How to keep snakes out of your car

A year ago we published an article on the best way to keep rats out of your car and it proved popular among the readers. Snakes are cutthroat reptiles; they require outside warmth to keep warm. Snakes in the wild appreciate sunbathing on rocks under direct daylight; snakes living in human-possessed zones are pulled in to cars that are effectively warmed by the sun. Snakes utilize warmed cars to sunbathe as they do in nature. Expelling snakes from a car is perilous, particularly on the off chance that they are venomous.

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Little, latent and nonvenomous snakes are effortlessly evacuated by utilizing a floor brush or ot... Read more

Lagos City Marathon 2018: LASTMA Announces Traffic Diversion

As part of efforts to ensure a hitch-free Lagos City Marathon scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 10, 2018, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced traffic diversion on the affected routes during the race.

A statement issued on Wednesday by LASTMA, the agency said that the event will kick-off at 6:00 am from the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos Mainland, and terminate at Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, thus necessitating traffic diversion.

The statement advised motorists and commercial vehicles to use alternative routes as listed below:

From Eko Bri... Read more

Volkswagen Beetle re-constructed as a Rolls-Royce by Abdul Modibbo.

Meet Abdul Modibbo, Nigerian motor technician who designed and re-constructed the regular Volkswagen Beetle giving it a Rolls-Royce look.

How to Buy a Good Quality A/C Compressor

A/C compressors may experience external failure or internal failure. External failure happens as a result of a malfunctioning clutch or pulley, or a refrigerant leak. This is the easier type of problem to fix. Internal failure can be detected by the presence of metal bits or flakes around the compressor. This type of damage can spread throughout the entire cooling system. In the event of internal failure it’s usually cheaper to replace the whole compressor.

How to make sure you’re getting a good quality A/C compressor:

Stick with new. While this part can be rebuilt, quality is very difficult to determine and ... Read more

CarpartsNigeria Launches Mobile App

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30^th 2018

CarpartsNigeria Launches Mobile App 

The story that started three years ago is disrupting the auto parts & service sector in Nigeria. CarpartsNigeria (CPN), the online auto parts search Solutions Company is making it even easier to shop for auto parts & services. At pre-launch of its NEW mobile APP, the company received a 95% approval rating from testers and developers.

Brief History of CarpartsNigeria

The story of CarpartsNig... Read more

Beyond Limits - Jessica Cox, World First Armless Pilot.

Jessica Cox was conceived without arms because of an uncommon birth deformity.

That has not prevented her from carrying on with her life minus all potential limitations. Truth be told, Ms Cox has encountered and accomplished more than a great many people do in a lifetime.

She can drive a car, fly a plane and play piano - all with her feet.

How Often Does My Car Need a Power Steering Fluid Service?

The reason for the power steering system is to guarantee simple care of and exact heading as a vehicle is being driven. The power steering system helps controlling by managing some portion of a engine's energy towards one front wheel or the other. Utilizing a water powered framework, the power directing wheel works by utilizing a belt driven pump to give weight. This hydraulic pressure is delivered by a turning vane direct determined by the vehicle's motor.

What power steering fluid does

The power steering fluid is the hydraulic fluid that transmits the power in the power steering system. There is no distinct time allotm... Read more

What Does A Sway Bar Do?

A sway bar (also called an anti-sway bar or anti-roll bar) is a component of some vehicles’ suspensions. You might guess that “sway” in a car or truck isn’t a good thing, so an anti-sway bar would be useful, and in the broadest terms that’s correct. But it’s also a bit more complicated than that.

The purpose of a sway bar
The answer goes back to that guess above, that a sway (or actually anti-sway) bar tends to keep the car from swaying (or more precisely, from leaning to one side or the other). That is what a sway bar does: prevent body lean. A sway bar does nothing at all unless the veh... Read more

What Type of Oil Should I Use?

Changing oil in your car is vital for engine dependability, life span, and execution. There are four primary sorts of oil: regular, synthetic, synthetic blend, and high-mileage. The sort of oil you pick relies upon the make, model, and engine of your car. Refer to your car proprietor's manual to perceive what kind of oil is required. Most cars use regular or synthetic oil. synthetic blend oil is for the most part required for overwhelming obligation trucks with towing limit, while high-mileage oil like Castrol EDGE High Mileage is regularly suggested for cars with more than 75,000 miles to enhance execution in more seasoned engines.

Clean Overhaul of Peugeot 504 by Frank Blaise.

Frank Blaise a Nigerian car designer and repairer in Enugu, completely overhauled an abandoned and broken-down Peugeot 504 vehicle to look totally amazing.