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You cant use Dexron 11 on any Honda. except those before 1996. I will send you the reply by mail

Pureguard will work with your Honda. We dont have any outlet in Asaba but we can send it down to you. ATFZ1 has been discontinued so no need to look for it.

Pureguard synthetic transmission fluid is compatible with ATF plus 4 which is for Chrysler vehicles. We have it in Lagos, Abuja. Call 08098534267

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Range Rover Sport Overheating




If you want to take care of your car properly.

it is vital that drivers understand the way to maintain the car‘s engine. The majority of vehicle cost is really expensive. Which is undoubtedly a small fortune. when compared with other brands of vehicles.Engine capabilities is normally on a more fantastic range regarding speed,responsiveness ,acceleration, plus braking .

you know the feeling if your car has been running hot.

An overheating engine is more than a bummer, it will leave you on the side of the road if you do not take good care of this good killer,it will be an expensive repair bill.Let us pray that traffic breaks enough for us to get some air flowing over the radiator so that engine temperature needle will go down just a little bit. there are only a few things that commonly cause an engine to overheat regularly.

Possible causes:

–Engine coolant level may be too low.

–There may be a vacuum leak.

–Cylinder head gasket may be bad.

–Engine’s drive belts may be broken or slipping.

–There may be a leak in the cooling system.

–The electric cooling fan may not be coming on.

–The ignition timing may be set wrong.



–The engine may have mechanical problems.

–Range Rover Sport is over loaded or driven too hard.

In some cases your engine may be running fine, and may seem to be cured of its overheating problem except on extended drives or long sits in traffic. Maybe this is the case with your Range Rover Sport check out your Range Rover Sport yourself so that you know what is the matter.

You may find that the engine runs fine but gets very hot while driving. What is this problem?It usually occurs after moderate to extended periods of driving. You should notice steam coming from the hood or smell coolant. The overheating can ruin a trip. If you are driving and notice the temperature gauge is all the way up to the “H,” your Range Rover Sport is “running hot” and overheating will occur shortly. It causes damage to the engine each time overheating occurs.

Range Rover Sport overheating problems can be costly. If you want to avoid the delays and costs overheating causes, follow these tips. Read on to know what you should do when your car seems ready to overheat.

1. Electric Cooling Fan Failure An electric cooling fan which isn’t coming on can cause your engine to overheat. When your Range Rover Sport isn’t going fast enough to ram it through from the front, the electric cooling fan draws cooler air through your radiator. You can test this by letting your car idle long enough for the engine to heat up. Keep an eye on your temperature gauge if you’ve been having an overheating problem in traffic. When it starts creeping into the danger zone, look under the hood to see if your electric fan is running. If it’s not, you’ll need to figure out why. There are two usual causes to this:

One is Bad Electric Fan and the other is Bad Radiator Fan Switch.

2. Clogged Radiator If your Range Rover Sport has more than 50,000 miles on it, your radiator could start getting gummed up. By flushing your radiator every year,You can avoid this and other problems associated with old coolant.There’s nothing good about an overheating problem. You should try to fix the problem as quickly as possible if your engine is running hot. A hot engine can do damage to itself, even if you aren’t going into a full overheating.And also you should Check your oil regularly to be sure you are providing adequate lubrication to your engine, everything you can do to reduce heat buildup helps!

3. Low Coolant By a large margin, the most common cause for engine overheating is simply a low coolant level. Your engine’s cooling system relies on coolant to circulate and remove heat from the engine .Heat will build up and your engine will overheat, If you don’t have enough coolant in there to do the job. No amount of water will help if you don’t have enough coolant in the radiator to transfer that heat. By far, the first thing you should do if your engine seems to be running hot is check your coolant level.

4. Thermostat Not Opening The most common symptom of a failed thermostat is overheating at highway speeds. Your engine may be able to stay cool at low speeds because it’s not working that hard, and therefore not creating as much heat. But at highway speeds your engine needs lots of coolant flowing through. If the thermostat doesn’t open, there isn’t enough flow to keep things cool, and you’ll find yourself looking more like a steam ship than a sedan going down the highway.

5. Broken Fan Belt There are still lots of engines out there which have a fan belt to drive the engine cooling fan. If you see a belt attached to your fan, you’re in this club. The good news is your repair is always cheaper than the electric guys. You can replace your fan belt easily if it’s broken.

It’s always a good idea to keep a flashlight, supply of water, and brake fluid in your car. Having these items on-hand and knowing how to check your antifreeze is really necessary for your Range Rover Sport. If your Range Rover Sport continues to “run hot”, do have a qualified mechanic diagnose the problem. Overheating is an issue that should never be ignored and should be addressed promptly.

Hmmmmm. I am blushing. Amen and thanks. Point of correction, I am a Bini man and I have learnt from when I was a little boy that you dont have to cheat to be a winner. I enjoy driving my Sport and I see no reason why others will be deprived of the same thrills. That Sport has taken me to so many places and favours too, hence the renewed interest to spread the good news that any one can own a Range Rover without having a deep pocket. We have fixed some cars that cost more than a typical Range Rover repairs yet they will say TOYOTA is easy to maintain. Elizade fixed my Sister's N3.5m 2009 Corolla in 2012 for N2m in Abuja and till date, the car is like a scrap, yet Toyota is easy to maintain. Thanks Bros, will give you that information tomorrow.

It is supposed to be so. Oga takes the New Sport while Madam takes the Evoque. That way, no civil war in the house. But if the man gets greedy and gives Madam a CRV while he is using the Evoque, Boko Haram's insurgency will be a child s play.

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No problem. Will work with him to resolve this

The number on the plugs not the quantity. The supercharged spark plugs is not the same as the hse and i want to find out if they used the correct plugs. The engine is what matters most. All the other faults are just 2 hrs job. The genuine parts you requested for are available but you have not told us the small city where the Range is and you also need to call me

A thousand apologies. We never wash d car and d dvd never work. But by afternoon, the fotos will be posted here.

The finished work

Change the brake switch and ensure the bulbs they fixed on the Range are meant for the Range. Also let me know the number of the spark plugs they installed on your supercharged. Call me on 08098534267

Templa: Good job sooper .....which engine oil type do u recommend for 2005 highlander?

Synthetic oil. 5w 30 or 5w 40, ie, Total q9000, Forte

Point of correction, na 32 teeth I get and not 36. I don sell 4. Please eat well. At least, you have enlightened us on Nairaland.

Hmm, that was a lengthy sermon. In summary, why do Peugeot recommend Esso ATF? Because TOTAL does not have the ATF for their cars. Until recently when they introduced fluide at 42, Total had the fluide 11d that I used in my Renault 18 in Paris in the early 1990s. Go through their website, they dont have any other ATF except Dexron 111, so how can Peugeot recommend ATF from TOTAL that does not have the ability to produce it. I worked with TOTAL for 2 years and in the service sector and I remember when 408 came out, there was unease about the oil it is expected to use. When you listed all those statistics, I was busy searching for the latest brand of Peugeot and all I saw were those government cars, the ones Government buys for their personnel. I have been servicing the 408 of the Nigerian Customs in Abuja until recently and I know what I am talking about. The TOTAL synthetic oils listed in their US subsidiary are not in Nigeria neither the ones in the French subsidiary. And you listed 0w 40 as some of the manufacturer's recommendation. Does TOTAl sell 0w40 in Nigeria? Can a Mercedes Gwagon actually use the Q4x4 15 w 40? You are a guru when it comes to Peugeot repairs, but we study the dynamics of failed engines in the country, why motorists pay a lot to fix their cars meanwhile in other climes, it is easy come easy go. Because there are no standards, we accept whatever junk that are being imported. Why should TOTAL Sticker be on a 408 when they dont have the oil in Nigeria to service the car? These are the list of TOTAL oils.
Classic
Q5000 20w 50
Q7000 15w 50
q 4x4 15w 50
Q 9000 5 w 40.
Have you seen a TOTAL Q9000 5w 30 in Nigeria? This is not Nairaland policy, it is what we observe that we bring to Nairaland as you have just done. TOTAL does not bring it to Nigeria but they send down the 5w40. So those cars listed to use 0w 40, and with TOTAL sticker pasted on it, which oil does the manufacturer wants them to use in Nigeria? 20w 50 synthetic........

My owner's manual requires that i use 5w 30 castrol oil but now i am using Ge platinum 5w30 gf5. 2 dexos and all the cars that have used that oil are now singing a new song. I have seen what energy conserving means when you use a good oil. It was on a honda accord v6 and we used Oando syn and the owner confessed that he has never seen his car perform like this with improved fuel economy

Another.

An example

Alert! CONSUMER ALERT!

XTREME 2000TM Super Premium SAE 10W-30 Motor Oil, API SF
MG Lube, Inc. New York, NY
Purchased in: Maple Shade US Gas, Maple Shade, NJ
Date of purchase: 6/2/2012

NOTE: This product or company is not associated or affiliated with Martin Lubricants, owner and manufacturer of the Xtreme® automotive oils and lubricants.
The labels for XTREME 2000TM Super Premium SAE 10W-30 Motor Oil claim the oil is a 10W-30 motor oil meeting API SF. PQIA's test results for this sample show it is not a 10W-30. The analysis also shows lower levels of additives than would normally be expected for an SF engine oil. In addition, the product tested has a very high level of silicon which is commonly associated with abrasive contaminants.

Use of this oil could potentially cause damage in modern automobile engines.

Although the label on this product says "For all foreign and domestic cars," API SF is an obsolete specification that is not recommended for engines built after 1988. The label on this product fails to give adequate warning to consumers about its limited use.

The Op is right. Following the manufacturer's specifications is the norm. But can you advise someone in Kano or Maiduguri to do so? Using 5w 20 is good but it is not all of these oils that are synthetic. What the Op should tell us is if we are to use synthetic or conventional oil. I saw a litre of Mobil 1 made in America, and their best grade was 5w30 with GF 5 and 2 dexos. I dont see that with the Mobil 1 being sold in Nigeria. So when a Car manufacturer recommends Mobil 1 in America that has anti sludge protection, and you now bring it to Nigeria and because the Mobil 1 label is pasted on the car, you use Nigeria's Mobil 1 without the anti sludge protection. Is the Manufacturer's specification ideal? Ikenna also knows the politics with TOTAL and Peugeot. Can the oils in TOTAL Nigeria's stable work very well with Peugeot's new brand of vehicles? No.! Go through TOTAL's website and you will find strange engine oils that they claim is being sold here but actually, we have never even dreamt of it. So they expect a 408 to use Q9000 when there are superior oils from their stable in France that is recommended for the 408. Is the Manufacturer right? Oil has grades and 5 w 20 and 5 w 30 are limited to 35 degrees. 5 w 40 or 0w 40 can give an engine a protection of 50 degrees hence all our local players are producing the 40s oil but when you have the gf 5 and 2 dexos oil type, a 5w 30 gives 50 degrees protection. That is the type of oil that the manufacturers recommend and not the conventional and semi synthetic oils that are being sold in Nigeria.

cne010: Might be the height adjustment setting.

You are right. Calibration is being done to stop the suspension from falling again.

Shagati: ^^^What was the occasion?

Saturday repairs and oil change, cd error repairs also. Pimping from 2005 to 2010. Final picture after painting the HSE.

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Everyone should please check the authentic Mobil 1 and compare it to the one sold in Nigeria. There are many oils that are being branded as 5w 30 and they are not synthetic. Notice the 2 dexos logo on the can, that is the symbol of high quality oil. A similar product is being sold in Nigeria and it is beautifully packaged. GE platinum 5 w 30, 2 dexos, gf 5, now available in Lagos

Everyone should please check the authentic Mobil 1 and compare it to the one sold in Nigeria. There are many oils that is being branded as 5w 30 and they are not synthetic. Notice the 2 dexos logo on the can, that is the symbol of high quality oil. A similar product is being sold in Nigeria and it is beautifully packaged. GE platinum 5 w 30, 2 dexos, gf 5, now available in Lagos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV51BGIzkwU.
Range Rover VS the Terminator. Watch

Nixon55: @Sooperrescue... are you saying that the LR3 is not a good buy? Is it really more expensive to maintain than the RRS?
I was thinking of buying the LR3 over the RRS because of the 7 seater capacity. If it not economical, maybe I would go for the MB GL450 which is also a 7 seater. What are your views?

LR3 is a good buy, a go anywhere ride. It is not as selective as RRS and so it is not expensive to maintain. It is like the younger sibling of the Sport HSE. and the parts are a little on the lower side compared to Vogue, RRS.

TSAT: so bearing in mind my purpose for wanting to have one of them,will you say I go for the LR 3 or 4 HSE and which year. I don't want to keep sending guys like you constantly to the bank;except for minor regular service when due. I no wan change my account name to your own- -. Tnx

Go for the LR4 but avoid the 2010 model. It is a 5l engine but no much difference with the LR3 except the dashboard and the exterior look. You nor need to change the account name to mine, just make me a co signatory to the account, that is all. On a more serious note, even in the US, the owners there are wary of the Dealers because they make more mistakes and the charges are high. You will spend money but not the high roof many owners are currently building with mechanics. If there are no issues with your bushings and air suspension, average cost of maintenance per year will not be more than 150k comprising of two oil changes, octane boosters, battery. Cest tout.

Bizibi: rrs is getting popular by everyday,i just hope it can make me love her and sell of the ml Mercedes

I remember a friend of mine bought an ML350 and he will always take it to Ikoyi Club where other guys with Acura MDX, Pathfinder and BMW were the happening guys. That was in 2009. Suddenly, the money bags felt threatened and rolled out their Armada, Range Rovers and G wagons. My guy felt undersized and oppressed to the extent that he no longer park his car in the Golf section but at the General car park where Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson and Rav 4 are holding court.. Where do you place yours? You dont need to love her first, you need to have her, caress her and when she is rubbing your back and your ego, then you fall in love and when you see your ML, you start wondering if you ever had that Jeep.