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newman10:
Car runs great. I have no reason to get rid of it.

Oil is being changed at Honda place. I haven't gone there to complain about this sound cos I want to seek people with the type of sound and what they did first

newman10:
You are right. It's just like 2sec. Wont there be any effect if used like that for a long time?

Smartchoiice:
Hehehe I am happy you had to quote me. Because you were right

dru23:
1 Aunty said brand does not matter .....we can agree to disagree... the quality of oil matters ,which is associated with brand.. Gucci is brand, Rolex is brand , Toyota is brand etc .. Those brands are associated with quality ....some brands go way above and beyond than others... for example if am driving a million dollar car , I would look for the best engine oil possible.. Some brand of engine oil are better than Mobil 1 oil .....

Now in your case as long as you use quality oil switch from type to another type of brand is ok ... A customer called few days and requested for Valvoline oil . I said Mobil 1 or Castrol is good .. But he said the previous owner used Valvoline oil and he wants to continue using Valvoline.. I told him Mobil 1 is equally as good .. That is how I settle the matter.... Some brand of oil will do better than others....

Fentanyl:
patiently waiting for someone to start any silly comparison

knowing the sort of people on this thread, it will likely not take very long

blacklexus:
As in ehn. Knowledge is just unlimited. Thank you 9icetoo

blacklexus:
Thank you dear friends. IT WAS BAD TIRES AFTER ALL. i took time and did more study on why the humming noise on the wheel and with what you guys counselled.One of the causes highlighted was bad tires. So today, i took it out and changed the tires from front to rare. I also discovered that all the 4 tires are expired (3813). After the change, i did alignment and balancing. I just drove about 20miles with all glass rolled up and radio off....THE SOUND IS GONE.

I am getting all new tires shortly. At least i am restful now. Thank you so much for your contribution, i am grateful.

sooperrescue:
You have been very busy trying to convince a lot of die hard 20w50 fans. Great job. The state of naija used cars points to one direction. Wrong use of engine oil. I have always believed that there is a grand conspiracy to destroy our cars by the oil companies. Recently, Sahara group and Nnpc just introduced their 20w50 oil into the market and with the way they are hyping the oil, that means that they will reduce the population of cars from our roads. Even though we talk about voided warranty, when we use 20w50, it is the company that provides the warranty that is voiding the warranty. A lot of new cars are being serviced with 20w50 by the authorized dealership and you will now ask, who will provide the warranty if that oil is being used. And when you use the oil that is not recommended for your car, the car is gradually being destroyed. Kia and Hyundai took over the market share from corolla because of elizade policy of using 20w50 to service their cars and these same dealers are now using the same 20w50. I have gone round several dealers offices and they are all using 20w50 oil for their new vehicles. Either it is deliberate or they are ignorant. But I think it is the money making factor that is driving them to destroy the cars and sell more cars. Cars 45 are carrying the burden of the poor maintenance culture in the country. I have never seen anyone who took their well maintained cars to sell to them. At their yard, you will always find disgusting cars there and it is these holy motorists who were once proud owners of these cars that dumped them there. Mechanics and parts sellers are smiling to the banks all the time because we want to tell people that we know more about the car than the manufacturer.

Tomilola360:
What year really? That's a No No. Ask those who use it.

freeman500:
Sometime in 2003, Honda Civic 1998 model, manual gear.....
I did Enugu to Lagos in 4hrs, my average speed was 160-180Kph though along Asaba-Benin road I did 200Kph.

2012 I floored the speedometer of 2005 Toyota Siena. The speedometer stopped at 180kph.

uboma:
Before dishing out your advice, you should consider whether the Op knows an expert technical hand that can carry-out conversion with no issues afterwards. I have seen men who got frustrated after carrying out a conversion, post conversion issues no be here.

I feel that no matter how cheap the owner wishes to sell the car, the Op should be prepared to replace the gearbox. Or look for one with a factory fitted manual transmission to buy.

mbahjohnpaul:
Abeg I need strong comparison between acura mdx 06 and honda pilot 08
Which is advisable to buy?
Cc nurey

nutripotherbals:
That car is fully loaded. Drives better than Highlander. The V6 engine is powerful.

Parts are available in Lagos for now.

obekediamondfuto:
Nice and neat....

AshipaEk0:
Buy a can of clear spray paint and put a couple of coats on your plate.

Otherwise you can also buy a bottle of clear enamel finger and put a coat of it on the colored portions of the plate

Eddee:
Nice thread, very educative. If dem fit run a regular and experienced hand like you streets, (even though you recovered finally), what hope is there for the regular man?

Natmvaa:
Lets not forget that even the chemicals used in producing these liquid wash we use in washing vehicles right now are much harder than what was being used before.

I recall those days when i was much younger, my father wouldn't let his driver's wash his cars with any soap. He would insist that you use only water except for the tires. But this is different from what is obtainable today.

Have you also wondered why your car paints fade with time? If we could easily change our car paints when faded, why not our no plates as well when faded?

thebigkendo:
Toyota & Benz fanboiz.. Una no dey tire?
Mr lecturer use style drag una komot from the Benz thread..

adanny01:
Sometimes when I comment, I turn back to ask myself why bother in the first place.

Smartchoiice:
Too much words. No meaning.

AmuDimpka:
We don hear

But I would take Toyota serious wig their kiosk when they win the highest competition in cars which is Formula 1 racing

adanny01:
No you are the one making a mistake.

Reliability and durability are sides of the same coin. They both use same parameters of measure just that emphasis is different.

Smartchoiice:
You're making a mistake.
Durability= Mercedes Benz (non debatable)
Reliability= Toyota (very debatable)

AmuDimpka:
Bigger doesn't mean quality
.....okay to make you happy

Toyota is bigger than Benz
Bigger than BMW
Niger than Ferrari
Bigger than Lamborghinis
Bigger than Aston Martin
Bigger than Rolls Royce


Are you happy now ?

dru23:
My Point is that the car is not only clean, but drives very smooth.. Previous owner took very good care of it ,for the car to be 9years old and clean like this.. I was lucky .... So from now on , I will use Mobil 1 extended performace high mileage... I can feel the difference.

ellalina:
It does not use a guage
It shows the red hot sign
The water in the radiator boils and
When the heat sign comes on, the AC stops working.
The radiator does not actually leak
I just checked the fan, it's blowing normal