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According to Kia I can't use Mobil 1 New Life because it isn't a C3 engine oil, apparently it might damage the particulate filter. Is that really true?, Mobil 1 is just a thinner oil that can operate over a wider temperature range and most importantly is fully synthetic. I think the one Kia...

Its a 2009 model with 40K on the clock, so looking forward to keeping it for a good few years. In the past all my cars have gone over 100K before I've changed and just found Mobil 1 to be great. According to the Kia chart it needs a 5W30, so I guess Mobil 1 0W40 should be fine. I used it on...

I've always used Mobil 1 New Life 0W-40 engine oil in my cars. I've now got a Kia Carens 2.0 CRDI diesel car (40K on the clock) and apparently I should be using Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30. What's the difference between the two engine oils? I thought the ESP was a high mileage oil, OK if you do more...

Thanks for all the great replies, I'll have a word with the makers and see what they think. Is the law that you can't have flues below canopies or is it that the height between the flue and the top of the canopy has to be a minimum height? Are there any building regs that I could refer to?

The current boiler (Vaillant Thermocompact 628) isn't condensing, but I'm hoping to install a condensing boiler like the Vaillant EcoTec Plus 624 Gas System Boiler. Am I better off fitting another non-condensing boiler, I thought all new boilers had to be condensing? By the way what are MI's...

I've got a "standard" flue outside my flat, see pic. The boiler was put in more than 10 years ago, the canopy was put in about 4 years ago. I've now trying to change the boiler but I've been told by one installer that I need to have a long flue that extends beyond the canopy to prevent any...

My kitchen cabinet doors are looking a bit tired. Rather than replace them I'd like to paint them. Whats the best paint to use and to go about it. The surface is matt and not smooth. I thought of lightly sanding it to give a good key and then paint it with something like Dulux WoodSheen...

Well they've put in a wifi access point in the area outside the classes and its made a small difference but not much. They tested it with just 5 laptops and performance wasn't great. Apparently some of the classes are now also complaining about slow internet access. So they think it might be...

Sorry for the late reply... According to the school's IT company the DC is hosted on the school server and roaming profiles exist for each user. They've run some tests and now think the problem is due to the thick brick walls of the school. The school has wireless hubs in the classrooms but...

My kids school updated all their PCs (desktops and laptops) to Windows 8 about a year ago and logging in has become painfully slow. Can take 5-10 minutes in some cases. They've been told that 1st logon is slow then each time after that it should be faster, as long as they use the same PC every...

Thanks guys. Took your advice and replaced it, it was a lot a easier than I thought. Not a peep since!

My toilet pan connector has a very small leak, no more than the size of a pea, in the 6 O Clock position. It doesn't leak all the time, over about 4 days its less than half a cup full. Is there a good waterproof sealer that I can use to stop it, or any other ideas. I'd rather not replace...

I downloaded all the drivers and re-formatted the drive and did a clean install of Windows 7 Pro (and SP1). It all went fine, Windows 7 managed to find all the drivers itself, the ones it found were mostly the same ones I'd found so I didn't make any updates. The only one it had a problem with...

I'm doing a clean install of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit on a XP Pro PC from disks. Do I need to download a copy of all the drivers beforehand because I read somewhere that the Windows 7 installation will automatically find all the drivers as long as the PC is connected to the internet. Is that true...

Damn, I was worried everyone was going to say that! Although I agree there are still plenty of holes in Windows 7. Work moved across to Windows 7 just over a year ago and theres always something happening. A real bug bear seems to be issues between Windows 7 and Java which means a lot of...

Microsoft have said that after April 2014 they'll stop supporting XP. Will it be safe to still use XP after that date? Will my antivirus (Norton and AVG) keep me safe?

When I was cleaning the post motor filter I noticed that around the middle the metal fins were bent. What's causing this and is this normal? I thought it might be due to the force of the cyclone effect inside but I'm not sure. The Dyson is only about 2 years old (comes with a 5 year...

Good news! The internet is back to its whizzy self. And I didn't do a thing. All the nearby hubs are still there but my wireless is chugging along just fine. I get the feeling it might have been a TT problem all along. A mate said he had similar problems last year, turned out BT were...

Thanks for all the great advice! There used to be just one other router nearby that was being picked up, now there are 3 so that might be a cause. I tried connecting from another (away) part of the house and the connection does improve, but only a tiny bit. TalkTalk have tried all the...

I've tried changing the channel without much luck. I've now set it to automatically scan for the best channel, the manual suggested that as the best setting. Found that whenever the connection slows if I reconnect (I'm using the the standard Windows tool) the wireless adapter to the router...