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Nova01:
Pls can I message the 2 posters up pls , I am confused of my life right now any online skill would be appreciated

Sure

samwriter:
grateful boss i am not begging for money i just need direction please which right skill can i learn to better my life i dont have your number boss

+1 226 931 8120

You can. Chat me up too or reply here

Can also assist with the right skills to learn. Don't have money to give too though

Personally would get the elantra or sonata 2019 upwards though if it's well maintained and I know the history, a 2012 car is just too old and lacks so many safety and basic features, in 6 months time you would want to upgrade the Camry. Just ensure the sonata or elantra is in top condition and maintain it properly do
5k mile (8k km oil changes and filter) drain and refill your transmission fluid once you get it, drain and refill your coolant fluid too, car doesn't like overheating at all

Do that and you good and can get 250,000 miles from it, just maintain it properly to OEM standard and don't cut corners or remove thermostat or allow rewires to do nonsense on it

calabaman:
Lol how does that work and why was the AC then put in the first place

Lol didn’t even see that post lol. So so untrue , in fact if you driving long distance using your AC , you actually save gas compared to not using AC reason is due to drag and all.

Also in modern cars not necessary to always put off your AC or on when you off your car and put it on , makes no difference car is designed for that.

Anything you do always ask or check the engineering design behind it and reason why instead of listening to some roadside mechanic that can’t use an OBd2 scanner correctly . No offence , I rather listen to those that designed the car than spare parts sellers

Dynamicboss:
You said it correctly. I use full synthetic oil that mechanics say it last for 6months but due to many factors such as dust (as you mentioned), traffic, hot weather, etc.. I changed it between 2-3months. It’s expensive but my engine performance is top notch.

Same for gear maintenance, I do it twice in a year.

While it’s really impressive , I always advise change oil in miles driven to a large extent for instance every 5k miles (8,000km) is highly recommended for engine longevity and only use synthetic oil and the right viscosity as stated in your owners manual or on the oil cap .

Only exception to this rule is if you don’t drive much or often so if for instance you’ve driven 5,000km in 7 months change the oil regardless, cause even though you haven’t driven up to 8k kilometers, oil generally break down and degrade even when not in use

HenryWilliams:
yes it was back in the day.
nowadays it has little or no impact on modern cars, however if you have the time, allow the car reach idling rpm before moving.

Exactly and correct, though always drive gently for 2-3 minutes first before hitting full throttle.

Highly recommended in modern engines for longevity

Emeka71:
You mean removing the thermostat in order to save fuel ?

Nop, it actually doesn’t save fuel and makes the engine work more and die faster

GVTAsiwaju:
Can I top my radiator with coolant knowing that it’s water in-it

Depends if it’s a 50/50 mix don’t , drain the water and use only coolant, if you using a concentrate then yes but regardless a drain and refill is always better to do .

Fkj202004:
Thank you. How often do I use coolant?

So usually it’s changed every 5 years or 100k kilometres, some manufacturers recommend 60k kilometers change, check your owners manual if you don’t have a physical copy in your glove compartment box , check it online . But always always always USE THE RECOMMENDED COOLANT AND NEVER EVER USE A GENERIC OR UNIVERSAL BRAND ONLY RECOMMENDED COOLANT SHOULD BE USED PKEASE.

BlackKafka:
Chain. For God's sake, how much is coolant? 5k for a vehicle that costs millions is not too much to spend, but hey, what do I know.

So true , water alone isn’t just ideal at all and causes lots of damage

Fkj202004:
Can I pour in the coolant when there's still water in the radiator? And how often do I have to put coolant?

So certain coolant are a 50/50 mix and it’s pre mixed so you don’t use water again while some are concentrate, for those you can use water and mix with it .

So depending on the coolant you have .

dru23:
Very scary, I was Tiktok comment section and someone said our Nigeria weather is different so they can't follow recommended advice for thinner oil that manufacturers suggested...
I said to them places like Arizona, Las Vegas, Florida , and Texas have a similar weather to Nigeria weather year long,even hotter.. so does that mean car manufacturers build different cars for different regions in the USA...

So true , they don’t want to educate themselves , they do rubbish and argue with you . Some don’t even have basic OBD2 scanner literally in 2025 or even 2026 we about to enter .

Also , I blame the car owners you spend over 10 m on an important machine and can’t use 10 minutes to do a simple research , many don’t know oils need to be changed every 5k miles using recommended oil viscosity

Transmission fluid need to be drained and refilled at 60k miles , and then 30k miles, if you buy a tokunbo car and it’s over 150k miles just forget doing this , it might slip , just keep using the transmission until it fails but less than that please do a drain and refill not a flush

Coolant drain and refill every 5 year or 100k kilometers and then 60k going towards

Brake fluid every 2 years

For AWD cars, differential fluids every 60k miles

Spark plugs every 100k kilometres using Idrium plugs

And little things like these, they just keep driving the car until it all falls apart and then blame the brand

These fluids mentioned don’t cost an arm and a leg but could save you millions in needing a new engine or transmission or radiator and all

Also keep your car interior and dashboard clean, use dashboard cleaners and all

dru23:
Baba no car should take up to 4 to 5 minutes before driving off ......

If you are maintaining the car and you are using the recommended the oil , the most it should take is 30 seconds or wait till the RPM drops down below 1k . If you the maintain the engine it shouldn't take more than that......

Now if you are using much thicker oil like 20w50 , which modern cars don't really use . It will take more time for that thick oil to circulate before driving off ......

A healthy car that uses recommended engine oil should only take at most 50 seconds for the RPM to get below 1k before driving.....

You can always catch me on tiktok on car maintenance tips and imported products from the USA

Exactly what I was trying to point out to the guy . Our mechanics have done so much damage it’s scary .

goodman55:
I saw some pple saying cars produced from yr 2000 to date doesn't need worm up b4 driving especially old engine from Night till morning. Every car with any model engine deserved to be worm up for at least 4-5minutes especially in the morning b4 driving bcus the engine has taken over 8 hours to cool so as the engine oil so when you start the engine small, it stimulates the engine oil to go round the engine and ensure some level of lubrication and its make your engine move well b4 you will start accelerating at higher speed. These engines are just like human beings; sm1 just woke you up and start running immediately?

While it’s a beautiful piece from an engineering perspective you wrong

Modern engine are designed to be warmed for 30-60 seconds . Warming it for long actually does the opposite as it doesn’t reach operating temperature early rather the right way is warm it for 30-60 seconds and drive gently for 2-5 minutes before hitting full throttle . That’s the right way it’s done . Check your sources all cars are literally designed this way to a large extent

See lots of interesting submissions

Don’t know the prices in Nigeria but would advise stick with Toyota, Lexus and those kind of brands if you can get a Mazda Cx-5 2016 upwards , it’s a fantastic car too . Avoid an abused car and do a thorough inspection

Also , be rigorous with your maintenance once you get the car , change your fluids , do a simple drain and refill on differential fluids , coolant , *Transmission fluid* with transmission fluid if it’s a low mileage less than 100k proceed otherwise above 110k miles proceed with caution

But no fluid is a lifetime fluid it’s all company marketing , all fluids break down

Keep your car clean, change your oil every 5k miles religiously, change cabin and air filter once dirty , keep your tire psi according to owners manual and all .

2cribz:
Alternate moniker.dey fool your self

What’s Alternate moniker? Is that username or?

2cribz:
You are spending too much money on this car
I know it's your first car BT e no worth am. Sell off the car.its scrap

Honestly to be truthful I get where you coming from he got the Car December 4th 2024 if I’m not mistaken, I think the car is super reliable but he loves cars and does a lot of preventive maintenance and doesn't manage things , hence why it feels that way .

Naturally Nigerians to a large extent have very very bad maintenance culture and only change things when the car doesn’t start or can barely move , they drive with so many lights on dashboard , funny sounds from their car , they drive like that for years so it feel like they don’t spend , but ideally what he’s doing is the proper way to maintain a car and get it to 300k miles or more.

If anything breaks fix it immediately, do lots of preventive maintenance like Transmission fluid change , Cabin and engine Air filter , Spark plug change , coolant flushes , Differential fluid changes , and all.

Nigerians don’t do it at all lol. Until those components pack up then they start blaming village people and all.

olaolaking:
Give him money to buy 2016 edition. You are just trying to do "I too know" unnecessarily trying to ṣàlàyé what you are not asked.

When MacBook 2013 edition was released, was it struggling or crawling? How did people who bought it then cope?

Lol, then he can buy the 2013 then. He asked for advise , he’s new to the Mac world and I broke everything down giving pros and cons , even said he can buy 2013 but listed the tasks it can do comfortably , if those tasks fall under what he does day to day , by all means he can buy the 2013 with peace of mind and it serves him , but if he has heavy things to do , the 2013 sadly would be crawling and slow,

Not exchanging words with you, Charlie I don’t have that in me at all. No stress

olaolaking:
Talk to him if he can reduce the price a bit. But it is a good price at that price.


Just check if the battery is still lasting. The battery, the charger, the keyboard replacement is always very costly. That's what I mean by "na die"

Note that the softwares are always scarce and probably costly because they are not common. But if know your way, no problem

2013 MacBook in 2025. That MacBook would be crawling literally and struggle with basic apps. Like I even highlighted intel based MacBook are so slow and struggle a lot , but if he wants a MacBook by all means he should aim for a 2016+ upwards at least . Or he should look at windows PC’s

But a 2013 MacBook can only work if he’s using it for very very light things and basic things like browsing, watching movies and all. But no heavy coding , video editing and all. It can’t work properly at all.

Would break it down for you ,

Long time MacBook User here, would advise based on your budget just forget a MacBook and get a Windows PC for that range , even those above saying from 750k and above avoid those MacBooks too , in fact from a deep deep knowledge any MacBook with an Intel chip isn’t worth it at all . If you want to get a MacBook and enjoy it with peace of mind and be a little future proof get the ones with an M1 chip and above , minimum should be an M1. Apple basically are stopping support and lots of things for Intel based MacBooks in fact my previous MacBook was a 2017 MacBook Pro and it’s no longer supported and that’s the 750k or 800k laptop that they were saying you should get and I’m even saying that isn’t even good at all, it’s slow , no support , and all. But if you insist then feel free but expect laggy performances from time to time and all.

Finally, with windows PC you have way more options and selections to choose from with literally any reasonable budget just have to do pros and cons and ask yourself certain questions like

What’s your aim or goal for the laptop
Are you buying for long term usage or short term usage
Are you gaming with it and all

Port443:
I missed this message

Nope, mine is FWD, no need for differential servicing cause it got none. I do tyre rotation often, though this ride is mostly seating in the parking lot. I got a volvo to replace the corolla that made me super insecure. It's really lovely but I don't think I have time to make a thread for it

Lovely, that's amazing, just ensure you change other fluids and all. It's a really lovely drive but I'm so in love with Mazda now lol. Next car was looking at BMW but after all the scary things I've seen would stick with the Mazda brand and get the CX-90

2cribz:
I bought original mobil 3 years ago.then i felt all oils were original.my engine wey never smoke for 2years started smoking after oil change with the mobil 5w30 i bought directly from mobil filling station.since then i had to be using oil treatment.

Quite scary. So even buying it from Mobil filling station directly doesn't guarantee it would be original or?

Is yours the F-sport trim ?

Also , check your Cabin Air filter and Engine Air filter

If your car is AWD from the documentation you’ve done so far would advise you get your differential oil changed or plan on doing so . It usually last 30,000-60,000 miles then needs a change

Then brake fluid lasts 2 years , check that too if possible

Don’t also forget to do a tire rotation every time you change your oil and filter . Really great for even wear if tires. I always do mine .

Lovely documentation

Port443:
Thanks a lot my chief, I appreciate 🙏

Read the tread from beginning .

Amazing how you maintain your car, I’m a big believer and lover of consistent Car maintenance. Pennzoil is a great oil however I personally use Mobil 1 0w20 Advanced fuel economy and either use a Bosch filter or a Mazda filter , my car is a 2017 Mazda cx-5 lovely drive .

Wanted to get the 2016 Rx350 but was too expensive for me.

Realteeyee123:
Price of this engines and gears please

Mazda Cx5 2017- engine and gear prices

Nissan Sentra 2014- transmission price

These two vehicles thank you so much

Here chief . Thanks

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minista94:
The year is already there

You mean the one of TIN?

Yh sighted it, the green one is good. Ensure it’s the OEM and not a fake you get.

Buy from a reputable store, or don’t know if Total filling station sells some. Or the Toyota place at around I think Ladipo area or so.

Price of this engines and gears please

Mazda Cx5 2017- engine and gear prices

Nissan Sentra 2014- transmission price

These two vehicles thank you so much

Babatundehy:
Your transmission fluid is now looking brown ( if your phone camera is good), you should change it, that colour shows the fluid isn't in the best state, get the original recommended fluid, drain and refill, but do not do a transmission flush, just a drain and refill.
When I bought my car Tokunbo, I checked the transmission fluid and it was looking blackish, I drained and refilled that same day, I've done two drains and refills twice after the first time (I just felt like), it keeps your transmission in good health.
Many are scared and will advise not to touch your transmission fluid as long as it shifts good, what's the use of an oil change when your engine is filled with sludge or has seized from shortage of oil 🤔, the same goes for your transmission, when you begin to have issues due to contaminated fluid, you can only hope a drain and refill will fix it, by then you're not servicing the transmission, you're trying to correct a DAMAGE.

Absolutely correct . Never follow manufacturers life time fluid . All fluids breakdown and nothing like life time fluid, changing your fluid at 100,000 miles is highly recommended, a simple drain and refill never a flush .

Remember when they say lifetime they actually mean the warranty of the vehicle which is around 5-8 years mark roughly 150k miles . But if you intend on getting to 300,000+ miles or more you need to do a drain and refill or prepare to buy a new transmission.

So always ahead of your fluid changes not just transmission but Coolant , Brake , engine , differential fluids , power steering fluid if you have one. Would always make your components last way longer and give you peace of mind always .

minista94:
Okay thank you

Please which of these fluid is best to use for 2012 Toyota corolla?

We need the Year, model, make, and all. But for best information check your owners manual . If you don’t have one it’s the Toyota ATF-WS (World Standard) transmission fluid

That’s the green bottle

Beermoney1:
You are welcome, most car transmission are not supposed to be toyed with especially by Nigerian mechanics, more so high mileage vehicles.

While I totally Understand where you coming from it’s not entirely correct

So would break it down

In his case for instance, he needs to immediately do a drain and refill with the recommended Toyota Fluid. Only Recommended Fluid no substitute or alternative.

If it has a burnt smell and the mileage is over 150k miles and it’s never been done before. Then what you saying can happen, because the fluid has broken down to the point where it’s not a lubricant anymore but rather has broken materials inside it that helps prevent the transmission from slipping , at this point changing it could do more harm than good, because after changing it the transmission could slip.

But if it’s less than 150k miles and transmission shifts fine no issues and it Doesn’t have a burnt smell do a simple drain and refill and the do same every 40k miles going forward

But in all you do never ever ever do a fluid flush

And go for a reputable workshop not a Kazeem please, it might be more expensive but transmissions are very sensitive and require top professionals with the right tools

Don’t cut corners in this please .


Hope I was able to clearly break it down and help.