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A simple handheld metal scanner will do. Virtually every security agency claimed to make ventilators some months ago. Powering a magnet and a beeper cannot be more difficult...

Were headlamps changed, too?
There's no law against blending parts from different makes, is there?

Seems to me that:
1. OP does not trust easily, because I think he's mixing up Mobil 5W-30 Semi-syn with Mobil 1 5W-30, USA, full-syn. (There's even an ESP one, too) The difference in prices will shock anyone who doesn't trust easily into believing there's a scam going on
2. Car operations are a learning curve, until one is very experienced to be called a "master". Between them, there was no learning. Appears someone now knows enough to detect "borale", but isn't clear on if he wants it replaced with what was originally removed. Patience with me taught me a lot, Sir.
3. Although I am not clear as to specifics, I think other experiences within this process need resolution. Distrust here, inability to babysit there, all compounded issues.
4. In summary, I think if engine is returned, OP should make arrangements to tow car back home. Agreed negotiations for expendables aside, it is unclear what else makes the experience unpleasant. I am unable to determine how well the drying oil issue was looked at for correction. 'One Nigeria' had given up, at that point.

Welcome back, Sir!

I think the amount of dust in this season will reduce the cooling process because of radiator fin blockage. I check the temperature of return water into the reservoir and it's hotter than usual. No sediment at the base of the reservoir. I think I need to clean the radiator fins.

codemaniacs:
you can't be Yoruba..

any Yoruba person who reads Nigeria's history and also reads about the civil war will know one thing, the Igbo leaders wanted only igbo people in all institutions outside and within the eastern region... ahmadu bello complain about it, akintola also complained about it... this was before the war..

during the war, their plan was to attack and take over lagos island, which was the FCT but they will have to go through ondo, ogun to get to Lagos, this means thousands or millions of Yoruba people will have been killed if your savior Ojukwu was successful...

so a Yoruba person saying "May be that's what Ojukwu would have done" is very ignorant of Nigeria's history and 98% of Igbo leaders and people behavior towards non-Igbos both in the past and present..

The civil war was more a fall-out of the so-called Igbo coup, where military officers of mainly Igbo extraction did not fully execute violent overthrows in four places with three bands. It is noteworthy that the Lagos strike group drove all night and arrived Enugu the morning after.
Do you mean that "Igbo leaders" encouraged these officers, or that they were the "Igbo leaders" to whom you refer?
Do you think Ojukwu was picked/ chosen by "Igbo leaders" or he was already an "Igbo leader", like Gowon was a "Mid-Belt leader" then?
I think Nnamdi Azikiwe was more an Igbo leader because he remains one of the few who could campaign in three major Nigerian languages.

No one fainted! No one's mouth was being forced open!

A robust and timely complaint resolution process will increase revenue.

But these tyres came in, now? They were largely imported.
Do Entry Point inspectors not see them?

One Director of Revenue to learn the ropes and come up with fresh ideas to increase revenue?
I.T.-driven? Is it an entire replication of the Revenue department of these GOEs?
Who collects? Same old government folks? Who totals revenue before remittance? New office?
I think that if the government deploys more I.T. remittance AND timely service delivery, there would be less need for more human oversight.
As is, payment by online methods exposes the delay in many government offices, which creates room for revenue loss by inappropriate financial inducement. Government should set time- targets for service delivery and a robust complaint system. Revenue will surely increase then.

I spoke with a Cashcraft representative at their office today. I have been trying to recover the money I invested with them years ago. I had written to SEC, but received neither response nor acknowledgement.
Cashcraft is now angling to pay only the principal deposited, not the accrued value (with interest). What this financial entity intends is to use individual monies, break annuity contracts, *delay* returns for years, remove the accrued interest and pay the original principal sum at a date determined only by them.
Where can one find fair hearing in Nigeria?!

It wasn't too long ago that I believed that Nigeria had actually closed down some Asian rice mills because of an increase in rice production. That was a time young people on NL "cartooned" Peter Obi as Mao Tse Chung. Peter Obi had, during the VP debate, stated that "borrowing was OK, as long as it was to re-stock his shop". I believed the counter argument, that "the poorest of the poor" were already being lifted out of poverty with Tradermoni and N-Power.
Barely a year later, Chinese loans are creating a sovereignty debate and rice mills in Asia are thriving.
I will not dwell too long on the fuel price, VAT, electricity tariff hike or still-negotiated-by-State minimum wage.
I now only believe that this administration can redeem itself by involving truth-speaking technocrats and implementing their advice.

I am waiting for the Consumer Protection agency to show more visibility. Gee64 has complained and it appears to be across board.
Seems something happened in June. Tariffs soared. I complained at two IKEDC offices myself. In one of those, I met a Pharmacist also complaining. I verified that no new survey was done, but somehow the tariff had risen.
I was then told that estimation was an outsourced job. Confusing, really.

There are Police helicopters. These days, there are lightweight drones.
Are there enough motivated Policemen?

@Biafran4life
Please how did you go about springing your money from Cashcraft? My money is still trapped there.

I can only hope he is an Engineer, someone with both knowledge and experience on where he needs to take the Commission to. That way, he will not depend on presentations from Consultants only.

Chii59:
I'm good. I'd like to call you. If you don't mind.

OK.

Chii59:
Hi. Still remember me?

I do. You good?

In theory, Sir, my rent will reduce to N30,000 per annum, in agreement with my landlord.
This minimum wage has been staggered or denied outright, so I cannot pay my rent.
I will begin to pay 0.78%, 1% or 2% immediately the government pays the minimum wage with same alacrity.

1. There is still a lot of high-profile kidnapping going on. It is hardly reported locally. This is why international news is more informative to Nigerians than local news
2. @niit and @yahmohy27 High profile kidnappers have not been recruited in churches in any case Abba Kyari has handled. By "Christian and non- Muslim", what do you mean? Evans? Would it please you to refer to him as a Christian, but not a Christian fanatic? The fact remains that the perp thought he was getting into a militarised religious society, not kidnapping. There are no militarised Christian societies in Nigeria at this time.
3. Their ages, religious funding and a violent culture is a deadly mix. Nigeria MUST work to break this triangle.
Happy holidays.

I thought the Nigerian Customs gave wonderful figures just weeks ago? It appeared they could singlehandedly fund the budget in days...

The Nigerian government focuses on chasing down something called "fake news". It assumes little to no responsibility for "no news" or "false news".
The American President has proven his veracity in the Iranian airliner case. He spoke and the price of Chloroquine has just gone up.
There are knowledgeable scientists in Nigeria. We need to hear more than awareness. Let knowledgeable people speak!

Why does Hon. Gbajabiamila need an investigating committee? Perhaps is has never been aware of the problem or there is a side of truth he believes is not yet apparent?
Why do we need to begin with committees on this issue? It has been raised before.
The House can either engage with the providers for a better deal or act, in some other way.
What, exactly, is being investigated?

In what direction has the budget of current APC government leaned, in support of diversification?
It is good to make policies supporting various SMEs and ask Banks to lend, but can we see the Ministry responsible lead an infrastructural revolution in Agriculture...from sand to steel to mouths?

The case of files going missing is common. It is time to convert all records to electronic format and make judgments available to the public.
Scratch cards can be sold to anyone who wants to access the Correctional System from arrest to conviction.

Well, in keeping with title of thread...

...I discovered it was safer (and cheaper) for me to pay a "vulcaniser" to clean the engine/ radiator/ condenser + air filter than to pressure wash.

Thank you, ONNYX, for sharing and for ignoring that somebody up here.

How did it go? Do you think people eat more bread at Christmas than during the rainy season?
Consultancy is a forte, thanks again!

I would also like the smart watch, please.
Thanks in anticipation.

@lubehouse9ja
Thank you, too.

radautoworks:
I quote Yoda : "do or do not, there is no try".

Conventional or synthetic. There is no blend. Cost is really not an issue because yes conventional is cheaper but changes are more frequent so it's your call.

Thank you.
I'll quote Obama: "Yes, we can (do)"

radautoworks:
might as well downgrade to conventional

@radautoworks
That bad? Do you mean conventional 5-30? If so, what can I expect?

I sometimes think full-syn is too thin for the v6. I get good mileage, runs clean and all, but I am careful with checking my cooling and condenser fan relays because of an unpleasant overheating experience. I plan to try 1litre of this Mobil2000 semi-syn 5-30 on my gen first (gen has been sharing USA Mobil1 5-30 since)