₦airaland Forum

yak:
there is this guy I had a discussion with on which is better between a corolla 2001 and Camry of same year for a guy who just wants movement from point A-B. his points are that corolla parts are more affordable, less fuel consumption, durable, and can survive manhandling by Kazeems. what do u think abt this? note it's just for city movements

mogreen22:
Good afternoon. Please i need help on my ac issue. This car has ac issues, first my dad tries to fix it and it would work for a while and stop, they changed compressors and other parts, still the sane story . He gave up. I collected thr keys a while back and after driving in Lagos sun, u realised it was time to try to fix it. Went to an ac guys place, he filled with gas and tried it out, h3 said there was a blockage, they cleared it and it did not work. On driving home that day, i decided to put it on and upon acceleration it got cold. Went to him the next day, he said the compressor and expansion valve needed to be changed. We did and the ac worked veryyyy well for a week until this morning. I have been reading on possible causes online and i am definitely sure its a leak in one if the pipes. He has checked Every where but no leak. I then asked him if he had a dye which he could mix with the gas to check the leak and the guy laughed and said what was that, it was then i knew i needed a new person. I an so sure it's just a leak. Please Anyone know where i can get a technician that uses dye to detect Leaks, i practically used All my nysc allowee to fix this ac thinking it would last and barely a week. Its gone out. Please anyone with a good ac leak detector should holla and your advice is needed too. Thanks

princemillla:
Follow below steps to get your tinted permit.
1. Log on to www.npf.gov.ng/tinted
2. Fill in the information and click submit.
3. You will be provided with a login password (you can change it once u log in).
4. Scan proof of ownership and drivers license.
5. Complete details of your car and input your insurance number then upload those docs in the portal provided
6. Press submit and print out the page.
7. Take the print out form to police state headquarter in ikeja.
Nb: once u get there ask for Ict department for permit.
8. Tender your print out and you will be captured both face and finger print.
9. A copy of your print out form with an inscription : UNDER PROCESSING WITH SIGNATURE AND DATE will be giving back to you.
10.last, log in to your portal regularly to monitor if your permit has been approved.
Tinted permit is FREE but you can appreciate them if you want to.
Kudos to all the staffs in the ict department of police headquarters in ikeja, they ensured they attended to everyone on the list. Incase you are reading this( na that funny Gbajabiamila boy they appreciate you.
Ask me any questions concerning this, I will give you more details.
Nb: am not a police officer, just a citizen like you, Information is power, it can save a lots of life.
My experience : I met several police officers in same headquarters, we'll dressed, looking smart and agile. I want to believe they are well educated. I n my honest advice, those are the set of people we need in police force generally.
Observation : the awareness on the tinted permit is not that sound and believe me, come April many people will fall victim, so mods pls push this to the fp to save drivers.
God bless Nigeria
Lalasticlala and others, let's inform pls

oluwafemi89:
@GAZZUZZ thanks boss.

Can I do the scanning at your workshop??

oluwafemi89:
You mean the RPM? its on 1.

kaycodes:
Toyota Camry 1997 aka pencil light.
I4 engine.

Please I've got two separate Issues.

1. I took my 1997 toyota camry for a Scan and got these two error codes.

P0340 & P0500

How can I resolve these issues?

Secondly

I took the car to a Mechanic who fixed the AC by welding some part of the condenser that was leaking... Then the AC worked fine for two days. Third day when I was driving with the AC on, my temp gauge went up, when I turned off the AC it went down. Not sure what happened. After that I noticed the AC button light was blinking. then it stops. Now no blinking lights, but AC no longer cools for reasons best known to it
Mechanic certified the Compressor to be okay. Even now, if you turn on the AC you can hear the engine sound change slightly but still no cool air.

Then if you really have any Mech you can recommend in PH, I would be very grateful. beginning to get real drained by the rate of incompetence in Port Harcourt here.

xreal:
I see cars driving sideways in nigeria, dem plenty sef.

a lot of large trucks and trailers too

oluwafemi89:
Baba any assistance on this my altima 01 vibrating issue?

When in motion i don't notice the vibration much.
I feel it on the steering & dash board when in D or R in stationary mode, But reduce in N.

Engine seats are intact according to the mechanic. I hope i gave enough details?

Any solution please?

GAZZUZZ:
What's the engine speed while it's vibrating?

lincolnola:
@ Mayor,

Mine is not with 3 row seat.Besides,am not in Lagos,are you referring to the coil on the spark plugs?

ukata16:
I did boss but it's not too clear

ukata16:
Thanks boss for the reply and link. Truthfully I didn't realy understand the many terminologies been used to explain it.
Thanks all the same

oyejohn:
There is a Benz C220 that has an engine that has knocked and I want to to buy it and put in order. The seller said the key got lost and cut another one and it was faulty and thereby affected the engine.
I was told that if I change the engine and gear that it will be ok.
Please note also that it is a diesel engine and I hope to convert to petrol
Thanks all am sure I can't go wrong here

Openatyn:
Advice pls, can anyone inform me of the implication of using a toks car cleared in cotonu with a federal govt agencies plate no and sticker without nigerian custom documents. Can i always escape police, custom, vio, frsc and others ??

ukata16:
@Gazzuzz et al please can you guys enlightened me on what it means for a car to be 2.3litres engine.
M honda accord 1998 i4 is 2.3ltrs so I want to know what it means. Thanks

kingreign:
Uncle Gazzuzz, a new noise description has been found.

kakameks:
^^^
Well as you say, it will be nice for Nigeria to have a central data base for such issues but they should not you it as an excuse to fleece Nigerian of their hard earned money.

There is this disturbing matter, i learnt that if you have a car that has been registered in Lagos (Autoreg) and you reside in another state, you have been updating your yearly car papers in the state you reside (other than Lagos). I was told that if you happen to go back to Lagos and renew the car papers, you will have to repay those years that you did the renewal in another state before they renew your car papers.

Let me put it another way,
I bought and registered a car in Lagos in 2007.
the car was used and papers renewed yearly in, say, Rivers state, from 2007 to 2010. (3 yrs)
say i relocated to Lagos in 2011 and the car papers renewal are due, but i was told at the Lagos Licensing office that i will have to pay for the three previous years i did the registration outside Lagos before a the renewal is done.

Can some one confirm if this is true?

mejai:
oh lawd! and I just changed oil on Thursday evening with 9ja Mobil 1 (5w30) on a 2009 Toyota corolla.
I hope no be palm oil I got. urs look enticing.

oluwafemi89:
Guys, what could cause my vehicle to be vibrating?
The vibrating is unbearable when AC is on.

The engine seat is intact, your experience is needed.

RazaqMB:
@Gazzuzz you are a God sent human being. Thank you very much for the help. The car's fuel consumption has normalized so glad. God Bless

Glad to be of help, thanks for the re-ferals.

ChappyChase:
I do pray for my babe. But, in my prayer point, I don't call her babe I call her neighbour

"technically" that is a lie, fortunately it is not corruption, so you are safe

Lbotusme:
@ Gazzuzz ^^^both bad and good . sango /ota road. Also I need the car with low cost of maintenance and fuel economy.

bestakara:
Pls where can i get an authentic engine one time i dont want after fixing gives issue.But this m'y car cut timing belt from there bent valve and have grounded the top cylinder thrice and end result was spark plug soaking oil

Lbotusme:
@ GAZZUZZ , I know this isn't the right place to post this, but I need your help.which one of these should I buy as a first car a Honda crv 2004 or Toyota corolla 2003 model.