₦airaland Forum

The OBD scanner is the babalawo of the modern car. For 5,000 naira one can have their car scanned and the faults diagnosed to get to the root of the issue.

In November I had my '99 Camry V6 diagnosed after noticing consistent excessive fuel consumption over several weeks(about 30 per cent more) even though the "check" light had gone off. I did discuss this with Siena via Yahoo Messenger btw. The codes P1130 and P1135 came up. AF sensor, bank 1 was bad. The mechanic advised me to replace the two sensors. I bought both for 54,000 naira and had them fixed (they are so easy to replace btw) and the scan was done again the result was a clean bill of health. If I had my own scanner I would have replaced them myself.

The problem did not immediately go away, but after more than a month the fuel consumption returned to normal. @ Siena maybe you can shed some light as to why it took some time for the effect of the new air-fuel sensors to kick in.

@ OP, do a scan and find out what the problem is.

@ Siena, you are spot on. It will also help him to manage his mechanic better lest he ruins his car for him.

@hapi4eva, why not do a search with google. I am sure a lot of info is available on the web for you on this car.

@ nissparts, please, please don't try to scare people off V6 cars. The timing belt on my V6 '99 Camry took only a few hours to replace, and the mechanic did a perfect job.

Great car. Will be nice to see the engine. Happy sales.

The man has spoken the truth. Take it or leave it.

Hmm. Who really needs advice? You or your friend.

dmainboss, I agree with you. Nigerians make such irrational purchases and try to justify them. For instance there is this man in my church. He lives in a BQ with his family and drives a '98 Camry. That's ok. He recently bought a Sienna for his wife and brought it to the church for prayers. I thought he would be more concerned with moving into a house of his own, but that is a Nigerian for you.

@ OP, you are kidding us, right?

I showed this video to the folks in my office and they were all reluctant to condemn this man's action. This shows how much of a grip the pastors have on the psyche of the "God-fearing" Nigerians.

The fuel quality issue is quite serious. I read reviews of car owners in the US who report mixed driving mpg ratings of about 22 mpg for a V6 car and I just shake my head because I know rom experience that it's not possible in Nigeria.

Hello people. Being a car owner I look forward to 1 January 2012 with some amount of dread because it is the day from which the price of petrol is expected to more than double.

I have owned a '99 Camry (V6, 3.0l engine) for over 30 months and it came with the check light on. I did not know the full implication of the light until much later, and I kept on postponing doing a scan. From what I read about the check light on the Internet I deduced that the oxygen sensor had gone bad suspected it was responsible for the rather high fuel consumption of the car which got even worse recently -about 10mpg for city driving! It should be 20mpg.

I therefore went to do a scan yesterday and below are the results of the scan:

P1130: A/F Sensor Circuit Range/Performance (Bank 1 Sensor 1)
P1135: A/F Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank 1 Sensor 1).


So it's now confirmed that I need to replace my oxygen sensors which had gone bad. If I had replaced them much earlier it would have saved me a lot of money. I need two of them and the supplier says they will cost me 25,000 naira each. It felt like a kick in the ribs but I have done my calculations and I know I will make a lot of savings in the long run. I am picking the oxygen sensors tomorrow.

So peeps let's do what we can to make it easier on our wallets by making sure our cars are in top form as 1st January 2012 approaches.

This is just business.

The veracity of an SMS alert should be easy to verify. Once it's received you go online and log in to view your account balance on the website of the bank. Also you should receive an email alert as well.

@Siena, I disagree with you about the Sonata. Hyundai has upped its game and Americans are buying more of their cars. Check out the following links.

http://www.thetorquereport.com/2011/05/what_were_the_top-10_best_sell_4.html

http://www.edmunds.com/hyundai/sonata/2011/

When your brother stole your car and sold it did he not remember who's car it was? He has acted criminally and should be treated as a criminal. It's so strange the kind of values people have in Nigeria for them to think that if your brother steals from you then it should be kept in the family. This guy took it out of the family when he sold it to an outsider.

It's your call, mpeg. If you wanna forgive him, no wahala. It was your car.

It's sad. According to the police report I heard on the BBC he was not wearing his seat belt.

I blame her husband for letting her run to the test venue in her wedding dress.

;d ;d ;d ;d ;d

Career women are really having it rough with house maids. The women in my office keep changing them and complaining. It seems quite difficult for them to find a suitable maid. I for one do wonder how they can leave their child in the hands of a total stranger and go off to work.

@ Siena, I experience the same problem as donfidel with my V6 '99 Camry. The problem went away for a while after I replaced the spark plugs and resurfaced recently. It causes a low vibration when the car is idling in traffic. I thought it might be the fuel filter and replaced but the problem still persists. Your thoughts please. thanks.

@ Siena, did you say alternative fuel is free? Nothing is free in Nigeria I tell you. Our people are very sharp. Once they detect that the oil they were throwing away has value they will start selling it to you, even adulterating it to increase its quantity.

Okay. I don hear.

What's the fuel consumption like? Looks like a guzzler.

Why not walk into a Hyundai dealership and make inquiries?

@ shagaman, why the secrecy?

Quoting Ujujoan, ''Now I know she's pretty and lots of the club members want to sleep with her, but I trust my bf enough to know that he can't stoop that low.''

For your information, Tiger Woods slept with waitresses.

This is actually a 2006 model.

@ poster, I believe deep down in you, you already know the answer to your question.

Shedding tears of laughter here.

Hi Inspired, how much would an Infiniti FX35, 2005 model dashboard cost, plus shipping to Port Harcourt.

@poster, what is 'genue' please?