abatically: I don't know why some people keep calling our local mechanics CLOWNS. They do come in handy one time or the other. These are people without any formal education yet they are able to convert a right hand drive vehicle to left hand drive. They lack any formal education but they can still transplant a Toyota Camry engine into a Landrover Freelander.

Yes the normal thing is to take our cars to a reputable shop, but how many of those shops are readily available. How many people can afford their fees. I once took my car to a Honda shop, after scanning the quoted 490,000 naira as total cost to fix the car. This does not even include opening of the engine. I was told after the fix is done and the problem persist then they will drop the engine which will cost another money. You won't believe the parts they listed:

ecu
ecu programming
ABS module (because my ABS light was on)
4 ABS speed sensors
catalytic converter
o2 sensors
MAF sensor
Throttle body
Baro sensor

etc etc.

Then my engine was shorting fuel.

So what did I do.. I went to one of the so called 'clowns'. I bought a used engine for 170k, bought o2 sensors and space to fool my ecu, bought abs sensors (I never changed the ecu and abs module and some of the things I was asked to change at the 'reputable shop' Well at the end of the day I spent less than 230k and my car has been ok for more than one year now. The thing is to have a scanner and scan ur cars, then go to a mechanic tell him what u want him to do. You can't call all of them clowns because to be sincere they are trying considering the level of formal education they have.

If I had stuck with Honda, I am sure after spending 490,000 naira at the end they would tell me the engine needs to be dropped and would cost an additional 150k or more because I don't see how replacing all those sensors would stop my engine from shorting oil.

Please how much did you get the O2 Sensors and where exactly?
thanks