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deedee44:
Na one way traffic man, anywhere belle face. Him no go gree

deedee44:
Abeg teach me how to use gif meme

deedee44:
No not at all. I just explained to him that we cannot be following instructions blindly, that there are some exceptions then I used my case as an example.

How can my engine be consuming oil and I'll still be using expensive oil just because manufacturer says so

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Lol

There's nothing wrong with using Mineral oils sir.

But you're making it look like it has some advantage over the Synthetic oil.

As a guy that drives, has driven on Uber, and deals on parts, the mineral has no advantage over the Synthetic

But it still is okay bro [/color]

northbird:
Did you read @ all

If it's a tokunbo car, in Nigeria parlance, who is referring to an oyinbo driving it. I mean they also abuse engines too.

Let me spell it out for you. A tokunbo big daddy that was bought some days earlier.

Dude brought it to the mech workshop, car was having issues. No number plates, means it has not been registered...

Car was smoking. Even the humming was not too cool. And he bought it direct.

Even a blind man knows this vehicle came straight from the port.

deedee44:
Engine was burning oil, the first time I serviced it I used 5w30 synthetic, but before the week ran out it was already at the low guage of the dipstick so I had to keep topping. Next service I switched to 20w50 and it happened to be one of the best decisions i've taken in my life
I was expecting engine to pack up in approx 6 months later but to the glory of God I'm still travelling upandan with that engine.
If my engine doesn't dry oil I would surely use 5w30 synthetic but for this situation? I pass

deedee44:
I rest my case sir. I cannot help you understand

deedee44:
I rest my case sir. I cannot help you understand

deedee44:
I will show you my odometer when I'm about to go out tomorrow morning sir

deedee44:
Maybe a little mathematics will convince him.

I top up with 1 ltr of oil aprox. every 1000 miles.

Difference btw mobil 1 synthetic 1 ltr and sharlu 20w50 1 ltr is around 3k so i save 3000 on each top up.

Engine has covered over 100, 000 miles, that means I've topped up around 100 times.
3000 x 100 times
That's 300,000 saved (and still counting)

Now oga dru23 if I have been putting that money in a safe, I can go and buy another engine now, and the old one is still working perfectly. Do you understand now?

What they teach you in school is always different from what experience will teach you in real life

Felicity0001:
I tire ooh (to the bold)

People need to understand this is business and not pleasure or it's relatives. Periodic maintenance of vehicles is the most important aspect in automobiles especially when it comes to transportation. So it will be more prudent to apply the best and minimal cost practices because there is a huge difference btw transportation and personal usage.

A car meant for personal use can go as long as 5-10yrs or even more but if a car meant for transportation(tok) last 5yrs on the road in a particular line(uber/Bolt) then one can comfortably say that car has live beyond its expectations (must have exceeds it profit limit)

In a nutshell, if using a cheaper means of maintenance (say 20w50 or whatever it's called) for 5yrs and car still performs well without any change of engine (in which a good tok car can) then one can say it's a good business risk that yield profit. I know of a guy in this position, his matrix will be 5yrs on ehailing in 2months time, engine is still good, he's trying to sell to buy corolla 2010 and people are already pricing N950k/1m. So if it's relatives to one then, I think it doesn't make any business sense to be expensive on a car you know you'll sell in less than 3yrs because nobody will/is gonna be interested to listen to weather you spend 100k mainteaning a car you've used for 5yrs when you put the same car up for sale. Its almost same or almost the same amount the guy that uses premium oil sells his car is what the other guy that used the cheap oil will also sell if the two cars and engines are still working noise or noise.

deedee44:
Why should I show you?

ksmart027:
Bros these your meme nawa oo

deedee44:
Na you sabi sir . That engine is close to 230k miles and still going strong, with the help of that "expired" oil [

deedee44:
Expired meme. Work wey don done tey tey

northbird:
Baba this is very true.

Today I saw camry big daddy tokunbo, that was smoking. No number plate yet. I'm like oyinbo sef they misuse car too .

ksmart027:
There are a lot of folks in naija who maintain their cars better than the gringos.

deedee44:
Dry.

Byebye

deedee44:
Use another meme. I'm not pissed off

deedee44:
It's not only engine we import in high numbers, we import every parts in high numbers so why single out only engine?
And number 1 cause of engine overhaul is not the use of 20w50, it's because people don't service their engines when they're supposed to.

For the bolded, enter ladipo first then come back to delete it

replete:
No wahala, February ending is good timing will be due exactly then last service was August. All the best

replete:
You and banter sha... when is it available?

deedee44:
There are some things that we overhype when it comes to car maintenance. This one no be say dem say, it's my experience of almost 3 years and counting.

I said it here almost 3 years ago. I've been using 20w50 because my engine was already burning oil when I bought it so I switched to the cheapest good oil and save up oil money to get another engine, sharlu for that matter for close to 3 years, my engine is still quiet and going strong. I travel almost 2 to 3 times every week on a norms. I just make sure I change as at when due

I've been using water too, I'm not saying coolant is not good but it's not like if you use water heaven will fall.

See how much I would have lost if I have been using mobil 1, topping up with 1 ltr 1000 miles or less. I've done over 100,000 miles now and engine has not died, I've saved on oil more than I would use to buy another engine

So this thing is just to apply common sense, and not to follow every instructions blindly.

OJURONGBE1:
Na wetin Uche talk say make we dey do be that na

samobaba4u:
Na him get him belle and him say him no hungry wetin again? Let d next user battle it when the time comes now átóńbùrú he said he had saved enough money from oil more that the amount to buy another engine. That's profit maximization now

deedee44:
So if you use 5w30, the engine will last forever?

ksmart027:
I dont understand, are you saying nigerian's dont maintain their cars?

replete:
Dru Baba restock 0w20 Mobil 1

deedee44:
Bros if you can use a car for 3 years doing ehailing and it still runs like new, i don't know what else you want. You can't use your car forever

deedee44:
There are some things that we overhype when it comes to car maintenance. This one no be say dem say, it's my experience of almost 3 years and counting.

I said it here almost 3 years ago. I've been using 20w50 because my engine was already burning oil when I bought it so I switched to the cheapest good oil and save up oil money to get another engine, sharlu for that matter for close to 3 years, my engine is still quiet and going strong. I travel almost 2 to 3 times every week on a norms. I just make sure I change as at when due

I've been using water too, I'm not saying coolant is not good but it's not like if you use water heaven will fall.

See how much I would have lost if I have been using mobil 1, topping up with 1 ltr 1000 miles or less. I've done over 100,000 miles now and engine has not died, I've saved on oil more than I would use to buy another engine

So this thing is just to apply common sense, and not to follow every instructions blindly.