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Car Talk › Re: Help! Help! Help! Eliminate Cockroaches In My Car by 9icetoo(m): 7:27pm On Sep 02, 2017

I will suggest you repeat the green leaf or sniper application every one week for the next three weeks. reason is cockroaches lay eggs and while you may succeed in eliminating the adults, the eggs mayhatch when the sniper or green leaf has worn off and you are back to square one.
that was my own way of eliminating them completely.

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Car Talk › Re: Lagos Begins Compulsory Computerized Vehicle Inspection by 9icetoo(m): 11:57am On Sep 02, 2017

erico2k2:
@ sooperrescue
at this point I'm forced to conclude you are either Confused or far from the knowledge surrounding tyres . For starters you do not know what tyre rating means . For instance you ha e no clue what the speed rating g is for V and T . You don't cos if you did you wo t come up with that long epistle up there .

please tell him.
sooper, Michelin didn't leave Nigeria cos they were making legal temp b tires which are by the way sold and used extensively in the USA. they closed shop cos of our govt policies and an unfavourable business climate.
here is a small quote from car bibles.

"The temperature test is run at high speeds and high ambient temperatures until the tyre fails. To achieve a minimum grade of "C" the tyre must safely run at 85mph for 30 minutes, higher grades are indicative of surviving higher speeds (a rating of "B" is, for some reason, roughly equivalent to a European "S" rating, a rating of "A" is equivalent to an "H" rating.)"

temp c maintaining 85 mph (convert that to km/hr) for thirty minutes at ambient temps. of course we know Texas have higher ambient temps than we do in the summer yet a temp c tire is able to withstand 85mph for 30 minutes?
you sir are not qualified to test or go near any testing center.

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Travel › Re: Tanker Collapses On Nearby Vehicle On Enugu-Onitsha Expressway by 9icetoo(m): 5:40am On Sep 02, 2017

let me ask the FRSC if this was caused by over speeding or expired tires. I am coming.

Car Talk › Re: Lagos Begins Compulsory Computerized Vehicle Inspection by 9icetoo(m): 5:31am On Sep 02, 2017*

sooperrescue:
Ratings don't count in the U.K. But they are not ignorant of the tyres the fit in their cars. A T speed rating in front and V in the back is absurd. I remember that there is pre inspection centers where these are checked. Do you fit winter tyres on your vehicle and go for Mot test in August and expect to be passed? Most T rated tyres are temperature B rated and you can't have different tyre ratings and dimensions on a vehicle and not be concerned about your safety and the interest of other road users. Those that spend 3 hrs in traffic are not having the best health wise and majority of the cause are these vehicles that are not fit for the road. I have seen a 2001 Camry that passed the test. There are emission limits for all and the Federal rules are Euro 3 and as the fuel quality increases, we will get to Euro 5 and 6. For the bcmr, the engine number is needed to secure a vehicle from being vandalized . Currently Toyota cars are being vandalized and nothing has been done but when your car is stolen and sold as parts, the engine cannot be sold to another person to fit in his car. The police report obtained for change of engine does not go to the central motor registry hence the new initiative. When filling the form online at policebcmr. gov.ng, you will be asked to present your vin and engine number. This measure is to safeguard your vehicle against theft as the data of your car will be available to the authorities concerned.

please quit mentioning these speed ratings. its begin inning to sound like you don't know what they mean.
indeed it is unsafe to have different tire sizes on different wheels. however there are exceptions. some cars were made with smaller wheels in front and larger wheels at the rear.
I ask you again, will a better fuel quality make a 1985 Benz pass a euro 6 test?
if the governments plan is to scrap all older model vehicles, they should come out plainly and say so.
this type of emission restriction should be applied to only new vehicle registration and not renewals. that would put a stop to the importation of substandard second hand or even new substandard vehicles.
for tyres, those goons should only check for tyre condition, cuts, bulges, treadwear, etc. of course, it is not against the law to drive winter tires in Nigeria but is unwise. and yes they can fail a vehicle fitted with a winter tire. I hope they don't extend their folly to all season tires cos you also have an issue with those.
T speed rating is for a maximum of a whopping 190km/ hr. your client may have bought an out of round tire and you are blaming the issues on the spped rating?! get you acts right man. and I do know a lot about tyres cause I worked in Michelin port Harcourt before they shut down. bless.

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Car Talk › Re: Lagos Begins Compulsory Computerized Vehicle Inspection by 9icetoo(m): 5:21pm On Sep 01, 2017

sooperrescue:
What you guys are not aware is that the police are involved. The biometric central motor registry will also be done at the centre along with the tinted permit which is free. The guy that got his roadworthy cert in mile 12 has a fake certificate because you are supposed to take your vehicle to the center. It is no longer obtained by proxy. I have been priviledged to inspect cars there and there was one that we did belonging to a top gun in the insurance industry. His front tyres were T speed Rating while the rear was V. His braking system was poor and the handbrake was not effective, below the approved limit. The car was a 2015 model and the car failed the test. The emission test has its minimum limit and if you fail, you have 30 days to return after putting it right at no cost. The police at the center will verify your chassis and engine number and in a way, your car will be secured and the IT section at force hqts will now have the data of your vehicle and it is going to be protected nationwide, that is they cannot steal the var in Lagos and reregister it in Kaduna. The bcmr will also give you a temporary registration with the National identity card scheme. I used to register a car with roadworthy cert while the car is still in the port. That is cortuption and those crying against the scheme are comfortable with the corrupt system. We have to move forward and very soon, the police will be equipped with rfid scanners and if you are in Lagos and you dont have a bcmr card, with fake insurance, you will be booked.

The only gripe I have with your write up is the T speed rating and the V speed rating ish. The Nigerian road is not the Silverstone circuit nor Monza. The T speed rated tire will stop that car in the minimum distance required to stop the car and is within the 100km/hr limit on Nigerian roads. Unless you are racing you don't need high speed rated tires to drive on our bleeped up roads where it is a death wish to sustain 100km/hr for more than 3 minutes. Peace.
By the way, those goons should know that emission limits are subject to applicable laws when the vehicle was made. In the mighty USA whom we are copying, 1999 model cars are not subjected to the same emission test limits as 2015 model cars. I know you are aware of this. You don't expect a 1985 model Benz to pass an emission test rigged up for ulev model vehicle, do you?

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Car Talk › Re: Lagos Begins Compulsory Computerized Vehicle Inspection by 9icetoo(m): 2:09pm On Sep 01, 2017

Its a simpu stuffz. Drive to Ogun state, certify your vehicle and get all your papers. Come back to Lagos and drive like a boss. You must not register your vehicle in Lagos to drive it in Lagos.

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Travel › Re: I Can't Imagine I Came Out Of This Vehicle Unhurt by 9icetoo(m): 2:27pm On Aug 31, 2017

freshvine:
LOL.

U won't understand the experience.

its called hydroplaning. anyone who has driven in the rain at a fair speed would have experienced it.
it is worse on a front wheel drive vehicle with bad alignment.
I was once turned almost sideways by such an experience.
as soon as I got to pH, I rushed off to a service station and adjusted my rear alignment which I had always known was out.
even tiny bumps then tended to steer my car sideways.
its also severe when one side of your car drives through a patch of water, the vehicle loses traction on that side, loses power on that side and starts veering; causing the driver to often overcompensate and then spinning the car out of control.
awareness helps save the situation though.

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Travel › Re: I Can't Imagine I Came Out Of This Vehicle Unhurt by 9icetoo(m): 1:03pm On Aug 31, 2017

olisaemeka1:
I beg to disagree .....I have been hailed as a professional driver (being that I stick to the rules and still do my normal swag driving) next year would have made it 20yrs without an accident ...yes without an accident and I had planned to actually mark it ...until 2weeks back ..a trip to uyo from lagos everything was going fine until this guy came out from no where at ore and tried to pull a wonderful stunt of forcing an overtake while I was already overtaking a trailer ...summary is I noticed with my sharp reflex and tried to avoid him ...that was my doom ...it was raining and an accident had just occurred the day before with a tanker fully loaded with diesel spilling it's contents on the road ...I lost control of the car in a split second and my brakes won't work as the car just kept sliding cos of the diesel spill till I crashed on the road divider..thereby ruining my 20th anniversary....now what I'm I saying..no matter how professional we are or how good we are we cannot control some of the events that we encounter..we only pray that God takes full control all the time.

At op...congrats and thank God for life...even if your car summesaulted once it's not easy ....after all you did not plan to have an accident when u started the journey....@gazzuz and Co .....I learnt that day that no one is a professional ...Na God dey save us...and may He continue saving us.

he didn't come out of nowhere; he was in play all the time. you just didn't see him till he was too close. you may have been fixated on your own overtaking manoeuvre and didn't take notice of him.

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Travel › Re: I Can't Imagine I Came Out Of This Vehicle Unhurt by 9icetoo(m): 12:29pm On Aug 31, 2017

gbzed:
Baba ur ITK wan dey too much u might be a good driver but it does not mean you can never have an accident, it might even be one of ur short trips dat u would av an accident, I don't pray dat happens. But nobody is perfect the driver couldn't control the car doesn't mean he's not a good driver

it may hurt to hear it but the guys you are quoting are correct. in driving, there is a skill applied called 'what if'. it comes with experience.
if your driver had established eye contact with the j5 driver, observed the road ahead to check if the j5 driver would have any reason to veer into his lane (pothole), checked if his car car can quickly pull through the overtake, checked the width of the road to make sure he can use the shoulder should there be need to make an evasive maneuver, you wouldn't be involved in this accident. the 'what if' would have covered more points than mentioned above and would have been a guide to your driver. he would have been ready for such an erratic behaviour from the 'aboki'. if a fully loaded wagon can brake in time, use the hard shoulder and avoid an 18 Wheeler halfway into an overtake in a similar situation, I don't see why your matrix would be in the bush.
thanks to God you guys are safe though.

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Car Talk › Re: What's The Cause Of This Tire Explosion by 9icetoo(m): 7:24am On Aug 29, 2017

sooperrescue:
That B temp was the reason for the blowout. Nothing else to say

smh.

Car Talk › Re: My Experience With A Passat 2.0 (This Whole Thing Happened In 2008) by 9icetoo(m): 3:35pm On Aug 26, 2017

locutas:
I disagree with your conclusion. How exactly does petrol retailed in Nigeria which you claim "does not work well with the brand" have anything to do with the issues you put up? You did mention a transmission issue didn't you?

I have used a number of Audi vehicles which are from the same VAG brand and besides a failed instrument cluster (which was my fault), and a failed ECU relay, my vehicles have NEVER required anything other routine maintenance in over 7 years of using them and everything works perfectly. I sometimes use my VAGCOM to perform adaptations just for the heck of it.

I'd really like to believe that you're just misinformed, but the finality with which you concluded leads me to believe you're simply lying about a brand you appear to not know much about. I mean you did say "no matter how adept a mechanic is, VWs should be parked rather than driven". That to me is a testament to your incompetence. If you are the one that was at the Oando gas station in CBD Abuja, I'm justified in my conclusion.

you have vagcom?
can I mess around with it a lil?
please tell me you are in pH.

Car Talk › Re: My Experience With A Passat 2.0 (This Whole Thing Happened In 2008) by 9icetoo(m): 7:55am On Aug 26, 2017

Without a vagcom, most technicians will be making random guesses when trying to fix a Vw.
Ordinary scanners can only perform surface level diagnostics which are often misleading sending you on a wild goose xhaee with a lot of money going down the drain.
Vw should as a matter of urgency train and equip some select roadside workshops else their brand will never be fully embraced in Nigeria.

Car Talk › Re: Help/suggestion Needed For Benz 1999 W202 CDI by 9icetoo(m): 7:49am On Aug 26, 2017

Ladipodeal:
I own a 1999 Mercedes Benz W202 CDI with manual transmission. I have abandoned the car for over a year due to stuck injector nozzle, bad pressure switch on the nozzle rail and heavy black smoke on acceleration and possibly bad turbo charger. The only good hand I know is hardly available and have to wait weeks at times to get minor repair work done.

Presently, I am considering converting to petrol automatic and looking for a good hand for the conversion work. Though I am still skeptical about the conversion work. Second option is to buy a new W202 CDI engine but the frequency at which the nozzles and the pressure switch spoils scares me. I get diesel from only major Total filling station so I wonder why I often have to replaced the nozzles/switch.

Benz gurus @nurey and others please I need suggestion on and a good hand that can help with repair/conversion. The car is in Lagos presently.

Do you buy genuine diesel filters? Check your fuel lines and make sure you are getting adequate flow.
Those Benz nozzles are pretty sturdy and hardly go bad.
If you are in pH, inbox me.

Car Talk › Re: What's The Cause Of This Tire Explosion by 9icetoo(m): 6:07pm On Aug 25, 2017

Low pressure. Sidewalls heat up and flex more than they should when a tyre is run on very low pressures. The older the tyre, the worse the effect.

Car Talk › Re: How Long Do Tires Last? A Question You Must Answer by 9icetoo(m): 6:21pm On Aug 23, 2017

road conditions also matter.
rate of wear on tarred roads differ untarred roads. driving on gravel will wear you tire even faster. same with driving on sandy roads.
our roads have a lot of gravel and sand spread on the surface that act as abrasives wearing our tires even faster than it should.
tires rarely make it to 20,000 miles on Nigeria.

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Car Talk › Re: Closed by 9icetoo(m): 7:44pm On Aug 22, 2017

GAZZUZZ:
Best gas in the nigerian market is Harp Gas and it is made in England. It comes in 340gramms cans (net weight)

You will require 24oz (onces) of refrigerant according to the chart below. Which is about 680g meaning you will need approximately 2cans. Of harp gas.

my car recommends 550 grams of gas but when that was put in the compressor was working intermittently.
it will trip off and refuse to come back on until after a long time.
one day in annoyance I proceeded to bleed of the gas. halfway into the exercise I had a rethink and stopped. went out later that evening and turned on my fan to clear my windscreen a bit as it was raining and I was hit by cold air almost instantly. it was like magic. this had never happened to me in my Skoda before as I had a long standing Ac problem.
I guess this is what happened. The Ac system was overcharged because the new components I put in the Ac system (condenser and evaporator) had a much smaller volume than the oem that was replaced. this caused the compressor to work harder and trip off as soon as it was turned on.
I contacted my Ac tech and explained to him what I experienced and he proceeded to try it on other cars (especially volks as he is seem as a Skoda/volks Ac tech.) and it turned out most of the condemned compressors were actually still okay but were suffering from overcharging/overfilling. the guy doesn't have a high pressure gauge so can't even figure that out.
all is well now.
modified:
I bled off from the high pressure side though.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Real Madrid vs Barcelona, Spanish Super Cup (2 - 0) On 16th August 2017 by 9icetoo(m): 5:55am On Aug 17, 2017

Ksslib:
Live Updates:

Outrage at the Bernabeu. Barcelona fans are furious at the refree for refusing to award a penalty when camera replay clearly shows Suarez being tackled in the eighteen yard box by one of Real Madrid's grass.

"There was contact. There was contact" a furious Suarez screams.

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Autos › Re: Corolla 2002 Used For Sale@800kSold sold by 9icetoo(m): 9:49pm On Aug 11, 2017

Location?

Travel › Re: Graphic Photos Of Victims Burnt After Petrol Tanker Accident In Bayelsa. by 9icetoo(m): 1:33am On Aug 06, 2017

gypsey:
petrol tankers are not meant to ply the same road with other vehicles, in some countries petrol are transported by RAIL. all this petrol tankers death are Avoidable.

Gypsey I am not quoting you to condemn what you posted but this is a response to similar remarks on this forum.
Petrol tankers have every right to use the highway as every other vehicle.
Developed countries haul more dangerous goods across their highways using tankers.
Hydrochloric acid is hauled across the highway in the USA. Nuclear warheads are hauled across the highway in the USA!
The problem with Nigeria is that we don't treat our highways as highways.
The people of mbiama have converted that section of the highway into a market. The market holds every Tuesday!
It is unbelievable that FRSC, npf and nscdc have not put a stop to this dangerous act.
How can people be allowed to crowd a federal highway linking the southernmost part of Nigeria to the west and we accept it as a normal thing?
I drive through mbiama regularly and I wonder why this activity is still permitted.
On some occasions, FRSC have stopped me on the single lane available to check for fvxking fire extinguishers and triangles when the main hazard is the market/trading going on on the highway.
Buses, taxis, bikes, cart pushers, barrow pushers, goods/wares, traders and buyers all compete with road users for a 12 meter wide road.
That tanker may have been trying to avoid a hawker running after a buyer oblivious of his/her surroundings or a cart pusher who lost control of his cart or spilled his wares.
My point is tankers, trucks, semis and the likes have every right to use the highway like every other car. The onus is on the agencies responsible to make the roads safe for these trucks and other road users.

Car Talk › Re: 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. Opinions Please by 9icetoo(m): 6:58am On Jul 08, 2017

SmartchoicesNG:
Quit mentioning kazeems.

Car Talk › Re: 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. Opinions Please by 9icetoo(m): 7:24pm On Jul 07, 2017

Your location matters. This car is Volkswagen and it has Volkswagen sized problems when they do occur. If you stay in lag or a city with experienced and 'equipped' mechanics, then go ahead. Prepare to spend big though when issues surface. Don't ever buy Nigerian used if you spot wires snaking around the engine bay and under the relay box underneath the steering column. In fact, buy but be careful. Even gazzuzz stays clear of vag products.

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Car Talk › Re: Diesel Engines: Signs And Symptoms Of Bad Or Failing Glow Plugs by 9icetoo(m): 8:13am On May 27, 2017

on older diesel engines, glow plugs mattered. on newer ones, not so much. the volks TDI engine does not use the glow plugs when the temp is warm. (I think above 10 degrees celcius).

Car Talk › Re: A Glance At Nigerian Traffic Rules And Offences by 9icetoo(m): 4:05pm On Apr 15, 2017

chukzyfcbb:
I have seen a taxi driver arrested all because he was drinking water from a plastic bottle and at the same time driving.
Na that day I mad for the rules sha, HOT sun oooo and for person to drink water inside I'm car na offence, shuuu....it wasn't even as if the car was on speed gan. he was approaching a crowded area & so was doing prolly 20km/hr yet he was arrested coz he was drinking and driving.....fear these guys o, dem no get joy

the taxi driver committed an offence. its wrong to drink, eat, makeup, use your phone or dress up while driving. it takes only second of distraction to cause or have an accident even at 20km/hr

Romance › Re: Photo Of The Native Doctor Who Died In Imo While Having Sex With A Prostitute by 9icetoo(m): 9:32pm On Mar 11, 2017

TheFreeOne:
Rob a man who got sex on credit

Didn't you read where it was stated he didn't have money as a regular customer he was offer free sex by onyinye.

I hope the police will do a thorough investigation to unravel the cause of death.

the police do not have to do any bloody investigation. an autopsy is what is needed here to determine cause of death but it won't be done. this is a crazy country. this man could have died from any health related issue ranging from cardiac arrest, brain aneurysm, etc but trust nigerians to look at it from the spiritual angle because is a native doctor. I weep for this country.

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Car Talk › Re: How Nigerian Drivers Damage Nigerian Roads With Winter Tyres by 9icetoo(m): 7:02am On Mar 08, 2017

op. u say snow tires get soft and sticky during summer? na wao. where did you get this your info from abeg? u also tagged m+s tyres as winter tyres? I am seriously shaking my head for you right now.
did ur yarn na beer parlour yarn oo and in this community, people who do that lose their rep instantly. please take the post down.

Travel › Re: 14 Places Not To Park Your Car – FRSC by 9icetoo(m): 7:41pm On Mar 07, 2017

castrokins:
Why Not Simply Forbid Parking In Nigeria?

I hope you posted that as a joke. all 14 places are right.

Car Talk › Re: I Want To Buy My First Car, I Need Sincere Advice by 9icetoo(m): 9:57am On Feb 12, 2017

ogawisdom:
U r entitled to ur opinion, but asking for his budget was d most sensible question to ask. I dnt expect u all to agree with me BC most of u have low IQ in d first place.

I will appreciate it if I dnt get further senseless mention as urs on this dead issue

u dont sound like ur name sha.

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Car Talk › Re: Petrol Vs. Diesel: What Engine To Go For? by 9icetoo(m): 9:36pm On Feb 11, 2017

shyling:
Please do tell me more about this your experience....

bought a used Skoda Octavia with a 1.9 litre TDI engine. this diesel engine is found in many Volkswagen group cars such as golf, Passat, seat Leon, skoda fabia etc. it even features in some Volkswagen buses.
I bought this car in late 2014 and fixed some electrical issues bedeviling it.
back the. diesel was 100_120 naira a litre so I didn't mind. it was more economical than both my petrol cars. I covered more kilometers per naira spent in the diesel car than in the petrol cars. (I calculate such trivial things cheesy

).
now though it doesn't as diesel has gone up to 260 per liter and petrol is 145.
because the diesel sold in port Harcourt is dodgy unless you buy from reputable petrol stations, I have got myself a filtration tank at home which I use to filter any diesel I buy from these stations.
sometimes though in the course of travelling, I am forced to buy without filtering. here is what I do. I tell the pump attendant to put a litre of the diesel in a clear water container and allow the diesel settle for a few minutes. if there are impurities at the bottom of the container, I pay for the 1 litre and drive away. however, this rarely happens as I rarely need to refuel midway into most journeys.
just did ph to Enugu and back last weekend and used roughly 32 litres which is roughly half of my tank.
this was wit the car filled with my family, yams, rice, e.t.c.
my Camry would have been pointing towards empty if I tried that with the Camry.
in all, diesel is better but not at this present price of 260 per litre.
as long as you change your diesel filter regularly (I change every 10,000kms), you will be okay.

Car Talk › Re: Petrol Vs. Diesel: What Engine To Go For? by 9icetoo(m): 8:25pm On Feb 09, 2017

shyling:
Given the quality of diesel fuel in Nigeria.... Goodluck... You'll need it.

buy from reputable filling stations and you won't have any probls. change filters when due and you won't have any problems. my Skoda uses the almost same type of injectors as the Audi mentioned above and I'm still rocking it Nigerian diesel and all.

Car Talk › Re: Petrol Vs. Diesel: What Engine To Go For? by 9icetoo(m): 6:48am On Feb 09, 2017

nurey:
This your story is better than a lullaby

Give me an AUDI Q7 6.0L V12 QUATTRO TDI any day and I will make any turbo charged petrol engine look extremely stupid

tell them nuery. just remembered one of siennas story where a diesel burning BMW the size of a garden shed ripped his car.
once saw a diesel driven v6 Passat TDI on the highway, driven by a woman. it the red I by the way. nodded my head in approval.

Car Talk › Re: Are Japanese Cars Better Than German Cars? by 9icetoo(m): 10:39pm On Feb 05, 2017

a Volkswagen polo is 'German'. a Toyota corolla is 'Japanese'. a Mercedes 550 is 'German' just as an Infiniti I45 is 'japanese'. all will get from point a to b.
what was question again op?

Car Talk › Re: Engine Oil Immediately Turns Black, After Some Days by 9icetoo(m): 8:55am On Jan 29, 2017

my car oil turns black same day I change it. car has no codes. some cars just do that. well diesels do it for the fun of it. it doesn't mean an engine or oil is bad. the second spark plug from left to right has a very nice tan colour. I don't think its fouled. that colour actually Indicates its burning petrol properly in that cylinder.

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