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frugal:
Next time, keep shut.

oluwaseunla:
Explaining fully will be too long, since its not the purpose of the thread. But an attempt at summary:

Thermostat ensures an engine reaches optimum operating temperature as soon as possible, irrespective of the ambient temperature. At this optimum temperature, lubrication is at its best.

Engines are not built to run cold, this is the reason why your ECU is programmed to ensure there is high rev of the engine on cold start in the morning. As the temperature increases, the rev comes down.

A cold engine will cause bore wash in the block, not to talk of eventual catalytic converter damage. Yanking thermostats is one of the reasons you hardly find 10 year old engines in good conditions in Nigeria.

For further details, please check online.

radautoworks:
Thought I responded.. no, no cluster

radautoworks:
Soon as I get to work today. Have a few meetings and appointments first. Wait, I have people whose job it is to do this...

Omoapena:
Fellow pilots
Someone offered me a car on Hire purchase,
Car: Toyota Corolla 05
Price: 2.65m
Duration: 18months
Monthly delivery: 150k
Insurance: comprehensive
Maintenance: owner and i will bear it...

Is it a good offer copilots?

nurey:
visibility issues. most can't see well during rain and some prefer to wait so less visible drivers don't bash them from behind.

Chelseafan1:
No, I won't listen to any advice from the pit of hell

mistadayo:
It's actually the metal resting on the brake pad that is touching the brake disc and making noise. The noise is still there o. It's really affecting my work. I don't like hearing noise like that when driving.

nitigriti:
Really? There's something I don't know here

nitigriti:
Between, a rider tipped me $20 yesterday evening. There are big boys, and then there are bbbbbbbiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggg boys

radautoworks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsY778JO50M

radautoworks:
Cool. Was right. Will get back to you tomorrow on that too. Carquest doesn't carry body parts but our sister company worldpac carries some

mistadayo:
He has dismantled the two front tyres o. He said my bushing is bad, my brake disc don chop, and the side that is making noise hub don spoil. Hub to 6k, bushing one side 2500, disc both 5k. 13500 don go like that.

franksam2009:
hahaha I told you so, the mechanic will soon start guessing what and what to change now

onatisi:
Please is volkwageen a better alternative to Volvo. I have been seeing both brands a lot lately and Wondering if they don't give issues like Honda

radautoworks:
Need a little help here. Is 1 an instrument panel? Also, 1.3, 1.7 or 2.9? Items below assume 1.7
1
2. http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=CQO&partNumber=CQ610-5QT N9,735

3. Out of stock. 6-10 day

4. Can tell you if we have it tomorrow.

mistadayo:
I couldn't drive it today because the noise is now worse. Everyone on my street were looking at me while driving out. I had to turn back home. Will leave like 5am tomorrow to ladipo and wait for them to resume.

mistadayo:
After changing my hub. It stopped for a while like a month. Last week it started again. Took it back to the same mechanic he said Haas. Bearing needs changing and the thing is that when I get to the mechanic the sound will stop. But when I leave his place it will start again. I'm tired. Maybe I will just drive it to ladipo

BillGoldberg:
For the first time in my life, I saw two guys kissing right inside my car. Very hot romance. Fresh boy from Australia said he wants to meet his boo boo and lets go and pick him up at Victoria Island. In my mind, I was like "him" kwa? Boo Boo? Las Las, I took them to Agungi. A very lonely place inside inside agungi. When I ended the trip and was about leaving, something was telling me to use my jack on there heads one by one and run away. But I remembered that Uber has my picture and details.

Drivers when you carry homosexual rettards, is it advisable to divide there heads or let them go in peace?

The job is giving me civia pains.

dru23:
I don't sell shocks or front bumper of a civic.. As a matter of fact civic parts from 03 to 05 plenty for ladipo and cheap too. But from experience civic parts are pocket friendly...

dru23:
That was close to my landing cost ..the reason was that the milage was 100k miles.. The lower the milage the higher the cost or value ... I gave it to my female driver... she dey enjoy am ..

adetuns:
Good day bro, thanks for your prompt response , may God bless you real good. I checked the shifter cable with my mechanic it was ok. My mechanic said the problem is from inside the gear box and he will not advice me to repair it that it's better to buy gear box. Pls what's your take on this? Secondly how much can I get corrola 04 gearbox 5pin. Lastly sir what's the recommended transmission oil for corrola 04 and the price. Initial problem : the gear refuse to enter reverse. All other gear working perfectly. Before this problem happen anytime I want to shift from park to reverse it always makes one strange crack noise and I need to apply force to be able to shift from park to reverse especially when I packed in down sloppy Area. Thanks

oluwaseunla:
Please let us stop all the sentiments.

The purpose of a pre purchase inspection is to tell a potential buyer about any issue a car may have. Pricing of the car is entirely up to the buyer to iron out with the seller. The inspector may give a rough idea of costs to fix the issues discovered, so the buyer can factor it into the amount he is willing to pay.

About costs of a PPI, that is entirely up to the inspector. You decide if that pricing suits you or not. But it is entirely the prerogative of a service provider to fix his prices, no crime in that.

Lastly, no right thinking mech will receive bribe from a seller under any guise.

I think all the mudslinging has to stop. It is becoming childish, and you really are derailing a good thread.

GAZZUZZ:
let me take out a little time and educate the house.

the toyota corrola 2002-2008 is produced in more than one country.

First thing to do is to match the VIN to the engine ecu.

Corrolas come equipped with the following options.

1. Immobiliser unit
2. Abs unit
3. SRS airbag unit
4. Evaporation emission system
5. TPMS system
6. Catalytic converter system.
7. A/C unit.


Now not every corrola is built with these systems, that is why it is imperative that a vin match is done before an ECU replacement.

Now the average road side mechanic is only interested in 1 thing, which is the vehicle starting. He cares less about the check engine light or how secure vehicle is after it starts, that's why the ecu that overrides the immobiliser is the roadsides mechanics first choice, it makes his work easy and he does not have to re-programme the system. Sadly it's a poor choice bearing in mind the rate at which corrolas are stolen in nigeria (lagos in particular)

Next are the other gremlins that come with a wrong ecu match. Imagine installing an engine ecu for a car equipped with an evaporative emission system, with an ecu that does not have support for it or vice versa? You see people complain all the time about fuel consumption and erratic vehicle behavior and you feel it is village people?

I will like to round up with this.

Agidingbi first gate is a large mechanic village with shops right in front. It is not a go-go place for engine ecu purchase. I am certain the complainants vehicle was not driven there, rather he went there and picked up a total stranger and took the person to the location of his vandalised vehicle which would be his home, the stranger put a part that started the car and did not provide any guarantees or receipts. If that stranger appears at your door another day with the police and points at you I am sorry you are in deep trouble, if that stranger who now knows where you live tracks your car down and organises to have it stolen you would have no case against him.

I run a workshop, my rent is in six figures, I pay taxes and so do my staff there is no way I would charge same with the road side mechanic, I would also do a much better job any day.

Thank you.

Www.gazzuzz.com
08033910382

LCWind:
Those parts were absolutely stolen. However, 80k was on the high side.

A complete set of window controller is within 15-18k and brain box 30k-35k.