iykbethany: My gearbox was ruined by my relative and I have learnt the hard way.

I am looking for gearbox for 2007 Toyota Camry, 22 PIN, V6, Sports Edition (TRD).

I plan ordering from the States but that will take at least 1 month. If I can get good transmission at reasonable price in Nigeria I will buy.

Anyone who has a reliable seller should contact me.

iykbethany: My gearbox was ruined by my relative and I have learnt the hard way.

I am looking for gearbox for 2007 Toyota Camry, 22 PIN, V6, Sports Edition (TRD).

I plan ordering from the States but that will take at least 1 month. If I can get good transmission at reasonable price in Nigeria I will buy.

Anyone who has a reliable seller should contact me.

Okuda:

Please just save yourself the Stress and buy from the united states. You would come back and thank me later

iykbethany:

I am making plans to buy from the States but if I see good one within Nigeria I will buy. So I will leave both options open for now since its impossible to buy brand new one, even the ones in USA are from fatal accident cars.


I wouldn't mind if seller wants me to use transmission oil provided by him plus his technician, I have no problem with such conditions as long as the transmission will work I don't mind. What I wont do is someone selling me an item without guarantee, thats the problem am facing with Lagos sellers. They say once the product leaves their shop there is no return policy, which means gambling with 450,000 Naira?

Okuda:

Like i said earlier, save yourself the stress. You can also try to order from toyota themselves. You may discover that its not even as expensive as you may think. Look for their number and give them a call.

bimbor:

Order from Toyota Direct and it will cost less? I doubt.

Reason: You will only get brand new Gear Box from Toyota Certified Dealers not Toyota themselves. A customer does not just walk into Toyota Manufacturing Plant Boss. They have certified Dealers they ship to after manufacturing and that is where the customer has access.

Besides the last time I checked 'Honda place' in Lagos for a brand new replacement for my 2007 Accord Transmission, the white guy there told me it's 1.2M last! I just laffed, how much I buy the car?

bimbor: I will give you a number to call that may solve your Transmission problem once and for all.
When I had serious issues with my 2007 Accord transmission 2 years ago this was the person that fixed it for us. He advised us about the danger in buying a replacement.....There is no assurance that it will work. And truly I know a dude who ended up buying up to 5 different gear boxes before he was able to find one to work for his own Accord. That is not funny!

Long story short we agreed that he should fix the damaged one in my car instead. He assured us of a good job and after 3 days he called me to come and pick my car! Alas my gear had been fixed and back in shape. I drove round town for about an hour to be sure it was okay and yes it was, this was the same car that was towed from Ijebu-ode to Lagos. I used that same Tranny for more than two years thereafter and it never developed any issue again!

Dude is in Opebi.
If you want the number I'll oblige you. But you haven't told us exactly how your gear got damaged.

iykbethany:

Thanks for your inputs. What damaged my car transmission was bad transmission oil. Car was shipped from USA and I was not in Nigeria when it arrived. My relative who received the car changed the gearbox oil without my permission.

Car was a very good car and in very good shape, it has only 1 owner and well maintained. When car arrived Nigeria i told my relative to service the car (change engine oil) and drive the car to my house in the East but my relative serviced the gearbox. The problem is that he used the cheapest and worst transmission oil, ARBRO. He never told me till it was too late.

I didn't know he changed transmission oil and he didn't tell me. I drove the car for like 4 weeks, at some point the transmission started acting up, when on highway it takes time to change gear and car jerks after gear change. Call my mechanic and we took the car to a specialist in Enugu, that was how we got to know that my relative used Abro transmission oil to service d gearbox.

The story is very long but so far 4 different gearbox specialists from Aba, Onitsha, Port Harcourt and Benin have serviced the transmission at one point or another. I have spent close to 300,000 Naira since last year, servicing the transmission. Each expert will find a fault and request for money to buy parts from Onitsha or Lagos, plus transmission oil that costs 20k per gallon. After each repair the transmission will develop fault again within few weeks, i call another so called transmission expert and we start the experiment again.

I went to Enugu last 3 weeks the gearbox packed up on the highway, i have towed the car to my compound. I am not interested to spent even 20k servicing the gearbox anymore bc theirs no guarantee it will work, I just want to change the transmission entirely.

As it stands now it seems the best option is to buy the transmission from USA, I will follow that option. But people are confusing me. They say I should buy gearbox that is still attached with the car engine. That most gearbox they sell separately are not good? I am getting more confused by the day. My car engine is very sound and well maintained, I don't need another engine but if that's the only way i can get a very sound gearbox then I will do that.

oludolars: Bimbo, can you text me the contact of the guy that fixed your gearbox at Opebi?

iykbethany: My gearbox was ruined by my relative and I have learnt the hard way.

I am looking for gearbox for 2007 Toyota Camry, 22 PIN, V6, Sports Edition (TRD).

I plan ordering from the States but that will take at least 1 month. If I can get good transmission at reasonable price in Nigeria I will buy.

Anyone who has a reliable seller should contact me.

DECOtech: Hello sir, Our workshop is in Owerri. We can help. You get a reliable gearbox frm Onitsha 08030938491. www.nairaland.com/1820837/automatic-gearbox-issues-man-talk

iykbethany:

I dont think you are qualified to fix gearboxes?
Few months ago you made this post: Help Me Urgently With My Yr2000 Model Isuzu Rodeo

https://www.nairaland.com/1570996/me-urgently-yr2000-model-isuzu

So how can you fix another persons gear box when you cannot even fix yours?

USAutoBuy: For all i know about this country, what is most lacking are QUALIFIED Auto electricians and transmission specialists. Had a similar issue with a 2005 Camry LE and a guy "fixed" it. He wanted to use Dexron 2 while it specifically called for ATF T-4. I had to insist and bought the T4 myself.

After spending like N60k, the gear is better but not good. I had to buy from the states which is what i wanted to do in the 1st place.

You don't have to buy from Toyota Dealership, you can find auto dismantlers all over USA that will sell for you. They are removed form accidented cars.

Its better you do it right the 1st time. Even if it cost you time.

If i have a vehicle shipping, i would just help u put inside and u pick up from here. YOU PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION UPFRONT THOUGH.

Let me know how you have it resolved.


Regards

TCD: OP, pls what kind of Transmission fluid costs 20K? Isn't that too much?

TCD: OP, pls what kind of Transmission fluid costs 20K? Isn't that too much?

USAutoBuy:


Not really, a genuine Toyota T4 transmission fluid will cost about N25k for about 6 litres

While a Honda Original transmission oil will cost N30k for 6 litres

You will need about that much if fully drained

Anything else might get u in trouble

DECOtech:
Hello sir, Our workshop is in Owerri. We can help. You get a reliable gearbox frm Onitsha 08030938491. www.nairaland.com/1820837/automatic-gearbox-issues-man-talk

OkwaIfugo:
oga pls go to motor spare parts in OBOSI anambra state and you will surely see many of them and the ones from usa, japan, taiwan and even china. find someone trusted and deal with there. if you want i can give you contacts.
what you are looking for is in Nigeria. do not go and suffer the hazzle of huge shipping payments cos the weight of that thing na die.