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No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by iskoki(op): 5:59pm On May 18, 2020
This video shows why mechanics round the world cannot be trusted with oil change.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsVMATSBrHQ
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by NaijadrivaCars: 7:21pm On May 18, 2020
Many years ago, I caught mechanic using a cheap transmission fluid to change Engine oil in someone's car. E be like say make I beat am.
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by hoodboy(m): 8:18pm On May 18, 2020
NaijadrivaCars:
Many years ago, I caught mechanic using a cheap transmission fluid to change Engine oil in someone's car. E be like say make I beat am.
That’s how one idiot wanted to top my friend’a Lexus 330 with 2 stroke motorcycle oil. If I didn’t spot it that day Na so him for scatter her ride
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by udemzyudex(m):
Well that's for those who are forming oga and can't buy the oil by themselves.

Buy your oil and take it to the engr for servicing.
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by 9icetoo(m): 1:12am On May 19, 2020
This is what goes on in most dealerships in Nigeria. Be it Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, Mercedes; name it. That's how they make their money. And they won't let you see what they are doing. They charge you premium for regular service.
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by king406(m): 3:02am On May 19, 2020
9icetoo:
This is what goes on in most dealerships in Nigeria. Be it Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, Mercedes; name it. That's how they make their money. And they won't let you see what they are doing. They charge you premium for regular service.
about 3 years ago i went to a hyundai dealership in abuja to replace spark plugs and oil, same dealership the car was bought brand new. A couple weeks later the car started misfiring again, this time we went to a local mechanic and we found out the plugs were never replaced, they probably just cleaned them and put them back in.
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by ivoryhouse(m): 4:47am On May 19, 2020
king406:
about 3 years ago i went to a hyundai dealership in abuja to replace spark plugs and oil, same dealership the car was bought brand new. A couple weeks later the car started misfiring again, this time we went to a local mechanic and we found out the plugs were never replaced, they probably just cleaned them and put them back in.
It's a world wide malaise.
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by 9icetoo(m): 10:01am On May 19, 2020
king406:
about 3 years ago i went to a hyundai dealership in abuja to replace spark plugs and oil, same dealership the car was bought brand new. A couple weeks later the car started misfiring again, this time we went to a local mechanic and we found out the plugs were never replaced, they probably just cleaned them and put them back in.
I saw worse. The Kia guys were using a Nigerian made ATF in a Kia transmission. Their drums of engine oil 10w-30 were from dozzy. No wonder I saw a lot of Kia Rio's with blown engines in their lot.
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by adubam(m): 2:41pm On May 21, 2020
ASD (Peugeot accredited agent) did the same to my Boss' car. They charged us 56k for servicing only for them to use drum oil for the servicing. I mean drum oil of 600naira X 5 liters = #3000. Since then we buy our oil from the Fuel Station and straight to Kazeem to change it.
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by dfos2k(m): 10:33pm On May 21, 2020
A mad mech bought roadside Mobil to service my brother's 03 Camry. The rest is history as he bought a new engine!
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by iskoki(op): 10:29am On May 23, 2020
Sorry my phone was stolen that's why I could not contribute .
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by iskoki(op): 10:32am On May 23, 2020
All these stories show that it's not a matter of going to all these fancy dealerships that will guaranty your car gets the best service. You have to try to find a good and trusted tech, usually by recommendation from people who drive the same type of model.
Re: No Matter The State Or Country, Never Trust A Mechanic To Change Your Oil Unsupe by cokerayodele9(m): 3:19am On Jul 19, 2021
Nawah oh

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