₦airaland Forum

realglobe:
you are still talking about the political marriage with the north when tinbunu have been thrown under the bus? yeye

After Buhari, who do you think will inherit the presidency, SW or SE. North will not work with SE against SW, you know that. SW will get it. Watch and see. Just like i knew Buhari will win but almost the whole Nairaland thought differently.

realglobe:
you keep talking nonsense without telling us how the SW have benefited from APC more than the SE.. why is yoruba leader tinubu crying of having been abandoned

Its too bad that you still think its nonsense until reality befalls on the SE. The political marriage between the SW and the North will see SW take power from the north when the North is through with it. Where will that leave the SE? SW dont need to get much now but in future they will.

NovusHomo:
I wonder o. I passed WAEC more than 20 years ago and I don't even know where my certificate is. My life has moved beyond that basic qualification. So has Buhari's life. E don do!

I don't even know how to describe it. INEC didn't complain o. To him who say Buhari has no cert must prove that allegation. He who asserts must proof. If they sue Buhari to court to see his cert he is not under obligation to show it, only the judge can order it. Even then, only inec can be shown or the judge himself. This matter has been dead and restarts as a consolation to those who oppose the president.

emmygzy:
what is this one saying na. Buhari wrote in the avidavit that his certificate is with the army and the army came outside to say they only have a recommendation letter that he will pass waec, that they should admit him into the army. Let's assume the army was lying under Jonathan, fine, now that he is the commander in chief, someone now sue him that he should produce that certificate, I expect him to tell the army to produce the certificate and then present it to the court. Instead of that, he hired 13 SANS and 20lawyers to defend him using one frivolous defensive line saying they did not serve him the summon in Kaduna and bla bla bla. The man no get cert. He did not finish sec. School before joining the army.

That's your conviction, wallow in it.

Akinz0126:
I just take a peek @ the SE and North Teaming up against SW and I was surprised to see how my SE brothers were busy masturbating on it Bashing the SW called(Afonjas) But embracing Buhari the dullard @ the expenses of the Hungar and starvation ravaging the Land Then I ask my sef What da Hell is really wrong with My SE brothers?Yestiday Nigeria super eagles made Us proud We(hausa,igbo,yoruba,ibibio,irobo,isoko et al) All watch the match and we were all jubilating.

Fast forward to yesti9t Buhari continue to be a fura de nunu unrepented dullard.Only to take a sneaky peek @ the thread of SE teaming Up with the North against the Afonjas and became became the hero and messiah.

Am disappointed highly disappointed.

This is why the North'll continue looking down @the entire south Not until we change our mentality towards another

Well accepted the SW betrayed SE just the way Peter betrayed Jesus but you SE can't even let's go all your grudges against Afonjas for a better cause.

Quote me and risk the chance of getting mouth odour!

Until u guys learn yo bargain politically, you be kept out of leadership and continue to accuse those who are close to you for betrayal. The SW didn't betray the SE, they bargained for VP and also next turn to produce the president. You guys expected what for God's sake, you guys had no bargaining chip and until you guys come up with a bargain, you will remain relegated. When SW and the north produced APC, you guys thought PDP is infallible, now you know and still blaming SW even when they made their choice long before the elections. Get over it and find an alliance.

nwakibie3:
I worked with INEC and personally saw Jonathan's photocopied certificate from primary school to PhD level including his NYSC certificate, I saw other contestant's photocopied certificate too. They are mandated to submit them to the INEC during election. I only saw affidavit as buhari's certificate.

If you really worked in INEC, how come you saw all those docs of GEJ and just an affidavit for PMB. His military certs were not there too or all you saw were several affidavit.

Last time I checked, if all my certs get missing today, the law allows me to swear to an affidavit that I lost it and present anywhere I need to present my cert. Why is it strangr to people like you who are supposed to know things like this.

Years ago, I discovered my father's original B.A cert half eaten by termites. He went on to be a director and later retired on reaching 35yrs in service.

Do termites, rats, dogs, fire, water or any such that could destroy your certificate also destroy the qualification you earned.

A girl named Aninta wrote waec and her cert came with the first name 'Anin a'. She has not gone through the processes for correcting the obmission. The girl has graduated from the university with this same error, has presented this cert everywhere with no questions asked but I guess the day she becomes a politician, the opposition will claim she is not the owner of such qualification.

eleojo23:
What exactly is so difficult about bringing out his certificate for all to see if it really exists?
Bubu's ways are not straight.

I just pray you never lose your certificate. When you do, I hope you will stop claiming you have the certification.

Meanwhile, a certificate is paper that can live after its owner while the real thing (certification) dies with the owner.

YOLO1:
Professionals in the house, can you please help shed light on this? what's the difference between a civil engineer and a builder? What are their roles in building and construction processes. I have always seen the professions as the same but need some enlightments to know the differences. Thanks

In simple terms, a Civil engineer is a trained engineer while a builder is a trained contractor. A builder builds while the engineer design and supervises.

A builders profession is the most threatened as every body calls himself a general contractor. When it comes to high rise buildings, they are very important and indispensable.

GAZZUZZ:
Unblock your exhaust ASAP better driving with codes than busting up your engine with blow back.

The whole exhaust was brought down and the first half of the CAT was removed, it was considerably blocked.

It was difficult for them unscrewing the O2 sensor but they did at the end. Upon starting the car i had a CEL from P0141 which probably they damaged the sensor. I know they didn't disconnect the connector which is located inside the cabin. Am not happy about the sensor but feel safer for my engine. I also have a little deeper exhaust sound and more horsepower. In fact my gear shifting is smoother than it was.

PaperLace:
Lemme get this straight, was he aggressive or he tried to rob her?
Most Nigerian drivers are aggressive.

I can't successfully control a car in Lagos traffic while robbing a passenger at the back seat. If uncle Razaq can do that_ he must be king of multitasking. Except he planned to kill her after the robbery, I don't see how he could have gotten away with it easily.

I would implore her to elucidate on the keywords here (funny and aggressive), none of my possible permutation of those words point at attempted robbery, poor customer service is more plausible.

A better narrative is necessary, this one here isn't enough to indict uncle Razaq for 'attempted robbery' in my humble opinion.

I just hope this isn't a case of paranoia...

She not only accused him of attempted robbery but harassment and desertion while also claiming she jumped out of the car (my guess is while car is moving) and aborting the trip. This matter is beyond logical reasoning.

I know it is bad for Uber to have this kind of publicity but there is more to the matter than one can see.

I can see that the driver didn't turn down volume and didn't turn on AC. That's bad of him. Her ranting sounds completely exergerated to take a pound of flesh from him and Uber in extension.

How can someone who's name and residence is known will try to rob you and after being unsuccessful, he leaves you in a deserted street.

How can someone who is driving, attempt to rob and harass you while you jumped out of the moving car? Any one who thinks this woman isnt high needs some sense.

I think Uber should sue her for faking and givingbthem bad publicity just because she disgruntled. The driver should sue for harassment and multiple false accusations.

She said she had to end the ride, and still saying he left her on a lonely highway. WTF

This woman has no fear of God.

GAZZUZZ, in need some advice on my car (EOD) ASAP.

Last weekend before i traveled from Abj to Zaria, my exhaust was leaking so i checked and found the "exhaust cone" badwhich was replaced. Before i arrived Zaria the exhaust was leaking again, and this time with a serious loss of power as i was driving with AC and full passengers. I also got a P0172 (system too rich) for the very first time with no leads.

I got another set of spark plugs and the loss of power was addressed but not for long. I lost power again by the time i arrived Abj on Sunday.

I have been suspecting i have a blocked CAT which i didn't mention to my mechani. Today i took it to him to fix the cone but he had another opinion to check the exhaust for blockage. He covered the exhaust with his hands while i revved the engine, the whole exhaust comes out at the cone position with very little pressure at the tail pipe.

Now, i dont know if i can afford another CAT and dont want more exhaust sound from gutting the CAT or having a permanent CEL. Note i have been having P0142 for a long time. I remember a thread long ago on NL about welding a straight pipe instead of a gutted CAT for noise reduction.

What is your opinion as our general oga.

I need to work on the car first thing tomorrow.

flecho:
Mostly cars from 2010 upward uses red coolant whole 2010 downward uses green coolant.

I have never seen Toyota with green coolant neither have I ever seen Honda with red coolant.

The Honda genuine long life coolant was green and now blue.

GAZZUZZ:
you for tell me nah, I for still buy am like dat, send engine to mike, him go install and bring to me.

I really thought you got the text.

Anyways, whats the other issues?

The thing is, we just transferred money for a cheap pump in kd, we will want to decide if to hold up.

GAZZUZZ:
unavailable at the moment, but try again in 2weeks, I should be changing an engine soon, for compression loss. Crank shaft and oilpump should be ok.

P.S I send you sms since you no reply.

I did reply. The car was withdrawn from the market and broke down again last week. The last Mech didn't set the oil pump timing well and it got beat up to pulp by the conrod. This is the 2nd time mechs mess

I bought this crank shaft last yr for 20k or so. 2 wks is a long to wait.

My friend just suggested if you can waybill the one u plan removing in complete form to Abj for the usual scrap price so we can use it as donor.

GAZZUZZ:
If you want one you can manage till next year contact me, I have 2 on the ground.

Do you by any chance have 08 accord 4cyl crankshaft and oil pump?

stealth2:
Please could a bent lower arm cause persistent ball joint failure?
**Honda Accord 2007**

Do you buy the ball joint urself or your Mech buys for you? Do you buy toks or new ball joint? How long does it last before the k-leg? Have you had an accident with the affected wheel?

ttshems:
@adanny01 how much can one get the Freezetone n which colours or will any do

I have never bought freezetone but i think you should have an idea from Konga or Jumia. The colour depends on your car, Toyota uses red and Honda Green.

feelme3:
Na wa o. Wetin person no know pass am.
Thanks @Luckki1001 and adanny01 for the detailed explanation. I go buy the 5ltr. But afterwards what do I top up with? Does it mean no more water for radiator or is the coolant a periodic thing?

Thats the advantage half litre gives, its cheap to buy one and top up. It is also better to stick to a particular and more available product like the Total or Abro. Freezetone is one good product which comes in both Green and Red colours but i have only seen the 5litre. Unless you wanna buy and keep for topping purposes.

Gentlelife50:
I don't see how this apply to increasing a car speed.

I don't think that's practical.
In some places they have speed limits, let's say I change my tires to a bigger one. So I will invariably be overspending and will get booked?

Exactly!

Say the limit is 100km/h and you are driving with bigger tires than specified on this limit, your speedometer will show 100km/h while the police speed gun will show say 105km/h depending on the exact tire size. You know what will happen after that. The police will be right to give you a ticket while you are wrong for modifying your car and not recalibrating the speedometer.

Like I said before, changing an ECU could affect a speedometer if the right ECU is not used. Like using the ECU for LX trim on EX trim.

feelme3:
Thanks guys. But my confusion is, since it says DON'T DILUTE, does it mean I should fill the radiator with coolant or what? Cos it's the small can that I bought.

Exactly. You may need up to 5litres or like 10 of the ones you are holding. There is a 5litre gallon of Abro coolant and other brands in the market. It should be cheaper that buying the small cans which I can see as less than half a litre.

Research the exact quantity your car needs. Before changing, start the engine and turn heater to fullest then drain and fill.

After refilling, you need to bleed air out of the cooling system. There is a bleeding port somewhere or start the car with radiator cap open. When thermostat opens, bobbles will start showing up. Note that the coolant is very dangerous if swallowed or spills in eye or ears. Keep some distance especially when starting with open cover.

The coolant is supposed to be applied directly to radiator and expansion tank till full or level.

feelme3:
Na the issue be that. The other guy is insisting that it be poured to the Max line in the reservoir tank without dilution (also says DON'T DILUTE on the can). My mechanic says it's poured straight into the radiator with the water. That's why it's radiator coolant. I no know again

There are two options of getting coolant. Its either pre diluted or concentrated. Since yours says don't dilute, the its pre mixed. Just make sure the car has stopped overheating then buy the required quantity band buy spare

erico2k2:
I still do not know what it will take to let people understand that as far as your car has an internal combustion engine, the internal workings of your Engine do not get affected by external weather conditions as its designed to regulate its o wn temperature.Even if you like drive your car in Moscow then take it to sahara.Was this not the same reason given for the thermostat to be removed, where some mechanics came up with the term Tropicalizing

God bless you erico2k2.

TRYGO!

That your thread is on front page means you are promoting evil that car talk section has been preaching against.

Climate has no effect on an engine as an engine is designed to work in any climate in the world. Because of the change in climate that is why the multi grade engine oil was developed out of single grade oils we were used to. 5w30 is a multi grade oil while SAE 30 is a single grade. Think of multigrage oil as SAE 5+SAE 30 which makes it multigrade. SAE 30 is what the car needs when running hot in any climate while SAE 5 is what the car needs to start safely in when cold as low as less that 5degrees celsius. The running temp of an engine is around 90-98degrees Celsius. The climatic temperature anywhere in the world is less than 60 so cannot effect the internal temperature of the engine as long as every thing works. The only effect is in dessipation of the heat generated which is faster with lower climatic temperature.

Also, temperature band in the US range between -50 to 50 degrees while in Nigeria 15 to 40, what makes you think we need to modify their cars when they have hotter temperatures than we do?

Let's stop propagating false or not well thought out info.

Gentlelife50:
I still don't believe it

You need to open your mind to strange but factual things.

As a Civil Engr by training, my training makes me imaging things before proving it with mathematics and physics. Not everyone is good at this so if you can't understand it, then its either I try another explanation or give up depending on if you are interested in learning.

At least, if you don't believe me, this should make sense.
www.auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/speedometer4.htm

All speedometers must be calibrated to make sure the torque created by the magnetic field accurately reflects the speed of the car. This calibration must take into account several factors, including the ratios of the gears in the drive cable, the final drive ratio in the differential and the diameter of the tires. All of these factors affect the overall speed of the vehicle. Take tire size, for example. When an axle makes one complete turn, the tire it's connected to makes one complete revolution. But a tire with a larger diameter will travel farther than a wheel with a smaller diameter. That's because the distance a tire covers in one revolution is equal to its circumference. So a tire with a diameter of 20 inches will cover about 62.8 inches of ground in one revolution. A tire with a diameter of 30 inches will cover more ground -- about 94.2 inches.

Calibration adjusts for these variances and is done by the manufacturer, which sets up the speedometer gear to correspond with the factory-installed ring and pinion ratio and tire size. A car owner may have to recalibrate his speedometer if he makes changes that make his vehicle fall out of factory specifications (see the sidebar below). Recalibrating a speedometer can be done by manipulating the hairspring, the permanent magnet or both. Generally, the strength of the magnetic field is the easiest variable to change. This requires a powerful electromagnet, which can be used to adjust the strength of the permanent magnet in the speedometer until the needle matches the input from the rotating drive cable.

Pls note that a diameter of a tire is dependent on rim diameter and aspect ratio. Eg tire size 225/60R17. We are only interested in 60 and R17. So changing the tire width from 225 to 235 or 245 or 255 will not affect the speedometer but changing 60 to 65 or 55 would. Same as the rim size.

While its the reverse in Nigeria.

If Toyota Camry and Corolla are the most wanted and most stolen cars in Nigeria, it makes sense to assume by this thread that Honda is more wanted in US than Toyota hence more theft. Just common sense.

Toyota lovers will not like my post.

ableguy:
Unbelievable, so tyre size can affect your speed?

Yes, that's why it is boldly written on the car and user manual.

For eg, my car is a 2003 Honda Accord L4 LX which comes with wheel cover and 205/65R15. On the other hand the EX and V6 trims gave alloy rims and 205/60R16. A lot of LX users prefer alloy wheels so the buy and install R16. That makes their speedometer erroneous.

I want to believe that since the ECU translates speed sensor readings to calibrated MPH, then swapping the ECU of LX with EX also creates an error in speedometer even when the engine and transmission are exactly the same.

Modified
If one wants to have accurate speedometer on an LX using EX tire size, one needs to also use EX ECU.

depair:
doing this will danage the charcoal canister beware

It has a flow valve that stops liquid fuel from flooding it. Unless the valve is bad, then the flooding will happen.

cucumbar:
Lol. Not Lagos island o, I'm talking about bonny island. But please o, I thought I would be seeing traces of fuel if my fuel tank was leaking?

Depending on the level of the leakage. Most vacuum leakage from fuel tank is either from fuel filler pipe and fuel pump port in the trunk. Did you change or work on the fuel pump recently.

One easy way to find the leak is fill the tank to the brim. Keep putting fuel till it shows up on the filler it will usually show up but go down so keep adding till it stops going down. If it stays at the brim then the leakage is small and may be harder to find but of it keeps gown down, you should be able to see fuel flooding somewhere.

Coolgent:
My newly acquired tokunbo accord 2003 lx ivtec 2.4 guzzle fuel; 130km per 20litres

after scanning we learned that it was o2 sensor on the catalytic conveter new one has been instled but still no improvement.
the following has been done;
1. new o2 sensor
2. new air filter
3. new spark plugs (NGK BK6E)
4. Cleaning injectors (they are in good sharp)
currently there is only one code (p0340 camshaft positionin sensor A)
the said Car run smoothly no any form of jerking or hesitation at startup, the temp is at almost half, fans only come when the engine is hot or ac on
the car only done 100k kilometres on odometer.


Oga Gazzuzz, Cardoctor, nas00, Acceptance4, Kingreign, Nobody, adanny01, other Car Gurus pls come to my rescue!

Nb:
no any modification done and the 4 tyres are factory recommended 205/65.

LOL, Nobody means the member has deactivated his NL account.

With about 15.6mpg, its really terrible for any accord. Yours should be at worst 26mpg and at best 34mpg. Though your test method could be bad.

The code you have is very important to your engine running well. A search shows P0340 HONDA - Camshaft Position Sensor 'A' No Signal. Sensor A should specifically mean intake camshaft and I would assume B for exhaust camshaft.

No signal should either be
1. the connector is not plugged well
2. one of the sensor pin is broken or bent
3 wire is cut somewhere
4. Sensor is bad

I suggest you pull out the connector without pressing the release tab. If it comes out the it wasn't plugged well. If it does come out, press the tab and pull out. Inspect the wires and the pins inside the sensor for bending and breakage.

If every thing is fine so far, clear the code and drive to see if it returns. If it does then you have to use a multimeter to probe further.

Normally, the car with least conflict has priority and secondly, a car on the Highway has priority over the car on an access or street road.

You can see from the road markings 2 and 3 are on the road with higher hierarchy so they both have priority over 1. 2 has no conflict so has priority over 3 which has a conflict with 2.

Silkmoth33:
The medical profession is a noble profession u can't practise without ego!

The only motivation to raising ur head high as a hero is d fact that u know ur onions.



*medicine is worse than military*

*If u don't know anything, ur junior fit stand up slap u for being stupid*

Ego is not synonymous to noble.

My uncle had a medical emergency and my other uncle a very good consultant Gynecologist and a dean of medicine and surgery department of a university referred us to his friend who was closest to us which is 1 hr away. This Dr with all his 2 decade experience operated on my uncle himself. My uncle was already rotten from inside and this Dr didn't anticipate what he saw being a rural area with limited equipment to test before surgery. The problem he was faced with over whelmed him and he summoned all the Drs among which is a corper. We knew there was a problem as all the Drs ran to the theatre one by one from their quarters.

My uncle survived the 30min cum 4hr surgery. The head Dr told us that it was a brain storming session, and all the Drs contributed to the success. Specifically he said, the corper saved my uncle's life with his intellectual ideas.

That corper had no ego, he was humble and I gave him all the respect and admiration. The head Dr spent some time telling us how intellectually gifted that coper is. There was no ego.