Kelvin30286063:
So I have been driving this car for 1 year now. Engine light was on when I bought it tokunbo February last year but I felt it was something I can easily fix since I know what the problem is.

Now fast forward to 1 year later, the check engine light is still on and over the last 12 months, I have done everything humanly possible to remove the course of this issue which is the warning displaced on my vehicle message screen... CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM!
When I remove the battery heads, the check emission system warning disappears and the check engine light goes off but as soon as I turn off the engine and start the vehicle again. Both of them come back starting with the check emission system!

At first when I started trying, i was changing little things like filter, then I connected the pipes properly and all but no luck then I decided to change the entire filter box. Also asked a mechanic to clean somethings and many other things I tried!

Over the 1 year period, the car drives great. No stall, drips water when I start it in the morning and sounds wonderful but seeing that check engine light and the check emission system message every morning gives me sadness. I ran a scan a few times and it always come up with nothing. Recently I had to drive 2 hours to a technician I was told has a very expensive scanner that can detect almost any fault. He did a scan for me and said I should change my o2 sensors. I was happy, thinking the end has finally come to this problem so I bought all 3 o2 sensors attached to the front, back and exhaust!
We changed them, but lo and behold.... Check engine! Check emission system! I give up!

I even tested my catalytic converter to be sure it's okay and it's all fine! I bought this car with a very low mile age of 49k and I'm shocked that this issue will persist for this long.

You know what! I'm putting a bounty on its head. If you can fix this CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM in this car, I'll give you 50k extra. Apart from the price of the things you'll buy oo.

Call me. Let's fix this. My shop is at Gbagada

easterner:
So nobody can offer any kind of assistance in this room?

Did you put money in anybody's pocket here? Why ya feeling entitled

Where is this your rewire?

Can you the test procedure he carried out to determine the oxygen sensor is good.

Does his diagnostic tool give access to live data and see the response of the sensor when the accelerator is floored?


I can assure you, changing the brainbox won't take out your check engine light. He probably wants to block the light with black tape.


Nna ehn. I just tire

YourhealthNG2:

Yes, coolant (actually ordinary water because it's a new radiator and I was told use of coolants will spoil the new radiator) pour out especially from the radiator reservoir.

An electrician has checked the fan and confirmed it's okay. The fan was recently connected directly in the course of finding solution to the overheating..

Na wa o. Coolant will spoil radiator.

My oga, go find beta mechanic, not all this ones you will be telling what to do. A bad radiator cap, leaking lines, clogged water jackets might be your problem. Sorry your mechanics are.

larryevil:


Total waste of my time no wonder they told me here that you very greedy..to program a car which is not up to 3 mins you telling me 45k and 35k and you still telling me that if the Brainbox do not work I we still pay you.I wonder what so special about your scanner when I no is not up to 200k..you want put all your family problem for my head want send it office for my head as if I be Mumu.to program car 45k and old model for that matter...I have already see someone we agree on 8k people like you are wicked and selfish any body way do business with the foolish man na office he go set for your head

Love from here. I know Nigeria is hard and with a lot of pressures.

Everything will be alright and soft....


How is the car Sir, bet it is now OK.

H

Sienna wey I still see for 900k last week. But it is 2018 model

Johnwicked:
I’ve been contemplating getting this ride for a long time, I am a graduate with no pressing responsibilities but house rent. I recently came across a clean US Toks for 3.5/3.7m. I plan on using it to commute to and fro work comfortably, I’m not sure of it’s maintenance cost and it’s general fuel consumption so I’d like to know if this might be above my budget. Thanks

Get a Prius, or an hybrid Camry.

E no dey chop fuel

martyns200:
Good day, my car does hard starting every morning, takes about 3-4times before it starts and starts normally all through the day. What's the likely cause of the hard start? Car is an 05 corolla

Scan the car


You might have a bad cold start switch/ect sensor. Or bad wiring

chukel:
Can anyone offer this service?

Yes

We offer this service.

Pin code, key programming, deep dive auto diagnosis and repairs for all car models

10 pin gear was sold to you, instead of 13 pin.


You either buy a 13 pin gear, do electrical modifications for your current one, or drive the car like that.


Contact me on WhatsApp

otdollar:
please nairalanders, I misplaced my car key (Mazda 6), and there's no duplicate, and I've been told not to ever lost the car key, bcoz it has some kind of code or something. that if they try to force it, it can damage the car brain box. please how can I get a new one or how can I open the car without damaging it. I will really appreciate your help o.... it's been causing me a lot of sleepless nights

Send Vin of vehicle and location.

I will program a new key for you

sureboykris:

Ochanjala... Lol.... Ochanja But parts are sold at obosi

Please share... I appreciate

0816 976 9317 Christopher.
Tell him Akin Motomedics referred you

sureboykris:


Wow.. So even a "tokunbo" will be so expensive?

I'm in Anambra. I don't know who will work on it eventually if it's really an alternator problem

Thanks

No o, I meant a new alternator. Tokunbor isn't.


Tokunbor should be between 20-30k at ochanjala abi wetin una dey call am.

I have some rewire at Onitsha, I could share his contact if you don't mind

sureboykris:
Good morning.

Please I need some help. I've been having issues with my car... Difficulty starting and eventually unable to start.

Electrician who initially said I had a kick starter problem now said it's a battery fault.

I planned to buy a battery yesterday but got back late.

This morning I decided to study the car a bit and I realized the alternator is the problem.

My questions are :

1. Is it possible to repair an alternator
2. What's the cost of a new one

Infiniti qx4 2001

1. Yes it is.

2. A new unit is costlier than the vehicle itself.


You said you observed the car, and concluded the problem is the alternator, can you share this your observation, and what led to your inference.


Not all vehicles are designed this way, but most are: remove the positive terminal, and see if the car will switch off. If it doesn't , your probably do not have a bad alternator.


Using a multimeter to check the voltage at the battery while it idles at 2.5rev/m is another way to check. It should output between 13.5-14.5v with all accessories on, ac, headlamp, radio,etc on. If you have anything lower, you have a low charge situation.

Check the terminals, check the ground, measure the voltage drop between battery positive and alternator, check alternator belt, tensioner and tension.


You can also test your battery too. this is with the car off. you should have between 12-12.5v anything below that is a battery that needs recharge, or replacement.

In an event you change the alternator, buy a new battery too. If the battery is bad too, and you change just the alternator, It will eventually make the alternator go bad too.


Most importantly, take your car to a good tech. You shouldn't bear the headache

peeps4u:
Is the car both manual and auto transmission? Or isn't that a manual gear beside auto gear?

The other one is to engage it to 4 wheels

anjilgreat:


Okay, thank you very much.

l was not too comfortable when the installer adviced I should remove the two admins I currently have linked to the system and make it open so that any number can track my car in case of any unforeseen eventuality.

I will add other numbers.

There's actually nothing to be uncomfortable about.

The phone number in the tracker is known to you, the installer and whoever you tell or share it with.


The advantage of living it open is you could use just any phone to inquire location or monitor. It will regrettable if the reason you can't find your car is cos you had locked it a number

Which ones got deployed?


And it does not just end there. Any car involved in an accident with airbag deployed, will have crashed data stored in the module. You either buy a new airbag module, buy a used unit that has no crash data or clear the crash data in your current unit. Even high end diagnostic tools does not clear crash, it can be reprogrammed on bench or using specialized tools.


To answer your question about price. Budget between 80 to 100k, and not some botched job done. I know, I know, you are asking how much is the car. It will interest you to know that the new airbag module is costlier than the vehicle. The cheapest means is clearing the carsh data in yours, and replacing all deployed units with used units.


Sadly here in naija, most people do not care about airbag MIL's, nor their own safety. It is a terrible thing to drive a car with the airbag lights on.


If you will like to get this fixed, we will get it done for you.

We do airbag repairs, reprogram airbag modules, and thorough auto diagnosis.

Whoube99:


Mr.writer I feel so disappointed in you after I finished reading your story and notice that you didn't sue the bastards, even when the State CP was brought into the mix, a situation that would have added impetus to your matter.
Why are we always so afraid in this Country to face our enemy head long.
We are never ready to hire a lawyer to fight for our right in Court, because they will asked us to pay small money for their services, but will cough out hundreds of thousands to pay to police in their illegalities and then go home to cry.
Nigerians will keep on crying on till we are ready to take the fight to our oppressors and common enemy SARS( the police).

See, you are talking theory. Which lawyer you wan hire, lawyer they will lock up, slap, and be calling police CP for help.


Now, I ain't talking theory, I have been there. Nigeria is just bleeped up

Hahaha, I don laugh fall down

Where can one get free vaccination

HeavenlyCherub:


I'm 28 he was 30

I got to this thread through one of your comments on another thread, referencing your story.


My dear, you need to heal, and I believe you are in the healing process, albeit your comment on the other thread shows that you've still not reached your full healing.


I know age will be like a factor and some pressure for you, and there's nothing wrong about that. The first relationship you talked about should not have lasted that long the moment you found out he was into Yahoo, but you still stayed and hoped. That wasn't love or loyalty. The values he held wasn't matching yours. And this other one you will give your car to, then walk to work. Like seriously, which responsible guy let's his babe walk to work while he uses the car, what happened to driving her to work and driving her back. I have not told my babe this, but never will I allow her walk while I drive, which nonsense car, but you still stayed. Those relationships were not meant to work in the first place.

Now, Money fades, everything fades. Within a twinkle on an eye, things can change. Good to bad, bad to Good. The same man you think is in your class or level can be off your class tomorrow.

What you need in a man are values. Values they uphold, they should be things you can deal with, whether they are rich or poor, same class, below class or above your class.


And I think you need to Love yourself. I found out, for you to love rightly, you first need to love yourself, that way it will be easy to love others. There's nothing wrong with you. Continue to work on your self, go out, say hi, smile. I saw one man in my dream, (God revealed it to me) , they are people you know, people around you, people you gave audience, forget all those bobo someone is attached to you.


Loving yourself is not putting up with nonsense, because you love yourself enough. The man of your class or above your class can be in secured, stupid, foolish, abusive.


In all draw nearer to God, he said he will direct your path. And be lovely, and stop frowning. I know you don't.

Be good

MERCHANDISER:
Western media has made everything non_western evil. We
need to sit down and look at it logically.

Nigeria has been struggling to fight BH for decade, US has
never shown any genuine support, infact, at a time they're
were technically supporting BH by blocking every opportunity
to access weapons. Whereas, the same US has been
building sophisticated millitary bases all over Africa with
several billions of dollars even all over islands in Africa. In a
continent struggling to provide as basic thing as clean water,
road, edu, etc. In term of infrastructural development, US
hasnt built anything tangible anywhere in Africa despite her
big economy and influence.

On the other hand, China is building projects across Africa
from electricity to train to Airport, roads, scholarships to
Africans, etc even with their own money. Let's say we can't
pay and they take over them, who would still be using those
infrastructure, Chinese? At least they brought them here, so
if we can't pay back and they take over them these things
would still be in use by Africans and improve quality of life,
just like every private business.

US/Trump that everyone is supporting call Africans all kinds
to unprintable names, visa ban, reporting weak sides of
African nations and continuously ridiculing everything we do.
The list is long. China hasnt done any of these yet, western
media still find their ways into the hearts of Africans to hate
Chinese. Sadly, enough some fake pastors joined this
brainwashed citizens.

Look at China, how many times have they tumbled African
govt? How many nations have China invaded in Africa? How
many times has Chinese embassy criticize our local affairs?
Etc

New York started have underground train in 1809, that's
200yrs, they never extended such to Africa. China started
booming just 20yrs ago and they've extended everything
technology they have to us, that have improved our lives;
From phones, train, Good Airport, Naval ship, Telecom,
Roads, scholarships, etc

Africans must sitdown and think. China is not your enemy.

Whatever the Chinese are giving is with an aim. They are the enemy raised to power 2

They give you money to build a house , so they can take your land. Then you ask, the house, is it not still on your land? Forgetting the moment you default on the loan, they now own the land and the house.

Now, they did not give you the loan so you could pay back. They want you to default, they actually put concerted efforts to make you defaults.


The West and the East and African Leaders are the enemies. They are working for the same devil. The devil's are just shifting blames.

Get it.

At the peak of everything, you find a smart person on the forefront, or in the background.

You painted a picture of being smart to making or developing the latest technology. Na.

It takes a smart Kim kardashian, her manager or mother, to cash out and still be relevant. You think you can be dumb and pull that stunt. Sorry.

One way to know if you are smart or not is if you've been shaking your head all through out the write up. Smart people question everything, even the right things.


The writeup is great and expository. But not elaborate.

engrchykae:
do we really have covid 19 cases?

Non brother. No mind them. English no b sense

Argh, no be soldier?

Them go kill you, Nigerians won't fight back.

We love life, and don't mind being flogged.


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