Automatic Micra Question

SteveSxx | 10:48 Tue 27th Jun 2006 | Motoring

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This will sound strange - but does anyone know how many gears my 2003 1.4 Nissan Micra has ?
According to the handbook - it is a 4 speed box - Yet I can get 5 ratios - top being almost 25mph/1000 rpm - I am confused

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SteveSxx

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I forgot - this is not a CVT box - a "normal" automatic

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SteveSxx

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Yes and I can see and hear them too

Tim123

Are you sure that the final 'gear change' isn't the torque converter locking?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_converter

SteveSxx

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I would say "no" - the revs drop considerably at the final "change" - from about 18mph/1000rpm (in 4th) to almost 25mph/1000 rpm (in this final ratio)

Toureman

I used to have a Scorpio which only had 4 gears marked on the auto gear lever quadrant but there was a sort of overdrive on 3rd and 4th which effectivly gave it 6 gears, yours could have something similar.

SteveSxx

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The Micra has overdrive via a switch on the gear shift - which gives a higher ratio on the top two gears anyway.........

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SteveSxx

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Sorry - don't understand the question
The car is a Micra 1.4 SE Auto Sept 03

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SteveSxx

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No idea - except that it is not Ford

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