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Politics › Re: FRSC Officials To Carry Arms by 9icetoo(m): 6:23pm On Sep 03, 2018

Uncalled for. There is absolutely no need for that. Since the FRSC already collaborates with the npf, all they need to do is report such motorists who are violent or who have been observed to be in possession of dangerous arms to the nearest police check point or post. There are millions of them on our highway.
FRSC does not need guns. Simple

Autos › Re: Sharp Acura Mdx 2007. @ 1.750m by 9icetoo(m): 9:16am On Sep 02, 2018

Nigerian used or toks?

Car Talk › Re: This Is Why Your Car Is Doing Hard Starting by 9icetoo(m): 4:31pm On Aug 29, 2018

I got to the part that said fuel is heavier than water and shook my head at the whole writeup. OP abeg delete.

Car Talk › Re: How to buy a used car in Nigeria (or pretty much anywhere) by 9icetoo(m): 11:46am On Aug 29, 2018

radautoworks:
UPDATED LIST OF USED CARS YOU SHOULD NEVER BUY

https://www.hotcars.com/20-used-cars-you-should-never-buy-because-theyre-bad/?v=6&n=f

where is the house? Gazzuzz please summon them let the debate begin! AutoElectNG, EgunMogaji, ivoryhouse, Piyke, HeavenlyBang, you too.

I knew jaguar s-type had issues but damn! Beemer dey for list. Infiniti too but don't worry ivoryhouse oh and skip number 4

I was getting worried when I didn't see Volkswagen there. Saw it later on and said "aha".

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Car Talk › Re: Please Clarify. Am I About To Be Scammed By FRSC? by 9icetoo(m): 10:47am On Aug 28, 2018

Next time, give them a scanned copy of your license. With the scanned copy, they dont manufacture charges. The old number plate is still valid unless you registered a new vehicle (09-date) with the old number.

Car Talk › Re: The Official Car Comparison/Recommendation Thread by 9icetoo(m): 10:25am On Aug 28, 2018

HeavenlyBang:
Great comparison!

The IS250 is an underpowered car and isn't even worth comparing to the C300.

Now, the C350 vs the IS350, on the other hand, is a more interesting battle. The IS350, alongside the Infiniti G35 and 335i, sit at the table of powerful compact sports sedans with 300HP+. The pre-facelift C350 trudges by with a measly 270 HP or so. Shameful.

Performance is completely for the IS350 here. More power, more torque, and a more interesting torque curve.
Both cars come in RWD and AWD. 4Matic is better than Toyota's AWD.

As for handling, I don't think it's anywhere near as one-sided as people may think. German cars drive best but the IS350 is also a sweet handler. You wouldn't be losing out on much by going with either.

As for luxury and build, both cars are also tied. The materials used in the IS are better than the W204 (W204 has a reputation for being a bit plastic-y). And the IS will be a more comfortable place. Mark Levinson>Harman Kardon. That said, rear leg room will be better in the C350.

I think IS from that generation had issues with carbon buildup or something with their injectors. I'll have to check. There's also a major W204 issue, I'll also have to check.

IS will be more reliable in the long run, it's a Lexus. And its interior materials will hold up better. On the flip side, the C350 has more tech than the IS.

Maintenance is about even. The IS has a slight edge, though.

I'd buy the IS350, mostly because you just cannot beat Lexus reliability. It's the more powerful car, too.

Nice analysis. The carbon buildup was in the 250. The 350 doesn't have that problem

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Car Talk › Re: My Dad's Nissan Maxima 99 Is Just Trouble by 9icetoo(m): 5:16pm On Aug 27, 2018

Abduletudaye:
You sound very knowledgeable.

I just have to follow you here on NL.

One of the best things you will ever do.

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Car Talk › Re: The Diesel Beast Is Here!!!! by 9icetoo(m): 5:05pm On Aug 27, 2018

I quite understand why you will be excited about your "german" car.
Your 320/cdi can clock 60mph in 7.7 seconds.
The v6 in the Camry "muscle" gets it up that pace in 6.1 seconds.
That's a no contest. Congrats on your ride though but don't go out there challenging v6 Jap's. The infinitis out there will eat you for lunch. grin

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Car Talk › Re: Difficulty Starting Skoda Octavia TDI Diesel by 9icetoo(op): 9:37am On Aug 23, 2018

The rains in pH didn't help. I have touched everything except the timing of the car so I decided to try out what I had read on a TDI forum.
I adjusted the camshaft timing by turning it counter clock wise.
When I tried starting the car, the engine revolved faster than it usually does but this time, there was no white smoke coming out of the exhaust. While cranking I was observing the instant fuel consumption display and realised it remained stuck at zero. Usually, the readout goes to about 0.8liters/minute and car fires up.

This means diesel wasn't being injected.

I adjusted the camshaft fully clockwise, this time the fuel display showed 1.1litres/minute during crank and car started after a prolonged crank.

Well, I burnt out my starter while doing this.

However, it made me realise that my issue is with timing. I have ordered for a timing belt kit.
Will use a mechanic to install when it arrives. That type of work is above my pay grade. Will also replace the bad starter. It actually brought out smoke. grin

Car Talk › Re: Between Mercedes Benz GL450 2008 And Honda Accord Crosstour 2013 by 9icetoo(m): 4:49pm On Aug 16, 2018

timifakay:
Anyone who still thinks about MPG and cost of maintenance shouldn't be gunning for a GL450.
Full tank is over 100 liters.
You gotta shell out over 15k to fill the tank of that ride.

Gbam

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Car Talk › Re: Between Mercedes Benz GL450 2008 And Honda Accord Crosstour 2013 by 9icetoo(m): 5:37pm On Aug 15, 2018

EgunMogaji:
Why do people do this nonsense?

I guess I should open a thread to see which is better between a Micra and an LS450.

Sigh.

Uncle no vex oo. OP, if you have been driving a four banger, don't suspect the filling station of shortchanging you when you buy the GL.
You are better off with the 13 cross tour. Run a vin check though.
Readone365, its a nine year old luxury Benz. They don't age well. Parts are bound to break down and when they do, it costs a lot in technical expertise and actual parts to fix. Is the op willing to cough out hundreds of thousands to install parts and download updated softwares required for that machine. Just the cost of Ac works alone made a colleague return his tokunbo GL to his dealer in exchange for an Lexus g470. He just figured he couldn't afford the cost of the repairs over the life of the car.

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Car Talk › Re: Urgent Help Needed In Fixing 2000 VW Passat V6 2.8l 30v Engine by 9icetoo(m): 5:25am On Aug 15, 2018

You have to change the timing belt roller/tensioner along with the belt. Get a new genuine belt which will come with a kit as stated by sultaan else you will keep spending money changing belt valves or might even have replace a piston. If not sell the car.

Car Talk › Re: Between Mercedes Benz GL450 2008 And Honda Accord Crosstour 2013 by 9icetoo(m): 6:21pm On Aug 14, 2018

If you are earning less than 1m a month, don't try the GL. Its not for beginners. One problem from it can send you back to the village.
Don't compare fuel economy if you want to roll with v6 and 8s. Unless of course, you are not up to it yet. They don't get along with fuel. V8s hate the sight of the fuel pointer anywhere close to F. grin

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Autos › Re: Awoof Reg 2007 Toyota Avalon With Little Fixes For N900k Net by 9icetoo(m): 9:50pm On Aug 12, 2018

Chai, this guy has lost this thread. He should jut start another one. Or better still, fix the car and sell.

Car Talk › Re: Jettta 09 Heavy Fuel Consumption by 9icetoo(m): 3:37pm On Aug 12, 2018

Cycle your dashboard readout and get your average and instant fuel consumption figures. Thy are usually pretty accurate. They should let you know if something is amiss. Also do a manual calculation to compete wit your average mpg. Dont just entrust your car to your mechanic. If you have changed your route to work or the traffic situation ha changed, it could also be a factor in the mpg.

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Car Talk › Re: When It Is Time To Return To Factory Specs. by 9icetoo(m): 3:33pm On Aug 12, 2018

oblo:
I knew Valarinz will turn up here.... Again

Car Talk › Re: A Curious Tale Of Two 2017 Honda CR-Vs by 9icetoo(m): 1:54pm On Aug 06, 2018

Nawao. See Italian job.

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Car Talk › Re: For Drivers Only: Who's At Fault Here? Pictures by 9icetoo(m): 4:37pm On Jul 31, 2018

At intersections without traffic lights, signs or road lines: you must give way to any vehicle entering or approaching the intersection from your right. if you are turning right, you must give way to oncoming vehicles going straight through the intersection or turning left (except if they are using a slip lane).

The above is from the highway code (USA). It specifically talks about yielding at intersections.
The Nigerian highway code forbids overtaking when getting to junctions.
It also mandates motorists to makes sure they are clearly of the vehicle they want to overtake before changing lanes.
See link.
http://www.highwaycode.com.ng/viii-overtaking-rules.html

Car Talk › Re: For Drivers Only: Who's At Fault Here? Pictures by 9icetoo(m): 4:00pm On Jul 31, 2018

radautoworks:
I pulled that from the highway code. I guess they're wrong then...

Never seen that before but will check it out.

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Car Talk › Re: For Drivers Only: Who's At Fault Here? Pictures by 9icetoo(m): 9:27am On Jul 31, 2018

radautoworks:
Give way to any vehicle approaching from your right including an oncoming vehicle that has turned right at the intersection. Only at roundabouts do you give way to the left.

Nope. When on the left, you are assumed to be on the speed lane. Any vehicle coming from your right must give a safe distance before merging with you and has to be at a higher speed.
Imagine if that silver SUV was a bicycle, so the maroon car should violate the cyclists space and impale him because he can turn left at any time he likes?
The maroon guy violated the space of the silver car. If you cannot make a lane change without violating the space of other vehicles, then it is unsafe.
This is just like some pH people who execute left turns statrting out from the middle lane and expect the cars on their left to disappear.

Car Talk › Re: Difficulty Starting Skoda Octavia TDI Diesel by 9icetoo(op): 9:15am On Jul 31, 2018

GAZZUZZ:
sniffing and vehicle starts is a fuel pressure related issue, for failing Fuelpump, they usually work best after being left alone for a long time (which makes this a bit confusing)

My thoughts If you do not have any Return fuel, it means the fuel pump is not giving out enough pressure for the fuel pressure regulator to give off a return.

The car has two pumps.
One is the in tank fuel pump which supplies low pressure diesel to the filter and then to the high pressure tandem pump.
I loosened the supply hose from the low pressure in tank pump to the high pressure tandem pump and cycled my ignition on and off five times. About 30cl of diesel came out and filled a water bottle I placed to collect the diesel. That makes me think my in tank diesel pump is good. This pump is also a new pump I installed when I was troubleshooting the cause of misfiring and jerking in the car last year
The high pressure tandem pump operated by the camshaft was also replaced around the same time so I doubt that one is bad too as I get high pressure diesel going to the injectors else the car wouldn't even rev or speed up to 160km/hr like it did on my last trip to calabar.
I am just wondering why I am not getting return to the tank with the car idling and if it is the cause of my hard start problems.
I will reinstall the former high pressure tandem pump tomorrow to check of that one can overcome the pressure regulator and return diesel to the tank.
Thanks.

Car Talk › Re: Difficulty Starting Skoda Octavia TDI Diesel by 9icetoo(op): 6:52am On Jul 31, 2018

I have replaced the collapsed and that was about 8 months ago.
The hose clamps are tight. I have even doubled the clamps on the diesel distribution lines after replacing the collapsed hose.

I hope it is what the mechanics say it is.

I will change out old hoses later though to rule out any leaks or collapsed hoses over the weekend.

Car Talk › Re: Tinkering On A Jeep With Repair Manuals And Very Limited Automobile Experience. by 9icetoo(m): 5:54pm On Jul 30, 2018

Nice work. Following. Hope it turns out well

Autos › Re: Toks Honda City Needed 07/08 by 9icetoo(m): 5:53pm On Jul 30, 2018

Honda city wasn't sold in the USA as Honda city. It sold under a different name and I think its honda fit.
The closest thing to a city I think is the civic and you wouldn't get a toks 2007 for 1 million.

Car Talk › Difficulty Starting Skoda Octavia TDI Diesel by 9icetoo(op): 5:14pm On Jul 30, 2018

I have got a problem that I would need help with.
Car is a 2006 Skoda Octavia 1.9 litre TDI diesel.
Manual transmission.

Last week, car refused to start after work.
Been having hard starting issues for close to 8 months now.

However, car always starts after cranking for 5-10 seconds.
Sometimes oil light beeps as a result of prolonged cranking but car eventually starts with so much white smoke that it kills all the mosquitoes around. grin

Things done so far:

Scanned car. The autel scanner connects, scans but shows a blank screen after completing deep scan.

To rule out connection error, I connected my Bluetooth elm scanner and could get codes p0401 and p0403. Egr related stuffs. (I blocked off my egr 2 years ago).

I can see the airflow meter, temperature sensor and other sensors with the Bluetooth scanner.

I have traced the wiring running from the camshaft sensor and all engine sensors to where it enters the car. I couldn't find any breaks or cuts. That rules out electrical issues on that path.

Battery in the car is a new 90 amp battery installed two weeks ago.

I have checked fuel supply and fuel comes out of the feed to the tandem pump.

Engine rotates fast enough, rpm registers at least 180 rpm (usually enough to start the car).

Engine coughs like it wants to start but doesn't.

On Saturday, my mechanic came and snuffed the car with diesel and it started.

It ran and we shut it down. However attempts to restart was hit and miss as it would sometimes start without snuffing, other times it would need snuffing.

The mechanic popped the return from the engine to the filter pod and there was so much bubbles in the diesel. Further investigation showed that the return feed from the filter pod back to the diesel tank wasnt flowing any diesel at all.

Mechanic is suspecting that this is cause of my problems.

I am skeptical. I changed that filter pod last year when i had diesel supply issues which turned out to be a collapsed supply hose from the tank to the filter pod.

Can a non flowing diesel return line really cause this sort of headache or should I be looking for something else?

Cheers.
Demeanours please help.

One other detail. When the hard starting started, I could use the instantnous fuel readout to know when the car will start. If I start cranking and the diesel flow gets up to 0.7 l/m, car fires up.
Now it gets up to 1.3l/m and nothing happens, rather it drops off.

Car Talk › Re: When You Think You're Fast And This Happens. by 9icetoo(m): 4:52pm On Jul 28, 2018

Loved that diesel wagon. grin

Car Talk › Re: For Drivers Only: Who's At Fault Here? Pictures by 9icetoo(m): 4:46pm On Jul 28, 2018

lillyontop:
The silver driver is at fault, firstly you can see the maroon car on blinkers to the left and secondly look at the point of contact maroon car was already at is front Accord to the road traffic rules are regulations any hit from the rear back is the fault from the hind drive conclusion silver is at fault

Are you for real? You should return your license.

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Autos › Re: ................. by 9icetoo(m): 3:41pm On Jul 27, 2018

Well, well, well. Shit hit the fan fast on this one.
Have been laughing uncontrollably since. Some comments here are epic. grin

Obekediamond, I go like meet you when I come ebonyi some time next month.
You didn't have to call the Volvo crew to the party sha. As if it wasn't entertaining enough already. I hail una.

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Car Talk › Re: Diesel-powered Vehicles: Their Advantages And Disadvantages by 9icetoo(m): 3:36pm On Jul 27, 2018

greyham:
That e90 won't last a year in Nigeria.

Not so true. My friend has been driving an e90 318d since 2013 here in Nigeria. That's what convinced me to buy a Skoda Octavia TDI diesel.
Currently car is down and has refused to start because of an electrical problem.
The e90 is still going strong and will embarrass any NA aspirated 1.8 litre engine it meets on the road. Rode with him all the way to abuja once. Car sprinted down the road like a bunny.

Car Talk › Re: Diesel-powered Vehicles: Their Advantages And Disadvantages by 9icetoo(m): 3:29pm On Jul 27, 2018

Bjornson01:
But I thought coils and distributors were absent for diesel as compared to petrol, so isn't wiring less in the diesels?

It depends. Newer model diesels have wirings going to the injectors to monitor flow rate or other parameters. Volkswagen diesels 2004 and above use electronic diesel injectors which are wired to the brain box. So wiring isnt really less on newer diesels. The crank and cam sensors are also wired.
However, the principle of the operation of the diesel is somewhat simpler. Meaning it should be easier to diagnose.
Unfortunately, here in naija, most of our mechanics have refused to upgrade.

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Car Talk › Re: My Temperature Guage Doesn't Get To The Middle !!! by 9icetoo(m): 10:02am On Jul 08, 2018

nwaneni, I have never met this guy gazzuz but he is not what you paint him to be. he pocks my calls and when he doesn't I understand he may be busy.
no one I know picks all his calls. I don't pick all of mine.
I send him texts when he doesn't and he calls back or replies the text. I have never paid him a dime but he helps out when he can.
we should all understand that people have a right to their privacy.
no offence meant by my post but the number of beefs and bashings brewing in the cartalk section is unbecoming.

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Car Talk › Re: Why The Obsession With 20W50 Engine Oil? by 9icetoo(m): 2:21pm On Jun 14, 2018

bisi12004:
Please what is the rating of this engine oil sae 40 and it's effect on Toyota Corolla 2001 model.

the rating is there as a 40 weight oil. as for the effect on your 2001 corolla, I wouldn't even pour this oil in my thermocool generator.

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