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TradeInvestGal:
Sir ogg is 1gentleguy.
pls anyone to help me out on my question above. I need contact no to valueline security stockbrokers pls. thanks.

Thank you.

Can't seem to figure out who is OGG

efe35L:
Good day Nairalanders,

I have had an issue with my charging system before it worsened to a bad extent which i had no choice but to replace my alternator just after I changed my compressor and condenser. I have changed 3 alternators but the same issue persists. I placed the highest alternator amp which is 150V but still the same thing. The car charges fine when in motion but stops charging the battery when its idle. It starts draining the battery fast. Pls advice. Is it a bad wiring or the alternator is defective? HELP!!!!

cc: chukel, costee, pipedreams, gazzuzz, nissparts

Alternator is not the problem (alternator = generator btw).

Change your electrician before he frustrates you. Find a competent tech who knows voltage reading very well.

The noise makers have succeeded in driving the resourceful ones away. Always posting nonsense and feeling cool. Mtcheeew!

radautoworks:
4 cyl, V6 doesn't matter. Brand matters a little more. In this case, the question isn't the high mileage. It's the fact that it's been tampered with. What else has been tampered with?

As long as a vehicle has 90% complete maintainance records, you can get at least 250k MILES out of it easily. A little maintenance goes a long way.

V6 will outlive I4 under the same engineering, driving and maintenance condition. But it is just the engine.

Generally, low mileage vehicles are BETTER than high mileage ones.

Pipedreams:
Run a scan. Might be the crank shaft position sensor

OP, do as advised above. You may also disconnect the solenoid wires and test before raising the wheels.

convenant15:
Thanks all for your suggestions, i topped the transmission oil, later it started working again.

So why didn't your mechanic check something as basic as atf before telling you he does not fix gears?

EngRichie:
The Mechanic may have mistakenly drained sufficient transmission oil before realizing but kept it to himself.
Check transmission oil level first.

I hope he remembered to connect the transmission oil cooler lines if he had to remove them and also did not cause sufficient fluid loss at that place.

EngRichie
For: Automobile Help Desk.
08030420562

If fluid loss is the issue, he should not have reverse also; given that reverse always demands higher pressure.

convenant15:
Pls help, i have a mazda mpv, yesterday i took it to a mechanic to help me change the engine oil and the radiator cos the radiator is leaking, after everytin, i decided to take off but the car does not select gear, if i put it in drive it will not move but if i press the accelerator it will move a bit and stop, it only engage in reverse, i dont knw wat to do, but it is still with the mechanic, he said he does not repair gear, any advice will be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Tell your mechanic to carefully inspect his job and see what he failed to reconnect after the job, or disturbed during the job.

Inception:
I agree with him.

Take a look at most 'gurus' on this forum( Ikenna351, and especially kashif) and you will see that he has said the truth.

Reading manuals is good, very good, but nothing beats hands-on, and learning from experts. There are myriad of issues the factory manual can't direct you on how to solve. Tough electrical issues for instance are not addressed by FMs. FMs also attend to card level maintenance, and not component level maintenance. Hence you will be seeing "If X, then replace Y assembly.

FMs have numerous limitations, but will help in comprehensive layouts.

And Yes, dealership solution can come from a tree shed chap. It doesn't matter if one believes it or not.

dhemmyhardy:
Good day

Can you please make their details available do we can also get something good from them

Regard
dhemmyhardy

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dhemmyhardy:
Good day

Can you please make their details available do we can also get something good from them

Regard
dhemmyhardy

Not sure OP would appreciate that here.

Inception:
Na wa for Hyundai Kia sef...

After exhaustive investigations and research, i realized that even the transmission replaced is not compatible! The TCU was never at fault.

The Transmission installed was from a KIA optima 2012 US spec vehicle. All drive ratios, compared with the originally designed transmission is the same( gears 1 to 6) but the final drive ratio is different (2.885 for US spec{2.4 GDI engine with 200HP output} ) as against 3.367 for the 'General' spec{2.0 Theta II MPI engine with 162 Hp output}). The general spec is the Nigerian export which Kia motors Nigeria sells.

The implication to this is that the output vehicle speed sensor(VSS) takes readings from the gear teeth from the final drive. Now this already gives a ratio of 2.885/3.367= 0.856 which causes a transmission flare particularly for gear shift 2-3 and 4-5 (as these identified shifts involves the release of brakes first, then the engagement of clutches) .

Now to my gurus: i am in a dilemma. i have a 2013 Hyundai Santa-Fe gear which i dismantled and removed some elements (clutch disks) for future use in case of clutch pack failure( long story for another day) . upon checking i realized that the final drive of this is 3.648 { 2.4 GDI 2WD}. i have confirmed that it will work if i swap the differentials, the final gear and the output speed sensor into the current gear( i don open that one too but no pics you hear ) This will give me a ratio of 1.083.
What do you think?

N.B. This is purely from an engineering stand point and yeah yeah i know i will need to buy another gear but i want to be like kashif first and use my leave to have some fun

In trying to solve this (yourself), you may have complicated matters.

You have gone changing internal parts, which is sending you chasing your tail on this. It is hard to follow what you have done, which to me, is now looking like a moving target.

You have a Nigeria spec car, and you are throwing US spec parts at it. You may have two options now - 1. Get a US computer and mate with your current transmission. 2. Go to Kia Dealership and let them sell you a Nigeria spec transmission.

Just calm down. Remember what you saw with the U150?

This one pass my brain walahi!

Transcription of what the priest said. His congregation should bow their heads in shame!


"I was hungry, and you ignored me. All of you were avoiding me. The other person chased me with a stick. Many are coming to Adoration ground for pregnancy. I begged them for money; they have change in their hands, they looked at me and walked away. But they want something from God.

Many were beating me. My Stewards chased me far away. Intercessors were scared to pray for me. Just one person agreed to touch and pray for me. One person who didn't know it was me fed me with a spoon. She thought I was a mad man, but was not scared I may harm her. She fed me herself with a spoon.

Only five people helped. Amongst the Stewards, only 'Abuja' brought out money and gave me. All the people I allowed to be selling at the gate chased me away. Only one groundnut seller gave me a little. I went to where they are selling buns there, they rejected and chased me away.

I have told you that this week, if you see someone that needs help, do help," etc etc...

laithanman:
Pls gurus in the house. I have an EOD 05. It slips to false neutral when driving slowly on a rough road or traffic. But when I turn off and turn on the engine, the gear picks up again and work normally.
This usually happen like 2to 3 times daily.
I scan the car and I have the following codes
P0780 &
P1734 shift.
What could be wrong and the way out pls.

Looking for my thinking cap ...

Danfuster:
Hi, I have a 2004 MB W211 4MATIC. The box shift rough from 2-3 and vise versa, I also get an aggressive kind shift too when trying to negotiate a corner or any kind of incline, say I slow down and want to pick up again.

What do you think could be wrong with her.

Aggressive 2-3 should have aggressive 4-3 normally, which is usually caused by a K2 clutch failure.

A twist however is the hard shifts at inclines and bends. If you are losing gears at those circumstances, I would say check fluid level.

I am not sure if your car is equipped with a G-sensor, as it's failure will show when the vehicle is not driven level. Have you scanned?

mayor2013:
Have you by chance used this tool. I thinks you mixing things up. I think you should use this tool so by then you would be able to change your mind set. Most European vehicles the maxi Sys elite would confidently work on. Not to forget the online programming capability does not require a pass thru for that. You need the autel subscription for this. With this you have two subscription to deal with. Autel and the dealership subscription. Not to forget the maxi Sys family has got a wide variety to choose from.

Yes, I have used the tool. You agree Maxi Sys can only program BMW and MB. When you say Maxi would confidently work on Most Europeans, remember we are talking about computer reflash, and not just setting changes.

What do you mean by online programming?

Inception:
Chai

Anyways the diagnostic port is OBD1. True testament of Nigeria being a dumpring ground for even brand new cars

The ECU part number is :39108-2G060

I sent you a number to call; he should be able to sort you out.

obekediamondfuto:
the boss, u too much.

I dey behind you.

mayor2013:
The bolded is very wrong. Maxi Sys comes in various how do you intend to programme ICM for bmwF10 without autel's on line subscription. You would never get that possible. How do you intend to programme an ism for Benz GL450. With out the autel's subscription you would never be given access. It's something am currently facing now and that's the reality. Only using my BMW icom for beemar jobs now

You are getting it wrong. If you are using Autel pass through connected to a laptop with OEM subscription, what do you need Autel subscription for? Are you saying you must have Maxi Sys before you can program outside of Maxi? You are only limiting yourself to BMW and MB if you are sticking to Maxi. Of course if you don't have Autel's sub, you cant program with Maxi, but not with their pass through. How many MB come to your shop for programming? There are more Japs on the road, and Maxi Sys are useless with those.

And if you have many MB and BMW customers, why not pay for Autel's sub and charge accordingly?

It was setup cost that triggered this debate.

GAZZUZZ:
question.

Would a faulty cluster cause transmission to slip?

Need informed answers.

I did not read where it was stated that the transmission was slipping. Can somebody point me there?

I read that gear was not shifting properly. You can only say a transmission is slipping when its actual output speed is lower at any range, than the designed speed (the computer is always looking at the input and output speeds, comparing the ration to its map). Some are so obvious the driver will notice; others are so little only the computer will notice. Computer keeps setting code, and you are pulling your hair wondering what's going on.

No automatic transmission will shift properly if it is not seeing vehicle speed signal.

Just imagine a blind-folded deaf man sitting by the driver, and tasked with selecting gears as the car is being driven. How him fit cope?

AutoElectNG:
We have discussed these issues in private a couple of years back...nice job.

Am loyal sir.

Inception:
Chai

Anyways the diagnostic port is OBD1. True testament of Nigeria being a dumpring ground for even brand new cars

The ECU part number is :39108-2G060

Okay

mayor2013:
Maxi Sys elite with 2yrs free update sells for 3500usd inclusive of the j2534 box. After expiration of the free update you pay 1350usd . To navigate through the delearship server you pay the appropriate fee depending on what service you need. Ford for instance do not joke with this. Each time you log in you are charged exclusive of getting a pass thru software from their server. With the aforementioned what do you think should be an appropriate fee for this service on the Nigerian soil

You don't need Maxi Sys Elite to program, but you need its J2534 box. This can be installed on most WinXp and Win7 laptops and hooked up to the vehicle's OBD. Apart from Mercedes and BMW, Maxi will not fare well. You cannot program Hyundai with Maxi; you will need their software on a PC, and subscription. Those OEM programs don't run on Android, which is Maxi's OS.

My point here is that with a good pass through, PC and subscription, you can program. Leave Maxi out of the equation. Discounting the subscription, hardware will not cost 3500usd like you stated. Autel's pass through is 800usd, which can be purchased alone. Add that to another 700usd for laptop. That is 1500usd. Then you pay for subscription. You can even do pay/day or week or month for some manufacturers. Since you have the device, (and most likely a laptop), you are almost there. You don't need Autel's update subscription to program.

On the amount to charge, it depends on your business model, but on-the-fly programming (where you don't need to pay subscription) will cost you, the technician around 43k per job, irrespective of brand. There are other details.

you can check here for OEM details if you want to subscribe:

https://www.nastf.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3292

Hope this helps.

Inception:
It is correct sir. Pls see link of detailed specification of vehicle:

https://www.vindecoderz.com/EN/check-lookup/knagn411bc5206385

Only one decoder came up with something. The others are seeing it as a 1985 car

Shame I am struggling with my archives right now.

obekediamondfuto:
waow, this is pretty much.

to break even u need to charge clients @ least 100usd per session considering the frequency of end users.

It depends on the approach of the programming shop. If they chose to be doing on-the-fly programming, their own cost is even higher than that. Then the markup comes in.

mayor2013:
No comment. Who would pay for this after investing 3500usd on this tool with 1350usd yearly subscription

Not sure where the 3500usd came from. Drew Tech that is arguably the best is below 1700usd.

If it has to be done, it has to be done. There are problems you CANNOT solve without reprogramming. At some point, you will just start offering the service. If you don't want to spend money buying your own hardware, there is a way around it, but your customers end up paying more.

Inception:
Done sir

VIN not decoding; seems to be incorrect.

Inception:
Yes sir.

But it was first replaced with a wrong one from a 2011 kia sportage (same outward looking transmission, but different gear and final drive ratios)

Clunking started immediately car was driven. But the nail on the coffin was that TCU adaptation was reset to this transmission . It first drove very smooth for about 30km and of course it went back to limp mode again.

Transmission was later replaced with the correct one (after serious research) and TCU reset, But this time only 1-2 was smooth with serious flares at other shift points at WOT. This persisted after transmission was exchanged with at least 4 other gearboxes of same spec.

Is it possible to find the stock TCM? That will be the easier fix.

Text me your VIN let me see what I can find.

Inception:
That is being seriously considered (Hyundai dealership).. Another option was ECU replacement.... But the price na die ( over 300K due to the fact that it is middle east spec)...

Why is that? Where have you been searching?

mayor2013:
If it's a hyundai vehicle all you need is a Gscan scan tool to do that. I have an autel j2534 pass thru tool but I can't confidently say if it supports hyundai and kia. I might need to get back to you on that

J2534 is a global protocol, and Autel pass through is listed as one of the best. It will program Hyundai and Kia if you have subscription.

How often do you guys get ECU programming requests?