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thebigkendo:
How cheap is owner willing to sell

I don't know yet...vehicle is black in color...fully tinted...didn't ascertain if it's factory fitted tint...

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Vehicle is spotless....sound engine...sound transmission. ..nigerian used...just three months old

thebigkendo:
How far Diportivo you should be able to handle this, Na small work fro you

As a result of the aforementioned, the vehicle labors to move when the A/C is turned on and only moves with ease when the A/C is switched off

thebigkendo:
Restoration would have been an interesting experiment

Agreed...provided someone was going to pay for it.

thebigkendo:
How far Diportivo you should be able to handle this, Na small work fro you

Is that how I am going to recoup my investments?

My investments did not start and end in internet subscriptions and YouTube videos.

I have undertaken formal,systematic paid for training for this business.

I want to belief it has reflected in my writeups and approach.

I have to institute a policy to stop such abuse.

Finally

yet more pictures

pictures cont'd

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Something went down in Canada a few days ago - June 5, 2018 to be precise.

This is the sort of stuff we should be focusing on here and not on celebrating mediocrity in the form ragtag contraptions in the name of vehicles.

The pictures speak for themselves

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thebigkendo:
Please am interested in understanding how the AC kazeem implemented the bolded logic. I understand the timer/relay concept but the "When the vehicle is stationary and in motion"

Words of the client.

The spoiler comment has prevented further action on this vehicle.

Not worth the trouble.

Spoiler:

Client wants faulty ECT sensor replaced, thermostat installed, Electronic Load Detector replaced, fan wiring reverted to factory and problems with the A/C system resolved for N30,000.00 for diagnosis, parts and labor!

Additional issues that the client wants resolved for N30,000.00 include that P and D illuminate at the same time when the Ignition is turned ON while R does not illuminate.

Pictures of the damage done to the vehicle's wiring system

3. Additional wiring in the vehicle cabin immediately below the dash connecting modified fans to the alien A/C relay directly beneath the blower

Pictures of the damage done to the vehicle's wiring system

2. Additional wiring in the engine bay connecting modified fans to the alien A/C relay inside the vehicle cabin immediately beneath the blower (cont'd)

Pictures of the damage done to the vehicle's wiring system

2. Additional wiring in the engine bay connecting modified fans to the alien A/C relay inside the vehicle cabin immediately beneath the blower

Pictures of the damage done to the vehicle's wiring system

1. Fans no longer controlled by ECU logic but my turning the ignition key ON or OFF

Pictures of the Electronic Load Detector

Pictures of the ECT sensor

Pictures of the Mass Air Flow/Intake Air Temperature Sensor

Problems of this car include:

1. Extremely high fuel consumption

2. Prospective client has replaced compressor, evaporator, condenser and pipes. Then returned to change the expansion valve. The A/C was "still not blowing strong" to borrow his words so he was told to get an expansion valve. What happened was that the A/C pipes in the engine compartment are of the right temperature, but the vehicle cabin temperature did not appreciably change. A manual thermostat (actually a relay) was connected to the evaporator since that actual thermostat in the engine was non-functional. When the vehicle is stationary, the introduced A/C relay would switch on and switch off the car A/C every two minutes, but when the vehicle is in motion, it would do this every 15 seconds to 30 seconds.

3. Timeline of changes:

First contact with A/C technician:


Compressor changed
Condenser changed
Pipes changed
Expansion valve change


Second contact with A/C technician:

Evaporator changed


Third contact with A/C technician:

A/C still not cooling appropriately
In the words of the prospective client: The pipe was washed and dried, the mouth of the pipes was changed, wanted to change the drum, cut the bottom portion, removed dirt, flushed it, sealed it and reinstalled it

veek2:
I don't know if it's American or European. How do I check? It was the from shocks I changed.

Front or rear shocks?

Send me your VIN via whatsapp

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In 2006, Volkswagen executives asked Bosch for help in developing software for their emission defeat devices. Volkswagen is one of Bosch's biggest customers. Volkswagen engineers provided detailed specifications to Bosch, which wrote the necessary code. Bosch was apparently concerned about the legality of software and asked Volkswagen to assume responsibility if the fraud was discovered, but Volkswagen refused.

On 1 February 2017, Bosch agreed to pay consumers in the United States $327.5 million as compensation for its role in devising the software.

Volkswagen knew it was wrong...see how they stylishly escaped legal liability....though they still paid a price...Robert Bosch GmbH had to pay a price as well.

Source: Wikipedia

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thebigkendo:
Hmmmm Probably sold as Perfect condition "Buy and Drive", or "Owner is Relocating and urgently need funds".

Yes oooo...oxygen sensor is a minor problem...buy and replace....new owner buys without any idea how much it costs to replace.

Why was it sold? Poor fuel consumption negatively impacting ehailing profitability? Why the poor fuel consumption? Faulty Oxygen sensor or rather bad upstream Air Fuel Ratio Sensor? Replaced with a vehicle with a smaller engine and thus better fuel economy, apparently the end justifies the means

veek2:
It started suddenly. No device was recently installed. The most recent repair was change of shock absorbers.

Is your Passat American or European?

Front or rear shocks

thebigkendo:
What happened to OEM "toks"

Client belongs to the bean counters club

Unwilling to give me money to buy the sensor

Unable to see the sensor himself

Wants me to give him the name and address and contact of a seller of the part

After having bought the wrong part before

One more problem he had was with the clutch master and clutch slave cylinder he had difficulty sourcing these himself and the lack of trust made it impossible for him to give goahead for us to find the parts for him

For both reasons he sold off vehicle and has gotten a new one.

GAZZUZZ:
That's why he should not have bought it in the first place

Hahaha unless he is like Shagati

pafo:
I very well understand your point and quite agree with you, just not on naija used cars. Naija roads can make car reason its existence and any car that has used seven to ten years on our road is not business worthy. But that is just my own opinion though.

I agree with you.

AFS sensor for a vehicle I was repairing costs 60,000 OEM, 15,000 China imitation, client sells of car instead.

You also make sense

pafo:
Hence the part he said "they always run away". They are not willing to spend that kind of money on it and even if they do, the car can still never be up to toks standard in all ramifications.

Myth that a vehicle cannot be restored to manufacturer specs.

There is a whole industry built around that.

Is a question of money and time.

Google is your friend.