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This is why Keke isn't riding.

Grand theft no-no

Interesting... Country's so bad even Tires have receding hairlines.

Crownhouxe:
Simply, self PROMOTION! Thank GOD that He has blessed you with your opportunities and privileges. Most Americans would not be impressed with the fact that that you have two European vehicles and a bike - big deal. You are are trying to impress upon members of this forum shamelessly and arrogantly because most don't know about Autozones, Pep Boys or even Walmart. We hear others on this forum tell us their products are from the USA, but you have to let us know it's from a Walmart close to where you live in Duarte, California. Who cares? Perhaps you are trying to impress those who wish they had your opportunity to travel back and forth to the US. Some on the forum actually do. Next time post on your local online forum for the benefit of residents of Duarte, California.

What got your panties in a bunch !!?!!?

EgunMogaji:
The last major work I did was on my MR2.

It developed a water leak in the cylinder head near a spark plug hole. It was completely drivable but when water had an opportunity to pool in their then it will cause a misfire which will go away as soon as the water evaporated.

Anyways, instead of swapping the engine, I simply removed the head and exchanged it at a machine shop or online (I forgot) and reinstalled it.

So guys, if the same thing happened in Nigeria, would you swap engines or just change the head?

PS: The engine had 285,000 miles on it and was sold at over 300,000 miles.

Heads. You win

Kashif:
There are parts washers....

Yes!

GAZZUZZ:
baby is bursting a shaku shaku move..... like Mama like .....

If I catch this girl doing shaku shaku, koboko ehn!

AutoElectNG:
I have spent a fortune on brand new fuel pumps until I discovered fuel pump must go with fuel filter or a complete pump assembly

Next stage for any car with a metallic tank I have adopted the suggestion put across by the ijebu high chief

Will drop the tank and turn it into a brand new tank using the method he posted on Gazzuzz ford thread

With plastic fuel tanks that may not be necessary

That's exactly why we recommend changing filter and full clean when we do fuel pumps or sending units.

GAZZUZZ:
naija is legendary anuty radu, that 1 year warranty you are splashing upandan hope you are ready

You no see us? That's why we reduced from lifetime to one year let us see

GAZZUZZ:
radautoworks the last woman standing.... Its 12:22am here

Not my fault. My day is barely starting. As I write it is just 7pm. Plus this baby doesn't seem to understand world cup is over.

EgunMogaji:
He’ll have to call and depending on the attitude of the Service Advisor he might state confidentiality.

When they tell me that I just request that they redact identifier of previous owners.

There ya go

weyreypey:
Madam no offeinse... Time to get a qualified technician, queue on his roll call, then hope and pray he gets it right...then pay a huge sum with my heart in my mouth while taking the car away....

Haba no way....just buy a replacement engine fix and drive away with a bootload of spare parts from the condemned engine... Win-win situation... With a two to three weeks warranty... From the seller

Aight

LeJeun3:






Goalpost changed or not....

The size of engine and ultimate cost of such an engine, would be the main factor considered in either a rebuild or replacement.

If a Toyota Yaris is towed into my workshop, I would give an invoice for a replacement engine immediately. Fiddling with that size of engine when I am not going to increase the bores, fit in sport pistons and a turbo isn't worth it to. Secondly, clients with the desire for a rebuild in this case are trying to cut costs and essentially would not afford the cost of genuine new parts for said engine....

The cost of a V8 engine of same cleaness will buy a used car of same model most times.....

So a rebuild is preferred.

Agreed. That's why I said Corolla, no. Lx470, hell yeah after teardown and inspection.

Readonee35L:
I'm curious about this Transformation 1000 Machine you've been talking about

The one we have is the bend pak/ranger RS500 spray cabinet. They didn't use detergent in the video FYI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIPZ2f2Dl1Y

weyreypey:
My engine and transmission like this one Gazzuzz bought with warranty is less than 150k why bother with the rebuilding brouhaha...

Because it's not just about price. Like a couple of people said, when done right you pretty much have a new engine.

Plus he started it! points at Gazzuzz

The 56k one I was talking about pulls 450lb-ft
Black & Decker Porter Cable Corded Impact Wrench - 1/2" Drive, 450 ft-lbs of torque for installing & removing heavy fasteners - 2,200 RPM & 2,700 BPM

http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=SBD&partNumber=PCE211

GAZZUZZ:
sometimes, I am not in the mood

J0hnTrevolt:
Hello dear, please can u help me identify wat work was done on this vehicle. I'm going tru my cars last repair history in US before arrival in naija and this is what I found. Repair was done by Brown's Toyota of Glen Burnie. Tnx

Umm... I have no way of doing that short of calling them and they probably won't tell me because of privacy laws.. any ideas Egunmogaji?

Piyke:
Gazzuzz I didn't know you belong to APC which kind goal post moving be this na?
No rebuilding for this engine. Such an engine should be replaced, if possible replace person in charge of its maintenance too

LMAO!

GAZZUZZ:
We only have happy customers is also good too.

Yes, but will they still be if they knew there was another choice?

oblo:
If you have time and mony for a complete teardown then by all means go ahead... But I seriously doubt if you can remove the gunk from all nooks, crevices and passageways. Abi u wan use laser?

Actually, previously mentioned machine will de-gunk it in 45 mins

Inception:
sludge buildup. Best solution is a complete dissaambly of top cylinder and possibly soak top block ( for hours) in a dissolving agent(solvent). There are are proven solvents in the market that can achieve this( can't remember any for now). Very important to take note of oil passages. Valve shims to be inspected, cam lobes to be inspected, journal bearings to be inspected. Camshaft to be inspected.

This can be repairable to factory specs with the right tools and expertise, religiously following repair manual for tolerances.

Exactly what I'm talking about. We use it for trannies too. It takes solvent detergent and steam and in 45 minutes, it looks like a rapper's brand new grill.

Stuff like this: https://www.transtar1.com/products/parts-cleaning

Yes, we have one in the shop
We came strapped for war with Naija problems o

Agree with taking it in for actual diagnostic. Best guess from what I heard is the pump but needs verification.

If it is the pump, do not pay more than:
Cardone reman power steering pump N72,635 1 year warranty
http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=PSC&partNumber=21-5498

Labor 1.8 hours= N9,000

Remember to also change the inline filter and use OE fluid to flush the system.

AutoElectNG:
Consistently done 15,000 miles OCI without losing an engine since 2013

Using Mobil 1 Extended Performance and Bosch DistancePlus or Mobil 1 long life filters

Same goes for you as Gazzuzz.

PLUS must people that use longer life oil don't match it up with long life filters

GAZZUZZ:
I do 10k miles on my small fleet, so far we good I Inspect very often.

in your hands, yes. average person...

Lagos na my region now. I'm still running from ipobs. I will let you deal with that. I no get power.

erico2k2:
anything that can undo 150 lbs

Ooohh... the one we have is overkill and the 56k corded is american spec

cmoney22222:
My Power steering for Camry 2009 muscle now requires lite force to round or its partially stiff , like it isnt sharp like normal. Pls what can be the possible solution to fix this. Can this be a faulty power steering pump? There isnt any leak and the steering oil is at MAX.This started 2 days ago.

Cc: gazzuz
CC: Honomusa
cc:radautoworks
CC;autologic
CC: kingreign
CC:ZIMDRILL
CC:mayor2013
CC: Readonee35L

8 out of 10 times, the power steering pump is the problem. Sometimes rack and pinion but power steering usually goes first. Did anyone recently top off and possibly put wrong fluid.

jayooh:
Replace mosdef. See as engine deh shine. This na brand new o. Chai

weyreypey please come hold this person

GAZZUZZ:
Contact me in the future I have an eye for such things, my track record in 2years has been fantastic we no need ASE certification for that matter

You can't pick there. You call it in and they send it.

EgunMogaji:
Edit: I will be using Nigerian Mobil1 because its a brand that i trust globally. I think only a fool will try extended oil changes in that environment so regular oil changes is paramount.

Anything more than 5,000 miles between changes here is definitely ill advised

olaade21:
I think I need to help you out with respect to the guy saying your Oils are expensive. He his simply a troll. Never pay much attention to such people.

With regards to how they can get their Oil so cheaply. He should understand that this is Nigeria. Some of those Oils or Auto Parts are bought with stolen ccs, they end up paying no custom charges and can eaily flip it for half price.

Even in the US and Uk. Shit like that happen.

What the guy should actually be checking is the Usd price of your products on your US website or manufacturers website before making baseless accusations.

Anyway, keep doing what you do. You will gain your own loyal and dedicated customers with time. Never compromise on good quality and service.

I yield to the words of the wise. I completely forgot about the 'free' ones too.

oluwaseunla:
Be advised, new fuel pumps in Nigeria can be OEM, aftermarket or Chinese. Even Chinese have grades.

Ah! Yes Sir!

GAZZUZZ:
ask Glen, some things are that easy

He agrees for him as the mechanic replacing is easier.. but no warranty! Man, we have stories of replacements that were hell because the engines had to go back two or three times and the seller (big used engine distributor too) didn't want to refund. 3 months to get money back o! In the meantime we had to deal with frustrated customer. At least there you can send engine back within a certain number of days under certain conditions. I think it was 10?