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This is heartbreaking. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. I hope the government takes swift action to rescue them and bring the perpetrators to justice.

That's a beautiful drawing! It's great to see young talent being recognized and encouraged.

Firebox123:
buy TV guide to solve your problem that's all brr

K

I use a voltage regulator; I have now disconnected it. This is very, very annoying.

Firebox123:
are you the op

I am not.

Image 1, the hisense was my first TV, was purchased brand new. Last year, I came back from the office, turned it on and the base of the screen had that line. No Crack, no physical hit, nothing.

Earlier this year I got a used Toshiba and I've been using it for months now.

Some minutes ago, same thing happened.

What could be causing this

Good morning everyone. My car is burning oil. Although it's been five months since my last oil change, I used a whole 5L with an additional 1L after two months, but as of today, the oil level has dropped again. The previous owner abused it by using Total oil without knowing the correct type or weight. I started using 5W-20 after I got the car.

I've also been experiencing oil leaks from the top valve cover. I bought a new seal and tried multiple times to stop the leak, but it still leaks a bit when the engine is at operating temperature. What can I do? It's a Honda Accord 2009 with an R20 engine.

No smoking whatsoever.

Ijaya123:
Until the ball joint issue starts coming up.

Rest, I use it. No ball joint issue. Do research before typing..

MajorB009:
Update, had to get the OBD diagnostic tool and the fault code displayed one of this

P2185 [0x2185]
Engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor 2 - circuit high
Status: Confirmed

Could this be the likely cause of the increase in temperature while the AC is on?

If so how do I resolve this pls

Well here's your problem. Try to get another sensor to test drive and confirm if issue has been resolved, then clear code and enjoy.

MajorB009:
Yes, both fans are working
Even when I am on a stop and move traffic, the temperature is stable when AC is off, temperature rises only when I put on the AC.
The radiator has been washed, both fans are working pretty well.
I just can't pinpoint what actually is making the temps go up whenever I put on the AC

Try to bleed your cooling system.

MajorB009:
Hi guys.
I drive a honda accord discussion continue 2007
I recently observed that when driving with the AC on, the temperature guage rises above the half benchmark, but once I put off the AC, the guage comes down almost immediately.

Also this doesn't happen when I am driving at a free road, everything is fine if there is no traffic and AC is on.
But once I am in a stop and move traffic and AC is on, temps starts shooting until I switch off the AC before it goes down.
Please what could I be looking out for?
Thanks

Your car is likely overheating. Check your cooling system for issues. It will not overheat when there is no traffic because you're in motion, your engine is working less and you get enough air coming in from your grill. Are both fans working?

ojonugway:
I have 08:accord. It drains battery even if the car is totally off. 4 different rewire people have worked on the problem. They have scanned the car multiple times for error codes but nothing.
A car technician told me that there's something in the car that doesn't completely shut down.
Pls, has anyone had similar issues with their honda? How did you solve it

Parasitic drain, get a multimeter.

Hook it up in a way you can read the current flowing through the circuit. You can Google this.

Your meter should read an active current draw after connecting it.

Disconnect your fuses one after the other, until the reading becomes zero or close to it.

Whatever fuse you disconnected, the circuit attached to that fuse is the culprit. I'm not a Rewire, I use the same car but the 09, and I've dealt with parasitic drain in 2 of my cars. Pretty easy to fix.

Zane2point4:
Merely 5km,on 10k fuel,at 400naira per litre

Most modern cars doesn’t consume fuel its bad government that does, if una like no vote peter obi una go buy fuel at 1000 per litre in naija one day!

Here we are, Prophet.

ruggedtimi:
there is iphone within that budget...Iphone 10 and X.

But he's asking about a fake iPhone 15. I'm only advising that he sews his cloth according to his material.

marksonrick:
Please, I want to know if the iPhone 15 pro max copy replica operating on Android is a good phone and worth the price. Someone is offering it to me for 175k.
Any disadvantages?

If you cannot afford an iPhone, buy an android within that budget.

No go do pass yourself.

advanceDNA:
Wait ..she nor get sense to say no their request?? because I don't get why the heck you want to control her finance..??

It's her family.......u can't tell her not to care for her own folks ......if the tables turn, y'all will say she's trying to cut your pple off because she wants all you money to herself...

With time..she will naturally see the need to withdraw when she start her own family and have greater financial need.....for now she's single....that's the period her folks can enjoy her...

At the detriment of her mental health? She's begining to wear down due to these constant demands. Trust me, he also told me that sometimes she'll just start crying whenever they call her again.. Because she knows that they want to ask for something again.

dopedealer:
If her salary is 300k tops and have no savings , how does she go beyond her limit and still give out money and even cater for herself daily expensive over the month . Definitely, her fiancé is also supporting and I think it's beginning to take a tool on him aswell. It's a very daicey situation I never wish to find myself in it. However, the fiance has to trend carefully not to step in a way that it would upset his in-laws. If she is not ready to cut her charity to limit , Best deal is for him to cut off support for her, in the name of his major project and allow her deal with her finances alone without support . Let's see if that would bring her to her senses and then eventually set boundaries.

I'm certain she has savings. She has a very good saving habit, and you know pretty girls privilege where randy customers dash CS reps money anyhow.

MmGood day, Nairalanders, and greetings to all respected elders in the house.

Please help me share this on behalf of a close friend who is going through a deeply troubling situation. He’s been bottling this up for a while, and it’s really affecting him. He asked me to post it here to hear from people who might have experienced something similar or can offer wise counsel.

My friend has been in a serious relationship with his girlfriend since 2022. They fell in love and by early 2023, they moved in together. According to him, she’s a wonderful woman—beautiful, curvy, light-skinned, and with a genuinely kind heart. But sometimes, that kindness is her biggest weakness.

Her family has been slowly draining her emotionally and financially, and it’s now putting serious pressure on their relationship.

She’s the third child in her family, works at a top bank and earns about 300k monthly. But almost half of that goes to family requests. One week it’s 100k, the next it’s 150k. If not for my friend's financial support and guidance, she wouldn't even have savings.

It gets worse—she paid the rent for her elder brother (someone the same age as my friend), sponsored her two younger brothers up to HND level, bought phones for her mom, dad, and last born, and even gave her mom 400k to start a business. Despite all this, her family keeps asking for more. No pity, no limits.

Her dad recently asked them to “borrow” him 400k—while knowing fully well that my friend is currently investing in a major project. It broke him. He couldn’t believe his girlfriend even entertained the request.

He’s spoken to her many times, begging her to start setting boundaries. He’s told her it’s okay to say “No,” or “I don’t have.” He’s reminded her that if anything happens to her today, life will go on for her family. But she’s so used to being the one everyone leans on, she finds it hard to stop.

They were even planning marriage this year, but now everything is shaky. He loves her sincerely, and she loves him too. But he’s emotionally exhausted. He’s on good terms with her parents, especially her mom, but feels it’s not his place to confront them directly.

He’s at a breaking point and doesn't know how much longer he can hold on.

Please, Nairalanders, what advice do you have for someone in this kind of situation? Is there a way forward without destroying the relationship? How can she draw the line without feeling guilty? And how can my friend cope, or help her better?

Thanks for reading. Please share your thoughts.


Update: Now he wants to be in charge of her finances. He has opened a piggyvest account with her personal details, but she wouldn't be able to make withdrawals.

I just wanted to share a little joy from my backyard—my small garden project that’s been keeping me active when I'm not writing code.

It all started when ugwu (fluted pumpkin) became way too expensive in the market. I figured: why not grow my own? I planted some seeds in sacks, some days back I was relieved to see the roots coming out. The sprout should be on their way up now!I had to raise them because we have a boerbel puppy that dug up and destroyed 3 of my seeds 2 nights ago. I also have 4 yam roots planted in sacks, I'll be adding more, filling up that sack is hard.. 😂 😂

I'm also trying ewedu in containers. The first container has sprouted already. A little compost top-up went on everything this week, including my yam plants and the first one I planted has grown over 5 feet already!

Oh, and I can’t forget my goats! I got two new females to join the one I’ve had since 2020 that I just abandoned and she has given birth just once. They’re part of the family now—and their compost has been a worth addition, although I do not directly rear them, I have someone handling that. I may stop buying goat meat from the market 2 years from now.

It's a small start, but watching things grow has been surprisingly fulfilling. If you’ve been thinking about starting a garden, this is your sign to try. Even a few sacks can go a long way. I've attached some photos.

Macmilla1 jceesquare

Still on the issue of my erratic idling.
So yesterday I got a new fuel pump, routine maintenance I noticed the filter on the old one might have been clogged. I also changed the O ring on my brake booster it was old and started to leak air. P

After changing pump and drove a few kms, it started idling terribly like it's about to turn off around 500rpm or even lower, even on N same thing happens but less frequently. So I unplugged the ECT on the engine chassis and it went back to normal albeit high around 1.5RPM, it also drove very smooth and responds well BWWWAAHHHH.

I'm trying to get another ECT to test with because I do not have any cold start issue, temp guage works fine, but when I was in heavy traffic yesterday evening I noticed the guage seemed to be moving constantly from the middle position, up and down slowly. You'd have to look at the guage to observe it.. I cannot drive without the ECT because it'll be running Rich.

Any suggestions or ideas will be appreciated.

Useless bank.. Mtcheew.

Namzy:
Interesting but I'm sure you are getting it wrong. I have never seen STFT of 1.2 as meaning 20% fuel delivery. Both STFT and LTFT are always read in percentage so your STFT of 1.2 means your engine is adding 1.2% more fuel and not 20%. To actually know the real fuel trim you should add both LTFT and STFT together to know how much fuel is really being added or withdrawn. So your STFT of 1.2 is perfect ie if your LTFT is also within acceptable limits

Oh wow. My bad. I've been reading the wrong guided. Thanks..

Namzy:
How is that STFT reading a lean condition?

Well, a STFT value of 1.2 means the engine control unit (ECU) is increasing the fuel delivery by 20% to compensate for a lean air-fuel mixture.

Normal range is typically ±10% (0.90 to 1.10 thus I've a small leak. My car is still very very fuel efficient 21 litres will give me about 170 - 180kms city driving. I'm testing it for the 3rd time with fuel from a different fuel station and I can send you proof if you want.

Jceesquare macmilla1

Hey Bosses, I may have an update about the vacuum leak issue.

So I noticed that there's a continous hissing sound around my brake booster and it gets louder when I pour water on it.

I think that's where the vacum leak is as I understand that the hissing should only happen when the brake is depressed.

Also my STTFT reads 1.15 - 1.2 which is a lean condition. Is it advisable to change the brake booster competently? As I have no issue whatsoever with braking.

Also, some weeks ago after I changed my oil pump damper because it broke and the oil pump chain, there's this metallic grinding noise it's kinda loud on a cold start and the noise reduces after I let the car warm for some minutes.

These are the 2 issues I have and I want to correct them. Any advise will be appreciated.

jceesquare:
Your MAF is not bad for a 2.0 ltr engine.
Check for vacuum leaks as suggested by others and also confirm fuel pressure while at it.

I couldn't perform the pressure test. My scanner doesn't show the value and I don't have access to that guage..

jceesquare:
Your MAF is not bad for a 2.0 ltr engine.
Check for vacuum leaks as suggested by others and also confirm fuel pressure while at it.

Yeah, every sensor pretty much checks out fine. I'll run the pressure test and revert back. Thanks.

jceesquare:
Run a fuel pressure test, you might be running lean.
Confirm MAF reading at idle with gear on N or P position, steering facing straight, AC off and foot off the brakes (basically without adding load to the engine).

Here's the result sir.

jceesquare:
Run a fuel pressure test, you might be running lean.
Confirm MAF reading at idle with gear on N or P position, steering facing straight, AC off and foot off the brakes (basically without adding load to the engine).

I'll try to get a Bluetooth a scanner or a good scanner that can do that and revert back. My current scanner doesn't display sensor stats..

Macmilla:
That dude is always high on cheap drugs. A fool at 40. It will really be nice to remove him from this thread if possible.
BTW have you tried cleaning your IAC valve?
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I had a very similar experience just 2days ago. Idle was crazy, like the car wants to go off. AC at idle is not possible as it makes it way worse. But then I got P0172 error code (bank 1 too rich)(car is a 4cyl, so has only one bank). I automatically thought it was my IAC valve getting not opening well and causing reduced air intake when at idle. But I decided to investigate that code further and thank God I did. It turns out that a faulty fuel pressure regulator inside the fuel pump assembly can cause a rich mixture. And I just replaced the fuel pump assembly a day before all these problems started. Despite IAC being my number 1 suspect, I brought out the fuel pump assembly, brought out the pressure regulator, cleaned it well with a carb cleaner and coupled it back. Car has been smooth , even with AC at idle.
On thinking about it, a blocked fuel pressure regulator raises the fuel pressure in the fuel system since it can not release excess pressure from the system. This excess pressure pushes excess fuel into the cylinder once the injectors open. Excess fuel means poor air:fuel mixture, which means poor combustion. Reving the car uses more fuel and kinda temporarily brings the pressure down.
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So have this at the back of your mind while cleaning your IAC valve. I'm assuming you do not have a valve leak.

Thank you so much. I regret tagging that person. So my car does not have an IACV value; it is DBW and controlled by the ECU. The AC makes it worse, too. Maybe I should try cleaning the pump as well because, at this point, I am running out of solutions, and I have tried everything I can. Getting a manual for this European Accord is difficult asf..

2cribz:
Get toks transmission. Theyve messed around with yours way too much.
Too much kazeems who cant sacrifice 1gig to watch YouTube

You don't know who you're answering sir.

Please read my post well. My car shifts fine. No jerking or erratic shifting. Neither my engine or transmission has been worked on before neither is my wiring tampered with.

I should go and get another transmission, just like that...

My Bosses, I have been trying to rectify the only issue I have been trying to fix for weeks now.

My car drives and shifts fine, no check engine light.

When engine is hot and I got the brakes or I'm moving slowly within the neighborhood, the rpm drops and the car vibrates like it wants to turn off.

What I have done..

1. Cleaned the throttle body and even used a temporary replacement.

2. Changed plugs.

3. Changed air filter.

4. Checked for vacuum.

I don't know what else to do, initially I thought it was a vacuum in the braking system that causes it when I brake but even with the handbrake while idling it happens sometimes.

There are no error codes and yes my check engine light works. Make una help me, I shift into neutral at stops to manage it for now.

Jceesquare conner44 Macmilla 2cribz

Honda accord 8th gen with R20 engine.