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Re: Car Talk Chat Room by carlinks: 7:33pm On Apr 18, 2025
kingreign:
Is the car a CVT or traditional auto?
If you're not sure, check the VIN sticker by driver door jamb, snap it and let's see. You also need to scan that ride.
It's a CVT sir.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by lathrowinger: 10:01am On May 07, 2025
Incase you need a car to buy, trucks or anything automative in Abuja


Pls call or chat
09074607252
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Rexology: 3:42pm On May 14, 2025
Greetings to all Auto experts here.
My 2AZ Engine is shorting oil and there is sign of oil in the radiator. Looking at the cost of replacing the engine, should I rebuild the engine and if I rebuild, will it last long?

Please advise me.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Ayo221(m): 4:38pm On May 18, 2025
Please I have 1.2m. I need a car. Nothing fancy but strong. Maybe Volkswagen. Very urgent 🙏
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by dbshaywhy(m): 5:48pm On May 23, 2025
Gurus in the house, I need a toyota corolla/avensis verso (2006 upward).
Will be as well putting my golf 4 saloon first body for sale and Toyota rav4 2003 manual transmission(after securing the verso).
Zero701579759one
Thanks.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Abbeyismo(m): 10:59am On May 24, 2025
dbshaywhy:
Gurus in the house, I need a toyota corolla/avensis verso (2006 upward).
Will be as well putting my golf 4 saloon first body for sale and Toyota rav4 2003 manual transmission(after securing the verso).
Zero701579759one
Thanks.
How much do u want to sell the manual rav4?
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Starpro87(m): 9:31pm On May 25, 2025
carlinks:
I have an issue with my Toyota 2014 Corolla and it's occurred four(4) times in the last one year. I drove the car out and everything was normal, on getting home,i tried to park the car and it was just dragging both in Drive and Reverse. when i let the car cool off till the next day, everything worked normally again. it accelerates well and shift into gear without issues. I took a road trip yesterday and same thing happened. I got to a checkpoint and stopped, when i tried moving after i was waved on,the car just wouldn't move. it kept dragging both in Drive and Reverse, I had to let it cool of for a moment with the engine still running and everything worked well again but i noticed it never accelerated beyond 70mph. I changed the transmission fluid about 4 months ago after it did same thing and there is no check engine light on my dash or any light at all. I would need help on how to solve this.
This is common with this particular car.

My friend's own had similar issues, and they told him it's a gear issue.

He has already spent close to a million, without getting it perfectly resolved.
He is planning on getting a new gear for the car.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by 2cribz: 11:20pm On May 25, 2025
To those who wanna convert ac to manual. There is no difference in manual and auto,same volts,just that the clutch is the only ish,so ud need a thermostat to be installed,so that the ac compressor cuts and picks intermittently like auto.
It can work for 3 years b4 e spoil. It doesn't have any effect on v6 engines from 3.0 engine size liter.
The downsides is..it would consume some amount of fuel,like a liter or two difference. Your battery lifespan might not exceed 2 to 3 years cos the fan is bypassed to blow direct,whether ac or not.if ypur car is more than 12 to 15 years from manufacturing date,pls don't revert back,if u do. I'd experience problems with overheating,gasket burn,gasket change.end of engine....

If your cars engine is from 1.8l till 2.4 liter ..pls avoid manual compressor. When u turn it on,it would drag your rpm to below 1000 ,and if u brake on a speed bulb,ypur rpm would drop drastically to 350 to 500 rpm and engine would stall. It would cause wear of pulleys,timing belts,chains,vibration, excess fuel gulping and kill the car battery within a year.

Automatic compressor is best,but hardly survives nigeria environment due to dust,dirt,sand,fake gas.... so within 8 to 10 months, the follow come ac would pack up,knock ,get burnt and spoil. Automatic ac doesn't tolerate any form of dirt,a pinch of dirt,say bye bye to the compressor....
V6 engines from 3.0 liter would chest any manual compressor,if your engine is the high rev engine that starts from 1000rpm at idle,pls go for it.

Don't say I did not warn u.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by donshady(m): 1:36pm On Jun 03, 2025
Please I need a legit Vendor that can sell me Lexus Rx 350 2011 steering rack. Tired of buying worked on part by ladipo boys.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by poshemmanuel(m):
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Re: Car Talk Chat Room by fadal(m): 11:39am On Jun 08, 2025
Luv this black bmw

Re: Car Talk Chat Room by cardoctor(m): 9:50pm On Jun 15, 2025
Rexology:
Greetings to all Auto experts here.
My 2AZ Engine is shorting oil and there is sign of oil in the radiator. Looking at the cost of replacing the engine, should I rebuild the engine and if I rebuild, will it last long?

Please advise me.
If I rebuild it for you it will last long but it depends on the condition its currently in.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by cardoctor(m): 9:51pm On Jun 15, 2025
Ayo221:
Please I have 1.2m. I need a car. Nothing fancy but strong. Maybe Volkswagen. Very urgent 🙏
You can definitely get a Golf 2 for that price.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by 9icetoo(m): 11:49am On Jun 18, 2025
2cribz:
To those who wanna convert ac to manual. There is no difference in manual and auto,same volts,just that the clutch is the only ish,so ud need a thermostat to be installed,so that the ac compressor cuts and picks intermittently like auto.
It can work for 3 years b4 e spoil. It doesn't have any effect on v6 engines from 3.0 engine size liter.
The downsides is..it would consume some amount of fuel,like a liter or two difference. Your battery lifespan might not exceed 2 to 3 years cos the fan is bypassed to blow direct,whether ac or not.if ypur car is more than 12 to 15 years from manufacturing date,pls don't revert back,if u do. I'd experience problems with overheating,gasket burn,gasket change.end of engine....

If your cars engine is from 1.8l till 2.4 liter ..pls avoid manual compressor. When u turn it on,it would drag your rpm to below 1000 ,and if u brake on a speed bulb,ypur rpm would drop drastically to 350 to 500 rpm and engine would stall. It would cause wear of pulleys,timing belts,chains,vibration, excess fuel gulping and kill the car battery within a year.

Automatic compressor is best,but hardly survives nigeria environment due to dust,dirt,sand,fake gas.... so within 8 to 10 months, the follow come ac would pack up,knock ,get burnt and spoil. Automatic ac doesn't tolerate any form of dirt,a pinch of dirt,say bye bye to the compressor....
V6 engines from 3.0 liter would chest any manual compressor,if your engine is the high rev engine that starts from 1000rpm at idle,pls go for it.

Don't say I did not warn u.
Sometimes eh, just stay silent so you don't dispel all doubts.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by 2cribz: 11:50am On Jun 18, 2025
Manual only.those buying auto are running back to manual
9icetoo:
Sometimes eh, just stay silent so you don't dispel all doubts.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by hydel(m): 5:31pm On Jun 18, 2025
I have below 1M and I wish I could get an old model car for my business.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Babatundehy: 6:47am On Jun 19, 2025
hydel:
I have below 1M and I wish I could get an old model car for my business.
You won't find any good car with that figure, if you do get deceived and sold a money pit, then you will most likely find yourself selling the car to "butchers" or liquidating your business to fix it.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by cardoctor(m): 3:04pm On Jun 22, 2025
hydel:
I have below 1M and I wish I could get an old model car for my business.
Volkswagen Golf 2 if you are lucky.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Androidking: 5:43pm On Jun 22, 2025
[quote author=9icetoo post=134302742][/quote]Thanks didn't know someone will reply this post again
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by lyort: 2:34am On Jun 23, 2025
donshady:
Please I need a legit Vendor that can sell me Lexus Rx 350 2011 steering rack. Tired of buying worked on part by ladipo boys.
Please get a brand new.
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by lyort: 2:44am On Jun 23, 2025
udosam:
I drive a Camry 08 4plugs

I noticed a wobble on the leg from the front passenger side. This happens mostly when I have accelerated now cruising (coming downhill) without matching on accelerator. So when I want to accelerate again I feel those damn wobble otherwise car accelerate just fine.

I have change the shafts (first I changed the outer ones of both legs) then when it continued I went to change the inner shaft cup too. But I still feel same thing.

I called a second mechanic I trust to drive and feel but he said car is fine and accelerate fine and that he didn’t notice of feel anything.

But when I drive I feel it and it even makes a wobbly sound too.

I have done wheel balancing and alignment too.

Don’t know what else to do. Pls my experience engineers help me. What could be wrong?
Lift the car with a jack and shake the wheels left to right. You might be having bad wheel bearings. A little clearance as you shake the wheels can confirm this. More so you should have bought complete shaft not in parts
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by fadal(m): 2:04pm On Jun 26, 2025
Inside
My
Beautiful
Chrysler.

Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Tosanatics: 8:48am On Jun 30, 2025
9icetoo:
if your engine is the high rev engine that starts from 1000rpm at idle,
Please kindly explain
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by 2cribz: 12:27pm On Jun 30, 2025
Engines that start from 1000rpm are mostly back axle cars and sports cars.
Like lexus gs300
Lexus gs350
Lexus IS300
Lexus IS350
Lexus IS250.
If u be corolla or camry user and the rpm starts from 1k at neutral. Your engine with brainbox(ecu) go burn
Tosanatics:
Please kindly explain
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Richhard(m): 8:31pm On Jul 02, 2025
Good day bosses, please where can I get a

Tyre Inflator
Digital Tyre Pressure Gauge
Obd scanner

Online/ on nairaland?
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by 2cribz: 8:31am On Jul 03, 2025
DM
Richhard:
Good day bosses, please where can I get a

Tyre Inflator
Digital Tyre Pressure Gauge
Obd scanner

Online/ on nairaland?
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Wenonawde(m): 11:55am On Jul 03, 2025
Ayo221:
Please I have 1.2m. I need a car. Nothing fancy but strong. Maybe Volkswagen. Very urgent 🙏
I will advice you to save that money upto 6.5m upward, if not you will regret buying car of that amount t cos you won’t have rest of mind
Re: Car Talk Chat Room by Richhard(m): 7:33am On Jul 06, 2025
2cribz:
DM
Done
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