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Thanks 4 ur quick response

Ikenna351:
Have you checked if there is still oil or enough oil in it?

Ikenna

if that is d case, i wil let mechanic check it.

My nissan sunny gear shift is a little rough when driven 4 about 30mins. if i start d car in d mornin and drive off, d shifting wil be smooth, but afta about 30Mins drive, i wil start feelin a little rough sound, as if i'm driving an old vehicle. Especially d reverse gear. ANY idea?

FreePath:
...diy...

1. Start simple.

Start with the easiest repairs first. Don't dive right into rebuilding your transmission. You'll gain confidence, learn how to use tools, and begin to understand how everything fits together on your car.

Here are some great repairs for the weekend mechanics;
Change Wiper Blades
Replace Air Filter
Replace Headlight
Replace Battery
Replace Spark Plugs
Change Oil
Replace Belts

If you're undertaking a repair that's not on this list and you're just getting started, at least make sure it's a repair that doesn't require you to lie on your back, deep underneath your car.

If you do have to jack up your car to get underneath it, under no circumstances should you use the flimsy jack that came with the car. And never, ever get under your car, unless it's supported by appropriate jack stands.

Finally, when you're getting started, try to avoid repairs that involve squeezing yourself into an uncomfortable position, which can make a repair more difficult.

2. Avoid repairs with dire consequences.

Try to avoid repairs or service work where the consequences of a mishap are great. For example, don't try to replace your brake master cylinder or fuel line on your first repair. You could end up crashing into a plutonium tanker or worse still, you might even wreck your engine.

3. Get the tools you need.

Before you start ripping apart your car, go out and get a set of tools, including:

A complete set of socket wrenches, including swivel sockets with extensions of various lengths and angle accessories
A complete set of flat and ring spanners/wrenches
The usual screwdrivers, pliers -- and especially, a good set of vise grips.

I also think the most important tool to DIYer is scan/diagnostic tool (even if it is basic one). I will specially address this later.

Whatever special tools are necessary for the job you're contemplating. For example, a special tool is necessary to remove the oil filter, and another for the spark plugs. And in both cases, there are different sizes of tools. So take a look first and find out what you'll need.

No matter what tools you buy, you still won't have all the tools you'll need. So, my final piece of advice is to start your repair early. That way, the parts store will still be open when you head down there looking for that special tool you need.

4. Do a little homework.

Do some homework before you plunge into a repair. It just might save you a lot later. Buy the manufacturer's shop manual for your vehicle, and read up on the repair.

Here's a reason why it's important to do your homework:

Imaging you have already bought the parts to be replaced in your vehicle. You later got the manual and looked closely, you then noticed that step 1 said, "remove engine." No kidding.

So, do your research first! You may even seek help from educated car forums like this.

5. See one before you do one.

The best way to learn is to work with someone who knows what he or she is doing. If you're undertaking a repair you've never even seen done before, it's reasonably likely that you'll screw it up -- or, at best, you'll do it the hard way. My advice? Operate on the same principle that medical schools use: see one, do one, teach one. Play it safe.

6. Don't be ashamed to ask for help if you screw up.

It happens. Don't be shy about calling your regular mechanic. Tell him you screwed up your repair and need a question or two answered. If he's a nice guy, he'll take pity on you and attend to you.

Don't take advantage of your mechanic, however. Remember that he's probably extremely busy, so be patient with him.

A final word of advice. If you really screw up, and have to take your car to your mechanic, don't try to cover it up. Confess. I can tell immediately when a customer has tried to hide a repair gone awry. Everyone makes mistakes, strips bolts, and blows parts up. It happens. It may take a few years, but eventually, you'll even laugh about it.

7. Safely dispose of the toxic crud that will come out of your car.

After you're done with your repair, it's possible you'll be left with used coolant, motor oil, brake fluid, or other toxic materials. You'll need to dispose of it safely.

u are a good son of ur father. A novice lik me is dancing dorobucci on this info. Thanks man

It's very undastandable dat he might hav been acting lik a mumu as someone said here. Some experience worst things in d hands of women, especially dere wife. Dat's why i advice singles not 2 comment on this. All d same, is nt a crises situation, he jus needed people's opinion so that he would know where he is wrong in his attitude towards her. Once again, thanks

bigass:
She just lack basic knowledge. Once the bride price is paid and accepted and the Father has handed her to him as his wife then they are married. White wedding is is just ceremony. Before the advent of Christianity people got married traditionally. However she believes the marriage is not complete until the white wedding... you should understand with her because many people do not know her bride price has been paid.

@all thanks for ur concern. D conflictin opinion here shows dat it's not as easy as some think here. It's a moral issue btw two moralist. He would find a way to adjust if he fails to convince her on it. D good thin is dat all other aspect of her behaviour is perfect. At least so he think.

preetygina:
hmmm story! does it mean that if d man does nt ve money for d white wedding yet, his wife whom he had paid her dowry will nt come liv with him, cook for him n satisfy him? well, na she sabi oo! to me, it doesnt make sense ooo.she shud go n take care of her hubby oo. i am a married woman n i know how dat man feels.my advice to him is, he shud jst hold on n endure since he has been enduring already inorder to avoid raping his wife.also, he shud try n start making plan for d wedding no matter how little it is

thanks a lot. He wished he could find someone lik u to advice his woman, cos u spoke frm ur mind as a virtures woman.

Fxwarrior:
Before men yes
Before God No

Op why did you post this in family section? You would have gotten saner and religious advise in religion section. 50% commenting don't have a clue what a christian marriage entails or its significance nor do they care.
Following their advice, the way am looking at them it remains for them to tell you to rape her. Na waoh.

u did made some point, but he himself believed that they are legally married and wedding only serve as official presentation and blessing of the mariage. If you think otherwise, why would even his pastor refer to her as mr. B...'s wife?

@all. Thanks. He's just thinkin how to crash some of his programs and do the weddin as soon as possible. But that wil mean spending too much as other people hav to do d planin and he may not hav much savings left afta d weddin

Jus thinkin

Phema:
So, he got married to someone he didn't even know much about? Not even an info as little as whether she has had s€x or not? And you say she visits and stays for 2 days biweekly? Your friend is not serious. Same with his wife.

And nope! It does not seem like you will get any good advice on here. Its either the story is fake or the people in it are fake.

no! Don't get it wrong. She had told him in d past that she don't hav a boy friend, since 2yrs dat he knew her, her lifestyle shows it, but he himself has dated women. So wether Virgin or not was nt an issue 4 him. Believ it or not, most women wil nt open up on dat, especially if dere 1st experience is bad. Again it's now dat she's staying 2day b4 travelin. B4, he does d visitin.

Phema:
Mstcheeww! So now married peeps abstain from sex? Or, didn't you just say they've done their trad?

And why does it seem like the guy is just getting to know his wife is a vagin?

Whatever rocks their boat jare.

yes! he was surprised 2 hear from her dat she's a virgin cos he has never demanded 4 s*x until now.
But Heh! Does it mean he can't get a good advice here?

Odilafta:
He can cope with a big size of family vaseline and addition of 1hour to the normal time it lasts him to take his bath


Before I go,
he should also buy some bottles of beer and start chilling it now..It's usefulness cannot be over emphasized,he could either use it to restore strength or hold tears


am I communicating?

this thread is not 4 singles pls, that's why i posted in family section instead of Romance section ok!

darisgod:
It is well

thanks madam, ur advice would be appreciated.

Hello, someone need advice, pls only responsable married men or women should comment on this. Singles, my apology in advance.

He has paid her bride price. Because of his job and few other logicstics from her own schedule, d wedding was shifted forward to atleast, 8 months time.
He is an advocate of no s*x before marriage, jus lik her. Now she visits him more regular at least twice in a month and spend 2days or so before traveling.
D problem is d responsability of marriage is now telling on him, even though he was yet to start enjoying d sweet side of marriage.
He is now wondering whether he can sustain the surpressed sexual feelin til afta weedin. Though both are strong christian.
Yestarday night he had a passionate talk about it wit her.
Excerp: "let's hav a protected s*x, because i don't want u 2 be pregnant before our weddin"
ans: "no pls let's hav patience"

He: " we are already married by law, only waitin 4 God's blessing thru weddin" then she opened up.

Ans: " i'm a virgin, i promised God that i wil not do it until after my weddin. Dear, i'v kept it 4 a long time. I wil not be happy if i break that promise."
he was short of words and find it difficult to convince her.
Pls he need advice on how to cope til after d weddin, since it wil not be proper to tell her to stop visiting regularly.
Men in NL, Do u have similar exp. How did u handle it?
Women, do u think she's right? If no, what do u think he should tell her?

texaco1: ok no prooblem ,I want to believe you saw the amazon fulfilled sign on the item before buying. Now what u need to do is log into ur amazon account, go to contact amazon section, then click on chat , you will be logged into a live chat with an amazon representative . Tender your matter to them ,and they will resolve it.

ok thanks. That means it has taken too long to arrive.

texaco1: did u buy from a seller on amazon or from amazon itself ?

from amazon itself. According to amazon, tracking info. is not available for their "standared shipping option " which i used. But they gave me "DPGM 08/13/14" as my tracking no. and shipping date

pennstate: Where you told they where going to ship to Nigeria for you?

yes they ship books to nigeria and my account status is showing shipped

Guys how long does it take Amazon to ship books to nigeria tru standard shipping? I bought 3 books since 1st of August, shipped through standard shipping. I'm yet to reciev it afta a month and 24 days.

[quote author=silvoice][/quote]my wonderful, and respected nairalanders. I need matured minds here to help me in settling the list, since i want to do it in a low key, and then do my wedding. Pls i want experienced single or married couples to comment here. Pls don't use it to abuse others. U can marry a cheap wife but other circumstances wil make u spend more, vice versa. Thanks, we lov u all.

Mcoldsoja: Congratulobia to yu bros.

thanks a lot

bravolad: Oil Change Interval is a combination of different factors. In defining "extreme driving conditions", the vehicle manufacturer considered a number of things:
1. Short trips of less than 5 miles (which do not allow the engine to warm-up)
2. Constantly driving in dusty areas in which case engine is at a low speed most of the time.
3. Driving in traffic (traffic here does not refer to traffic lights but gridlocks. In Abuja for instance, We hardly have this level of traffic situation except for those who live in Karu, Nyanya, Mararaba and its environs). This is what they call "stop and go driving". Most city driving will generally fall under category 1 above.
4. Towing a trailer or regularly carrying heavy loads
5. Driving in a very hot or very cold weather.

If you drive in any of those conditions, you will consider your driving to be severe. Therefore, oil change will be in line with the manufacturer's recommendations.

I use myself as an example, I live in Abuja and drive within the city everyday and drive moderately. I change my engine oil at 5000 miles or 6 months. I also use synthetic oil and 6 months because at this point, the oil starts to loose some of those protective additives. I have not done an oil analysis to determine this but available research seem to conform with it.

But again, I tell people that going by the manufacturer's recommendation would never endanger your vehicle. This is in terms of the oil viscosity and change interval.

However, some people argue about our weather as the reason for the frequency of oil change but Nigeria can not be considered in the category of severe weather as indicated on point 5 above with the adjective "very".

thanks a løt ur coment is very educative and useful. I belong to category 1. But do ordinary oil have time to lose it protection on engine like synthetic?

CityNG: The best method to determine oil change interval is to send your used oil to a lab for testing (please don't tell me that doesn't exist in Nigeria. It does and you just have to do the research to find it).

Save for that then the next best method is to follow the manufacturers recommendation for extreme conditions.

this is exactly my point. Atleast it has nothing to do with date.

[quote author=Bossforeva][/quote]is not issue of a particular car. It's a general believe here in nigeria that we should service cars at most every 2 months for conventional oil and six months for synthetic oil, regardless of mileage. Am thinkin that it's a bad idea to change oil with date, like weekly, monthly etc. rather than usage. Reason is that a car that cover 3000miles in Nig. within a week might be due for change while another that is yet to make 1000 miles after 4 months would stil be fine.

Dear car gurus here, i have some issues that bother me in this country, as regard to how we Nigerianize everythin as if we are different from other countries. For instance: Almost Every car manual would stipulate btw 3000km and 10000km as a guide to know when your engine oil is due for change. But in nigeria every mechanic would want u 2 change your conventional engine oil atleast, every two months, even if u did not drive up to 1000km. I asked why, many said because of d weather and hold ups on our roads. Are there no occasional traffic jam in Japan? USA and other countries that manufacture these cars?
Yes weather condition is a factor, but that would be extreme weather of summer or winter.
Again, our weather is neither hot nor cool. As far as i can remember, i'v not seen snow in Nigeria. Apart from some part of d north that are very hot, places like lagos and PH, we have average weather that maybe cool in d morning, hot in d aftanoon vise versa. Now that cars are being manufactured in Nigeria, D question is, are they going 2 reduce the mileage, say 1500km to 5000km based on imaginary percieved hold ups or would d manual be d same as the mother countries? Do date have anything to do with oil change rather than usage? I went into an arguement with a mechanic who told me 2 change my car engine oil that are yet to drive up to 980km when i told him that is been 4 months since i change oil, because i only drive d car on sundays. Someone should pls educate me more on this

corisande:
congrats

thanks my dear

silvoice: Yes! Guys am back . It was a success. The warm reception given to me and my people was very intresting and fun filled. They asked her to accept or reject me b4 they wil drink. She simply smiled. And before i could say jack robinson, d palmwine glasses appeared and d atmosphare was that of complete merriment. YES, d list is so long but not as outrageous as some posted here. Cheers!

chai... my beloved NairaLanders, not even a congrat from anyone. Chai or atleast welcome me to a life of restricted freedom.

Yes! Guys am back . It was a success. The warm reception given to me and my people was very intresting and fun filled. They asked her to accept or reject me b4 they wil drink. She simply smiled. And before i could say jack robinson, d palmwine glasses appeared and d atmosphare was that of complete merriment. YES, d list is so long but not as outrageous as some posted here. Cheers!

cheruv: just extend the IV to me joor
absu get 28 faculties there and am not really good at guessing from a large number of possibilities.
welcome to imperial Igbo land

thank you. I assure u that u wil get my iv 4 d main occasion by Dec. Or the wedding sometime next yr. If u are within d proximity. 5 Nairalanders dat know me in person, has already promised to be present. I may even giv them a canopy as NL Committee of friends, by God's grace.

cheruv: and very likely na absu babe

you are 99.99% right. Why not guess d dept. Also, so dat i wil make it 100%

Life indeed is funny 4 so many reasons

Ihuomadinihu: Na wa o. So Abia ladies are expensive?

i don't think dey are different from other igbo communities. Their marriage is fairly expensive. But i'm in love dear