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Naturelle05:
I don't know if this question fits here but I need your opinion.

1)I'm a young lady that needs a car(1st car) just mostly for work ,church and back home.

2) my budget is 400k to 500k so I'm looking at Nigeria used

3) between Honda civic(2001-2004) and Peugeot 206 which will you recommend or if you have other suggestion I'll be grateful. Easy maintenance and cheap part is important. Thanks

Kindly note I know nothing about cars.thank you

ORAGAMYFARMS:
G5 is my choice, good ground clearance for bad roads, fuel economy though with poor response due to small hp, but comfortable sitting position and more side mirror wide angles.

GAZZUZZ will not hit me with camshaft nah, I am as cunning as a fox

PS: my real moniker is on spam bot watch list

I de wait you

azpekuliar:
Where can I get a radiator coolant reservoir for a 2013 Kia Rio? Mine is leaking and causing my engine to overheat after running continously for about 45mins to 1 hour. I was told by a non-expert that I have to replace the entire radiator as I can't find the coolant reservoir stand-alone, but I vehemently disagreed.

thug:
I was going out with my car yesterday, so suddenly it stopped
When I tried starting it, it will crank but will not start. I took to the mechanic, and he said it is an electrical problem that my timing belt is still intact. So the electrician did is best and suggested scanning after which they said is the brain box, they worked on it and it start but after a while it went back to its former state.
Pls, has anyone encounter this kind of problem and how did he resolve it ....
Thank you
NB there is enough fuel and the engine oil is still intact

EgunMogaji:
You flatterer you, I bet you tell that to all the car companies

HazzanTazzan:
Boss... concerning my car ...

Will the problems of this car be discovered by inviting auto medics (the only known car repair expert company in Abeokuta) to scan with their machine ?

Can you send someone to help out instead?

sadly i do not offer support for nissan vehicles at the moment.

changing a head gasket for any vehicle is not rocket science, its actually very stright forward, sadly your vehicle has NO tollerance for mistakes. Originally I was sure mechanic messed up the timing marks, but now that vehicle refused to start, I do not know what to say again

Inviting a technician with a scan tool will help rule out any other possible underlying problems. Sadly I could increase your frustration if vehicle does not still start after investing so much in more diagnosis.

gwng:
You sent a message yesterday by 10:28pm. And been calling from 6am today. We have working hours sir/ma. You will be contacted...

welcome to business on NL, they dont look at the time when they call

seyema:
Gazzuzz, How did you come about your nickname or Username

joee crack was under the influence. And created the mazda gazzuzz that can construct a bridge.

mayor2013:
Oops!!! What's the update

aboyaji:
Is it first body?

princetom1:
Yeeeee... LWKMD bt the project still on?

very on, good thing is insiders call me and before i say jack car is sold

princetom1:
GAZZUZZ, what happened with this thread? People just dey come for free check up and no updates?

Beautiful4u:
sir, what do I do now

meetmonde:
i sent you an email this morning. Kindly Assist

ehizario2012:
Greetings to you all, you guys have been wonderful on this thread. Wish I got to see this thread before buying my manual naija-used honda bullet tiger face last week.

My observations so far with the bullet:

1. Car vibrates once I enter an express road and try to accelerate moderately. The mecahanc I took it to said the engine is perfect but I need to change upper arm, shaft, tie-rod, timing... I did all that but I still feel the car vibrate, I'm gradually getting afraid of accelerating now.
2. The car has been raised and the absorber spring is slightly bent (like forcefully pushed up.) Could this be the cause of the persistent vibration after I've spent so much money repairing the wheels?
3. The ABS light is always on.
4. I bought a new battery, 75AH and it died overnight. I got a rewire to locate the fault, all to no avail. I have to been removing a battery terminal once I intend parking for long.
5. The clutch pedal is not on the same level with gas and brake. It is much higher and hard when I press it.
6. I've always heard honda bullet don't consume excessive fuel, but I've been using like 10 litres for 25km... Is that normal?
7. The car jerks when I start from rest position.

I apologise for my long post, please forgive me. I need all forms of advice on how to enjoy this car, I'm getting fed up and thinking of selling it off ASAP.

Its my first personal car.

Thank you.

you have suffered.

Coolbenzino:
Non availability of spare parts. It'd relatively much expensive compared to the American spev

RazaqMB:
shey after smoking me with your accord abi . My kid dey for one corner still dey cry

I honestly did not know you were trying to catch up

HazzanTazzan:
@gazzuzz @diportivo...
these carpenter mechanics have finally spoilt my car to a point of no return.
gasket spoilt and was replace but car didnt raise and that was what he was supposed to fix but the next day, he said the car didnt start and till date, no solution...

my car is sitting in the mechanic village and im already having thought of selling it off as scrap and buy a new car before it gives me hypertension.

is there anything you can do to help me out here?

Back to the basics.

Engine will start and run if the following are present.

A continuous but sequential spark at sparkplug when engine is cranked

A sequential pulse spray of fuel from injectors when engine is cranked

Compression from all 6 cylinders

And the right timing sequence.

What is missing will determine what to do next.

Phy017:
Hi Gazzuzz.

I just had my HG replaced (05, 2WD 4Runner). It all started from a P0300, P0302, P0304 and P0306 codes, with rough idling for some seconds at every start up. Also, I was beginning to loose an appreciable quantity of coolant.

However, in the process of coupling the top cylinders back, one of these sensors got broken.

Can you please tell me what these are called, and their function?

Thank you.

sultan003:
thanks...... so what about buying a top and half engine? did I damage the engine by driving it back? even though it was below 40km/s and I kept topping water, 45mins journey took me 2hrs....

mobolaji234:
OK sir, so how do I fix the problem?
the temperature rarely gets hot, sometimes I even doubt if the gauge is working, but it is working. after driving for hours, it rarely gets hot.
and how economical is the car

Beautiful4u:
Good afternoon sir, my car Toyota Camry 1998, the ac switch light blinks whenever it's on and is not cooling. What is the problem and how can I solve it sir. Thank you

mobolaji234:
OK sir, so how do I fix the problem?
and how economical is the car

GAZZUZZ:
your problem is quite glaring. You have no thermostat, and fans are connected directly

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sultan003:
Milky colour in the engine oil, seen from the dipstick. .. the car smokes when you start the engine the clears after a while.

as per the radiator, it takes a long time for it to get full, when it gets full you see the water receeding back into the radiator, thus it is difficult to observe the bubbles. there are no visible leaks, with the engine on, nothing happens just steam coming out, you will need to rev the engine like 3 times for water to splash out.

mobolaji234:
I've done that sir.
nb: Pls how economical is the car, it comes with the 5sfe engine.

mobolaji234:
Mr GAZZUZZ,
I just got myself a 93 Camry (orobo)
it consumes more fuel than it should and has no check lights on. please, what should I do?
thanks.

sultan003:
My apologies!!

let me start like this, toyota camry 2002 2AZ-FE engine. the O2 sensor harness was connected properly that solved the P0141 code.
The main issue now is that am being told to buy a top and half engine due to a blown head gasket.

Took the car to work( distance is 45mins) on Wednesday, noticed that it was overheating, so I parked the car immediately after work i added water, took a while before the radiator got full, there was no leak(s) detected anywhere, drove the car back to the mechanic at not more than 40km/m otherwise the engine will overheat. Also the MIL was illuminated, scan showed P0300, P0302 and P0303

Pls what do you advise?

head gasket hasnt been replaced yet, I left it at status quo, pending a second opinion

I think he said something about the cylinder head bolts not threading well on the block, I can't remember exactly, also that if I replace the gasket and use the block, there will be a lot of smoke from the exhaust.