2012 Kia Rio

[spymaker]

guys, just traveled 101km yesterday using my ex mt. it consumed 5.6liters. and previous to that full tank, my fc improved from 6.7km/l to 7km/l. odo now is 980km. sana tuloy tuloy na improvement to 10km/l city driving.

[chua_allan]

*cyberian
Boss hatch auto mo diba? D ko alam na may 1k pms.. sabi sa akin ng agent 1st pms is nasa 7.5k pa daw! Nung basa ko report mo napaisip na tuloy ako. Nasa 3.2k na odo ko haha.. makapagpasched na nga sa kia erod ng pms. May binayaran ka pa ba? Irraise ko din fc concern ko.. and other stuff.. nasa 7km/l lang fc ko.. expect ko talaga nasa 9km/l dapat.
Bakit nga din pala 4 days naconfine auto mo?

Ang aircon natin hindi on off ang compressor.. hindi ko alam yung term pero sa normal household aircon,inverter ang tawag. Regulated ang compressor.. contant ang lamig ang lumalabas sa hatch.. if sinet mo sa 20C.. laging 20C ang lamig.. hindi yung lalamig ng sobra tapos mawawala then lalamig ulit.

[Sacrlett]

Question mga bossing, I have a m/t rio sedan and I only use it on weekends, what should I do? how often should I start the engine and how long?

Also, what are the possible issues that I may encounter, given the scenario. Thanks in advance guys

[rio5]

I have the same observation. The Rio air-con is so silent that I can't tell if the compressor has engaged or not unlike the rest of the vehicles I've driven. There is no compressor load "shock" to the engine- no noise nor vibration. You can only be able to tell the compressor is engaged when the air coming out of the vents start to cool. Convincing! (ala Motolite slogan)

oo nga convincing i wonder kung lahat ng sasakyan ng kia pareho ng aircon natin,nasanay kasi ako sa ingay ng magnetic clutch ng aircon pag nag engage sabay ng auxillary fan tapos manginig yun buong dashboard and the steering wheel,tapos after 10 seconds mag off lahat yun kaya alam mo gumagana aircon mo,ngayon sa rio5 natin wala minsan nga kala ko patay makina sa sobra tahimik ng rio5,tapos binuksan ko hood to observe yun auxcillary fan kung tumatakbo, ok naman,gumagana speed 1 and speed 2

[cyberian]

*cyberian
Boss hatch auto mo diba? D ko alam na may 1k pms.. sabi sa akin ng agent 1st pms is nasa 7.5k pa daw! Nung basa ko report mo napaisip na tuloy ako. Nasa 3.2k na odo ko haha.. makapagpasched na nga sa kia erod ng pms. May binayaran ka pa ba? Irraise ko din fc concern ko.. and other stuff.. nasa 7km/l lang fc ko.. expect ko talaga nasa 9km/l dapat.
Bakit nga din pala 4 days naconfine auto mo?

Ang aircon natin hindi on off ang compressor.. hindi ko alam yung term pero sa normal household aircon,inverter ang tawag. Regulated ang compressor.. contant ang lamig ang lumalabas sa hatch.. if sinet mo sa 20C.. laging 20C ang lamig.. hindi yung lalamig ng sobra tapos mawawala then lalamig ulit.

Actually sir chua_allan, wala sa manual yong 1k PMS pero yong outlet dito sa Cagayan de Oro City insisted on the 1K para daw mapalitan ng oil at fluid filters. Since I got poor fc issues early on it's life I did not protest on the 1K PMS para naman ma-check yong problem but I did insist na every 7.5k yong next and corresponding intervals rather on their recommended 5K! Total 1k PMS cost: P2,048.

At first they told me they needed 3 days to fix the fc problem but in reality it took them a day more to figure out what's wrong with the car. After conducting a field fc test and diagnostics, they sent the data to Kia Manila to make an appropriate recommendation on the proper course of action. Since everything looks normal (diagnostic readings), Manila suggested to re-program and update the ECU to address the air-con system load. They suspected it was the caused of the abnormal fc. They sent a new software patch and the local technician patch the ECU, at least that is what the technician told me. So far I'm nearing 1/4 left on the full tank and the fc doesn't look good. I may still not be able to break the poor fc trend I'm getting. I'll post the result within a couple of days from now.

If you are getting a 7km/L fc average with heavy traffic included then I would say your fc is good enough compared to mine- less than 6km/L on 5 full tanks. Malayong malayo nga sa 9km/L city fc as advertised.

You are right on the air-con, it's like an inverter.

[chua_allan]

Yung 7km/l ko hindi pa sa heavy traffic yan... Kapag heavy traffic ako.. di tayo nagkakalayo sa fc hahaha...

Sir, sa accelerator niyo.. sensitive ba? akin kasi kapag talagang dahan dahan mo tinapakan.. naka 1cm na tapak ka na walang response tapos paglagpas dun biglang taas to 1500 RPM... Tinesting ko sa Jazz ng utol ko.. hindi naman ganyan..

Feeling ko talaga may something sa idle consumption niya... In terms of hatak ng 1.4L sa hatch wala naman prob eh.. hindi naman hirap..

[cyberian]

Yung 7km/l ko hindi pa sa heavy traffic yan... Kapag heavy traffic ako.. di tayo nagkakalayo sa fc hahaha...

Sir, sa accelerator niyo.. sensitive ba? akin kasi kapag talagang dahan dahan mo tinapakan.. naka 1cm na tapak ka na walang response tapos paglagpas dun biglang taas to 1500 RPM... Tinesting ko sa Jazz ng utol ko.. hindi naman ganyan..

Feeling ko talaga may something sa idle consumption niya... In terms of hatak ng 1.4L sa hatch wala naman prob eh.. hindi naman hirap..

If that is the case sir chua_allan then welcome to the club! Gas guzzler nga ang Rio5 especially on idling.

Yep, I had that also parang delayed yong response ng pedal at biglang power boost at around 1500 RPM. Parang heavy yong take off from starting but if you gather momentum then malakas na yong engine and easy na yong acceleration. Ang Jazz nga instantaneous yong engine response kahit kunting gas lang yo can hear and feel the engine come to life and transmit it to the front tires agad.

Try nyo sir kung kaya nyo e-spin or scratch yong front tires from starting or on 1st gear. I can't do it in my Rio5 but I can easily do that on Starex A/T and Jazz A/T especially if something is blocking the tires or on uphill starting. Medyo mabagal yong Rio5 kahit e-full mo yong gas from stop eh dahan dahan yong acceleration hindi quick and instantaneous unless meron na kunting momentum then yon you can feel your back pressing against the seat ala zoom-zoom na.

[PsychoMp3]

from any owner, i've so far only seen one Kia rio HB on the road in in BGC Taguig, and that one car is owned by foil a car.

[chua_allan]

Try nyo sir kung kaya nyo e-spin or scratch yong front tires from starting or on 1st gear. I can't do it in my Rio5 but I can easily do that on Starex A/T and Jazz A/T especially if something is blocking the tires or on uphill starting. Medyo mabagal yong Rio5 kahit e-full mo yong gas from stop eh dahan dahan yong acceleration hindi quick and instantaneous unless meron na kunting momentum then yon you can feel your back pressing against the seat ala zoom-zoom na.

Hmm... Haven't tried that... should I? mamaya sumabog makina ko hahaha

"unless meron na kunting momentum then yon you can feel your back pressing against the seat ala zoom-zoom na."
Baka yan yung sinasabi nilang CVVT...

[chua_allan]

Called 2 service branch a while ago... Both walang idea sa ECU update... tsk tsk.. mag papafull diagnostic na din ako bukas.. GDS? around 750-850 daw..