Ikenna351:
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Roserbert:
Good evening gurus in the house.....Please, I am in a dear need of your advice/recommendations.

Let me note here before going any further that I really do not know much about car. I just bought a car, a Nissan Primera 2000 model, tho a Nigerian Used, based on recommendation from a brother that the car is rugged (suitable for Nigerian roads) and economical. I have had to buy a new engine because the engine that came with it started given a 'knocking sound' according to the mechanic. I happened that during the cause of bringing the car to the state where I stay, the car developed a little fault and the driver that was bringing it called a roadside mechanic to help him look into it, but the so called mechanic ended up worsen the condition of the car. So pathetic!

Now I have bought a new engine and its been fixed, but I noticed the Mechanic, not the road side one now, removed something and when I asked why, he said its the thermostat and that if he did not remove it, the car might be overheating, even though not pleased with his explanation 'cus I believe the Oyibo wey out thermostat sabi why them put am, why we come dey romove am?" I still allowed him to remove it tho, I decided to pick it and keep in my store.

Having read up some threads on this forum, am thinking I should ask the Mechanic to return the thermostat, but is there anything I should know, probably how to know the right thermostat to use.

Another thing is that while they were fixing and testing the engine, some of the oil in the gear poured away and I want to top it up, the ATF I pour in it initially, was OANDO ATF DEXRON II, but now that I want to top up, I have search everywhere in this little town and cant find DEXRON II, however, I saw OANDO ATF DEXRON III and somebody said I can but that too, that III is even better that II, am not comfortable with that tho. PLEASE, CAN I TOP IT UP WITH THE III OR IT MUST BE II.


The third thing I'll like to know is whether the coolant is to go inside the radiator or the reservoir, small container with a hose connected to radiator for returns. I have bought coolant, the green one, according to what I saw on nairaland here, hope am right.

[I]PLEASE, YOU KIND AND SINCERE ADVICE IS URGENTLY NEEDED[/i]

Ikenna351:
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Roserbert:
Good evening gurus in the house.....Please, I am in a dear need of your advice/recommendations.

Let me note here before going any further that I really do not know much about car. I just bought a car, a Nissan Primera 2000 model, tho a Nigerian Used, based on recommendation from a brother that the car is rugged (suitable for Nigerian roads) and economical. I have had to buy a new engine because the engine that came with it started given a 'knocking sound' according to the mechanic. I happened that during the cause of bringing the car to the state where I stay, the car developed a little fault and the driver that was bringing it called a roadside mechanic to help him look into it, but the so called mechanic ended up worsen the condition of the car. So pathetic!

Now I have bought a new engine and its been fixed, but I noticed the Mechanic, not the road side one now, removed something and when I asked why, he said its the thermostat and that if he did not remove it, the car might be overheating, even though not pleased with his explanation 'cus I believe the Oyibo wey out thermostat sabi why them put am, why we come dey romove am?" I still allowed him to remove it tho, I decided to pick it and keep in my store.

Having read up some threads on this forum, am thinking I should ask the Mechanic to return the thermostat, but is there anything I should know, probably how to know the right thermostat to use.

Another thing is that while they were fixing and testing the engine, some of the oil in the gear poured away and I want to top it up, the ATF I pour in it initially, was OANDO ATF DEXRON II, but now that I want to top up, I have search everywhere in this little town and cant find DEXRON II, however, I saw OANDO ATF DEXRON III and somebody said I can but that too, that III is even better that II, am not comfortable with that tho. PLEASE, CAN I TOP IT UP WITH THE III OR IT MUST BE II.


The third thing I'll like to know is whether the coolant is to go inside the radiator or the reservoir, small container with a hose connected to radiator for returns. I have bought coolant, the green one, according to what I saw on nairaland here, hope am right.

[I]PLEASE, YOU KIND AND SINCERE ADVICE IS URGENTLY NEEDED[/i]

Ikenna351:
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Roserbert:
Good evening gurus in the house.....Please, I am in a dear need of your advice/recommendations.

Let me note here before going any further that I really do not know much about car. I just bought a car, a Nissan Primera 2000 model, tho a Nigerian Used, based on recommendation from a brother that the car is rugged (suitable for Nigerian roads) and economical. I have had to buy a new engine because the engine that came with it started given a 'knocking sound' according to the mechanic. I happened that during the cause of bringing the car to the state where I stay, the car developed a little fault and the driver that was bringing it called a roadside mechanic to help him look into it, but the so called mechanic ended up worsen the condition of the car. So pathetic!

Now I have bought a new engine and its been fixed, but I noticed the Mechanic, not the road side one now, removed something and when I asked why, he said its the thermostat and that if he did not remove it, the car might be overheating, even though not pleased with his explanation 'cus I believe the Oyibo wey out thermostat sabi why them put am, why we come dey romove am?" I still allowed him to remove it tho, I decided to pick it and keep in my store.

Having read up some threads on this forum, am thinking I should ask the Mechanic to return the thermostat, but is there anything I should know, probably how to know the right thermostat to use.

Another thing is that while they were fixing and testing the engine, some of the oil in the gear poured away and I want to top it up, the ATF I pour in it initially, was OANDO ATF DEXRON II, but now that I want to top up, I have search everywhere in this little town and cant find DEXRON II, however, I saw OANDO ATF DEXRON III and somebody said I can but that too, that III is even better that II, am not comfortable with that tho. PLEASE, CAN I TOP IT UP WITH THE III OR IT MUST BE II.


The third thing I'll like to know is whether the coolant is to go inside the radiator or the reservoir, small container with a hose connected to radiator for returns. I have bought coolant, the green one, according to what I saw on nairaland here, hope am right.

[I]PLEASE, YOU KIND AND SINCERE ADVICE IS URGENTLY NEEDED[/i]

Ikenna351:
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Siena:
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Roserbert:
Good evening gurus in the house.....Please, I am in a dear need of your advice/recommendations.

Let me note here before going any further that I really do not know much about car. I just bought a car, a Nissan Primera 2000 model, tho a Nigerian Used, based on recommendation from a brother that the car is rugged (suitable for Nigerian roads) and economical. I have had to buy a new engine because the engine that came with it started given a 'knocking sound' according to the mechanic. I happened that during the cause of bringing the car to the state where I stay, the car developed a little fault and the driver that was bringing it called a roadside mechanic to help him look into it, but the so called mechanic ended up worsen the condition of the car. So pathetic!

Now I have bought a new engine and its been fixed, but I noticed the Mechanic, not the road side one now, removed something and when I asked why, he said its the thermostat and that if he did not remove it, the car might be overheating, even though not pleased with his explanation 'cus I believe the Oyibo wey out thermostat sabi why them put am, why we come dey romove am?" I still allowed him to remove it tho, I decided to pick it and keep in my store.

Having read up some threads on this forum, am thinking I should ask the Mechanic to return the thermostat, but is there anything I should know, probably how to know the right thermostat to use.

Another thing is that while they were fixing and testing the engine, some of the oil in the gear poured away and I want to top it up, the ATF I pour in it initially, was OANDO ATF DEXRON II, but now that I want to top up, I have search everywhere in this little town and cant find DEXRON II, however, I saw OANDO ATF DEXRON III and somebody said I can but that too, that III is even better that II, am not comfortable with that tho. PLEASE, CAN I TOP IT UP WITH THE III OR IT MUST BE II.


The third thing I'll like to know is whether the coolant is to go inside the radiator or the reservoir, small container with a hose connected to radiator for returns. I have bought coolant, the green one, according to what I saw on nairaland here, hope am right.

[I]PLEASE, YOU KIND AND SINCERE ADVICE IS URGENTLY NEEDED[/i]

nissparts:
Uhm, Oga, first things first, I know you have said you do not know much about cars but there is a very good chance that the vehicle you have is equipped with a transmission known as CVT.
This transmission does not use any dexron grade of ATF but instead uses ONLY the Nissan NS-1 atf grade.
Thus, before you do anything else, confirm what transmission you have or you may be expecting a transmission replacement quite soon.

jboixxx:
Why don't u check for d Owner's manual online, it will help u in some ways. gazzuzz, nurey, cityNG could b of help.

Roserbert:
Good evening gurus in the house.....Please, I am in a dear need of your advice/recommendations.

Let me note here before going any further that I really do not know much about car. I just bought a car, a Nissan Primera 2000 model, tho a Nigerian Used, based on recommendation from a brother that the car is rugged (suitable for Nigerian roads) and economical. I have had to buy a new engine because the engine that came with it started given a 'knocking sound' according to the mechanic. I happened that during the cause of bringing the car to the state where I stay, the car developed a little fault and the driver that was bringing it called a roadside mechanic to help him look into it, but the so called mechanic ended up worsen the condition of the car. So pathetic!

Now I have bought a new engine and its been fixed, but I noticed the Mechanic, not the road side one now, removed something and when I asked why, he said its the thermostat and that if he did not remove it, the car might be overheating, even though not pleased with his explanation 'cus I believe the Oyibo wey out thermostat sabi why them put am, why we come dey romove am?" I still allowed him to remove it tho, I decided to pick it and keep in my store.

Having read up some threads on this forum, am thinking I should ask the Mechanic to return the thermostat, but is there anything I should know, probably how to know the right thermostat to use.

Another thing is that while they were fixing and testing the engine, some of the oil in the gear poured away and I want to top it up, the ATF I pour in it initially, was OANDO ATF DEXRON II, but now that I want to top up, I have search everywhere in this little town and cant find DEXRON II, however, I saw OANDO ATF DEXRON III and somebody said I can but that too, that III is even better that II, am not comfortable with that tho. PLEASE, CAN I TOP IT UP WITH THE III OR IT MUST BE II.


The third thing I'll like to know is whether the coolant is to go inside the radiator or the reservoir, small container with a hose connected to radiator for returns. I have bought coolant, the green one, according to what I saw on nairaland here, hope am right.

[I]PLEASE, YOU KIND AND SINCERE ADVICE IS URGENTLY NEEDED[/i]

BTT:


I have a year 2000 Infiniti G20. It is pretty same car with your Primera with an Infiniti badge.

That car you got is a great car. Don't let you 'Kazeem' ruin it for you.

Get Kazeem to replace that thermo. You own the car, he is your employee.Your engine starts dying the day the thermo was removed. Your fuel consumption worsens without it. There is an expected temperature your engine should run at ¬90° that is like the middle of your temperature gauge. You Can test the thermo before replacing it to be sure it's ok. Just put it in boiling water and you will see it open up. Also get you mech to bleed it the water after fixing it.

Fill the coolant into the reservoir. Don't exceed the Max mark. If you have enough, empty the radiator and fill thee coolant in. I assume you know why you are using the coolant.

The Primera (I assume yours is 2.0 too) comes with - I think 3 types of transmission box)

Rearsbert:


Thank you for your advise sir! Yes its 2.0, I know this when we were about buying the new engine 'cus I went to the market with the mechanic. As for the Thermostat, I'll get him to fix it as soon as I have the chance, but does it mean region where I am using the car matters not, be it UK, CANADA, GHANA, CAMEROON or NIGERIA same thermo will work well.

Pls what do you mean by "3-types of transmission box"?

BTT:


Forget that scam about 'oyibo did not make it for our type of temperature' if I hear! For instance, I just did a random check on Google now. Miami, Florida USA and Lagos Nigeria, they have 31° and 32° as today's weather respectively. So what are we talking about? Beside, the manufactures put all of that in perspective. It is layman talk. Nigeria is not the hottest part of the world even if that mattered anything.

Nissan Primera cars carry 3 different type of gear box- wey me I know, Some dey carry 2 electrical sockets, some na just one socket, and the third one na cvt. The first two na dextron III dem dey use. You grab now?

Roserbert:
Thanks everybody, your comments, advices and recommendations are much appreciated.

On a lighter mood...as educative as the comments coming in are, am kind of getting scared o. make e no be like say we don spoil something. Chai!

oluwaseunla:
Just seeing this. Dear Op, as they've said, please for the love of God, stop driving that car, at least until you change that transmission oil.

This is what you should do: contact nissparts, ask him to send you the NS-1 fluid (A bit pricey, but better than a new transmission). Drain that dexron in the box completely, and replace it with the NS-1. NS-1 is made by Nissan, you are not likely to get in any filling station. You don't want to mess with that transmission, trust me. If it packs, finding a replacement, not to talk of capable hands to work on it is a really long thing.

The green radiator coolant is OK for your car, just follow nurey's advice. While you are at it, return the thermostat.

Recommended engine oil is a wide range, but most people use 10w-40. You can order on Konga. There is the Castrol Magnatec semi-synthetic that is OK. If you want to use full synthetic, you can use 5w-40 Castrol Edge . Total Quartz 9000 is fine synthetic option too. Sold for N8,500/5 liters at most TOTAL Filling Stations. In our environment, please don't use anything lighter than 5w-40. Some people complain of timing chain rattle when they use extremely light oils.

There is this maintenance chapter in the Factory Service Manual that I strongly recommend that you should get. It's simple enough for anyone to understand.

Lastly you can register on NPOC UK. Just google it and register. It's a forum strictly for Primeras. Read through the threads, you'll learn a lot about your car.

All in all, the car is a really great and reliable ride. But she doesn't tolerate abuse.

Good luck!!!

nissparts:
If you have CVT light on the dash, your transmission is CVT.
NS1 4 litre gallon is averagely N14,000.
The longer you have the dexron II in there............................

honmusa:

I have use this car before , it an easy car to maintain,very great on gas,the parts device,etc rarely breakdown,wiring is intact ,and cos of it vvt actuator d car performance is wonderful at all engine speed range, good piece of engineering work from sunderland uk.Mine mileage clocked 350k km mileage and still running fine with no sign of power diminishing at any time.I will always prefer this car over camry or corolla of same year anytime. However the car is unforgiven and doesn't tolerate abuse by illiterate kazeems ,running fan direct,removing thermostat ,using wrong grade of oil,wrong spark plug etc and the car will never give u d best.
If you are in lagos ,call 08061166316 ,I can help u to put things right in dt vehicle if it has not being fully kazeeemed .

Roserbert:


How do you advise I drain the Dexron so as to ensure its completely drained from the box...

+ I have been trying to call you back since yesterday, your number is still not going thru. If you have another line aside the airtel I can reach you on.

autologic:

I will advice u get the ns1 fluid first and then find a mechanic to drain out the fluid completely and refill with d ns1.

Roserbert:


How do you advise I drain the Dexron so as to ensure its completely drained from the box...

+ I have been trying to call you back since yesterday, your number is still not going thru. If you have another line aside the airtel I can reach you on.

Roserbert:
I heard a noise like water boiling in the brunet, when i opened it, it was coming from the return box that is connected to radiator. (that has only been experienced once).
I also notice that once the problem happens and I turned off the ignition, then turned it back on, the CVT light will flash like 15times on the dashboard before going back off.