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Get a vehicle with a lot of space
Get a vehicle that is rugged and can withstand a little abuse.
Toyota Sienna 2001 - 2003
Honda Pilot
Volvo xc90
Something of that nature

tolugeorgeinfo:
Im glad i stumbled on this thread, please my folks are in their late 60's, and intending buying a car, i am a novice, their budget is within the range of 1.8-2.5m.
My question is what brand is advisable for them interms of durability and maintanance, both a salon and an suv will be considered

Thank you

Create a new thread on nairaland car talk. You will get more reply that way

tutuwater:
On observation of my engine bay, I noticed that there is fuel deposit at the back of my engine. The dark spot at the back of the engine.
Help.
What could be the cause?
How could I have it solved.

cc: Gazzuzz

I found the culprit to be bad o ring seals on the injector that was removed to troubleshoot misfiring.
O ring changed and car back to normal.
PCV also cleaned.

On observation of my engine bay, I noticed that there is fuel deposit at the back of my engine. The dark spot at the back of the engine.
Help.
What could be the cause?
How could I have it solved.

cc: Gazzuzz

GAZZUZZ:
5-10k depending on source

Fuel consumption doubled.
I suspect the coil.
I hope the coil change can't be the source of car guzzling fuel

Autopartz:
We have delivery outlets @ Sango Ota and Abeokuta. Do you by any chance stay close to these areas?

Yes I stay close to those areas.

GAZZUZZ:
5-10k depending on source

Ok.
Thanks.

Congrats

obitee69:
G35x

How much is the TOYOTA DENSO COIL 90919 -02244.

P.S I live in a small town in Ogun state and it is difficult for me to source for original parts

Coil temporarily changed to this. Pics attached.
Only alternative available.
It worked fine and vibration stopped.

GAZZUZZ:
scan car it does not matter if you have a check light or not.


2 main culprits
Coils and injectors.

In extreem cases blown headgasket.

Good luck

Thanks bro
One coil confirmed bad.

timifakay:
If check engine is on, scan vehicle.
If check engine throttle body service.
Replace radiator cap if it has degraded.

I had the spark plugs checked and oe of the pllugs is dirty.
All spark plugs changed.
But problem continues.
The injector nozzles will be checked and cleaned tomorrow.

timifakay:
If check engine is on, scan vehicle.
If check engine throttle body service.
Replace radiator cap if it has degraded.

Thanks,
No check engine.
Will service throttle body.

tutuwater:
Hi Toyota lovers,
My 2004 Avensis 1azfe starts vibrating unneccesarily yesterday.
At idle it vibrates, even when parked.
In motion when I want to accelerate it vibrates too.
Also I think something is wrong with the radiator cap. While I was trying to check the radiator cap gasket/seal, the gasket/seal dropped off.
What could be the cause of the vibration.
What can I have checked.
Help a brother please

But why no answer.
Help a brother please.

Hi Toyota lovers,
My 2004 Avensis 1azfe starts vibrating unneccesarily yesterday.
At idle it vibrates, even when parked.
In motion when I want to accelerate it vibrates too.
Also I think something is wrong with the radiator cap. While I was trying to check the radiator cap gasket/seal, the gasket/seal dropped off.
What could be the cause of the vibration.
What can I have checked.
Help a brother please

On average how much does the ceramic brake pads cost.

All eyes on this thread

SmartChoices:
Try Audi A4 B6, B7 1.8T... expecting your feedback

I was going to buy the A4 B6, Nigerian used for 600k that time. But one of our oga here checked the car for me and told me it could have engine or ecu issues, little did I know oga doesn't work on Audi or Volkswagen.

GAZZUZZ:
engine rotations VS vehicle speed

My car doesn't do this ooh.
Car Avensis 2005 Manual Transmission.
100 km, 5th Gear rpm: close to 3000rpm
At 120km 5th Gear rpm :3700rpm.

What could be the cause.
How can I improve Engine performance.

1.There is probably a right front impact. The extent of the right front impact should determine the engine condition.
2. Too many owners for me. About 4 owners. Kilode.

Although the engine could still be in very good condition considering that it was used for personal use by the 4 owners. Only once was the engine idling or timing checked, oil was changed regularly and the pics appear to be a roll over accident with less impact to the engine.

Siena is dancing in the rain.

Well done oga at the top ooh.

I am waiting for the upholstery make over.

despeakableme:
I am sure this same question goes through the minds of many Nigerians when they are being held in a checkpoint (which is said to be illegal) by the Nigerian Police Force, and the policeman asks for the drivers key. So please, to the lawyers in the house, should we give our car key to the NPF

I once didn't because my papers were complete.
Anyway they insisted and I said let us proceed to the police station.
My only offense is that my drivers license was not with me.
We got to the police station. I packed the car and told them. I will go ahead and pick my drivers license and I am not dropping my car keys..
...
...
Then I remembered that even though what they are doing is illegal. I better cooperate before they implicate me in something that I didn't do.

AutoElectNG:
Now that you have ruled out any Powertrain codes, we need to look at something else.

Has any electrical or mechanical work been done on this vehicle before the tachometer started playing around? If yes, please kindly provide details. If no, that is not the end of the world. There are things we can still do.

I am concerned with addressing this part of your query: 2. When Idling my car's tachometer fluctuates up and down. When starting cold it can suddenly be high or low. When driving once the car is in neutral the tachometer fluctuates what should I check.

I have the full factory service manual so I can help you if you are the DIY kind of guy.

I am suspecting that you may have issues with this vehicle's grounds.

By the way, a tachometer "an instrument that measures the working speed of an engine (especially in a road vehicle), typically in revolutions per minute."

It needs a way to report that speed to the ECU/ECM/PCM, and that explains why I started by asking, what is the ECM( as Toyota calls it for your vehicle) seeing before going on to further analysis and diagnosis

Not related to all your suggestions. Thanks but no Thanks.
I guess the issue is related to the car's PCV or Vaccum line

AutoElectNG:
Please check if there are any codes thrown by this vehicle and report back.

I want to know what the computer sees before saying anything more.

There is no check engine light. The car is a Toyota Avensis 2004 with 1azfe engine manual transmission. The check engine light is not disabled though. I just observe a lot on my car and plan to know a lot about the car. I would try to generic scan it though to see what codes it would throw out.

I was going to ask for you to define a "professional" and a quack but I am not going to give my car to anybody "professional" or quack that won't allow me to supervise what they are doing with my car.
Considering I am not living in Lagos and to take my car to a "professional" in Lagos might require the "professional" working on the car without me being there. I will rather give the car to a Kazeem that I can supervise.

No, I am not going to give a professional. I am going to give the car to a Kazeem.
Thanks very much for your help. It was much appreciated.