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Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by luvinhubby(m): 11:31pm On Mar 16, 2018 |
ogbiwa: Not all mechanics know how to properly set timings. 2 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by luvinhubby(m): 11:35pm On Mar 16, 2018 |
ogbiwa: You just posted the modified version, try read through your previous post that i quoted. Oya continue. |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by nurey(m): 11:39pm On Mar 16, 2018 |
luvinhubby: haba let him finish the story nah, why you such a kill joy, are you a critique? Kukuma put hand for him brain commot the tory 1 Like |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by ogbiwa: 11:43pm On Mar 16, 2018 |
By now this was already Tuesday night. My family had stayed in the hotel from Monday hoping the car would be fine so we would continue the journey together on Wednesday. I had had it. The mecahnics were saying it was the valves may have been affected. Quick note, if your timing belt cuts and you know it was the timing belt (which is not easy to know at first glance anyway) pls do not attempt to restart the car until the belt has been changed. Next morning I put my family on a car to Auchi from where they would get a car to Abuja. While the mechanic proceeded to open the engine's top to check the valves. Around 12pm he got to the valves and discovered they were ok. However he advised we changed the top gaskets. Went to Uromi again and got them. Came back, he changed it and started coupling again. Mehn it took that guy almost 2 hours of struggling to get the adjuster in place. But kudos to him anyway. To get a mechanic in the middle of nowhere where you know no one and who was skilled enough to go that deep into the engine is not easy. Finally the next morning (Thursday) around 11am he had got the last piece into place. Started the engine and it was firing well. Glory to God because I another bad news could have been crippling. Yes good news part. First, that morning while we were working there a trailer loaded with spaghetti lost it's brakes and fell almost at the same spot where the car had been in when it first spoilt. The Hausa guys in and on the trailer, including those hanging on top of it when it fell, all came out with varying degrees of injury but none was fatal. So around 12-1pm I drove the car again for the first time since Monday to the hotel, packed and Abuja was in my sights. Got to Gwagwalada around 7pm. Initially took a wrong turn on airport road rather than getting to zuba and kubwa expressway. Person don tire. Got to the house 8pm thereabouts, parked and glorified God. That was how a journey that started on Sunday ended up on Thursday. 5 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by luvinhubby(m): 11:47pm On Mar 16, 2018 |
nurey: The guy dey waste time........today is world sleep day. 2 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by ogbiwa: 11:47pm On Mar 16, 2018 |
luvinhubby: The time is stated clearly in my original post. You didn't read it while in your rush to exploit another loophole you (thought) you'd found. You've clearly distinguished yourself as a critique by nature. It's cool. Just have the complete facts before firing away though. The story is finished now. Fire away. Top job bro |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by ogbiwa: 11:59pm On Mar 16, 2018 |
So what did I take away from this experience? 1. I knew this before but I will reiterate. Nigerians are good people and most of them would go out of their way to help people in dire need. Like I said it's just a handful of idiots who incite us one man against another and then cause all the damage. People I didn't know came out and helped me with this unfortunate event. I pray we will all find helpers too in our time of need. The old man who carried me to look for a mechanic when my wheel pulled in the middle of nowhere and motorists won't stop perhaps thinking they may be robbed. The Hausa guy that came a long way to see if there was anything he could do to help. I won't forget to mention a roadside welder who used his bike to help ferry me to all the places I needed to go to look for people. I paid him though but it was nothing compared to the heart he put into helping. The Igbo spare parts dealer in Uromi gave me a total discount of almost 3k on the last price when I told him we were stranded on the road. And the mechanic who also put his all to see us get to our destination, and left another 4k from his service fee because I had dried everything I had. God will bless them all. 18 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by mejai(m): 1:44am On Mar 17, 2018 |
ogbiwa:what about us DAT read ur posts? nothing for us? I can't take dis... 17 Likes
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Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by timifakay(m): 2:44am On Mar 17, 2018 |
Sorry. But...
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Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by banky3w(m): 3:30am On Mar 17, 2018 |
I did not see my mention...... Whoever is in charge should fix this thing before we have another Dancok on our hands oh Timifakay, Abeg get ready for work when next I show for area oh.... I no want make Kaduna to ibadan be 5 weeks trip oh. OP sorry joor........ Lemme save your name..... Ogbiwa 1 Like |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by aieromon(m): 4:00am On Mar 17, 2018 |
Nice story. What is the current state of the ride? |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by GAZZUZZ(m): 4:01am On Mar 17, 2018 |
thebigkendo: Present Sir! |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by GAZZUZZ(m): 4:18am On Mar 17, 2018 |
Interesting story! looking at it from maintenance angle. 1. ball joints did not pull from joins (reason there was no clunking) the pull was between the threading of the ball joint and the nut. solution: if you cannot afford OEM new parts, Buy toks ball joints, the threading is always stronger. it is also possible the nut was not tight in the first place, and started to have excessive play before it finally pulled. 2. coolant leaks: as long as you cannot see where the leak is coming from, don't try long distance driving. With long distances, more fluid will be lost. 3. if your temp hits the high marks, allow engine cool (over an hour of waiting) before pouring water or coolant. Pouring water into a hot dried up engine will cause uneven contraction and will cause the mating surface of the head and block to become warped. Presently engine is only running because graphite gaskets are malleable, if you had installed factory spec metal headgasket, car wouldn't start. 4. timing belts and waterpump have a certain interval for replacement, for a V6 it should be around 140-160k miles, if you had followed that, this issue would never had come up. 5. When timing belt snaps on an engine that has interference, (piston able to travel distance of the valves) weather you start car or not, there will be contact. It is wise to check every valve before reassembling the head to the block. Presently engine runs, but I am sure not too smooth. it was a good read. 11 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by Nobody: 5:30am On Mar 17, 2018 |
GAZZUZZ: Chief, quick question for you. Do our people come in for scheduled maintenance at all or they only come in when the car doesn't go anymore? 4 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by GAZZUZZ(m): 6:04am On Mar 17, 2018 |
EgunMogaji: Very very few like 1per of my clientel, I mostly advise and the responsible ones agree to go with advise, while the alaroros say leave am till e spoil. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by pcwhiz(m): 7:44am On Mar 17, 2018 |
all of you here actually faulting the OP, just pray your automobile never breaks down in the middle of no where. That's when you will know true frustration. Had an auto transmission problem on Kaduna-Abuja expressway on a car that was previously just service days prior to the journey. An aunt's tokunbo Rav 4 engined knocked at abuja, a journey of kaduna to Akure. engine don knock for abuja. OP i feel your pain. God bless the strangers who came to your aid. Nigerians are actually the most nicest people. 4 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by Cosplay: 8:15am On Mar 17, 2018 |
pcwhiz: The engine just knocked? Just like that? Even with complete service, appropriate oil changes at appropriate intervals and with no sound or otherwise warnings or changes or drop in performance or even CELs? Wow. |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by ogbiwa: 8:42am On Mar 17, 2018 |
GAZZUZZ: Yea. I defaulted on topping the radiator when the engine had not properly cooled. Though I won't be the first long distance driver to do that nor will I be the last. Thank you for the valid points I learnt a thing or two. You know what's funny, my brother just took that car out and within Abuja the same timing belt I changed snapped again. THANKFULLY this didn't happen again on the express in no man's land on my way back. It wouldn't have been near cool atall. Truth is we've just about had it with the car. Lalasticlala Mynd44 2 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by Nobody: 8:49am On Mar 17, 2018 |
EgunMogaji: the issue is more complicated than that most of us know, on some level, that our kazzeems and artisans in general are ripping us off the avoidance of maintenance is not just about carelessness, but about wariness. 9 times out of 10, you send your car to be fixed or maintained, something is stolen from it. or worse, you begin on a odyssey of needless repairs there was an instance when a vendor engaged by our company swapped out the brakes on an ogas car so that they would come back to order new brakes. there was a time i believe they swapped out my car tires ; because i suddenly noticed that my one year old car had worn out tires. this applies to just about everything. for instance i have an asus laptop with a battery issue. unfortunatly, i just found that yu have to take the laptop apart to get at the battery. i'm comfortable with run of the mill swapping of hdd, ram etal, but i shy away from complete disassembly. i am 80% sure if i take the laptop to fis the battery , a week latter something will stop working or fail, maybe my speakers or something, becaus the average nigerian, as you have learnt is a predatory , greedy bastard the solution is not practical - resolve to spend the entire day at the workshop of the repairer. unfortunately gazzuz does not have festac outreach. 3 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by erico2k2(m): 8:50am On Mar 17, 2018 |
ogbiwa:Guy relax nah joke we all dey joke.joke . If we nor yab U like this the story nor go sweet . You know wen u dey cook soup nah different mede mede u dey put so nah we B dat kontinu 2 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by ogbiwa: 8:51am On Mar 17, 2018 |
mejai:Gather everybody bro. You're welcome, don't mention it 3 Likes
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Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by Ishilove: 8:53am On Mar 17, 2018 |
oyb:Phew! I thought I saw 'anus' laptop. My eyes almost popped out of their sockets |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by ogbiwa: 9:00am On Mar 17, 2018 |
oyb: Totally right bro. You'll hear just one slight noise in your car, take it to the mechs to check it and fix, and by the time you get the car back, that noise may have reduced but in it's place would be 3 other noises plus a wobble that wasn't there before. So I usually prefer to manage the small noise until I have to absolutely do something about it. Add that to the time it zaps to spend hours at the mechs waiting for your car to be finished. |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by adanny01(m): 9:57am On Mar 17, 2018 |
ogbiwa: The bolded is the reason why the nut pulled out in the first place. Due to our mechanics lack of reason they never follow manufacturer's recommendations or put back exactly what the removed. The 1st mechanic to remove that nut must have removed a cotter pin there but for reasons best known to him, he didnt put it back. He knows the importance but never cares to put it back. If that pin was there, that pull out would have not occured. Yet you are here blaming Honda! What an irony. Look at the pic below, how many cotter pins do you see (19, 20, 26). Go to the mechanic right now and see for your self how many are there? My guess will be non except for the one that was installed last. What about the nuts, am sure the recommended nut was not used. 4 Likes
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Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by Nobody: 11:59am On Mar 17, 2018 |
adanny01: oga leave all that book learning. na we sabi do am. e no mean e go still work 95% of nigerian mechanics 2 Likes |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by CofOLandOfPeace(m): 2:01pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Funny whenever I read about Honda vehicles because I've also experienced this before. |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by timifakay(m): 6:21pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
banky3w: No wahala sir. |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by diportivo: 6:49pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
pcwhiz: that toks RAV4 I have a feeling cityhood sold it to ur aunt 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by captainking(m): 7:14pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
ogbiwa:flushing your radiator might have saved you the over heating wahala |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by captainking(m): 7:15pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
ogbiwa:flushing your radiator might have saved you the over heating wahala... |
Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by diportivo: 9:08pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
captainking: oshey awon eyan FIJK flusher 6 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Chronicles Of My 5 Day Trip From Benin To Abuja With An 03 EOD by captainking(m): 10:13pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
diportivo:Hahahahah |
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