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Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by aadoiza: 1:38pm On May 15, 2015 |
989900:10 years on? Eeya, Pele. Must have hurt real bad. |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by dammytosh: 1:40pm On May 15, 2015 |
proxillin: WHere have you ever seen a BRand New Car Over Heat ? Learnee. |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by dammytosh: 1:42pm On May 15, 2015 |
ElFenomeno1: You are dumber. Only a faulty car over heat. In the case of themostat. A simple removal does. |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by ElFenomeno1: 1:44pm On May 15, 2015 |
dammytosh: No. Not necessarily, you dimwit. Dingbat |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by dammytosh: 1:46pm On May 15, 2015 |
ElFenomeno1: @Abatically just answered your wrong assertion. Keep removing thermostat. Get a good car okay and don't get mad at me for driving a car i never had to remove the thermostat. abatically: |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by Mcdonelldouglas(m): 2:18pm On May 15, 2015 |
Mess with your cooling system at your own risk. Nigerians that know better than the white man himself. Siena kindly set him straight. |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by proxillin(m): 2:22pm On May 15, 2015 |
dammytosh: I have seen a 2 years old brand new car over heat. i.e. A car bought as tear rubber, but over heated after 2 years. I have seen 3 year old over heating... Yes Brand new cars over heat but not in the first year (Maybe) |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by Nobody: 2:40pm On May 15, 2015 |
no all tokunbo cars overheat, you must identify the cause of overheating, cos the world tropicalized in misleading. sunshine's on most parts of the world, whether u live in an area that has 4 seasons or 2 seasons. I think cars that over heat have a fundamental defect which should be investigated, its wrong to just conclude that tropicalization is the cause of overheating in car. |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by Wallie(m): 3:06pm On May 15, 2015 |
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Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by Wallie(m): 3:12pm On May 15, 2015 |
Engine Overheating? - 9 Steps to Solve 1 - Clean Coolant? 2 - Radiator Debris? 3 - Leaks? 4 - Air Burp? 5 - Lower Radiator Hose Spring? 6 - Electric Fan? 7 - Thermostat? 8 - Water Pump? 9 - Fan Clutch? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrBI1hRTgx4 1 Like |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by ElFenomeno1: 3:25pm On May 15, 2015 |
dammytosh: Of course I saw that you drongo! The genesis of this is that you claimed it happened because a good tokunboh car was not purchased. Maybe you can shed more light on what you mean by good tokunboh car. Plus don't lie... you don't have a bloody car! 1 Like |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by chucky234(m): 3:49pm On May 15, 2015 |
femi4:He is the only sensible person on this thread, others are arguing blindly just to boost their ego. 1 Like |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by dammytosh: 3:53pm On May 15, 2015 |
proxillin: Thank you. After two years, a brand new car is no longer brand new and what it simply means is that it is faulty for it to over heat and trust me, i can't remember seeing any of such cars over heat in recent times.. No matter how you look at it , Over heating is a sign showing that there is a problem with the car. (Fan, Radiator etc) 2 Likes |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by abatically(m): 4:08pm On May 15, 2015 |
proxillin: A lot can happen to a car withing 1 day of purchase. 2 years is a long time. In fact if u buy a brand new car, take it to ur home and the next day u open the hood ro check ur radiator, then forgot to tighten the cover, and drove off. Tell me won't it overheat? So then is it possible for a day old brand new car to overheat? The answer is YES. 3 Likes |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by chucky234(m): 4:17pm On May 15, 2015 |
Lomomike and Abatically una just dey call this guy kazeem upon say the dude dey right (aside the removal of thermostat advice), tropicalization is a global thing. For those of you saying Dubai is tropic, our weather patterns are different, as are our climates. The level of economic development also differs: you cannot compare Dubai’s infrastructure to ours. As such, their roads are different, as is the type of fuel they are supplied with by oil giants like Shell and BP. This means their cars are built to certain specifications: their engines are built to operate within certain atmospheric conditions, while burning certain types of fuel, their suspensions have been set up to withstand certain road conditions, and yes, even the paint has been applied with a certain intensity of sunlight in mind. I'm not in support of removing thermostat , manufacturers build suspension and cooling system with climatic condition of the region in mind. Adjusting a first-world car’s setup to handle third world conditions like what we have in Nigeria is called tropicalization, and it usually making certain changes to enable the car adjust to its new environment. Tonychristopher was right though failed to explain in details the procedures and processes of tropicalizing a car. 1 Like |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by GAZZUZZ(m): 4:43pm On May 15, 2015 |
Femi4 you have unfinished home work 1 Like |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by tonychristopher: 5:26pm On May 15, 2015 |
chucky234: My brother how can I explain to people that refused to think out of box ..how can I explain to self acclaim guru of auto yet they have not designed a common 4 stroke engine ..how can I explain to people that have refused to understand adaptable conditions. How can i. explain to people that refused to believe that there are local ways to solve local issues In my place we call them Eze onye agwana m. Tropicalization is just common sensical yet common sense ain't common afterall |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by Nobody: 5:27pm On May 15, 2015 |
chucky234: Chucky234, there's a lot of reasons why I won't reply you on this topic. So you're being quiet or commenting is not noticed by me! |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by Nobody: 5:30pm On May 15, 2015 |
If a so called 'tropicalized' carina ii liftback could bring me so much headache and ache when I owned it, and a manufacturers spec maintained temperate weather Infiniti QX4, RX330 and Highlander could bring me so much joy and pleasant surprises, there's no amount of preaching and advert on 'tropicalization' that would change my mind. Team #NO MORE KAZEEMIZATION 2 Likes |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by chucky234(m): 5:30pm On May 15, 2015 |
lomomike:hmmm |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by chucky234(m): 5:39pm On May 15, 2015 |
lomomike:I have been following this thread from the onset but didn't want to comment but post like this one made me to post my comment and mentioned you in it, you still don't get what the dude is/was trying to say. |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by tonychristopher: 5:47pm On May 15, 2015 |
I wonder how the so called guru will say new cars don't OVERHEAT ....my friend bought a brand new Ford ecscort suv that one that looks like rav4 it overheated like crazy the car was ameriacn spec..he had to order new engine He bought the car at elizade motors Maryland So ..this is a man with almost 35 yrs driving experience |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by DGD1(m): 5:47pm On May 15, 2015 |
Chucky234, lemme believe your account has bin hacked, diz could have not come out from you. I just pity those you are misleading, lomomike enjoy your cars jawe..... m enjoying my pencil and muscle without *tropicalization*. d pencil is 5yrs counting, d paint is intact just bumper bruises from okada n Micra... aside DAT nothing, recommended tyre size, oil everything, I bought it from UK 95k miles.... now on 230k miles, so tell me more. d muscle is still recent, but its also serving. 1 Like |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by billy187(m): 5:52pm On May 15, 2015 |
Readonee35L: They are almost always different in real life but then the grade of petrol sold in Ghana is higher than that in Nigeria, for some reason. hmmm...to think you get roughly the same mpg in your Pilot i get in my Focus? I'd be better off with a larger, non-tropicalized vehicle! |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by abatically(m): 6:52pm On May 15, 2015 |
lomomike: Correkt guy 2 Likes |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by chucky234(m): 7:24pm On May 15, 2015 |
DGD1:LMAO biko I didn't recommend that you or Lomomike tropicalize your car ooooo. I only said the dude was right, people were casting him as if the word do not exist in automotive world. 1 Like |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by malambagu(m): 8:10pm On May 15, 2015 |
[color=#770077][/color] The weather is not thesame. |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by Specialist900(m): 8:31pm On May 15, 2015 |
lomomike:lol Since they said we in the tropics should tropicalize our cars those in the Antarctic should antarcticalise their cars too. Since we in hotter climates according to tonychristopher should remove our thermostat cos our country is hot those in the very cold region should add more thermostats to their cars to heat it up. 3 Likes |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by Nobody: 8:35pm On May 15, 2015 |
^^^ you can do it first, when you're done, give your report here. Lead by example |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by 9icetoo(m): 11:21pm On May 15, 2015 |
Specialist900:this cracked me up big time. Chuky234, like i said in my earlier post, that word was applicable probably in the 70s. I am not against changing tire sizes or some other modifications to suit what purpose a car was purchased for without risking an accident, however I am against the removal of thermostat and direct connection of the cooling fan. I don't know of any car made after the 90's that needs that level of abuse. The dude that has been driving for 35 years might not even know his tire size not to talk of how many cylinders his engine has got. If you give a brand new car to an idiot, he will still find a way to wreck it. My cousin caused an overheat on her tokunbo lexus rx300 just two days after she bought it. She failed to close the radiator cap properly. She called me to say the dealer sold her a bad car. When i inspected her car, i showed her her error and she has since learnt her lesson. |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by tonychristopher: 12:48am On May 16, 2015 |
Specialist900: Have you ever heard the word ..winterization. if you havent pls research .... |
Re: The Reason Why That Your Tokunbo Car Keeps Overheating Here In Nigeria by tonychristopher: 7:20am On May 16, 2015 |
kaeforum: Bro do you know that some cars are prone to overheat due to engine design ..... Just like Honda cars tyres pulling out in middle of know where |
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