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Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by 2cribz: 6:58am On Apr 09, 2025
stfu dunce
kingreign:
You're mad. Ozwuor.
If you have nothing sensible to tell people who bring their car complaints here, avoid commenting on this thread.

Anuofia
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by Sankabson(m): 8:37am On Apr 09, 2025
Please, I'm in need of 2016 AC Compressor in Ibadan or any close environment..
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(op): 12:08pm On Apr 09, 2025
Sankabson:
Please, I'm in need of 2016 AC Compressor in Ibadan or any close environment..
Never heard of a 2016 AC compressor sir.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by Zenden230: 10:58pm On Apr 09, 2025
curiobling:
This happened to my inlaw in 2008 until he found out the problem was high horse power compressor was killing the engine just like yours. In auto shop setup, air compressors ranging from 5 to 30 horsepower with 80 to 240-gallon air receivers are typically sufficient to handle most tasks efficiently. You need to know how much HP air comprs. your car engine can handle.
My mechanic later discovered the top gasket of my cylinder was bad so I had to replace it. Everything is now working fine. Thanks y'all.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by chukzyfcbb:
Hey guys,
An accord 2015 owner here. Car is plagued with many issues since I got it, but after spending so much since Nov 2024 till now, I felt the month of march was relatively stable until the car broke down at 11pm from a night of flenjo.

After series of trying to start it, it suddenly picked up 10mins later and luckily I was near home and r fuse to drive anywhere afterwards

Called a nearby mechanic to come check and first he said nothing is wrong with car that it is my fuel and I should used a fuel injector cleaner.

Got home and it broke down again the next day, luckily again I was close to my house when it happened.so this time the mechanic checked the pressure of the fuel pump, spark plugs and certified it good, serviced the fuel injector system. Now he says one of the cylinder is misfiring and they are suspecting it's a brainbox problem.

Rewire is suggesting testing another brainbox on the car, and if that fails they would have to check the engine if maybe gasket is bad but it has been established that one of the cylinders is the issue

I m wondering why they aren't seeing the exact cause since they use a car scanner abi thier own na for sakamanje or could this be a mechanical issue

I am already tired coz this is now day 4 at the mechanic workshop.
Who has experienced this before with an accord 2015

Forgot to add, the car starts and after 10 seconds it goes off except I keep on reving it like a danfo drive otherwise it will go off
Its like I need to keep reving it for it to stay alive

Car is just 6 months old in my hands and now at verge of selling it at a discounted price.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by jceesquare(m): 6:21am On Apr 10, 2025
chukzyfcbb:
Hey guys,
An accord 2015 owner here. Car is plagued with many issues since I got it, but after spending so much since Nov 2024 till now, I felt the month of march was relatively stable until the car broke down at 11pm from a night of flenjo.

After series of trying to start it, it suddenly picked up 10mins later and luckily I was near home and r fuse to drive anywhere afterwards

Called a nearby mechanic to come check and first he said nothing is wrong with car that it is my fuel and I should used a fuel injector cleaner.

Got home and it broke down again the next day, luckily again I was close to my house when it happened.so this time the mechanic checked the pressure of the fuel pump, spark plugs and certified it good, serviced the fuel injector system. Now he says one of the cylinder is misfiring and they are suspecting it's a brainbox problem.

Rewire is suggesting testing another brainbox on the car, and if that fails they would have to check the engine if maybe gasket is bad but it has been established that one of the cylinders is the issue

I m wondering why they aren't seeing the exact cause since they use a car scanner abi thier own na for sakamanje or could this be a mechanical issue

I am already tired coz this is now day 4 at the mechanic workshop.
Who has experienced this before with an accord 2015

Forgot to add, the car starts and after 10 seconds it goes off except I keep on reving it like a danfo drive otherwise it will go off
Its like I need to keep reving it for it to stay alive

Car is just 6 months old in my hands and now at verge of selling it at a discounted price.
You've been giving your car to the wrong mechanics all along if they're guessing what's wrong with the car after 4 days of diagnosis.
Post the codes they got here for remote diagnosis, but by all means look for another mechanic before they mess up your car for you.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by Talismann: 1:57pm On Apr 10, 2025
chukzyfcbb:
Hey guys,
An accord 2015 owner here. Car is plagued with many issues since I got it, but after spending so much since Nov 2024 till now, I felt the month of march was relatively stable until the car broke down at 11pm from a night of flenjo.

After series of trying to start it, it suddenly picked up 10mins later and luckily I was near home and r fuse to drive anywhere afterwards

Called a nearby mechanic to come check and first he said nothing is wrong with car that it is my fuel and I should used a fuel injector cleaner.

Got home and it broke down again the next day, luckily again I was close to my house when it happened.so this time the mechanic checked the pressure of the fuel pump, spark plugs and certified it good, serviced the fuel injector system. Now he says one of the cylinder is misfiring and they are suspecting it's a brainbox problem.

Rewire is suggesting testing another brainbox on the car, and if that fails they would have to check the engine if maybe gasket is bad but it has been established that one of the cylinders is the issue

I m wondering why they aren't seeing the exact cause since they use a car scanner abi thier own na for sakamanje or could this be a mechanical issue

I am already tired coz this is now day 4 at the mechanic workshop.
Who has experienced this before with an accord 2015

Forgot to add, the car starts and after 10 seconds it goes off except I keep on reving it like a danfo drive otherwise it will go off
Its like I need to keep reving it for it to stay alive

Car is just 6 months old in my hands and now at verge of selling it at a discounted price.
you go try sell am, buy one small corolla make e no send you go village.

My guy dey languish for village now because of one Pajero jeep wey e buy 2 years ago.

It was so bad that him family and mechanic dey take breakfast together because of closeness grin
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by vivalavida(m): 3:47pm On Apr 10, 2025
chukzyfcbb:
Hey guys,
An accord 2015 owner here. Car is plagued with many issues since I got it, but after spending so much since Nov 2024 till now, I felt the month of march was relatively stable until the car broke down at 11pm from a night of flenjo.

After series of trying to start it, it suddenly picked up 10mins later and luckily I was near home and r fuse to drive anywhere afterwards

Called a nearby mechanic to come check and first he said nothing is wrong with car that it is my fuel and I should used a fuel injector cleaner.

Got home and it broke down again the next day, luckily again I was close to my house when it happened.so this time the mechanic checked the pressure of the fuel pump, spark plugs and certified it good, serviced the fuel injector system. Now he says one of the cylinder is misfiring and they are suspecting it's a brainbox problem.

Rewire is suggesting testing another brainbox on the car, and if that fails they would have to check the engine if maybe gasket is bad but it has been established that one of the cylinders is the issue

I m wondering why they aren't seeing the exact cause since they use a car scanner abi thier own na for sakamanje or could this be a mechanical issue

I am already tired coz this is now day 4 at the mechanic workshop.
Who has experienced this before with an accord 2015

Forgot to add, the car starts and after 10 seconds it goes off except I keep on reving it like a danfo drive otherwise it will go off
Its like I need to keep reving it for it to stay alive

Car is just 6 months old in my hands and now at verge of selling it at a discounted price.
You should even have your own scanner and not depend on your mechanic. if you had a scanner, you would have seen the codes and that will even give you an idea of whatever is going on before a mechanic touches your car.
scan the car and post codes.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by consultancy: 6:24pm On Apr 10, 2025
kingreign:
This is a thread created for people to tell us their vehicle faults and we on our part can give solutions to their car faults. Where applicable, we may make references using pictures, videos and others to provide answers and solutions.

Please, state the name, model and year of your car, type of transmission and engine, and the location of the car to enable quicker response.


Happy motoring!!
Please guys, what is this clamp dangling under my exhaust? I have used this car this way for a long time. I noticed whenever I climb bumps, some metal rattles underneath. I went under and had a look, and I see this thing like a clamp dangling loosely. Should I cut it off and just leave it that way? Or is it something that tightly fitted before but suddenly loosened?

Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(op): 7:59pm On Apr 10, 2025
consultancy:
Please guys, what is this clamp dangling under my exhaust? I have used this car this way for a long time. I noticed whenever I climb bumps, some metal rattles underneath. I went under and had a look, and I see this thing like a clamp dangling loosely. Should I cut it off and just leave it that way? Or is it something that tightly fitted before but suddenly loosened?
It's a fastener that has come loose. Ask your panelbeater to fix it or delete it.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by consultancy: 8:02pm On Apr 10, 2025
kingreign:
It's a fastener that has come loose. Ask your panelbeater to fix it or delete it.
Okay Boss. Thanks a bunch
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by chukzyfcbb: 11:58pm On Apr 10, 2025
Talismann:
you go try sell am, buy one small corolla make e no send you go village.

My guy dey languish for village now because of one Pajero jeep wey e buy 2 years ago.

It was so bad that him family and mechanic dey take breakfast together because of closeness grin
I don put the car up with all 4 brand new tyres less than 6 months for sale at 9m
Make I no die before my time
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by chukzyfcbb: 11:59pm On Apr 10, 2025
vivalavida:
You should even have your own scanner and not depend on your mechanic. if you had a scanner, you would have seen the codes and that will even give you an idea of whatever is going on before a mechanic touches your car.
scan the car and post codes.
I will get one in future
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by MrJames007: 11:01am On Apr 11, 2025
Billionbillion:
thanks bro its just the radiator cap that was causing the issue and i chamged it and all is fixed.
So radiator cover can cause overheat. Hmm I didn't know this one.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by curiobling: 3:37am On Apr 12, 2025
chukzyfcbb:
I don put the car up with all 4 brand new tyres less than 6 months for sale at 9m
Make I no die before my time
if you are selling cheap, make sure you inform the innocent buyer what is about to inherit, doing so will help him understand reasons for your selling price.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by curiobling:
Can drilling of screw nail remove this?

Stucked dipstick

Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by 2cribz: 1:37pm On Apr 12, 2025
Id buy it for 4m. Try to buy 8litres of fuel and 2litres of thinner. Watch the car comenbqck to life. Your engine is filled of carbon. Nigerian used cars are trash.abt 90%. U wont be able to afford another car after selling it.fix and enjoy.na honda o andhonda no get value
chukzyfcbb:
I don put the car up with all 4 brand new tyres less than 6 months for sale at 9m
Make I no die before my time
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by Talismann: 7:21pm On Apr 12, 2025
curiobling:
Can drilling of screw nail remove this?

Stucked dipstick
as e be so na to drill another dipstick hole untop the engine oo

Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by curiobling: 1:19pm On Apr 13, 2025
Talismann:
as e be so na to drill another dipstick hole untop the engine oo
Nah bro, u goofed!

Stick around for before and after surgical picture.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by mmo1: 1:29pm On Apr 13, 2025
Hello house,
key not detected kept showing on the dashboard, and the key will not ignite, initially i thought we only needed to replace the battery in the fob, in-which we did,but still the same result.
your advise are welcome,
thank you

Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by 2cribz: 1:59pm On Apr 13, 2025
Did u buy it toks or nigerian used.
mmo1:
Hello house,
key not detected kept showing on the dashboard, and the key will not ignite, initially i thought we only needed to replace the battery in the fob, in-which we did,but still the same result.
your advise are welcome,
thank you
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by 2cribz: 2:01pm On Apr 13, 2025
Reset ecu..disconnect battery for a day
mmo1:
Hello house,
key not detected kept showing on the dashboard, and the key will not ignite, initially i thought we only needed to replace the battery in the fob, in-which we did,but still the same result.
your advise are welcome,
thank you
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by Hybrid600: 4:43pm On Apr 13, 2025
It seriously can. I remember back in 2017, it was a bad radiator cap that cost a Camry 2010 it's transmission.

After it over heated and car was given to a quack that opened the transmission after changing gasket.
Even after the gasket replacement, car was still overheating until someone mentioned changing the radiator cap of less than #500 back then and the overheating stopped.

It's one of the first thing I check whenever I meet someone with a car overheating problem.


MrJames007:
So radiator cover can cause overheat. Hmm I didn't know this one.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by Hybrid600: 4:50pm On Apr 13, 2025
What car model is this?
Be sure the keyless entry system isn't faulty like a faulty receiver or antenna.
Have you tried using a well charged car battery?


mmo1:
Hello house,
key not detected kept showing on the dashboard, and the key will not ignite, initially i thought we only needed to replace the battery in the fob, in-which we did,but still the same result.
your advise are welcome,
thank you
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by mmo1: 6:50pm On Apr 13, 2025
2cribz:
Did u buy it toks or nigerian used.
yes boss, it is tokunbo not registered.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by mmo1: 6:52pm On Apr 13, 2025
2cribz:
Reset ecu..disconnect battery for a day
I've tired that and changed the battery fob many times.
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by mmo1: 6:55pm On Apr 13, 2025
Hybrid600:
What car model is this?
Be sure the keyless entry system isn't faulty like a faulty receiver or antenna.
Have you tried using a well charged car battery?
2011 model Hyundai sonata turbo
Maybe I should change thr car battery

Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by chukzyfcbb: 8:38pm On Apr 13, 2025
2cribz:
Id buy it for 4m. Try to buy 8litres of fuel and 2litres of thinner. Watch the car comenbqck to life. Your engine is filled of carbon. Nigerian used cars are trash.abt 90%. U wont be able to afford another car after selling it.fix and enjoy.na honda o andhonda no get value
By thinner do you mean, fuel injector cleaner? I will be able to afford another car after selling it naaaaa, which kain swear be that
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by chukzyfcbb: 8:40pm On Apr 13, 2025
curiobling:
if you are selling cheap, make sure you inform the innocent buyer what is about to inherit, doing so will help him understand reasons for your selling price.
I am not the regular car user, i am quick to change any faulty parts or give the car premium attention. I use the recommended Oil and the coolant

so on a large note, i can see i spend a lot on the car maintenance than the regular joe. meanwhile the car is back ontrack now, apparently all the spark plugs were changed and car is back to normal
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by curiobling: 3:28am On Apr 14, 2025
chukzyfcbb:
I am not the regular car user, i am quick to change any faulty parts or give the car premium attention. I use the recommended Oil and the coolant

so on a large note, i can see i spend a lot on the car maintenance than the regular joe. meanwhile the car is back ontrack now, apparently all the spark plugs were changed and car is back to normal
I love good news when I read one like this
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by Allanbass: 6:56pm On Apr 14, 2025
I now hear a cranking sound from my wheels after changing my Ford Edge 2011 brake pads, what could be the cause?
Re: Tell Us Your Car Faults. Let's Assess And Fix Them by kingreign(op): 8:03am On Apr 15, 2025
Allanbass:
I now hear a cranking sound from my wheels after changing my Ford Edge 2011 brake pads, what could be the cause?
Have the mechanic recheck the brake pads and dust shield behind the brake discs
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