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egopersonified:
so because you heard there are rats in aso rock you want to resurrect this thread, lai lai kolework

Jakumo:
Some in ago while seated in the front passenger seat of a running car waiting in the usual gridlock traffic for the green light at one of the few functioning traffic lights in Lagos , I caught a fleeting glimpse via the outside rear-view wing-mirror, of someone ducking quickly under the rear end of our car. I leaped out of the passenger door, and ran to the back of the vehicle where a man was on the ground doing SOMETHING to the car.

I addressed the tattered trousers of the man lying under my car, since that was all of him that was visible, and demanded an explanation for his presence there. As quickly as he had positioned himself under the car, the man emerged and took to his heels. I had covered less that ten yards chasing the professional car saboteur, when my sprint was cut short by a loud threat issued from several accomplices of the man who I so foolishly attempted to chase.

I doubled back to the car, and ruined my clothes lying under the fuel tank in the street, removing the Bic Biro (ballpoint) pen-cover that had been installed in seconds by the man who just fled, as a means of stopping the tell-tale fuel leakage from the the swiftly disconnected fuel supply pipe to the engine, at its connection point on the fuel tank. Had I not taken the trouble to get under that car in the middle of a filthy Lagos street, and re-connect the fuel pipe, our car would have driven for fifty yards or less, before running out of petrol and spluttering to a halt, at which point the waiting gang of "Good Samaritans" would have showed up to properly disable the car, and then offer to "fix" it, at enormous cost that one could only have hoped would have been in monetary terms alone.

Lagos is for the quick, and the dead.

PaperLace:
They are everywhere, in every state _looking for who to exploit, especially if you're clueless on basic car faults.

My car parked up yesterday, I foresaw it _but felt I could manage it for the day. While waiting for my mechanic, a Kazeem looking guy walked up to me.

Kazeem: (after staring at the engine, while shaking his head)Your engine done go o. We go need find towing truck.
Me: towing truck? For serpentine (fan) belt?
Kazeem: (obviously angry) So, you know say na belt? Why you come open bonnet, pose here? change am na.
Me: (closes bonnet)

I would learn how to change it ('cos I had a spare), hope it's not difficult. Mine happened in the afternoon though.

PaperLace:
They are everywhere, in every state _looking for who to exploit, especially if you're clueless on basic car faults.

My car parked up yesterday, I foresaw it _but felt I could manage it for the day. While waiting for my mechanic, a Kazeem looking guy walked up to me.

Kazeem: (after staring at the engine, while shaking his head)Your engine done go o. We go need find towing truck.
Me: towing truck? For serpentine (fan) belt?
Kazeem: (obviously angry) So, you know say na belt? Why you come open bonnet, pose here? change am na.
Me: (closes bonnet)

I would learn how to change it ('cos I had a spare), hope it's not difficult. Mine happened in the afternoon though.

izzou:
Lol

But dont try to use any scary points in places like Oshodi Isale or Adeniji Adele

Your scary points will just make empty bottles of Star and Trophy to fall on you

Thank God you and Iyawo are safe

izzou:
Lol

But dont try to use any scary points in places like Oshodi Isale or Adeniji Adele

Your scary points will just make empty bottles of Star and Trophy to fall on you

Thank God you and Iyawo are safe

doughziay:
OP be specific What is to be cleaned?

AutoElectNG:
Call 08 03 70 38 922

luvinhubby:
When any of these lights pop up on your dashboard, better advised to discontinue your journey and attend to it immediately.


1, OIL LIGHT - This light indicates a low oil level or a poor or non circulation of oil in your engine occasioned by faulty oil pumps most times. Ignoring this light can lead to an engine knock.


2, BATTERY LIGHT - This light signifies low battery voltage occasioned most times by a dysfunctional alternator and if ignored will lead to battery run down which will ground most automatic vehicles immediately.


3, ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SIGN - Indicated by a thermometer sign dipped in water. This signs indicates above normal engine temperature caused by coolant leakage, failed radiator fan or water pump with belt. If ignored, can roast cylinder head gaskets, which can be expensive to replace after grounding the vehicle immediately.

4, TRANSMISSION COOLANT TEMPERATURE - Sometimes appears as TCS light or similar to engine coolant sign, indicates an above normal gear or transmission temperature caused by low or dirty transmission fluid, which if not attended to, can instantly ground the gearbox.

5, BRAKE LIGHTS - A red hyphen(!) sign inside a circle indicates brake issues caused by low fluid level among others. Brake failures are better imagined than experienced, attend to it immediately.



Note - Other dashboard signs are equally important and should be attended to as soon as possible, these are just ones that require instant attention.