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mayor2013:
Am very sorry. When next you come around I will been a while

Just kidding. More power to ya elbow!

mayor2013:
All 8 Fuel injectors removed and ready to be transported to the fuel injector cleaning machine with ultrasonic bath

Oga Mayor I hail o. Longtime!
You didn't show me the ultrasound thingy when I visited

erico2k2:
whats good, how have you been, long time no chat

My brother long time. No mind me. Work has been intense but good I must say. Had to tame Nairaland time to compensate. Still following your AutoBiography conversion...

Inception:
how did you handle shipping to nigeria?

cos shipping na die o!

Was in the UK at the time so no international shipping fees

uwemjack:
Oh ok, meaning the drill was from amazon too?

Yep

uwemjack:
Please where did you get the socket adapters?

Amazon.co.uk
It featured as an add-on item and sold for £3.49

Inception:
i would love too have a high torque battery powered impact wrench.

Could you please assist in where to get one in naija for a cheap price?

I didn't get mine here though, but have seen several in Abuja markets. Just that I didn't find one that met my specifications which were:
1. Brushless
2. A reasonable torque rating. This one is 52N/m
3. Wide RPM range. This is 0 - 1650rpm
4. 1.5AH battery

I even saw some in Lugbe building materials market sef. Prices ranged from 18k or so can't remember exactly

The latest addition is a cordless brushless Black & Decker drill.
Also got some adapters to take different size sockets

Consistently Keeping the recommended service interval and oil weight is the more important thing not necessarily using synthetic above conventional.

Thanks boss!

Rats! That's how they took out the knock sensors on my mums car. Gazzuzz you were lucky, on mumsi's they chewed the wire almost into the sensor, they was nothing left to connect to. Finally had to get new sensors to fix the car

Don't know if washing the engine helps keep those guys away

My latest... Fuel pressure gauge.
Egunmogaji dey watch ya back Ayam coming for u

Specialist900:
oga sir, where you dey located for abj na? Make I come run test for my ac o

You can send your number (whatsapp) to my email then we can chat. Or state here if you do not mind.
My email piyke(at)diyautoworksng(dot)com

scarr:
Yea I know Honda line

Oga kingreign would help me inspect it before purchase. hopefully it's a minor issue

Thanks piyke Luvinhubby and all

Better. No rush in making a major decision

scarr:
I am about to pay for a Civic 03, I noticed the D light blinking.
Called "kazeem", he said the gear needs servicng that the oil isn't "guaged".

Oga Gazuz said d blinking is a fault on the gear, any idea where I can scan this car in Abuja or an affordable device to buy to determine the real problem.

This would go a long way for me in buying this car

cc kingreign luvinhubby piyke

Luvinhubby has covered the critical bits. Unfortunately I am on a trip and would not be able to offer you a scan until late next weekend

connkg:
Thanks, Piyke!!
... but don't you think 5W-20 is a little too thin for cars well over a decade old?
That's my only reason for using 5W-30.

People in the US with these same cars (well maintained) still use the recommended 5w-20. The key is whether the engine is worn. A good predictor of engine wear is the amount of oil consumed by the engine. As I stated earlier my car uses just an additional 0.53L 5w-20 (4.73L in total) through my inter service period. By all means if an engine consumes more than the volume of oil recommended by the manufacturer as normal consumption per 1000km it makes sense to switch to higher weight oil.

But if your liver permits only 5w-30 stick to it.
"My" rule of thumb, is to avoid low-weight synthetic oils in high mileage engines. Synthetics will flow more and might just expose weak seals which mineral oil won't.

thebigkendo:
Can't seem to locate any brand with genuine API seal to buy in Nigeria so i just opted for Mobile 1(US).. Where do you buy?

Where are you located? I opened a thread featuring a store that is the most stocked in Abuja as far as lubricants go. It's at Gudu parts market. Will find the thread and post the link shortly

kkon:
where do you buy it and does it have 5w20 Oil spec.

connkg:
@Piyke
I'm close to 3, 000 miles on my V6, 7 months already. Is that 8k oil a 5W-30?
Do you mind posting pictures?

The oil has both 5w-20 and 5w-30. See image of the former below.

Modified:
See link to thread of the place I reckon the best for motor oils in Abuja
https://www.nairaland.com/3528331/best-places-lubricants-more-abuja

thebigkendo:
What brand of mineral oil will you recommend? 21k for US mobil 1 is becoming a luxury. And can the mineral oil go for 4000 miles/6 month

I use STP Pro Formula (US brand), sells for 8k. There's no reason why it won't do the service interval you propose. I have also used Pennzoil. These days I am more concerned about the presence of a genuine API seal and not big brand names.

mufutau55:
@Piyke
My reply to your Nairaland PM is not going thru. So supply your email address here if you need to communicate.
Thanks.

Hajji M.

Thanks Oga Hajji
My email is piyke(at)diyautoworksng(dot)com

GAZZUZZ:
the wheel hubs (front) will be taken to a machine shop, and old bearings will be pressed out, then new bearings pressed in.

Old CV joint failed due to a leak on the booth


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Chief is KDD better than an original NTN bearing?

bizzibodi:
Ejo gazzuzz,why is this hose on my EGR blocked with broomstik?d other has no hose,bought car like that,what d effect,i need to restore it back.

Kazeem alert
Waiting for Gazzuzz... Unfortunately I haven't seen this part on Honda's so I am not really familiar with its function. Though it looks like some vacuum line

adanny01:
I use mobil XHP. I dumped expensive oils due to shortening of oil which makes me spend so much on oil.

I have serviced the sensor several times both on my 03 and and my friends 08 Accord.

In my car, since i bought the car, if i wash engine, it comes up with this code for a day to a couple of days before it goes away on its own. One time, weeks later it refused to clear so i removed it and gave it a proper bath. The washing problem still exist. When i got a leak, i thought silicone gum would do but it never stopped it. I got a fairly good gasket in Kaduna panteka. The person also gave me the valve body with a broken solenoid connector but removed his oil switch. I used his valve body and gasket with my solenoid and oil swtich. The leaking got worst so i reverted back to my valve body. After my last engine wash, the code came and never left. I removed it and serviced it but after 100miles working well the code came back. I got another solenoid but again after 100miles the code came back. I used the car with the limb mode for a week, suddenly, 3 days ago, i surprisingly saw the car passed its previous 3k rpm limit. Right now i have no leak and its working.

My friends story is a bitter one. His has 2 solenoids and 2 oil switchs black and blue. During an engine work when the engine was removed, the mechanics where very careless and the 2 oil switch broke. They also manhandled the connector harness which destroyed the connectors which were also coloured to identify them. A search for the blue switch never gave fruit likewise the black. We got green instead but both never worked. We later got one black. The 2nd challenge was the harness which became confusing since the connectors broke and were cut out. I later realised that only the black which shows up as A (intake) during scan causes the limp mode. As it is now, only that side of his sensor has a good oil switch and the B side which is exhaust isnt working but no limp mode. Although he has a permanent Check engine light due to it.

He recently had his fare share of leak but was resolved.

I recall you were using milemaster at some point. What I've learnt is that on cars as old as ours, it's best to stay clear from synthetic or semisynthetic oils.
I didn't have a good experience with milemaster when I tried it. Oil dried to the point of my CEL coming on, had I not instinctively checked my dipstick before starting the drive the story of my engine may have been different.

I've been using 5w-20 mineral oil and 5quarts (4.73L) is enough to get me through the 3500-4000 miles when I service the car. If you don't have leaks, you may discover that mineral oil 5w-20/30 may be good for your car.

adanny01:
That P2647 is a bastard. Its a night mare for every honda.

My own will go into the code for few weeks and treat itself if i ignore it enough. My friends 08 accord was a pain in the ass for a long time from this problem.

The sensor is also notorious for leaking engine oil.

I finally have the perfect solution for any kind of leak from that part. I serviced the part Honda said was non serviceable. Today mine is as dry as the Sahara and iVTEC works perfectly. I should put the procedure on my blog soon

bzion1:
Pls can u recommend someone in Uyo to help do d fix?

Cc: kingreign

What grade of oil do you use? P2647 more likely with using non recommended oil weights.
Sometimes an oil change takes care of the P2647. You just need someone that knows he's stuff to troubleshoot correctly; a loose connector to the VTEC pressure switch can cause it. If it doesn't go with an oil change, then you will need to change the VTEC oil pressure switch (Ensure you use the sensor that is black, if you use either the green or grey one [meant for different Honda's] the code will still come back)

I have reservations on the validity of the HIV positive test result and here are my reasons:

1. Virtually all infants born to HIV positive women will test positive if you use the regular HIV test kits (HIV rapid test kit) and this is due to presence of maternal antibodies which persist in the child till about 18months.
2. The test used to confirm HIV status for children less than 18 months of age is DNA PCR. This can validly tell if a HIV exposed infant is positive. Test is usually done at 4-6 weeks after birth and is only available in about 27 health facilities in Nigeria.

The child does not look 6weeks old, so was it an RTK test that was done or a PCR test?

bisi16:
Hello Honda gurus in d house.

I drive a 2001 civic. Noticed my check engine light so I scanned it. The scan result came up with p1457 (solenoid valve).

I've checked on d Internet but it's still not clear to me. Anyone know what this is and d likely cost.


Many thanks in advance everyone.

Was your fuel tank/pump recently worked on?

EgunMogaji:
Good one.

To get accurate readings you need to critically follow the procedure.

I've had a friend rebuild an engine thinking it had low compression when it didn't

Very true

chukel:
this is impressive. This is for cylinder compression test. When I have need for compression test, I will stroll to your place.

You are welcome bro

Removing cobwebs...

Got this new compression gauge. I've always wanted to add this to my collection.

bsideboii:
Pls, When you say "Rotate" what do you actually mean?

In addition to what Adanny01 has said, how you rotate your tires depends on whether the tires are directional or not. For directional tires, tires for a particular side stay on the same side, you just move front to back and back to front on the right side and do same for the left. For non directional I've forgotten the movement since I haven't used these kind of tires. Just google tire rotation, you will find all the info you need.
Also when to rotate depends on manufacturer recommendation. My accord recommends every 10k miles, Toyota corolla's recommend every 5k.

adanny01:
1. Honda design
2. Spare part costs
3. Performance

I recognize the major problem with Honda is front upper arms, ball joints and tie rod ends. These are very easy and cheap fix compared to the very expensive shocks problems with Toyota.

Another problem i have with Honda is tire wear. Tires usually wear at inside edges not matter how you make effort to keep the suspension good form.

I like Toyota for very quiet engine.

Do you rotate your tires as recommended? Never noticed this in my 9 years of owning one

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