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Lush100:
Please can u explain better,
Firstly I want to scan,
Post code
Then call a rewire/electrician.
To look into it.
Is this the right step to take?

Do NOT call a rewire/electrician. Pretty sure you just need a starter. Get the car scanned for confirmation

Conductor261:
NUREY

Nurey is a mod now?

Lush100:
No it's not rolling.
My radiator water gone down
I topped it with water to see if it would drain probably there was a leak but suprisingly I wasn't up to a half a pint it filled up.
It had be never been this low(I could see the base of the radiator handle where the water is poured into.
It made a blitz sound this morning (not a click sound but like when 2 wires are touching) when I tried to start.
I will buy a car scanner and post the codes.
I am sourcing for a car I will use temporarily.
Thankfully I am not going to work on Monday.

Your car is overheating and low coolant too?

Lush100:
GD morning

No..it makes no noise.

Starter without seeing it. Don't let a rewire get their hands on it.

Lush100:
Dear Gazzuzz and other auto guru
I need your informed inputs.
I drove into my house this evening after visiting a relation.
I parked the car in. Then tried restarting to repark properly.
The car won't start but the check light comes on as if it wants to start.
Pls I need ur 3rd eyes here as I have to attend to an important meeting tomorrow morning
It looks like a rewiring issue if I can suggest but I don't know what to look out for.
Pls kindly assist.
Car is Toyota Corolla sports 2006.
Cc:
radautoworks
Motoguru
Autologic
Blackbishop.

So many variables. Fastest check as previously mentioned by others is a scan. Does it make any noise at all and is it a "click"? If it is, you need a new starter.

com1234:
@nurey @heavenlybang, Rav4 owners and others , i would appreciate your views on any of number 1-3 below please.( Number 4 has been duly clarified)

I want to know if i should be worried about getting a V6 RAV4 as opposed to the 4 cylinder variant.

I would only get the v6. I don't want a sluggish 4 cylinder in my suv

UzomaFC:
2004 model
And I bought it last year December 2019.
6 months now.

You're lucky. Your car is 5w30 only and doesn't require synthetic though because of it's age it might benefit from it. Problem is what they've been using before is 20w50 and may have already damaged the engine. You can try one oil change with conventional 5w30 and see if it shorts oil. If it does, go back to 20w50 and when you have the money get the engine rebuilt. If it doesn't, continue using 5w30 and if you want, synthetic.

UzomaFC:
Lexus es330 and the person I bought it from has been using the same visco.
But I have learned alot from U guys here.
So I want the best for the car.
The car still has sound engine ie I still see little steam coming out from the exhaust pipe, however am beginning to persive smell of smoke but U ll not see the smoke if U check the exhaust.

what year?

Eddee:
Good morning ma, quick one - do you stock Front Lower Control Arm Bushings - 08 Dodge Charger Lx RT? If yes, please tell me the lockdown hasn't affected your shipping outside Lagos? The shipping rates on Amazon and Ebay are scary and I don't want to buy "tokunbo" from the spares market here.

Which one specifically? Not in stock but I can bring it in 3 weeks $2/lb. Will be MOOG.

UzomaFC:
What's the difference between both oil?
And which one is the best?

Synthetic is a higher grade than conventional (mineral oil). Technically synthetic is better hence the higher cost HOWEVER, it is not necessary if your car does not require it. Some cars require synthetic oil and will have engine problems if you don't use it, others don't.
Conventional oil typically have 3 months/3,000 miles between oil changes while synthetic typically having 6 months/5,000 miles between changes with some going as long as 15,000 miles for extended oil changes.

If you want a little more information, https://www.nairaland.com/4534157/useful-car-information-mr-transmission#73033510

What vehicle do you have?

SaintHilary:
Public Announcement
Guys please be careful when driving at night cus Some people are actually sent by the devil to put one in trouble.
I was at Eleganza some minutes ago, as I look road a guy/lady just tried crossing the road even with the large amount cars coming (Ajah-CMS axis)
Na one Corrola probably an uber guy thinking about his blocked account or bad day naim jam d person and d jammed person was sent flying. Unlucky for the guy SARS was just behind him naso Dem block m to park cus the guy actually wanted to run I guess. As Dem park behind me start argument I immediately forget watin make me park sef start moto take off
This whole scenario happened in less than 10secs and I regret seeing it up close.
Stay Safe out there people

in front of my office. People run across there all the time and that's CRAZY

Eddee:
Does he ship RORO now? He's always consolidated cars in containers in the past. RORO will be faster clearing-wise sha.

Heeeeeeeyyyyy!!!! Where you been

toomush:
Those yaba boys are at it again, they said my offence was, I wasn't putting on nosemask(I was only one in the car, and the AC was on too), they said I broke the law. Las Las nah 1k I spend there

N500 for gate
N500 to pump tyre


Full gist loading

How do you guys do this!? Your stories pain me for real. Just to survive

oluwaseunla:
I hope this is an attempt at sarcasm.

abi

bebe2:
was thinking October 2020.

surely it cant be that bad??

abi I should go for bus?

I think bus will fare better because of the reduction in other means of transportation

BarrSly:
Bosses please what’s the price of the following engines and transmission of :

1. 2009 Toyota Camry
2. 2007 Lexus IS250

Gazzuzz
cc
nurey
heavenlybang
radautoworks
eddee
9ice
all other gurus in the house...

Sorry, we rebuild or import

The next time someone tells me they won't use manufacturer recommended oil because Nigeria is too hot ehn.. Na so I enter Moto today. What is this

cdz:
Thanks for your intervention. Since the report was made here, it is proper to post an update here as well.

We did get round our communication glitch and I dashed down to your place and picked up my order promptly. It turned out that one bottle was not enough and so I had to pick up a second bottle thereafter.

At the moment, the whining noise from the power steering unit at idle has ceased. When I turned the steering at stand still it turned as free as it should for the first time since I had the fluid leak. I'll take the car for a spin tomorrow for a concluding test of the steering system. I'll be too glad to find that the Lucas stop leak product solved my problem definitively. That stuff'll certainly come across as a miracle in a bottle.

Above all, thank you very much for your concerned and timely intervention. You guys certainly make life a whole lot easier when it comes to picking up 'exotic' products and supplies for the car and I'm glad to have you here.

Thank you and keep up the good work.

Thank you so much. Apologies about the miscommunicated. Lucas is REALLY good. A lot of parts people replace here can be saved by stop leak products not just power steering.

The next time someone tells me they won't use manufacturer recommended oil because Nigeria is too hot ehn.. Na so I enter Moto today. What is this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnaduTHENsw

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drunkpunk:
I’d do just that. He has succeeded in derailing the thread. I’d open up another one. Just like saying you don’t have rights to bring in a Toyota vehicle for sale because Elizade has sales rights. Even jumia sells the product likewise stores here in Olowu, Ikeja

Umm, yes. That's why NEW cars are not allowed to be imported. The distributors are already here. Read a book.

[quote author=drunkpunk post=90297863][/quote]Thank you for this. It's actually easier to stop Jumia from letting you list. Now all we need is an address

drunkpunk:
After reading his write up, I could only come up with a conclusion... He’s an ignorant fellow that’s opportuned to use the internet. He goofed severally but I’m not bothered. I’ve chosen to sell at N2000 now. Let me see how he’d tell me to run my business. I’m sure he nags while his wife shakes her head.

Oh, okay. That's how you want to play this? You should probably do some research to know who you are talking to. I was being nice before because I saw you as a young man just trying to hustle.

You are selling BLACK MARKET CARQUEST OIL. The stock you have was for USA distribution ONLY. Only we (Carquest Nigeria) have the copyright and distribution rights registered with the government in Nigeria.

I am going to chalk up your first response to ignorance of the law and the situation. If I see more inventory after this "few boxes", we, Carquest USA & Nigeria WILL come after you. If you like, let the internet stalker lead you astray. You're not the first and you won't be the last.

dapotemi:
Madam radu, from the Uber thread. Pls, I was with a company I had relationship with earlier today and I notice, from conversation that they need a company like yours, that will help in maintaining their vehicles. Right now they use metropolitan but I think they want another. Immediately I remember you and I directed them to you, I quickly Google radautoworks and I got this number= 08034197461. I gave it to them, they also said one of their drivers will check you out, I gave your address also. They're in V. I, with about 50 vehicles or thereabouts, Mostly Toyota.. Pls, is the phone number right?

Thank you for thinking about us. These are our numbers below. Also in our signature. Just tell them to ask for my husband Glen.
We are grateful.

Gabapentin:






[s]lol, you are a Nigerian after all

your ad hominem attacks are hilarious and beside the point

litigate what? sue a private business entity retailing merchandise at comparable and non prohibitive prices? you must think you're the only one with legal knowledge, just like you think you're the only genuine mechanic in all of Nigeria

of course youre very wrong on both counts, but don't let your ignorance stop you, that hasn't been a problem for you so far

like i stared before, his price is absolutely none of your business, why don't you take a gun and force him to give it all up for free

the only honest mechanic in Nigeria[/s]

Come back when you gain some credibility on this forum.

Marpol, kindly help this guy stop stalking me. You can see his IP so you can see he creates new monikers every so often which is against the rules.

Gabapentin:
I don't understand what your motives are on this thread

first, this is cartalk and no adverts are allowed,

you made initial unsolicited posts on his thread making uncalled-for comparisons, did the OP ever ask for all that?

even if somebody besides the thread owner asked questions concerning pricing on this thread, isn't it common business courtesy not to make negative or de-marketing posts on somebody else's business or sales thread?

that passed and the OP wisely ignored the derailing and provocation and tried to move on

now you're here telling him how to run his business and telling him what price to sell his merchandise?

your business ethics don't tell you that his price is absolutely none of your business?

even if he chooses to sell one can of engine oil at 15000 Naira, how is that your problem?

For someone who just joined the forum less than two weeks ago you sure seem to have taken a lot of time to know that I am "someone who loves to point out how she's so special and different from the pack, yet does the exact same things her imagined subordinates and detractors do".

We don't owe you an explanation but since you want to go there, I'll hop off my "high horse" and indulge you.

WE OWN ALL RIGHTS TO CARQUEST PRODUCTS IN NIGERIA AND IF WE WANTED TO, COULD PROTECT OUR BRAND AND LITIGATE THE ISSUE WHICH WE HAVE DONE BEFORE.

Based on your comment, you do not seem to understand what "advertising, negativity or de-marketing" is.

1) The op advertised (which you don't seem to have a problem with).

2) I was CALLED to this thread because someone saw our brand for sale by another party.

3) I actually wasn't bothered by the post or we would immediately have issued a cease and desist. I just saw it as the op getting his hands on some stock and trying to flip it. No harm, no foul with just a few boxes.

4) Op posted that he still had the product and I informed him that the actual manufacturer was in the country so he would see two things. One, why it was moving slowly and two, that it may not be worth his while to sink more money into the product as he would always be at a disadvantage price-wise.

5) if you truly understood business ethics you would realise that the fact that he sells and the price he sells our product is EXACTLY our business.

I assume we are done until you follow me to yet another thread to feign indignation about something I have said. Go back to your original moniker. You know who you are.

Op, if it's just a few boxes you got your hands on I have no problem with it.

drunkpunk:
Still available guys...

Carquest is here in Nigeria (us) and your price is more expensive. 2,800 vs 2380

https://www.mrtransmissionmilexnigeria.com/parts-request

cdz:
Thank you very much. I did get a response this morning but yet again communication trailed off and at the end of today, I still haven't received the product - never mind that I made payment for it as early as 10am. I didn't even receive so much as a confirmation of payment made let alone a response to a follow up question as to whether I can swing by and pick up the product myself.

Email is by no means a preferred channel of communication for me. It is as opaque as it is slow and therefore requires a hands-on, quick response, customer care approach to be bearable for the likes of me. It is rather trying to receive an email asking me for delivery address and then to go completely silent after that until the end of day with no apology for inability to deliver product same day - seeing as you and me are on the same side of town - and no promise of what is to happen the day after so that I may plan my activities better going forward.

Please don't be like GIG logistics: be different.

Thank you.

They did respond yesterday at noon. Please see below.

thebigkendo:
It's available at mobil filling stations, I do 3months or 3k miles.. Which ever comes first

Perfect. Hopefully more grades start coming out.

dgitrader:
Please what's your indept opinion on this Mobile Nigeria variant of 5w-30? What are the pros and cons?. And what is the implication of using it as recommended, but on over 10/15 years old engines?


radautoworks , nurey , gazzuzz , heavenlybang,

Should be fine if it's 5w30. Says semi synthetic but I would change every 3 months/3,000 miles like conventional being this is Naija...

anyibig:
Good day, may I know the estimate cost of fuel system service on a toyota corolla 2005 please. Will like to book for an appointment. Thanks

Please email support@radautoworks.com or use https://www.mrtransmissionmilexnigeria.com/parts-request

jidobaba:
Fleece oil filter. cc weyreypey

Why?