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    Data wifi booster

    This uses a conventional ethernet cable (Cat 5 or 6 is fine) but requires power supplied down this cable. To get this you need either a router that supplies this (it will be marked on the router with a P at the end of the name typically - but should be market as PoE on the label) or a mains...
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    Data wifi booster

    That's the thing you need, a Wireless Access Point - if you can find one from the same brand as your broadband router then there is a good chance it is compatible and can advertise the same WiFi network in the areas its signal can reach. I use a Draytek VigorAP 710 (...
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    Renault Grand Scenic 2006- (7 Seater)

    Does the sound change with engine revs? (helps eliminate a few items). Does it change much when you engage drive? (could be the auto-clutch). Try turning the air con to cold and see if it changes (could be aux belt driving air con). Try charging the battery fully indoors overnight and see it...
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    Calliper pin lubricant

    If you have silicone grease to hand and don't mind checking the callipers every year or two then it is fine to use - water resistant and suitably slide worthy. I'm not sure how well it reacts to high temperatures though - brakes do get very hot. I always use copper based grease (Copaslip is a...
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    Another Basic Battery Question.

    An easy test to prove this is to blow into one side (probably using a cleaned length of the battery vent hose) and see if you get air coming out of the other side.
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    Another Basic Battery Question.

    you probably should buy another length of breather tube and either run it alongside the original one to the outside or join them both with a Y connector (something like https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Y-Piece-Breather-Connector-For-MGB-MGC-Austin-Healey-Sprite-MG-Midget-12G2134/352360601515 ) to link...
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    Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi - Blue Smoke :(

    It would be worth checking for blue smoke from the exhaust when the engine is warm and the car has been idling for a minute of so then is driven hard - this would indicate the turbo shaft having excessive play and also causes the slow leak of oil when sat overnight which causes the oil burn...
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    Ford Focus 2003 1.6 starting issues

    If you were down the the last 10 miles worth of fuel before filling up then there is a good chance the crap at the bottom of the tank was pulled through - rust flakes, water etc. This can cause intermittent issues and the fix is normally to check the fuel filter and drain the fuel reservoir in...
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    Peugeot 306 heater blower problem

    There is a post on here for someone with the same issue - looks like the filter is behind trim in the glove box - see the last post here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=160&t=925623
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    Scirocco Poor Head-lights

    It can be hard to tell glass and polycarbonate apart - the easiest way is to see if they have the tell-tale "nubs" from where the glass is cast into the mould. If the surface is uniformly smooth then it is probably injection moulded polycarbonate Aftermarket headlights tend to be polycarbonate...
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    Scirocco Poor Head-lights

    This happens when the UV from sunlight causes the plastic in car headlight glass to break down: https://www.motorweek.org/features/goss_garage/clearing_up_cloudy_headlights/ It is a lot more common than you may expect, but cheap and relatively easy to deal with.
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    Glueing floorboards

    Do your strips have tongue and groove? Is so then the normal approach it to nail or staple through the edge with the groove so it is hidden. If not, you could glue a steel stip to the back of the boards and install a huge magnet under the floorboards - should make installation an interesting...
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    Carpet runner installation

    I suspect the impacts of knocking the carpet into place would be the cause. It would have to be bashed a bit to fit tightly and have some nails for gripper or staples fired into the wood to hold it. I'm not sure it is fair to blame the carpet layer for the damage through as from his perspective...
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    Scirocco Poor Head-lights

    Is the glass in your headlights still clear? VWs have a tendency to start to turn opaque with age so if the glass is getting a little "milky" then you can either replace them or use a very fine abrasive to remove the surface layer of glass and return it to the original clarity. I've had this...
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    Removing old BT boxes

    I though there was no external wiring? If there isn't then you can do what you like with the internal socket as it does not connect to anything. If there is external wiring feeding to this then it is a different story. BT own the line up to the socket and are responsible for its maintenance, so...
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