I wasn't particular about the manufacturer of the oil. I only advised he used the recommended oil, even Mobil 1 has 0w20, 0w40, 5w20 and so on. I have personally been using 5w20 oils for over 6 years without ever using Mobil 1. So, you see its about the required oil and not the manufacturer...

I had a similar issue when a canister of AC gas exploded and tore through my car's windshield at around 1.30-2.00pm one day...

I'll suggest you service as once every year, i. e. 12 months interval if you are not able to cover the recommended milage within that time. Please, don't just use Mobil 1, use the recommended oil for your car alongside OEM filters like FRAM, DENSO, etc...

FlyboyZee:

I service my car once every year or at 10,000km using full synthetic 5w20 engine oil and Denso OEM oil filter. I follow the instructions from the service manual strictly to arrive at this. I only change oil filter after the second oil change, i. e. at 20,000km. The car is a 2010 Honda Civic...

I wonder where you guys got this your 3,000km or monthly/bimonthly service interval idea from?

Moreover, I don't even use odometer readings to gauge my service intervals since the car has a countdown system which starts reading from 100% down to 0%, with a warning coming on from 15% for you to get ready for servicing or to service as at when due. After which, you reset the maintenance/service reminder back to 100% and the countdown starts all over again. But, I have noticed that it is usually around the 10,000km mark when it gets towards 0%.

OP, if your car was bought mint in 2015 as you claimed...
why are you servicing at 3,000km?
What oil and filter are you using?
Doesn't your car have a maintenance required reminder system?

disloman:
JESU

KRISTI

Godfullsam:




Do u know you av not answered the question the OP asked?

Some people sef

Did you answer his/her question too, Mr. Jury and Judge?

If he had read his service manual and kept to its instructions, he would have known that he/she has no business changing fuel filter for a 2015 model year car. The OP would have also known that Toyota did not instruct that the car be serviced every 3,000km. And you too, would not be here acting jury, abi na examiner sef on top my head.

Olushauneddy:
.........Haba ! 10000-16000 km will wear ur engine. 5000km is d appropriate reading. I service mine every 3000km

I service my car once every year or at 10,000km using full synthetic 5w20 engine oil and Denso OEM oil filter. I follow the instructions from the service manual strictly to arrive at this. I only change oil filter after the second oil change, i. e. at 20,000km. The car is a 2010 Honda Civic...

I wonder where you guys got this your 3,000km or monthly/bimonthly service interval idea from?

You are the cause of your dilemma. Next time, READ! READ!! READ!!! your owner's manual. It was put in there to help you solve issues like this, without being fleeced.

If you bought the car brand new like you stated up there, then sorry to say, you have been fooling yourself all this while...

The manual combined with symbols or codes displayed on the instrument cluster will instruct you on what to do exactly. So you don't need no mecho telling you otherwise...

My advice for you is: READ! READ!! & READ!!!

schoolboij:
when are we going to start seeing igbo mairuwas in southwest?

They are exclusive to Bayelsa only. That is where the money is...

sarrki:
Gej is a failure

Its 2 years already. GEJ's been out of office for that long and you keep sounding as if this is 2014, haba jama'a!

What are you driving at exactly? It seems you were commissioned to divert people's attention from the ongoing dilapidation of the Nigerian State and Nation.

What are you about GEJ for. Whatsoever the man did is in the past now and there is nothing you, me or anybody can do about it now. I advise you focus this plenty energy you are wasting on GEJ on the present and the future, to make things better for us all, otherwise. you are just wasted. By the way, what are you about self?

Guy! you are beginning to sound demented. Please, go and seek help...

Fx55:
I live at Okaka and have an office at Imgbi Rd. I have no business towards that side of town you're talking about. Meanwhile no one has threatened me yet because I'm Igbo. So?

Nobody talked about threatening you and no one is even interested in threatening you. All I said is that from Yenezue Gene through Biogbolo down to Opolo, along the Mbiama-Yenagoa road, shops were on a lockdown on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Even if you have no business going to the affected areas, word should have gotten to you now about the situation...

ProWalker:


Before quoting you, I had to go and look at your post-history to see if you are been objective and honest or not, I noticed you are more active in the car-talk section and your politics comments are far in-between.
I will take your comment here as closest to the truth of the event.
These Biafrans here on NL are eternal liars.

The Waibo Guest House where it all started is just a stone throw away from my place, along Green Villa Road in Biogbolo, Yenagoa. I know what I am saying...

Fx55:
I'm in Yenagoa and no such nonsense happened anywhere around this town.

By the way, Igbos constitute almost 40% of the population of Yenagoa and everybody is cool with each other here. Yoruba people have started with their mischief again. Divide and rule specialists....

I am not sure you are in Yenagoa. The whole of Yenezue Gene, Biogbolo and Opolo, along Melford Okilo (Mbiama-Yenagoa) road were on a lockdown yesterday. If you are in Yenagoa like you claimed, I guess you are a Surveyor attending the Surveyors National Conference currently ongoing in Yenagoa now. If you have the chance, please, take a drive right now to the area I mentioned and see for yourself first hand if that stretch of the town is not on a lock down. I mean now...

kollynxofodile:
This is the worst Journalism I hv ever seen

Why re u brown roofers so mischievous

The girl was stabbed during confrontation with the said guy

The girl in question was a receptionist whom had a misunderstanding with the girl.

The guy is no stranger in the hotel as he frequents the hotel the Manager even knows their family house where the boy resides.

Hmmmm

Nawa for u pple ooooh

Lies! Lies!! Lies!!!

Tochukwu took his landlord's 17 years old daughter to a very lowly guest house called Waibo Guest House in the same Biogbolo area where they all live. The girl is an indigene of the same Biogbolo Community in Yenagoa Metropolis. He sedated her, cut off her breast and she gained consciousness at that point and raised alarm while he was still at it and he stabbed her to silence her and then took off before people could come to the scene. And he has been on the run since then. The indigent youths of the Biogbolo and adjoining Yenezue Gene communities were piffed and miffed by the development and became irate, insisting that the Igbo community in Yenagoa must produce the said Tochukwu. That was what warranted the attacks on the Igbos and not the lies you posted...

TKH:
Good day to you all.

Thanks to all those who contributed to my decision to buy a Honda Pilot. I am informed that it's a 2005 model because the tag reads 08/04, which is the beginning of the new manufacturing year. Is that correct?.

Anyway, this is my first Toks, my previous two buys (a Baby Boy and EOD) having been Nigerian-used. I would therefore greatly appreciate your advice on the appropriate steps to follow. I mean regarding things like the appropriate engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, break fluids, and plugs, and whether I should change the present ones. I had expected to change the tires also, but the ones that the vehicle comes with appear strong.

I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks once again.

Go through this thread...
https://www.nairaland.com/996664/maintenance-tips-honda-cars

TKH:


Lol.

Thanks to you all. I eventually bought the 2005 Pilot last Saturday. I very much appreciate the contributions.

Now, this is my first Toks, my previous two buys (a Baby Boy and EOD) having been Nigerian-used. I would greatly appreciate your advice on the appropriate steps to follow. I mean things like the appropriate engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, break fluids, and plugs, and whether I should change the present ones. I had expected to change the tires, but the ones there appear strong.

Thanks once again.

You should have @Luvinhubby's number in your phone book by now. He's gonna sort you out on all those queries you raised...

https://www.nairaland.com/996664/maintenance-tips-honda-cars

freemayor4u:
I will change it at 4k miles hope that sound good, my car move like machine now wow ta X booooooos

If you used OEM filter such as Fram or Denso, I'll suggest 5,000 miles, as it'll make more economic sense...

symbianDON:

no. freelander with Toyota engine

Okay, I remember now. You were the guy @Sienna was asking "how did you do it?" some years ago...

ITbomb:
So you think you can get 2 gb RAM, 13mp 32gb storage and finger print scanner with less than 30k? You suppose get your head checked

Go and buy Samsung phone of 30k whether you will find up to 1GB RAM in it Samsung Duos is 728 MB ram sold at 25k

Even with the low specs, I'm a 100% sure that the Samsung would outperform the Techno, with all its plenty numbers.

The Samsung would be better in:
* Voice clarity
* Better user-friendly autocorrect
* more eye-friendly screen
* quick UI loading and faster browsing speed,
* better battery life,
* etc...

I wonder how these Chinkos generate all these high numbers in the name of specs, without corresponding output to match these numbers...

How?

buzorcharles:
I wanted to buy a range rover freelander but I noticed the price is cheaper and lots are available for sale meanwhile I dont see it always on road.

Please, don't buy by all means. If they dash you, add N1,000.00 on top take dash the owner back...

adanny01:

I didnt get the mail.

Check your SPAM and other folders.

muller101:
I see u know nothing about S.I engines. Sorry.

Sorry dear, your reply is loading...

muller101:
by a qualified auto technician

I guess he's wrong and by extension you are also wrong. The Owner's manual in your glove compartment is not part of the furnishings in your car, but a guide on how to get the best from your car and keep it running smooth and well. Please, do endeavour to read it and while you are at that, remember to stick to it's instructions as much as possible. EOD...

chukzyfcbb:
Thank God this topic was bought up because i have a question I would like to ask;
When does a car need to have an oil change.?
if my manual says change every 5,000miles
does it necessarily mean when i have driven about 5,000miles from when bought then it deserves to be changed?


what if I drove for a year, very seldom and I never drove a total of 5,000miles, will it be safe to say there is no need to change my oil as the interval set by the manufacturer which is 5,000miles hasn't yet been reached

If the car manufacturer says 5,000 miles, it means 5,000 miles from the last time you changed the oil.

Most manufacturers give an option of either milage or time and with a condition that which ever comes first. For instance, Toyota advised oil change at 10,000km for its 2010 Prado or at 1 year intervals, whichever comes first. That is to say that if you cover 10,000km before 1 year's time, then change oil. If on the other hand, its been a year since your last oil change and you are yet to clock an interval of 10,000km, then change oil. I.e., if you get to the milage before the time for your next servicing, change oil. Or, if you get to your next servicing time before, clocking the milage, change oil and start counting again from the time you change the oil. QED...

muller101:
New vehicles. Change the oil when millage is 5,000 on older vehicles. 3,000

Says who?

Harwoyeez:
Yes boss....the light may show up for anything requiring u to do maintenance on n not necessarily oil change

You are wrong here dearie. 'Maintenance Required' or 'Change Oil Soon' indicator is strictly for oil change and nothing else...

bantudra:
thats what you get when you always hail thiefs......boko nearly reached lagos...people were lining for petrol....stomach infrastructure...but na buhari una always blame,never jonathan........

Its 2 years already, whom do you want us to call. Is he not the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria anymore?

PaperLace:

I doubt this too. A Nigerian mechanic would most likely convince you to buy a problem car if he is entitled to a a juicy commission from its sale. Otherwise, they prefer you buy cars they are familiar with, that's why Toyota (Japanese cars) full everywhere.

Sorry! I beg to disagree with you on this one. For all it's reliability ratings, it would surprise you that it is still Toyotas that are mostly found in repair garages around the country. Our mechanics (Kazeems, apologies to @Gazzuz) know very well that there are certain parts that fail easily in Toyotas and as such you will keep coming to them for regular repairs, so they advise you to buy a Toyota since its something they can handle and keep them going by your regular patronage.

In the recent past, they will even advise you against buying a brand new Ford, Kia, Hyundai, Peugeot, etc but would rather ferociously advise that you buy a used Toyota, which is overpriced, disadvantaged in fuel economy in its segment with generally low performance and bad handling over the others...

muyibaba222:
I doubt the authenticity of this development. If true, why would govt. agency stock money in a building?

Every Intelligence Agency does it to remain clandestine and keep their operations away from prying Government Agencies, such as the NDLEA, NFIU, EFCC, ICPC, CBN et al...

If you watched any of the James Bond movies, you'll get my drift. Even the CIA, FBI, MI5, and may be, just may be, the DSS also have such arrangements...

joeprince23:
I'm a current serving corp member in PH, I was born and raised in lagos,to a mum from oyigbo rivers state and dad from nnewi anambra. I was naïve about ss/se having been in lagos since birth and studied in Uniben, I have always wanted to visit my maternal home(PH). I got posted to rivers for nysc(nowa tai camp). I traveled wit a friend from benin to aba abia state(his hometown). The next mornin he left for camp in Akwa ibom state and I left for ph,to my suprise just after 35mins of leaving aba we were already in ph,eleme jntn (wel I later learnt that aba was the nearest major city/state to ph)which I always thought should be yenagoa or owerri. My colleages at my PPA told me that many residents of PH actually trade/work in aba and owerri wich was just a shutle away. My 2nd suprise was the lingua franca, having schooled in uniben I wasn't suprised to hear pigin being widely spoken, however I was shocked to hear igbo being speaking by many residents and majority of indigenes speak igbo as their lingua franca, infact my mums home town of afam in oyigbo LGA speak full blown igbo, I felt like a visited nnewi

The area you are referring to is not Port Harcourt, it is Obio/Akpor, sorry to say that you never got to Port Harcourt, it is by the sea and covered up to the boundary at Ogbunabali, which marks the beginning of Ekwerre. Its a pity you still can't tell where you maternal home is, what a shame...

tonychristopher:



The name Diobu is even an Igbo name....So ignore him

It is not. It was named after a town in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State with the same name. Same goes for Sangana and some of the streets around that area...