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I did not fill up past the full mark. The temperature guage gets to and stays at the middle.

Good day.

Car is a a 2000 toyota Camry, I drove with the thermostat stuck open for more than a year. I changed the thermostat less than a month ago and I bled the system and filled with total coolant. I noticed that the coolant overflows from the coolant reservoir, I saw the mark on the container. Should I be worried , could be a case of system overfill or a more serious underlying issue.

Thank you

Chief Gazzuzz gd evening, car is a 2000 Camry. Fans not connected directly but when I drive on a free road the temperature guage comes down from the middle point and it usually throws the P128 code. I intend replacing water in the radiator to coolant this weekend but I am scared the issue might not be resolved. I read some where that the thermostat might be stuck open. What do u suggest. Secondly is it too late to change to the manufacturers specification of engine oil. I service regularly with 20w50 for more about 2 and half years.

autopartz i need your help, please where can i get the blower motor resistor for a 2000 camry

Good day,
I changed the water pump of my car (Toyota camry 2000,4 cylinder), and after using it for 5 days with no issue. i tried turning on my AC after 5days ( i did not use it all this while ,Harmattan things) and i noticed the AC fan would not blow on on low speeds or level 2 but it blows and the AC works fine on the high levels(3 and 4). I googled it and i found out that my blower motor resistor might have been bad and it is such an easy fix but the issues are these.

1) Where to get a replacement part for the Blower motor resistor
2) How to ascertain that the blower motor resistor did not blow because of the recent repairs so as to solve the root cause.

Yeepa, how can i miss this opportunity , free scan things , anywaiz i hope i qualify for free scan and if not i hope to come for wheel balancing , nobody seems to get it right here in ibadan

Good day, i drive a toyota camry 2000 and i scanned the car and i got the following codes
P0300 --- random/multiple cylinder misfire detected
P0171 --- System too lean ( bank1)
P0128 -- Coolant thermostat ( Coolant temperature below thermostat regulating temperature)
P0420 ---Catalyst System efficiency below threshold ( Bank 1)
p0440 -- Evaporative emission control system malfunction
P0441 --- Evaporative emission control system incorrect purge flow
P0446 --- Evaporative emission control system vent control circuit malfunction
P0136 --- 02 sensor circuit malfunction ( bank1 sensor 2)

the app also categorised problem areas as
1) catalyst
2)Evaporative system
3) Oxygen Sensor
4) Oxygen sensor heater
5) EGR system

Gurus in the house, I need help interpreting these codes and of how to explain to a kazeem what to do exactly
Thank you

Disclaimer ; This was copied from a profile on facebook, I DID NOT WRITE THIS Please read...

So the argument over Nigerians reception and acceptance (or lack thereof) of Innoson Motors has become a very heated and a lowkey polarizing one.

I honestly can find little to no merit in the arguments of those trying to literally force these cars down our throats. Okay. Let's just look at the issue

If we're being honest, the last government did pretty much everything a government can or should do for for any car maker.
They essentially GAVE the market to IVM by more than doubling the cost of importing cars. Making the Nigerian people HAVE to look within their borders. That same government bought a very very decent amount of the IVM vehicles. How many are actually in use now is anyone's guess and isn't germane to this discussion.

At this point I have to ask if IVM is a charity run organization. If no, then somebody please tell me what else they could legitimately ask for.

I mean, you’ve got the government to help aggressively push your biggest competition out, you got them to take a very large number off your hands. Surely you can’t expect them to sell them for you as well…or to create yet another policy?

Maybe one that now forces every Nigerian to buy one?

I say this because to hear the IVM army tell it, the main problem is that we (Nigerians) aren’t buying them. Okay. I’ll bite. We aren’t buying the cars.

Why?

For a company that has made such a huge investment and commitment, their push to sell their products seems lukewarm at best. I heard someone ask where they were sold and how they were being marketed. The reply that came was: “Research”.

I’m sorry, what?

I have to research to get information on how to acquire an indigenously manufactured car Is it made of heroin?

And even finding the ADVERTISING will require research? What a wow.

So yeah, their marketing is pretty crap.
So next up, Pricing. What do these babies cost? I hear (and I stand to be corrected) that they start at 2.5 Million Nigerian Nairas. That’s okay. You can price your product anyhow you like. But if you’re making a car you want a lot of Nigerians to buy wouldn’t it make sense to give it a price tag many Nigerians can afford? I mean I can get a pretty cool, brand new (if I’m not fussy about driving a 2010-2013 model…and I’m not)KIA or Hyundai for less. Add that math to the fact that these are pretty much world class brands and its bye bye IVM.
The economy is shot to hell. Times are hard and everybody wants value for their buck. “Buy Nigerian” just won’t cut it on its own.

Now, how “good” are these cars? I’m going to speak on this solely from my own experience.
They’re frighteningly bad.
Look. I’ve driven some pretty run-down heaps in my time but never (until now) have I been faced with an engine that would not be turned off. No message on the dash, no voice prompts, no security issue. It simply was not in the mood.
The other one we got to “test” was a free spirit that saw the good in all men and didn’t believe in locked doors. We of course eventually agreed with it. The screen display was sad. Damned thing looked just like those “China Nokias” that were everywhere once upon a time.
The drive is honestly not that bad. As a matter of fact I’d say average, if your point of reference is a Honda “Academy”. This, however only applies as long as you do not go past 85-100 Kmph. The instant you go past that mark, your car becomes a mobile, vehicular earthquake. Vibrations. Everywhere. This might be fun if you’ve got the right amount of kink in you though. lol
Then everything squeaks. You know those noises from the dashboard and doors and drivers seats you expect to hear in hand me down cars? Yeah, those ones. Except now, IVM don’t want you having any surprises later so they installed the squeaks early. You’re welcome.
Back to sales, these cars are priced on the same level as the Kias and the Hyundais and other “Eastern” brands.
It goes without saying that most people go for a Benz or a BMW if given a choice. Those who can, do. The rest buy Audis and VWs etc, those who can’t do that, Hondas or Toyota or maybe even Peugeots those who can’t do that buy Kias and Hyundais and the like. There are still rungs farther down on this ladder. Somewhere down there… is IVM.
In recent times, this “ladder” has become less real and this because no one is making bad cars anymore. The tech is moving so fast a KIA is a perfectly good car and can look it “elders” in the eyes. Even at that, most people would still go for a tokunbo Honda or Toyota (that costs way more) than go for a brand new Kia!
How then, do you expect anyone buy an IVM when they still don’t fully trust the Korean brands that are world class yet?
IVM has poor marketing, no major exhibitions have happened, no crash test data has been seen, no nothing. Why would anyone buy one?
I feel they just want the government to be their biggest customer and buy a new set every year because the ones from last year have pretty much broken down completely. Then the same people screaming “Buy Nigerian” can now scream and curse the government for including the same expenditures in every budget.
They probably also think that just being “made in Nigeria” would be enough to make us all want to buy one. You know, because of our deep sense of national pride.
Its really just a lazy way to do business and they need to fix up.
And if any rhesus monkey comes here talking out of his or her ass with ANY tribalistic sentiment ehn? Cos ive noticed that some bigoted idiots cannot help but make no sense while bleating loudly.
If Arabs or Martians owned IVM and ran it as it is being run, the issues would be the same.

Has anyone driven any model of vehicles made by Innoson. please tell us your experience

Oga Gazzuzz and co, i drive a toyota camry 2000 ce and i have been all about preventive maintenance.i have been servicing the car as at when due and all that but i noticed an issue recently with the throttle. Sometimes when i press the throttle it does not respond only for it to pick up suddenly. Sometimes i feel there is something stuck in it but when i physically inspect it there is nothing there.

hello Obeto thanks for your kind gestures i wont mind have ccna dumbs, and oracle 9i and 10g dumbs.
if they are files larger than 10mb i suggest you compress it using winrar
my email address is gbolahanladoja@yahoo.com

thanks once again

cool water please where did you get the info from

please has anyone confirmed the addy, and should we use the format pasted by coolwater or we could send our cvs (in a different format) but must contain all the  info required.
please reply ASAP

I have not gotten a mail from guiness can someone please tell me the criteria they used,not even an invitation to write any test

Onabanjo,did you get the mail from your bulk of from your inbox,because I couldn't find anytihing in my inbox.

niggy thanks alot for ur advice.is there a way i could get the mandriva 2006 release,I have friends at OAU you might pass it thru them .

n.b I dont mind paying

niggy,I live in lagos.my email addy is gbolly_707@yahoo.com
pls get in touch
I really would want to be familiar with mandrake.
do you recommend anything else?

Niggy, I love ur contributions on the forum.pls I am interested in the mandrake 10 cds how do I get them?

hello bolaji
how much would it cost me to undergo this course,and lecture times too

IT (industrial Training) Jobs Needed

I am searching for IT job for my cousins(they are both students studying computer science),I need help fast and I know I can rely on my people on nairaland please don't dissapoint me

I am searching for IT job for my cousins(they are both students studying computer science),I need help fast and I know I can rely on my people on nairaland pls dont dissapoint me

you can get a laptop for 50,000 naira but getting a good laptop at that price is what I am not sure of.my not save some more money and get a 'correct' laptop