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Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 6:17pm On Sep 03, 2019
softy:



Thank you for your kind response.

All the conditions in (1), (2), and (3) above are in good terms.

Till this morning, No Maintenance Required Light On, No Engine Oil Light On, No leakage ( no short of engine oil).

For future reference, I will be looking out for those conditions.

Thank you once again.
you are welcome sir
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by naphunlimited(m): 7:57pm On Sep 03, 2019
Dear Mechanic please my Honda baby boy takes fuel. I have changed the plugs, serviced the nozzles, still to no avail! I even installed indomie, that's when the fuel issue began. Please I need your advice.
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by mgdimagaladima(m): 2:26pm On Sep 04, 2019
Please my car mealage was less than 10,000
But last week Water entered the brain box, and I tuk the car to electrician, after electrician cleaned the brain box
The car mealage now hmmm is showing over 280,000
Please what could be the cause and what should I do?


If it's something that I should worry about please let me know
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 6:42pm On Sep 04, 2019
mgdimagaladima:
Please my car mealage was less than 10,000
But last week Water entered the brain box, and I tuk the car to electrician, after electrician cleaned the brain box
The car mealage now hmmm is showing over 280,000
Please what could be the cause and what should I do?


If it's something that I should worry about please let me know
Hello Pls 1st what year is your car and which model.
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by mgdimagaladima(m): 4:12am On Sep 06, 2019
larrixauto2017:
Hello Pls 1st what year is your car and which model.
Mazda 626
2000 Model
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by Nobody: 10:09am On Sep 06, 2019
I have a Toyota corolla 2010, after I had been driving an old accord 2005, the car feels sluggish to me, is it how the car or or has engine issues? Once scanned it and it shows that error code (PO304 or so?) about one faulty plug. Any effect on speed and fuel consumption?

Sometimes I hear a high pitched clicking sound in the engine while starting in the morning, what is the cause?

I gave the car to someone for three days and when he returned it, the check engine light was on as well as the VSC light which I understand has to do with traction control. I noticed thereafter that my mileage has dropped to 7-10 miles less per N1000 of fuel, what can be the cause.

Just two days ago, the check engine light and VSC lights disappeared and the fuel economy seems better now. Can you explain the scenario and effects/consequences
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 8:14am On Sep 07, 2019
mgdimagaladima:

Mazda 626
2000 Model
Hello. The problem with the car.will either be,1) is like there have done some electrical conversion on it
2) Or the brain box (ECU) Programer doesn't get the programe perfectly well
3) Or the car has been using a wrong brain box due to the conversion. But when the previous brain box now get spoilt. Your engineers now go and get the correct one which may cause that
4) And also may they can found the right brainbox to that car. That us why the get something more similar to that which may lead them to do a conversion on the car electrical system.
But what so ever.my advice is that the engineer/s working on the car should try to get exactly like the previous ecu that is on the car before and he should do a programing with a good programer machine
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by topzdan(m): 10:34am On Sep 07, 2019
Please I drive a Toyota Corolla 07. I recently discovered the car keeps jerking for a while whenever I mistakenly speed into potholes and I recently changed the fuel pumps, plugs. What do you advise? Thank you
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by mgdimagaladima(m): 8:27pm On Sep 07, 2019
larrixauto2017:
Hello. The problem with the car.will either be,1) is like there have done some electrical conversion on it
2) Or the brain box (ECU) Programer doesn't get the programe perfectly well
3) Or the car has been using a wrong brain box due to the conversion. But when the previous brain box now get spoilt. Your engineers now go and get the correct one which may cause that
4) And also may they can found the right brainbox to that car. That us why the get something more similar to that which may lead them to do a conversion on the car electrical system.
But what so ever.my advice is that the engineer/s working on the car should try to get exactly like the previous ecu that is on the car before and he should do a programing with a good programer machine

Thank you
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 9:28pm On Sep 07, 2019
mgdimagaladima:

Thank you
you are welcome sir
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 9:38pm On Sep 07, 2019
naphunlimited:
Dear Mechanic please my Honda baby boy takes fuel. I have changed the plugs, serviced the nozzles, still to no avail! I even installed indomie, that's when the fuel issue began. Please I need your advice.
Hello . So many things can cause a car to be consuming fuel.. But at first i will advised you to go and run a computerized scan on it sir. to know the exact causes of that.
This are some of the causes of consuming fuel..
1) if there is a bad oxygen sensor on your car
2) if you have a no/bad catalytic converter on your car
3) If there is a leakage in the exhaust system
4) And so many more sir
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by milliondollas(m): 9:47pm On Sep 07, 2019
good evening I want to buy this Toyota corolla how much will it cost me to change the engine thanks

Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 9:52pm On Sep 07, 2019
topzdan:
Please I drive a Toyota Corolla 07. I recently discovered the car keeps jerking for a while whenever I mistakenly speed into potholes and I recently changed the fuel pumps, plugs. What do you advise? Thank you
Hello sir. My first advice will be . That you should go and run a computerized scan on the car and then post the scan result back on the thread for appropriate break down of the causes. because so many things can cause a car to be jerking
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by MERCHANDISER: 10:27pm On Sep 07, 2019
milliondollas:
good evening I want to buy this Toyota corolla how much will it cost me to change the engine thanks
WhatsApp me
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by Nobody: 4:44pm On Sep 08, 2019
Hello OP, I have been having issue with my Accord 98v6 steering system. Steering get hard ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM OR HOT. That's just about me driving to normal engine temperature. This doesn't happen when engine stays overnight or having been resting for a while enough to cool the engine.

When I start it in the morning, the steering is super soft, but upon driving to work, to park and corner is WAR. Please note, I have change pump several times, no visible leaks , pump doesn't whine. Just last week I noticed leakages in my rack. This just started anyways but the hard steering have been tormenting me for 1year now. ONLY WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. This is highly felt on low speed.
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 7:38am On Sep 09, 2019
ocean77:
Hello OP, I have been having issue with my Accord 98v6 steering system. Steering get hard ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM OR HOT. That's just about me driving to normal engine temperature. This doesn't happen when engine stays overnight or having been resting for a while enough to cool the engine.

When I start it in the morning, the steering is super soft, but upon driving to work, to park and corner is WAR. Please note, I have change pump several times, no visible leaks , pump doesn't whine. Just last week I noticed leakages in my rack. This just started anyways but the hard steering have been tormenting me for 1year now. ONLY WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. This is highly felt on low speed.
Hello
They are a lot of things that can cause A hard steering.
1) Thick power steering fluid
2) Deffective power steering pump.May be is not well bleed when it been fixed
3) Deffective power steering rack
4) damage power steering belt.
But i will my advice is that after checking all this thing above. When getting a new power steering pump and rack cause am sure the rack has been affected due to the leakage you said is coming out from there.
Is that the engineers working on it should apply a proper bleeding of the steering system before use. Sir
Thank you
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by Charleslewizy(m): 1:52pm On Sep 10, 2019
Please i would like to seek your expertise on the best buy between a NISSAN TIIDA and a HONDA CITY for commercial use....in terms of its ruggedness, cost of maintenance, availability of parts and fuel consumption...thank you
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by tojahh(m): 8:38pm On Sep 13, 2019
My Honda Civic when on D, D3, R or D2 it will not move. Keep revving then pick. After like 2mins it will not move again just keep revving till I turn off the ignation and on. The process will repeat.

The transmission oil is well gauged so I don't know what the issue is. This just started today.
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by Nobody: 8:49pm On Sep 13, 2019
tojahh:
My Honda Civic when on D, D3, R or D2 it will not move. Keep revving then pick. After like 2mins it will not move again just keep revving till I turn off the ignation and on. The process will repeat.

The transmission oil is well gauged so I don't know what the issue is. This just started today.
Year?
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by izzou(m): 8:52pm On Sep 13, 2019
tojahh:
My Honda Civic when on D, D3, R or D2 it will not move. Keep revving then pick. After like 2mins it will not move again just keep revving till I turn off the ignation and on. The process will repeat.

The transmission oil is well gauged so I don't know what the issue is. This just started today.

So sorry bro. Hope it isn't something serious?
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by tojahh(m): 9:14pm On Sep 13, 2019
Smartchoiice:

Year?

2003
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by tojahh(m): 9:14pm On Sep 13, 2019
izzou:


So sorry bro. Hope it isn't something serious?

Hopefully... That's why I'm here bro
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 3:10pm On Sep 18, 2019
Hello ask your mechanic
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by dicksonadams(m): 3:17pm On Sep 18, 2019
larrixauto2017:
Hello. The problem with the car.will either be,1) is like there have done some electrical conversion on it
2) Or the brain box (ECU) Programer doesn't get the programe perfectly well
3) Or the car has been using a wrong brain box due to the conversion. But when the previous brain box now get spoilt. Your engineers now go and get the correct one which may cause that
4) And also may they can found the right brainbox to that car. That us why the get something more similar to that which may lead them to do a conversion on the car electrical system.
But what so ever.my advice is that the engineer/s working on the car should try to get exactly like the previous ecu that is on the car before and he should do a programing with a good programer machine

English not so clear boss
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by tojahh(m): 3:54pm On Sep 18, 2019
tojahh:
My Honda Civic when on D, D3, R or D2 it will not move. Keep revving then pick. After like 2mins it will not move again just keep revving till I turn off the ignation and on. The process will repeat.

The transmission oil is well gauged so I don't know what the issue is. This just started today.

Want to service my transmission as the Gear Alhaji confirmed the transmission needs servicing and as well I will have to change the switch that they've been confirmed bad.

Which Oil should I use? How much? Haven't done this before.
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by Nobody: 8:10pm On Sep 18, 2019
Hi OP

My Toyota corolla 2010 brake has issues, I've taken it to two mechanics and they didn't see the fault. I've changed the brake pads and my rotor is okay.

When I brake sometimes, I hear a scratching noise underneath especially when I brake in a pothole. After entering potholes, I notice either the brake runs smooth or I feel the tire pulsating. This is only on the front driver's side. This has gone on for 5months now.

I also hear a humming sound when driving, especially when braking. The two mechanics said my hub is good, what can be the problem and the remedy.
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 11:58am On Sep 20, 2019
Chuwaa:
Hi OP

My Toyota corolla 2010 brake has issues, I've taken it to two mechanics and they didn't see the fault. I've changed the brake pads and my rotor is okay.

When I brake sometimes, I hear a scratching noise underneath especially when I brake in a pothole. After entering potholes, I notice either the brake runs smooth or I feel the tire pulsating. This is only on the front driver's side. This has gone on for 5months now.

I also hear a humming sound when driving, especially when braking. The two mechanics said my hub is good, what can be the problem and the remedy.
Hello sir
The problem with the car brakes is.
1) Biding brake or
2) A fake brake pad
3) Or the bake disk need resurfacing or replacing.
For the scratching sound.
You will need to inspect/check the suspension part and also chech your tires for wear.
After checking all.
You will need to go and do alignment and balancing. Sir
thanks

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Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by Nobody: 10:46pm On Sep 20, 2019
larrixauto2017:
Hello sir
The problem with the car brakes is.
1) Biding brake or
2) A fake brake pad
3) Or the bake disk need resurfacing or replacing.
For the scratching sound.
You will need to inspect/check the suspension part and also chech your tires for wear.
After checking all.
You will need to go and do alignment and balancing. Sir
thanks

Thanks, I appreciate.
Please where can I do these? Where's your workshop. I've tried two mechanics to no avail
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by larrixauto2017(m): 7:18am On Sep 21, 2019
Chuwaa:


Thanks, I appreciate.
Please where can I do these? Where's your workshop. I've tried two mechanics to no avail
Lasu iba road sir we are in lagos. If you want to come call me check my signature.
Thank you
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by martyns200(m): 4:10am On Sep 25, 2019
Pls, what sort of brake pads are to be used for a toyota corolla and whats the cost?
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by tojahh(m): 12:47pm On Sep 25, 2019
Abeg how much is transmission for Honda civic 2003?
Re: Ask your Mechanic ! ! ! Thread by martyns200(m): 5:22am On Sep 27, 2019
Good morning, I just noticed the engine oil indicator on the dashboard doesnt come on and off as it should when i start the car. What could be the cause? Its an 05 corolla

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