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kingreign:
Oh please shut up stop spamming and derailing this thread like you did to the Uber thread. Go back to that uber thread biko!

thebigkendo:
Your link is not working but all the 2000 and below cars entering lagos.. Where are they coming from?
Abi na all the 2003 corolla & corolla weh full Uber? Doing nicely after over 10 years

thebigkendo:
Your link is not working but all the 2000 and below cars entering lagos.. Where are they coming from?
Abi na all the 2003 corolla & corolla weh full Uber? Doing nicely after over 10 years

thebigkendo:

you don't know what you are saying sir
Please just go back to Uber thread

radautoworks:
Please stop spreading misinformation. This is FALSE.

radautoworks:
Please stop spreading misinformation. This is FALSE.

HeavenlyBang:
Why are Kia/Hyundai engines so expensive?

thebigkendo:

you don't know what you are saying sir
Please just go back to Uber thread

thebigkendo:
Oga Oil seller.. Engines cannot last forever..
Not every engine problem is related to not using American spec mobil 1 or using water as coolant

Sold to who sir?
The buyer of the sold expired car.. What will the person do with it? Won't he/she rebuild or replace the engine? So what is your point sir

Or do you mean motor should be scraped? Will you take your car to the junkyard & distroy it after it hits "expire date"

Even with meticulous car maintenance.. Engine can still give way, it is made up of moving parts

homeboy205:
Sticking pcv valves doesn't take much of your oil like worn out piston rings.. no alarm broda just find a good mech to rebuild for you

homeboy205:
Sticking pcv valves doesn't take much of your oil like worn out piston rings.. no alarm broda just find a good mech to rebuild for you

thebigkendo:
For any engine that cost over 400k.. Rebuild is the way if possible

HeavenlyBang:
No be only you dey sell oil, sir. Gazza dey sell, Radi dey sell, many people dey sell. But na only you dey disturb the full cartalk like tinker.

HeavenlyBang:
No be only you dey sell oil, sir. Gazza dey sell, Radi dey sell, many people dey sell. But na only you dey disturb the full cartalk like tinker.

OgaKazeem:
ur own na 30w70? ask Gazzuzz and our co-Demeanors. they say na d oyel wey make sense b dt

thebigkendo:
Dru baba we see what you did

boxymccoy:
Dru baba, waiting for the update sir

HeavenlyBang:
3.5L V6, 4.5L.
Both are gas guzzlers. The FX35 is a guzzler even with the premium fuel that's recommended, and it's much worse with our fuel here.

The FX45 is, well...
Let's just say your fuel budget for the month should be 40k+ if you do any considerable driving.

OgaKazeem:
Oga bring am come make I epp you fix am na... but if U dey come abeg bring dt 30w70 oyel for iya Rady side. Na dt oyel make sense now...

temmym4:
I have decided to share this with everyone just to help someone out there who might be in the shoe i was once in.

As a lover of Manual Tranny, i missed and wanted to keep one at home to drive so i eventually got a fairly used Nissan Primera p11 (1998) quite clean and ok, but one issue, Revving the engine brings out smoke from the exhaust, not a serious smoke actually but if u are the type that know your onions, it is clearly an indication that Valves and/or Rings and starting to worn out and allowing oil into them little by little.

*Please note that i knew about this before i agree with the deal and the price the vehicle was given out was ok for me to replace the engine if i wish to.

I guess this happened due to the Negligence of the former owner and the type of engine oil he uses.

The thing is, u cant find out yourself except if someone rev the vehicle for you while u watch from the rear.

Some other days, the vehicle brings out smokes for few seconds after parking overnight.

Apart from the smoking part, i took time to check underneath the engine bottom plate or oil pan (not a mechanic so i actually don't know what that is called) and found oil at the bottom, which actually indicates there is a leak. And d way thing look dow there, i can see that the pan hit a hard stuff and i guess there is a little crack

Now there are 3 things involved,
1. My engine oil is leaking from the bottom due to a crack oil pan
2. It sometimes brings out blue smoke after parking a long time, for instance, overnight.. then stops, i.e valve seals are bad.
3. Revving a bit higher brings out blue smokes too, visible only to people behind u.. i.e my Piston rings are beginning to go bad already.

Although the car moves well and the engine still very active, i know i v got to get solution to those stuffs before it kills the engine and probably smoking all day on with no compression later on.

Did i tell u i had to top 1L of oil every 2 weeks since it's shortening and after a long journey?

I decided to visit a trusted mechanic and i explained things to him.

On the issue of engine, i had an option of either buying another one which costs about 130k or rebuild my existing one with new valve seals and rings which costs around 30k.

I have heard a lot of sad stories concerning ringing so i opted that one out. Some even said it doesn't last more than 6 months.
He smiled and explained some things to me.

"A successful Ringing involves an experience mechanic and also using genuine parts, " and that "some of the engines which is even sold to people as tokunbo are the refurbished ones, worked on with new rings by us here and resold as tokunbo"



I wasn't really convinced at first but after some months i made a calculation..

*A new Tokunbo engine costs around 130k (I wasn't ready to spend that on something am not even sure of the quality)

*My mechanic will rebuild my old engine for 30k

*I buy 1Litre oil for top-up every 2weeks at 2k, thats 4k for a month, apart from the regular service i do every 2 months with an oil of 4k.

So for a total of 6 months, l will use about 10Litres (10 cans of 1L) topping oil and 8Litres (2 cans of 4L) for regular servicing which makes a total of N28,000 just for the oil aside workmanship.

Now, why not put this money together and try out the engine ringing, use it for the same 6months. It's iron cast built engine anyway so it shouldn't be very hard for a successful rebuilding afterall, according to what i got online.

Besides, the money is not even up to what some people will give to a lady or buy drinks at a go. Even some people spend more than that to service their cars just one month.

Job started, oil pan was replaced.. New rings and valve seals done. The whole job took 3 days.

Before i went to pick it up, i read about what and what not to do after ringing an engine so i got that covered

Throughout my journey home, i wasn't convenient driving the car as i was busy listening to any sign of somethin breaking in the engine . .. Infact i go drive small and open the bonnet to check if water has mixed with the engine oil, or maybe coolant is now inside the gear oil

There was even a point where i could smell oil burning when the engine was warm after driving some minutes, i pulled over to see if oil has splashed all over the road

I have never paid attention to all my dashboard gauges like that single moment of driving away from mechanic workshop after the ring was done.

After that day, i began a countdown when that 6 months will come. More like someone who is waiting for a death sentence. Damn, some people can give u fear and discouragement ehn

To cut the long story short. 6 months has come and gone, car is used everyday and travels long journeys too, smoke no gree come o, instead na water vapor dey come out of it's exhaust every morning.. Especially steaming during cold mornings

Not a single drop of oil again either underneath or on oil stick.

The only thing i do now is change the oil and filter every 3 months or 3000KM whichever comes first. Nothin more.

Imagine still letting myself suffer till now and wasting money just because some Kazeems did a bad job for someone else, either an inexperienced one or he purposely bought knock off piston rings.

Also the first 1000KM after ringing matters too. I had to follow instructions online on how to break-in vehicle with new rings properly, i don't just depend on my mechanic advice only.

And yes, a "Kazeem" did the job for me,

My advice.

*Never let anyone push you, listen to advises, make use of the one that favours you, don't just just follow others' footsteps.

*Not everyone has got a lost of cash in the bank and can afford to buy a Tokunbo engine.

*Just because Mr A's job wasn't done successfully doesn't quite mean yours will follow the same pattern

*Don't be too stingy with your mechanic, you will be at the receiving end since they ll keep cheating you and buying you knock off parts, don't act too wise. Especially when rebuilding engine

*Get a competent mechanic with a fear of God who ll tell you the truth, it will help you and your car a lot

*I think Iron cast built engines are better rebuilt compared to the Aluminium ones. Infact i wont advice anyone with aluminium engine to rebuild, my own opinion.

*Personally, i feel getting competent mechanics that specializes on commercial vehicle will do a better job rebuilding an engine. My own opinion and from experience though.

My own story though. I hope it helps someone out there.
Please share your experience too if you ever had an engine rebuilt, maybe someone out there can learn from the perfection and mistakes as well.

homeboy205:
Your car is smoking you just don't know... But people tailgating you knows so it's hard Roy you to know... There is another way you can know, Bring the car up to operating temperature, have someone rev the car above 3000 rpm while in Park and while you are staying at the back.. I bet you will see the smoke... If not it's head gasket... Don't buy another engine because of worn out piston ring it can be rebuilt

Mikanoflex:
Thanks guys, I decided to be topping the engine oil for now, untin I scan the engine before I can go for repairs. Many thanks

Stealth100:
Lol.. baba you just say make you whyne me small today abi?
Will definitely patronize you one of these days no worry.

brogxy:
Drivers working 7 days still give stories yet you want same 30k for 5 days. Hmmmm

Stealth100:
I can refer a reliable driver if you do 22k for Mon-Fri.
Note: Sat and Sun is when these drivers make good money.

HeavenlyBang:
Your memes are shite and so is your snake oil.

obekediamondfuto:
hahahahahahaha, lwtmb...

I tot it's coconut oil, is it snake oil?