JUO: Siena has refused to confirm the detail of the car but i think is vw passat 1993 GT

JUO: Siena has refused to confirm the detail of the car but i think is vw passat 1993 GT

t-die:


It would be nice if you could show us what your doing with your Beema. Let start to encourage people to either work on their cars themselves if they have the knowledge, or at least take them to competent mechanics. With the level of complexity of the more modern cars, it wont be long before our roadside destroyers start condemning even the latest Toyotas because of their electronic complexity.

yungboss: good job t-die, nice write up. After being "smoked" by the 2007 3.5l camry V6 (one of my threads), i have decided to replace the engine of my 2000 323ci 5MT with a 2001 330i...i have ordered for the engine but it hasn't arrived. Good job man.
Samuelk, welldone.

Siena:

You don't need to be an engineer, or even technically-minded to get to grips with the inner workings of your car. All you need is an interest, then the rest all falls into place.

ziccoit:

Tell me more about this line. I want to be involved in management of my car but don't know where to start, what to get and how to go about it.

wisesystem: t-die been following the progress you have been making on your car project, very impressive. But wont advice just anyone to embark on such a project oh! If we quantify the cost of the services you perform yourself and add that to the cost of other services you out-source and cost of parts, then its advice able for those of us not so grounded with the intricacies and complexities of a car engine to not get carried away and start such a project ooh!... we would simply end up wishing we had walked to a car stand rather.

Nonetheless you and the likes of Sienna and Ikenna have succeeded in creating that consciousness in Nairalanders and Nigerians to get more interested in knowing something about their cars. Been on the forum for just about a year and the increase in my car knowledge has been phenomenal,already my colleagues in the office now come to me for advice on car issues
( if only they knew who the real gurus are on Nairaland ) and that's after I educated them on the dangers of thermostat removal and the false idea of Injector Nozzles being serviced by our roadside Mechs, and the need to use the right tyre size in ones car.

Would keep following the progress your making, already learning a thing or two from your project. More grease to your obviously already greased elbow...

lomomike: Goodmornin NL'ers hope ya'll doin great? No pun intended, thank you all for ur immense contribution to T-die's thread and also thanks for the words of encouragement pls folks who want to tune their cars, I suggest they should kindly go start up their own thread. Reason is simple: so as not to derail this interesting thread thus make this thread complex and stale for t-die and the followers of his thread. #just an idea/suggestion#. Peace on ya'll

yungboss: good job t-die, nice write up. After being "smoked" by the 2007 3.5l camry V6 (one of my threads), i have decided to replace the engine of my 2000 323ci 5MT with a 2001 330i...i have ordered for the engine but it hasn't arrived. Good job man.
Samuelk, welldone.

Emperoh: Jesus!!!

Where have i been? So much for being off Car talk for a while!
I dare not miss this again.

T-Die, i followed you Peugeot Enugu - Akwa-ibom trip and i must say it was exciting
But this thread is taking things to a higher level. . . . . . . .kudos. I am really keen at this project for 2 reasons
I have always loved this spec of Audi A4 02-05 and i dream owning one. But it dealt with a friend who had a 1.8 Liter turbocharged engine. Hence, it was with glee i latched on to see what you are doing here and will ask him to come on here.

What his issues did was discourage me on the durability of this car and how it is issue prone. Hence, with your advice, maybe i will discard the 325i i am making plans to buy and switch back my love for this.

Secondly, you work will validate my belief that Audis are better cars to Benz. This assertion will end in a long debate.

However, i have some questions;
What City are you in? I guess PH
Will u be sharing the full cost incurred and a likely idea of what basic parts on this unit costs?
What likely issues should one expect for a car like this?

On another side, can i kindly make a request. This is in line with the need to patronize more equipped and knowledgeable mechanics.

Depending on what City you are based in, can i suggest that we give names and contact details of mechanics workshops where one can get a full auto service just like the one T-die is using?

We are not talking of road side mechanics here and i am not also looking to see the contact of Stallion or Kia Motors here or anything of sorts.
If you live in lagos, abuja, ph, enugu, kano etc. These will help others assess these services while using the knowledge we gain as a launch pad.

Tdie, kudos and keep it up. Fully subscribing to this

t-die:


Thanks for the encouragement.

Truth is that some Audi B6s are better left alone-at least in Nigeria. This includes the 1.8T.
Apart from the fact that Turbo Engines are dreaded by a lot of Nigerian mechs, The 1.8 T came with a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission)instead of the regular automatic transmission. A double no-no for the car in my opinion.

I am based in Uyo and am willing to detail costs (if you're interested)-the costs are surprisingly not too high considering the quality of items you're getting. Just that transfer charges and shipping costs can add up to quite a bit if you get carried away... ;-)

As regards likely issues for the 3.0 Quattro (My model), Can't really think of anything that can go wrong again (apart from very unlikely automatic transmission issues)-since I'll be replacing the timing belt, water pump, serpentine (fan) belt, Automatic transmission fluid and filter, Radiator + condenser etc with brand new units from Audi through Siena.

You have sent me scampering back to the safety of where i was coming from.
In essence, i do better stick to my 325i or C240. . . . I am not given to plenty auto head aches due to my kind of work hence, need something that will give me the necessary power push and at the same time, durability.

Now, going by the above (per the reasons given), it is better to do the 3.0 liter quattro than the 1.8 liter turbo-charged? Also, are there issues that covers the two models? Cos sincerely, i do love to do this Audi but i need to sure i won't get into wahala after i must have done the right stuff.

How would you compare it to the 3 series E46 and the C class of same period?


On the power steering fluid, i think the previous owner used the red fluid we commonly find here.
Cos if it was the normal green fluid, it would turn black or some of a dark shade.
My thoughts though.

I would love Siena's input here as well.

Emperoh:

You have sent me scampering back to the safety of where i was coming from.
In essence, i do better stick to my 325i or C240. . . . I am not given to plenty auto head aches due to my kind of work hence, need something that will give me the necessary power push and at the same time, durability.

Now, going by the above (per the reasons given), it is better to do the 3.0 liter quattro than the 1.8 liter turbo-charged? Also, are there issues that covers the two models? Cos sincerely, i do love to do this Audi but i need to sure i won't get into wahala after i must have done the right stuff.

How would you compare it to the 3 series E46 and the C class of same period?


On the power steering fluid, i think the previous owner used the red fluid we commonly find here.
Cos if it was the normal green fluid, it would turn black or some of a dark shade.
My thoughts though.

I would love Siena's input here as well.

t-die:


Lol. I do not think you'd meet any less occasional challenges with the C240 or BMW. I daresay you might meet even more challenges with the Merc.-build quality for the W203 (if that's the model you want) was not exactly at its best. You can ask Trac or look at the Merc thread here.

My own candid advice; avoid ANY turbocharged engine.... Even if na Toyota sef... Except you have a verified good mechanic.

Siena: ^^^ Emperoh, your email address was incorrect, as my email was returned immediately I sent it.

lomomike: Hello fellow NLers how una dey? Abeg wia oga t-die enta? #desperately searchin everywhere even under my bedsheet#