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abagoro: Federal road. Jonathan, FERMA and ministry of works deserves the blame and not Orji. BTW these pictures look mischievous as the photographer seems to be looking for bad places hence the focus on drainage. East-West road and Aba express in Port Harcourt are far worse.

pek: ericko. thanks for holding brief! you have done a marvellous job. let me continue where you stopped, I won't advice anyone repairing ECU. it could turn out to money down the drain, as my people will say, close your eye and buy what you need. for teextoo, your brain box is available. It is not that expensive. we can always talk, for eresobrown, I am surprised you haven't gotten your brain box up till now. I sent you a mail since, No reply from you. Good luck all.

Teextoo: Ok, thanks Erico. do you know any reliable site and how long it will take to arrive at my doorstep?

pek: sorry but I don't agree with you. there are many brain box that we refer as plug and drive! they don't need any immobilizer or any programming.

ereso: I have a similar problem, the brain box of my avensis was stolen and the ECU number is unavailable.
The chassis number is sb1bh55190e085994.
engine number 1az2377370
Its a 2004 Toyota avensis model.
With a 2.0 engine.
Its automatic.
Please where can I get a reliable dealer to send it to warri and an auto electrician than can synchronize(code) it.
I really appreciate if any one can help.
Thanks. my e-mail eresobrown@yahoo.com

sammily: All these stolen ECU that I am reading is quite alarming, how can one now prevent it from happening, cos I'm pushing a corolla also.

Teextoo: The technician is now telling me that the brain box can't be repaired, that it flashed while the mechanic tried to start the ignition with water inside. Please, is there any hope at all on repairs cos the price that they are calling for a new one is not funny at all.
@Zim, are you a technician? If Γ̲̣̣̥ε̲̣̣̣̥§, drop your number, I will give U̶̲̥̅̊ a call.

Teextoo: No be ECU be brain box again? When my mechanic removed it and turned it upside down, water came out of it. @Zim, I will also appreciate it if you can give specific sensor names because the error code that came out during the scanning is for ECU according to my mechanic.

lawanson44: What have you been able to do with the one you borrowed from a chicken? you have been using it way worse than the chicken itself!

lakhadimar: I do not understand what you are trying to say can you be more coherent please

Babzilla: PLS PEOPLE SHOULD STOP GROANING
OF U DONT LIKE UR LEADERS THEN DONT VOTE THEM SIMPLE
I THINK ITS VERY FOOLISH TO VOTE SOME1 IN2 POWER THEN TURN AROUND AND COMPLAIN
THEN MORE FOOLISHLY KEEP VOTING THAT PERSON AND KEEP COMPLAINIG
ABEG MAKE WE HEAR WORD. CRY ME A RIVER, BUILD A BRIDGE AND GET OVER IT

StarBoard: Mo-ron alert.
I said the road LEADS to his home geographical zone.
Does that say his zone is South-East?

Half-baked products on the loose, mostly always supporting Goatluck Jonadunce.

Ola Johnson: Some Igbo people won't see anything wrong in this but would rather say GEJ is being attacked indirectly. The governor of the state and those of Anambra and Ebonyi are with GEJ in Israel.

slimikenna: hush!!!! before you keep magnifying your ignorance. i may have been to aba only once in my life (for a colleague's wedding), but i know that portharcourt rd, aba and enugu-ph expressway (via aba) are two different roads. the former (which is the onus of this thread) is a state road while the latter is federal road.

and if i remember correctly Orji Uzor Kalu was at one point or the other a PPA member, cos I read an earlier post where they said 15yrs of pdp, thus political affiliation is not the reason for the decadence observed in aba and abia state as a whole.

if you elect a thief, even if he is from HOLY OF HOLIES political party, he will still steal when in office...i hear T.A orji is 'sanko'-tested. (sanko = prison)

lakhadimar: well said! But unfortunately few people would buy your opinion, they will rather vote for GEJ because 'na our son'. The sate of the fedrel roads in Nigeria is very bas, apart from this aba-portharcourt raod, take a look at the lagos - ibadan express road and also the benin-Lokoja road.

StarBoard: And these muppets from the SE will come here and say Jonathan is the best thing to have happened to them since independence. All because one bleaching agent painted Enugu airport and Ethiopian Airlines lands and takes of from there once a week.

The road passes through Aba, a supposed commercial nerve center, yet Barney Jonathan and his cast of cartoon characters cannot be bothered to fix a federal road that leads to his home geographical zone.

The Igbo people will soon come here with their collective breaths reeking of stale, worm-infested palm wine and start speaking like drunken farmers.

Senseless lot.

saxywale: Its not after market. some of the factory tints are actually glued to the windows. its a limited special edition with very dark tints at the rear windows and boot. If you tell a police your car is factoru tint, he would still find a sharp object to test it because of the abov reason.

adojohnsule: Thank God, at least we are making some progress, I hope there will be enough gas to power the stations, our prayers are being answered, one thing we should learn to pray for is good leadership, China started from somewhere, Indonesia, Korea etc. Maybe some of the factories that are dead will come back to live and we have a reduced number of hawkers on our roads because some of them will have to move to the factories as workers, our technical colleges also have to come back to live, fridges and freezers are produced by roadside technicians in Korea, we can do same here- God bless Nigeria.

Rossikk: I doubt any youth in the delta can ever complain of unemployment after the deployment of this facility in the region.

lastpage: You are WRONG!

Certificate of Road Worthiness (CRW) = COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY, irrespective of Age! To be done bi-annually

MOT = PRIVATE vehicles ONLY.... that are five years old and above. To be done annually, where required.

Please pay attention to the VIO Director's comment on same issue, on a post by "Marpol" page zero, of this topic.
Thank you.

Lastpage!

saxywale: My car is a limited version. I stripped off the dark tints to avoid all these police wahala. My friend got a tint permit same amount as yours but the same police that issued him the permit are calling it fake.

gentlegg: Please go and check the Traffic laws of Nigeria(not your civilized world)
1. Is not a statutory duty of a Nigerian police to ask for Road Worthiness.
2. Road Worthiness methinks are for commercial vehicles.

Concerning your bold statement, please which part of the civilized world must i obey any order from a police man. So if he asks me to bring Air Worthiness of my car, i should obey him by bringing it, my man i tire for this your civilized world ooo.

write2obi: If you buy a factory fitted tinted glasses, kindly go to the authority and get the necessary clearance, our problem in Nigeria is we don't care to know our right, we'll go about tempting officers with bribe, same us will say our police is corrupt

honmusa: hello all,
I need to replace my thermostat cos my vehicle(Nissan Primera p11 1.8 engine ) is overcool and fuel consumption is high(average of 30L/100km) ,and all the mechanics and part dealer i have try to get this from are unable to get one for m

Ikenna351: This thing with Nigerians!

Please, where did you learn that vehicles engine oil are to be changed every 3 months? You even went further to say "all vehicles, both new and used/tokunbo". Oh! I shake my head!

I want you to refer us to one, i mean, just one vehicle owners manual that instructed that the engine oil should be changed every 3 months. Lets clear this issue once and for all.

Nigerians love this thing called "Bandwagon Propaganda" so much." Everybody does it", thats all matters to us, even to our own detriment. No one bothers to investigate to be sure if this act everybody does is safe or good, as long as its a norm. Well, it's your car anyway. I have no right to tell you how to use it or what to do with it.

Ikenna.

Femtol2009: This is an interesting thread,but I must say the long hours spent in traffic has nothing to do with mileage accumulation on the odometer as the odometer only count when you are mobile.Think of the hours used in Lagos traffic with no mileage accounted for on the odometer. I just follow a simple rule of balancing the mileage accrued since last oil change and average hours spent in traffic before I go for oil change. I don't necessarily wait u
ntil I get to the expected mileage indication on the odometer before I change the oil.

sooper rescue: 3000 miles or 3 months for conventional oils while synthetic is 6000 miles or 10000 kms or 6 months for synthetic oil. Although synthetic oil tries to eliminate sludge from engines, try and delay the service interval and all you get is sludge and sludge is the number one issue with modern cars. Anyone defending longer service interval should check their engine oil chamber and dip their hand into the chamber and see what comes out. If there is no sludge, congrats, but if there is sludge, congrats too.
Please read this.

Oil Sludge Problem:
Oil sludge is a real problem today. A vehicle cannot be adequately protected with a N3000 oil change. Let's be realistic. Maybe better stated, you get what you pay for...and quality oil changes are the most important maintenance you can do for your vehicle. If an oil sludge problem develops in your vehicle, it will be an extremely expensive repair. More and more people experience issues with poor oil flow due to sludge (where the oil turns to gel). What is the cause of this problem and is it avoidable? The cause is the properties and characteristics of conventional oil becomes stressed. Once a conventional oil reaches the engineering specifications for which it was designed, it will then breakdown into a gel that sticks to your engine and all moving parts in lieu of circulating and keeping your engine cool. As the gel settles in the engine, it actually stores heat instead of providing the cooling necessary for your engine. Sludge is the thickening and breakdown of the oil as it deteriorates, and as moisture and contaminants build up. This is what causes the oil to gel, resulting in excess wear as friction increases or, in extreme cases, a catastrophic failure of the engine due to lack of lubrication between moving parts. There are currently many legal issues and manufacturer litigation around sludge build up. Many companies, such as Volkswagen, have sent out technical service advisories to immediately switch to a fully synthetic oil.

Oil sludge usually starts in the top end of an engine (valve cover area) and the oil pan. The immediate damage begins to occur when the sludge or gel begins to block the oil screen siphon. Once this blockage occurs, catastrophic failure of the engine is eminent. The oil level of the engine may actually look fine...but your engine is truly being damaged by every stroke of your crank and camshaft as your engine loses oil pressure and no longer lubricates correctly. This is a huge issue for cars built in 1996 and newer.


Why did this start occurring in 1996 and newer vehicles? There are several issues...
• Many Lube shops that are competing for market share are trying to differentiate themselves as being the low cost leader and thus competing for consumers that think they are getting a bargain. How do they give oil changes for N300 to N500. Very low performing single grade oil that is purchased in bulk along with very cheap oil filters. Combine the very cheapest products along with very low skilled or inexperienced technicians and you have a N4500 oil change that will only add to sludge and other damage, as well as low performance to your engine and shorten the life of your vehicle.

• US Federal Emissions Specifications have really got tough from the mid 1990’s. In 1996 the tighter federal emissions standards were enacted. Combined with leaner fuel mixtures and higher combustion temperatures, sludge starts to appear as a real industry problem.

• Fuel economy pressures have led the manufacturers to engineer their vehicles for lower viscosity engine oils. When low quality conventional oil is used, these oils break down very fast in day-to-day driving.




This problem can be avoided or mitigated if the sludge formation has begun to occur (something you may not be aware of until it is too late). The only action that can be taken is to change your engine oil to a top quality synthetic oil. OANDO SYN, Mobil 1, Total Q9000 is recommended to replace the conventional oil being used that causes the damage in the first place. Anyone that chooses to use conventional oil is simply asking for severe engine problems. That is not an opinion; it is a proven fact. That is exactly why conventional oil must be changed at 3,000 miles to maintain the minimum protection properties, and OANDO SYN, Mobil 1 at 6,000 miles - pretty significant difference.

When changing from a conventional oil to a synthetic, such as OANDO SYN, it is best to first flush the engine and try to clean out the sludge build up.
Don't put clean synthetic oil in a dirty engine!

When an engine gets dirty, even regular oil changes can't help restore its operating efficiency. The detergent/dispersant's in most conventional engine oils can't handle the abnormal amounts of contamination found in a "dirty" engine. The new oil becomes dirty long before it should, losing much of its ability to lubricate and protect your engine and actually accelerating the formation of more sludge and varnish.

In this age of longer recommended drain intervals, it is especially important to have a clean engine before changing oil. Using our Fast Acting Engine Flush when you change oil is an excellent way to guarantee your engine stays clean. It has special solvents and cleaning agents that act fast but gently to remove harmful deposits that can cost you money in excessive fuel consumption and mechanical repairs.

Engine Flush is especially recommended for use before changing to Synthetic Motor Oils, or changing to conventional oils assuring that these super premium long life oils provide the maximum protection and service life they are designed to deliver.
The OANDO AUTOCARE Formula
for Better Engine Performance
1) FLUSH: To quickly clean residual sludge and engine deposits, Engine Flush is recommended: Add the flush and wash the cover. Idle the engine for 5-8 minutes, then immediately drain the old oil and flush. Then pour in the new oil and new Oil filter.
*Note: Engine Flush is not recommended for use in transmissions, differentials, air-cooled engines, engines that share a common oil sump with the transmission (motorcycles & ATV's) or engines not equipped with an oil filter.
2) POUR: Fill the engine's crankcase with the OANDO Synthetic Motor Oil 5w40 or Mobil 1 0w40 of the viscosity grade recommended by your vehicle's manufacturer or Conventional Oils that will eliminate sludge from your engines. OANDO Synthetic Motor Oils are highly resistant to oxidation and provide exceptional detergent/dispersant properties, helping keep your engine free of further sludge and varnish build-up.

babs2aroks: Well As for me. I work on with "maintainance Required" Light.Once it pops up on the Dash I get my oil Drained and Replaced with a New filter.

About Viscosity of oils...to be honest we basically have 20W50 flooded in the Market When I 1st got my 06/07 Accord I searched for the recomended oil but to no avail

Now I stick to using mobil 20W50 I guess its because of our high temperature we don't need to use the manufactures spec(correct me if am wrong) in nigeria.

OP: Am sure you camry has a "MNT RQD" light. Change your oil when it comes up and reset the oil lifer after each service.that's what I do.

ikeyman00: @@@

it not as easy for some of u lots to come out to talk about ur germany box match in ur back garden

go round UK auto parts cars honda and toyota rarely come to shop

so wats all that talk about germany parts last longer
Howmany honda n toyota do U see compared to Vws n Audis.

talk to me

Jap has since gone into premium to sale cars worldwide