A CVT won't change gear as such, it's a variable ratio gearbox.

Gearbox is working fine, its a CVT, a variable ratio transmission. Its designed to keep in the high revs while variable changing the ratio and its designed to do that. Other than the light on the dashboard and the lacquer peel its absolutely fine. Can't wait to see more on this car :)

Brook really hates it... "Surprise!!! I'll keep it around the unit until it can be your first car "

I've had one of those back in the day. 1.0L 54hp engine and manual transmission. One of the best cars ever. Not like newer ones. I drove it 6-7 years, between 30 and 40k km a year, it had well over 170k when i bought it. And i am sure it was not the original mileage. Only thing i didn't like is the lack of 6th gear and the fuel tank was too small but thats not a deal breaker of course. What made me let it go is that it was a car with no air con. Very few small and cheap things had to be replaced during the time of ownership and not a single time i had a problem with engine or a transmission. I miss that little car...

Great little car , bought a red one one for my 17 year old son last year. £200 of of a friend , full service history 100k miles . Have put satin black alloys and a genuine rear spoiler from a scrappy. He is so pleased with it….the dogs doughnuts!

Used to have one of these. Great little car. The gearbox in this one is fine. It's a CVT, so it doesn't change gear as such, it just picks a rev band based on throttle position. The S button on the shifter is to lock out 'top' gear, to help get up steep hills etc. The light on the dash is to let you know 'top'gear is disengaged. Press the button and it'll go out. These K11 Micras are indestructible and will run forever. I know of one that's done 400k miles and still runs perfectly. This is a great little car, someone will love this.

I've worked at a Nissan garage for the last 30 years. Your Mirca must be ok in general. I think you'll find the brushes for the electronic clutch are ok. By the way they're located on the bell housing. Let me have the fault code I have access to the workshop manuals. If you want to check something take a look at the fuses in front of the battery. We used to see corrosion inside the fuse blades restricting the current flow and corrosion to the wiring/connections under the fuses.

The 'SOS Talisman' is a personal alarm often worn by older people. It connects to their helpers in an emergency. The sticker strongly suggests your Micra was a 'final' vehicle. I'm pretty sure you have what was someone's sedately driven pride and joy!

I've got a 1999 K11 Micra, that's 23 years old! with 95,000 on the clock. They are great little cars, fun to drive and very reliable, I chuckle when I pass some expensive modern car broken down at the side of the road. The let down is corrosion on the rear sills and front cross member.

EBay currently have one right light for a 2000 Nissan Micra. The SOS Talisman is a piece of jewellery worn by someone to alert emergency services that they have some sort of medical condition.

The reasons why this light comes on is sometimes down to the carbon brushes on the gearbox wearing out and they can be removed to check wear level.

Very nice, a china blue Coilpack K11! I own a K11 SE, which is the trim level up from this one, providing you with Electric Windows, Air Con, etc. The CVT used in this era, doesn't actually use the powder clutch, but, a conventional torque convertor, which gives you a degree of creep in forward and reverse, like a conventional automatic. You can tell it's the newer transmission, because you have the sport button. All that does, is let the car rev to 4000 rpm (peak torque output for the 1.0), and hold it there, it also provides a degree of engine braking. Yours seems to be driving normally. The dash dial cluster actually looks like a previous generation item, these will plug straight in, but the N-CVT lights was replaced with a Sport light, which would also illuminate if there was a fault with the transmission. Fluid changes are dead easy, you need around 2.5 litres of proper CVT oil, to (if I recall, it's on my channel in the relevant video) NS1 spec oil. There is a filter on top of the transmission, which can also be replaced if you can source the correct part.

The MOT history shows the mileage as 28,375 miles in December 2014, jumping up to 144,095 miles in December 2015. The speedometer was probably changed.

My elderly neighbour Sue has one of these on a "P" plate, 1000cc manual in dark metallic red. It's done about 75k now, she's owned it for approx 17 yrs and does about 2k a year in it. Every mot costs her about 100 quid including the test fee. It just keeps going and going and going. Ideal for a 75 year old woman who can't afford to replace it.

CVT = Continuously Variable Transmission. There are no gears beyond forward and reverse. It should operate smoothly and when you put your foot down the revs should rise up and stay there while the car accelerates. That is normal for a CVT. Clearly it is unhappy about something with the transmission.

Brilliant cars the K11 Micra. Loads still about, reliable and cheap to run.

Great little car in its day, well worth getting it back on the road. The Micra has come a long way in its life, looks something like a Fiesta now in shape.

This is a stunning car for £100, I love the K11 Micra. This is the actual size of car most people "need" and our roads would be less congested and people would have more spare cash if more of us owned something like this.

That diagnostic sequence with the pedals and gear selector was a PlayStation cheat code 🙂

The coolant vessel on the right hand side, looking into the engine compartment is just an expansion tank. The pressure cap is on top of the radiator and enables any expanded coolant to return back to the system as the engine cools down. I'm surprised that it is still in one piece, they become very brittle and shatter but cheap replacements are available on ebay. In fact there is a fantastic spares supply for these little cars both new and used parts. As others have said the little engine is bulletproof and everything else is basic and simple.(Good luck with changing the rear brake shoes without removing the hubs) I checked out a used 2002 1.4 manual for a friend but rejected it because it had a sunroof (Masticed in but the drains block and cause the cills to rot) and it had air con, ABS and air bags in both driver and passenger dash and external sides of seats. It must have been one of the very last K11's top spec before the 2003 bug eyed K12. Don't scoff at it, it will still be plodding on when all the newer stuff is dead and buried You will enjoy it for what it is.

Fix it & save it. The K11 is a design classic. Finding a clean, loved, minor rusted one these days is a rare find. I recently picked up a 02 with genuine 49.5k miles & now it's my daily driver. Rust proof the underneath !

I’d have this Micra over any modern day stuff. Less to go wrong and bulletproof

These were great little learner cars for disabled drivers back in the day! Constantly Variable Transmission. Read all about it before you muck about with it James! If you ever get the chance drive a DAF 33/44/66. That will give you a CVT benchmark!

That should be Brookes first car for giving you a hard time over it.

Ideal 1st car for Brooke to learn to drive round the yard😀

The one saving grace of this Micra is that you can't lose any money on it. A good clean up, and a few other bits, and it's got to be worth at least £400 as spares.....

no air con, no electric windows...no poxy electrics to go wrong.

Such a good car, love the simplicity with longevity built in (unlike today where obsolescence is built in, know what I mean Joe Public?). Takes me back, this little car was tank like in design, sorry most tanks would be embarrassed by the reliability and ability to take abuse this car can take. Top up the fluids and it will be good to. An auto Micra is basically an invalid carriage, you could drive a manual with your pinkie. James didn't mention it but a big old bloke like him fits inside it without having the crown of his head pressed on the roof lining. Brilliant design, brilliant value, brilliant engineering. Where did it all go wrong Nissan? 😔

Sometimes a crap box enters my fleet and i decide to save it regardless of the financials. Doesnt happen often but when it does i get satisfaction of breathing life back into something that was condemned and about to be scrapped. One idea is to get the micra back into good health with a clean mot and the door rot taken care of and then sell onto someone in need just for the repair costs....or even donate to a good charity. IMHO anything over 20 years old deserves a second chance. Or third or forth... :)

Had a pre face lift K11 years ago. Built pretty well. That mileage is baby steps for one of these. Seen them with 200+k running like a champ.

I had k11 micra bloody loved it especially taking my daughter to school she hated it lol . Future classic i need to get another

Get it running okay, tell Brook that you are gifting it to her for all her hard work, she needs to prepare it for sale, she sells it and keeps the profit, you are the best dad ever!

Cracking little car that for £100. Well worth checking out the fault/s, fixing if feasible, good buff up, and that'll be worth £995 🥰

I had one of these when I lived in Malta. Considering the conditions of the roads out there it held together well and was very reliable

These are great little motors, we had a 2001 1 litre in the family for about 6 years, paintwork went the same way as yours, both my daughters learned to drive in it. Bullet proof engine, never failed with regular servicing, shame the sills rotted out! Dashboard can get a bit rattly at 70 mph

Great first car for your daughter, do it up to mint - then present it, cheap insurance, economical, rare - & becoming a collectable.

James, we sll know mini chops would love the micra as her 1st car!! 😆 mmmmm

It looks like from MOT history we have established it is almost definitely a 50k mile car not a 160k car and is basically sound. If the reason for the CVT fault code can be sorted it will likely give reliable transport for another 50k miles or more.

Those Micras and Nissan's generally from that era were tough and reliable.

These K series Micras are really reliable. If you could get the auto gearbox to work it would make someone a great little runabout.

I've been looking forward to this video, and it didn't disappoint, can't wait till the next one - think this maybe the car that pushes you onto a 100,000 subscribers 😁

I used to have a 1988 Fiesta with a CVT gearbox, no gear changes with early CVT's, the higher you hold the revs the faster it accelerated. When the speed you wanted to cruise at was reached, you lowered the revs (I remember about 2,800 rpm used to cruise at 55 mph) and the car would continue to cruise at the speed you wanted. Very simple, but it took a bit of getting used to the engine note never being related to the road speed. I'd had a manual Fiesta before this one and MPG wise the CVT was better. I loved that car and had it for over 5 years and lots of happy trouble free miles.

These were the last of the old school Nissans before it became full swing venture with Renault , the Transmission will “drone up and down” as it’s a CVT they work through pulleys and a belt system, fairly robust on older Japanese cars.

Love this type of content... you cant beat a challenge😁

As you have been told in the video, it is a CVT box, it works very similar to a scooter, it works with 2 variator pulleys, and it gets bigger or smaller depending on the driver's needs. Imagine how the gears of a bike work, but without fixed gears, since the same pinion can be enlarged or made smaller to vary the gear ratio. Yours would be to connect to diagnosis and see what is causing it to throw an error.

Cracking cars, my friend had one as his first car around 12 years ago. It was abused, thrashed and it just toke it. I definitely have a soft spot for the k11 mirca. Going up in value now, hard to find one that's not a rust bucket.

Loved my Micra's, had one from brand new in 98 on an S plate, 1.0 with all of 42bhp, had it for just under 9 years, before trading it for an Almera (which I hated). I then ended up with my sister's one a few years later, she'd had it for a couple years already by the time I had it, but did me for a further 3. It was a 97 R, 1.3 with 60 or so bhp, got it to over 201k before it had to be scrapped due to monumental rust in the sills.

If a manual came up locally to me, I’d snap it up as I’m looking for a car for my son and daughter to learn on. Great little run arounds!!

Depsite the stigma around CVT engines, these Micra's are pretty bulletproof except the rust, they keep on going, it's well worth getting this up and running again, I suspect it's low miles considering the body and interior, it probably has had a lot more history, but the previous owner might of been someone to misplace it!

Micras! Total rust buckets at this age but great fun to work on. Plenty of working space for meaty hands like mine (mostly) and fantastic little 16valve engines. ❤fun ❤️fun❤️fun👌

My mother bought one new in 2002 for about 6k, never let her down and was a great car although completely gutless, she only sold it to buy herself a Juke in 2017.

At the start of the video with all those cars on the transporter, I thought you'd gone and bought the whole lot. That would have kept you out of mischief for months.

CVT = continuously variable transmission, my sisters first car (1998 fiesta) had it, a great little run about for those who can't manage a manual gearbox.

Remember my late brother having one of these as a courtesy car nearly 20 years ago. Was so glad to get his Citroën Saxo 1.4i Automatic back lol. My Grancha girlfriend had one a 02 Automatic until the local garage whilst doing some welding for the MOT caught it on fire lol.

The local rally boys will like this ,there is one in a yard behind my house with a cage in it and extra lights. They were very popular in Ireland as well. Good to see the mini artic has gone more room for projects. Also an ideal Hubnut car.☺☺

I love it already and can't wait to see it brought back to life. It looks remarkably solid. To go from 28k to 144k in a year is odd I wonder if something went wrong with either the mileage display or the counter and for some reason it is showing a 1 that should not be there. 28k to 44k is more believable. Still a lot in a year but possible. I wonder if the NCVT light was mistaken for an EML in the auction report as well. NCVT would be the Nissan CVT gearbox. S model is base spec (although there was a more basic E for a while too). Nissan liked to offer auto right across the Micra range. Be glad its not a silver one too. Fir some reason the silver paint on that vintage of Micra used to peel off really badly

It’s got a CVT gearbox. They don’t change gear, they’ve got an elastic band that runs around two variable sized pullies .

Perhaps not the best buy for the car business but so much the better for the KZfaq channel :)

Love this video nice to see an older car

These are brilliant little cars 🚗 😀 They are so simple and reliable with great engines .Their achilles heels are rampant structural rust and the cvt gearboxes!!

My wife used to have one and it took us to France several times. Very economical and definitely much cheaper to run than my Volvo 760

No doubt Miss Miggins used to drive that to Bingo and the post office!

I think your gearbox is okay, the car was going faster and it was quite steady on the revs. A CVT is basically a series of belts that can adjust to make the car go faster without going into another gear. Its supposed to be more efficient because the engine will stay in its most efficient revs while accelerating. Basically the sport button makes the engine louder, and not much else most likely. CVTs are cheaper than real gearboxes, but they like to go bang when not maintained properly, especially nissan ones.

Best car i've seen on your channel, gotta to save this old girl future classic

It’s a CVT gearbox - you know that! They don’t have gear changes! Don’t knock that little car, they are great little run around! My wife had one for years and loved it. If I had somewhere to keep it, I’d buy it off you now! Clean it up and look for a good home,, it’s nearly a classic now!

In case you don’t know, CVT stands for constantly variable transmission.

I've had dozens of those micras, always done well with them, was once welding one up and carpet set on fire, I ran off, when it didn't explode I came back and put the fire out. Another carpet, seat belt later I sold it, 195,which is what they were 15 years ago.

It's common knowledge how a CVT transmission works. I'm amazed you had no idea. Had me screaming at my phone.

This CVT seems to be holding up in comparison to the latest xtronic which is giving Nissan a massive headache, low power output contributes to the longevity. Might be a seller if fluids changed and a good polish, made when Nissans were bulletproof, good luck

Not everyone wants a white BMW 1 series or Audi A3 at £350 per month to impress their neighbours. I know what I would rather have....

These things were bombproof my daughter had one ,did 283000 km,s with no problems.The gearbox problem is probably a sensor or the wrong oil or not enough oil

Great video. We had a K11 as a field car a few years ago to learn to drive in. Bombproof little thing and wish we’d kept it. Never failed to start. Sadly they do love to rot.

The following should put the automatic (N-CVT) gearbox into its self diagnostic test, helping you narrow down any problems youre experiencing. Self Diagnostic Method: 1. Keeping the ignition off and all pedals released move the selector / gear lever to the "D" position. 2. Turn ignition on - but dont start the vehicle. 3. Depress and hold brake pedal, then fully depress and hold the accelerator pedal. 4. Then move the selector / gear lever in the following order: Ds - D - N - R - P 5. Release the accelerator pedal, then the brake. 6. Start the car...(gear lever still in "P") 7. The N-CVT dashboard warning light will start to blink, count them and compare with the fault code list below) 8. Switch off ignition to stop self diagnostic procedure. , The fault code output blinks are made up as follows: No fault found: There is a 2 second pause, followed by the light remaining on for 2 seconds and then 7 short on/off second blinks. If a fault is detected one of these 7 short blinks will remain on longer than the others. Fault Code 1 - The first blink is on longer than the others - Accelerator or accelerator position switch circuit is short circuited or diconnected. Fault Code 2 - The second blink is on longer than the others - Inhibit switch circuit is short circuited or diconnected. Fault Code 3 - The third blink is on longer than the others - Vehicle speed sensor circuit is short circuited or diconnected. Fault Code 4 - The fourth blink is on longer than the others - electro-magnetic clutch coil circuit is short circuited or diconnected. Fault Code 5 - The fifth blink is on longer than the others - Line pressure solenoid circuit is short circuited or diconnected. Fault Code 6 - The sixth blink is on longer than the others - Torque signal circuit is short circuited or diconnected. Fault Code 7 - The seventh blink is on longer than the others - ABS signal or idle up relay circuit is short circuited or diconnected. Fault Code No Number - Lamp blinks at 4Hz repeatedly - Battery supply fault or memory back-up fault. Fault Code No Number - Lamp does not blink - Check all components. Google is my friend LOL Oh you found it

Micra has been some elderly persons pride

I seem to recall driving a Volvo-DAF with CVT a long time ago and it was great for bombing around in. Not exactly sporty, but did the job, with that weird sensation for a manual driver that the clutch was slipping as soon as power was applied. It did last well.

The reason the gears are not changing is because 3 of the 4 elastic bands have snapped.

I had one of those 25 years ago but it was rebranded as a Pontiac Firefly - 3 cylinder engine that could be "push started" by one person if the battery was dead (a good feature in Canadian winters). Fun to drive, easy to fix but a potential death-trap if it got hit by another vehicle or a large bird.

An S.O.S talisman is a bracelet or necklace which has a phone number to access your medical notes in case of emergency. as for the Micra all the kids seem to like them cos they are cheap to run. my independent garage uses one as a free courtesy car still going after 150k

Tidy it up and use it as a courtesy car! It looks like a solid example! Cvt won't change gears just rev on and on like a twist n go scooter! Your daughter was probably shaking her head to say no dad that is not going to be my first car!

I had one of these. The seats and interior were pretty well shot at 100K

A cvt fluid change might help and some xado cvt additive. Used it on cvt Hondas and works well. Bit of nerdy info. These model micras were available in flip paint. Colour changing from an orangey metallic to purple depending on how you look at it. Massive selling small car back in the day...new micras look nothing like the original ones...just a bland modern car with no character.

Looks like it's running pretty well. Had an early Honda Jazz and it was a fairly primitive early CVT like this. They just make a racket and don't really go anywhere but as long as its smooth they're in good shape. That one started to get a gearbox judder at 100k.

James, that Micra is just begging to be a track car. Would make an awesome sleeper. You know you want too.

I had a red Micra the same model that you're showing in this video,I had it for ten years it cost me very little money and it was quite a nippy car I loved it my car I have now is an up to date Micra.

Nissan cvt a fluid and filter change might help,check automatic fluid when its running and in park

My first car was a beaten up 1998 micra 1.3 SI loved that little battle bus , it was dented up but the engine was solid never let me down. I was really sad that I had to scrap her in the end because idiots kept wanting to crash into her. I paid like £600 for her when I got the insurance pay for the first person that decide to rear end her I got £900 back and kept her on a cat c then a jag decided it wanted to ram into the side off me insurance then paid out £470 after that I decided she probably wasn't safe to drive so I scraped her and got £130 for her. I paid £600 for that little car as my first ever set of wheels and got back £1500 on her and she kept me safe when other drivers decided they wanted to play bumper cars with me , I had 6 months off fun with that little micra , that car will always have a special place in my memories. I would Rather have a micra mk2 over a crappy corsa any day of the week

That Micra is a cracking little car for £100 . Take away drivers will be up for that

"let's start with sport off" *leaves it sport on* it is just brilliant :D

It doesn't have gears. It has two elastic bands and two cones. They always rev high, the faster you go, the less they'll rev, to a point.

You know what it is don't you? Its your courtesy car obviously when it's sorted and had its Chops rattle can magic and adverts plastered all over.

These things are a bit cult. My sister ran one for absolutely years with total neglect and it just kept on going. Her son finally did for it with his heavy foot and lack of talent. I see four of these regularly driving around Rugby still. Great car. Oh, if it's CVT you don't get gear changes as such.

The unkillable car. Had one in 03 as a teenager and no matter how much stick i gave it, it always started the next morning haha. Great little cars.

James moaning about old cars , while three MGs and a Citroen Van roam around the unit

Honestly, I think it's fab. My first car was a 15 year old mini with loads of stuff was wrong with it but it got me mobile and cost me peanuts to run. It's virtually free motoring.

There was a young lad round my way about 20 years ago, whose first car was just like this and he used it as a minicab. Yes, really.

Rather have the micra than most modern boxes,my last one was on 213000 when i sold it and ran a dream

The CVT gearbox does not ''change'' gear, it's basically two steel belt driven pulleys one on the engine one on the transmission changing diameter with hydraulic aid and giving a continuos variation on the gearing. The light probably indicates a problem with some hydraulic component inside the box. The first symptom is the gearbox being slippery under load. I'll try a fluid flush first.

Great fun cars the closet you’ll get to the original Austin mimi with the way it drives

I bought one of these for my daughter a few years back. £500, only 25k mileage and FSH. She ran it for three years totally trouble free. A mechanic friend described this model Micra as totally bullet proof. I thought the car was a bit like an updated original mini in design. Brilliant.

Wouldn't write off the gearbox just yet, you won't hear a change like a traditional auto as it's CVT