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Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by vivalavida(m): 6:13pm On Dec 31, 2022
vivalavida:
Please guys, I had cause to change my compressor about a week ago. But since yesterday I observed whenever I am in traffic and My RPM drops, I start experiencing heavy vibration in the engine bay and my RPM fluctuates. But when I am on motion, no such vibrations. What could be the cause?

I have been able to sort this out today. One of my fans stopped working and I didn't notice. When I am in traffic, the other one couldn't sustain the cooling and hence the vibrations and the fluctuating RPM but when I am on motion, the single fan working was enough. I have not had time all these while till this afternoon. Immediately the new fan was fixed, all those vibration and fluctuating RPM ceased. Even the error code P2184 I was seeing for ECT Sensor 2 cleared too.

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Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Highorbit7O16: 9:50am On Jan 01, 2023
Hello everyone and happy new year.
Please I use a Lexus Rx 300 and I notice my AC compressor comes on and off like almost every 2mins averagely. The AC is still cold but kind of feels different . Im suspecting my condenser or the gas itself. What could be the cause please... Thanks
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by jojomario(m): 3:32am On Jan 02, 2023
Kindly advice me on camry 2008.
Is it advisable to run the two fans direct?
Mine, does not start rolling until maybe 3min after I start engine for the day or when the engine is still cold.
Recently, the fans won't start until I on the AC and it's causing overheating on the engine.
What is the normal working condition of the fans and can I run it direct?
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by empron(m): 4:27am On Jan 02, 2023
jojomario:
Kindly advice me on camry 2008.
Is it advisable to run the two fans direct?
Mine, does not start rolling until maybe 3min after I start engine for the day or when the engine is still cold.
Recently, the fans won't start until I on the AC and it's causing overheating on the engine.
What is the normal working condition of the fans and can I run it direct?
Nope don't that,the fault can be trace.Run a scan and look for a good electrician to troubleshoot.I suspect faulty CTS (Coolant Temperature Sensor)
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by hoyinmide(m): 3:23pm On Jan 02, 2023
GOOD AFTERNOON PLEASE I CHANGED MY ACURA TL 09 linkages and then did ALIGNMENT AFTER. I DISCOVERED IF TURNED TO THE RIGHT THE STEERING GET HOOKED BUT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT.

Please what can I do!!!
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by funlover1(m): 3:27pm On Jan 02, 2023
On Saturday, I was in a bit of hurry and mistakenly connected my battery terminals the wrong way.. I connected positive to negative and vise versa. While this happened, it triggered an alarm in the car, I still didn''t know what the issue was and tried to start the car; the engine did not come on. I realised the mistake and connected back the right way but the car didn't come on. There was no cranking; it was as if the battery was flat but the same battery when I returned to the car I took it from worked perfectly.

I have not tried to start the car since then. What do you advise I do? What should I check ?

The car is Acura MDX 2005
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 5:35pm On Jan 02, 2023
hoyinmide:
GOOD AFTERNOON PLEASE I CHANGED MY ACURA TL 09 linkages and then did ALIGNMENT AFTER. I DISCOVERED IF TURNED TO THE RIGHT THE STEERING GET HOOKED BUT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT.

Please what can I do!!!

Undo what your alignment technician did pls
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 5:35pm On Jan 02, 2023
funlover1:
On Saturday, I was in a bit of hurry and mistakenly connected my battery terminals the wrong way.. I connected positive to negative and vise versa. While this happened, it triggered an alarm in the car, I still didn''t know what the issue was and tried to start the car; the engine did not come on. I realised the mistake and connected back the right way but the car didn't come on. There was no cranking; it was as if the battery was flat but the same battery when I returned to the car I took it from worked perfectly.

I have not tried to start the car since then. What do you advise I do? What should I check ?

The car is Acura MDX 2005

Start your car pls
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by hoyinmide(m): 8:14pm On Jan 02, 2023
kingreign:


Undo what your alignment technician did pls


Okay my mechanic was teln me it might be as a result of bad ABS
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Cool83(m): 10:39am On Jan 03, 2023
Please help, what could be making RPM to be going down while on speed and sometimes lead to shutting down of engine
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by wallrichy: 4:17pm On Jan 06, 2023
Hello The Car experts in the house,

I have a Kia Optima 2015 Model. I recently discovered EPS( Electronic Power Steering) sign that has been popping up on the dashboard whenever am driving. Whenever this sign comes up, my steering becomes stiff until I use obd2 to diagnose and erase it....then immediately becomes normal again but still happen after some hours of driving. I have checked the charging system and seems normal. Please expert, any idea of how this EPS sign can be totally and permanently stopped....Thanks
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by celestial1: 5:21pm On Jan 06, 2023
Please i need good car ac, please recommend one for me or signify yourself
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 7:47pm On Jan 06, 2023
wallrichy:
Hello The Car experts in the house,

I have a Kia Optima 2015 Model. I recently discovered EPS( Electronic Power Steering) sign that has been popping up on the dashboard whenever am driving. Whenever this sign comes up, my steering becomes stiff until I use obd2 to diagnose and erase it....then immediately becomes normal again but still happen after some hours of driving. I have checked the charging system and seems normal. Please expert, any idea of how this EPS sign can be totally and permanently stopped....Thanks
Probably your EPS is going bad
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 7:48pm On Jan 06, 2023
celestial1:
Please i need good car ac, please recommend one for me or signify yourself
Car AC technician unavailable, I can’t also recommend anyone.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 7:49pm On Jan 06, 2023
hoyinmide:



Okay my mechanic was teln me it might be as a result of bad ABS
Highly debatable
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Alaka96(m): 7:21am On Jan 07, 2023
Hello my fellow automobile enthusiast,
i have the following question
1 what is a borale engine and half engine what parts does it contain ?
2 can i repair a 2az engine that throw a rod and break the engine block ?
3 Price of tokunbo 2az engine Canada/USA version and Japan version.
Some minute after i start the car before driving out, i rev/raise the engine and suddenly i heard a loud sound and switch off the engine to check, behold the engine block was having a hole and i found the connecting rod outside the engine.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 8:46am On Jan 07, 2023
Alaka96:
Hello my fellow automobile enthusiast,
i have the following question
1 what is a borale engine and half engine what parts does it contain ?
2 can i repair a 2az engine that throw a rod and break the engine block ?
3 Price of tokunbo 2az engine Canada/USA version and Japan version.
Some minute after i start the car before driving out, i rev/raise the engine and suddenly i heard a loud sound and switch off the engine to check, behold the engine block was having a hole and i found the connecting rod outside the engine.

Summary of the whole story, engine threw a rod and broke the engine block. You should buy a JDM engine. It’s more expensive than the US spec and also hard to see, but it is more reliable than the US. Avoid 1AZ rebranded to 2AZ. Those are very very common in the market.

If you’re in Abuja, feel free to contact me if you need my services 07034581213

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Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Fremantle: 10:13am On Jan 07, 2023
Good morning Guys and Happy New year to y'all.

So, I drive a 2009 Sienna, recently the vehicle has been acting abnormal, what I mean is, at exactly 120km/h the vehicle starts to vibrate, the two front wheels, this issue came up last week, I thought it was the tyres as new tyres were bought since the old ones were already bad, but that wasn't the problem.

Inspected the brakes and rotors but they're all OK. Today again on my way to Keffi the issue started, the funny thing is, at 110KM/H no vibration but once you hit 120KM/H the car starts to vibrate without applying brakes, the vibration only stops when you take your foot off the throttle pedal.

One more thing when the vibration started at 120KM the check engine light started blinking, I parked checked the engine and took off the positive terminal for the battery for 1min', plugged it back and the check engine light was gone.

Had to turn back home (in other not to stress the engine) doing 70km - 80km and the car was OK.

What could be the problem, I don't have a scanner at the moment.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 10:37am On Jan 07, 2023
Fremantle:
Good morning Guys and Happy New year to y'all.

So, I drive a 2009 Sienna, recently the vehicle has been acting abnormal, what I mean is, at exactly 120km/h the vehicle starts to vibrate, the two front wheels, this issue came up last week, I thought it was the tyres as new tyres were bought since the old ones were already bad, but that wasn't the problem.

Inspected the brakes and rotors but they're all OK. Today again on my way to Keffi the issue started, the funny thing is, at 110KM/H no vibration but once you hit 120KM/H the car starts to vibrate without applying brakes, the vibration only stops when you take your foot off the throttle pedal.

One more thing when the vibration started at 120KM the check engine light started blinking, I parked checked the engine and took off the positive terminal for the battery for 1min', plugged it back and the check engine light was gone.

Had to turn back home (in other not to stress the engine) doing 70km - 80km and the car was OK.

What could be the problem, I don't have a scanner at the moment.

Good morning sir, you’re not far from Abuja, if it’s okay by you, feel free to schedule an appointment so we can properly diagnose and fix this issue.

07034581213
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Fremantle: 1:44pm On Jan 07, 2023
kingreign:


Good morning sir, you’re not far from Abuja, if it’s okay by you, feel free to schedule an appointment so we can properly diagnose and fix this issue.

07034581213
OK, I'll contact you in due time. Thank you

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Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 3:12pm On Jan 07, 2023
Fremantle:

OK, I'll contact you in due time. Thank you
Look forward to hearing from you soon.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Afolabibukola09: 9:01pm On Jan 07, 2023
I scanned my Toyota Camry 2007 car and the errors in the picture popped up.

Kindly help interprete them as I do not underatand what those errors means.

Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Alaka96(m): 9:16pm On Jan 07, 2023
kingreign:


Summary of the whole story, engine threw a rod and broke the engine block. You should buy a JDM engine. It’s more expensive than the US spec and also hard to see, but it is more reliable than the US. Avoid 1AZ rebranded to 2AZ. Those are very very common in the market.

If you’re in Abuja, feel free to contact me if you need my services 07034581213
Thanks for your response, i am actually in Ekiti,
I will recommend you to my friend in Abuja.

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Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 9:49pm On Jan 07, 2023
Alaka96:

Thanks for your response, i am actually in Ekiti,
I will recommend you to my friend in Abuja.
Thanks in advance for the recommendation.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by quinSonia(f): 12:51pm On Jan 08, 2023
Afolabibukola09:
I scanned my Toyota Camry 2007 car and the errors in the picture popped up.

Kindly help interprete them as I do not underatand what those errors means.

Pls what app did you use to scan it
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 1:02pm On Jan 08, 2023
Afolabibukola09:
I scanned my Toyota Camry 2007 car and the errors in the picture popped up.

Kindly help interprete them as I do not underatand what those errors means.

The codes are too many, please, clear codes, drive for a while and rescan again.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 1:03pm On Jan 08, 2023
quinSonia:


Pls what app did you use to scan it

He used a scan tool to scan it. I suspect launch or ThinkDiag tool.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Afolabibukola09: 2:33pm On Jan 08, 2023
@QuinSonia, he used a mini device that looks like a big tablet, I don't know what it is called.

@Kingreign, how do i clear the codes ?, it's my first Car
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 2:53pm On Jan 08, 2023
Afolabibukola09:
@QuinSonia, he used a mini device that looks like a big tablet, I don't know what it is called.

@Kingreign, how do i clear the codes ?, it's my first Car

Your technician should clear the codes using that OBD 2 scanner. If you’re in Abuja, feel free to contact me within the week to clear it
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Damscole: 3:51pm On Jan 08, 2023
Good afternoon gentlemen pls I drive a Honda Accord EOD in enugu.1 the car emits black smoke I've changed injector and plugs but the thing no gree stop. Very high fuel consumption.2. when am driving and I slow down when accelerating again the car delays or jerks when changing gear 3. When I put on MY AC the car vibrates heavily I installed a new compressor but the thing persist. Pls help a brother
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(m): 4:26pm On Jan 08, 2023
Damscole:
Good afternoon gentlemen pls I drive a Honda Accord EOD in enugu.1 the car emits black smoke I've changed injector and plugs but the thing no gree stop. Very high fuel consumption.2. when am driving and I slow down when accelerating again the car delays or jerks when changing gear 3. When I put on MY AC the car vibrates heavily I installed a new compressor but the thing persist. Pls help a brother
Your car is OBD 2 compatible. Please, scan the car with an OBD 2 scan tool, post codes and we shall advise you on what to do to fix it.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Fault Lets Assess And Fix Them by Damscole: 9:17pm On Jan 08, 2023
Happen to my EOD I changed throttle body sensor and it was fixedquote author=BKholip1 post=119482835]Please I am using 2006 Honda accord DC. I noticed that wen I drive like 30mins, it will not move as I match on the turtle to overtake. It will just make sound of turtle but will not pick to move [/quote]

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