referr all your problems to me tony on 07039382966 or my office the testers at 251 herbertmacualay st yaba lagos , i speak the language your cars speaks

hello,
i drive '99 camry. and for some time the ABS light stays on the moment i'm moving. could there be any probs?
the breaks still works

yes the ABS light wil on but this abs surpports ur braeking system and with out it activated your breaks will not be sharp and the ignorance on this light will lead to the break down of ur overdrive and also kill your speed -sensors, take ur car to a computerised workshop and get that ABS fixed or daignosed.
thanks
tony
07039382966

tonykbut:

yes the ABS light wil on but this abs surpports ur braeking system and with out it activated your breaks will not be sharp and the ignorance on this light will lead to the break down of ur overdrive and also kill your speed -sensors, take ur car to a computerised workshop and get that ABS fixed or daignosed.
thanks
tony
07039382966

You're kidding me, right?

If there's a fault in the ABS, it switches itself off, as it can no longer detect speed variation between individual wheels.
When it switches itself off, brakes still work in the conventional way, i.e they'll lock-up, if you cram on the stoppers at 80mph.

It won't damage your "overdrive", how on earth can it? There's no relationship between the transmission an ABS.
It won't "kill" your speed sensors - how can it? Wheel speed sensors are just magnetic sensors, working on the Hall effect principle, there's just a coil contained, and a toothed rotor on each wheel that the sensors read.

The sensors never see voltage, they just send a pulse to the ABS control unit, so how could the system being switched off damage them?

And for your information, non-working ABS doesn't make your brakes less sharp.
It pays to understand how different systems work, else how can you accurately diagnose them? All you're doing is scare mongering, not good!

DeltaVAG^TM

t3ky:

hello,
i drive '99 camry. and for some time the ABS light stays on the moment i'm moving. could there be any probs?
the breaks still works

If the warning lamp comes on the moment the car begins to roll, it's often due to a faulty, or incorrectly-gapped sensor.
By incorrectly-gapped, I mean the sensor's too far from the toothed rotor it's reading, so can't detect any speed differential, which would suggest a wheel could lock-up.

Get your car to a reputable garage for a plug-in diagnostic.
Preferrably a garage that has equipment that can read live data, it'll show the speed of each wheel in km/h or mph, depending on version.

Any wheel that reads 0 at approximately 15 mph has a non-operational sensor.
The sensor should be checked for adjustment, broken connection, and the toothed rotor checked too, before randomly buying parts to replace.

DeltaVAG^TM

we are saying the same thing, It won't damage your "overdrive", how on earth can it? There's no relationship between the transmission an ABS.
It won't "kill" your speed sensors - how can it? Wheel speed sensors are just magnetic sensors, working on the Hall effect principle, there's just a coil contained, and a toothed rotor on each wheel that the sensors read.

The sensors never see voltage, they just send a pulse to the ABS control unit, so how could the system being switched off damage them?

And for your information, non-working ABS doesn't make your brakes less sharp.
It pays to understand how different systems work, else how can you accurately diagnose them? read well 4rm ur source a long time problem with the abs affects the gears OD

^^^ Tony, I don't have to read from a source.

I speak from a practical understanding on the inner workings of ABS.

Can you even begin to imagine how many law suits manufacturers' would face, if failure of ABS led to reduced braking?
Or led to transmission failure?

Please show the correlation between ABS and transmission, be it manual or auto, and I'll walk away.

DeltaVAG^TM

ok i admitt i just wanted the people to take any malfunction light on the dash-board or instrument clauster serious

Siena Baba! anyway I think Tony here has refered the 99 camry owner to where he could do proper diagnosis- Tony do u know any reliable place u do that around Lag? (not cut throat price oh)
Also Tony, where can I get the genuine struts for that 99 camry?- pls advice- thanks

Hello
i drive a honda accord 2001 model, sometimes the drive light (D drive) starts blinking when am in motion and i have to switch off the car(engine) and back on before it D LED stays on.
what could be the problem here

please help out

Hello Tony,
I dirve a Honda Accord 2000 Model V6, I went to badagry area during october and I enter inside a very big pothole and ever since I have never enjoy my car again.
The Gear does not select, some say I should get a new gear box, A friend wants me to take it so they can repair it.
I have tried repairing it and its still will not enter gear,It only reverse or it enter gear and when u are on high speed it will stop and start making sound.
I have been confused and I have park the car ever since then.I am only using a friend car whenever I want to go to a place important.
The cost of buying a new gearbox it too much for me now, Is there any way I could fix this gear.This is my email(alfchye@yahoo.com).I am not sure I can drive the car to YABA for checking.

There should be a ABS relay in the fuse box(hood) check to make sure its good(I think by checking resistance or swapping with another).
Then check if the teeth on the ABS spline on your wheel is broken or the sensor might have mud/dirt build up on it, check sensor wiring too.

nate4life:

Hello
i drive a honda accord 2001 model, sometimes the drive light (D drive) starts blinking when am in motion and i have to switch off the car(engine) and back on before it D LED stays on.
what could be the problem here

please help out

Pull the DTC codes and get a transmission service.

alfchye:

Hello Tony,
I dirve a Honda Accord 2000 Model V6, I went to badagry area during october and I enter inside a very big pothole and ever since I have never enjoy my car again.
The Gear does not select, some say I should get a new gear box, A friend wants me to take it so they can repair it.
I have tried repairing it and its still will not enter gear,It only reverse or it enter gear and when u are on high speed it will stop and start making sound.
I have been confused and I have park the car ever since then.I am only using a friend car whenever I want to go to a place important.
The cost of buying a new gearbox it too much for me now, Is there any way I could fix this gear.This is my email(alfchye@yahoo.com).I am not sure I can drive the car to YABA for checking.

Get your drivetrain looked at, something is broken( if all this started only after pothole). If you know someone with a Hond Accord look underneath at driveline and compare to yours.



Reason I recommend you take a personal look is to see if there is something unusual (not unless you think you are too big to get under a car). Before you spend N100k plus on a simple repair, then having to sell the car for peanut because throw money at problems will not fix it(your mech will be there to catch your money).If you can't afford to maintain,you learn to.

sorry to say.It is not a pothole,A very big mud.and the car was inside the water for 30mins and after then the gear refuse selecting and when it enters gear it jerk and after sumtime, it will enter gear again.
I am really vex with this car now self.I don't want to sell it becos , they will end up buying it a small amount.So I want to repair and use it again.

Pull the DTC codes and get a transmission service.

@ sultaan

Thanks for replyin, please what is a DTC Code and where is it located?

Please do anyone know who can service the transmission around surulere?

thanks

nate4life:

Pull the DTC codes and get a transmission service.

@ sultaan

Thanks for replyin, please what is a DTC Code and where is it located?

Please do anyone know who can service the transmission around surulere?

thanks

By DTC, Sultaan means "Diagnostic Trouble Codes".

These are read via the OBD / OBDII port in your car, age dependent.
You'll need a reputable garage to check this, reading codes is one thing, interpreting them is quite different.

You can also buy a hand-held OBD scanner for not too much money.

DeltaVAG^TM

@SIENNA
I am really impressed with your knowledge of mototronics, you seem to be very vast in it. good to have guys like you around here. I am an Electronic/electrical engineer and I am into automotive diagnostics and transponder key programming.

DTC means Diagnostic Trouble Code.

^^^ You're dead right, I need to match my actions to my thinking, thanks for drawing my attention to my error, was working on something else at time of my reply.

I've corrected my error.

DeltaVAG^TM

and where's Tony?

@Siena

Thanks a lot you guys are really helping,

Please do u know any reputable automobile car shop i can go to around surulere area

what problems do you have with your car. We do Automotive Diagnostics. maybe I can help you

@kablooee

Just to do a general check on my car.
Where r u located and are u good with honda models

@ Siena and Kablooee, pls i have a 98 range rover and the abs seems to be out of shape. one mech says to change the "boster" (aint sure of the correct spelling)and pump would cost 200k another says the abs should be removed changed to the regular brakes for 12k, pls is it true that the abs and the brakes are fitted together in the 98 range rover? and please what do you advice that i do. going by your info (Siena) the working or otherwise of the abs should not be a problem to the car brakes.
(when i am driving i have to pump the brake pedal about 3ce to slow the car down, if i am on 100 and i press the brake once or twice, it doesnt have any effect on the car at all. pls advice.
also, the dashboard monitor is in German and i need to change it to English, pls where can i do that (Kablooee) someone says his OBD II can do it, is it true?

kuntash:

and where's Tony?

He may have been scared off by the wealth of knowledge you guys have displayed on this thread.
People should not just rush here and "blow" people's minds with ***&*()!.

I'm yu guys understand what I mean?.

@nate4life
We are very good with hondas. we give you a comprehensive diagnostics.

@jagz

I can't tell you exactly if you have problems with your ABS until you do a proper diagnostics, but one thing i can tell you for sure is that your brakes are bad and needs to be fixed. your ABS should not damage your regular brakes. if its faulty you only forfeit the advantage of having and ABS.

alfchye:

sorry to say.It is not a pothole,A very big mud.and the car was inside the water for 30mins and after then the gear refuse selecting and when it enters gear it jerk and after sumtime, it will enter gear again.
I am really vex with this car now self.I don't want to sell it becos , they will end up buying it a small amount.So I want to repair and use it again.

Water got into your transmission preventing clutch from engaging, need transmission flush 

Here is procedure from Amsoi

You can go buy original fluid and filter have your mech do it or take it to your local Honda Stealer dealer
Honda Place b Then reapeat after a week to make sure it all out(I think you may only change fluid at second service



TSB: DT– 2005-09-28
Date: 9/26/2005
Page 1 of 2
Subject: AMSOIL Automatic Transmission Fluid and Filter Change Procedures
Technical Service Bulletin
Product Description: AMSOIL Automatic Transmission Fluids and Filters
Submitted By: KD Approved By: Alan Amatuzio Date: 09/27/2005
Distribution: ___Internal X All
OBJECTIVE:
To provide the proper automatic transmission
fluid and filter change procedures.
ISSUES:
Many quick lube oil change companies are using flushing
machines to change the automatic transmission fluid.
Using flushing machines does not address the need for
cleaning the sediment in the transmission pan, cleaning
the magnet inside the transmission pan, or changing the
transmission oil filter.
TECHNICAL DISCUSSION:
Flushing machines are used to provide a quick transmission
fluid change, however they do not address transmission
pan cleanliness or filter changes. By taking the
transmission pan off, sediment in the pan as well as the
magnet can be cleaned, and the fluid filter can be
changed. Manufacturers recommend a filter change with
the oil change, and recommend against the use of flushing
machines due to possible fluid contamination from
pan sediment.
RECOMMENDATION:
AMSOIL recommends transmission fluid and filter
changes based on the following 14 steps. For a transmission
pan and filter oil change follow steps 1 through 12
and 14, for a complete system flush and filter change follow
steps 1 through 14.
1. Access the AMSOIL web page (www.amsoil.
com) and click on the On Line Product Applications
Guide for the correct transmission fluid,
amount of fluid and transmission filter before
starting the transmission and filter change procedure.
Have these on hand when starting the fluid
and filter change. If the on-line Product Application
Guide does not list your information, contact
AMSOIL Technical Department for help.
2. For best results, transmission fluid should be at
normal operating temperature before draining
the fluid (Caution: fluid will be hot).
3. With the engine off, position a drain pan under
the transmission pan and drain the fluid by loosening
the pan bolts. Loosen one corner more
than the rest to direct the flow into the drain pan.
4. Finish removing the transmission pan bolts, and
lower the transmission pan down carefully
(Some fluid is still in the transmission pan).
5. Remove the old filter and discard. Most transmission
filters are held in place with a bolt or
two however, some are held by a clip. Make
sure filter O-rings or seals are discarded with the
filter.
6. Install the new filter by using the same bolts or
clips and use a new O-ring or seal (supplied with
the new filter).
7. Inspect the pan before cleaning. A small amount
of fine gray clutch dust is normal. However, if
you find metal shavings, there could be a mechanical
malfunction or transmission damage.
8. Clean the transmission pan thoroughly with solvent
and wipe dry so there is no harmful residue.
In some transmission pans there is also a magnet
that should be cleaned and reinstalled in the
same position in the transmission pan. Clean
the transmission and transmission pan mating
surfaces of all gasket material being careful not
AMSOIL INC., AMSOIL Bldg., Superior, WI 54880 (715) 392-7101 © Copyright 2005
Reviewed By:
TSB: DT - 2005-09-28
Date: 9/26/2005
Page 2 of 2
Subject: AMSOIL Automatic Transmission Fluid and Filter Change Procedures
Technical Service Bulletin
Product Description: AMSOIL Automatic Transmission Fluids and Filters
Submitted By: KD Approved By: Alan Amatuzio Date: 09/27/2005
Distribution: ___Internal X
to damage the surfaces.
9. Position the transmission pan gasket on the pan.
Some gaskets have four holes slightly smaller
than the rest to allow threading four bolts through
the pan and through these smaller gasket holes to
hold the gasket in place.
10. Hand-tighten the transmission bolts in a crisscross
pattern until snug. Use a torque wrench to tighten
the bolts to the proper ft-lbs using the manufacturer
recommended torque specifications.
11. Refill the transmission through the dipstick fill
hole using the amount shown as “refill capacity”
in the owner’s manual or the AMSOIL “product
Selection Guide” (G-50).
12. If performing a transmission pan fluid replacement
only, skip to instruction 14. If doing a complete
transmission pan and torque converter fluid
replacement, follow the steps in instruction 13.
13. Follow these additional 5 steps for complete
transmission pan and torque converter fluid replacement.
1) Obtain the total transmission fluid capacity
from the manufacturer or AMSOIL
and have that amount of transmission
fluid available.
2) Place a drain pan large enough to hold the
total fluid capacity under the oil cooler.
Disconnect the oil cooler lines from the
oil cooler and direct the lines toward the
drain pan.
3) With another person, be prepared to add
ATF to the transmission fill hole (dipstick
hole) at the approximate rate as the fluid
is being pumped out the transmission line
into the drain pan.
4) Start the engine, and as the old fluid is
pumped out, add fresh fluid into the
transmission fill hole.
5) When either the fluid color brightens or
the total capacity has been replaced, shut
the engine off and re-attach the oil cooler
lines. All fluid in the transmission pan
and torque converter has now been
changed.
14. With the vehicle on level ground recheck the
fluid level using the manufacturer procedures outlined
in the owners manual. Check the transmission
and lines for leaks.
DISCLAMER:
The automatic transmission fluid and filter change
procedures are meant to serve as guidelines only.
These guidelines do not take into consideration variations
between vehicles. Changing transmission fluid
should only be conducted by individuals with the
proper mechanical knowledge and training. Personal
injury and/or transmission problems can occur when
the proper precautions are not followed. If in doubt,
have your transmission serviced by individuals capable
of performing this function.
AMSOIL INC., AMSOIL Bldg., Superior, WI 54880 (715) 392-7101 © Copyright 2005
Reviewed By:


Good time for oil change

jagz:

@ Siena and Kablooee, pls i have a 98 range rover and the abs seems to be out of shape. one mech says to change the "boster" (aint sure of the correct spelling)and pump would cost 200k another says the abs should be removed changed to the regular brakes for 12k, pls is it true that the abs and the brakes are fitted together in the 98 range rover? and please what do you advice that i do. going by your information (Siena) the working or otherwise of the abs should not be a problem to the car brakes.
(when i am driving i have to pump the brake pedal about 3ce to slow the car down, if i am on 100 and i press the brake once or twice, it doesnt have any effect on the car at all. pls advice.
also, the dashboard monitor is in German and i need to change it to English, pls where can i do that (Kablooee) someone says his OBD II can do it, is it true?

Big cars, bigger wahala

Start with easiest/cheapest thing first, brake fuid level, check if you have a vaccum leak , pad wear

turn of the engine and pump the pedal a few times. (until its hard and nice)
then with your foot firm on the pedal start the car. if your foot sinks in its working. if not, well, well,
narrow it down, feel around hose for leak(suction).
Try bleeding/flushing your brake line, you may have bubbles in it

kablooee:

@nate4life
We are very good with hondas. we give you a comprehensive diagnostics.

Pls kindly send me your no and address @ kamaly2g@yahoo.co.uk or 08032019377.

I'm no mechanic, but i'm appalled at Tony's response to the ABS light question.

From my experience, when the ABS light comes on, it often means that the ABS sensor cable underneath the car (by the front wheel)  has become detached and needs to be reconnected.

cvibe:

I'm no mechanic, but i'm appalled at Tony's response to the ABS light question.

From my experience, when the ABS light comes on, it often means that the ABS sensor cable underneath the car (by the front wheel)  has become detached and needs to be reconnected.

[size=18pt]WHERE IS HE? [/size]

THIS IS NOT A PLACE FOR GREEN HORNS, DECEPTIVE OR SHADY CHARACTERS.
THERE ARE TOO MANY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE HERE. SO HE HAS GONE INTO HIDING.