₦airaland Forum

sandammy:
Ask am openly. We plenty here

Chae:
Abeg can you drop ya digit make I call u

Conner44:
It’s either the belt isn’t the right size or the adjuster isn’t functioning properly. I will buy another spare belt and keep in my boot if I were you.

obinoral1179:
what is the yawa... I have responded to your mail..

Conner44:
What of the replacement one, are you sure they are using the right type of adjuster for you now?

Because the belt size isn’t supposed to change except something awkward was installed on the engine. Check if the previous owner ever changed either the ac compressor or adjuster before. Maybe you’re using the right type now.

It’s still surprising how these things snap like that. I’m sure you’ve replaced the belt by now, how is it functioning compared to before?

Gudvibes06:
Bro mi e is 07 that bolt sf don't show me shege but I'm lucky the engine threading is still okay the bolt don't break inside twice ladipo guys call it special bolt I bought it for 5k one time like na break e still break Las last na 3h own(for the new model faragon ) later do the work perfectly.

Gentlelife50:
From the look of things this Bros don go buy abused Nigerian used car, sorry ooo.

Used by a woman, owner needs money, owner is traveling out, I am upgrading, neatly used and barely driven by owner, everything working buy and drive to kafanchan.
Bro which of this phrase did they use for you?

Conner44:
Just take the pic let us see. Of both the adjuster that got burnt and the place where the bolt broke off from.

Chae:
Not upto 2weeks, d bolt break inside d hole also d adjust breaks into two after d usage when I was still hearing kpa kpa

Conner44:
How long have you been using this vehicle?

Look, tomorrow morning when it’s bright take a clear picture of the area where the adjuster bolt broke off and post it here. I want to see it to confirm something.

Conner44:
Let’s tackle this issue one at a time.

1. The vehicle, was it purchased as a Nigerian used or tokumbo?

2. Exactly how did the issue begin? What we’re the symptoms before failure?

3. What and what parts did you change/replace after the first time you experienced an issue?

4. After changing and replacing the issues how long did you use the vehicle before the same issues came up again?

5. Was it the same exact parts that failed the first time that failed again the second time? How long was the vehicle used after the first repairs before the second failure occurred?

6. You spoke about your serpentine belt not being the same size anymore after a certain repair/replacement of parts, what parts were those? Is the belt now too short too long?

Please try to these questions one by one so that we can create a timeline of your issues.

mejai:
Great!! U got it. So back to what made me to quote u. Stick to it. Civic is one of the best machine out there.
What u should do now is to meet the good auto repairers we have here. Luvinhubby could assist. Gazzuzz is here. Reach out to them. Then u monitor ur car and know when things are due to change. These guys here will not tell u to manage ooooo. Like our quacks will do and when it fails, we blame the product.
Enjoy ur ride!!!

Conner44 over to u

mejai:
Don't be afraid. Once upon a time, I owned a Toyota Corolla (2008 South African spec) notorious for oil burning, shortening, consumption (anything u can call it). A lot of people were complaining about it and with smoky engine. Mine was consuming oil but guess what? It served me for 13yrs (bought brand new in 2008) b4 I decided to sell it. Most that bought their own then.... u can't take a second look at it. Never was the engine opened!!!
And it travelled Wella.

Would u say I was lucky? Do u know why I didn't have issues or engine issues with it?
If u can answer this.... Ur solution lies in the answer.

Conner44:
Why don’t you ask for help concerning the issues you’re facing on the Honda maintenance thread in the cartalk section

RaptObserver:
I use one

sandammy:
Ask am openly. We plenty here

Conner44:
There are 2 tensioners in the civic engine, there’s the serpentine belt tensioner and the timing chain tensioner.

If it’s the serpentine belt tensioner that is always giving you issues then get a good replacement with the right size of bolts and let the mechanic installing it torque the bolts using the correct specifications

Too tight or too loose and your issues will continue.

Kokomo:
If you are in Gbagada area , I can help you do a fuel trim analysis under various drive conditions. I use to own that version of Honda civic (mine was 2008) and I know from experience that once the fuel trim is out of whack (even with no check engine light) it can consume fuel like a v6 car, which is really weird.

The 8th gen honda civic comply with the ULEV (ULTRA LOW EMISSION VEHICLE) regulation for modern motor vehicle emission control, unlike corolla and other japanese car of it era, what this mean it that it fuel management system emphases more on getting closer to complete combustion than incompete with more pollution.

Hence the ECU will choose any of the extreme fuel trims from the fuel management table if it suspect or get wrong signal from any of the sensors even without check engine code.