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Czechrep: Hi Nairalanders, my hubby is emotionally mean

We had an issue 2 days to my birthday, i apologised, but he ignored me, my birthday came, from beginning to end, he never uttered " Happy birthday"

You can imagine how i felt, people all over were calling me to wish me, but he didnt, even cancelled the dinner we were supposed to have, i feel so heart broken!!!

One would think i did something so atrocious , meanwhile i didnt,marriage is so difficult

dayuuummm !!!

GAZZUZZ: I change at 60,000 miles

lurvy: Hi GAZZUZZ and other car gurus in the house....

Please my 2003 corrolla has been giving me some issues lately...

Previously everything worked fine.. with a silent engine and steam usually coming out of the exhaust when the car is started in the morning..
Few weeks back, I started the car but heard some rattling noise from the engine compartment and then the engine oil light began blinking...

I checked the engine oil gauge, it was okay, I changed my oil about 4 weeks earlier with mobil xp 1000 synthetic.

I called my mechanic who now came and unscrewed the oil filter and then screwed it back, the rattling noise stopped and the engine oil light in the dashboard stopped blinking.
I then tried driving the car but as I was driving a little distance, the noise came back stronger and the engine oil light started blinking again, I managed to drive back home slowly with the noise.
My mechanic then changed my oil and fixed a new oil filter but the noise still persisted. He then told me that the noise could be coming from the timing belt, he requested I buy a new roller chain for the noise to stop.
He opened my engine and removed the timing belt ( roller chain with yellow marking) which came with the vehicle from US, thats the first time the engine has ever been opened.
He took N12,000 from me to buy a new roller chain ( this one had no yellow markings on it).
After fixing it; the rattling noise still persisted.
He then unscrewed the oil filter with the vehicle still on, and screwed it back; he said my oil pump is weak because he expected so much oil with pressure splashing on him in the process but that it wasnt the case as the oil that splashed on him wasnt with so much pressure.
He then took N10,000 from me to buy oil pump, saying it will solve the problem.
After fixing a brand new pump ( according to him), the noise came back stronger with the engine oil light constantly showing on the dashboard.
As it stands now; I'm tired and confused that my once sweet and smooth running car is now heading for the quagmire.
The mechanic seems to have run out of ideas.
I have advised him to put back the original timing belt (roller chain) and the oil pump which the vehicle came with when it arrived Nigeria as I dont think his prognosis so far is successful.

Note; This is the very first time the engine has been opened, and I think the timing belt is supposed to be set correctly after removing and installing it, I'm not sure if he has done this ( please correct me if i'm wrong).

Please kindly help me out to save my car as I'm at cross-roads now, I really dont know what to do again given the steps taken above.

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maxism2: ladies, don't make d mistake of revealing every details of ur dirty past to ur fiancé to avoid " had I known".

Never tell ur fiancé how many abortions u had undergone in d past.

never tell ur fiancé that u had that little girl of about 7 years or so when u were in secondary school.

never tell a guy that any man that wanna marry u, ends up dying.

secret secret!!!!


women can keep secrets enhhhh!"""

born2fuck: Imagine nigeria babe holding Q10 and still ordering bend down and select of 200 naira

HoneyB1: Bn aving isues with ma skin for ova some times now....av used all kind of skin care cream bt yet no good result, so a friend advised I shud get a cosmetology office, where I can make good cream bt I dnt know any in lagos....can any1 introdue me to one?

Khalessi: I don't know why people buy second hand pants,new pants are cheaper if you can't afford designer buy seven colours of rainbow.

miccheck58: Seun Osewa: The founder of Africa's biggest forum; nairaland still lives with his grandma in the remote village of "only God knows where"... That seem to be one of his biggest decision before nairaland.... Check Google for his picture... Thank

Dude you are funny. But on a serious note the guy makes money. If decides to start charging us per post. Many people will run away here.

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