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blackboy:
Mechanics!!! Fear them. Only one I have found trust worthy and know his work well is Mr Yemi in Abuja.
Im in Abuja I bought an accidented car from US . Got a mechanic in Lagos who gave me a quote to put the car in order and the duration. Gave him advance and he kept asking for money and till he collected the balance telling me next week for almost one month. Last last i went to Lagos and made a visit to the mechanic. HAAAAA!! The car was in a worse state than i received it from the USA. iTs like he damaged it more. He said he did everything he said. Gave me a long list. I quickly arranged and towed it to another mechanic. That was like frying pan to fire. This mechanic was collecting like N150k from me every month for like 3 months and doing little or nothing. Na so i quickly call a driver I know and he went there to collect the car and i have since abandoned it. After years I went back to the car got another mechanic. Na so the mechanic told me gear box no good I should bring N250k gear box for Honda 2010. And a daily fee for the car at his workshop. I weak. Last last i go myself buy the gear box less than half that cost. Mechanics!! Another in Abuja collected my N80k and has been running and another my N100k and has been running. Nigeria!!!

is it yemi in apo mechanic, one short guy I guess?

Peppermintflav:
Firstly in the world of today, you've got to have a scanner. If your car develops fault you scan it yourself and know what the problem is before going to the mechanic workshop.
Secondly you should have a mechanic for different occasions, like me I have a mechanic that changes my shock absorber brake pads, I have another one if I want to do some serious work on the engine I have another one that changes oil.

When your catalyst disappear tomorrow you won't know the one that remove it, stick to one mechanic e get why, and not all fault that scanner will tell you, that is why you always argue with mechanic..

moscobabs:
My advice to every car owners

- Always ask for the faulty spare on your car when your mechanic change them

- Get the part yourself if u know the original

- Stay with your mechanic during repairs

- Don't accept any drinks or hospitality from your mechanic to avoid paying double

- Except major fault, don't allow your car to sleep in mechanic workshop

Why?

Ofiadiegwu:
Pray hard to get the right mechanic.
Else you will be made to pay for what you never needed.

My mech. then, whom I took a Toyota Camry to, for auto gear failure, told me we needed to change gear bus, after he made me spend much in his att not to repair it.

He gave me a connection of a man to send me gearbus from Lagos, but obviously, the plan was to scam me of #20k.
I found out this because I got the same gearbus from Lagos for #20k less when I used another connection.

Lastly, my mechanic couldn't fix the gear bus well, and when I refuse to leave his workshop, he kept making trouble that, he doesn't want working when owners of the vehicle are around, that I should leave...

I later found out he was obliged to do invite another mech. to come and do the work for him as he had failed...

The mechanic he invited was he able to fix the auto gear box?

akins33:
one thing iv learned with mechanics....call a mechanic to find out the issue,get another mechanic to fix it,..when the mechanic comes,tell him the problem,and what is to be done.

If the first mechanic got it wrong and he decided to rip you off and later you come for another fault and he will fix it for you at that period you have already spend double or triple...

Rotji:
Hmmm one scatter my brain with yarn say em be correct Honda specialist that just relocated from Lagos to Delta. Long story short, he wrecked my engine . I had to change engine last month o.

I had to run back to my old trusted mechanic and form story so he'll not vex

You have learnt your lessons.

Peppermintflav:
Firstly in the world of today, you've got to have a scanner. If your car develops fault you scan it yourself and know what the problem is before going to the mechanic workshop.
Secondly you should have a mechanic for different occasions, like me I have a mechanic that changes my shock absorber brake pads, I have another one if I want to do some serious work on the engine I have another one that changes oil.

bros u gerrit....... that's how it works for me too

brutal1:
The problem with these guys is that they believe they know more than the car owners and cannot be corrected, also they fail to upgrade their skill in a world where technology is changing rapidly. I don’t leave my cars with my mechanics too, they don’t know the value of your car or your life so they just use the Datsun training to work on your 2016 BMW x5 car, m’y mechanics service my car in my house, I don’t drive my car the day I want to service it, I drive after servicing it. I buy my oil (mobil1) for any v6 the only thing I trust them to buy is the filter and I must see it, And I watch him change it. They change my break pads at their place and i supervise myself, You can’t just give mechanic money to change oil and leave your car, some don’t even know the value of your car so they can pour a black oil from another car and chop your money and that’s bye bye to your engine. Your catalyst could be removed as well, I have different mechanics for different jobs too, and I stay with them, I know some of you are very busy but a careless mistake by these guys will send you to comma and you will eventually die. I call my mechanics before driving there and once I get there they start working on my car, I have a good rapport with these guys, I bought a tool kit myself, bought a scanner, watch YouTube videos, I cannot remember the number of times that I had to draw their attention to many things…oversight…these guys have many wives and concubines (when you leave your car with them , they drive it to go and see their girlfriends and impress them with it , they can even do doggy in a car that you have not
Kissed madam inside) me that I have one wife sef my mind is busy thinking about home so how do I expect someone with 4 to focus? I can’t forget dada at Aleshinloye ..:this one is an Aboki mechanic (grew up in the north) he smokes weed before work, during and after. The teeth are neither black nor green or brown. He will be working and looking for tools that are just by his side, there was a day he accused his comechanic of stealing a tool that was just by his side. I gambled and left one Corolla with him to change the oil, me that I was using my Mobil normal he went to buy one foreign oil like this (trying to remember the name) castrol or so ….when it was time to change it, after checking like 3 places and I couldn’t get it I went back to me Mobil jeje…don’t just leave your car with any mechanic ..:some of them have boys learning under them, once you leave , those ones use your car as a practical …may they not use Micra idea to finish your Venza, or complex cars like benz, bmw ooo….finally don’t joke with anything that can get you killed pay attention to it yourself….

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ojtech8291:
Nigeria's Mechanics are terrible. They failed to develop themselves. They continue using old methods or force to lose or replace parts. There are many resources for them to watch and read but they will not. I finished most of the technical things myself. Especially the electrical aspects.

You just got to search for the one that have good experience

blackboy:
Mechanics!!! Fear them. Only one I have found trust worthy and know his work well is Mr Yemi in Abuja.
Im in Abuja I bought an accidented car from US . Got a mechanic in Lagos who gave me a quote to put the car in order and the duration. Gave him advance and he kept asking for money and till he collected the balance telling me next week for almost one month. Last last i went to Lagos and made a visit to the mechanic. HAAAAA!! The car was in a worse state than i received it from the USA. iTs like he damaged it more. He said he did everything he said. Gave me a long list. I quickly arranged and towed it to another mechanic. That was like frying pan to fire. This mechanic was collecting like N150k from me every month for like 3 months and doing little or nothing. Na so i quickly call a driver I know and he went there to collect the car and i have since abandoned it. After years I went back to the car got another mechanic. Na so the mechanic told me gear box no good I should bring N250k gear box for Honda 2010. And a daily fee for the car at his workshop. I weak. Last last i go myself buy the gear box less than half that cost. Mechanics!! Another in Abuja collected my N80k and has been running and another my N100k and has been running. Nigeria!!!

You should have use the money to buy a clean car by now you won't have experience all this stories that you are experiencing now.. too bad.

Goldbw122:
The mechanic he invited was he able to fix the auto gear box?

Yes, I later left in anger because the guy insisted I have to leave for my work to be done...

ontolegit:
For how much?

250k

Goldbw122:
When your catalyst disappear tomorrow you won't know the one that remove it, stick to one mechanic e get why, and not all fault that scanner will tell you, that is why you always argue with mechanic..

OBD2 scanners do no lie. One thing u should know is that, when u first scan any vehicle for fault(s), the current and associated fault codes would be shown unti u. That's why u need clear them, drive the vehicle around (in expectation of any code) and re-scan. The current code that is usually the code that triggered malfunction in other areas that showed codes will come up again. So, with that, u can start with life data to further troubleshoot

I took my corolla 2010 to work on the Ac i ended up in the police station because the catalyst was stolen.

The story is long.

He damaged my engine, end up buying new one.

kennybabs1980:
Presently, I drive an old model Toyota RAV4 and a 2003 Subaru Forester. I have changed Mechanics 3 times since July last year. They keep disappointing me. You give your car to a mechanic you consider as experienced, one has to sit down there for him to do the right thing and I don't have the time. Immediately you leave, he ask his boys to do the work and I'm not comfortable with these small boys expertise.
The second one tell lies as if tomorrow won't come. Common parts, he'll tell you is 20k and still charge me high after scraping me financially on parts. The third one will not just do the work except you are there and sometimes I do see up to 4 car owners dragging him.
Please what's your experience with our local mechanics and how have you been coping with them?

Sometimes the internet is a huge reservoir to handle some issues in your car, unless you're pretty avoiding greasy hands.
I can change my plugs, airflow meter, bulbs, brain box etc query the internet if you can have the right key words. For example my bmw went for an oil change, but the mechanic failed to screw tight the oil intake port tight, thereby admit air into the engine system, resulting in
the car stalling in motion, sometimes complete failure to accelerate smoothly, took it back, their opinion there are no problem with your car, and later suggested what I will change. On getting home I queried bmw website site. One answer pops up, oil intake port gasket faulty, I took a hand towel to unscrew the cover, behold it was as bad as not tightened, the rest is history a knowledge gained.
Whatever your car is, query their website first, you must know your car model very well, not like tiny light, orobo, ugly face, evil spirit kind of stuff. Instead of cam rod our local mechanics calls it cacamber.

Peppermintflav:
Firstly in the world of today, you've got to have a scanner. If your car develops fault you scan it yourself and know what the problem is before going to the mechanic workshop.
Secondly you should have a mechanic for different occasions, like me I have a mechanic that changes my shock absorber brake pads, I have another one if I want to do some serious work on the engine I have another one that changes oil.

Unbelievable

SultanOfPuna:
My neighbor who is a Medical Doctor is one of the best and most sophisticated Mechanic I have ever seen in Nigeria.

This guy knows everything from interior to exterior and engine design.
He was even chatting with some Japanese car developer engineers while repairing my Kia car.

He brought out laptop and connect it to my car and was scanning and doing sophisticated things.


I used to wonder what the hell is this guy doing as a doctor for Christ sake.
His knowledge of repairing cars is crazy

If he was abroad, by now he will be world class car engineer.
Guy can dismantle every piece of your car and reassemble it back without stress.

I AM THE CAR DOCTOR.

Twob:
OBD2 scanners do no lie. One thing u should know is that, when u first scan any vehicle for fault(s), the current and associated fault codes would be shown unti u. That's why u need clear them, drive the vehicle around (in expectation of any code) and re-scan. The current code that is usually the code that triggered malfunction in other areas that showed codes will come up again. So, with that, u can start with life data to further troubleshoot

Actually he is right, not all parts are computerised thus not every fault will get detected by a scan. Some codes can only lead you towards the problem but it will still take some sorting to figure out the real problem.

highoctane:
Sometimes the internet is a huge reservoir to handle some issues in your car, unless you're pretty avoiding greasy hands.
I can change my plugs, airflow meter, bulbs, brain box etc query the internet if you can have the right key words. For example my bmw went for an oil change, but the mechanic failed to screw tight the oil intake port tight, thereby admit air into the engine system, resulting in
the car stalling in motion, sometimes complete failure to accelerate smoothly, took it back, their opinion there are no problem with your car, and later suggested what I will change. On getting home I queried bmw website site. One answer pops up, oil intake port gasket faulty, I took a hand towel to unscrew the cover, behold it was as bad as not tightened, the rest is history a knowledge gained.
Whatever your car is, query their website first, you must know your car model very well, not like tiny light, orobo, ugly face, evil spirit kind of stuff. Instead of cam rod our local mechanics calls it cacamber.

Exactly. Our mechanics simply refuse to upgrade their knowledge as someone already pointed out.

Imagine an elderly mechanic saying YouTube videos don't teach anything meanwhile he is busy doing guess work and can't even run a scan on the vehicle.

Peppermintflav:
Firstly in the world of today, you've got to have a scanner. If your car develops fault you scan it yourself and know what the problem is before going to the mechanic workshop.
Secondly you should have a mechanic for different occasions, like me I have a mechanic that changes my shock absorber brake pads, I have another one if I want to do some serious work on the engine I have another one that changes oil.

This shouldn't be the new normal, nah

Should people also start diagnosing themselves before going to the hospital Let's not start finding excuses for them.

The truth is that all Nigerian artisans have problems with professionalism(work ethics), dedication, sincerity and trustworthiness, and need to earnestly turn a new leaf.

SensualMan:
My mech charges me £40 for an hour labour. The job gets done.


In Nigeria u have good heads who know what they are doing but unfortunately they lack the requisite tools, lack shelter, lack presentation and charge between 3k to 5k for 5 hour job done.
There are really good mechanics in Nigeria, the only thing lacking in them is the available tools. It amazes me the risk they take with their lives to fix cars absent tools. Then there are bad mechanics as well

Who should buy tools for them?

Bros, anyone who doesn't have the necessary tools to run a profession he has chosen for himself and dedicated his life to should go home and sleep

Rotji:
Hmmm one scatter my brain with yarn say em be correct Honda specialist that just relocated from Lagos to Delta. Long story short, he wrecked my engine . I had to change engine last month o.

I had to run back to my old trusted mechanic and form story so he'll not vex

SultanOfPuna:
My neighbor who is a Medical Doctor is one of the best and most sophisticated Mechanic I have ever seen in Nigeria.

This guy knows everything from interior to exterior and engine design.
He was even chatting with some Japanese car developer engineers while repairing my Kia car.

He brought out laptop and connect it to my car and was scanning and doing sophisticated things.


I used to wonder what the hell is this guy doing as a doctor for Christ sake.
His knowledge of repairing cars is crazy

If he was abroad, by now he will be world class car engineer.
Guy can dismantle every piece of your car and reassemble it back without stress.

If you hadn't put the doctor part there, I'd think you referring to my bro

kennybabs1980:
Presently, I drive an old model Toyota RAV4 and a 2003 Subaru Forester. I have changed Mechanics 3 times since July last year. They keep disappointing me. You give your car to a mechanic you consider as experienced, one has to sit down there for him to do the right thing and I don't have the time. Immediately you leave, he ask his boys to do the work and I'm not comfortable with these small boys expertise.
The second one tell lies as if tomorrow won't come. Common parts, he'll tell you is 20k and still charge me high after scraping me financially on parts. The third one will not just do the work except you are there and sometimes I do see up to 4 car owners dragging him.
Please what's your experience with our local mechanics and how have you been coping with them?

My experience with my mechanic recently was crazy.
This is my story.
First, my car AC developed problem, I took it to this man someone recommended to me as expert in fixing car AC. After checking he told me that the AC compressor, condenser and evaporator is bad and need to be change in which I gave him money to buy and fixed. When doing the work he loose the car dashboard to remove the old evaporator and fixed the new one then he discover nothing wrong with that and fixed it back, the AC come back to live. After two weeks it stop working then he said the compressor he bought is not good enough. He return it and collect another one but still all stop working less than two weeks again. That is how I became a regular customer in his workshop without succeeded in fixing the AC. I travel with the car to Ilorin on my way back the car engine just knocked without any signal. When checking I discovered there is no single drop of engine oil remain in the engine. I called one mechanic and electrician to find out what really happened, there is a hose under the engine that is bursted and that is where all the engine oil escaped out. That is when I discover that the AC man has disconnect the wire that supposed to let the engine oil light show in the dashboard. I called my mechanic and we took the car to his workshop in lagos and fixed the engine. When he is bringing the car to my house he told me the gear didn't enter reverse and need a reset. He took the car to a gear mechanic to reset it, my car was with this guy for almost two months before I go and collect my car back by force to another person that fixed the gear and still the gear is not working well till now. He told me to continue drive it that it be okay later. So we all have to becareful with all these roadside mechanic majority of them don't know anything.

rocknation62:
Not only mechanics mostly with people with handwork especially Fashion Designers (Tailors). Some of them can lie, only few of them are trustworthy & have the fear of God.


Meanwhile

I'm different

What TRACKER do you adopt sir?
Thank you as you respond.

Nwakannaya1:
I left car for Oga to run a few things, shouldn't take him more than 2hours at most. He didn't call back till night, he said that the master brake developed issue.

Oga carry car go flex, I was just watching his movement and listening the banging music in d car through the tracker. Him just go burn my petrol.

The guy come tomorrow dey say him park car for workshop go house. I just dey laugh.

Nigerian mechanics be like women, dem must frustrate u, just find d one wey u fit overlook.

ScofieldBello:
What TRACKER do you adopt sir?
Thank you as you respond.

GPS vehicle tracker can give all of those features

Goldbw122:
When your catalyst disappear tomorrow you won't know the one that remove it, stick to one mechanic e get why, and not all fault that scanner will tell you, that is why you always argue with mechanic..

I don't leave my car with the mechanic. I'm always there from start to finish.
It's good to have variety, what if your mechanic is sick or travelled, and you have pressing issues with your car?

I stayed with my mechanic o,. They know me for that. I have learnt alot doing so too. I can resolve some issues sef without visiting them.
I don't need them for changing of brake pads, plugs, MAF cleaning, throttle body, doors and windows issues etc.

My neighbour calls me engineer Cos he sees me repairing generators big and small myself. All these stuff are not hard but interest. I like repairing stuff though. I derive pleasure doing so.

blackboy:
Mechanics!!! Fear them. Only one I have found trust worthy and know his work well is Mr Yemi in Abuja.
Im in Abuja I bought an accidented car from US . Got a mechanic in Lagos who gave me a quote to put the car in order and the duration. Gave him advance and he kept asking for money and till he collected the balance telling me next week for almost one month. Last last i went to Lagos and made a visit to the mechanic. HAAAAA!! The car was in a worse state than i received it from the USA. iTs like he damaged it more. He said he did everything he said. Gave me a long list. I quickly arranged and towed it to another mechanic. That was like frying pan to fire. This mechanic was collecting like N150k from me every month for like 3 months and doing little or nothing. Na so i quickly call a driver I know and he went there to collect the car and i have since abandoned it. After years I went back to the car got another mechanic. Na so the mechanic told me gear box no good I should bring N250k gear box for Honda 2010. And a daily fee for the car at his workshop. I weak. Last last i go myself buy the gear box less than half that cost. Mechanics!! Another in Abuja collected my N80k and has been running and another my N100k and has been running. Nigeria!!!

Bros you get money oh

But in PHC I have good mechanics. So no complain. Only had terrible experience with spray painter