ibinaboonline:
Thanks for your input. Much appreciated. May I ask where you are based and how to locate your workshop?

ayogabriel:
I visited @Youngdoc Over the weekend.

My Toyota Camry hybrid 2009 abs, has been making an unpleasant noise for a while now. Because of work i have been unable to get it fixed. We decided to fix a date. He came late but apologized profusely that it was unlike him.

He didn't go straight to changing the part.

So this is it;

I have had the car for about 1 year and 6 month. The noise coming from the abs was so minimal that could be ignored as at the time i got it. I took a trip from Port Harcourt to Lagos. After 2 weeks of coming back to PH, the noise became prominent.

I reached out to my usual hybrid guys. They pointed to the ABS but they advice i change the master break, as the noise seem to emanate from it and sending the sound to the ABS. I was reluctant but we went ahead. 39k and the noise was still there.

I didn't want to get upset as i was the one that gave them a go ahead. I had reached out to oga @Gazzuzz earlier this year. He slammed me 120k. I kept dragging feet. Few days After changing master break the noise disappeared. 120k saved i was already happy. I continued cruising the car. While in traffic and blasting my music i started hearing what felt like the noise. low and behold it was back. I chatted @Gazzuzz, ABS 160k. KILODE!!! I told him i could not afford it. We ended the conversation.

The butterflies in my stomach died. I called @youngdoc telling him the noise is back as i had informed him earlier. He invited me to his workshop the next day which was Saturday. I woke up around 6am hoping the noise will disappear but the village people are here to stay.

He first pointed out the 700 break fluid is the usual one which was in the system and it gets so Hot. It might be the culprit he said.

We bled it the system and replaced with the recommended blue color one.

BOOM!!! the noise disappeared. I almost gave him a kiss. We agreed on price, gate open, while reversing the sound came back. At this point hunger came and frustration on everyones face.

He and his young comrades were disappointed as i was. He asked me to drop the car and go home.

I booked a ride. I went home and slept. He called someone to bring a direct ABS to test with. The ABS at his workshop was used but the pump refuse to work.

Around 3 i made my way back to his workshop. He said the new ABS worked and the sound has disappeared. I was happy and sad. Happy because it worked sad because i had to spend 150k on another ABS. That's the price my usual guys gave me excluding shipping from lagos as they cant find it here in ph.

Getting to the shop , tested the car and all sound gone. Break was sharper all was good.

So back to the price, He negotiated 135k with the abs guy already.

I looked into his eyes like, Really!!! I had already communicated the price of others to him so wondered why he didn't pocket the 15k on top and send the balance to the guy. I guess few honest engineers still exist.

@youngdoc is quiet young and open to suggestions. He explained every step of the way when i ask him questions. The second guy was even younger, as well as the 3rd. i couldn't help but ask how long he has been working on hybrid. They were not fidgeting or anything as i decided to stay incase i notice try and error i carry car commot, but that was not the case.

I am sure he will be shocked reading this.

Thank you champ.

I think this should be the official hybrid thread in Port Harcourt.

Wow!!! Indeed I'm shocked �
Thanks for coming �

talktimi:
Your company is in Albuquerque, how are you going to serve your Nigerian customers ?

Major1984:
Where's your shop or office ?

Autogduru411:


Do you fix hybrid vehicles?

iykecollins1:

I don't do land rover....but I can verify the price for u

Goodplace:
Please car Gurus, advice me.. is Toyota Prius a Good car?

Readonee35L:

Not true. I've owned the 2015 camry Hybrid and non hybrid, and I can tell you that the Non Hybrid is way smoother and efficient even though the hybrid gets better mpg.

Kewtt:

Not true. I'd rather drive non hybrid.

boxymccoy:
Good evening house, pls I need your advice. Recently I discovered that one particular spark plug keeps having oil on its threadings, and this affects the movement of the car. I have changed it thrice this week.. Pls what could be the problem?

TRYGO:
Just did this small video to demonstrate what the sound of a hybrid electric vehicle sounds like when the engine comes on.

You sometimes get to hear this rattle noise, when the engine starts early in the mornings, or when the engine is cold.

The engine running, is normal, and the main reasons why the engine kicks in at every start-up is to warm it up, helping to reduced emissions, before the system switches efficiently to electric mode.

You could used this as a baseline comparison, if you own any hybrid vehicle.

The vehicle in the video is a 2006 RX400h.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYj8IG1lqXo

Lexusgs430:



I don't blame you....... It saves a lot of money, considering our vehicular traffic nightmares............

Lexusgs430:



A good hybrid version too ...... You nah hybrid dentist nah....... So nothing spoil......

Lexusgs430:
Hybrid engines are very good, so long as it's not your only vehicle............