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Yesterday morning tried to go online and couldnt. Thought I'd call BT (my landline and broadband provider) so dialled 150 from my landline and got connected to talk talk?? Phoned BT on their number and asked what was going on. Got told that I had applied to transfer my phone and broadband to...
BT are doing my head in:mad: . I dont know how clued up everbody is with the partnership netween Phorm and all the major ISP's but I am simply not having it. It's my data and they are not selling it without my permission. In light of this I am trying to change providers, however I am only 4...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7240234.stm
Just wondered what everyones views on the above were?
Im struggling to understand how the government believes that ISP's have the capacity to get past 256 bit SSL encryption for millions of people downloading at once:rolleyes:
im considering buying a blueray drive for my PC. The 8800GT im running is HDCP compliant however the card is connected to my monitor via the use a VGA/DVI converter as my monitor does not support DVI. Will this effect the HDCP compliance of the connection?
I'm currently building a new PC. The PC I have at the moment is installed with XP pro the 32 bit version for which I still have the disk and key for. The PC im building is an upgrade to dual core and my question is do I need a 64 bit version of XP? or will the 32 bit version work?
As above.Im about to order this:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ASU-88GT5
usually order from cclonline or ebuyer just wondering if anyone has had any bad experiences wth novatech?
As above:
http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=14508&category_id=497&manufacturer_id=0&tid=zt-86se25p-fsl#
Just had my new processer and motherboard delivered. still need a new graphics card as the one I have is still agp. Only have around £100 to spend. Im assuming for...
just got the valver back on the road after a new torsion bar being fitted and the joys have started already. Im getting a strange misfire, lack of power when I put the foot down. Im suspecting the leads as the plugs are fairly recent. The thing that confuses me is that if you just rev it whilst...
Ok this one is pickling my brain. Got in my valver today to go to work, pushed the clutch and there was a cracking noise
like something in the clutch pedal snapped. The pedal then went loose and is now sitting on the floor. I initially thought it was
the cable but on further inspection the...
I am gona change the front brake pads on valver tommorow. I've only
Ever changed brakes on Vauxhalls and the valver callipers look a bit different.
The question I have is this, is there any other part of the calliper which moves other than the piston? Does the bracket that the calliper bolts to...
ok I just took delivery of a reconditioned alternator, it was my understanding that on a valver alternator there are two wires that connect to it, the feed wire(positive) that bolts on and the wire with the plastic connector that plugs in at the top. However the alternator ive got has these two...
my valver is doing my head in my alternator is screwed again, which is the second alternator ive put in it in 5 weeks. The two alternators ive put in were both purchased as a second had part from a renault breakers. just wonderin if you guys reckon its a case of im gonna just have to buy a new...
Do any other valver owners find motorway driving in the rain kinda scary?
I mean I have my valver mainly for the weekends and drive my cavalier during the week. In the cav on the motorway when its wet it will sit at 90 no probs even when there is a fair amount of surface water. The valver is a...
Anyone know where I can the power steering pipe I've marked with red in the pic from?? I mean I know renault will have them but is it a renault only part or can I purchase it elsewhere?
Any help much appreciated
I really am close to petrol bombing the nearest French embassy!(JOKE)
But seriously my valver is doing my head in. Just spent two hours today fitting a new alternator, aux belt and battery and finally got it back on the road after two weeks on buses. Going to work tonight and the power steering...
I've just got a new alternator for my valver, trying to fit it at the moment. I've removed the bonnet and drivers side headlight to gain access but I've hit a problem. The garage that did my last service claimed my tensioner for the aux belt is seized and I've just discovered they are correct...
Ok over the past couple of week the battery light has been flickering on my valver, today it came on solid. Just so happens I was in halfords car park, I unscrewed the caps of the battery to find no water, pop into halfords to get battery water and fill it up. Jump in my car to find the battery...
Ok i've had my valver for about three months and I've had nothing but problems! I've had two other before this one so I know they are expensive to run but this one is taking the biscuit. Replaced do far:
front and rear shockers
front and rear brake pads
front and rear discs
both front wheel...
Hi guys,
I have been advised that im gona need a new power steering rack for my valver in the near future. I've been looking around and recon units are pricey!!. Just wondering my clio is a mk1 ph 1 is the power steering rack the same on all clio's the same age? regardless of engine size?
Ok I need a set of rear pads for my but it seems that most motor factors stock the wrong pads for clio 16v's. The pads they have are the same as my old ones except for one thing. two of the pads should have threaded holes for the outer pad retaining bolts but all the pads they stock dont have...
ok my rear brake caliper was seizing but I managed to get it unseized, it's been running fine for a couple of days but this mornig when I applied the brake there was this loud bang from the rear end, on further inspection I find that the four bolts which hold the stub axle onto the trailing arm...
hey people need a bit of help with this one, drivin along the other day and I hear metal on metal grinding ffrom my rear brakes. On further inspection find out that my pads are thru to the metal, my alloy and disk were rather hot and I put this down to the metal on metal contact. Anyway this...
does anyone know if a clio 16v is supposed to run negative camber on the rear wheels? Just noticed that both my rear wheels have slight negative camber and im concerned the torsion bars are screwed.
Also I know for a fact my trackin needs set but could this cause my rear tyres to wear on the...
hey guys,
Just bough a new dogbone mount for my valver, just away to fit it.
Wondering does anyone know if i need to support the engine while im changing it?
every time i put the foot to the floor in my valver I get a shaking thru the whole car regardless of speed or which gear im in. spoke to my mate who is a mechanic seems to think that it's probably one of the drive shafts, inner cv joint - something along those lines. just wondering if any1 has...