've noticed over the last few weeks that, when starting the car, the starter motor doesn't want to "let go" of the engine. It's…
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Is it ok to pull the immobiliser fuse for extended periods of time (Nissan Micra K12)

I have a 2006 Nissan Micra K12. The battery is being drained, which I tracked to the immobiliser fuse. Multimeter showed 0.08amps with fuse in and only 0.03amps with the fuse removed. I don't want to spend money having it fixed as I plan on getting…
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Transmission top bracket snapped when inflating tyres

Clutch was replaced in my 2005 nissan micra about 3 months ago, today I inflated my front tyre to specification pressure (2.3 bar) and immediately after driving I felt something was broken so I checked and the top supportive bracket for the…
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Weird Starting Issue

We have a strange starting issue with our Nissan Micra SE K12 2006. It first happened in March when it was freezing cold - it would turn over, battery was strong and kept going and going, the starter was trying its best but the car just wouldn't…
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Micra K12 Start/Electrical Issues

My partner's Micra SE (2006) has had starting/electrical issues for a while now. Multiple mechanics have diagnosed bad batteries and replaced with the problem returning within days/weeks of the replacement. The starting issue manifests as either a…
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Orange color on camshaft

Engine HR12DE Model: Nissan Micra K13 2011 Hello, as I was replacing the timing chain I noticed some orange color on the intake camshaft toward the back of the engine. Is this worrying ? I appreciate your help! Picture linked below
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Oil leak from manifold on 2016 Nissan Micra

My daughter has just bought her first car - a 2016 Nissan micra and it has an oil leak from the manifold. It is under 28 days warranty from trade centre UK. They have booked it in for repair but I am just concerned that there may be underlying…
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Nissan Micra won't kick down into passing gear

My wife's car, 2008 Nissan Micra/March 1.2. Imported from Japan, if that makes a difference. Roughly 1/2 the time, the car won't kick down into passing gear. From a stop, the car goes through 1st, 2nd, 3rd gear fine and seems to have a normal amount…
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Bouncing car, notice every gap when driving

I own a Micra K11 from 1999 for some months now. The car has been lowered with lowering springs. The thing is, that the car is really bouncy, but when driving over a threshold or something, it instead feels like the shockabsorbers or springs are…
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What is the power boost I get in low gear high RPM

I recently upgraded to a Nissan Micra Vibe 1.2 2015 Petrol from a 2005 Petrol C4. Something different I notice when driving in low gear (1-3) high RPM (3000+) is without changing the amount of gas I supply or anything else, the car suddenly gets a…
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How do I find the exact model-details for my Nissan Micra?

This PNG shows the car itself as well as the 'car-details-plate' that I found under the bonnet. How do I find out the car's exact model details, etc., which are important to know when getting new parts for it and so on? For a start, at least, I…
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What bulbs do I need for a Micra K11 dashboard?

In my Nissan Micra K11 dashboard, the backlights for the clock and left-hand side of the speedo have stopped working. The dashboard is similar to the one pictured below, with the central clock and fuel/speedo/engine temperature gauges, no rev…
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Bypassing the engine immobiliser with a microprocessor?

I have a K13 nissan micra 2014, it comes with a engine immobiliser that has a chip in the key. I am from a Electronics background so excuse any mistakes i make, but would like to be able to start it remotely and as well have push button start. For…
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High engine temperature

I have used a Nissan Micra K12 1.0(CR10DE) that I've bought recently. It is running hot all the time no matter I'm driving it or not. I have checked the thermostat and found it removed, before that I took it for diagnostics scan due to hard starting…
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