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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:51am On Aug 29, 2020

I swear this should be the official meme of NL

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Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips On Cars. by radautoworks: 10:40pm On Aug 28, 2020

Activity77:
I bought the valve 3500 here in enugu with the gum around 800...yes it was only the valve cover I changed nothing else

I believe the problem is the parts, more specifically the gum. The other suggestion of pcv valve is less likely from what you are describing but possible. If you think your mechanic is competent, I'll send you a new valve cover gasket and sealant. If it solves the problem then you can pay for them. If it doesn't we go from there. If it's easier, check the valve and then let me know if you still need to try the gasket and sealant.

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Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips On Cars. by radautoworks: 3:29pm On Aug 28, 2020*

Activity77:
This is actually the third time I am changing my valve cover in my camry 2008 v4... Yet still leaking oil... Please help

I should have been clearer. Back to what I was asking, I meant is it original or something else (if you don't know, how much did you pay for the part) and was it only the valve cover changed at the time?

Car Talk › Re: Official Nissan & Infiniti Thread by radautoworks: 2:18am On Aug 28, 2020

kingreign:
150-180k is the engine depending on location and grade of engine.

Remote diagnosis not possible. Physical inspection and diagnosis recommended

Repair would be cheaper on this one if it's savable but like you said R&I first

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 10:38pm On Aug 27, 2020*

https://nairametrics.com/2020/08/26/is-forex-trading-legal-in-nigeria/

Pros and cons if you're thinking if this as a side hustle.

Autos › Re: Milex & Carquest, 2nd Largest USA Parts & Repair NOW OPEN In Lekki Phase 2 by radautoworks(op): 10:14pm On Aug 27, 2020

Joe4lv:
Please, aunty Radu, what do you mean by this statement?

we need an honest person who has the willingness and ability to open a shop there.

Autos › Re: Milex & Carquest, 2nd Largest USA Parts & Repair NOW OPEN In Lekki Phase 2 by radautoworks(op): 10:10pm On Aug 27, 2020

HeavenlyBang:
Coupe, coupe, not sedan. Entirely different suspensions.

My bad, people never mention and I assumed sedan without looking closely. Nada, sorry.

Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips On Cars. by radautoworks: 9:50pm On Aug 27, 2020

Activity77:
In Enugu.. That's where I reside... Is their anyway you can be of help.

I'll step back since you are getting conflicting advice and I don't want you confused.

Autos › Re: Milex & Carquest, 2nd Largest USA Parts & Repair NOW OPEN In Lekki Phase 2 by radautoworks(op): 9:37pm On Aug 27, 2020

HeavenlyBang:
Oh, I missed this.
Bilstein's aren't OE, they'll trigger a fault. Sachs available?

PN: 207-320-25-30-M10

If it's not listed on the site it's not available. The Bilstein B4 ( $174.65) are OE and KYB OEM~~I'm check worldpac real quick.~~

Autos › Re: Where Do Rad Auto Works Parts Come From Anyway? by radautoworks(op): 8:18pm On Aug 27, 2020*

September BACK ON THE ROAD SPECIAL

Autos › Re: Milex & Carquest, 2nd Largest USA Parts & Repair NOW OPEN In Lekki Phase 2 by radautoworks(op): 8:16pm On Aug 27, 2020*

September BACK ON THE ROAD SPECIAL

Car Talk › Re: How Much Should I Expect To Pay For My Repair? by radautoworks(op): 8:16pm On Aug 27, 2020*

September BACK ON THE ROAD SPECIAL

Autos › Re: Carquest/Milex Deals & Specials Thread courtesy of Rad Auto Works by radautoworks(op): 8:15pm On Aug 27, 2020*

September BACK ON THE ROAD SPECIAL

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 8:14pm On Aug 27, 2020

MeshachMARTINS:
well it's for the looks, not everyone likes a boring looking car, and not everyone can afford a mustang read the main(write-up) post well, you'd understand my view

I read it but Uber is definitely not the market for this IMO.

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Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips On Cars. by radautoworks: 6:02pm On Aug 27, 2020*

Activity77:
This is actually the third time I am changing my valve cover in my camry 2008 v4... Yet still leaking oil... Please help

where are you getting the part you are using?

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 5:13pm On Aug 27, 2020

HeavenlyBang:
Let the man have his fertile imaginations.

you're right. I too dey pokenose

Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips On Cars. by radautoworks: 5:12pm On Aug 27, 2020

olaboyeh:
Car that is not starting...

sorry, skimmed and didn't notice that part. My apologies.

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 4:20pm On Aug 27, 2020

MeshachMARTINS:
without lower kit but bigger tires ND shock to increase ground clearance. If you don't get, check the post in the link above for the main gist

And then compound suspension issues. Again, why huh

What is the benefit of doing this? HeavenlyBang told you the same thing.

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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 3:12pm On Aug 27, 2020

MeshachMARTINS:
Quick question:
Does doing this to your ehailing car https://www.nairaland.com/6066198/possible
Makes lasma police, & touts more attracted to your car?

Why would you add a lower skirt with all the bad roads in Nigeria huh

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Car Talk › Re: Club-Lexus by radautoworks: 1:39pm On Aug 27, 2020

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https://www.nairaland.com/4816308/fluid-specs-q-thread#72513162

https://www.nairaland.com/4501821/milex-carquest-2nd-largest-usa#67520943

Car Talk › Re: Repairs by radautoworks(op): 1:36pm On Aug 27, 2020

flootintin:
Is there any specific reagents for carbon cleansing? I have cold start misfire on Passat 2008 Fsi and no dtc. All literature points to carbon buildups in the intake manifold valves.

Yup.

https://www.nairaland.com/4501821/milex-carquest-2nd-largest-usa#67520943

Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips On Cars. by radautoworks: 1:35pm On Aug 27, 2020

olaboyeh:
Dicksonadams said his scanner is a basic one o...

Pls who can help o.. it's really frustrating...

Take it to our shop undecided

Car Talk › Re: No More Joy In Driving by radautoworks: 1:34pm On Aug 27, 2020

EgunMogaji2:
Yesterday in my commute from site to home.

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nto a head on crash with a motor vehicle in broad daylight?

It's because you haven't seen two okadas in a head-on collision before tongue

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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:29pm On Aug 27, 2020

odimbannamdi:
I was also bemused at the guy's ignorant comparison and wanted to point out the emboldened to him earlier, but i didnt want it to look like i was holding brief for you and Gazz.uzz. You know how easy it is for Nairalanders to immediately associate one with ass-licking.

I once worked with the service business of a structured power-generating organization, and i noticed that, despite the proliferation of "kazeems" out there and the premium we charge, people still prefer to bring their generators to us for troubleshooting, repairs and even common routine maintenance service.

The reasons were not far-fetched:
- Expertise
- Genuine parts
- Warranty both on the parts and on the labour expended in carrying out a repair

You will almost never ever get these qualities from any Kazeem out there. If people prioritize these qualities for their gensets, how much more a car that is a high risk device.

We also use a mix of SRT (Standard Repair Time) and Billing Efficiency, a major KPI, to monitor our service business. This means that you will be charged for the standard number of hours it takes to carry out a repair and it is not your business if the assigned technician uses more than the allotted time to carry out the repair.

As long as i know the value of the services of corporate organizations like rad.autoworks and Gazz.uzz, and i can afford it, i definitely will use them

Don't I ever!

YES! that's exactly what we do. Thank you for this post

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Car Talk › Re: When Things Go Wrong by radautoworks(op): 1:25pm On Aug 27, 2020

temi4fash:
Woow this is great.

But i would like to ask, From the tech stand point:

Since he has been sloppy for a while but was never like that initially:

Can we say he was going thru some unresolved issues?

Should a query not have suffice instead of outright termination??

Would love if you could shed some light on this

Nothing. He had been getting sloppy and had a few warnings prior. Things like breaking clips when taking skid plates or engine covers off and not saying anything when we had some, not cleaning up after himself... I think he got comfortable because we have been paying all of them all through the crisis whether they worked or not. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. Such a shame because he's talented.

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Car Talk › Re: When Things Go Wrong by radautoworks(op): 1:22pm On Aug 27, 2020

banky3w:
Nice customer relationship. BTW what do you mean by the motor?

Engine

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Car Talk › Re: Fluid Specs Q & A Thread by radautoworks(op): 5:41am On Aug 27, 2020

HeavenlyBang:
I'm not a mechanic, you nonce.

Ok, bro. Keep us updated.

Hee hee.. nonce...

Car Talk › Re: Fluid Specs Q & A Thread by radautoworks(op): 5:38am On Aug 27, 2020

CityNGR:
Kindly do something. Even if it is an online inventory without prices!

Took your advice.. And it has prices

Car Talk › When Things Go Wrong by radautoworks(op): 5:09am On Aug 27, 2020

Before I start, I'm posting this because no matter how good you are, things go wrong and it's not only the good we share, we share the bad as well. This story cost us both personnel and money but despite everything had a happy ending.

So a customer had a pretty new Mercedes that needed a full pump replaced. Pretty simple except... One of my techs decided that rather than do what we trained him to do and check all the lines and tank and clean/flush all associated parts he was simply going to go the kazeem route and not bother. WELL... apparently what was in the tank was so bad that it immediately ruined the newly installed pump. Story didn't end there (this was relayed to me second hand so bear with me if some detail is missing).

SOMEHOW not only did it ruin the new pump, the motor started having problems... The car was brought back for him to rectify his error (yes, terrible move but I was not consulted and found out after the fact). Long story short, the motor of this Mercedes was ruined and could not be rebuilt...

Now, this is the part I wanted to emphasize. We immediately acknowledged our error, brought in a replacement pump and motor (both of which have a one year warranty) and refunded the customer. We also had to let the tech go as it wasn't a lack of knowledge but quite simply negligence. This was particularly painful to me because I know what the tech was capable of in the past but he had recently been regressing and getting sloppy.

Did we lose the customer? No, because of how it was handled. Not only that, we got a referral out of it. All this happened while I am away for an extended period and I am incredibly proud of how my staff handled it. I only heard about it because they needed my okay to cover the cost of the replacement motor.

So there you have it, there will come a time when we will mess up. The difference is with us, we own up to it and rectify it. My staff understands that it's not that things won't go wrong, it's how you handle it when they do go wrong.

Pobody's nerfect.

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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 10:46pm On Aug 26, 2020

Weightless:
Your weightless chin chin Is ready, wen will you like it 2 be delivered 2 you, friday or Saturday

I'm not there o lol

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 7:04pm On Aug 26, 2020

Blackbishop:
Ma'am I will never insinuate that. Was trying to clarify people the read towards a direction and understand upside down now.

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 6:57pm On Aug 26, 2020

jaymejate:
See how she put am for middle

Is that not a good thing, decent service (I haven't heard otherwise yet) for decent price?

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