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Car Talk › Re: Jeep Falls Into Gutter At Ikeja. LASEMA Rescues Driver by 9icetoo(m): 1:38pm On Jan 17, 2018

from Benz to Jeep. wow. what happened to SUV?

Crime › Re: Police Officers Brutalizing Girl And Her Pregnant Friend (Video) by 9icetoo(m): 12:34pm On Jan 10, 2018

donstan18:
They are your friends.

They messed up with the brutality, but I doubt if policemen can just beat a woman up without a tangible reason or cause.

Let's be truthful, if the possible offense of those victims takes place with a soldier, the headline might not be this better.

take time and read what wrote again. you, like many other Nigerians have come to accept the brutish and uncivilized nature of our security apparatus.
if a question (of whatever nature) can elicit such an attack on a pregnant woman, from a 'policeman', then he shouldn't be in the police service.
In any other organisation, that policeman will be fired and sued to court for assault and battery and attempted murder.
use your head.

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Car Talk › Re: Car Fuel Saver, How Does It Work?? by 9icetoo(m): 8:27am On Jan 05, 2018

Readonee35L:
Hahaha.
These Gazzuzz military collection no be here o.

But I wonder who came with idea of this device.
I wonder how a device plugged to 12v outlet will reduce fuel consumption and also increase performance.

It just doesn't make any sense.

Nothing is impossible.
But if you can give me a reasonable explanation.
I might by Your story.

Does this also save diesel on diesel cars I think 9icetoo wants to buy

There might be a little truth behind this thing. It might help reduce power usage . But I don't know about fuel economy.

I've read many forums around the world. And maNY users claims it work's while some say it doesnt.

I don't know what to think. I didn't study electrical engineering.

https://doesitreallywork.org/fuel-shark-review/

Read the comments of the write up

was just about to ask.
it should work on electric vehicles too. it will increase the range. grin

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Car Talk › Re: Car Fuel Saver, How Does It Work?? by 9icetoo(m): 8:24am On Jan 05, 2018

timifakay:
Space that I should be using to charge phone, I will now go and plug one crap and won't charge my phone.
Oh my God!

Health › Re: 9-Year-Old Girl Bitten To Death By A Cobra On Her Bed In Thailand (Photos) by 9icetoo(m): 8:10am On Jan 05, 2018

may the girls soul rest in peace.
no one has taken notice of the ambulance/police vehicle in the girls premises.
the police were invited when they discovered the girl was unresponsive and they arrived without asking for money for fuel.
they are even going to carry our an autopsy even after killing a 2 meter snake found beside her dead body.
ask yourself if this is possible in naija.

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Car Talk › Re: Audi A4 B6 Vs Mercedes W203 C200.. by 9icetoo(m): 8:54pm On Dec 23, 2017

Benz over Audi anyday.
in terms of reliability, Benz trumps Audi all day. in terms of interior finish and build abeg leave am for Benz. I still trip for the woosh sound the 1986 s class makes when the doors are shut.
Audi is good no doubt but when comparing the rs to Benz please compare it with the Benz of same class and not the c class.

Car Talk › Re: Dealers Wanted For Neo Socket Fuel Saver Wanted by 9icetoo(m): 8:42pm On Dec 23, 2017

does it save diesel too? or is it just fuel?

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Car Talk › Re: thread closed. by 9icetoo(m): 6:06pm On Dec 07, 2017

GAZZUZZ:
available

08033910382

just to say thanks once again.
you too much joor.
I spent three days in ogba in august not knowing you were just a stone throw from where I was staying. will pay a visit next time I come around.

Car Talk › Re: thread closed. by 9icetoo(m): 2:11am On Dec 06, 2017

hi Gazzuzz, please do you have the following for 2007 Honda city; compressor pulley and coil or a dud compressor. ignition coils.
I can swap the compressor pulley and coil to mine.
thanks in advance.

Car Talk › Re: thread closed. by 9icetoo(m): 6:56pm On Dec 03, 2017

2007 Honda city ignition coils.

Car Talk › Re: 2002 Toyota Avensis Needs Conversion From Diesel To Petrol Engine. by 9icetoo(m): 2:30pm On Nov 18, 2017

Mrtesso:
You make it sound like a jolly ride. Do u by chance stay around PH, u said there are plenty diesel mechs. I don't even know one. I won't mind meeting one so I've forwarded a mail.

That being said there are a lot of myths surrounding certain brands and types of vehicles in this part of the world, so don't blame us much for our ignorance.

Coincidentally, on my way back on Tuesday i saw a diesel Toyota hilux used by someone I think to haul his/her belongings. that was about past 4pm. They said diesel finish inside, say mechanic dey come. I noticed the back of the vehicle seemed to have black sooth all over it. I longed to take pictures but it wasn't convenient. I stepped out again at 7pm the vehicle was there with the mechanics trying to start it up. I tried to initiate a conversation as a concerned passerby hoping to get acquainted with a mechanic. They seemed to be too frustrated to respond so gave them the customary "well done oh" and I passed. By 10:30pm it was there with no one around it. By 7am the follow morning it was there with more people around it. I'll have liked to ask what went Wrong but I was in much haste.

I narrated that because you sound like it's quite an easy journey. What could have caused that over 12-hour delay to start up a vehicle?

Okay, here are a few things that could be wrong with the car:

1. owner is cheap. How could you drive a diesel till it runs out of gas? Jeez. As fuel economical as it is?
2. Injector has gone kaput. Owner must have been riding low all the time and it has come to bite him in the bumIt shares same pump with petrol cars at least for my skoda, it is same. I assume it would be same with Hilux. Fuel pumps last longer in diesel cars cos the diesel lubricates the pump better than fuel.
3. Bad injectors. Owner must have been buying kpo fire to have such an amount of soot spewing from him exhaust and must have knackered his injectors with his bad attitude towards quality fuel. Unfortunately, he has a hefty bill to pay for this negligence. Diesel injectors dont come cheap!!!
4. Air in fuel line. Assuming owner is a cheap fella and decides to use a petrol engine mech to fix a dud diesel engine, he is in for a long painful and arduous day. The petrol mech wouldnt even know where to start bleeding the diesel lines and injectors from. Skoda has a self priming system at least in the 06 and up models so mechanics dont have to sweat it out after changing parts. i dont know if hilux diesel engines have this feature.
5. Electrical problems. New diesel engines use eletric solenoids fitted to the injectors to control quantity and time of delivery of diesel unlike the old models that used a mechanical system. These solenoids are controlled directly by the brain box. A good electrician should be able to sort this out.

It is actually a jolly ride. There are a lot of diesel hilux mechanics in PH. All the trucks on our highways run on diesel engines. Actross trucks run on complex diesel engines and mechanics fix them here in Nigeria.

I once met a fellow on a trip who owns an Audi A3 with the gen 1 1.9Tdi engine. We got talking and exchanged numbers. One month later he calls to tell me his timing belt snapped and his car is grounded. I gave him the number of a mechanic who works on my skoda and they got talking.
The mech changed his camshaft, some bent valves, valve cups and seals, fitted a new timing belt, primed his pump (the Mk1 engine needs the high pressure pump primed) and started the car.
Car drives like a dream again. Meanwhile when the belt cut, dude was already thinking of buying a second hand engine as he thought his engine was gone and he didnt have any mechanic till he remembered me and gave me a call.

L300 buses in onitsha all run on diesel and they are still on the road.

My mech just changed the timing belt on a 2009 skoda octavia tdi two weeks ago. People said it was impossible but he laughed them off. The engine roared to life after three starts and has been fine ever since.
Don't let peoples fear fear you.

I stay in PH but i am currently out of town.

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Car Talk › Re: 2002 Toyota Avensis Needs Conversion From Diesel To Petrol Engine. by 9icetoo(m): 2:14pm On Nov 18, 2017

Mrtesso:
I will buy it fest. Then u can buy afterward. It's good to know you like Skoda, and that you run a Diesel powered vehicle. It's also evident you Know the maintenance drills. U also make it sound very convenient and easy going. U have received a mail from me. I'd be pleased to speak with you sir. Thanks for the insight. Very very helpful.

Will check my mail later tonight and respond.

Car Talk › Re: 2002 Toyota Avensis Needs Conversion From Diesel To Petrol Engine. by 9icetoo(m): 8:40am On Nov 17, 2017*

the engine in that avensis is very common. it shares that engine with corolla diesel and hilux. there are plenty diesel mechanics in pH. it is almost the same setup with petrol.
I once tot I had an injector issue in my Skoda. it it turned out it was a collapsed diesel hose that wasn't delivering full flow to my injectors. I even made the diagnosis myself in my house. it was that simple.
heater plugs may go bad once in a long while but they are dirt cheap and easy to replace. any mechanic can do that. even a petrol mechanic can do it.
I don't understand the apprehension with diesels. in Ghana, half the cars there are diesels. in Europe, its almost three quarter.
why naija case come different.

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Car Talk › Re: 2002 Toyota Avensis Needs Conversion From Diesel To Petrol Engine. by 9icetoo(m): 8:34am On Nov 17, 2017

Mrtesso:
That's good to know. Bhet we're in Port Harcourt. The majority of Diesel vehicles I've seen used by individuals, seem to end up in one place - grave yard. The other few companies like Julius Berger and Nestoil that run Diesel powered sedans and wagons like the Skoda Octavia diesel and volks wagen diesel counterparts seem to have specialised mechanics working for them. That led to the conversion conception. But the majority opinion tilts towards retaining the engine. Thanks for the heads-up .

I drive a Skoda Octavia diesel.
it has never missed a bit apart from the normal hellish electrical problems from Skoda.
as long as you buy clean diesel from reputable filling stations like total, forte oil, oando and eterna, you won't have a problem. those injectors in the d4d are built to last forever.
clean your fuel tank once a year.
change your diesel filter every 20000km and you won't ever have a problem with that car.
the engine will outlive the car. trust me on this one.
don't ever be cheap by buying kpo fire or buying diesel from unrecognised filling stations.
if you don't wanna buy that car, let me know where it is cos I want to buy it.

Car Talk › Re: 2002 Toyota Avensis Needs Conversion From Diesel To Petrol Engine. by 9icetoo(m): 3:33pm On Nov 16, 2017

why do you want to change to petrol? that diesel is the best thing you are about to miss out on.

Car Talk › Re: Car Fan Comes On Randomly by 9icetoo(m): 7:49am On Nov 12, 2017

your car to is running hotter than it should. while your temp gauge might sit on the 90 mark, you car may be experiencing 105 degree heat inside the engine, this prompts your fans to come on after you have parked. happened to me on my Skoda Octavia. my scanner showed what was happening. my thermostat was the culprit. changed that and the issue stopped. initially, I flushed coolant, radiator, changed coolant temp sensor until I narrowed it down to the thermostat. it was opening but only partially.

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Car Talk › Re: What I Saw In This Toyota Prado Fuel Tank (Photos) by 9icetoo(m): 8:15pm On Nov 01, 2017

some bacteria thrive in diesel.
that slime you see at the bottom of contaminated diesel is a mixture of the the organisms and water.
it has been my practise to ask the dispenser put a few milliliters of ago in a transparent water bottle before I purchase in my car. if the diesel is not clear, free of particles or sediments, I pay for what was put in the transparent bottle and say my byes.
I am yet to have issues over diesel quality.
many diesel engine owners knowingly patronise black market sellers cos they are cheaper and turn around to cry wolf when things go wrong.
diesel by its nature absorbs water. this is made worse by temp differences during the night. at night, the moisture in the air in the diesel tanks condenses and drops down to the bottom of the diesel tank. this process repeated over a long time leafs to accumulation of water inside diesel tanks.
that picture from the op is from a car owner who buys black market diesel.
ash and soot from the kpo fire refining process mixes with diesel and add the absence of any treatment, organisms that thrive on diesel have a field day in the tanks of whoever buys such diesel.
last time I cleaned my tank after 40,000km of fuelling, I had a very insignificant slime coating in the tank. not enough to clog a filter.

Crime › Re: Police Auctions Stolen Range Rover In Port Harcourt After It Was Recovered by 9icetoo(m): 10:12am On Oct 31, 2017

QuotaSystem:
To be fair, the police have been auctioning recovered but unclaimed vehicles after advertising them in national dailies for as long as I can remember. The original owner must have missed the advertisements and the vehicle was auctioned to another person for a low price. I can only fault the police for not contacting the original owner once the car was found, since he had already made a report and presumably dropped his contact details.

The owners best option is probably to contact the successful buyer and persuade him to give back the car after paying him what it cost him at the auction; this is because the auction is a legally recognized and regulated process.

My two cents.

Okay, so let me get this straight.
Owner reports a stolen vehicle at a police station in port harcpurt and pays upwards of 3,500 for police report. Owner gets assured by police that once his vehicle is recovered, he will be notified.
Owner goes home and keeps in touch with police but keeps getting told vehicle has not been found.
Police in same port Harcourt (different police station) recover vehicle and auction same vehicle after publishing in the dailies.
Did the same police publish to other stations to confirm if a range rover has been reported missing?
What is the point of reporting to the police if same police can't even identify what they have recovered?
Now owner should go and beg the auction winner?
Owner should sue the police to hell for gross incompetence. What manner of fuckery is this?
Mchteew.

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Travel › Re: L300 Bus Driver Throws A Lady On Bike Into Running Truck In Anambra (Graphic Pic by 9icetoo(m): 4:35pm On Oct 30, 2017

ogelekpomgam:
This tipper drivers sometimes can be high on something.pls check well if he is one of those cattle rearer bwodas.RIP to the fine lady.*tears*

where was it written in the writeup that the tipper driver is at fault?

Car Talk › Re: Kobe Steel Scandal Deepens Over Quality Of Metal Used In Cars,Aeroplanes & Train by 9icetoo(m): 5:45pm On Oct 13, 2017

OK. so we are not alone in this qwarapchan after all.

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Car Talk › Re: My Toyota Corolla Over Heats Only When The AC Is On! by 9icetoo(m): 4:50pm On Oct 02, 2017

EnigmaticEnigma:
How old is your radiator??

I had the same issue on my Toyota with the car overheating once the AC goes on. It used to take about 10 minutes to overheat.

I can't say I totally solved the problem, but nowadays it rarely overheats with the AC on. I still get that one or two occurrences when the temp spikes a bit with the AC though, but it's very rare now.

I think your radiator might be clogged. Cleaning it won't really do much, as opposed to buying a brand new one, not a second hand please. You can by an aftermarket one if you can't afford the oem one. As long as all the ports are correct and its brand new, no blockage and no internal corrosion.

Next you may want to check you AC gas pressure to make sure your condenser isn't getting waaaay too hot. Ideally the car should have high and low pressure refrigerant sensors, but some of these mechanics may have tampered with them and your AC may be either overfilled or underfilled.

Can you leave your hand on your AC condenser without getting burned

op, do what this guy says and post back. check the temp of your condenser. if it is too hot to touch, then their is a problem with your Ac system. you should be able to place your hand on your condenser even on a very hot day without getting burned.

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Car Talk › Re: My Toyota Camry 2002 (2.4) Refuses To Start But I Cranking Fine (engine Turns) by 9icetoo(m): 12:59pm On Sep 25, 2017

I guess this is what happened.
The serpentine belt is very close to the crankshaft sensor and must have eaten through the wire. This would have caused intermittent stops.
While fitting the pulley, your mechanic turned the crankshaft backwards. This messed up the timing and caused the chain to jump a teeth or two on the cams. When you turned over your engine, the chains seized up and damaged your cams and possibly the vvti solenoid.
After changing the top, timing wasn't set right. There is a precise way of setting timing on the 2AZFE engine.
It must be set right or the engine will run poorly.
I suspect the crankshaft timing sensor wire is frayed and has short somewhere during all this works.
The spider crankshaft sensor may not be compatible with your ecu even if it fits in your engine. You have to get a crankshaft sensor with the same part number as yours.
Or like the people above me have suggested and which I will advise, get a tokunbo engine and save yourself money and stress.
Are you in port Harcourt?

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Car Talk › Re: Watch A Land Rover Discovery Turbodiesel Tow A 121-Ton,Seven-Trailer Semi Truck by 9icetoo(m): 12:38pm On Sep 23, 2017

I wonder how this will turn out going up the steep grade at ugwu enyeama.

Car Talk › Re: 17 First Aid Items Drivers Should Have In Their Cars - FRSC by 9icetoo(m): 12:36pm On Sep 23, 2017

sunnyeinstein:
What is this one saying? So European car owners go about with medical kits abi?
Do i have to turn my ride to a make-shift ambulance? Why can't frsc be the emergency ambulance with proper 1st aid kits to help accident victims on the scene before going to the hospital?!
This country is gutter!

I have seen FRSC responding to accident victims and i have never come across them utilizing first aid kits on any one.
they bundle people like cows into the back of that their pickup trucks or any available civilian vehicle and zoom off to the hospital. apart from Lagos state emergency response and nema no other emergency response team comes to an accident scene equipped with the necessary tools.

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Car Talk › Re: 17 First Aid Items Drivers Should Have In Their Cars - FRSC by 9icetoo(m): 11:19am On Sep 23, 2017

stancod:
do you pay your TAX

YES. and in full.

Car Talk › Re: . by 9icetoo(m): 11:43pm On Sep 21, 2017

number 10 is interesting. so if vio says my tire is okay, why would FRSC say otherwise using that silly 4 years "rule"?
FRSC is just a duplication of vio. they should be scrapped.
scrapping FRSC will save the country over 1 billion naira per year.

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Car Talk › Re: 17 First Aid Items Drivers Should Have In Their Cars - FRSC by 9icetoo(m): 11:26pm On Sep 21, 2017

is my car a hospital?
what is wrong with this country self?
I supply my own electricity.
I supply my own water.
I fix my street roads.
I pay for neighbourhood security.
I do basically everything the government is supposed to do and you want me to convert my car to an emergency response vehicle as well?
why don't I put a siren and stretcher while I am getting all that is posted up there? Gosh.

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Car Talk › Re: What Is The Worst Vehicle You Have Ever Used ? by 9icetoo(m): 8:46am On Sep 05, 2017

menstrualpad:
Buy Audi

hahaha. you wicked oo

Travel › Re: One Dead As Car Falls Into A Pit On A Collapsed Highway In Benue. Photos by 9icetoo(m): 6:27pm On Sep 04, 2017

and we have road safety and Nigerian police force right? somebody please wake me up from this nightmare called Nigeria.

Car Talk › Re: From My Toyota Camry, What Is This Part Called by 9icetoo(m): 8:02pm On Sep 03, 2017

eRex:
How important is it... I noticed a car without it and the owner still travels with it

*facepalm*
well, if the manufacturer put that long thing there, then its important. you want to lose control of the car at speed when taking a bend and kill uaself or others? I guess ur answer is no. so fix it. it could be cheaper than the price gazzuzz quoted. meanwhile what broke it?

Car Talk › Re: Help! Help! Help! Eliminate Cockroaches In My Car by 9icetoo(m): 11:03pm On Sep 02, 2017

GAZZUZZ:
guy u wicked pass me o!

haha. those things nearly caused me an accident one night.
climbed inside my trouser at night when I was cruising. I nearly had a heart attack. parked and flew out the car like Hussein bolt. come see where I dey dance skelewu for road because of cockroach.
bought sniper the next day and dealt them lethal doses for three weeks straight.
never seen them again since. saw their hatched eggs in my spare wheel well, that's how I knew that one dose won't eliminate them.

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