I honestly thought it was impossible... but this M11 Nissan Micra wont start! Can I fix it? #nissanmicra Support me if you want, on my Patreon! / seasidegarage
A simple repair! I remember when these cars were new they had this problem especially when owners would start the engine , move the car a few metres out of the garage to wash it then drive it back into the garage. Over time the plugs would get fouled as the car was always running on a rich cold start mixture, especially if the car only made a lot of short journeys. On some cars of this era you can clear a flooded engine by holding the throttle pedal all the way down and cranking the engine - the full throttle signal disables the fuel supply when cranking which can help to dry the plugs.
I used to despise those cars! Not because they have anything wrong with them (they don't), but because in Ireland in the 00s these cars were driven exclusively by elderly folk who all got their license in the amnesty* and they couldn't drive for toffee. So when you saw one of those, you know that it will be driving down the road at an absolute maximum of 60 km/h whilst meandering all over the place and followed by at least 20 other cars and trucks. And Ireland didn't have motorways at the time, so you knew you would be stuck behind this for the next 20-30 km whilst desperately hoping you would find an opportunity to overtake. Usually the two cars behind the Micra also wouldn't overtake, so you would have to overtake three cars. My blood boils just thinking about it (i have gotten a lot calmer on the road though). *The Great Driving License Amnesty of 1979. In 1979 over 60,000 drivers were given an amnesty as they were granted a full driving licence without sitting a driving test due to the large backlog of driving test applicants at that time.
I dropped from fifth to first in one of these looking for third to get it onto a motorway. The engine and gearbox were fine with this and it survived but I nearly popped the window out with my head!
What I like about this channel is that the cars are old but still well within their service lives and just shows that new cars are replaced too early and people are distracted by new and shiny things
Seeing all those leaves under the hood/bonnet, the first thing I would've done was check the air filter. I love simple problems. I wish more of my problems were that simple!
I had one of those cars from nearly new, we used it daily for 10 years until rust eventually got it, but it went to the scrapyard with the original exhaust from New absolutely unbelievable
Lawn mower syndrome. Over fuelling when cold washes the oil off the bores and you lose compression. When the engine stops the cold oil can keep hydraulic tappets a full stretch which can hold the valves open and also reduce the compression. Vicious circle as more and more fuel washes the the bores. In this case the old plugs couldn't supply a good enough spark to fire the initial very rich mixture. At this mileage the tappets might be tired and a bit gummed up. Some new oil and an Italian tune up might help. Nice cars. I hope you can continue to win your battle with the rust. Must keep Sis happy.
Great Fix! Little tip if you have fauled sparkplugs and you want to clean them just sandblast them in your blaster cabinet! I saw my neighbour (professional mechanic, car restorer) doing that and it works quite well. Replacing is always better. But if you want to clean them blasting is quick en very effective!
At 250k KMs, a good service wouldn't go amiss, already got the plugs, but changing oil, filters, coolant etc., would keep the engine running for a long time, whether the body lasts as long though, well that's another story... :P
The ‘92 Honda Prelude I bought out of a garage after it had been sitting for 8 years required only new plugs to get it running. The previous owner had been told the catalytic converter was plugged. I began by draining and replacing the fuel. No go. Pulled the plugs out and cleaned then. They looked fine. No go. (Almost set in on fire checking for spark with a paper towel soaked with brake clean that was too close to a spark plug wire) Put in new plugs not expecting any change. Fired right up. Yes, sometimes just the simple things.
I had two of these. Rust got them both. The big problem is turning off the engine without having let it run for a few minutes. The answer is what our man did. Take out the fuel pump fuse, nail the throttle and crank it over for a while. You learn not to make that mistake...
Every time I buy a second hand petrol car I replace the leads and plugs- because I know everyone else takes them for granted and never change them lol ! Petrol cars of the 90's to 00's were a victim of their own success- running so well they rarely got serviced as often as they should. Plug leads are top of the list of neglected items with the plugs themselves a close second...
Hvor FEDT har haft sådan en 1.0 SLX i æblegrøn. Fantastisk pålidelig og egentlig for hvad den er ganske velkørende.. Har savnet japanske biler på kanalen siden Datsun 110🫡
9:30 My Nissan X Trail had the very same issue... Turned out to be head gasket failure. You had to crank it with foot down and it would finally start. After this it would be fine all day long. Next day same thing. Would keep turning over. Went through three starter motors. Gave up on the motor in the end! Shame it was a really nice cruiser!
The distributor on my 1996 Micra failed after about 15 years - did not take long to pin it down as the culprit, cost about £130 for a pattern part to fix.
Nissan petrol engines seem to have pretty high cold start fuel enrichment . I had same issues with them Micra/Almera/Primera/Maxima .. Usually if just briefly starded from cold and switched over witing few sec./min. and left for hours or especially over night , next cold start just adds more fuel and you end up with scenario like that . I tend to unplug MAF sensor connector (if MAF based system) and 9 times out of 10 they start up with just short cranking over .
Spark plugs can be very quickly destroyed by running too rich - and it used to be the last thing I remember to do - no amount of cleaning ever woke mine up - and they were brand new before my poor attempt at tuning a car ....
Seppo I wouldn’t start either if I was a Micra 😂, at least it’s colour is red so cannot not see it’s embarrassment 😁. Before I get any hate comments 😁 from Micra lovers , it’s a JOKE LOL 😂
A simple repair! I remember when these cars were new they had this problem especially when owners would start the engine , move the car a few metres out of the garage to wash it then drive it back into the garage. Over time the plugs would get fouled as the car was always running on a rich cold start mixture, especially if the car only made a lot of short journeys. On some cars of this era you can clear a flooded engine by holding the throttle pedal all the way down and cranking the engine - the full throttle signal disables the fuel supply when cranking which can help to dry the plugs.
Clear flood crank😄
I used to despise those cars!
Not because they have anything wrong with them (they don't), but because in Ireland in the 00s these cars were driven exclusively by elderly folk who all got their license in the amnesty* and they couldn't drive for toffee.
So when you saw one of those, you know that it will be driving down the road at an absolute maximum of 60 km/h whilst meandering all over the place and followed by at least 20 other cars and trucks.
And Ireland didn't have motorways at the time, so you knew you would be stuck behind this for the next 20-30 km whilst desperately hoping you would find an opportunity to overtake.
Usually the two cars behind the Micra also wouldn't overtake, so you would have to overtake three cars.
My blood boils just thinking about it (i have gotten a lot calmer on the road though).
*The Great Driving License Amnesty of 1979.
In 1979 over 60,000 drivers were given an amnesty as they were granted a full driving licence without sitting a driving test due to the large backlog of driving test applicants at that time.
I made that (actually it was me and few hundred other folk) 😊
Their was a Trofeo Cup back then. Teams came from the FIAT Cinquecento 900 SPi to Seicento 1100 MPi to this Nissan Micra 1300.
I dropped from fifth to first in one of these looking for third to get it onto a motorway. The engine and gearbox were fine with this and it survived but I nearly popped the window out with my head!
What I like about this channel is that the cars are old but still well within their service lives and just shows that new cars are replaced too early and people are distracted by new and shiny things
Seeing all those leaves under the hood/bonnet, the first thing I would've done was check the air filter.
I love simple problems. I wish more of my problems were that simple!
My ex-partner had one of these, she kept it for years and I have to say it was one of the most reliable cars I've ever known.
I had one of those cars from nearly new, we used it daily for 10 years until rust eventually got it, but it went to the scrapyard with the original exhaust from New absolutely unbelievable
I had a 4 door Micra some years ago and I loved it. Very economical, reliable and enduring car for city driving.
Lawn mower syndrome. Over fuelling when cold washes the oil off the bores and you lose compression. When the engine stops the cold oil can keep hydraulic tappets a full stretch which can hold the valves open and also reduce the compression. Vicious circle as more and more fuel washes the the bores. In this case the old plugs couldn't supply a good enough spark to fire the initial very rich mixture. At this mileage the tappets might be tired and a bit gummed up. Some new oil and an Italian tune up might help. Nice cars. I hope you can continue to win your battle with the rust. Must keep Sis happy.
I have that too when I park my car for a longer time. Injectors leak some fuel and cause compression loss.
It even has a tachometer, bit jealous about that
Great Fix! Little tip if you have fauled sparkplugs and you want to clean them just sandblast them in your blaster cabinet! I saw my neighbour (professional mechanic, car restorer) doing that and it works quite well. Replacing is always better. But if you want to clean them blasting is quick en very effective!
At 250k KMs, a good service wouldn't go amiss, already got the plugs, but changing oil, filters, coolant etc., would keep the engine running for a long time, whether the body lasts as long though, well that's another story... :P
The ‘92 Honda Prelude I bought out of a garage after it had been sitting for 8 years required only new plugs to get it running. The previous owner had been told the catalytic converter was plugged. I began by draining and replacing the fuel. No go. Pulled the plugs out and cleaned then. They looked fine. No go. (Almost set in on fire checking for spark with a paper towel soaked with brake clean that was too close to a spark plug wire) Put in new plugs not expecting any change. Fired right up. Yes, sometimes just the simple things.
Did you have to gap the plugs? I would have checked the air filter too, could be clogged, effecting air to fuel ratio.
Love engines from this era!
Buy Denso or Ngk plugs next time, they will last much longer. 👍
I had two of these. Rust got them both. The big problem is turning off the engine without having let it run for a few minutes. The answer is what our man did. Take out the fuel pump fuse, nail the throttle and crank it over for a while. You learn not to make that mistake...
Remove the leaves if you don't want more rust😐
日産マーチ！😂懐かしい😊15年前まで日本では、そこら中走っていました！
Good job, there is nothing wrong with good regular maintenance 😅
Every time I buy a second hand petrol car I replace the leads and plugs- because I know everyone else takes them for granted and never change them lol ! Petrol cars of the 90's to 00's were a victim of their own success- running so well they rarely got serviced as often as they should. Plug leads are top of the list of neglected items with the plugs themselves a close second...
These things are awesome! Pretty much the 90's equivalent of a Mini. You can get supercharger kits for these things!
Oh how we all miss the simplistic engines of cars like this, you know 'kiss'...and cheap to run and fix
Hvor FEDT har haft sådan en 1.0 SLX i æblegrøn.
Fantastisk pålidelig og egentlig for hvad den er ganske velkørende..
Har savnet japanske biler på kanalen siden Datsun 110🫡
It's good when an engine wears out spark plugs.
9:30 My Nissan X Trail had the very same issue... Turned out to be head gasket failure. You had to crank it with foot down and it would finally start. After this it would be fine all day long. Next day same thing. Would keep turning over. Went through three starter motors. Gave up on the motor in the end! Shame it was a really nice cruiser!
Great for your sister. I would also check the airfilter. If it's as well maintained as the spark plugs?
The distributor on my 1996 Micra failed after about 15 years - did not take long to pin it down as the culprit, cost about £130 for a pattern part to fix.
Yes these engines were marvellous
Mostly they state 30.000 km for spark plug life. But indeed I wonder. Who know it is just way less (?).
Nissan petrol engines seem to have pretty high cold start fuel enrichment . I had same issues with them Micra/Almera/Primera/Maxima .. Usually if just briefly starded from cold and switched over witing few sec./min. and left for hours or especially over night , next cold start just adds more fuel and you end up with scenario like that . I tend to unplug MAF sensor connector (if MAF based system) and 9 times out of 10 they start up with just short cranking over .
Had one would keep going no matter what you done to it
Also had a no start on mine, and it was the immobiliser. My 1300 ran for 9 years without the slightest hitch.
Spark plugs can be very quickly destroyed by running too rich - and it used to be the last thing I remember to do - no amount of cleaning ever woke mine up - and they were brand new before my poor attempt at tuning a car ....
when i sold old cars, we often had to change the plugs. When they had a lot of test drives.
At 4:23 I'm thinking, check the spark plugs, if the engine is flooded you'll have proof of that... I'll keep watching:)
Seppo I wouldn’t start either if I was a Micra 😂, at least it’s colour is red so cannot not see it’s embarrassment 😁. Before I get any hate comments 😁 from Micra lovers , it’s a JOKE LOL 😂
How did you know if the plugs were not firing when it was idling ? Sound / vibration ?
I had one many years ago. I had to scrap it because of rust
Maybe check the air filter?
Tow bar too
Sorry I could't watch this. It is so damn boring car. Commented anyway😀