The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

**bongh** · May 11th, 2006 01:37 PM

Mga kapatid sa Carnival,
I am experiencing some problems starting my 2002 kia carnival LS diesel.
The 1st time this happened was after parking the car near a fastfood store to buy food. So turned off the engine when out came back then turned the ingition key.... nothing happened, cara won't start. No noise of engine cranking up. I can only hear a slight click sound during turn on of ignition key. Sinubukan ko ng ilang beses pero ganun parin. Then i decided to look for a mechanic, thinking baka battery lang, buti nalang meron malapit na Motolite dealer. Kind naman yung sales guy and check nya status of my motolite Gold battery (75A). Turns out okay pa ang battery, pero ayaw pa rin mag start. Then after so banging (kunwa) and closing the hood, bigla na start. This happened 2nd time while parked sa Roxas blvd.
Can the problem be because of the engine starter?
I plan to have it check this weekend, nag start pa naman sya for 2 day na. Pero i notice na medyo may konti hingalo. Not like before one-click start.

**bongh** · May 11th, 2006 02:06 PM

Mga kapatid sa Carnival,
I am experiencing some problems starting my 2002 kia carnival LS diesel.
The 1st time this happened was after parking the car near a fastfood store to buy food. So turned off the engine when out came back then turned the ingition key.... nothing happened, cara won't start. No noise of engine cranking up. I can only hear a slight click sound during turn on of ignition key. Sinubukan ko ng ilang beses pero ganun parin. Then i decided to look for a mechanic, thinking baka battery lang, buti nalang meron malapit na Motolite dealer. Kind naman yung sales guy and check nya status of my motolite Gold battery (75A). Turns out okay pa ang battery, pero ayaw pa rin mag start. Then after so banging (kunwa) and closing the hood, bigla na start. This happened 2nd time while parked sa Roxas blvd.
Can the problem be because of the engine starter?
I plan to have it check this weekend, nag start pa naman sya for 2 day na. Pero i notice na medyo may konti hingalo. Not like before one-click start.

**mikey177** · May 11th, 2006 06:30 PM

Hindi naman siguro magnetic switch ang problema gaya ng nangyari kay rodski, kasi sabi mo kahit crank-up sound wala.

Maybe it is the starter motor, or maybe a loose battery connection? Anyway, do let us know what the findings of the check-up are.

**altec** · May 11th, 2006 07:12 PM

the o ring cost me 100 pesos, claimed it kasi under warranty, don't know why the o ring wasnt included though. Will ask them, kasi my sedona is in the casa, calibrate injection pump, under warranty. I said duda ako di yun injection pump, baka bearing lang, kasi may whining sound ako marinig when you rev it. Casa insisted its injection pump, I grudgingly agreed, kasi naman under warranty. Let's see if mawala yung ingay.

**hinlog** · May 12th, 2006 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by bongh

Mga kapatid sa Carnival,
I am experiencing some problems starting my 2002 kia carnival LS diesel.
The 1st time this happened was after parking the car near a fastfood store to buy food. So turned off the engine when out came back then turned the ingition key.... nothing happened, cara won't start. No noise of engine cranking up. I can only hear a slight click sound during turn on of ignition key. Sinubukan ko ng ilang beses pero ganun parin. Then i decided to look for a mechanic, thinking baka battery lang, buti nalang meron malapit na Motolite dealer. Kind naman yung sales guy and check nya status of my motolite Gold battery (75A). Turns out okay pa ang battery, pero ayaw pa rin mag start. Then after so banging (kunwa) and closing the hood, bigla na start. This happened 2nd time while parked sa Roxas blvd.
Can the problem be because of the engine starter?
I plan to have it check this weekend, nag start pa naman sya for 2 day na. Pero i notice na medyo may konti hingalo. Not like before one-click start.

Bro,

The same situation happened to me just few days ago, in my case, the problem was attributed only to battery corrosion (the technician just cleaned the contact points with water). Similarly, please check battery connection, might be loose as the other Peep suspects. Hope this helps.

**DacoTyan** · May 12th, 2006 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by bongh

...Then after so banging (kunwa) and closing the hood, bigla na start. This happened 2nd time while parked sa Roxas blvd.
Can the problem be because of the engine starter?
...

What did you mean by '...after so banging...'? Did you mean you hammered on the battery clamps/connecter to tighten it? Not a recommended move since it might damage the battery.

**slyfox** · May 13th, 2006 03:53 AM

same thing happened to me a week ago. casa said it's a major problem with the fuel pump. damn the man!

**fried_bangus** · May 14th, 2006 02:51 AM

tanong lang po. san po makikita ang serial number ng engine ng diesel sedona?

**mikey177** · May 14th, 2006 08:14 PM

fried bangus, are you asking about the engine number? If so, you can find it at the lower front left portion of the engine after taking out the air filter intake and some other stuff.

**altec** · May 18th, 2006 10:40 AM

guys, got my sedona back from warranty claim on the injection pump. Didn't notice any significant change in the noise, although I noticed a slight dull taktak sound very typical of diesel that I didn't notice in my engine before. Need to send it back though coz there is a rattle that I could hear under the dashboard by the driver side.

Anyway, I tested the unit in the highway in my area. Similar to what we did with the innova users. 2.9tdic manual 03 sedona ls local version, 3 people, dual aircon on, fifth gear: 2K rpm = 83-85kph, 2500rpm = 103-105kph 3Krpm = 123-125kph. Didn't try beyond 3K, ran out of space due to traffic. Noticed no loss of momentum every 500rpm = 20kph increase. Note: no biodiesel used in this particular load.