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Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by uchman(m): 3:33am On Dec 03, 2013
uchman: Hello all the gurus In da house(Ikenna,Sienna...)
,please this is the 4th month now my 98 MODEL Auto Golf3 car
has been on repair,but it refused to start...The car overheated
and stopped by itself while travelling,i called the road side
mechanic,who changed the top gasket and other things he did,i
didnt start,an Electrician got involved,still same,after 1 MONTH
at Enugu,i decided to tow it down to onitsha to my mechanic
workshop,but this is now 3months the car has been in
Onitsha,still nothing good came up...I have replaced many things
like[distributor,coil,brainbox,Engine sensor],everything still
same...Now I was told to buy a new kick starter...Can kick
starter be the problem?...PLEASE HELP GURUS,COS ITZ DRIVING
ME CRAZY...thank you
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by uchman(m): 3:35am On Dec 03, 2013
The engine revolves so slow, can the KICK STARTER be da fault?
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by uchman(m): 6:56am On Dec 04, 2013
Please Sienna,Ikenna,Nisparts and co, please view and comment...
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by ukandi1(m): 5:43pm On Dec 04, 2013
are u sure the timing chain is not tampered with? it may stil be brainbox wahala. for auto, i dont think its kick starter otherwise even the gearbox wil pack up.
ikenna and sienna shud know beta
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by Trac: 5:03am On Dec 05, 2013
uchman: uchman: Hello all the gurus In da house(Ikenna,Sienna...)
,please this is the 4th month now my 98 MODEL Auto Golf3 car
has been on repair,but it refused to start...The car overheated
and stopped by itself while travelling,i called the road side
mechanic,who changed the top gasket and other things he did,i
didnt start,an Electrician got involved,still same,after 1 MONTH
at Enugu,i decided to tow it down to onitsha to my mechanic
workshop,but this is now 3months the car has been in
Onitsha,still nothing good came up...I have replaced many things
like[distributor,coil,brainbox,Engine sensor],everything still
same...Now I was told to buy a new kick starter...Can kick
starter be the problem?...PLEASE HELP GURUS,COS ITZ DRIVING
ME CRAZY...thank you

I am sorry to hear about your issue. I can imagine your downtime and frustration. From the scanty information presented, two details are logical. That is an occurence of an overheat and the mechancis cleaning you out (financially). My limited encounter is with an Audi that bent valves. Twice, it bent! One as bad as 45 degrees. After much critical-thinking, the conclusion was drawn that it must have previously overheated. The owner verified so. The previous owner had overheated the engine and effects occured afterwards, so he decided to sell the vehicle and my friend bought it. Truth is: no one can really help your issue here (if you want to avoid being miserable). Siena can assist limitedly (as a dedicated specialist) but the vehicle needs to be in care of a specialist or a working mechanic. I'll recommend you appeal to the working professionals around your locality that silently log-on or ask for a competent mechanic from nearby Nairalanders. Don't be seduced by any gimmick on this matter [of yours]. It is also dangerous.


That's my little contribution.

ukandi1: are u sure the timing chain is not tampered with? it may stil be brainbox wahala. for auto, i dont think its kick starter otherwise even the gearbox wil pack up.
ikenna and sienna shud know beta

Random thoughts: It is not encouraging. It's a mechanic's job and he can't go around that. A good mechanic will NEVER take description(s) from his clients as the actuality-thereof except he is sure such client is mechanically versed and has proven himself. That's a blunt rule.

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Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by uchman(m): 7:38am On Dec 05, 2013
Trac:

I am sorry to hear about your issue. I can imagine your downtime and frustration. From the scanty information presented, two details are logical. That is an occurence of an overheat and the mechancis cleaning you out (financially). My limited encounter is with an Audi that bent valves. Twice, it bent! One as bad as 45 degrees. After much critical-thinking, the conclusion was drawn that it must have previously overheated. The owner verified so. The previous owner had overheated the engine and effects occured afterwards, so he decided to sell the vehicle and my friend bought it. Truth is: no one can really help your issue here (if you want to avoid being miserable). Siena can assist limitedly (as a dedicated specialist) but the vehicle needs to be in care of a specialist or a working mechanic. I'll recommend you appeal to the working professionals around your locality that silently log-on or ask for a competent mechanic from nearby Nairalanders. Don't be seduced by any gimmick on this matter [of yours]. It is also dangerous.


That's my little contribution.



Random thoughts: It is not encouraging. It's a mechanic's job and he can't go around that. A good mechanic will NEVER take description(s) from his clients as the actuality-thereof except he is sure such client is mechanically versed and has proven himself. That's a blunt rule.
...Thanks for your contribution,it helped a lot! I tried 2 different mechanics,they all thought it was TIMING or the VALVE, worked on it still no difference...The engine revolves slowly while being kicked...Good morning...
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by Trac: 9:32am On Dec 05, 2013
uchman: ...Thanks for your contribution,it helped a lot! I tried 2 different mechanics,they all thought it was TIMING or the VALVE, worked on it still no difference...The engine revolves slowly while being kicked...Good morning...

If the diagnosis turns out inconclusive, then find someone else. Chances are: no diagnoses are being done. No help can be given online. You can waste your time and prove me wrong but it's mere logic. The competent service man will not return the vehicle after his care in the state you have mentioned. If all you want to do is remove each symptom, you can running around in favour of achieving that objective. If you really want to get your vehicle fixed, a competent mechanic is not hard to find. Someone will recommend one to you. A competent mechanic will seeks for tricks; then, he can work on the vehicle. Don't be deceived by what the web offers. There are proper ways to do so. The two mechanics you hired did not work to standard. The vehicle has to be seen onsite and interacted upon to make any conclusions whatsoever. Tests will be run. So, the cheapest route is [still] to find the competent workman that will resolve ALL the problems with no pragmatic (without application of logic) mindset.
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by Ikenna351(m): 10:41am On Dec 05, 2013
Trac:

If the diagnosis turns out inconclusive, then find someone else. Chances are: no diagnoses are being done. No help can be given online. You can waste your time and prove me wrong but it's mere logic. The competent service man will not return the vehicle after his care in the state you have mentioned. If all you want to do is remove each symptom, you can running around in favour of achieving that objective. If you really want to get your vehicle fixed, a competent mechanic is not hard to find. Someone will recommend one to you. A competent mechanic will seeks for tricks; then, he can work on the vehicle. Don't be deceived by what the web offers. There are proper ways to do so. The two mechanics you hired did not work to standard. The vehicle has to be seen onsite and interacted upon to make any conclusions whatsoever. Tests will be run. So, the cheapest route is [still] to find the competent workman that will resolve ALL the problems with no pragmatic (without application of logic) mindset.


Trac,

You have been going round the section, throwing insults to some Car Talk members indirectly, and trying to be smart about it with grammer. I was hoping you would get tired and drop it. But I was wrong.

Car Talk was created to help Nigerians discuss their cars, both negatively or/and positively, issues with their cars and solutions to get those issues sorted/fixed. And so far, we have been progressing on that. A lot of members have gotten the help here in Car Talk they couldnt get out their in workshops, from fellow members. You have no clue what Nigerians go through in the hands of some clowns that call temselves mechanics, so you need to keep your thoughts to yourself on how members can't get help online.

Car Talk is not my property, neither Nairaland is. It's someone's means of making money. Don't go about destroying someone's business. If members stop visiting Car Talk to sought for solutions to their car issues, we could as well ask the Admin, Seun, to close Car Talk, so that we all can go back to Autos section, for those who would remain in Nairaland if Car Talk seize to exist.

There are so many online car forums, if not in hundreds. People go there to help themselves in keeping their cars in good shape as long as they want/could, yet you left them them and chose to start your campaign against online car diagnosis on a mere section of a forum, that is not even a full forum. Why not start your campaign there? We have Toyotanation. Start from there. Sometimes, you think we dont know how Americans truly fix/repair their cars in those "cheap" dealership workshops. Of course, all those Youtube videos on DIY were made by Nigerians and posted online.

Nairaland members bring their Peugeots with injection issues to me. I diagnose, fix them and charge them for that. Those that would require engine to be dropped or more serious internal engine issues, i would direct them to a good Peugeot mechanic i can vouch for. But it has not stopped me from coming online, Car Talk, to offer suggestions or solutions to issues I could diagnose online, depending on how technically minded the individual/member is. So let's not kill that spirit in Car Talk, what sustains this section.

Ikenna

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Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by Ikenna351(m): 10:46am On Dec 05, 2013
Uchman,

Am sorry. I saw your thread before now. But I don't know much about VW. So I don't want to give the wrong advice or sollution to your car issue(s).

I know you are not daft. You must ahve tried everything you can to get the car fixed with available resources in various workshops, but it hasnt worked out, hence, your sought for help here. I believe someone would suggest a better mechanic to you here, even if you don't get a better solution on how to fix the problems

Ikenna

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Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by acorntree(m): 1:44am On Dec 06, 2013
What do u mean by the engine revolve so slow? Do u mean d engine is cranking but not starting. A cranking engine indicates d starter is still ok which means u have to look elsewhere. Are u sure the battery is ok. Is the fuel pump working optimally. Is the engine misfiring?
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by Trac: 4:20am On Dec 06, 2013
Ikenna351:


Trac,

You have been going round the section, throwing insults to some Car Talk members indirectly, and trying to be smart about it with grammer. I was hoping you would get tired and drop it. But I was wrong.

Car Talk was created to help Nigerians discuss their cars, both negatively or/and positively, issues with their cars and solutions to get those issues sorted/fixed. And so far, we have been progressing on that. A lot of members have gotten the help here in Car Talk they couldnt get out their in workshops, from fellow members. You have no clue what Nigerians go through in the hands of some clowns that call temselves mechanics, so you need to keep your thoughts to yourself on how members can't get help online.

Car Talk is not my property, neither Nairaland is. It's someone's means of making money. Don't go about destroying someone's business. If members stop visiting Car Talk to sought for solutions to their car issues, we could as well ask the Admin, Seun, to close Car Talk, so that we all can go back to Autos section, for those who would remain in Nairaland if Car Talk seize to exist.

There are so many online car forums, if not in hundreds. People go there to help themselves in keeping their cars in good shape as long as they want/could, yet you left them them and chose to start your campaign against online car diagnosis on a mere section of a forum, that is not even a full forum. Why not start your campaign there? We have Toyotanation. Start from there. Sometimes, you think we dont know how Americans truly fix/repair their cars in those "cheap" dealership workshops. Of course, all those Youtube videos on DIY were made by Nigerians and posted online.

Nairaland members bring their Peugeots with injection issues to me. I diagnose, fix them and charge them for that. Those that would require engine to be dropped or more serious internal engine issues, i would direct them to a good Peugeot mechanic i can vouch for. But it has not stopped me from coming online, Car Talk, to offer suggestions or solutions to issues I could diagnose online, depending on how technically minded the individual/member is. So let's not kill that spirit in Car Talk, what sustains this section.

Ikenna

Ikenna, you have a guilty conscience. All you have stated is nothing that has occurred. You find yourself well placed in that perspective. You will discover why I stated so. All the misunderstandings, I look at it as past. I responded to the OP in good conscience so that he doesn't waste any more time. It was advice for his current issue not anything else. That is why I am responding to you kindly. I am also picky who I respond to. For your condescending remark on grammar, I will use urban words that you can understand. Street words! Including referencing an online dictionary! Pardon my long draft.

Being blunt is not the same as silently abusing people. When you tell people what they want to hear at the expense of the truth, it is whoredom. What you are appealing to is an utopian perspective.

To the point: the introduction of the OP cannot be grasp save for two sentences. That is: the car overheated and money has been spent. He tries to express what has gone on and the corrective measures done. He details but says nothing. The details aren’t adding. He is not a mechanic. I don’t know about you but headgaskets are not replaced as you change fuses. -----POINT NUMBER 1

If I’m correct about the OP’s disclosure, three mechanics have worked on the vehicle and still unfit to ply the roads. It is now in a condition worse than when the vehicle was started before the mishap. This is coupled with the fact an overheat has occurred. -----POINT NUMBER 2

Money has been spent and all he has gotten in return is “motion instead of progress.” -----POINT NUMBER 3

I’ve broken down to points so that it will be clear who acted maliciously (as you claim) and the “saint” that is upholding the fictitious “spirit.” The stupidity will be made clear.

POINT NUMBER 1 – the subject cannot express the occurring conditions. It is vague. Is this the basis to which you’ll offer counsel? On a bad descriptive foundation?! It is very common on NL. However, rewards are gotten and recognitions acquired as post multiply. Counsels upon unreliable and undependable collection of information! Smart, right?!!!

POINT NUMBER 2 – From my point-of-view, nothing was done. The job according to U.S. scales is for an M2 or M3. These two top the “food chain” in service and repair. Cylinder head and cylinder block specialists respectively. Vehicle overheated and these two machinist will play no role to according to your opinion.
Why is he where he is today? Tricks! Pimping! It has been pimped-out. “Trick” is a word also associated with automotive (especially in racing: in racing context, it is mostly positive). Definition!

From dictionary.com

Trick:
+ To bring about the desired result.
++ A crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
+++ The general term, refers usually to an underhanded act designed to cheat someone, but it sometimes refers merely to a pleasurable deceiving of the senses

Look up “underhanded”!

Pimping is urban for tricks. A tricked-out (pimped-out) vehicle (in this context to which we are discussing) is achieving an expected by means not standard (in the scientific community: unacceptable, eccentric). That is crooked, crafty, etc. The term is used in other context too but it’s always void of the right way. It’s clear at this point why the boastful “pragmatic” stance is/was offensive. When you are identified as being pragmatic in science and technology, it is NOT a compliment. In other words, void of “logic.” This is not the television but the real world. --it can also be used in marketing; that is – to sell a product – dynamic but that is off-point.

Moving on: his vehicle has been pimped-out and he is unsatisfied by the remarkable outcome. At this point, “every trick in the book” (this time, an idiom) does not produce the desired result, hence the internet. A concise explanation was given to him respectfully, that there is no way around this but the proper way. Examine the parts replaced. The problem is not addressed.

POINT NUMBER 3 – Money wasted, time wasted and peace of mind compromised. Is this the time to be stupid? To give the man involved less than the truth? Arbitrarily, if he was to spend $700 and the vehicle is to standard with four days of downtime, how logical is it for trial-by-error not to exceed that cost? He has wasted some money already. The competent mechanic that will work on it will not consider three previous labour done to it. He is getting his money in full.
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Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by Trac: 4:23am On Dec 06, 2013
The matter before the OP is a major job. Nothing can be done online. Warpage will be checked for. Matter also has been complicated. Why waste his time? That is for the specialist. If it needs machining.

Am I the person that was malicious or wicked? Because the blunt truth was given?! All I did was to tell him to find a qualified mechanic. The fact I did not disclose to him and bore him of the details does not mean I made any transgression.

Addressing your sentiments: that is very hypocritical of you. You’d rather have them look up to you and feed them tricks. Then, proceeding the tricks are: “Ikenna Ikenna.” As the guru, oppositions must be eliminated; even if you have to resort to sentiments: how ingenious.

I have never perpetuated the false propaganda that Nigerian mechanics are bad. My stance against that lie is strong and have taken some negative remarks from that. You are one of the ring-leaders. I have always been in favour of Nigerian mechanics because I learnt a lot through them. You are also robbing the mechanics by this stupid propaganda because of self-voyeurism. They have families to feed. By apprenticeship and work-experience, they understand their field. The understanding of tricks or pragmatic standards was taught to me by a Nigerian mechanic: a Yoruba; in the 90’s. No tricks and it will stand the test of time. Good men still exist; rare but they do. You also support the idea that it is okay to purchase vehicles that Nigerians mechanics are not completely apt to and encourage owners to resort to Google. Where have I been wrong? Is it because I have constructively corrected some people and according to their reasoning took it as an insult? Or some awareness is being created?!

This is still CAR-TALK and nothing warrants shutting it down. You are more of a nuisance than the narcissist-perception created of me. You are creating NO awareness; rather a cult. Remember Car-Doctor’s response to you about certain matters as impossible for online troubleshooting? He was trying to shield you because you were explicitly exposing yourself as inept and you took offense. We saw how it turned out. Certain issues can be resolved online (that is true). I will participate. I would have considered hazardous risks and potential(s) for property-loss as minimal or non-existent.

The valuable information (majority) on the web were published during the time it was dominated by geeks. The web wasn’t as it is today. Self-Actualised professionals disclosed a measure of information and troubleshooting. Today, the baby-boomers are not doing so. They’ve lost their retirement and they rarely get customers for service. The internet has destroyed their “market” and many aren’t doing so again. They have regrets and uncertain about the future. How many record-stores and bookstores are available

In current times, the U.S. is preparing for the collapse of the dollar. Do you think you will be able to get on the web? It cost $2-3 billion a month in electricity to power one of the data centres in the States. The centre giving free services to the world. The web may not be for long. Encourage the involvement of mechanics when applicable.

We have driven the professionals from Auto/Car-Talk. They don’t talk. They are suppressed. I am not campaigning nor discrediting anyone. I rarely click on such threads. What I have learnt from Car-Talk is what I never learnt in Africa. Thanks to many like you.

In conclusion, I am not here to favour microwave solutions. I’m not looking for internet reputation either. What you’ll get from me is the consistency of doing the right thing. I’ve always stood for that. I’ll encourage aspiring mechanics/engineers and give them information off NL (because of people like you) because it matters strongly to me.

NB: scrap that conclusion that I’m going threads silently attacking or insulting or whatever. I don’t do things that way. That’s petty and nothing gets resolved. My approach would be to open a thread and in constructive-criticism my points so that it is difficult to prove otherwise. At one point, a write-up in defense of Nigerian mechanics was in process till the issue at the MB thread caused me to think otherwise. My sources put together but I can’t publish it anymore because it would be too direct. I exercise discretion a lot more than you think.

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Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by ukandi1(m): 7:17am On Dec 06, 2013
TRAC,
ur verbosity and grandiloquence counts to nothing.
you insulted me directly in d suggestion i gave to the OP. its there for all to see. pls scroll up and read ur response to my suggestion. your language was derogatory, defamatory and contemptuous. you have just displayed it here again in ur reply to IKENNA.
you just revealed that you are a very proud person. i hope that you are psychologically stable enough otherwise, i will say you need help.

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Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by instinctg(m): 3:51pm On Dec 06, 2013
scan ! Scan !! SCAN !!!
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by Ikenna351(m): 5:40pm On Dec 06, 2013
uchman,

Now let's see what we can do while we waite for others more knowledgeable in VW.

1. Overheated while in a Journey

You said the car overheated. What happened? The car suddenly stalled/engine went off while in motion? Or you realised the car was overheating, stopped the car and kill/switch off the engine? Did you make an attempt to start the car after the car overheated? Did it start? I want us to know exactly what happened.



2. Head Gasket replacement

Before the head gasket replacement, was the engine starting, though running poorly?



3. Starter

I want to believe the non-starting issue led to the issue of failed started. Because the car was refusing to start, they problably were cranking the engine longer than it should which eventaully killed the motor in the starter (aka amiture). But the truth is, for Peugeots, if there starter crank speed becomes slower, the car wont start, just like a failing battery would do in Peugeots, even though the engine would be cranking. But they need to crank faster for the Engine management to do its work. A dragging starter will sap or reduce 12 ve+ that goes to engine management and the rest of the injection components. If those components and the ECU receive less than required volts, the engine wont run, even though it would crank.

If you car were manual transmission, the easiest way to test if starter is the culprit is to push-start the car. But in your case, since its auto, it has to be started while car is stationary.


But if the car refused to start after replacing the head gasket (and the starter was good then), I would say that replacing the car may not solve the non-start issue, even though it may contribute.


Your CKP (what Peugeot calls RPM sensor) would make the car not to start if it fails. But that your engine simply overheated shouldnt damage the sensor. I dont know about VW, but Peugoet mounts their RPM sensor on Bellhousing. Oh! CKP means Crankshaft Position Sensor.

If one were to diagnose the car with info you provided so far, one would suspect the engine timing. Probably, it was not well timed after the head gasket replacement, since the timing belt/chain would have to be removed before the cylinder head comes out.


If you answer the above questions, we can able to direct you were and were need to be checked, even if they are to be done by your mechanics.


Where is the car now at Onitsha? Mgbuka-Obosi? I grew up in Awka and Enugu towns, so I know exactly what you are going through.

Your car is OBD II compliant. But finding where you can scan the car in Onitsha may be a little bit difficult. But note that not all OBD II scan tools can scan the Golf III (though I dont know your engine/electrical system). But I have tried my 2 scan tools on a Golf III with 1.8 L engine, but both couldnt communiacte with the ECUs, because they dont have the ECU protocol. But then, your car issue may not be an electrical matter. But it wouldnt hurt to know what a scanner has to say.

Good luck!


Ikenna
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by Nobody: 8:07pm On Dec 06, 2013
Trac do you seriously sit down to type all these?!



Trac: The matter before the OP is a major job. Nothing can be done online. Warpage will be checked for. Matter also has been complicated. Why waste his time? That is for the specialist. If it needs machining.

Am I the person that was malicious or wicked? Because the blunt truth was given?! All I did was to tell him to find a qualified mechanic. The fact I did not disclose to him and bore him of the details does not mean I made any transgression.

Addressing your sentiments: that is very hypocritical of you. You’d rather have them look up to you and feed them tricks. Then, proceeding the tricks are: “Ikenna Ikenna.” As the guru, oppositions must be eliminated; even if you have to resort to sentiments: how ingenious.

I have never perpetuated the false propaganda that Nigerian mechanics are bad. My stance against that lie is strong and have taken some negative remarks from that. You are one of the ring-leaders. I have always been in favour of Nigerian mechanics because I learnt a lot through them. You are also robbing the mechanics by this stupid propaganda because of self-voyeurism. They have families to feed. By apprenticeship and work-experience, they understand their field. The understanding of tricks or pragmatic standards was taught to me by a Nigerian mechanic: a Yoruba; in the 90’s. No tricks and it will stand the test of time. Good men still exist; rare but they do. You also support the idea that it is okay to purchase vehicles that Nigerians mechanics are not completely apt to and encourage owners to resort to Google. Where have I been wrong? Is it because I have constructively corrected some people and according to their reasoning took it as an insult? Or some awareness is being created?!

This is still CAR-TALK and nothing warrants shutting it down. You are more of a nuisance than the narcissist-perception created of me. You are creating NO awareness; rather a cult. Remember Car-Doctor’s response to you about certain matters as impossible for online troubleshooting? He was trying to shield you because you were explicitly exposing yourself as inept and you took offense. We saw how it turned out. Certain issues can be resolved online (that is true). I will participate. I would have considered hazardous risks and potential(s) for property-loss as minimal or non-existent.

The valuable information (majority) on the web were published during the time it was dominated by geeks. The web wasn’t as it is today. Self-Actualised professionals disclosed a measure of information and troubleshooting. Today, the baby-boomers are not doing so. They’ve lost their retirement and they rarely get customers for service. The internet has destroyed their “market” and many aren’t doing so again. They have regrets and uncertain about the future. How many record-stores and bookstores are available

In current times, the U.S. is preparing for the collapse of the dollar. Do you think you will be able to get on the web? It cost $2-3 billion a month in electricity to power one of the data centres in the States. The centre giving free services to the world. The web may not be for long. Encourage the involvement of mechanics when applicable.

We have driven the professionals from Auto/Car-Talk. They don’t talk. They are suppressed. I am not campaigning nor discrediting anyone. I rarely click on such threads. What I have learnt from Car-Talk is what I never learnt in Africa. Thanks to many like you.

In conclusion, I am not here to favour microwave solutions. I’m not looking for internet reputation either. What you’ll get from me is the consistency of doing the right thing. I’ve always stood for that. I’ll encourage aspiring mechanics/engineers and give them information off NL (because of people like you) because it matters strongly to me.

NB: scrap that conclusion that I’m going threads silently attacking or insulting or whatever. I don’t do things that way. That’s petty and nothing gets resolved. My approach would be to open a thread and in constructive-criticism my points so that it is difficult to prove otherwise. At one point, a write-up in defense of Nigerian mechanics was in process till the issue at the MB thread caused me to think otherwise. My sources put together but I can’t publish it anymore because it would be too direct. I exercise discretion a lot more than you think.

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Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by dgitrader(m): 8:52pm On Dec 06, 2013
Bros
Forget all the long theories
I truely feel your pain.
Your challenge isn't new, the roadside mechanics have finished ur car electrical wise.
Simply get a new engine and also convert the damn ride to a manual gearbox. That's the only reasonable restoration your golf can get. Thank me later.
Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by Trac: 4:22am On Dec 07, 2013
smartchoice: Trac do you seriously sit down to type all these?!

Sadly, when I was done, I realised how much time I had spent to address something erroneously perceived and chilled for the rest of the evening discouraged. It feels as though I am being wicked but it isn't. I forget things (conflicts) and move on. The original response is as I would advice a person standing in front of me. I felt bad for him because he has toasted his engine and he is still being ripped-off; coupled with the potential of having a thread that will span several pages with no result. Once you've toasted an engine, anything else you are doing is wasted-effort. It's not a mechanic's job. There are 17 levels of auto-mechanic/expertise levels in the U.S. It is for level 16 and 17. They are not mechanics but regarded as specialist and they are licensed. Once they are done, the mechanics can continue. Engine needs to be taken apart and verification will start visually, then the dial-indicator used to acquire offsets. He could avoid all these headaches by purchasing another engine. Look at the vapid response given: it does not address the root but maintain the problem. I didn't want to be the one to break the bad news to him because I could feel where he was coming from and had been milked-financially. The admin had no business saying anything. I don't know if he has a quota to fill on the numbers of NLers he must ban. I will exercise more caution next time.

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Re: Issues With My '98 VW Golf III Auto trans by DECOtech(m): 6:00pm On Jul 14, 2014
So someone comes on NL, opens a thread to get help on a problem of his but his thread is turned to a court session. As for the OP, since u say the engine turns slowly, I wld suggest you try a new kick-starter which is a cheaper "nxt step" to buying a new engine. I'm saying this cos I've witnessed an engine overheat scene that got everything under the hood fried.

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