A question, how about a situation where from a previous job, the AC system has a lot of oil above the recommended qty. What do you do to resolve this issue?
greatbrian: He didn't try to patch, that iron rod was perfectly fine. The nigga stuck those rubbers inside to prevent water passage so after a while the force of the water will make the rubber block the whole pipe when it gets to the place they bleed or is it blend the water. And I will take the car back he will fix it again and return the rubber backward and the whole stuff will be repeated. Been like that for almost 3 months and be kept making good money out of me. The most annoying thing is nigga will be deprive me the usage of my car for a week or so and come back with a bill of at least 30k telling me how bad the car gave him issues and how great a mechanic he his.
greatbrian: Don't know what you are really talking about. But the new guy just released the whole masala while the car kept overheating and as at this afternoon, he has called to tell me he his done fixing the overheating issues and even used the car from his workshop to a very far place.
I meant that the previous mechanic should have replaced failing parts in the cooling system instead of trying to patch
sooperrescue: please put the gallon picture on the thread so that we can understand the oil and it's use. There was a product called Rymco that my friend was importing from Holland. The website of the company has an oil finder where you can find the particular oil that is suitable for the kind of car you drive. I used it and it showed me that my friend was selling the oil and it was not suitable for any range rover brand. I stopped working with him and ensured that his oil was banned in our yard as a lot of other mechanics realized that the oil dries up. Engines are becoming more expensive nowadays but I rather rebuild the engine than to buy from the open market. Tokunbo engines are not foolproof and the condition of the engine is unknown. It's like putting a new heart without knowing the status of the heart. Be wise and use the right oil for your car. Prevention is better than cure.
Please see the pictures. They are both for extended performance and high mileage (+75,000 miles) which is the situation of most cars in use in Nigeria
DrAUTOCODE: What I discovered is that Average Nigeria cars have what is called sludge and the sludge is very deadly to the life of every car. But most Nigeria mechanic will be telling u it is nothing. Pls can my ogas enlighten us about this cancer in the life of every Nigeria car, eating up the flesh and leaving us the bone.
Also check engine light.
The main reason for the sludge is because most car users do not carry out oil change as required and/or use non-recommended engine oils.
The check engine light may come on due to several factors which only a diagnostic scan will figure out.
sooperrescue: Your 2008 Toyota Camry recommends 5w20 or 0w20 and not 5w30. But you are advised to use the 5w30 if the recommended oil is not available and revert immediately to the recommended oil. One thing that I am always curious about is that Toyota started recommending 5w20 ditto Honda 3 years before Range Rover began recommending 5w20 and many more years before they asked us to be using 0w20. When people are using Mobil 1 extended performance 5w20 on a Toyota, it's like using premium unleaded fuel on a 2007 Camry. The 5w20 recommended for Toyota cars in 2007 is not the same 5w20 recommended for a 5.0 V8 engine of a Range Rover. Waste of money. Someone asked why should royal purple API SL be rated higher than Mobil 1 API SN? For Toyota cars that requires API SL and SJ, the royal purple is very suitable for it than Mobil 1 API SN because though it is backward compatible with the lower specifications, it's better to use the one suitable for the car.
I have some 0W20 Mobil 1 available for sale. I can send it across to you in any part of Lagos
Check your brake fluid level. It may be below the threshold since you changed the brake pad. The mechanic may have bled the system and forgot to top up the brake fluid.
One or more of the tyre sensors on the wheels are malfunctioning. You can run a scan to know the exact one that is faulty, then you can replace and the warning light will go off.
nurey: 4runner = fj cruiser= Lexus GX series = land cruiser prado. They are rice but depends on how you want your rice, white rice, coconut rice, fried rice or jollof rice. The choice is yours
How about the Liberty Jeep? It's also an off-road vehicle.
Jwonder: I want say a big thank you to UK & EU who threatened APC politicians with Visa ban. Buhari can't do without his London doctor. The fear gripped them to behave
You forgot to add the US. That message was very strong and clear
phemsie: Good dey car gurus, please I drive a Honda baby boy, anytime I uses AC in my car enemy if it's just for 30 minutes I mus Ty visit a battery charger the next day. But if I don't use AC my battery last for long. Even if I don't drive the car for days a along as I didn't use AC whenever I crank the engine it will snap to life. Please what exactly is going on, is it that my AC was connected directly to battery, or is my alternator gone.
Please help cc: GAZZUZZ cc: nurey
You most likely have an under-charging issue. The alternator is the culprit. I had a similar issue in late 2017