Thanks everyone 4 your invaluable advice!
The issue with buying engine & transmission here in Nigeria is that you pay more for less reliable parts.
Imagine replacing an engine and transmission 4 about #320k plus in a car thats barely a year old, and then 4months later, you start getting all sort of issues with these replaced parts?! We seldom get reliable car parts here, except if you are just in luck!

haaa! We're talkin about 300k plus sir!

hw much shud we b lookin at here sir?

During d 1st part of technical issues(vibratn, cuttin and joinin of prop shaft), I was in school so my elder brother was in charge of d car as at then, and even till nw.
Are u suggestin dat we replace d engine and d gearbox?

...ATF kept on sippin out of d gearbox until der was none left. My bro wasnt even aware until d car halted by itself. He was far frm home so he took bike and went into town 2 buy 5 cans of seahorse atf. He drained all d cans in2 d gearbox but b4 he could get home, it all sipped out and then d car halted, again!
He repeated d procedure ova and ova again until he ended wid 25 cans b4 gettin 2 mecho's place.
Oil seal was replaced and anoda 5 cans of seahorse was poured in2 d gearbox and since then, d car wont engage evry other gear except reverse, imagine?!
So pls, dis thread is formally open 2 evry1 who has any experience/suggestn/solution watsoever 2 automotive catastrophe dat has wrecked my dad's acct in a very cruel manner in d past 1.5 mnth. He has spent nt less dan 190k on dis trial and error diagnosis of our traditional roadside mechs.
Are we lookin a gearbox change?
Is der any technical stunt dat 1 could perform 2 solve dis?
Hw much wud a gearbox change cost if need be?
Help a nlander, GOD bless u all!

...and d car finally moved(engaged all gears perfectly)!
Less than 10mins drive back home frm d mecho's workshop, and Lo! d tickin noise came back! Another cracked flexplate? What a nightmare!
This same flexplate problem kept on occurin several other times(we changed 3 flexplates all havin identical crack points).
It was nt until we took d car 2 another mecho dat we finally anoda jaw breakin discovery. The weldin of d engine block was nt done neatly and as a result, the former 17mm steel bolts could nt fit in2 where they belonged and d mecho foolish(d 1st mecho) replaced 2 of d 17mm bolts wid a 14mm iron bolts and nuts. This finally xplained d cracked flexplates! The present mecho(i.e d third) said he wud av 2 drop d engine and gearbox 2 correct d defect. He successfully bolted d gearbox to d engine with d 17mm as factory preset, flexplate issue cleared!
After 3 days of hitch-free ride within town, anoda palava came in, a worn-out oil seal(d one inside d gearbox wher d propeller fits in)...

after unmounting d gearbox frm d engine, the mecho made a frightenin discovery; 3 different part of d engine block(made of cast iron) where d gearbox is bolted 2 d engine was broken. This discovery explained d water flow beneath d car durin d incident. Water routes within d engine block had been exposed! Mecho advised my broda 2 do a weldin with steel electrode and dat der is no need 2 panic. He did all dat was 2 b done as per repairs and coupled d gearbox back 2 d engine. Fortunately, der was no more water leakage.
Surprising enuf, d car did nt move an inch wen gears are engaged(mark u, includin reverse gear) as at dat time.
Still within that time frame, anoda problem popped up-a loud ticking noise (comin frm only GOD knws where) which subsides with increasin rpm. I browsed d net and did a thorough research as 2 wat could cause such noise, i finally came 2 find out dat a cracked flexplate was d culprit. We took d car 2 anoda roadside mecho who did a flexplate and some other technical stunts and d car...

The car was grounded 4 abt 3mnths plus because dad was shyin away frm d huge expenses of doin a gearbox change(which was estimated 2 cost abt 180k plus by our roadside mechos, shattered transmission inclusive).
Dad finally agreed 2 fix d car d mecho insinuated dat d gearbox may hav nt bin affected durin dat incidence so he decided to do a transmission change 1st, so as 2 knw if d car wud move or nt.
Gearbox seatings were also damaged so he bought new 1s...

...then my elder shud give both props 2 a welder 2 cut d bearing portn of d old prop and then weld it 2 d new 1(prop shaft).
A these cut-and-join work on d prop shaft was done in katsina state and after dat, d problem seemed solved because he drove all d way down 2 edo state(about 12hrs journey) without any other issue except dat of A/C gar leakage.

The car is an evryday car, it being driven evryday!
He kept on driving 4 anoda 2weeks (within the town though) afta his journey without any hassles. Few days into d 3rd week whilst he was drivin a few km away 4rm home, all hell broke lose! He heard a loud bang and water gushed out fiercely beneath d car. he came out looked beneath d car to see wat has happened and Lo! He sighted a shattered transmission(torque converter housin between d engine and d gearbox itself).
There was absolutely nothin he could do so he tolled d car home...

Goodday fellow Nairalanders especially d car talk gurus dat have rekindled my keen interest with automobiles! siena, ikenna, car doctor, sultan, only 2 mention but a few.
My dad's toyota 4runner wid d 4lowin spec;
2.7L 3RZ-FE I4 Engine mated with a 4speed automatic gearbox(Aisin Warner), does not engage other gears except reverse.

I wud try my best possible to give detailed explanatn as to hw dis gearbox wahala all started although i'm nt d 1 dat drives d suv, its my broda.


At 1st, the issue started wid d car vibratin at a speed of 60km/hr and above. Our roadside mechos suggested dat he shud change d propeller shaft dat its prolly bent. He did just dat! Few weeks later, another problem turned up with d joint bearings(i think they are called spider bearings ryt? Anyway I stand 2 b corrected) on the newly purchased propeller shaft.
The mechos opined dat since d old prop shaft had no issues wid joint bearing(lyk i said, i'm nt sure of d name in proper technical terms), then he(my elder) shud...

all efforts 2 log into my yahoo account proved abortive, so i've nt been able 2 read d mail u sent me although i my status online has been very unstable.
Pls resend d mail jafaruismail@gmail.com
@Danjuma

So which one of u is interested in takin up d challenge?
@ABUsites

I need my fellow ABU candidates to pls step forward. We need to discuss our place of rendevous urgently!
@OJO
KHEART
DANJUMA.
Pls report!

Ehen?!
Does dat stop bombs frm blowin, planes frm crashin or bullet frm flyin?
Or does dat make innocent ppl to be deathproof?
Wetin concern US concern 9ja sef?
Abeeeegiii!!

Sorry 2 say but all hope seems to b lost...
#fingerscrossed#

Jimts ABU Zaria

It was learnt that the President will at next
Monday's meeting present to the ASUU
leadership the administration's last concession
for them to call off the prolonged strike. A source at the Presidential Villa noted that if
ASUU fails to call off, the Federal Government
will then resort to plan B, which will be to
compulsorily open the universities, using the
instrumentality of the governing councils and
the school managements. Already, most of the governing councils of the
universities have started meeting to work out
modalities for the compulsory re-opening of the
universities should ASUU fail to honour the
personal request of President Jonathan. Scan News gathered that the Supervising
Minister of Education, Barr. Nyesom Wike and the Vice Chancellors of Public
Universities also discussed the re-opening of
the schools last Monday...


www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/127859/1/president-jonathan-to-meet-ASUU-on-monday-november.html

Scan-News can authoritatively reveal that in a
last ditch effort to resolve the ASUU strike,
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday,
November 4, meet with the leadership of ASUU
at the Presidential Villa. This was part of the resolutions of the meeting
between the ASUU leadership, Vice President
Namadi Sambo and the Supervising Minister of
Education on Tuesday as was first reported by
this medium. An official of the Vice President's office who
pleaded anonymity told Scan News that all
hands are now on deck to ensure that the
universities resume next week. The official stated that the Vice President and
the Supervising Minister of Education have
made head-way in resolving the strike, but the
final involvement of the President is to show
ASUU that there is the commitment of the
Federal Government at the highest level. It was learnt that the President has been fully
briefed on steps taken by Vice President
Namadi Sambo and the Supervising Minister of
Education to get to this point. It was learnt that the Pre

B4 I exhausted my MB yestanyt, dis thread had 16 pages. What I'm seein nw...30 pages!!
Anyways, its jim from d pretigious and highly reputable AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,Zaria.
An ABU student is ahead of you...NATURALLY!

Jerry-jat:
Dis might sound awkward...

But i sumtyms do... Garri and Ibo leaf...

Note: it not eba ooooo.... It garri...

Steps: make sure d ibo leaf i well dry.. Coz u get d flavor if properly dried...

Den soke d garri and rap d ibo leaf... Light ur ibo and start eating...

U should try it... It nice..

D last tym sum1 tried it...
He dey shout say dem steal him leg... D mumu 4get say him been cross d leg ontop him orda leg....


True life story i tell u...

Oya come pack my intestines cos u don daga my belle wid laff...!!!

Eva tried sandwiching powdered milk and pure original honey into a freshly baked agege bread?

me i don even 4get my matric no. Biko Mr. Clueless set up a committee to remind me!

i 4 don dance small but i nho ghet steps 4 leg! i 4 don dance small but i nho ghet steps 4 leg!

*runs into d class pantin*
I'm in sir! This is a long awaited opportunity, I dreamt of learning AutoCAD ever since I was in ss2,
i'm nw a 200lvl mechanical engineering student of the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Thank you for sharing your priceless knowledge sir!
GOD BLESS!

China started with 'chinco' fones, ask Nokia about Tecno(China based company) today, dem go open book for yhu!
#Learn2apprecia8watuhave!

auxizain:
you are very stupid.....he is saying his mind..why insult his fada..you are bringing curses on urself...Dimwit!

y is he crucifying d glory of patriotic Nigerians? Sorry to say, buh I fink he's a RETARD!

Yungwizzzy: whats this tiny thing supose to do, detect and difuse bomb or wash plates??

sponge ur papi's b@lls. Dimwit!

My question here is, if you call JESUS(PBUH) as GOD because HE has only biological mother and no Father, then what would you call Prophet ADAM(PBUH) who had no mother or father?

frosbel:

wrong, you are not to pray to her or ask her to intercede, it is an abomination.

Nowhere in the bible are we asked to pray to Mary, it is an invention of wicked men.

...And where in the bible were told to say "Holy Mary mother of GOD?" Pls give me reference

Report from an ABUsite...,

This heist about ASUU strike has been troubling us for almost 4weeks. Frankly, no ABUsite can comfirm the autenticity of us joining the strike since no official bulletting has reached us.
I'm not very sure about this, but I think ABU may join the strike prior to the following reasons:
1,
Post UME was officially scheduled to take place today but, no forms have been made available for sale uptil date.
2,
Some lecturers are always calling our attention to make us believe that they are goin on strike soon!
3,
examinatn time table was released in faculty of education and then later removed for a reason best known to the staffs.
These are the few reasons anyway. Updates from other varsities would be deeply appreciated.
Aluta Continua...

All praise is to the one to whom all dignity, honour and glory are due; the unique with perfect attributes, who begets not, nor is begotten. He has no equal but He is the Almighty, Omnipotent. He sent His messengers and prophets to guide humanity towards monotheism; to worship Him alone; the only one worthy of worship and to warn them of the external dire consequences of polytheism, associating partners with Allah and worship of creature.
Peace andd blessings of Allah be upon all the prophets and messengers, especially Prophet Muhammad(PBUH);the last and final of all the prophets, and on all who follow Him in righteousness until the day of recompense.

In John 17:3; "And this is life eternal that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent"

In Mark 12:28-30; "And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, 'which is the first commandment of all? And jesus answered him: "The first of all the commandment is, hear O Israel, the Lord thy God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord,thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment"

In Mark 12:32 "And the scribe said unto him, or well, master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but He".

Mark 12:34. "....he(Jesus) said unto him,"Thou are not far from the kingdom of God".


These are the words of the bible, I didn't write them and neither did u! The question is:

WHY DO CHRISTIANS WORSHIP JESUS(PBUH) AFTER ALL THE WARNING?

"A woman modestly dressed is as beautiful as a pearl in it's shell"
~JIM