MrChilaka:
Acknowledge the following
1. that you are now in possession of a USED VEHICLE which probably may have passed the dealers warranty.
2. Previous owner (in this case Onyibo)may or may not have done all that is needed to keep the vehicle in top shape
3. The Chairman who drove the car via the bush to beat customs or robbers may have driven the vehicle like it was stolen – HARD AND FAST
4. In most cases the Car may have been parked for a long time since it was last used by the Onyibo owner and as its typical with mechanical parts long period of idleness is bad for mechanical systems.

Nicepoker:
for dream

MhizEndy:
For real.. Chelsea is back

bitingcool:
Thank you for the tips. Can you please drop a link to an app for oil change alerts?

ndcide:
all this one na wahala. that's why i love manual transmission. i don't have Auto. So why cant we tow the car, when it develops issues on the high way.

Kashif:
A lot of misinformation.

ladel:
Gracia! Santa Sana!!
Can you pls give a rough estimate for duration for gear oil change for most tokunbo cars? Someone once told me thrice a year

san316:
Op is not serious. Why keep us hanging. What is the app for mornitoring oil change? Answer ort i report u to the mods

vani86:
OP, please give me an example of an app to use in monitoring d ATF change.

princefaculty:
Nice one there.
What apps can one use to detect when oil change is due?
Thanks

bandol:
How do we know when its time to change the gear oil

Smarte724:
This ur write up is inconclusive until u give us a a link to d app

san316:
Op is not serious. Why keep us hanging. What is the app for mornitoring oil change? Answer ort i report u to the mods

ukata16:
Obviously this is a copy an paste routine.... app we no see, reply we no hear

stevecantrell:


OP, I like to drive around town in D3 rather than D. I use D only on the expressway. Is this safe for my AT ?

MrChilaka:


[size=13pt]It would not affect your AT, yet still on D3 it means your gear range is 1 - 3 and that means you would use more fuel compared to someone whose gear range is 1 - 4 with D4 plying same distance as you and driving under same conditions as you.
Newer transmission have higher gear range. [/size]

Misterpaul:
Good information. But please, concerning draining of oil using the 20-80 rule, how do i know what quantity constitutes 20% or 80% of the total oil?

And kindly tell us how we can get this App that can be used to monitor the oil.

Dottore:
@OP you did an appreciable job but you forgot to mention anything about axle oil. Some actually think that it's only cars with rear wheel drives that have axle oil compartment. The truth is that front wheel drive cars also have compartments for Axle oil aside the normal ATF. most times the oil that goes into the axle oil is SAE 90 it's thicker than ATF. Some mechanics are ignorant of this but believe me a constant check and regular change of this oil helps the life of your auto transmission.
We have a Camry that arrived with 116,000km in it's odometer now it's running into 258,000km yet the gearbox and engine are still very healthy because of regular checks and maintenance.

cardoctor:
You can read more on automatic gearbox problems on my post. Please click on the link below.


https://www.nairaland.com/1364064/automatic-gearbox-problems#




Car-doctor.

MrChilaka:
[size=13pt]Based on vehicles used by Nigerians subsequent posts would show manufacturer recommended ATFs Honda, Toyota, Ford, Benz. See below ATF test slip. You can let a drop of your vehicle ATF drop on a white sheet of paper and compare with the below image. [/size]