chillex8:

Now cost of diagnosis @ 5k is a fair price for those who don't want to own a personal scanner
You should avail us with a print-out of the scan result.
Your o2 sensors are still bad
The plugs your mechanic put there are sold @ 200 per piece in the Mkt..(oem plugs go for #1,800 and above)
Servicing injectors I laugh. For what Wasted 5k.
Your cel light is going to come back on..
Your mechanic most likely disconnected your ba3 terminals, that's why its off.
After a drive cycle, it will come back on.
Anticipate horrendous mpg.
The cause of your blinking cel was a multiple cylinder misfire and changing spark plugs should do.
Now you know better

PaKen:
Car : Honda Accord 2002 Model v6 (EOD)
Fault: ''Check Engine Light'' blinking at regular intervals and engine jerks when idle (ie not accelerating)
Cost of Diagnosis Only: 15k but I managed to beat it down to 5k which I paid immediately.

After diagnosis, please find attached the bill that was handed over to me;

1. Oxygen Sensor 2 sides - 50k
2. Wheel Speed Sensor 2 sides - 50k
3. Knock Sensor - 25k
4. Spark Plugs 6 @ 3000 - 18k
5. Fuel Filter - 7k
6. Injector Nozzle Servicing - 10k
7. Labour - 30k

Total bill = 190k

After analysing the bill, he told me to pay 40% upfront before they can commence work on my car. This got me annoyed as I was already planning to leave to meet my mechanic. I told him ''Oga, I dey come make I reach my bank''

I drove out of their garage and drove straight to my mechanic in Gudu District, Abuja.

I told him to change my plugs, fuel filter and service my injector nozzles.

6 plugs were bought @ 1000 = 6k
Injector Nozzles were serviced = 5k
Labour = 3k

Total spent = 14k + 5k diagnosis of automedics = 19k

Difference = 190k - 19k = 171k

After which the ''Check Engine Light'' disappeared, no jerks at engine idle and the EOD is moving fine.

Lesson: You can save a lot of money by just paying for thorough diagnosis and taking your car to conventiional mechanics and instructing them on what to do.

I hope this will help numerous car owners with tight budgets.

PaKen:
Car : Honda Accord 2002 Model v6 (EOD)
Fault: ''Check Engine Light'' blinking at regular intervals and engine jerks when idle (ie not accelerating)
Cost of Diagnosis Only: 15k but I managed to beat it down to 5k which I paid immediately.

After diagnosis, please find attached the bill that was handed over to me;

1. Oxygen Sensor 2 sides - 50k
2. Wheel Speed Sensor 2 sides - 50k
3. Knock Sensor - 25k
4. Spark Plugs 6 @ 3000 - 18k
5. Fuel Filter - 7k
6. Injector Nozzle Servicing - 10k
7. Labour - 30k

Total bill = 190k

After analysing the bill, he told me to pay 40% upfront before they can commence work on my car. This got me annoyed as I was already planning to leave to meet my mechanic. I told him ''Oga, I dey come make I reach my bank''

I drove out of their garage and drove straight to my mechanic in Gudu District, Abuja.

I told him to change my plugs, fuel filter and service my injector nozzles.

6 plugs were bought @ 1000 = 6k
Injector Nozzles were serviced = 5k
Labour = 3k

Total spent = 14k + 5k diagnosis of automedics = 19k

Difference = 190k - 19k = 171k

After which the ''Check Engine Light'' disappeared, no jerks at engine idle and the EOD is moving fine.

Lesson: You can save a lot of money by just paying for thorough diagnosis and taking your car to conventiional mechanics and instructing them on what to do.

I hope this will help numerous car owners with tight

budgets.

GAZZUZZ:
OP this is how it works, your plugs were probably never bad in the first place, possibly a rich mixture caused them to fail, the rich mixture was caused by bad 02 sensors. Also you have bad wheel speed sensors.

Now you have serviced injectors (waste of time) replaced plugs (should have just cleaned old ones).

The new plugs will still get dark and fail, CEL will start blinking soon. You will damage your catalyst in in the long run, and I stand corrected but the speed sensors may affect gear shifting and presently your ABS does not work.

Advice: if you can't pay for standard service, don't think the roadside is any better. Replace your O2 sensors and yor wheel speed sensors.

P.s if you can't afford new O2 sensors you can get tokumbor at 5k a piece. Thaose wheel speed sensors cost arround 5-7k for new ones. The knock sensor might not be bad.(Leave it till a re-scan)

GAZZUZZ:
OP this is how it works, your plugs were probably never bad in the first place, possibly a rich mixture caused them to fail, the rich mixture was caused by bad 02 sensors. Also you have bad wheel speed sensors.

Now you have serviced injectors (waste of time) replaced plugs (should have just cleaned old ones).

The new plugs will still get dark and fail, CEL will start blinking soon. You will damage your catalyst in in the long run, and I stand corrected but the speed sensors may affect gear shifting and presently your ABS does not work.

Advice: if you can't pay for standard service, don't think the roadside is any better. Replace your O2 sensors and yor wheel speed sensors.

P.s if you can't afford new O2 sensors you can get tokumbor at 5k a piece. Thaose wheel speed sensors cost arround 5-7k for new ones. The knock sensor might not be bad.(Leave it till a re-scan)

earthrealm:
I wud advice u buy brand new oxygen sensors...buying toks sensors isn't wise..most oxygen sensors lifespan is rated in miles 40k to 100k d3p3nding on use.

Go to amazon and buy all these parts...ship tru the nairaland bulk air cargo shippers...u will get it cheaper n genuie...buy a scc anner too..avg cost 7 to 18k .
paying 5k for scanning is ou tr ageous