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Duke111:
Yes camry 04

I give it to Toyota, they have very durable engines.

Otunbalai:
Okay. noted. but which oil will you recommend i use ? i bought the car has tokunbo, i have only services it once and thats when i notice the shortage. the oil that came with it never went short at all....

If it's shortening because the piston rings are worn out from high mileage then i think you will have to switch to 20w50. That should stop or reduce the shortage.
Ask the pros in the house for further advice

Duke111:
Ur mileage is not high, mine is close to 300k miles and sound well but shorts oil.
Call the previous owner to tell u Wich oil he uses.

If u use the car on e hailing ensure u change oil at 3k miles

Camry?

Otunbalai:
you mean you experience similar thing with your camry ?

Yes. I top it regularly

OJURONGBE1:
This is one of the bad reviews about this car.
But before we conclude, ask your mechanic to check the oil seal but if the problem persists, just know say na the 2004 Model problem be that.
I'm not an expert.
My advise is based on the lamentations of 3 2004 Camry owners i eavesdropped.

Same with 2 2006 my own inclusive
If you want to buy camry, just start from 2010

Otunbalai:
please house...I need your advice....I bought my car last year September and I service it january, but I just notice the oil is shorting ...I use mobile oil to service it..its a toyota camry 2004...what could be wrong ?

What is your car's mileage?

If it's high then that may be the cause. I don't think there's anything you can do than to continue topping it.

Which oil did you use.. mineral or synthetic? And the viscosity 5w30 or 20w50?
If it's 5w30, try and use thicker oil like 20w50, maybe that's what previous owner has been using so if it might be too late to go back to 5w30

hillso7:

You cracked me up.
That was how one girl requested a ride.
R. Where are you?
Me. Good afternoon
R. Where are you?
Me. Good afternoon
R. Oh sorry, good afternoon
Got to PU,
R. Good afternoon sir.

Those people need to be thought morals, but some are also very respectful.

I've done this countless times, especially when I've hit my target and yanga has started lol.

eyinola:
LAGOS RIDE

Dead on arrival.

Dashboard has misled them, now they think they will give it out for above 50k remittance weekly.

Well this is government sha, las las they will regulate price and uber and bolt drivers will benefit from it

Pearl1910:
Wao...so this disabling thing is true, then what's the need of the tracker na Na wa ooo. I use MTN in all my cars, was told ones its disabled, even if u find and remove the tracker car will still not start.

I think this old fashioned security is still the best (combined with tracker) , where car will trip off after few minutes the driver's side / any door is opened (and closed) except the hidden security button is pressed.

Crvrider:
I know that if you increase the speed of something it requires an equally amount of energy to compensate for that extra speed. The same way your body will need more energy if you run than when you walk.

But then again the question is which energy source will need to work harder to compensate for that increment?

Anyways this is what google has to say on this matter:

Well my own argument is based on my experience. You can also try it now, put on your ac (on low) wait for a while then increase to the highest and watch if it affects your rpm. I think that should end the discussion. I'm tired already I'm not commenting again lol

1daboi:
@ the bolded, they work because the alternator is rolling and giving them energy. Please note that THE ALTERNATOR IS AS FREE AS Bleep! IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY STRESS TO THE ENGINE!!!!

Okay

1daboi:
common dude, all these you mentioned here can work when you engine is turned off! They are electricals. They are powered by your battery! Gosh!!!

N:b, your battery is charged by your alternator. Your alternator doesn't add any load to your engine at all. That's why your car can start even without a serpentine belt that turns the alternator.

Yes they will work, for a limited time because the car has two sources of power. The battery and the engine, to the best of my knowledge, the engine is the main source while the battery is the backup. If electrical operations are solely on the battery as you claimed, how come they still work when you remove the battery while the engine is running?
The bolded only proved the engine doesn't depend on the alternator and not the other way round which is what you intended to prove

1daboi:
actually, increasing the fan doesn't give load to the engine. Reason is because fan is electrical. Meaning it's runs on the energy on the battery. But when you turn your ac on, there's a magnet that attracts the compressor plate, causing the internal components of the compressor to start pumping gas. Thereby causing the engine to do more work.
The fan is part of hvac under the dashboard. It's controlled by electric current. While Compressor magnetic force puts more load on your engine.
I hope I made sense.
Drops mic

Yeah you made sense. But the battery also gets that energy from somewhere.. the alternator, which draws power from the engine lol. No be my work sha so I may be wrong

lanre2009:
Guys pls is it compulsory for one to have the following before one will be accepted to the Uber or bolt platform as a new driver

1.Hackney permit
2. Driver badge
3. Vehicle body tag

Thanks for the prompt response......

For bolt no, for uber I think so

Gentlelife50:
So the answer is increasing AC doesn't necessarily translate to more fuel consumption, abi!

What gives load to the engine is the compressor, like I said whenever it picks.

Everything you use in the car that is powered by the car consumes fuel in the end, it may be so little that you won't notice but it doesn't mean it doesn't cost extra fuel. From your headlamps to your wiper down to rolling up and down the windows. Even your car stereo or that extra baggage in the booth.
The electrical parts draw power from the alternator which in turn draws power from the engine.

izzou:

Good. I'm interested sir

Springboot:
Too early after driving for over a year? I don't think so, irrespective of the mileage. One year is much, my opinion tho.

Ahhhhh I didn't even check the year, a year is way too much. I just feb and assumed it has to be this year

Kanoski:
good morning great pilots in the house

changed my oil today at aprox 2000 miles...

last oil change was on 13th feb 2020

oil weight is 20w-50..

car is 04 corolla..

too early or too late?

A bit early but still cool

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Make Una no vex. Sorry for the delay. I never sit down one place for the past one week

The price to bring it down to Lagos, after every every (with a bottle of coke for myself inclusive ) is 15,000 naira

If you are really interested, just indicate. It is Pay on delivery

Thank you. [/color]

Can you please help read out the manual? I need to know the features lol.

Blackbishop:
Boss it doesn't just a fan controlling unit. So if you increase you standing fan from lowest to highest does it consume more electricity

Yes it does. If you have used a tiger generator (I pass my neighbor) before you will know what I'm talking about

Gentlelife50:
I gave you something to do, turn on your ignition don't start car and switch on the fan and see if it won't work

Yes that load is on the battery, once the engine starts it automatically transfers to the engine. Why do you think the headlights are brighter when the engine is running compared to when the engine is off, especially if the battery is already on it's way back to heaven

sharpk007:
Very simple and basic Elementary physics, the extra energy for the fan to increase it's speed is from where??


The higher the rate of combustion the increased in fuel pumped into the injector.


I always laugh when you say with AC ur fuel does not consume more fuel...

But if your engine is good, You might not notice it because the compressor picks at intervals

It actually consumes more fuel with AC on compared to if AC is off (and windows are not rolled down).
Most people come to the bolded conclusion because once AC is off they will have to wind down, and the drag on the vehicle replaces the pressure that AC would have put on the engine so fuel consumption remains almost the same

Gentlelife50:
I have told you, it's the fan under the evaporator that increases.
Okay do this to be sure, turn on your ignation but don't start the car then turn on the fan.
Likely the fan will work even without the engine on but the AC that works with compressor will need the engine to be on for it to work.

I didn't say it's not the fan, I said increasing the fan's speed still puts extra loads on the engine, and the more the load the more the fuel consumption I guess

Gentlelife50:
I don't know why you guys always cry about using AC, anyways this is what happens when you increase your AC.
There's a fan under the evaporator usually under the dashboard and that's where the filter can be located.
It's the speed of that fan that is usually increased whenever you increase the knob from 1 to 2, so it have nothing to do with the speed of the engine and in effect won't make the engine consume additional fuel.

The engine gets a little bit higher anytime the compressor picks, not when you increase the fan

I think the workload on the engine increases as the fan speed increases. I noticed this when I was driving one Corolla with faulty cooling system, anytime the weather was hot and I increased the fan speed to 3, engine temperature would start rising

nifton:
Hey bro, I dm'ed you cause I need some heads up on cars for ehailing. Pls I will appreciate your reply.
Thanks so much.

Okay. Replying right away

izzou:
[color=royalblue]If Una reach 10 for here, I go help Una buy am from China

Three weeks pere, e go reach Lagos.[/color]

If it can work for/with any car I don't mind. The price go sha cheap pass ikeja price

tunlapapa:
Now this is slavery!
Going by this calculation for 36 or 48 months payment, ALL net on respective trips goes to moove is the highest order of slavery I have seen just to own a car.
The worst part is that it can only be driven on one platform which makes it harder.

It's madness. Absolute madness

pope191:
I understand addicted is when u go beyond 9 bottles per day

Thank God the highest I've ever gone is 8.5 bottles

pope191:
No fight today this place is boring... Felicity no just get sense, deedee too like beer, light please! I can't see bishop


Who stone me pure water

You're right. Not addicted though

chucsmoore:
Tinted nicely done

I love your car..... always

dru23:
Lol bro don't mind now .. I dey catch cruise ...... Just watch and relax .. I go deal with deedee44 this is what I enjoy doing....

I love the insult and I welcome it .. Coz once I start my own I go shake tables and chairs...


I love been the bad guy

You mean you love insulting people but don't like to be insulted. Well it's never my intention to insult you if that's how you perceive it, I only communicated in your language

donfortune48:
My dear brother. I'm actually on your side here.

Just that Deedee44's comment made me remember Bankyw & Adesua.

And I didn't feel happy with that.

Don't take my comment out of context, it's just a reference to his post. He said it himself