Hyundai Santa Fe (Gen. 2) Thread

[trackers888]

Sir Trackers, ang ArmourAll kase nagpapalutong ng leather at may tendency mag crack in the lone run. Try mo din yung D'Best na brand. Mura na at all around use pa!

Sa Manila, mabibili po ito sa True Value. Alam ko si Sir Benjie meron din tinda nito!

Thanks Mam LR!

[C190]

Sir Oilman, yun ba gamit mo? Naghahanap kasi ako ng Mothers brand leather protection/conditioner eh.
Ok din ba ang Armourall?

mas mabango megs sa mothers ...kung sa leather
cleaner/conditioner ng meguiar's gamit ko sa upuan
quick interior detailer naman sa dash at other interior parts ni SF

sa Hans Tools at True Value available,meron din minsan sa Blade

http://www.meguiars.com/estore/produ...ectionID=12201

[trackers888]

mas mabango megs sa mothers ...kung sa leather
cleaner/conditioner ng meguiar's gamit ko sa upuan
quick interior detailer naman sa dash at other interior parts ni SF

sa Hans Tools at True Value available,meron din minsan sa Blade

http://www.meguiars.com/estore/produ...ectionID=12201

Salamat ng marami Sir C190

[narz]

hello po to everyone. thank you po sa thread na eto, very helpful lalo na sa mga nagbabalak bumili ng suv.

for the past 2 mos. i've been reading this thread and the ms, sf, and fort comparison. naka schedule po kasi na bumili kami ng suv next month pag uwi ko (God willing). this will be our first ever brand new car.
i've been contemplating which suv to buy among the 3, and through this thread, i was able to decide to go for sta fe crdi 4x4. i will be posting pictures pag nakabili na po kami and expect po na marami po ako questions about what to upgrade, accessories, maintenance, turbo timer, etc...

thanks again and best regards po to all!

[ghost recon]

By the way how would you know if the turbo is kicking in? Do we just look at the revs or are there other more signs that we can look out for if the turbo is kicking in or not?

for our SF's (diesel engine), we can't notice the turbo kick-in. our SF is equipped with VGT (variable geometry turbo) which in lay man's term "turbo pressure is always present", though technically not since most of the idle rpm's are between 700 to 750 for most of the diesel engines. most VGT's engage at around 800 rpm unlike the no-VGT's which engage at 2000 rpm.

you can only feel the turbo kick-in for the non-VGT's. once you reach the desired rpm for the turbo to engage, you can feel the sudden surge of additional power induced in the engine and the feeling of being pulled down to your seat.

[ghost recon]

Just had 1Km checkup - Hyundai Manila Bay. Total cost - P2,780.00. Semi-synthetic. Tama ba yun? Change oil lang daw kelangan gawin.

Natanong ko rin immobilizer, iba-iba sagot ng service. Sabi nung technician meron, sabi nung SA wala. Ano ba talga kuya?!? Anyway, isipin ko na lang na wala para added bonus kung meron.

dapat pinalitan na rin nila yong oil filter mo. critical pa naman yong first 1000 km (urban legend), ayaw ko maniwala nito pero wla rin naman mawawala kung susundin.

about the immobilizer, equipped SF natin though d ko pa nasubukan. but i tried doing this on my xtrail before (kasi ayaw ko rin manwala) which happens to be exactly the same alarm system with our SF. the key is in our "keys", meron yan naka imbed na chip sa loob n pag hindi sila compatible, aandar muna sya tapos biglang i-shut off ng ECU. wala na rin kc ako time na mag experiment uli dahil naniniwala naman ako sa manufacturer but for others who may want to do, pakopya nyo keys nyo at try nyo gamitin, most likely i-shut off ng ECU ang makina.

[O!lman]

Sir Oilman, yun ba gamit mo? Naghahanap kasi ako ng Mothers brand leather protection/conditioner eh.
Ok din ba ang Armourall?

Mukhang ok naman, almost 2 yrs na ang SF ko ay wala pa naman cracking or traces of damage . Meron akong nakitang tindang Mothers brand sa True Value ATC branch kanina lang. Try ko nga yang mothers na yan, yan din ang recommended ng detailer ko.

[ghost recon]

hello po to everyone. thank you po sa thread na eto, very helpful lalo na sa mga nagbabalak bumili ng suv.

for the past 2 mos. i've been reading this thread and the ms, sf, and fort comparison. naka schedule po kasi na bumili kami ng suv next month pag uwi ko (God willing). this will be our first ever brand new car.
i've been contemplating which suv to buy among the 3, and through this thread, i was able to decide to go for sta fe crdi 4x4. i will be posting pictures pag nakabili na po kami and expect po na marami po ako questions about what to upgrade, accessories, maintenance, turbo timer, etc...

thanks again and best regards po to all!

ok, wag lang superior red na color kasi ang DAMI na natin

[yebo]

ok, wag lang superior red na color kasi ang DAMI na natin

dami na ba? e di, ahhh, kung magtayo na kaya tayo sarili nating club?

joke!

[vfneri_md]

hi sir, yung alarm upgrade kase is secondary to some. as for me, ang habol ko sa gt808 or autopage is the turbo-timer built-in to it and the shock sensor which is not available in the stock. it is recommended to install turbo-timer in the CDRi engines to allow the turbo to cool down for at least 1 minute before shutting off the engine especially after a long hard drive. with autopage/gt808, you can set the timer to 1 or 2 minutes, then turn-off the ignition, take the key, lock the car and leave while the engine is still running for the desired wait time. sabi naman ng iba, what they do to cool down the turbo is drive slow pag malapit na sa destination para mag-cool down ang turbo at hindi matagal wait time before shutting off the engine. thanks.

Good day SF owners! Just want to give my opinion regarding upgrading of our SFs alarm.
Our SF's stock alarm doesn't have motion/vibration sensor. It is only triggered when a door has been opened.That means, alarm won't be triggered even if somebody or something has bumped into our SF. And bad thing about this, alam na ito ng mga bad elements.So ang ginagawa ng mga magnanakaw nowadays is to destroy the glass window and just pick up easily anything within their grasp. And they can do this in a few seconds. Nanakawan ka na, and tahimik na tahimik pa rin si SF. And I think most of the new models of cars have same stock alarm as our SF (walang motion/vibration sensor).
Therefore, better if we upgrade our stock alarm. Kahit medyo maingay kung minsan (even a passing motorcycle can trigger the alarm), this can discourage potential "magnanakaw" lurking around our cars. Adjust mo na lang sensitivity ng alarm sa level na comfortable ka.

[trackers888]

dami na ba? e di, ahhh, kung magtayo na kaya tayo sarili nating club?

joke!

Tingin ko nga marami ang naka SR sa grupo. Sir Yebo pauwi ka na, ako naman pabalik na

[allanctan]

dapat pinalitan na rin nila yong oil filter mo. critical pa naman yong first 1000 km (urban legend), ayaw ko maniwala nito pero wla rin naman mawawala kung susundin.

Pinaltan din po oil filter. I guess ganun nga yung 1K checkup. Yung dati ko kasi maraming palit every checkup. Sparkplugs, air filter, etc. Siguro sobrang luma na, nakalimutan ko na kung pano nung bago.

[allanctan]

Went to Casa(Hyundai Manila Bay) today to have my suspension checked, parang matigas kasi sa harap. Parang may tumatama sa harap pag malaki ang lubak. Also, yung footbrake parang malambot...

So, at technician took the car for test drive and at low speed napansin na nya yung problem. So, he recommended retightening of bolts and adjustments of rear brakes.

After 3 hours of waiting, got my unit and I notice a lot of improvement in suspension. Buti na lang pina-check ko... it's a bit hard to notice if there is something wrong kasi bago lang sasakyan at ndi ko naman alam kung ano yung baseline performance.

But I'm impressed with their service guy, bilis lang naintindihan yung problem. That's Hyundai Manila Bay.

Cheers.

[trackers888]

Went to Casa(Hyundai Manila Bay) today to have my suspension checked, parang matigas kasi sa harap. Parang may tumatama sa harap pag malaki ang lubak. Also, yung footbrake parang malambot...

So, at technician took the car for test drive and at low speed napansin na nya yung problem. So, he recommended retightening of bolts and adjustments of rear brakes.

After 3 hours of waiting, got my unit and I notice a lot of improvement in suspension. Buti na lang pina-check ko... it's a bit hard to notice if there is something wrong kasi bago lang sasakyan at ndi ko naman alam kung ano yung baseline performance.

But I'm impressed with their service guy, bilis lang naintindihan yung problem. That's Hyundai Manila Bay.

Cheers.

Thats great! Sa unit ko meron akong naririnig na "thud" sa front wheels kapag nalulubak or mapapadaan sa humps. I'm not sure kung kung left or right tire pero tingin ko suspension yun. I'm not confident dito sa Hyundai Iloilo baka hindi nila maayos ang problema dumami pa

[skipper2008]

Good day all SF owners,
I got my Super Red unit last Nov.2008,And i am very happy with my unit so
far, but just last week i notice in 2-3 days ko na di ginagamit,then at the time na e-start ko me nakaradam ako sa makina na parang umuubo or kapos sa unang pagpaandar but pag tumatakbo naman sya e okey naman or pag ne e re-start ko after few mins the naka idle nawala naman.

just ask you guys if you feel the same sa SF ninyo after na ka stock for few days

[allanctan]

Good day all SF owners,
I got my Super Red unit last Nov.2008,And i am very happy with my unit so
far, but just last week i notice in 2-3 days ko na di ginagamit,then at the time na e-start ko me nakaradam ako sa makina na parang umuubo or kapos sa unang pagpaandar but pag tumatakbo naman sya e okey naman or pag ne e re-start ko after few mins the naka idle nawala naman.

just ask you guys if you feel the same sa SF ninyo after na ka stock for few days

Ganun din sakin... in fact, it happens everytime na cold start. Pero di ko na napansin after the tune up.

[allanctan]

Thats great! Sa unit ko meron akong naririnig na "thud" sa front wheels kapag nalulubak or mapapadaan sa humps. I'm not sure kung kung left or right tire pero tingin ko suspension yun. I'm not confident dito sa Hyundai Iloilo baka hindi nila maayos ang problema dumami pa

I think common job naman ang retightening ng bolts. Problem kasi is kung madalas nalulubak baka meron tinataman na ibang parts... may iba pang masira.

[parakitoJDM]

for our SF's (diesel engine), we can't notice the turbo kick-in. our SF is equipped with VGT (variable geometry turbo) which in lay man's term "turbo pressure is always present", though technically not since most of the idle rpm's are between 700 to 750 for most of the diesel engines. most VGT's engage at around 800 rpm unlike the no-VGT's which engage at 2000 rpm.

you can only feel the turbo kick-in for the non-VGT's. once you reach the desired rpm for the turbo to engage, you can feel the sudden surge of additional power induced in the engine and the feeling of being pulled down to your seat.

i don't buy this, though sure the VGT does improve response in lower as well as higher RPM's but not like what i experience. sa 2.0li CRDI w/VT ng Carens, i sweat below 1800rpm or (sometimes)2000rpm the car is very sluggish because its OFF-BOOST. the Difference is huge, and once the Turbo Kicks-in its just a rush of good old pulling power - torque.

[jonski]

Kamusta ang ride and hatak ng gas 4x4 version ng Santa Fe? Puro diesel kasi kakilala ko may ari. Plan ko kasi kumuha for my family. Wala bang 2.7 4x4 version ng diesel?

[skipper2008]

Ganun din sakin... in fact, it happens everytime na cold start. Pero di ko na napansin after the tune up.

Sir how often nyo pina pa tune up yong ride nyo?....I inform my Dealer already At Sched ko Pa check Bukas.PM ko nalang what will be there findings.