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Louiscars:

You”ll have to carry out a drain test then, are you in Lagos

Yeah I am in Lagos but the vehicle has refused to come back to Lagos due to different problems
The vehicle is currently in Umuahia,Abia State

Ojukwu4real:


Yeah I am in Lagos but the vehicle has refused to come back to Lagos due to different problems
The vehicle is currently in Umuahia,Abia State

Damn, if you could tell any auto electrician to check for the battery drain with a multimeter

curiobling:
Hi guys,

I did oil change service when my car mileage was at 142,158 KM and currently at 144,201 KM. I got a dash notice that oil change service required. I did oil life reset the last time I carried out the last service though.

This is just less than 1500 Miles na, abi the brain box deh whyne me ni. Some people own even deh do over 5500 miles

Ford edge 2011. The slap on my butt is that my engine oil check dipstick is stucked, I just believe this is not true, abi synthetic oil get life grade ni. This was my first Naija oil change I bought and this is happening so fast

It's nor.al with 1994 opel omega.

Ojukwu4real:
Mercedes Benz ml350 2008 model runs down the battery after parking for 3 hours

Ojukwu4real:


Battery has been replaced two times and still the same issue
My alternator is charging bcuz it keeps starting until I park it for a while but if I remove the battery terminal and come back after hours and fix it back,the vehicle will start up immediately
So I don't know what is running down the battery when I don't remove the terminal

Using a digital multimeter, check battery voltage, then revert back.


You may also wish to check and clean the ground cable and the location where it mounts to the body of the car with a sandpaper. W164 are also known for degrading the wires of the battery and alternator for reasons I don't know. I've had to fix these in over 7 units of W164 over the years.

Louiscars:

Damn, if you could tell any auto electrician to check for the battery drain with a multimeter

I know that if am able to get the vehicle to Lagos,I'll be able to get a solution but those electrician there are just doing trial and error

kingreign:



Using a digital multimeter, check battery voltage, then revert back.


You may also wish to check and clean the ground cable and the location where it mounts to the body of the car with a sandpaper. W164 are also known for degrading the wires of the battery and alternator for reasons I don't know. I've had to fix these in over 7 units of W164 over the years.

I will have to get someone to help me with this
Thanks

Ojukwu4real:
Mercedes Benz ml350 2008 model runs down the battery after parking for 3 hours

From experience ensure that the trunk closes well. There is an electric padded like switch you press to lift up and close the trunk. Sometimes that switch malfunctions and usually have a mind of its own. Check that. You also need to carry out a parasitic drain test. Good luck

Adeoluyetunde:
Most times I have issues with my clutch either the upper one or the lower one. I use Mazda 626 millennium boot....what can I do so that such problem won't keep recurring? Thanks

How did you later resolve this?

mayor2013:


From experience ensure that the trunk closes well. There is an electric padded like switch you press to lift up and close the trunk. Sometimes that switch malfunctions and usually have a mind of its own. Check that. You also need to carry out a parasitic drain test. Good luck

Thanks for the update
The trunk switch is not even working again so I only open manually from inside nd close with a bang
There are too many electrical engineering in that vehicle and it's making it malfunction seriously

My Lexus rx300 is having issues, the car would just go off sometimes when I'm not in full motion, and it drags a few seconds to move after a cold start. I parked the vehicle for some weeks and today I took it to the mechanic. He immediately said it's fuel pump, bought fuel pump, same thing, he said it's plug, i bought new plugs and cleaned the nozzles, same thing. He used his scanner and said the scanner saw nothing, that we would continue tomorrow.. I feel it's a small issue but I'm tired of the trial and error. Please who has an idea what could cause it? After firing the car for a while, it's less noticeable.. Location is egbeda lagos

macuwon:
My Lexus rx300 is having issues, the car would just go off sometimes when I'm not in full motion, and it drags a few seconds to move after a cold start. I parked the vehicle for some weeks and today I took it to the mechanic. He immediately said it's fuel pump, bought fuel pump, same thing, he said it's plug, i bought new plugs and cleaned the nozzles, same thing. He used his scanner and said the scanner saw nothing, that we would continue tomorrow.. I feel it's a small issue but I'm tired of the trial and error. Please who has an idea what could cause it? After firing the car for a while, it's less noticeable.. Location is egbeda lagos

Did you scan that car?
I bet it's the throttle position sensor that is misaligned or failing.

Kexus rx car triping off. Its not fuel pump or plugs. One of your coils is bad,there is a cut wire somewhere coming in with the chasis. Go to a rewire,or on the car by 9pm,open the engine bay,look for a spark while engine is on and everywhere is dark. Its a rewire work. Thats why i hate mechanics,even with a scanner,the fool still cant do shi t. Na rewire work and im suspecting a bad air flow sensor,bad engine timing bad coils bad fuel,bad engine oil..

macuwon:
My Lexus rx300 is having issues, the car would just go off sometimes when I'm not in full motion, and it drags a few seconds to move after a cold start. I parked the vehicle for some weeks and today I took it to the mechanic. He immediately said it's fuel pump, bought fuel pump, same thing, he said it's plug, i bought new plugs and cleaned the nozzles, same thing. He used his scanner and said the scanner saw nothing, that we would continue tomorrow.. I feel it's a small issue but I'm tired of the trial and error. Please who has an idea what could cause it? After firing the car for a while, it's less noticeable.. Location is egbeda lagos

macuwon:
My Lexus rx300 is having issues, the car would just go off sometimes when I'm not in full motion, and it drags a few seconds to move after a cold start. I parked the vehicle for some weeks and today I took it to the mechanic. He immediately said it's fuel pump, bought fuel pump, same thing, he said it's plug, i bought new plugs and cleaned the nozzles, same thing. He used his scanner and said the scanner saw nothing, that we would continue tomorrow.. I feel it's a small issue but I'm tired of the trial and error. Please who has an idea what could cause it? After firing the car for a while, it's less noticeable.. Location is egbeda lagos

Best you scan and post the code(s) here

Many things could be responsible

Recently, my Toyota matrix 2005 drives fine when cold, idles well, exactly at 1. But immediately the engine warms up, it always stalls and rpm drops and dies when I'm at a check point or in traffic. I have to put it in neutral so it doesn't die on me. No hard starts, it accelerates well etc but just dies in traffic when hot. On rainy days when the engine doesn't really heat up, it drives so well you'll think theres no problems. Please what could be wrong. Someone suggested i change my fuel pump assembly but its sold for 90k and i cant blindly gamble that amount without knowing if it would fix the problem

Royle2014:
Recently, my Toyota matrix 2005 drives fine when cold, idles well, exactly at 1. But immediately the engine warms up, it always stalls and rpm drops and dies when I'm at a check point or in traffic. I have to put it in neutral so it doesn't die on me. No hard starts, it accelerates well etc but just dies in traffic when hot. On rainy days when the engine doesn't really heat up, it drives so well you'll think theres no problems. Please what could be wrong. Someone suggested i change my fuel pump assembly but its sold for 90k and i cant blindly gamble that amount without knowing if it would fix the problem

Have you scanned the car?
If no, pls scan it and post codes here to assist this diagnosis.

kingreign:


Have you scanned the car?
If no, pls scan it and post codes here to assist this diagnosis.

Herre are the codes

Royle2014:



Herre are the codes

Your scanner says it's got 7 codes. Get a better scanner and run the scan again pls.


But from the little info you posted, the cylinder 2 coil is bad and needs replacement. Before replacing it, swap coils, clear codes, and drive then rescan again.


Your engine is nit properly timed. Was thus engine timing opened and worked upon at anytime previously?

kingreign:



Your scanner says it's got 7 codes. Get a better scanner and run the scan again pls.


But from the little info you posted, the cylinder 2 coil is bad and needs replacement. Before replacing it, swap coils, clear codes, and drive then rescan again.


Your engine is nit properly timed. Was thus engine timing opened and worked upon at anytime previously?

Yes. It was. So I shld get a mech to check the timing?

Royle2014:


Yes. It was. So I shld get a mech to check the timing?

Yes have another competent mechanic check its timing and correct it.

Ps. Replace the timing chain tensioner. It can fail if mishandled or if not retracted properly, so change it all together. Check the cam sprockets, if it's welded, replace it.

What's the best way to clean and degrease underneath of my engine bay?

Y'all know how the Honda K24 engine are know for having different leaks from different gaskets... Mine is just like that, it's so bad that the underneath is full with grease. I want to try clean it so i can start monitoring it to know where the leaks are coming from.. The local kazeems around me aren't making it easy for me. They are just guessing. That's why I'm taking matters to my hands

Go to a less busy alignment shop that has a car wash,drive into it,tell the car wash to defrease using steam from underneath

JoeSef0:
What's the best way to clean and degrease underneath of my engine bay?

Y'all know how the Honda K24 engine are know for having different leaks from different gaskets... Mine is just like that, it's so bad that the underneath is full with grease. I want to try clean it so i can start monitoring it to know where the leaks are coming from.. The local kazeems around me aren't making it easy for me. They are just guessing. That's why I'm taking matters to my hands

Like those Petrol stations that does car alignment and services right?

2cribz:
Go to a less busy alignment shop that has a car wash,drive into it,tell the car wash to defrease using steam from underneath

Y3s,look for the one that has a car wash inside.

JoeSef0:
Like those Petrol stations that does car alignment and services right?

JoeSef0:
About the jerk when you engage Gear
From my little experience of using a car, i noticed people don't make use of handbreak while parking their car, they just move the car from D to P which is bad and that's the cause of the jerk. I don't know the solution to that cos even my car does that and some other cars I've driven.
But here's what i do. Whenever you want to park your car, With your foot still on the break, Put the car on N, engage the Parking break, remove your legs from the break to allow the car rest on the parking breaks then shift gear to park. If you do this as i mentioned, you'd notice that the next time you shift thr gear from P to R/D. You won't notice the Jerk.

The Jerk is caused because the car weighs is resting on the Gear which in time has an effect on the gear and sometimes even do more damages to it. Try this and let me know if it works

Thank you very much. I'll try this when next I drive. I'll post the once I do.

My 08 Corolla speedometer and RPM is not reading, the gear handle only shifts when shift lock bottom is pressed. It does not communicate with scanner

sunny3:
My 08 Corolla speedometer and RPM is not reading, the gear handle only shifts when shift lock bottom is pressed. It does not communicate with scanner

You need a highly skilled electrician to check your electrical systems. It's not a remote job.

It could be your alternator draining the battery while the car is off. My guy's 09 Corolla has same issue, we changed the battery and visited few rewire, and they kept recommending him to do kill switch which i refused.
We got a third opinion and the guy checked the alternator and said it's drawing power even while the car is off. Took it somewhere to fix it and installed it back. That was the end of the issue.

Ojukwu4real:


Battery has been replaced two times and still the same issue
My alternator is charging bcuz it keeps starting until I park it for a while but if I remove the battery terminal and come back after hours and fix it back,the vehicle will start up immediately
So I don't know what is running down the battery when I don't remove the terminal

JoeSef0:
About the jerk when you engage Gear
From my little experience of using a car, i noticed people don't make use of handbreak while parking their car, they just move the car from D to P which is bad and that's the cause of the jerk. I don't know the solution to that cos even my car does that and some other cars I've driven.
But here's what i do. Whenever you want to park your car, With your foot still on the break, Put the car on N, engage the Parking break, remove your legs from the break to allow the car rest on the parking breaks then shift gear to park. If you do this as i mentioned, you'd notice that the next time you shift thr gear from P to R/D. You won't notice the Jerk.

The Jerk is caused because the car weighs is resting on the Gear which in time has an effect on the gear and sometimes even do more damages to it. Try this and let me know if it works

So I tried this but it didn't work. Before now, an electrician assessed the car and suggested that I might have to test another brain box on the car.

Is it possible that a faulty wiring could cause this jerking?

kingreign:


You need a highly skilled electrician to check your electrical systems. It's not a remote job.

Thanks

JoeSef0:
It could be your alternator draining the battery while the car is off. My guy's 09 Corolla has same issue, we changed the battery and visited few rewire, and they kept recommending him to do kill switch which i refused.
We got a third opinion and the guy checked the alternator and said it's drawing power even while the car is off. Took it somewhere to fix it and installed it back. That was the end of the issue.

Wow this is a new twist to the whole thing
I will have to tell my mechanic and see what comes out of this one
Thanks