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osato45:
How much for o rings in honda power steering pump for honda accord 2006 v6. Please the exact part

From the hose that goes to the pump? See picture below

dru23:
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He's baaaaacckkk

Crvrider:
I know that dru may not approve, but Mobil makes 5w30 semisynthetic and I strongly believe it should be better than this...all still fit be packaging.

There's an exit from the service lane to the major road just before you get to Anthony. The Mobil station is on the right when coming from jibowu.

Much better option than xhp

BoboKush:
Is this okay for corolla 08 tokunbo

Why would you do this

buygala:
May God not allow us buy cars that will turn us to mechanics







Can i hear a resounding Amen?

Amen

sookoo:
Thank you AutoMoTech. Thank you radautoworks. It was taken for a scan and a code said ADF-PO301. Cylinder 1 Misfire detected.
The Rewire said I'll change six plugs.The guy that did the scanning cleared the error though and the light is no longer on the dashboard.

I'm entirely new at this and don't know what to do.
The ABS light did not come on.

how far have you driven since? It takes about 30 miles before the light comes back if the problem is still there? If it's more than that, what AutoMoTech said. Also, why 6 spark plugs? Can you post a picture of your spark plugs and do NOT put in Tokunbo ones.

sultaan:
I think we are missing the point here. The idea is not for individuals to have alternate interest in other brands of vehicles, but for them to come together and enlighten the Nigerian market of the value Ford or any other American brand can offer in place of overpriced brands.
The Ghanaians are using Chevrolet and they do not have 3 heads.
We maybe discussing the value Kia or Mitsubishi offer in small/compact cars.
The fact that it is okay to be replacing engine in one brand and not other brands is not acceptable.

My usual question to Radauto when it comes to some brands is " was it caused by vehicle failure, negligence, or tampering by mechanic" and she has never fully answered. Having access to parts, and bulletin means your are in a better position to educate users to get things done right the first time and when you build confidence you get more business.

I don't think we have all been able to serve the Nigerian users properly on this forum.

I think the article below will explain my issues with Ford a little more. If you click the link for the original article directly below, at the bottom you will see the same for the Fiesta and Focus. I'm actually a little surprised it was this bad. So when I advice people not to buy certain cars, it's because of what we saw with those vehicles overseas. Note, this is not just a recall or TSB. It's straight up FRAUD. in recent memory the only other manufacturer I recall getting caught for something like this was VW over falsifying diesel engine emissions.


https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/10/13/f-series-super-duty-6-0-l-diesel-engine-costs-ford-again/3626782001/

Appeals court: Ford committed fraud by selling defective Super Duty trucks
Phoebe Wall Howard
Detroit Free Press
The owner of a 2006 Ford F-350 argued for years that Ford Motor Co. sold Super Duty trucks with defective 6.0L diesel engines to thousands of unsuspecting buyers and then concealed the known problems, saddling customers with repair bills and exposing them to engine failure.

Now an appeals court has agreed with Charles Brian Margeson, 41, of Torrance, California.

He is the first Super Duty truck owner with a 6.0L diesel engine to have a fraud claim against Ford affirmed on appeal. The California Court of Appeal late last month upheld a lower court's ruling in Margeson's favor. Five other jury awards against Ford in similar cases are pending appeals.


"I bought my truck new. It must've broken down a couple dozen times and the turbo even blew up," Margeson told the Free Press. "I started carrying spare hoses with me and leather gloves because everything was super hot and I had to repair it myself on the side of the freeways. We would lose power. I mentioned it to Ford a couple times, saying, 'Hey, this is a lemon.' They just laughed it off. I just wanted a truck that worked."


He decided to opt out of a class action case involving unhappy Super Duty owners who eventually settled in 2013.

On his own, Margeson filed a lawsuit in June 2014. He was awarded a total of $940,177.74 in June 2017, but the appeals court determined expert testimony about punitive damages was improper and tossed out that piece of his award — about $726,000. But a new jury, in a trial not yet scheduled, will determine how much Ford must pay him in punitive damages, which by definition is designed to punish the defendant.

A top legal expert in the U.S. told the Free Press that Margeson's victory is a powerful example of how a class action case can be used to prevent potentially billions in costs when things go wrong with consumers, in this case for Ford.

"The company dodged a bullet," said Brian Fitzpatrick, a law professor at Vanderbilt University who clerked for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Charles Brian Margeson, his daughter, Alexis, wife, Jaime, and son, Robert, of Torrance, California during a "COVID trip" to Zion National Park during spring break in April. He sued Ford for fraud after the company sold him a 6.0L diesel engine with known defects used in his F-350.
In Margeson's case, the Court of Appeal in California on Sept. 22 upheld the Los Angeles County Superior Court jury verdict that found Ford acted with malice, oppression or fraud by deliberately concealing known defects in its Power Stroke diesel engine. The engine was made by Navistar and used primarily in Super Duty trucks for model years 2003-07.

Margeson, a technician who maintains the electrical grid for Southern California Edison, used internal Ford documents to prove in court the Dearborn automaker knew its diesel engines were bad and put them in the heavy-duty pickups anyway for years.


Owners reported problems including loss of engine power, blown head gasket, warped or disfigured head bolts and oil cooler failure. Frequent breakdowns and decreased resale value dominated pickup discussion groups.

The jury award to Margeson included the maximum amount allowed for Ford’s violation of California’s lemon law, totaling $214,537.34, plus legal fees. That amount is not in dispute and will go to Margeson.

It could've been avoided if Ford had taken his pleas seriously, Margeson said. "Every time I would tow, the thing would break down."

Charles Brian Margeson of Torrance, California, purchased a 2006 Ford F-350 that routinely broke down when he hauled his trailer. He sued Ford Motor Co. for fraud and his case was upheld on appeal in September. This image of his vehicle was taken in California City, California, circa 2008.
Bryan Altman of Los Angeles, Margeson's lawyer, said the new jury will determine how much Ford should be punished monetarily.

"There's no built-in ceiling on this," Altman said. "The jury will be tasked with considering how heinous and repetitive their fraudulent conduct was. They put this 6.0 engine in over 1 million Ford vehicles, with estimates in sales ranging as high as $60 billion."



A Ford spokesman declined to comment on details of the case. Ian Thibodeau told the Free Press in a statement, "We are happy that the appellate court struck down the punitive damage award. Ford looks forward to the opportunity for a retrial.”

Black smoke
Of the nearly $215,000 the jury awarded Margeson under the lemon law, $72,564.04 was in compensatory damages that essentially repay Margeson for his truck, which was among the priciest on the market at the time. The rest was a civil penalty.

For years, he and other owners of the heavy-duty pickups reported the engines would break down and emit black smoke.

Margeson decided to sue, he said, after the truck stranded him on the side of a highway with his wife and baby as semis roared past. He broke down in tears on the stand while testifying under examination.


"It was really scary," said Margeson, who declined an offer from Ford for a few hundred dollars after he had spent thousands in repairs. "I understand they're a business and they care about their shareholders. But, at some point, they need to be worried about their customers."


Ford initially denied a problem existed, then claimed there was insufficient evidence to prove the claim and finally maintained the company wasn't aware of the extent of the diesel engine problem. Internal emails written by upper level management shattered the Ford defense.


One email presented during trial was dated five months before Margeson purchased his truck. John Koszewnik, Ford's North American diesel division director, wrote on Feb. 5, 2006, that warranty repairs on the 6.0L engine were running "as high as $5 million a month" and added Ford would not invest in an engine upgrade. Two hours later, according to court records, Koszewnik warned people not to forward his email.

Mike Frommann, the Ford warranty manager, emailed his colleagues warning that the diesel engine could lead to a class action lawsuit if its cylinder pressure specifications went public.

He wrote in an email to colleagues dated July 13, 2006, "I recommend we delete all these emails."

By February 2007, warranty repair costs on the engine exceeded $400 million, including more than $227 million to fix fuel injectors and more than $182 million on turbochargers, which was the largest repair rate ever seen for any Ford engine. This information was taken from an affidavit by one of Ford's own officials in a lawsuit it filed against Navistar. Despite this testimony, Ford later denied engine problems when it was being sued over the Navistar engine.


The appeals court affirmed there was "adequate evidence of intentional concealment of these problems by Ford to the detriment of consumers."

Not alone
Super Duty trucks, which are purchased for both personal and commercial work, are bigger and more powerful than their bestselling F-150 little brother. The F-250 and F-350 are marketed as being capable of pulling more weight and carrying heavier loads.

Ford Super Duty owners have claimed since it came out that the Navistar engine was troubled. At the same time, the faulty engine was touted as best in class by Ford with the most horsepower, most torque and other high-performance claims. The Free Press was unable to confirm how many of the vehicles remain on the road today.

Class action settlement
While the young father sued Ford himself, other truck owners chose a different route.


Dozens of class-action lawsuits involving the 6.0L diesel engine were consolidated and settled in 2013 by Ford. It entitled F-250 and F-350 owners to claim between $50 and $825 in reimbursement for post-warranty repairs.

Ford agreed to pay the 16 truck owners who brought the class action lawsuit on behalf of Super Duty owners nationally a total of $150,000, which is separate from the relief money provided to all people included in the class group, Automotive News reported.

Compare $150,000 total for 16 plaintiffs with nearly $215,000 for one plaintiff, not including punitive damages.

Super Duty owners were included in the class action and qualified for limited repair reimbursement unless they opted out.

Win for Ford

The Super Duty class action settlement was a huge win for Ford, especially in light of the recent court ruling, said Fitzpatrick, author of "The Conservative Case for Class Actions."


"That opens up the question, could every single class member have gotten the price of their car back?" he said. "If they had to pay every class member the price of their car back, it would be like the Volkswagen situation and Volkswagen paid billions of dollars. They ended up paying every class member the price of their car — 500,000 people."

The case against Ford appears to have been a lot more valuable than the Super Duty class members knew at the time, FItzpatrick said.

Brian Fitzpatrick, a law professor at Vanderbilt University and author of "The Conservative Case for Class Actions," said Ford Motor Co. contained huge costs by settling a case involving the 6.0L diesel engine used in Super Duty models 2003-2007.
"One of the virtues of class action, from the defendant's perspective, is 'global peace,' ” Fitzpatrick said. “You can wipe something off your balance sheet in one fell swoop. That's why a lot of companies like class action. But every once in a while, someone will opt out. So the loose ends weren't quite tied up this time. But pretty close. One got away, but that's OK. The company still got a lot of global peace for the settlement."


Meanwhile, the F-350 case involving Margeson is the first of six Super Duty cases led by Altman and the Knight Law Group, laying the groundwork for potential issues for Ford in the future.

In addition to Margeson, five other consumers who owned Super Duty trucks with 6.0L diesel engines collectively have been awarded more than $10 million by juries. Ford is appealing all of these cases.

Fitzpatrick said Ford would be wise to settle with remaining Super Duty owners suing over the Navistar engine. He said the company could cut its losses and reduce time and money by closing the books.

Auto critics knew
"The dark times began in 2003," wrote Chris Riley in an historical overview of engines posted on autowise.com in early 2018.

"Faced with more stringent emissions standards, Ford introduced its least reputable diesel engine to date —the 6.0L Power Stroke. This engine was so bad that Ford and Navistar eventually went to court over it," Riley wrote. "It featured a glut of emissions equipment never before used, such as an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve."

$1B on repairs
By January 2009, Mike Levine wrote as then-editor of PickupTrucks.com, "Ford said it had spent $1 billion on repairs and recalls to fix problems with legacy 6.0-liter Power Stroke diesel engines."

Bryan Altman and his son, Michael, at a restaurant in Santa Monica, California in fall 2018. Altman represents owners of Ford F-350 trucks suing Ford for defective 6.0L diesel engines used in model years 2003-2007.
Loss of power steering and power brakes because of engine problems resonated with jurors in multiple cases, not just Margeson's, Altman said. "Ford would deny the problem" but their internal emails indicated the company concealed what it knew.

"They were even keeping repair people at Ford facilities in the dark so information never got out to the public, according to testimony," he said.


Bob Fascetti, who oversaw diesel engine products as director of V-engine and diesel engineering for Ford North America, said in a Feb. 28, 2007, affidavit: "Ford has experienced unprecedented repair rates with the 6.0L engines. The 6.0L has had the largest R/1000 (repairs per thousand) rate ever experienced by Ford for an engine in widespread production. In fact, the 6.0L, which represents only 10% of Ford's total engine volume, accounts for approximately 80% of all of Ford's warranty spending on engines. Additionally, warranty spending on the 6.0L accounts for approximately 25% of Ford's overall warranty spending."


Future business
Jon Gabrielsen, a market analyst who has interviewed hundreds of commercial truck buyers in North America on how they rank factors that influence their purchase, said these Navistar cases may be more sensitive than casual observers realize.

This is not just about individual Super Duty owners who have suffered financially but the situation has the potential to affect future business targeted by new CEO Jim Farley.


“It is a new day at Ford with new leadership and a more focused strategy, specifically including significant focus on the commercial end of the truck business," Gabrielsen said. "These F-250 and F-350 trucks are the volume leaders within the business-to-business commercial vehicle offering for Ford. And commercial business buyers are intensively focused on quality, reliability, durability and total cost of ownership of their fleets.

"So it would seem to be in Ford’s best interest to clean up and close out this unfortunate chapter in history on any last open lawsuits in this area so that they can focus purely on growing this mission critical segment without the lingering taint on the Super Duty brand.”

More:Ford knew Focus, Fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold them anyway
https://www.freep.com/in-depth/money/cars/ford/2019/07/11/ford-focus-fiesta-transmission-defect/1671198001/

More:US fraud prosecutors demand Ford Focus, Fiesta documents
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2019/11/06/ford-fiesta-focus-transmission-lawsuit-dps-6/2506025001/

More:Ford to pay millions to Focus, Fiesta owners in transmission settlement
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/01/25/ford-fiesta-focus-transmission-settlement-deal/4554381002/

You seem soo interested in my repair thread so let me drop this here.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/10/13/f-series-super-duty-6-0-l-diesel-engine-costs-ford-again/3626782001/

Appeals court: Ford committed fraud by selling defective Super Duty trucks
Phoebe Wall Howard
Detroit Free Press
The owner of a 2006 Ford F-350 argued for years that Ford Motor Co. sold Super Duty trucks with defective 6.0L diesel engines to thousands of unsuspecting buyers and then concealed the known problems, saddling customers with repair bills and exposing them to engine failure.

Now an appeals court has agreed with Charles Brian Margeson, 41, of Torrance, California.

He is the first Super Duty truck owner with a 6.0L diesel engine to have a fraud claim against Ford affirmed on appeal. The California Court of Appeal late last month upheld a lower court's ruling in Margeson's favor. Five other jury awards against Ford in similar cases are pending appeals.


"I bought my truck new. It must've broken down a couple dozen times and the turbo even blew up," Margeson told the Free Press. "I started carrying spare hoses with me and leather gloves because everything was super hot and I had to repair it myself on the side of the freeways. We would lose power. I mentioned it to Ford a couple times, saying, 'Hey, this is a lemon.' They just laughed it off. I just wanted a truck that worked."


He decided to opt out of a class action case involving unhappy Super Duty owners who eventually settled in 2013.

On his own, Margeson filed a lawsuit in June 2014. He was awarded a total of $940,177.74 in June 2017, but the appeals court determined expert testimony about punitive damages was improper and tossed out that piece of his award — about $726,000. But a new jury, in a trial not yet scheduled, will determine how much Ford must pay him in punitive damages, which by definition is designed to punish the defendant.

A top legal expert in the U.S. told the Free Press that Margeson's victory is a powerful example of how a class action case can be used to prevent potentially billions in costs when things go wrong with consumers, in this case for Ford.

"The company dodged a bullet," said Brian Fitzpatrick, a law professor at Vanderbilt University who clerked for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Charles Brian Margeson, his daughter, Alexis, wife, Jaime, and son, Robert, of Torrance, California during a "COVID trip" to Zion National Park during spring break in April. He sued Ford for fraud after the company sold him a 6.0L diesel engine with known defects used in his F-350.
In Margeson's case, the Court of Appeal in California on Sept. 22 upheld the Los Angeles County Superior Court jury verdict that found Ford acted with malice, oppression or fraud by deliberately concealing known defects in its Power Stroke diesel engine. The engine was made by Navistar and used primarily in Super Duty trucks for model years 2003-07.

Margeson, a technician who maintains the electrical grid for Southern California Edison, used internal Ford documents to prove in court the Dearborn automaker knew its diesel engines were bad and put them in the heavy-duty pickups anyway for years.


Owners reported problems including loss of engine power, blown head gasket, warped or disfigured head bolts and oil cooler failure. Frequent breakdowns and decreased resale value dominated pickup discussion groups.

The jury award to Margeson included the maximum amount allowed for Ford’s violation of California’s lemon law, totaling $214,537.34, plus legal fees. That amount is not in dispute and will go to Margeson.

It could've been avoided if Ford had taken his pleas seriously, Margeson said. "Every time I would tow, the thing would break down."

Charles Brian Margeson of Torrance, California, purchased a 2006 Ford F-350 that routinely broke down when he hauled his trailer. He sued Ford Motor Co. for fraud and his case was upheld on appeal in September. This image of his vehicle was taken in California City, California, circa 2008.
Bryan Altman of Los Angeles, Margeson's lawyer, said the new jury will determine how much Ford should be punished monetarily.

"There's no built-in ceiling on this," Altman said. "The jury will be tasked with considering how heinous and repetitive their fraudulent conduct was. They put this 6.0 engine in over 1 million Ford vehicles, with estimates in sales ranging as high as $60 billion."



A Ford spokesman declined to comment on details of the case. Ian Thibodeau told the Free Press in a statement, "We are happy that the appellate court struck down the punitive damage award. Ford looks forward to the opportunity for a retrial.”

Black smoke
Of the nearly $215,000 the jury awarded Margeson under the lemon law, $72,564.04 was in compensatory damages that essentially repay Margeson for his truck, which was among the priciest on the market at the time. The rest was a civil penalty.

For years, he and other owners of the heavy-duty pickups reported the engines would break down and emit black smoke.

Margeson decided to sue, he said, after the truck stranded him on the side of a highway with his wife and baby as semis roared past. He broke down in tears on the stand while testifying under examination.


"It was really scary," said Margeson, who declined an offer from Ford for a few hundred dollars after he had spent thousands in repairs. "I understand they're a business and they care about their shareholders. But, at some point, they need to be worried about their customers."


Ford initially denied a problem existed, then claimed there was insufficient evidence to prove the claim and finally maintained the company wasn't aware of the extent of the diesel engine problem. Internal emails written by upper level management shattered the Ford defense.


One email presented during trial was dated five months before Margeson purchased his truck. John Koszewnik, Ford's North American diesel division director, wrote on Feb. 5, 2006, that warranty repairs on the 6.0L engine were running "as high as $5 million a month" and added Ford would not invest in an engine upgrade. Two hours later, according to court records, Koszewnik warned people not to forward his email.

Mike Frommann, the Ford warranty manager, emailed his colleagues warning that the diesel engine could lead to a class action lawsuit if its cylinder pressure specifications went public.

He wrote in an email to colleagues dated July 13, 2006, "I recommend we delete all these emails."

By February 2007, warranty repair costs on the engine exceeded $400 million, including more than $227 million to fix fuel injectors and more than $182 million on turbochargers, which was the largest repair rate ever seen for any Ford engine. This information was taken from an affidavit by one of Ford's own officials in a lawsuit it filed against Navistar. Despite this testimony, Ford later denied engine problems when it was being sued over the Navistar engine.


The appeals court affirmed there was "adequate evidence of intentional concealment of these problems by Ford to the detriment of consumers."

Not alone
Super Duty trucks, which are purchased for both personal and commercial work, are bigger and more powerful than their bestselling F-150 little brother. The F-250 and F-350 are marketed as being capable of pulling more weight and carrying heavier loads.

Ford Super Duty owners have claimed since it came out that the Navistar engine was troubled. At the same time, the faulty engine was touted as best in class by Ford with the most horsepower, most torque and other high-performance claims. The Free Press was unable to confirm how many of the vehicles remain on the road today.

Class action settlement
While the young father sued Ford himself, other truck owners chose a different route.


Dozens of class-action lawsuits involving the 6.0L diesel engine were consolidated and settled in 2013 by Ford. It entitled F-250 and F-350 owners to claim between $50 and $825 in reimbursement for post-warranty repairs.

Ford agreed to pay the 16 truck owners who brought the class action lawsuit on behalf of Super Duty owners nationally a total of $150,000, which is separate from the relief money provided to all people included in the class group, Automotive News reported.

Compare $150,000 total for 16 plaintiffs with nearly $215,000 for one plaintiff, not including punitive damages.

Super Duty owners were included in the class action and qualified for limited repair reimbursement unless they opted out.

Win for Ford

The Super Duty class action settlement was a huge win for Ford, especially in light of the recent court ruling, said Fitzpatrick, author of "The Conservative Case for Class Actions."


"That opens up the question, could every single class member have gotten the price of their car back?" he said. "If they had to pay every class member the price of their car back, it would be like the Volkswagen situation and Volkswagen paid billions of dollars. They ended up paying every class member the price of their car — 500,000 people."

The case against Ford appears to have been a lot more valuable than the Super Duty class members knew at the time, FItzpatrick said.

Brian Fitzpatrick, a law professor at Vanderbilt University and author of "The Conservative Case for Class Actions," said Ford Motor Co. contained huge costs by settling a case involving the 6.0L diesel engine used in Super Duty models 2003-2007.
"One of the virtues of class action, from the defendant's perspective, is 'global peace,' ” Fitzpatrick said. “You can wipe something off your balance sheet in one fell swoop. That's why a lot of companies like class action. But every once in a while, someone will opt out. So the loose ends weren't quite tied up this time. But pretty close. One got away, but that's OK. The company still got a lot of global peace for the settlement."


Meanwhile, the F-350 case involving Margeson is the first of six Super Duty cases led by Altman and the Knight Law Group, laying the groundwork for potential issues for Ford in the future.

In addition to Margeson, five other consumers who owned Super Duty trucks with 6.0L diesel engines collectively have been awarded more than $10 million by juries. Ford is appealing all of these cases.

Fitzpatrick said Ford would be wise to settle with remaining Super Duty owners suing over the Navistar engine. He said the company could cut its losses and reduce time and money by closing the books.

Auto critics knew
"The dark times began in 2003," wrote Chris Riley in an historical overview of engines posted on autowise.com in early 2018.

"Faced with more stringent emissions standards, Ford introduced its least reputable diesel engine to date —the 6.0L Power Stroke. This engine was so bad that Ford and Navistar eventually went to court over it," Riley wrote. "It featured a glut of emissions equipment never before used, such as an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve."

$1B on repairs
By January 2009, Mike Levine wrote as then-editor of PickupTrucks.com, "Ford said it had spent $1 billion on repairs and recalls to fix problems with legacy 6.0-liter Power Stroke diesel engines."

Bryan Altman and his son, Michael, at a restaurant in Santa Monica, California in fall 2018. Altman represents owners of Ford F-350 trucks suing Ford for defective 6.0L diesel engines used in model years 2003-2007.
Loss of power steering and power brakes because of engine problems resonated with jurors in multiple cases, not just Margeson's, Altman said. "Ford would deny the problem" but their internal emails indicated the company concealed what it knew.

"They were even keeping repair people at Ford facilities in the dark so information never got out to the public, according to testimony," he said.


Bob Fascetti, who oversaw diesel engine products as director of V-engine and diesel engineering for Ford North America, said in a Feb. 28, 2007, affidavit: "Ford has experienced unprecedented repair rates with the 6.0L engines. The 6.0L has had the largest R/1000 (repairs per thousand) rate ever experienced by Ford for an engine in widespread production. In fact, the 6.0L, which represents only 10% of Ford's total engine volume, accounts for approximately 80% of all of Ford's warranty spending on engines. Additionally, warranty spending on the 6.0L accounts for approximately 25% of Ford's overall warranty spending."


Future business
Jon Gabrielsen, a market analyst who has interviewed hundreds of commercial truck buyers in North America on how they rank factors that influence their purchase, said these Navistar cases may be more sensitive than casual observers realize.

This is not just about individual Super Duty owners who have suffered financially but the situation has the potential to affect future business targeted by new CEO Jim Farley.


“It is a new day at Ford with new leadership and a more focused strategy, specifically including significant focus on the commercial end of the truck business," Gabrielsen said. "These F-250 and F-350 trucks are the volume leaders within the business-to-business commercial vehicle offering for Ford. And commercial business buyers are intensively focused on quality, reliability, durability and total cost of ownership of their fleets.

"So it would seem to be in Ford’s best interest to clean up and close out this unfortunate chapter in history on any last open lawsuits in this area so that they can focus purely on growing this mission critical segment without the lingering taint on the Super Duty brand.”

More:Ford knew Focus, Fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold them anyway
https://www.freep.com/in-depth/money/cars/ford/2019/07/11/ford-focus-fiesta-transmission-defect/1671198001/

More:US fraud prosecutors demand Ford Focus, Fiesta documents
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2019/11/06/ford-fiesta-focus-transmission-lawsuit-dps-6/2506025001/

More:Ford to pay millions to Focus, Fiesta owners in transmission settlement
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/01/25/ford-fiesta-focus-transmission-settlement-deal/4554381002/

heykims:
Thanks so much for the enlightenment guys.
So judging from ur analysis, what oil specification would u recommend for a Toyota camry 2005 being used in Lagos?
Mind u, I presently have 20w50 there (synthetic), the dealer used that to service it as the car recently arrived. Guys on nairaland have scared the hell out of me telling to go drain or and use the 5w30 recommended which I planned doing in few weeks time until I came across this thread.
I also crave for good fuel economy.
Moreso, what does APL, XHP, GSX etc mean and which one will be most suitable for my car?

And rightfully so.

If you want to concern yourself with all the acronyms, here you go https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/motor-oil-101/

ak22:
Good evening sir/ma . what of 2007 Honda civic owner side hub?

It's by Dorman and is $137.60 with a 2 year warranty. It will have to be brought in as it's not in stock in Lekki. http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=DOR&partNumber=930-627

For future reference we've created a portal where you can check prices and availability 24/7. Instructions are here https://www.nairaland.com/post/92790045

ajbf:
Madam, I will to chat with you. It seems you are not on WhatsApp

No I'm not but my staff it's available by phone or email.

Blackbishop:
Madam I called the guy, I advice him to contact you for a better service.

okay. Thanks.

cluewebhost:
Europe is banning petrol cars soon or taxing them heavily,

Electric is all we would have to buy in a few years and the range on these things is above 2-300 miles on a full charge (I barely do 25 miles to and from work daily so a full charge might last me maybe 2 weeks) and this range should increase with tech.

We would cope.

True but factor in Naija traffic

MrHeff:
Hello guys. Please how much would it cost to change the shock absorber of a 2006-2007 Honda civic. I am about to buy a used Honda civic with the shock absorber fault on the back right side. Should i be advised to change just that part or the entire back? And cost.

Cc radautoworks

Congrats on your vehicle! We would have to see it to make a recommendation. Rear shock is by monroe and is $79.80 (we use the about abokifx rate of the day since naira became unstable) with a 2 year warranty http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=MON&partNumber=5609

We also have a cheaper one but it is not in stock and will have to be ordered. Also Monroe with a 2 year warranty http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=MON&partNumber=55609

Labor for one side is 4k (0.8hrs), both sides N5,500 (1.1hrs).

Judejibs:
Dear all, kindly assist before I run into serious problems.
My car is a corolla 2010 bought toks 2018. All been good good till my ac developed fault in June.
This was in delta state. Electrician replaced the compressor with manual saying automatic isn't reliable, on my way back to lagos the compressor stopped working. I took it to mechanic in lagos who said its knocked. No oil ( oil leaked out) in August we replaced another compressor then the new mechanic advised to replace condenser aswell for good performance. He replaced those 2 and added a sensor from automatic compressor which he claimed was what spoilt the first manual compressor. ac worked well. 3 weeks after going to island ac cut off I called him and he asked I turn it off. I got to his shop he said the new compressor of 3 weeks is bad again plus valve is leaking. Got another compressor and valve ac worked only 3o mins for me to drive home. I turned on ac following day I got hot air. I went back to his place, he said compressor leaked oil claiming its my fan. My fan right from prlurchase doesn't run at full speed always only does that at intervals . Now today he cut 1 of the 3 cables supplying the fan making the fan to run at full speed. This im not comfortable with hence I'm here to seek professional help. I dont know what effect this fan modification can have on the system especially my engine. Please I need all advice I can get plus willing to have someone else take a look at this guys work before I run into serious problems. Please parson my long writeup . Name is jude number 08122649744. Desperately in need

I'm sorry to tell you this but ALL those techs are IDIOTS. your original compressor was likely fine and you probably just had a leak. Unfortunately you now have two choices. Have your compressor returned back to automatic by someone like us which WILL be expensive OR, have someone COMPETENT check for a LEAK and manage the modifications to your ac as is. You may be lucky and it runs forever.

radautoworks:
Has it been scanned for any codes or why did you change all those parts? You've posted this in about five places and answered no follow up questions.

Tap the throttle body while the car is on. If stalling reduces, change idle air control valve

Nonhuman

drakeskull:
No I don't. Can I bring it in?

email support@radautoworks.com. though they are closed because of the protests they can tell you when to come in.

drakeskull:
No screen but scanned with no error codes.

Do you have someone who can reset an ECU? If you do, deal with the idle running first and start the car. Allow the temperature to rise to 70c to 80c before resetting ECU and relearning the valvetronic. should address the issue of PMS consumptions.

drakeskull:
No screen but scanned with no error codes.

and the oil pump?

nonhuman:
its not a stalling issue, car idles properly when engine has heated

nonhuman:
When in park position I press the gas pedal normally it revs like engine wants to stall, and on acceleration won't rev past 2000rpm and will be jecking like its not getting enough fuel, the fuel pump is new, have changed the filter and the injector matt/ throttle body, checked injector valves, yet problem persist please I need help here any information will be highly appreciated. Toyota Avalon 2003

This is why I hate remote diagnosis. I'm not clear then. What do you mean by "When in park position I press the gas pedal normally it revs like engine wants to stall? Do you mean it idles fine but if you gas it,it stalls? "On acceleration won't rev past 2000rpm" is this from standstill the car won't go above rpm or during driving already if you try to speed up it won't go beyond 2,000rpm? Or do you mean the car won't go past a certain speed? Or will it eventually go but it jerks the whole time

drakeskull:
No stalling, drives fine

Hard finding your responses in the middle of all the noise. Lemme know what condition of screen is and we go from there.

drakeskull:
Yes, different from cold start. No stalling at all, car is quiet after like 2-3 minutes drive after the cold start reverse vibrations.

I read some reviews online and most point to guibo for the other mid-rear vibrations. Heard there might be a crack in the guibo

That's what I thought. Check the oil screen. This is a fluid problem.

Femtopford:
You got rear vibration from the mid underneath of the E90 to its rear, this vibration only occur at cold starting and only in reverse movement of the vehicle, right.

I won't say you shouldn't replace the guibo, which might probably solve the vibration, though guibo is a reinforced rubber that absorbs vibration from the powertrain to the final drive, but have you asked yourself these two questions.

(1) why does it vibrate at only reverse and not 1st speed drive of same torque with reverse speed?

(2) Why does the vibration subside after few minutes when you start the car" properly the engine working temperature" ?

Now , guibo could deteriorate and its cushion capabilities will be weak, means reduction in its elasticity, if that was the case, then not only reverse but also drive should vibrate because all torques from Powertrain pass through guibo to the road wheels, what about when the engine is warm, the same toque still transfer through guibo.

So, take this Sir, the problem is approximation of 20% guibo and 80% CLUTCH JUDDER in the reverse coupling of (1) fluid pressure pot, (2) driver's plates and (3) driven discs in relation to the friction built up according to temperature changes of the fluid.

I won't be able to pieces clutch judder in relation to temperature changes now, am going back to work in the workshop, get a good mechanic and work on the section I mentioned. The problem will disappear.

This is what happens when you try to Google things

[quote author=drakeskull post=94898291][/quote]Good morning,

That doesn't look bad. Check the screen. Also, correct me if I misunderstood but the rear vibration is different from the one when you shift in reverse at cold start? Any stalling at all with prolonged standstill? And who diagnosed giubo?

I know what we are giving away this Christmas

demolagilbert:
I have units of Autel Maxiscan for sale. 17000NGN per unit.

Which model?

erico2k2:
Very soon we might just take on that offer in PHC, we are working on something

Amen o

drakeskull:
Just serviced on Friday, second service. Been using Fanfaro full synthetic 5w30. How do I flush after oil change? This only happens in the morning

Email shop at support@radautoworks.com for something to clean system of deposits but you will need to take it somewhere to get rid of sludge and check the oil pump. What is fanfaro beemers are bougie o.

drakeskull:
Please what could cause a mild vibration when reverse is engaged few minutes after cold start in the morning. Drive doesn't really vibrate, vibration doesn't happen when car is restarted after idling for some time or when revved. Secondly, how long would it take to replace guibo? Car is e90

you getting rear vibration?

drakeskull:
2008

Clogged engine from deposits and sludge. Needs thorough clean/flush. Hopefully oil pump didn't need replacing then change the engine oil you've been using or the source. What have you been using?

drakeskull:
@radautoworks

what year?