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instinctg: dear pals,I use a Camry 2001 LE and been facing issues with d Ac system.

d first technician cleaned d body of d compressor and filled d car with gas after the anomaly was encountered and advised we inspect d compressor for any subsequent leakage .

d gas leaked aftawards and I had to seal d compressor which according to a second technician could b d culprit.

now, both technicians are of d opinion DAT d Ac evaporator needs to b changed,and dis requires d removal of d dashboard which I aint comfortable with.

its so funny most of dis guys don't av detection tools DAT wud pin point where d leakage lies and I don't wanna b a victim of trial and error, any ideas or suggestions, tnx

nikky341: Ok.
I just think the first time needs to be handled delicately
I witnessed my best friend who I went to visit 2 days after giving birth and saw her down stairs fetching water by the well. I quickly rushed and carried the water For her, imagine my surprise when I reached her flat upstairs and saw her mother inlaw and sister inlaw in the sitting room watching film. I assumed they did not know when she went to fetch water. When I used long throat to ask her for my share of pepper soup she told me that she hadn't been able to go to market. Na so I start work no pat omogwu, the mother in law will birth the baby and carry the baby during the day. I had to go in the morning and sweep and wash clothes, go to market and cook, lunch for 3 and dinner for 4 plus pepper soup before I go home . I did this for 3 weeks before I started work by then she was able to adjust. The husband tried thanking me with money but I refused while explaining to him it's his wives rite and since no one was doing it I had to step in, he did not understand and cording to my friend he asked an Elder in the church who schooled him. By the second baby his mom came but her mom was there before the birth so it was so much better.
There was so much tension that it nearly ruined her relationship with her in laws. I just had to step in. Thank God for a neibour that was a nurse who helped with the nursing of her wound.
I never blamed the man's mom as she was elderly and did what she could but the sister?

UniqueGem: ok sire. Duly observed. Though i only meant if tradition Where to be bypassed. But ur own culture strong ooo.

UniqueGem: Okay the truth here (tradition aside): as a man, i will be more comfortable having my Mum around while my wife would undoubtedly be more comfortable having her own mother around. But in life, especially family matter, the male's are always subjected to giving up their opinion for the wife's just for her to be happy. So this leaves the man with no choice than allowing the wife's mother to take charge. I remember When my mum had our last born, my maternal and paternal grandparents both came and everyone was happy, though in such case, the husband must be financially balanced, which is exactly what i'll do when i get married because i really want my mother to be with my kid from the onset. As for the poster that said if the wife's mother is dead, den the wife's sister or any chosen representative frm the wifes family should take charge: This is a BIG NO for me. If the wife's mother is late, then the man's mother should be fully in charge. Any rep from the wife's side should be visiting and nothing more.

jaz: the mechanic used scanners i assume are compatible. however, what do you advise?

jaz: guys pls i need ur help

my car, a 2008 Mitsubishi oulander 3.0 V6 XLS, wouldn't go beyond 60kph. once i get past that it switches off. if i move slowly or parked, esp. in traffic, engines also goes off. mechanic checked fuel pump, plugs, tank etc and then scanned. problem detected, ecu.

my mechanic confirmed finding a brain box with the correct part number but cant find someone to program the brain box.

- please could you help me confirm the correct part number for ecu replacement? VIN is JA4MS41X68Z002786
- can you guys help with finding a programmer who can help with fixing the ecu?

thanks

Bigbello: Pls smbdi shuld help, I noticed that the ABS light @ dashboard of my car doesn't goes off again I drive toyota cammry 2001 model. I need help asap

jayuuk: Please sienna and ikenna, kindly assist, i have changed the sensor in the brake fluid cup, i did change brake pads earlier on,the hand brake switch
was confirmed to be ok.
If u start the ignition without matching the brake,the handbrake light will go off and on when the handbrake is applied and released.
Immediately you apply the brake, the handbrake light will remain perpetually on.
Please Great minds in the house kindly assist a brother in trouble, i need a candid advise before the rewires will damage the car`s electrical
system.

jayuuk: Thnks a million, Zimdrill,its the number 3,brake n handbrake parking,i hv added more brake fluid into the cup still light is still on.
Please what else will i do sir.

jayuuk: Pls Gurus in the house help me,my 2001 camry have beebeen showing this red hand brake light,it doesnt go off even when u pull down da hand brake
I changed da pads today,serviced n bleeded da mbrakes system,the light is still on pls people wat do i do.

Lucky4real28: I use a 2004 honda accord american spec, I was driving today and the ABS icon on the car dash board popped up, and it has refused to go off...please can someone enlighten me, I don't have an idea what is it but my car seem to be in a good shape....Thanks

chrisviral: Let me use me as an example.
My Father loves me so much, he is ready to give his life for me, he can't even stand another flog me, he wants the best for me, he gives me everything within his power, yet this same very Father of mine flogs me like a criminal when I air wrongly, WHY?
That is Who he is... he can't stand me misbehaving.

Saying God should abolish hell is like saying My father should unbeat me after beating me.
Can't happen!

CityNG: It is not normal and nothing in my original post was a rush.

"the fan won't run unless the Ac Is on"

This is not normal and the temperature gauge should not have great fluctuation (noticeable fluctuations) between running the AC and not.

OP, this is not normal. I'm most certain that a switch is amiss.

Jump on a Dodge forum and ask on there instead of trying to recreate the wheel.

CityNG: This is not normal.

GAZZUZZ: Did you recently change battery? Or disconnect battery before this happened? If yes, keep driving for a while your car will Re-learn and the rpm will correct its self without you noticing, also scan to see what the dtc code refers too, finally listen for any hissing sounds and vacuum leaks.

morpheus24: THe usual sob story. How can a foreigner become a traitor?. Is it not your country. Can you not create jobs or figure out ways to eliminate the competition by using your brains.

Why are you not chasing out all the "europeans", Pakistani and chinese that are flooding your country as well, setting up businessess and stealing your jobs?

skasski: What does mean "made"? I guess 95% of car was made in Korea.

saxywale: Old woman used cars are not so good...Alot of city grocery shopping i.e stop and go traffic, hard on the engine.

chillex8: Are you sure sir

klipse: Hello guys, I recently noticed that my accord 2008 keeps pulling to the left or right. When I brake it randomly swerves, I have to hold the steering tightly to keep the car from changing lanes. My mechanic says I have to change my front shocks while another said its my tie rods. Please help, I dnt want to waste hard earned money changing the wrong parts. What can be the problem, its so bad that I have to move below 60km/hr on third mainland bridge.

mayor2013: Now I need you to answer this questions

1) was this car having over heating issues as @ the time it was bought

2) what is the tempersture reading like on your dash

3) are the 2 fans working

4) when you started using the car did you have any issue of overheating.

Answer this questions correctly and we shall proceed to the next stage

kenyarttar: Thank God for Google, so one can always research stuff and kill ignorance...avoid making a fool of oneself.

My "new" car came from the US and it has this feature. I totally hate it...think it's irritating. Battery life waste, plus i tend to associate it in my subconscious with unruly political/military escort drivers with blaring sirens.

I wish i could make it stop

omamokta: Hi,my ride is a 406 (PRESTIGE), EW10 Engine, it has not given me any problem whatsever since i bought it. Inshort, with a three quater tank it takes me to the eastern part of the country from Abuja. Of late, i was moving when i heard a beep, it showed a warning on the dash board "ANTI POLLUTION FAULT, which disappeared till about last week when i wanted to travel, it started showing regularly, i went to my mechanic, he serviced the injector, changed the plugs, change oil and filter, timing belt and so on. It stopped for that day, as i was travelling, the check engine sign kept appearing and disappearing, inshort i bought two full tanks of fuel before getting to the east, when i came back to abuja, i went to my mechanic and we went to pit cos am suspecting the exhaust pipe might be leaking, we noticed one of the pots is leaking, which the panel beater fixed but to my suprise, the ANTI POLLUTION FAULT comes on every time my car is started and my fuel is going down fast. Two days ago, i went to a peugeot dealer, after diagonizing the car, they listed alot things to be changed, these are things i ve changed about a week before. From my observation, they are not competent cos i dont see what concerns gear box mounting with ANTI POLLUTION FAULT. Please nairalanders where do i take this my ride to in abuja and the problem will be solved asap. thanks.

alfa0: Good morning,
sorry am late,had a few things to tidy up because of my absence.

To answer your question,

My temperature meter was not calibrated in units.It only has a white line running from down to up,and a red mark at the top.So i guess the correct reading is when the pointer is at the middle on the white line.Anything above that mark or below that mark is abnormal.Hope am correct.

back to my question,
After running around with the car yesterday,i parked and was about to walk away when i heard a hissing sound in my engine.I opened the bonnet,Behold i saw drops of coolants ,then i began to search,There is this hose that comes from the back of the engine into the hole where you have the temperature sensor.I noticed it was licking.I kept the bonnet on,switch on the engine and inspected both without Ac and i with Ac,behold that seems like the culprit.serious leakage.

I have bought and changed that hose this morning.so am going for a test so as to make sure that is it.please if there is any other suggestions i will appreciate.

thanks.

alfa0: Good morning and Happy New year to all,

Please I have a complain and wish the house to help me on this,
I traveled with my Honda ,and i noticed a slight change that made me wonder what was actually wrong.
For records,I traveled from Abuja to Aba,a distance of about 650 km..Normally my temperature gauge has been normal.But this time on getting to about 426km,I noticed that my temperature rose slightly above normal level,knowing i still had a long way ahead,i quickly switched off my AC which has been on all thru.then it came back to normal.When i got to Isiala ngwa junction for people that know the route,i tried the AC again,behold the temperature came up again.i decided to see to the end,i drove it to Aba like that,but it never went above that point.

After xmas,

On my way back this time, It happened at immediately after Obolor Afo,I switched off AC,and drove all through without it,But on getting to somewhere around Abaji,the temperature gauge came up again slightly above normal even without AC,i became worried,i was doing around 120km to 130km,out of fear,i slowed down to about 100km,i noticed it came down to normal again,i never passed that 100km to 110km until i got to Abuja.

The Following morning,I opened my Bonnet ,Behold the water in radiator was still intact,i check the reservoir, the water there was gone ,remaining only small.
i check my oil level everything was ok.So,My question is, what really went wrong.and what is the solution.

Thanks.

Origin: I recently saw on the net how easy it was overseas to buy and install a car's camera, GPS and entertainment system (even on very old models). And at such a reasonable cost that I feel do not warrant the extra cost that we pay for these features when pre installed.

Do they sell and install these units in Nigeria or Cotonou. Please give a review if you've had one installed.

gabolz: DEAR ALL PLS I NEED A BAIL OUT HERE, I JUST GOT THIS VEHICLE FROM AMERICA 2MONTHS AGO , AND IT IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT TILL NOW.
I WAS MADE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COIL IS NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH POWER FROM THE PLUGS....THAT ONLY 4 OF THE 6 PLUGS ARE ACTIVE.
I CHANGED ALL PLUGS, BOTH 2 COILS.....AND NOW I AM LOOKING AROUND FOR BRAINBOX....
PLEASE IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS FAULT I NEED YOUR HELP LIKE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS GOD BLESS.

ibro360: pls how do i rebuild power steering pump as i plan on doing such for my golf 3.