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After much care for my engine and not being able to rig Gazzuzz's free paint-job promo in my favour , I decided to restore the finish or should I say respray my car.
I'm retaining the same colour. The paint job is mainly inspired by the fact that a couple areas of paint on the car have aged Don't know if that's the right word.

Bcapearl:
pls I need info on how to get the o ring of my 2005 accord power steering pump. my pump is making whinning, unpleasant sounds wen d engine is cold. thanks

What o-ring? inlet or outlet? The inlet is what will cause a whine. As a poster has said you can get on Amazon or easier you bring out the old one and head to those that sell seals to get a match.
NB: if that o-ring is the cause of your whine, the PS reservoir should have bubbles in it.
Finally, low fluid or the wrong fluid will cause noise as well. Only Honda PS fluid will do. what fluid do you have in the system? Any leaks?

Kashif:
The big machine is a lathe.

Thanks for the info

And lo, a brand new transmission is born!
Will actually prefer doing this than buying a belgium tranny. Just that I don't have the competence for now
Any updates on the test?

EgunMogaji:
He's resurfacing camshafts or "profiling".

I believe that the bigger machine is for grinding crankshafts.

Very cool stuff. I might need his services in the future.

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I was even more impressed when I saw him using a vernier calliper on one of the jobs he was doing

I finally found the cause of my front end rattle at low speeds over uneven roads...a broken right engine mount
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As usual I DIY'ed the replacement. Details here: http://www.diyautoworksng.com/replacing-the-right-engine-mount-on-the-2003-2007-accord-or-2004-2008-acura-tltsx/

@erico2k2 Howfar?
We need a report on all those dem DIY scheduled for the Christmas period

RazaqMB:
got inspired and changed mine to.. from green to white

Nice, has a fresh feeling to it.

unmask:
unfortunately I am yet to scream......my last purchase for which I was debited on tuesday cost me 6445.43 on amazon for goods worth $30.99. Do the maths and tell me what u see

What bank? Porting alert

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Why I like this product? 3 reasons:

1. As the name says you just spray it on and wipe off. That's all. You don't need to buff and buff for your car to shine.
2. No need to dry your car after washing it to use this product. With the car still dripping wet, spray on and wipe off. That's it!!
3. It does make your car shine!

It could be yours at no cost!

grimadult:
Thank you so much for this information Oga Piyke, am so going there this morning to resurface mine.

You're welcome. He charged 4k for resurfacing the 2. Maybe it was Christmas season. You can attempt to haggle.

jayuuk:
Please give me the address, am in owerri so i can check them out too.

Its at new market around the area where AC parts are sold. He's the only guy there; very popular. Just ask for the shop that uses a machine to resurface rotors (smoothen brake discs). His shop is a white container. Sorry I don't have the street address but following this description would get you there.

They were some other machines which I couldn't identify... Dont know what they are used for

Now here's why I visited the shop; this was my rotor being resurfaced, done to precision. All pulsing from the pedal when braking at high speeds gone

While I was there a lot of mechanics came in with new pistons to replace the worn ones on connecting rods

I got the place by means of a referral from the guys that I bought my brake pads from. Upon entering the first thing to catch my attention was the press. Don't know how many tons but It was pressing out and pressing in a whole lot!

I am glad I won't have to have ball joints, bearing etc hammered into place any more! So many bearings are compromised in the process of hammering them in

My quest to resurface my rotors last December (rotors were warped) led me to discover this machinist shop in Owerri. Details to follow...

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@Denn I don land o. Voting for retention of old plate with change of ownership (my opinion).
Still rocking my old plates!

@OP I believe it's better to remove the pretty and ex wife bits.

solaceTK:
Believe that First bank dollar rate is #208, believe anything. Even before the recent dollar hike First bank dollar rate was #225 when StanbicIBTC rate was #220, then from #220 it jumped to #260. Then what miracle do u think would have made First bank to slash their rate even in dis dollar scarcity. Do you think they are stupid or what? That bros, the only thing l can tell u is pls write down ur balance before making that payment, then check ur account balance 24 hrs after payment, am certain ur neighbours will hear u screaming. l can bet my ass on dis one, talking out of experience. Most times these banks play pranks on us.

writejhn27:
Wow to those I said first bank charges 208 I was wrong. Thank God I express my self. Run from first bank never knew they were charging 277.7 to $1
Thank God I know now. Thanks to all that makes me re-check

Thanks all. It seems GTB is better for now, though ultimately we can only expect to pay black market rates for online transactions due to the present austerity on forex

writejhn27:
First bank charge me 208 today

Thank you very much. The will appear to be the final straw that will break my long association with GTB

spyder880:
As prepared by my surveyors.......

Spyder880 please kindly reserve 63 & 64 for me. Will be waiting for the 'go' after the final price is settled. Thanks

@twinskenny
@all
Can anyone confirm the dollar to naira rates for card transactions using naira denominated cards on Amazon As at today.
I did some transactions with GTB naira MasterCard and while Amazon showed $1 to N208 GTB alerts came at N270 to the dollar. NB: I chose to pay in Naira not dollars.
Can anyone recommend the best naija debit card for Amazon transactions.

Looking really good. Well done Spyder880

Thanks Gazzuzz and kingreign for the compliments.
Wishing you a too a merry Christmas and a very prosperous 2016. I also extend compliments to; Denn, EgunMogaji, 9icetoo(m), Kashif, chukel, sultaan, Marpol, nissparts, Siena, Ikenna351, lonelydora, Readonee35L, ZIMDRILL(m), cardoctor(m), nurey, Decotech.


And a special one for my fellow Honda Accord warriors : Abatically, Adanny01...

Thanks all. Learnt a lot from y'all

lonelydora:
I just experienced this yesterday. Mine is a V6. The temperature rises and immediately I turn off the ac, it comes down and never happens again.

I can clearly remember the circumstances that led to this in mine. Actually, the condenser fan relay was bad and thus my air con wasn't chilling. As part of troubleshooting and what I read on the net, I switched the radiator fan and condenser fan relays and that was when the overheat thing started. It started immediately I did this switch and turned on the AC which was now chilling. So I'd say it's your radiator fan relay that needs to be changed.
Do let us know how it goes

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Many thanks

Denn please when is the next episode? Missed the first and the repeat as well

elshanAutos:
Sa

Hi ElshanAutos, saw your PM but my reply bounced off nairaland servers. What's up?

Mail received and replied.

adanny01:
I decided to risk it by dismantling it.

First attempt in coupling was unsuccesful as it refused to pump due to mistakes in installing outercase and side plate. The mechanic got scared and was reluctant to open up again but i prevailed on him to do it.

Second attempt was very successful and stressless as i sent the mechanic on an errand while i took time to wash the parts clean let them dry, made sure the right parts are placed correctly. Mechanics dont really take their time to do a thorough job. This time around the pump worked like magic and even better than it was originally. I have a new bearing inplace which made the pump very quiet. The difference is clear.

Adanny01 now I know what you're enjoying, just finished replacing my worn PS bearing this evening and my engine sounds much quiter. Also used the opportunity to replace all seals in the pump. Took loads of pics and will reload this DIY on my blog soon

gateleo:
Please the check engine light on my Toyota carmy 99 is on, I took the car for scan and the nothing special was detected. The light went off after the guy finished scanning.

Two days later, the light was up again and I took the car again for scan. When I got there, the guy removed the battery head for some minutes and placed it back. He said I should start the engine again and the Check Engine light came up and went off again.

Now, after some hours driving, the Check Engine will comes up again and if I remove the battery head and place back the Check Engine light will disappear.

Please what might be the problem? Any useful suggestions will be highly appreciated....

Thanks

Stop removing the battery terminal, have the car scanned and post the code here