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Car Talk › Re: Your Motor Guru Is Here! Ask Your Questions... by dru23(m): 8:49am On Sep 22, 2019

GAZZUZZ:
Go back to the original question. This merry go round is uncalled for.

Where is motorguru sef?

Again sir, from experience or little experience... Reading is fundamental...... I will read the owners manual.. Anything outside that is a waste of time .......

Car Talk › Re: Your Motor Guru Is Here! Ask Your Questions... by dru23(m): 8:41am On Sep 22, 2019

GAZZUZZ:
I respectfully disagree with you sir. 20w50 will only give poor lubrication on cold start and decrease efficiency of the vvti system, if engine oil is changed say every 2,000 miles on mineral 20w50 engine will remain unaffected and can switch back and forth as he wishes.

Sir , I rather be safe than to be sorry... I will rather follow owners manual at all times.. The car manufacture are the ones that make the engine , so they are in a position to know better... I will not gamble with my hard earn money ... . Another example is 2010 Camry..... And you can honestly tell me using 20w50 oil will not result in bad mpg

Car Talk › Re: Your Motor Guru Is Here! Ask Your Questions... by dru23(m): 8:16am On Sep 22, 2019

Smartchoiice:
You forgot market your products

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Marketing and stating facts go hand in hand.. I was very ignorant at first and didn't get my facts rite ..but after during researching the answers I was looking for or the facts that I was looking for was rite under my nose .. The owners manual.. Which u can easily be found onGoogle rite from Toyota.. It cost zero dollars to look it up..
I mention how my old manager was using 20w50 oil for my Elantra and I end up selling most of my cars.. So below is the owners manual of an 07 Elantra.....

..... READING IS FUNDAMENTAL ...........READ YOUR CAR OWNERS MANUAL AT ALL TIMES.........

Car Talk › Re: Your Motor Guru Is Here! Ask Your Questions... by dru23(m): 8:05am On Sep 22, 2019

GAZZUZZ:
You cannot tell from the cover, I repeat you cannot tell from the cover, look deeper into the valve cover area, or open it entirely to see the complete valve area

For the fact that the previous owner has been using 20w50, the damage has already been done... If the car is a Toyota or corolla ..5w30 is the rite oil regardless of weather conditions or how hot or cold the weather is ..now let's take for an example owner manual of the most popular car driven on Nigeria road ...A corolla 2003 to 2005 Corolla . So whether sludge or no sludge damage has been done ..or better fuel economy has been comprised due to fact that 20w50 is too thick .. And one of the major reasons why people are crazy about corolla is because it is good on fuel ....

Car Talk › Re: Your Motor Guru Is Here! Ask Your Questions... by dru23(m): 7:58am On Sep 22, 2019

oluwaleokey:
I got a naija used car but previous owner uses 20w-50 but changes often
As directed, i opened the engine oil cover to ascertain the level of Sludge in the engine (i dont know if it works this way) however find attached the pic.

I intend to use total quartz 9000 5w-40 for some time instead of straight 5w-30 due to what has been said.
Please recommend
Cc
Motorguru
Bigkendo

Have preached this so many times.. 20w50 is totally wrong oil for the car.. If your car is a Toyota especially a corolla.. For all types of temperature 5w30 is the recommended per owners manual... a lot of uneducated and road side mechanic will tell you 20w50 is the rite oil, even though the owners manual states 5w30. They will tell they have been using 20w50 and their car runs ok ..but due to their ignorance they are burning more fuel..
Bottom line is just a matter of time before you will need engine replacement ..Continue using the 20w50 or 5w40 till the engine smokes out.. Once you get a tokunbo engine , you can than start with proper oil grade ..

Car Talk › Re: Your Motor Guru Is Here! Ask Your Questions... by dru23(m): 7:48am On Sep 22, 2019

MyMouth:
Pls I jus got a Corolla 2004, the lady I got it from has been servicing with Mobil 20w50 and using water instead of coolant. Pls is it ok for me to continue with the oil? As for coolant, I intend to start using one, which one should I buy? And should I add it to the water in the radiator?or I have to drain all the water first?

My brother it is too late..20w50 is the wrong oil for that car.. Continue using 20w50 oil until the engine finally gives up. 20w50 should have never been used.. You will need to get a new engine .. And once u do that follow owner's manual and use 5w30..
Coolant issue ..It is too late to start using coolant now . Am sure the damage is already done.. No point, continue using water.. Once u a ready to change engine ,have them check the radiator .. If it looks good ,than start using genuine coolant.... Good luck

Autos › Re: Where Do Rad Auto Works Parts Come From Anyway? by dru23(m): 9:29pm On Sep 21, 2019

radautoworks:
Same thing that always happens when the truth starts to come out on NL. It gets the Thanos treatment

Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips For Honda Cars by dru23(m): 9:57pm On Sep 20, 2019

luvinhubby:
The easiest way to know the genuie ATF-DW1, the circled batch code at the reverse side of the can.

Better to buy from a reputable seller, than go by the batch code.. Coz there are lots of fakes out there. To the point that it will look like the original with the batch code and date. You be surprised

Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips For Honda Cars by dru23(m): 9:54pm On Sep 20, 2019

obinnanelson4:
I thought you switched your tyres to Rim 15 and it worked for you that was my reason for asking you about your current tyre size so that I can go for it.

One of my uber driver and mechanic advised me to do it ..have not done it yet ..Am not in a rush at all ... since the drivers are not complaining about me doing it .. And trust me my drivers can complain o.. They don't pay for vehicle maintenance at all ...So bottom line it is not bothering them enough to complain

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Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips For Honda Cars by dru23(m): 9:10pm On Sep 20, 2019*

obinnanelson4:
sir am currently on 185/65 R15. please what exactly are your tyres specification.

I really don't know.. I was just advice to switch my size 14 and tires and rims to 15 .. To give better better ground clearance...

Car Talk › Re: The Official Car Comparison/Recommendation Thread by dru23(m): 7:05pm On Sep 20, 2019

donuba61:
How much is 5w20

All my Mobil 1 extended perfoemace USA import is 17k naira ..5quarts. And also USA Castrol 5w30 is 13500k

Oil filters for corolla, Matrix, Camry, Vibe, Yaris, 2k ...

Car Talk › Re: The Official Car Comparison/Recommendation Thread by dru23(m): 1:27pm On Sep 20, 2019

Macemy:
How much for 0w20

17k .... Am out of 0w20 ,but I have 5w20 ,just like what the manual says ,you can use 5w20 for now , but on your next oil change switch back to 0w20

Car Talk › Re: The Official Car Comparison/Recommendation Thread by dru23(m): 12:17pm On Sep 20, 2019

Macemy:
Thank you

Type of oil depending on engine ....v6 5w30 ......V4 engine 0w20

Car Talk › Re: The Official Car Comparison/Recommendation Thread by dru23(m): 12:04pm On Sep 20, 2019

Macemy:
How much is the oil?

17k ..

Car Talk › Re: The Official Car Comparison/Recommendation Thread by dru23(m): 11:42am On Sep 20, 2019

donuba61:
Pls Nurey/Heavelybang what is the recommended engine oil and gear oil for Honda civic 2008?

5w20 .... I sell them and not only that I use civic from 03 to 04 for ehailing. I import them directly from the USA

Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips For Honda Cars by dru23(m): 11:39am On Sep 20, 2019

obinnanelson4:
Hello our Honda guru, please I need your wise counsel.My Civic clearance to the ground is so low that at every little bump it touches the ground and the tyres usually rub the mud guard. what do you suggest I do. Thank you sir.

I have three civic on uber.. I was advice to change the rims and tires from 14 to 15 .. It will give it better ground clearance and 15 size tires are cheap compare to 14..

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:08pm On Sep 19, 2019

MoonlightDrive:
Mobil ATF can also be considered as a cheaper alternative.

Dru can easily give you all the statistical evidence of various transmission fluid used on all his fleet of cars!

Learnt there are many fake ATF DW1 in the market

Caveat Emptor!

I just follow manufacturer advice.. Transmission cost too much to be using anyhow fluid... And buying Tokunbo transmission nay try your luck at ladipo... Most Auto parts that are sold in Nigeria is hard to tell the miles on them .....This is why I tell people to always read their owner's manual.. It will save u in the long run

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Car Talk › Re: ......20w50 Oil Does More Harm To Your Engine if it is not needed ... by dru23(op): 7:41pm On Sep 18, 2019

radautoworks:
Thank you for reminding me omo daadaa. My lunch today.

Looks nice .... Next am in Lagos I will try your food ... do you have cocoa bread and beef patties

Autos › Re: Another Reason Why You Should Tread Carefully When Buying Canadian Vehicles by dru23(m): 9:16pm On Sep 17, 2019

GAZZUZZ:
Guy u don hustle o

Auto parts business, I will never do am again. Physically demanding job.. And ladipo boyz go frustrate you tired . It's like a Cartel ...never would I do that again... Very time consuming..

Autos › Re: Another Reason Why You Should Tread Carefully When Buying Canadian Vehicles by dru23(m): 8:52pm On Sep 17, 2019

mammanbawa:
Prone to rust cos of the quality of steel and weather conditions
Not cos the steel is recycled

This Toyota frame issue has nothing to do with weather bro ..recycle steel or low quality steel or both ......

Autos › Re: Another Reason Why You Should Tread Carefully When Buying Canadian Vehicles by dru23(m): 8:32pm On Sep 17, 2019*

mammanbawa:
Prone to rust cos of the quality of steel and weather conditions
Not cos the steel is recycled

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Also I forgot to mention early to middle 2000 ..Toyota pick up trucks had a huge frame issue .. The frame was prone to rust ,not because of weather.. They had recall because of that, this I believe was the Toyota Tundra at the time .. When buying pickup trucks at the time people I was told to stay away from Toyota pick up trucks because rusty of frame ...

When steel are recycle they are not has strong .. .. When I was doing auto parts in Japan in early 2000. After the cars are dismantled, meaning the cars are strip off to skeleton bones .. The skeleton of the car is than compressed with others cars and than ship to China to be recycle.. And it sold per ton to china. China had huge demand for steel and the demand outweighs the supply .. So that was the reason for recycle steel

Autos › Re: Another Reason Why You Should Tread Carefully When Buying Canadian Vehicles by dru23(m): 7:06pm On Sep 17, 2019*

mammanbawa:
Oga oyel
And you think all the crash tests and regulatory agencies are there for pictures abi
No vehicle will be put in the market with that kind of deadly structure without any controversy?

The steel are not as strong as before ..some cars are prone to rust not weather related ..if you look at some Benz near the door side above the tire.. It is prone to rust, very rusty.. Likely the steel they use on those part of car could not hold the test of time ... picture below is an example of rust am talking.. Few Benz that I bought in the past were like.. Most of the owners stated that side of the car for Benz is prone to rust... The second pic is actually a Benz that I bought.. The owner stated that the garage during the winter.. He said Benz tend to have those problems

Autos › Re: Another Reason Why You Should Tread Carefully When Buying Canadian Vehicles by dru23(m): 6:33pm On Sep 17, 2019

GAZZUZZ:
When i say a greater proportion of Canadian cars are scrap, they will call me names, from the outside, looks like it's just the doors

Let us not forgot how many Nigerians are ready to pay for top dollar car with no rust... whether rust or no rust dey go price am the same way ...unless the rust is so bad that the frame is damaged , in most cases they just paint over the frame ...sometimes too the rust is not even from the snow or weather related .....
Keep in mind a lot of cars are Bern recycled and the steel are sold to China... because of some car company using recycle steel to make their cars.. At times the quality if the steel is not strong enough over time .. And it than gets easily rusted over time ....

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