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what does it mean when the oil pressure dial doesnt move? im pretty sure its working because it moves a slight bit sometimes (i mean like 1 notch) but surley thats not right?

i've found a valver for sale locally(ish) and would just like everyone else's opinion on it. its a mk1 J reg (91), blue, 66k on the clock, no log book, only mods are some neon’s underneath (those are coming straight off though! :) ), a pipercross kit on the engine and a momo steering wheel...

hopefully i'll be going looking at mk1 valver some time this week and was wondering what i need to be looking for in terms bodywork / engine etc. so far on my list:- rear arches (rust) sun roof (leaking) is there anything else i should be looking out for?

is it better to have an older car (say 91/92ish) but with lower milage (lets say under 80k?) or a newer car (95 onwards?) but with higher milage (90k onwards)? basically im looking for a mk1 valver, but the only ones in my price range seem to have astronomical miles on them, one i saw had got...

why are they so different from alloys and what makes turbines so special?

i've decided i dont want to use cans of spray paint anymore, and want to get some kind of gun/compressor setup. only problem is i have no idea what equipment i need and there's so much different choice out there. i dont want anything to hardcore because it probably wont get used that much...

as some of u know i've blown my head gasket and now steam pours out my exhaust. :( the engine is a 1.4e (j reg rt) and has done about 87k(ish) i've been quoted about £150 to have it fixed (includes all fluids and all belts changed as well, also head skimming i think) but ive seen winston has...

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=182 answers on a postcard :) sounds mighty impresive though..... "It works by firstly bleeding off a small amount of air at tick-over which improves emissions without affecting smooth running, secondly at medium revs it oscillates, creating...

ive been quoted £200 off a mech friend of mine to have a new head gasket, head skimmed (i think it was that) new fan belt & new timing belt all fitted + oil change & wanter/anti freeze done. does that sound ok? i also enqured as to wether a new engine would be better/cheaper and he asked has...

well maybe its not that bad, but i managed to cover a duel carriage way junction in white smoke a few days ago. i 1st noticed it coming off the motorway there were thin wisps of white smoke around the back, and when slowing to under 30 or 40mph it became a lot more, but once over 40mph it...

does anyone know of good renault/clio (or french car) scrapies in the north west of england, or a UK one that does mail order?? i know this might not be in the right place but, but the clio discussion bit is closed so i thought id post it in here, feel free to move it admins. anyway, if...

im having thoughts about a track car and was wondering which is best to have, a valver or a willy? is there any diff, if so whats the main diffs? besides striping it out totally inside (like the banana) and bigger brakes what else could i do to help speed on the track? pms and emails (inc...

ok, so now ive got the amp and sub working, i need to some how fix the sub box into the boot so its not sliding around with every corner i take! the box in question looks exactly like these...

ok guys heres the deal....ive got a 2nd hand amp ive just bought wired up to the positive on the battery with the neg on an earthing point on the body work. the red and white leads from the head unit to the amp and then the sub wired up as per the instructions (as far as i can see).....all...

im thinking about getting a PDA with the tom tom software on it, however i know bugger all about PDAs, so i was wondering if anyone could help. im not bothered about the PDA being all singing all dancing as all i want to run on it is tom tom. with that in mind does anyone have any suggestions...

hi guys and girls, i would like some education on ICE and doing installs. anything after installing a HU im lost. lol i dont expect anyone on here to talk me through everything there is to know (thats just nuts :p ) but i was wondering if there are an good ICE sites for beginners or even...

looking for an mp3 one, my choices are from.... http://www.justkenwood.co.uk/stock01/kdcw7027.asphttp://www.justkenwood.co.uk/stock01/kdcw7027.asp or...

hi guys, had to take out the cd player as it went t*ts up. so ive got to put the original philips radio which comes with mk1 clios back in, but ive got 2 codes and neither work. is there a master code or anything like that?

....on which cd/mp3 player unit to buy? im looking at initialy spending a max of £150 (maybe up to £175 if it was worth it) on the head unit and would like something thats fairly easy to add stuff on to in the future I.E. amp, subs ect makes & model numbers would be great, and pics of the...

quick question...... im looking to get one of the above for my mk1 Clio which normally wouldn’t be much of a problem but ive got the radio controls on the steering column which ive grown to like and use quite a lot so i was wondering is there a unit out there i could use and hook up to the...