Middleman:

No car comes with only one key. One key on a tokunbo car usually entails the car was stolen from abroad, especially since the dealer had to lie.

Get the vin and check it out

Tman007:

Hi Forumites,

Can someone kindly confirm if its true that VW passat only comes with one key.

I went to check one of d cars and d dealer showed me d key (its like a small box different from normal keys)  which was inserted into a small compartment on d dash board.

Kashif:

I am not an automobile expert, but I am not a complete novice either. I am just wondering if it would be possible to build a six-cylinder engine in V configuration, with the option for the driver to use 4/6 of the cylinders or 6/6 when so desired. When doing city driving, he could use four cylinders to improve economy, but when on the highway and needs power, could switch to six cylinders.

What could be the timing, load-balancing, and other challenges? Just thinking,  Is this what a turbo charger could be instead? Cheers!

durtman:

pls hw much does it take to clear a landrover freelander jeep,2000/2002 its urgent

Ikenna351:

Sorry guys for these clowns have put you guys through.

The cause of of the high fuel consumption is not becuase of the absence of the caty converter, but because of absence of o2 sensor attached on the caty. If I were you guys, I wont bother to put back the Caty. Why? Because its a blessing to run your car without the caty. Your engine would be more responsive without caty converter & there would be a noticeable improvement in the fuel economy, better than when it had the caty converter. The caty converter reduces engine output & hinders car good fuel economy. Thats why i regard those thieves that stole your caty as clowns, because they donot understand what they did. Caty is installed in western world to control emission. Is even against the law to run a vehicle without it, especially in North America.

How then would you solve the car running rich issue (excessive fuel -black smoke)? Simply, install back the oxygen sensor is the solution. You musnt attach the o2 sensor on Catalytic converter for the sensor to work. I did it on mine & it worked, & still working till date. What you need to do is to go auto used spare market, look for a condemned exhaust that has o2 sensor hole on it or a damaged or dead caty converter, with the hole for the sensor still intact. Buy the condemned part of the exhaust pipe with the hole of the o2. You need the hole with o2 thread for the sensor to screw in. Cut out the part of the exhaust pipe that has the hole, take it to a welder. Ask the welder to measure the pipe you cut (with the hole for o2), cut the exhaust pipe of the car with the measurement he gets from the pipe you bought & weld in the pipe with the o2 sensor to the exhaust pipe of the car. Pls, it should be done on exhaust pipe close to the engine or the particular location of the exhaust pipe where the catalytic converter was before. If the pipe you bought wont match with the pipe in the car, cut out, in circle, the hole of the o2 from the pipe, create a hole  on the car exhaust & weld in the thread of the sensor on the car exhaust pipe. I hope my explanation is not confusing?

After the welding job, you will then have to purchase the o2 sensor. Its a little bit expensive. I bought mine brand new, a Bosch Universal  4- wire o2 sensor. The price was between 10 & 15k. Unless you want to try a used one, i would advice you to get a new one. Most modern cars have 4-wire o2 sensor that has heater. Or you can google it to know the type that your car should have. When you get the sensor, screw it  in the constructed hole. The harness & the plug should be hanging around the location of the catalytic converter (believing that the sensor ws unplugged when the stole the catalytic converter). When you find the sensor plug, plug it in & all the black smoke, overfueling, rich running or high fuel consumption will be a thing of the past. You will even start enjoying the car engine performance more than when it has caty, with better fuel economy.

If you think you cant go through this conversion, you can go & search for the caty which is very expensive & you might end getting a clogged/dead one, which would worsen the situation you are in now.

I took pics of mine when i did my own o2 sensor construction job on the exhaust pipe. But they are too large & cant be attached here. It would have helped you guys in guiding you on how to do it or instruct the welder what to do. Goodluck.

Ikenna.

Rather than these somewhat lengthy step (no offense). You can just gut out and old or condemned Catalytic converter and weld it in place. You will still have it there but without its contents. Bolt back the o2 sensor and you should be good to go.

Deklems:

Pls my co nairalanders, is it posible seeing the manual type of toyota camry 2000/2001(large light). thanks

jimts:

Ahah!! Dats too much! He has a budget of #1.7m and please upload pictures of the one you have. Thanks!

feelzee:

Thanks Kunle,

how can i get in touch with grimaldi shipping coy?
Do they ship from houston texas and do you know the tottal cost of the VIP?

Thanks gain

feelzee:

Hello,

Please need you guys help on the above topic.
trying to bring in a 2010 toyota camry from the U.S and due to the shipping coy saying they'll have to clear if it's containerised.
their clearing fees is so expensive so i've decided on the RORO way.

Guys please i need your advice on how to keep my car safe thrpough this method.

Thanks.

The cars is to be shipped by SAFEWAY SHIPPING COY