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| MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 7:52am On Apr 01, 2013 |
I'm a lady who just got a Golf 3(Auto). I'm also an amateur when it comes to driving experience as I was only opportuned to drive my sister's mazda 626(Auto) for a week in 2007. I cruised the car for a week within Ilorin metropolis without any guide successfully. All I have was just the confidence. Beside that,I knew nothing about car or driving. I'm presently residing in Akure(Ondo state capital) while working in Ado-Ekiti(Ekiti state). I travel to and fro on daily basis within this route which covers 42km. The road being rural but interstate road is hardly traffic but perforated with potholes and ditches while it is also hilly and has bends. I intend to be using the car on this road on daily basis except sundays. Having known me-gender,car type,transmission,road,expertise and knowledge about car,kindly advise me professionally on how to maintain the car on daily basis. What I should do on daily,weekly and monthly basis for the car to be durable and non-problematic. Thanks in advance. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by littlejoe8(m): 9:50am On Apr 01, 2013 |
glolomoh: I'm a lady who just got a Golf 3(Auto). I'm also anLady golf3 is a very good & rugged car but that is if u maintain it as due. Don't 4get 2 check ur radiator water level & don't over fill it as it may cos overheating if u do. Be sensitive to the fan 2 know if its working well & always read ur dashboard indicators like ur temperature gauge, oil alarm switch, ensure they are working. If possible keep d car engine away from water as d engine doesn't like water. Service the engine on monthly basis by changing engine oil, oil filter & plugs if possible.to enjoy dis car u nid 2 be sensitive 2 ur engine. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by littlejoe8(m): 9:50am On Apr 01, 2013 |
glolomoh: I'm a lady who just got a Golf 3(Auto). I'm also anLady golf3 is a very good & rugged car but that is if u maintain it as due. Don't 4get 2 check ur radiator water level & don't over fill it as it may cos overheating if u do. Be sensitive to the fan 2 know if its working well & always read ur dashboard indicators like ur temperature gauge, oil alarm switch, ensure they are working. If possible keep d car engine away from water as d engine doesn't like water. Service the engine on monthly basis by changing engine oil, oil filter & plugs if possible.to enjoy dis car u nid 2 be sensitive 2 ur engine. Lemme know if u nid more detail. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 10:42am On Apr 01, 2013 |
littlejoe8:Hope I have not committed a blunder ?cos i filled up the radiator this morning. How should I top up the radiator? Does keeping the engine from water means I should not take it to car wash for engine washing? Cos someone suggested that the engine should be washed b4 i start using it. Infact, I'm proposing to visit d car wash this afternoon. Please, how do I read the dash board? I dont know what all those lights stand for except d pointers Thanks for being there |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by ikeyman00(m): 11:17am On Apr 01, 2013 |
@@@@ big warning!!!! never let anybody wash ur engine Never!!! u can hand-clean ur engine by urself using a cloth soaked with kerosine to removes oil and grease stains so again do not let anybody wash ur engine; letting steam in some component could be costly after that im sure there is a lot nl will tell u when u are back |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 11:39am On Apr 01, 2013 |
ikeyman00: @@@@Thanks a lot for this information. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by youngchopper(m): 11:51am On Apr 01, 2013 |
glolomoh:congrat on ur car. Pls if u av been topin water every day or once a week in ur radiator pls stop cuz u will damage ur engine. Its either ur radiator leaks or ur rings are worn out. Neva u top only water and dont remove ur thermostary . For ur engine servicing consult ur manual cuz a month as been advice by those naitalanders is to small. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by ikeyman00(m): 11:57am On Apr 01, 2013 |
^^^ mind u there is nothing like rings in a cooling system oo u should be talking about leaked gasket in the top engine |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by youngchopper(m): 12:05pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
ikeyman00: ^^^ mind u there is nothing like rings in a cooling system ooyae thanks for the correction. Was carried awaay. Topin of water aint gud cuz air might even be traped into the radiator during the process |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by youngchopper(m): 12:07pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
ikeyman00: ^^^ mind u there is nothing like rings in a cooling system ooyae thanks for the correction. Was carried awaay. Topin of water aint gud cuz air might even be traped into the cooling system during the process |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 12:27pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
youngchopper: congrat on ur car. Pls if u av been topin water every day or once a week in ur radiator pls stop cuz u will damage ur engine. Its either ur radiator leaks or ur rings are worn out. Neva u top only water and dont remove ur thermostary . For ur engine servicing consult ur manual cuz a month as been advice by those naitalanders is to small.The car was delivered to me from cotonou yesterday. The enthusiam makes me to open d bonnet and top up the radiator water. I saw my neighbour doing that on daily basis,so I thought it is a daily ritual to be done on a car. I appreciate you all. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by youngchopper(m): 12:33pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
glolomoh:pls dont top it again. Watz the colour of water in ur radiator? |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 12:45pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
youngchopper: pls dont top it again. Watz the colour of water in ur radiator?Bluish |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by ziccoit: 3:18pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
Good to see a lady struggling to know about her ride. That's nice. Are u married? If you are, ur husband hook don knack a fine fish. If u haven't, can u kindly marry meeeee  . Me I dey joke o. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by youngchopper(m): 5:24pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
ziccoit: Good to see a lady struggling to know about her ride. That's nice.dumb 2 Likes |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by ziccoit: 5:46pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
youngchopper: dumb Dumber dumbest  |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by youngchopper(m): 6:11pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
ziccoit:how would this be of benefit to the op?  1 Like |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by ziccoit: 10:02pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
youngchopper: how would this be of benefit to the op? @op sorry for seemly deranging your thread. My sarcasm was not meant to go this far. I was only saying the obvious that you have done well by wanting to know more about your car. I know of so many ladies that carry ordinary smartphones yet could not tell the platform not to talk of navigating their ways around the OS. Going this extra mile in seeking the needed knowledge is brilliant which I'm appreciating in you. Thank you for taking the responsibility into your hands. @youngchopper, you need to see beyond your nose to see where I'm going. This is not about being perceptive but experience. Where I went beyond the line, I quickly turned around to make redress. Calm down and look deeper then you see beyond what you could imagine. 1 Like |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 6:18am On Apr 02, 2013 |
I'm still awaiting maintenance tips from you guys especially the professionals. Mr Siena please take note |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by Nobody: 7:11am On Apr 02, 2013 |
Glolomoh, my apologies for responding late, I got your email too, just been pretty busy the last couple of weeks. I'll go through your query, and respond to it here later in the day. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 7:48am On Apr 02, 2013 |
Siena: Glolomoh, my apologies for responding late, I got your email too, just been pretty busy the last couple of weeks. I'll go through your query, and respond to it here later in the day.Thank you very much sir. I'm relieved. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 8:58pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
Too good to own a ride. Punctual to office, earlier return home with little stress. I'm just happy. But guys,teach me how to maintain my car-Golf 3,Auto |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 9:00pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
Too good to own a ride. Punctual to office, earlier return home with little stress. I'm just happy. But guys,teach me how to maintain my car-Golf 3,Auto . Please abeg oh |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by Nobody: 10:03pm On Apr 02, 2013 |
glolomoh: Too good to own a ride. Punctual to office, earlier return home with little stress. I'm just happy. When you say "maintain", what exactly do you mean? |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 10:10am On Apr 03, 2013 |
Siena:What and what to do on daily,weekly,monthly basis that will make the car less problematic and durable |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 6:20am On Apr 04, 2013 |
I observed three things in my car(Golf 3,Auto) that I'm not comfortable with. One, there is a sound coming from d dashboard/steering area. The noise only stop when I trafficate. Once the pointer light is off, the noise continues. Is it a normal thing? Thirdly, the engine fan is not rolling yet d car is working. Hope this is not a threat? Two, after switching off d engine,the engine seems to be working as the engine sound will not stop immediately i switch off until after some few time (I have not been patient enough to know how long). Is this normal also. I'm kinda scare. Never mind me and my Golf 3, i'm a newbie. Help me to grow. #oga siena and other experts,pls rescue me this time around. |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by redcliff: 10:46am On Apr 04, 2013 |
the engine noise is normal. Its the fan. This happens when the fan is on when the engine was put off. Its totally normal. when my fan's working when the AC is on and i switch off the engine, it keeps working for a while then stops. can we see a picture of yours? about the noise and the pointer thing, I am not so sure but i think you need to check it out. Is there any light on the dashboard? |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 12:18pm On Apr 04, 2013 |
redcliff: the engine noise is normal. Its the fan. This happens when the fan is on when the engine was put off. Its totally normal. when my fan's working when the AC is on and i switch off the engine, it keeps working for a while then stops. can we see a picture of yours? about the noise and the pointer thing, I am not so sure but i think you need to check it out. Is there any light on the dashboard?Thanks so much Redcliff. The car is Ac-less and no dashboard light is on except d rising temperature that moved from 70 to 100 this morning. For this pix,i'm gonna do that later. All inconveniences regretted |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by redcliff: 4:20pm On Apr 04, 2013 |
glolomoh: Hope you dont use just water for your radiator? |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by redcliff: 4:25pm On Apr 04, 2013 |
littlejoe8: Monthly basis? na cab? |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 7:11pm On Apr 04, 2013 |
redcliff:I did but it has been rectified since sunday |
| Re: MY GOLF 3:how Do I Maintain It? by glolomoh: 7:13pm On Apr 04, 2013 |
My car drove me today. I regretted owning it |
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