2007 Kia Carens [continued]

[yapoy86]

aba mura pala dyan.. pwede na replacements sa original kasi pinaka mahal yan cabin filter eh..

[parakitoJDM]

ser yapoy86, siempre puede replacement (mga lumang kotse nga eh walang cabin filter).... di na nga mahal yang Php350. kung sa Kia Pasay 'yan eh napakamahal nyan, doble po ang presyo nila.

[parakitoJDM]

Hope this help other owners on the PMS cost.

2007 CRDi LX MT Dec 2007

40T kms PMS at Kia Las Pinas (Autocirculo), Feb 13, 2012
Labor 1800
Check/ Clean Brakes 460
Oil Filter 892.86
Engine Oil 1,339.29
Air Filter 857.14
Fuel Filter 2,812.50
Brake Cleaner 250
Shop Supply 160.71
Discount 1,860.48
VAT 805.44
Total 7,517.46

over priced talaga sa CASA, kaya ako (after nag expire warranty eh)
sa gas station na lang pa change-oil. pero ang oil filter ko sa goodgear
at original Hyundai/Kia part sya....

saka na lang ako babalik sa CASA on 60T km. service, kasi dun ko pa palitan
ang Fuel filter, di pa ako sure kasi alam nila pano gawin 'yun....

[yapoy86]

mahal kasi talaga yung OEM na cabin filter kahit sa good gear eh.. buti may replacement na tig 350 lang...

[stardril]

sportage--2.0 gas lang locally, 5-6km/l city, swerte na 9 pag highway. slightly bigger trunk space than tucson. KDM sportage costs 1.820M..eto ang diesel at loaded talaga.

carens--may be dated but crdi-vgt to. rated ko 5-8 city, up to 20km/l highway. seats 7. contakin mo ahente ko para may cmparo ka... ganun ginawa ko...di sana carens makukuha ko, pero ito, nakuha ko dahil sa pagiikot ko..

* mang_jose. yes,in house,low down,all the freebies I mentioned. We got our Carens just a few months back. I fully agree with alwayz_yummy that, if ur practical, the Carens is a sure winner, lalo na ngayon na P60/liter na ang gasoline if ur thinking of getting the Sportage. They will have the diesel variation,pero matagal tagal pa un. Outdated? - not totally, mukhang ang kaha lang I think, but the engine, power train, suspension,etc. are modelo at ibang items upgraded pa.

[valskie01]

over priced talaga sa CASA, kaya ako (after nag expire warranty eh)
sa gas station na lang pa change-oil. pero ang oil filter ko sa goodgear
at original Hyundai/Kia part sya....

saka na lang ako babalik sa CASA on 60T km. service, kasi dun ko pa palitan
ang Fuel filter, di pa ako sure kasi alam nila pano gawin 'yun....

sa goodgear pwede doon magpapalit ng fuel filter. ok mga mechanics nila. doon ako nagpa egr cleaning sa carens ko and fuel filter replacement sa hyundai accent crdi.

[weisshorn]

sa goodgear pwede doon magpapalit ng fuel filter. ok mga mechanics nila. doon ako nagpa egr cleaning sa carens ko and fuel filter replacement sa hyundai accent crdi.

Madali lang mag palit ng fuel filter. Basta observe safety, off ang susi at pasingawin muna ag pressure sa linya (keep away from the fuel line). Wag pakialaman ang high pressure rail!!. After replacement ng fuel filter "on" ang susi para umandar ang fuel transfer pump wag i-start (not in ignition position), do inspection of fuel lines & fittings for leak, rectify as necessary. Kung ok lahat then start engine. Observe.. if all is normal. HTH

Do this at YOUR OWN RISK!!!

[Marvin Francisc]

Guys,

Just want to ask, san po kaya pwede bumili ng POWER STEERING FLUID for our carens? Nakita ko kasi sa owner's manual na kelangan PSF-4 dapat. 2mingin ako sa mga gas station ng power steering fluid hindi sila PSF-4 compliant. Haven't asked Kia though, but sabi nila mahal daw yun. Parang may sira kasi ang power steering ko eh, I am hearing slight squeaking sounds when I turn the steering wheel left and right and very evident pag mdyo matagal na ako nagddrive. Pag bagong bukas, no noise whatsoever. I am hoping that putting in a new steering fluid would do wonders....

[parakitoJDM]

sa goodgear pwede doon magpapalit ng fuel filter. ok mga mechanics nila. doon ako nagpa egr cleaning sa carens ko and fuel filter replacement sa hyundai accent crdi.

ser Valskie, magkano po service nila for fuel filter replacement?

[valskie01]

ser Valskie, magkano po service nila for fuel filter replacement?

iirc P200 yata. sa carens baka mas mataas ng kaunti.

[parakitoJDM]

iirc P200 yata. sa carens baka mas mataas ng kaunti.

ser same method ba sya tulad ng sinabi ni ser "weisshorn"?

[valskie01]

ser same method ba sya tulad ng sinabi ni ser "weisshorn"?

hindi ko nasundan yong method na ginawa sa goodgear. pero so far wala naman problem sa accent ko. yung sa carens ko sa casa ako nagpa change ng fuel filter but bought the filter sa goodgear.

[yhanyhan]

mukhang nasira na naman magnetic clutch ng aircon ko, wala na sa warranty carens ko. may idea po ba kayo magkano papalit?

[weisshorn]

mukhang nasira na naman magnetic clutch ng aircon ko, wala na sa warranty carens ko. may idea po ba kayo magkano papalit?

Ang cost ng clutch assy hindi ko alam pero kung magnetic coil lang ang difrensiya pwede yan rewind. Check nyo po muna baka wiring connection or relay lang ang problema. Test nyo po kung my 12VDC supply dyan sa coil pag naka-on ang aircon. Kung maingay naman baka kailangan iadjust ang gap ng clutch or may bolt na maluwag. Di basta-basta masira ang magnetic clutch kung hindi madalas mag over pressure (mabigat ang compressor). In this case kailangan ang mas "deep diagnostic and investigation para malaman ano ang root cause ng HIGH pressure. HTH

[Hanren]

Madali lang mag palit ng fuel filter. Basta observe safety, off ang susi at pasingawin muna ag pressure sa linya (keep away from the fuel line). Wag pakialaman ang high pressure rail!!. After replacement ng fuel filter "on" ang susi para umandar ang fuel transfer pump wag i-start (not in ignition position), do inspection of fuel lines & fittings for leak, rectify as necessary. Kung ok lahat then start engine. Observe.. if all is normal. HTH

Do this at YOUR OWN RISK!!!

In relation to the fuel filter, possible kayang isang source ng hesitation sa power eh baka yung clogged fuel filter? Napansin ko kasi kanina nung paakyat ako at nag overtake, bumalik yung hesitation at nastuck sa 2k rpm yung Carens ko kahit na nafloor ko na yung pedal. But after a while, bumalik na naman sa normal ang takbo.

Gusto ko na rin sana palitan yung fuel filter ko this 55k pms pero nag aalangan ako kasi every 20k kms dapat ito pinapalitan (last na nagpalit ako nung 20k at 40 k kms). At sa labas ko na nga sana ipa change oil pero hindi pala basta basta yung pagpalit ng fuel filter so I have no choice but to have the pms at the casa. Thanks in advance.

[jovill]

In relation to the fuel filter, possible kayang isang source ng hesitation sa power eh baka yung clogged fuel filter? Napansin ko kasi kanina nung paakyat ako at nag overtake, bumalik yung hesitation at nastuck sa 2k rpm yung Carens ko kahit na nafloor ko na yung pedal. But after a while, bumalik na naman sa normal ang takbo.

Gusto ko na rin sana palitan yung fuel filter ko this 55k pms pero nag aalangan ako kasi every 20k kms dapat ito pinapalitan (last na nagpalit ako nung 20k at 40 k kms). At sa labas ko na nga sana ipa change oil pero hindi pala basta basta yung pagpalit ng fuel filter so I have no choice but to have the pms at the casa. Thanks in advance.

I experienced this hesitation after the 20k pms which means that the fuel filter is replaced already. EGR was also cleaned. Kia Congressional cannot pinpoint the cause of the problem. They tried to replace the VGT actuator but still the hesitation persists at some point. It occurs after the engine has been properly warmed up already but there is no pattern as to when exactly it occurs. Sometimes it does not happen at all. One mechanic suggests to drive it hard to remove the carbon deposits inside the engine. Haven't tried that yet.

[Hanren]

I experienced this hesitation after the 20k pms which means that the fuel filter is replaced already. EGR was also cleaned. Kia Congressional cannot pinpoint the cause of the problem. They tried to replace the VGT actuator but still the hesitation persists at some point. It occurs after the engine has been properly warmed up already but there is no pattern as to when exactly it occurs. Sometimes it does not happen at all. One mechanic suggests to drive it hard to remove the carbon deposits inside the engine. Haven't tried that yet.

Sir the culprit might also lie in the thick carbon deposits at the tailpipe. But I noticed this problem right after I just filled up at a Petron station that's not usually frequented by motorists (wala na akong choice kasi).. anyway, let's try to explore all possible causes.

[parakitoJDM]

Ser Hanren, so saglit lang after ka mag EGR cleaning balik sa dati? Yun na din lang natitira kong advice. High revs para mabawasan carbon sa system.

[jds]

May nakapagpalit na ba ng A/C Compressor Pulley Bearing? Matagal ba itong gawin?
Yung sa Carens ko kasi mayroon konting ingay at ang sabi ng casa ay kelangan palitan yung Compressor Pulley Bearing.
My Carens is 1 1/2 year old with 14000K on the odo.

TIA

[yapoy86]

regarding hesitation.. nag update ba kayo ng ECU?? sa tingin ko kasi sa ECU yan galing eh.. yung kasi huling ECU update na kinuha ko eh may improvement sa EGR response... naka aircon ba kayo nung maramdaman nyo yung hesitation?