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OperaMini1:
Pls where can I meet you for some assistance with my car, I'm in owerri. Thanks.

What car and what's the problem?

Gazzuzz how about this one I saw a while ago. Talk about lack of attention to detail

xerotop:
Thats the Honda Aircraft with double engine. If the v6 fails, the 4 cylinder picks up from there.

This one really cracked me up.

magikalz:
@Inze, I know EOD and Discussion Continues, the first Discussion Continues models started in 2005 actually. Honda Japan.
@Gazzuz, I am in the East, Owerri precisely. The valet key had this Honda sign on it that fell off recently...one electrician said that's where the sensor was located. As at now, the car can't start...what's the way forward please?

Just that you said it can't start, would have asked you to come for a free scan/consulting. I'm in Owerri but may not be able to come to you. Weekend is tight.

magikalz:
Good day everyone, I don't know whether to regret making Honda my first car. I recently got this 2005 Honda Accord, Discussion Continues, V4 engine and I have jumping from one issue to the other. I now wonder if the car is cursed...when idling in traffic, it vibrates, when AC is on and in Neutral, it vibrates. The gear shiftstick lighting doesn't come on and this morning, I turned the ignition, it came on but the engine wouldn't start. It would just kick healthily but won't start. The key in question is the valet key as the seller didn't have the original sensor key.
I called a mechanic and he said the car's security sensor is not recognizing the key and it needs reprogramming. I have spent a lot of money on this supposed 'direct toks' and I'm tired. Thinking of selling it...please I need help fast.

@luvinhubby
@gazzuz
@nas0

If you are in Lagos I suggest you find your way to Gazzuzz for resurrection. I feel over time, kazeems may have done some heavy custom jobs to the car.

Item(s) shipped!
Should be delivered on Monday, 1st February, 2016

I was so excited at this that I paid up the Nri-Ani that's left on my lot this morning.

Good work Spyder880! Sent you an email.

ekefre4:
Yes it does. I'm in uyo n u can't believe what I was told. 10k 4 scan?? I just got angry n left

Why not get a ELM scanner from Konga and use with your smartphone? Some even sell for N3500 or so. Most codes you are going to get will be generic anyway so if you're on a budget, this will help you.

apexquest:
At cold start early in the morning my own car (nissan primera) will start normal. Afterwards, if I try to start it, it will be going off. I will have to pedal down the throttle a little for it to start. What could be the fault??
Can't find a place to scan, port is obd1...

I'm thinking fuel delivery related: weak fuel pump, (if it uses a carburettor could be engine overheating and evaporating the fuel from the lines) . Other things like defective coolant temp sensor can also cause this.

ekefre4:
Yes irrespective of if d car is hot or cold plus I changed d cold start switch sometime last month. The problem just stopped 4 abt 4days then reoccurred. It has been like that since last month n it's annoying. Btw the CEL is showing sha. Should I go ahead with d scan?

Scan and get the code(s).

ekefre4:
It cranks well only that it doesn't start. Sometimes I have to press the gas before it's starts

Does it do this irrespective of whether the car is cold or hot?

Sexyqueen2:
Does the CEL show? if not you cant scan anything. A similar problem was solved on my moms crv by changing the cold start switch. A scan cost 1k in lagos. Dont let any1 reap u off.

Even if there's no CEL, using fuel trims from livedata one can diagnose a lot. A problem in fuel delivery can be isolated by just fuel trims for example.


@OP Bad fuel can also cause difficult starts. The fuel will fail to atomise well especially in cold weather.

And a subscriber by the nickname "Eddie" won the promo yesterday! He has confirmed his choice of item and I would be shipping out to his designated address within 48hrs.

Congratulations Eddie and a million thanks to all that subscribed!

ekefre4:
Please can someone here help me out? I drive a Honda CRV 2003 and I never had a problem until recently when it refused 2 start. My mechanic said I should change the plugs which I did but after a few days it re-occurred which he now told me that i should service the injector which i did but to no avail. So I finally decided to take it to another mechanic who said if the problem persists that it means my inner fuel pump (have no idea we had that) might be somewhat blocked that I need to fix it. The problem is i hardly have time and I don't want to leave my car there so I want to be sure if there is how the fuel pump when tested will pump fuel but the inner part is blocked? Also could this new mechanic be right? Don't wanna mess up my car. Please help a brother out here. tnx

Can you describe the difficulty in starting better? Does it crank? just silence or it makes a buzzing noise ?

Denn:
Nice job....

Thanks Denn

Coolexty:
I honestly never knew there's oven spray in Asaba. I live in warri and would love to bake my Honda Accord. Could you please send me the address of the place where u baked ur car and also the cost, thanks.

Address: Doesn't have a house address number, but it's off College of education road. If coming from the Nnebisi end, it's the next left turn after the school gate. Once on this untarred road, its the 2nd green gate on the right.

Cost depends on the level of panel beating your car would require. I paid 60k for the paint job, panel beater charged an additional 5k for his own work.

If you need more directions to the place you could send me a PM

IdaraCHODB:
Welldone dear friend

Painting a car takes a lot of time and patience, but with some handy tips and tricks you can easily do it yourself at home. Luckily with YouTube you can get the training you need to perform incredible paint jobs without spending all of that money on training at an auto school or shop. On the YouTube channel Rodsshop they have several different videos that help train people in all thing auto body. In this video we learn how to fix the horrible peeling clear coat on a vehicle that we all hate. The process is way easy then you would think and will leave your car looking absolutely brand new! To check it out click the video below!

http://speed.legendaryspeed.com/learn-how-to-easily-fix-the-peeling-clear-coat-on-your-car/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRwtTqy4OQM?list=PL7bCv2WuVwPTLUjthH2WUtreLEaU5Miht

isn't that your model? lol!

Funny enough its my model, the coupé. Many thanks for sharing these links. We keep learning everyday!

Just one more day to go!
You can still be the one!

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anneki:
Which of the two filters that you cut open had the irregularly spaced pleats?

For the price they are sold here we both know that none of them originated from the Honda Manufacturing Plant so there are no legal issues to worry about.

dumo1:
Mr Piyke Pls In the third picture? which of them is the one that was in the honda oil filter?

Irregular pleats is the Honda filter (Toyo Roki) made in Japan and commonly available in Nigeria.

You'd be surprised to know that I would recommend this Vic C-809 filter ahead of the made in US Fram oil filter that a lot of people pay so much to get

Marpol:
Without seeing the interior how can one identify a good filter?

You can get a peek at the interior from the large screw-on hole . The orderliness and tightness in the arrangement of the filter pleats, visual on the bypass valve and then from the perimeter (smaller holes) you can see if the filter has an anti-drain back valve or not. Irregular filter pleats is a quick give-away to a poor quality filter.

sommie1007:
@irohadis: You claim you can't refund customers yet because if the items are found to be fraudulently obtained, you would have refunded criminals for proceeds of crime. Now do you mind addressing the following legitimate concerns:

1.) I have more than once, provided proof of purchase & invoices from paypal, amazon & ebay. Are these not enough evidence that I am not one of the criminals?

2.) Refunding ONLY the shipping fees isn't a total compensation of the items. You & the New Jersey crime unit still get to keep the items pending the conclusion of the investigation. The major reason you're being investigated isn't the shipping fees paid, but the items & how they were obtained, No?

3.) Shippyme's last email to us says the court hearing was moved again from 20th October to 16 January 2016 which has well passed. I also noted the 16th of January 2016 as a saturday. Does the New Jersey court hold proceedings on weekends? If yes, what was the outcome/status? Or has it been moved again?

4.) Shippyme has a delivery period of 5 - 12 working days or 8 - 10 weeks for air & ocean freight respectively. It's been almost 7 months/196 days/28 weeks since I paid for my items to be shipped and I still haven't received them. It is a breach of (the delivery period) contract, or scam if you like, on your own part to fail to deliver my items without adequately refunding the delivery fees I fully paid for. I understand not being able to 'compensate' for the items purchased because they're still under investigation & not even in your custody. But refusing to refund ONLY my shipping fees doesn't seem right. Or are you also going to say that the delivery fees I paid were also confiscated by the New Jersey crime unit?

I have no ulterior motives. I am neither a competitor nor a disgruntled former employee. I am one of Shippyme's pioneer customers, I have shipped a lot of items with Shippyme without issues since Shippyme's inception in 2013, so this isn't an ill will, but a legitimate concern for Shippyme to do right by us.

I want to use this opportunity to call on all other affected customers, Shippyme will not have it both ways: keeping us in the dark about our items, and also holding onto our shipping fees. We should at least get our shipping fees refunded. It is a legitimate request that @irohadis and Shippyme MUST grant NOW, pending the conclusion of this never-ending scrutiny.

@Irohadis these are very legitimate. If really Shippyme/Zaposta has no evil motive, start by refunding those of us whose invoices have checked out our US to Nigeria shipping fees already paid.

No matter what you may say here, I don't believe you are pursuing the end of this actively.

Thank you Sommie1007 for this candid reasoning.

https://www.diyautoworksng.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20160101_110848.jpg

My tip to buying a good oil filter is very easy and can be applied by just anyone! No special skills are required and you don’t have to be a petrolhead to know how to do this.

Before going on to the tip, I perform a dissection of a good and a lesser quality filter for comparison. The OEM Honda filter (15400-plc-004) commonly available in Nigeria is compared to the after-market Vic C-809 oil filter made for Honda's.

https://www.diyautoworksng.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20160101_100927.jpg

One of the filters is definitely superior...

https://www.diyautoworksng.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20160101_103537.jpg

Read more @ http://www.diyautoworksng.com/how-to-buy-good-car-oil-filter/

GAZZUZZ:
If he calls you he is a scam.

08093469830

Sometimes he goes by Engr Nwachukwu

arduino:
It seems you have easy access to PS seals. How can one get them from your ends?

Got the stuff from Amazon. Here's the exact rebuild kit I used; [url]http://www.amazon.com/Edelmann-8934-Steering-Pump-Seal/dp/B0049MGBXA/ref=sr_1_12?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1453156060&vehicle=2003-59-751-113--1-9-5-7379--1-1-2356--2-0&sr=1-12&ymm=2003%3Ahonda%3Aaccord[/url]
And the bearing; http://www.amazon.com/Febest-Honda-Bearing-17X40X12-91048-P2A-003/dp/B00C6MYYWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1453156587&sr=8-1&keywords=febest+bearing+40x17
Used one of the shipping services around to get it down

@Denn.
Liked the first episode more than the second. Omotola appeared to have a better grasp of cars than Tiwa.
Nice work and keep it up. You can even add a session to dispel car myths like thermostat delete to the show. I think such will appeal to Nigerians a lot. Maybe host Siena n co as part of the stars.
When is episode 3 airing? It's been repeats lately.

Have not had any experience with a MIT, no family member or even friend owns one. So no comments

adanny01:
With our mechanics, the more they strip the car the more broken parts you get. At the end after reinstallation, a bucket full of bolts, nuts and clips would have been left behind and you would wonder if the car was fixed back correctly.

When my friend replaced his 2008 Honda Accord engine a lot of bolts, nuts, clips were missing. The entire air resonator box and its associated parts was missing. Engine mount stop bracket is still missing. Any where there is supposed to be 5 bolts, 3 or 4 are installed. All bolts are torqued till they can no longer move. All clips and grommets are broken or lost at the time of stripping. The mechanic didnt have patience when disconnecting connector for O2 B1S2, they pulled out the harnesses from the the connector. The sensor was destroyed in the process. Coolant hermostat housing was broken. PS oil tank was broken too. Gear shifter cable was broken. The list is endless.

It is a lot safer for us to do what we do. Last time i painted my car, the mechanic forgot a huge metal mallet in the boot liner. I had constant noise which i thought to be a failing rear suspension part. The rear wheel was desembled several times looking for the source of the noise but it turned out to be a mallet left behind.

Adanny in this response lies a fundamental problem we face as car owners; a lot of workmen are heavy handed, inpatient and sometimes don't appreciate the level of attention to detail required for fixing cars. This paint job would have been a lot less than it turned out had I not been around. In fact, some of the blemishes I was pointing out for the painter correct, he regarded as insignificant; "Oga that one no matter nau", "Oga you too worry". Maybe the guy would have died if he was doing a paint job for Siena

I just found out my rear left power window no longer works, following the loosening and reinstall of the panel to correct dents the door. Guess the panel beater forgot to attach the connector for that. Will sort it out myself.
I totally get the point of loosening less. Should I go the stripping down route next time, I will do the stripping myself while the painter does the painting.

dumo1:
Mr Piyke how many years have you been using ur honda accord and is a V6 engine under d hood of the car?

I've used it for 7 complete years. 2016 is my 8th year of having the car. How time flies! It was just like yesterday!
It's a 4 cylinder.

SLADsys:
Earthrealm, many thanks for your comment and advise. How do I identify a filter element with an anti-drain back valve or can you recommend or suggest where I could pick up one. I wouldn't mind if you can supply me though.

The anti-drain back valve is simply the rubber/silicone stuff you see behind the smaller holes that go all round the larger screw-on hole. It's usually orange or black on most of the filters I've seen

grimadult:
OK. Been looking for an oven at owerri but found none yet. My car has same faded spots on the bonnet, roof, boot and rear side panels.

The easiest way to find one in Owerri, would be to use a painter. The actual shop were my job was done doesn't have a booth, but they have a partnership with a bigger shop that has. So he simply rents their booth.

DECOtech:
Get your mechanic to check your hub bearings and brake pads.

Seconded.

grimadult:
Nice one Oga Piyke, car looks so fresh. Did u bake the car in owerri??

Nope. Asaba, Delta state

Siena:
[color=Blue]I understand.

I just thought as it's your own car, you would have stripped a lot off before paint, so you have minimal masking, and paint edges.

Lights.
Grille.
Bumpers.
Door handles.
Windscreen washer jets.
Aerial.
Side mouldings.
Side windows (you can wind them down, and mask the aperture).

I do painting too, when I have time, and a booth available to rent when required. I strip my car completely, even going as far as removing my doors, trunk, hood and fenders.

If it's being done by a shop, they strip the car too. There is no better way to prep and paint a car.[/color]

Can't agree more. That's certainly the correct way to do it. Would like to do it that way on my next paint job. Would at the very least remove all in the first list.
Thanks.