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There used to be great post on this thread but all has gone since the Brabus matter came up. I have been bored with the issues, curses and have stopped following the thread. Coming back to it after a while, i still find myself in the same shyte.

kniru:
can i get ur number, i want to know the cost and somewhere i could easily fix it? i really appreciate

08181811140. It only depends on where you are.

kniru:
is the issue fixable and do u know any reliable mechanic that can fix it without bringing down the engine?

It is fixable, you need to buy a new VTC actuator or the whole camshaft and replace. Only the valve cover will need to come off. Its a 30 min job.

Is she adopted? Cos her father kinda looks like a monster. No offence intended!

kniru:
i have an 08 accord, and i get that cranking noise anytime the engine starts so i don't even know what to do sha.

That was the first issues we solved in the car. Most of this car engines have that sound. I have seen so many Toyota engines with the sound too. Most of the cars are 2007 to 2010 models. It comes from intake camshaft VTC actuator shown in the picture below..

Miscellaneous:
i really appreciate ur unrelenting effort to my cause.

However, I would like to know the activities of a surveyor in a building site in a chronological order. I really hope you will assist me.....


btw... are u an itsekiri?

From what comes to m mind:
1. Plot survey
2. Topographic survey
3. Setting out
4. Excavation leveling
5. blinding leveling
6. ground floor leveling
7. suspended floors leveling
8. settlement monitoring

In between, there are several activities that are carried out by the surveyor. You will be surprised that the whole landscaping activity depends on the surveyor.

No, i am not Itsekiri.

Miscellaneous:
thanks a lot for ur assistance. I really appreciate.

So, for a project, a surveyor will only carry out traversing and levelling operations? any other operations?

Welcome. Setting out is also a surveyor's operation. There are lots of other responsibilities for a surveyor on a building site. For example, excavation level, blinding level, foundation level, ground floor level and other suspended levels must be established by surveyor. Were gradient/slope needs to be set out, leveling will be carried out. Leveling is a skill most civil engrs must posses in other to be successful in construction. My friend, a civil engineer, works as a surveyor with a road construction co and is good at it. His colleagues were put on redundancy while only he kept his job during the loss of construction jobs last year.

Miscellaneous:
thanks..... but...

how did he got the coordinates on a piece of paper? who gave him?

levelling is needed to make a plan? what plan? site plan?

Leveling is not needed to make a site plan.

Assume a 2-dimensional space, Leveling is the vertical difference (in the Y-axis) of point A and point B while traversing is horizontal difference (in the X-axis) of point A and point B. A site plan is a horizontal plan but a building section shows you the vertical characteristics which is where leveling of the land is required.

Secondly, when you buy a piece of land, the boundaries of the land must be described on the document. Its is either you are given the coordinates of the plot or the plot is given as an offset from an established benchmark (beacon) close to the plot. If its a benchmark, then traversing may be required to establish the plot but coordinates are more direct.

How is the coordinates gotten for each land? Every point on earth has a unique coordinate established from latitudinal and longitudinal lines drown across the globe. A coordinate is a set of 2 figures, the first called northing and second called easting. A squared plot will have 4 sets of coordinates. Also, 2 set of coordinates will have a specific distance between them. For example this coordinate point N377298.745, E1483[b]0[/b]34.794 is exactly 100m from the point N377298.745, E1483[b]1[/b]34.794. The 100m is also in a specific direction.

The ideal thing is that plots are sold after a layout has been made by either government or private developers. A large piece of land is broken into several piece of plots which the developer will establish the coordinates to sell to the buyer. The buyer will go directly to his land from the coordinates given.

kniru:
any update on ur friend's engine?

Long history.

That engine was a write off. He replaced it but was sold a lemon which has been giving sour taste. The new engine was a furbished one with lots of issues on crank shaft and later oil pump. The pump has been replaced but the crank shaft has not been available or affordable at the time.

luvinhubby:
Two things, either the car badly over heated without your friends knowledge or they sold him a locally refurbished engine.

I know for sure it wasn't a foreign or locally refurbished engine as i was in the process of buying it. There was not overheating but there was very high speed and acceleration.

I am shocked she didn't cover that scar she has. Am so disappointed in my state's second family.

Miscellaneous:
Civil Engineers/ Surveyors

For a fresh piece of land, what operations are carried out by a land surveyor in a chronological order?
I think levelling operation is first, followed by traversing..... I just need anyone to confirm and add to it. I never liked Surveying courses since lecturer was not ready to entertain questions from future Engineers. Pls anyone should help me out..... We can discuss more on it too

Not a surveyor but i think the land surveyor as first duty transfers the coordinates of a piece of land on paper to land giving you physical boundaries of the piece of land. This can be achieved by traversing which is a method of surveying. Other methods could be used such as GPS. If an established benchmark (beacon) exist close by, traversing is the cheapest surveying method compared to using the GPS.

Leveling is a surveying method for establishing elevations of different points. Its required for design purposes where the elevation is necessary to make a plan. So leveling comes last.

FastShipping:
Hello bros,

Do you do solar system installation?

I am not comfortable discussing certain things here. How do I reach you? We need to talk about the solar thing in detail.

Yes, we do solar systems, electric fencing, electrical services installation and civil/structural construction. We also do building designs/services as a group of professionals and technicians based in Abuja. The group includes a Civil engr, Elect engr, Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Land Surveyor and planner. Call 08181811140

Truthinlife:
adanny01,
Thanks for this insightful explanation.
Since we have included solar system in this discussion, could you or anyone here give us an approximate estimate of what it can cost someone to have a complete solar system that will comfortably handle these items in a 3 bedroom bungalow. How many solar panel/battery etc.
1. 5 security fence lights (regular energy saving white bulbs)
2. 1 or 2 light bulbs inside the house at same time to save energy)
3. One Television (40 inch flat screen)
4. 1 hp AC or two fans as alternative.
5. Standard Fridge that has small top freezer.
6. Moderate Stereo system.
Should I be looking at 1 million, 2 million higher or lesser?. Could you share your experience so far.
Once again, thanks for the info.

To properly design a solar back up system, one needs a lot of info from the client. The design is a hypothetical process but the equipment quality is key to achieving the design.

If i were to make the plan for you, i would need to know the average grid supply time in your location. I also need to know your geographical location to estimate the amount of sun rays as this is not same every where. The client also has to provide the least back up time he expects, some want 12hrs others 24, 48hrs etc. The load description has to be more detailed such as LED TV, LCD Tv, Plasma TV or cathode ray - LED being the least power saving and cathode ray the worst. A 40" LED could consume as little as 50w while a 40" plasma as bad as 200w. So it makes a difference to know the specifics. Ultimately, your budget needs to be put in mind during the design.

A solar back up system is like a desert trip, you have to properly estimate the quantity of water to carry. Too much, and you have yourself a deadly burden, too little and your life is at risk. When you get stuck in the desert, you manage your resources.

With the current rate of equipment, N1million wont give you a system that you will be comfortable with AC and fridge together. So with 1m forget the AC, 2m is workable but 3m is convenient. The more M's the better. The basics for design is choosing an inverter/charger and the number and types of battery. Every thing boils down to 2 things, back up time and charging time.

FastShipping:
I would have loved to go for solar too but appliances and other things I need to power are so much that I've been advised not to consider solar.

You can go for solar in a house where you have maybe 8-10 lights, 2 tvs, refrigerator and laptop. But in a house where you have to power five or more ACs, water pump, 10-15 lights, iron, 4 tvs, laptop, big microwave, and few other things, then solar power won't be a good idea.

In my own case, I'm going to need at least 40KVA of power if I have to power everything I intend to power in my house at once. That won't be possible with solar because you actually need twice the KVA of what is required to power your house. Solar power requires you have twice of power you need or else it goes bad within few weeks.

For example, if your total power need is 8KVA, solar system requires you have 16KVA of solar power. Your solar system must run have capacity of its total power.

I really dont think you've been advised properly.

There are a lot of inverters that can handle such loads. The only matter is that the setup cost will be very high which is still comparable to running cost of the traditional diesel generators. A 40kva generator will carry the same load as a 40kva inverter system, the difference is that there will be a specific backup time with the inverter while diesel gives you the expensive flexibility of buying fuel to extend its backup time. If you have the money to do a proper hybrid (solar/grid-tie) backup system, it is far more preferable and convenient.

Besides, with the inverter, you can plan your load demanding appliances to be solar products. There are solar refrigerators, deep freezers, water pumps etc that can cut their power demands in half. An LED tv will save you up to 50% power that a Plasma TV would consume. Also, in designing an inverter system, it is not expected that all loads will be on at the same time. Take for instance the Microwave oven, how many hours in a day will it be required? Cumulatively, hardly an hour of 24.

An inverter system needs a diligent user who will be strict on power saving. An inverter system guarantees you TV viewing time, cold refrigerator or freezers, lighting even in the dead of the night, decent sleep with fan and still friendly to your pocket. You have the option of connecting only chosen loads to inverter and the rest of the loads remain on grid or gen. If there are 14 AC's in the house, you definitely sleep in one room with 1 AC, its a choice to limit the AC's on the inverter. Imagine running out of diesel or servicing at every 200hrs. You may spend like 6k every day depending on grid supply and loading plus 20k service as early as every 8 days if running gen 24/7.

Ask those who relied on generators how their lives changed after turning green, I am a witness. My small gen is covered in dust and cobwebs.

sooperrescue:
According to Api, any current oil spec is very suitable for the older spec that it replaces. If the current 20w 50 is sm, why do we need sj, sl, and all the dead oils? Nothing prevents a vehicle made in 1990 to use SM rated oil. We wonder why Total and forte will have as oem specs, Bmw LL01 as one of the approved oils for cars built in 2002 and it is an api Sj. How can an oil with SN be specifically claimed to be compatible with GM diesel engines only while other foreign oils are gasoline complaint or both? I believe that the time to boycott these oils is now to save us from further economic woes. It is these same companies that are proudly selling dexron 11 and 111, an oil that have been taken ovet by events 11 years ago and because these companies are ignorant of the trends in the oil market, motorists are wasting money because they assume that the Goverment is protecting them by ensuing that they meet the current standards. For all those oil companies selling dexron 11 and 111 in 2016, please go bankrupt and save Nigerian motorists the stress of parting with their hard earned money to replace the vehicles transmission. Enough is enough.

This is another chapter you have opened.

Most ATF oils sold by these major marketers are Dexron II and it surprises me. Honda in particular does not like anything less than Dexron III. people always say Honda has gear problems but people dont know its the type of oil used that causes the damage. Last time i replaced ATF in one Honda, i looked for Dexron III in Oando and Total Filling stations in the entire Jos town to no avail.

This thread needs to go front page.

mayor2013:
What car is this?

Mentioned in there, 2003 Honda Accord.

These pictures shows the process for 2003-07 Honda Accord

GAZZUZZ:
it takes 30mins to bring down the evaporator, and about 45 mins to reinstall it.

It is DIY if you are good with tools.

I really do not want to remove the evaporator since i will have to discharge the gas and recharge the system after the job and also would need to replace the o-rings.

For the love of our environment, since we dont have Freon gas recycling systems in Nigeria, it is unwise to free all that harmful gas just for convenience. I also fear complications, "make i no buy market" or "make yanga wake trouble".

The season is here where automobile A/C which used to be an accessory transforms to a necessity. I got thinking of my AC problems and an idea crossed my mind.

Common problems associated with improper cooling is low Freon charge (AC gas) and dirty cabin air filter. Every average AC technician will point to these issues as first point of call. The next point of concern is usually dirt or bad fins on AC condenser and bad cooling fan. Average technicians will ask you to pressure wash the condenser for proper air flow.

It just hit me that there could be more to the list without suggesting expensive part replacement. This particular thought is one i have not heard from most Nigerian AC technicians.

The AC evaporator coil is one important AC component that suffers serious neglect from our AC technicians. Nigerian atmosphere is so polluted that cabin air filters cannot be said to be 100% effective which lets some dust settle on the evaporator coil. Also because of condensation, dust can stick and dry on the evaporator coil causing blockage. Mold growth is another factor which causes foul AC smell. It is worst when some Nigerian AC technicians decide to delete the presence of cabin air filter just like my car. This will send dust directly to the evaporator coil blocking its fins with time.

I bought my car Nigerian used and have been aware that the cabin filter had been removed. I was lazy in buying it and have always left my car on recycle to block off the system from dusty air, its obvious that is far for ideal. I recharged Freon on my car once but i have feeling like my 03 Accord AC could have been better for reasons i dont know. It actually chills very well but after some minutes have gone by unlike my friend's 08 accord which sends chill air from vents seconds after turning on the AC.

My research today has shown that mold formation and dust will actually drop the AC performance and cause foul smell. There are foam aerosol cans specifically for evaporator cleaning. Of course it will be a difficult thing to get in Nigeria. Since the evaporator usually has a condensation pipe, even spraying water on the evaporator will be of help if accessible. However the evaporator fins are very light and delicate so care should be taken on using pressurized water.

I have seen YouTube videos and still studying the possibility of doing this as a DIY project. This is one thing i have in mind that could optimize my AC performance this hot season.

After a review on my car's service manual, having access to the Evaporator involves removal of the blower motor unit and expansion valve cover from under the glove box compartment.

Transferring that huge sum of money to your account is not a problem but transferring it out of your account will be a serious challenge.

It is usual for banks to sit on your money giving flimsy excuses and bottlenecks just to keep the money within their bank. You may even have to bribe your account officer to do his normal job.

Prepare your mind that EFCC will be aware of the transaction. It is better if you remove or increase some limitations on your account for easy dispensing of the cash

sweetsandy4luv:
Source:http://www.newsflashngr.com/index.php/2016/11/27/breaking-fayose-accuses-inec-says-rigged-ondo-election-apc-advance/

The best advice you should have given to Ondo PDP is to boycott.

That would have been losing honourably, but crying foul after spilling the milk is just too pathetic.

They are not alleging electoral fraud, violence or any other reason for invalidating an election but giving flimsy excuses which they always bring when they lose.

sooperrescue:
We spoke to Standards Organisation of Nigeria yesterday about their label on Forte VStatic and they claim that their label is there because the product was registered and not tested. Forte is the one that claims the oil to be what it is. Forte oil Lube manager said that the fact that it is SG does not make the oil obsolete, that it can still be used by motorists whose vehicles are before 1993. I told them to either withdraw the product or put a caveat that this oil is not suitable for cars made after 1993. He said that is not possible. What he refused to understand is that even owners of cars made before 1993 use drum oil on their engines. He refused to disclose the name of the company who produces their 10000 synth abroad because all their OEM claims are not accurate. An oil sold publicly is being shielded from the public about its claims. We are still investigating.

This info gladdens my heart as i had the knowledge that for long Nigerian motorist are not aware of the type of oil they should be using on their cars and these marketers keep giving us rubbish. Keep up with the good enlightenment.

J4parry:
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What size of dish are you using to get the bolded channels sir?

Thats along time ago. I watch only DSTV now and sometimes MyTv

Mynd44:
Please help.

I am hoping someone can help me understand Tecno or at least tell me what to do. I got a Droipad 8 around April (from Slot) and it was a really good tab. I loved the fact that it had a wide screen, it has a huge battery capacitance (5,000mah) and it took just about 90 minutes to charge from 0-100% and I thought I had found a device that could do all I wanted and it did until a night in August.

I plugged the tab and was using it when suddenly, it went off. I did everything I knew to try to put it on to no avail. All through the night, it was off until the next morning when I plugged it and saw that it was charging, I thought it was just something I missed only to discovered that the tab did not speed charge anymore.

I took it to thr nearest Slot store as the phone was under Warranty and they said they will have to return it to technology and it will take a month. I could not afford to hand it over then as I will need a replacement so I continued using it even though charging it was hell until end of September when it stopped charging completely and went off.

I took it to Slot to send to Tecno and bought another one. This was early October.

Fast foward to yesterday, the new tab stopped charging too. This time, no speed charge and even normal charge is hell as the tab discharges faster than it charges and the old one according to Slot is not ready yet.

Please what can I do?

You need to buy a new charger. Buy a good charger that is a min of 2.0A.

Most very fast chargers don't last and drop in charging rate. I have 2 chargers that lost their charging speed, one is tecno the other Samsung.

herzernIsHere:
MR MAN....

Work on Your Spellings.....

Its called typographical error.

I have read a lot of comments with most being against the CBN.

I support the CBN on this move and would explain why in my elementary understanding of demand and supply.

Yes, if you have $1billion in your dorm account and u earned it legitimately , in saner climes government should not ask you to spend it by force but this is not saner climes.

On the flip side, how did you get the dollars? There are 3 broad ways to earn dollars as a Nigerian; repatriated funds, export earnings and direct currency swap deals through BDC or banks.

The 1st two are very good for our economy but when such an owner of the funds does not utilize the money, Nigeria does not benefit. When such monies are exchanged for the Naira, a sizeable demand for fx is taken off government's back as supply. We all know that the more supply the less demand and the less the price. So why would a patriotic Nigerian store fx.

Say the $1billion was exchanged by either bank or BDC, who supplied the Bank or BDC? CBN right? How did CBN get the Dollars? Selling crude oil right? Now this is where the problem is, while other legitimate Nigerian business men demand dollars to import useful commodities and equipment for local consumption, the government can't afford to give every body but someone has gotten it and locks it up. That's called saboteuring even if the money is urs.

Its like a wayward child whose father gave 100k for sch fees but child reports he was robbed which never happened. The father takes another 100k from the home building fund to give the child. Now, this child is not aware that its an investment meant to provide a goodhome for him, but no the child's wants a wayward life and doesn't care about the repercussions. When the father retires without completing the home building, the family becomes distressed without a home just because the child was wayward.

Every Nigerian has a responsibility to make this economy great but we are wayward and still blame government for not doing enough after deliberately sabotaging it. We all know Nigeria is a mono product economy which means government provides for upwards of 90percent of forex demand, it is wrong for anyone to take a large portion of that forex and lock it up. Based on this premise, I support the govt to create a timeframe for keeping forex unused especially when we know govt provides the forex.

Not that i support the environmental pollution going on in the Niger Delta but the Niger delta people lost my empathy after their own sons and daughters in the name of Niger Delta avengers and the rest decided to blow up these pipelines causing more pollution. We all know pipelines leakages are non intended or acts of negligence but when those who live in such communities decide to blow up the pipelines using explosives, then i see no reason why i should join in protest.

Now we cannot even separate the accidental leakages with attacks. How can this government do what previous governments have not done? Finally a government has shown serious commitment to cleaning up the ND environment but the same people rejected it by causing more leakage. You cut government funding and expect government to replace the over 30 years old pipes.

Where is logical reasoning?

Ahmeduana:
THE PROCESS OF SOLIDIFYING THE RIGGING HAS JUST STARTED.

You are not making any sense. How is the appointment of Chief Justice of the state or the house suspending one of their own for offence commited before Obaseki's election relate to the election trubunal?

iyisco2001:
Make I share the story of how my village people take mess me up last week.

I took my car to an area of sango and got some dirts in my engine bay, plus oil stains before, everything looks messy and I decided to go for an engine wash.

Na so we start. The guy wash am wella, the engine sweet me, I no fit lie, so freaky clean, the guy even clean radiator for me(source of my problem). I paid this guy extra for job well done.

I drove from there to my office, parked the car from 2pm till 7pm and after work in the evening, started the car and I was feeling myself(little did I know the devil has packaged some mischief)

I rolled my glass up, put on my ac and went driving on the 3rd mainland and making sure I overtook every other car. Suddenly, ac no cold again, I switched it off and continued cruising at the top speed, I now thought, guy, put the ac back on again jo, I did this as the thing dry sweet me.(mistake was, I didn't check my dash to know what could have gone wrong and why ac wasn't cooling)..

few minutes later, my engine loosed power, ghenghen, on top speed, for car wash area, hot zone where boys dey rob, na him I panic push am for between fast moving vehicles to a side of the road, where a good Samaritan who was riding a bike used his leg to push the car for me.

I parked at ogudu, confused, didn't know what's up, noticed it had overheated, but I didn't know the cause. I was confidant of my radiator filled with water, and the devil advised me to put engine oil in car, probably it was my oil that had leaked out, cos I got an oil light on dash just before shut down.(very stupid decision)

I did this, stared the car and I started moving again, now, I noticed smoke from the tail pipe, got scared thinking the car was on fire cos of light reflection on smoke, I parked on ketu bridge, just before seven up and the car shut itself down.

I towed the car home, after all efforts to start it again proved abortive.

Na so we start diagnosis o, we tried starting the car, but it didnt, finally, we discovered I had a bad head gasket, reason, my engine wash guy had punctured my radiator with his pressure pipe, and coolant had leaked out through that , I got the gasket changed, drained extra oil, changed spark plugs and the car didn't start until after a long time.

Now, the performance never remained the same again, shuddering, delay acceleration, very poor fuel economy,

More things, had gotten damaged, bad ignition coil, bad ignition nozzles, bad air intake sensor, faulty fuel regulator. All information from scan.
Now I had almost ran mad, cleaned throttle body, and everything.

At last, the car Has normalised, now performs very perfectly and even more than before.

Lesson learnt.

No ever wash engine oooooo

Honda civic 2004


Chai, I spent money for this buhari era.

That pressure wash is actually horrible.

I was at my mechanic the other day when a guy with a 2010 VW passat finished his service and wanted recommendations on which car wash to visit for engine wash. He was advised not to try it for some time or atleast don't go to the guys accross the road. Next thing was the car was across the road, water spraying at high pressure on his engine.

Fast forward, a month later the car never left there and was pushed back to the mechs. I never use the electrician in this workshop as I see him as the greediest illiterate Mech. The car refused to start and the battery ran down. All batteries in the workshop ran down except mine which I refused giving. Next thing this mechanic did the unthinkable, he went and rented 2 100Ah truck batteries. He kept kicking till I called him after the first battery died and told him you are only going to fry the starter motor which he ignored. I warned him if it were my car, he will certainly pay for my starter motor if he insist on doing this. Intact I told him to his face I will never let him repair my car or any car in my parents house.

2 mins later, it was over with a burnt starter motor.

Any ways I only do hand wash on my engine. I have had problems with VTEC solenoid few times after washing. I currently have the problem intermittently after last wash. It sets off limb mode on my car.

Most cars driven in Nigeria are North American cars. In this case, I always check for the API category of engine oil i use in comparison to the model year of the car.

Category Status Service

SN Current Introduced in October 2010, designed to provide improved high temperature deposit protection for pistons, more stringent sludge control, and seal compatibility. API SN with Resource Conserving matches ILSAC GF-5 by combining API SN performance with improved fuel economy, turbocharger protection, emission control system compatibility, and protection of engines operating on ethanol-containing fuels up to E85.
SM Current For 2010 and older automotive engines.
SL Current For 2004 and older automotive engines.
SJ Current For 2001 and older automotive engines.
SH Obsolete OBSOLETE: For 1996 and older automotive engines.
SG Obsolete CAUTION: Not suitable for use in most gasoline-powered automotive engines built after 1993. May not provide adequate protection against build-up of engine sludge, oxidation, or wear.
SF Obsolete CAUTION: Not suitable for use in most gasoline-powered automotive engines built after 1988. May not provide adequate protection against build-up of engine sludge.

http://www.api.org/products-and-services/engine-oil/eolcs-categories-and-documents/oil-categories#tab_gasoline

Forte visco 2000, Mobile XHP, Total Quartz 5000, Oando oleum SL and other that are 20w50 are SL. At least their categories are good for most American cars on the road except for the fact that the grading is not the within the specified 5w20, 5w30 and 5w40 most cars recommend. One example of SJ category oil is Forte Super V and Oando Xl.

realglobe:
that obasanjo became president out of circumstance (compensation) does not mean yorubas will smell presidency again.. keep deluding yourself

In the next 10 years, do you still think Hausas will keep ruling Nigeria? Not possible. Someone has to be, the only likely hood is Yoruba again.

You saying i should keep deluding myself is a mere repetition of the Buhari win when i was told several times that i was deluding myself. When this one happens, please remember what i said. If i were an Igbo guy, i would start encouraging my people to stop thinking of self, join forces with the SS and either Hausa or the Yoruba which will lead to one betraying the other. For now, Igbos are on their own and cannot pull the political weight. This is a reality which most igbos dont realize.