The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

**benchph1** · October 18th, 2006 06:15 PM

got the carnival from signet yesterday.

total bill was 35k. whew. the most expensive repair bill we've ever paid for our cars. the bill balooned to that rate because i also opted to have the timing belt and all idler bearings replaced. and also while they are at it, also requested to have my a/t fluid changed.

of course no more grinding sound in the morning. J3 engine sounds a bit more "crisper" at idle now.

ill post the part nos. later of the parts replaced so you guys can use it as reference.

**beejay168** · October 19th, 2006 04:33 AM

Originally Posted by mikey177

Hi beejay.

I have a 2002 manual tranny Sedona with the normal turbodiesel intercooler engine, di pa uso CRDI nun. I have travelled 151,000 km with this vehicle to date. My regular route is from Urdaneta City to Tarlac City and back. No unscheduled repairs have been made to the engine. I have had the timing belt replaced twice (both scheduled maintenance items). My only major hassle was when the shifter cable broke about two years ago (search the earlier pages of this thread, andun ang kuwento). I had my front evaporator replaced two weeks ago when I had a general aircon cleaning done --there was a pinhole leak that was causing the aircon to lose cooling efficacy every 3 months.

If you can get a 2nd gen Sedona (2002 model and up) instead of the 1st gen Carnival, that would be better IMO, as some improvements were made in the 2nd gen such as sturdier oil pump chain (according to casa service advisor), lock open sliding doors, etc.

thanks mikey for the info so you mean as it is you have no major problems with the car, so maybe if i can dispose of my pregio may look into it then , also always thought that a sedona was gas and carnival is diesels , anyway just like kia cars since i have a friend who deals in parts so i can get them relatively cheap but the carnivals or sedonas with the australian forums which kept saying that they have problems with the sleeves or cylinders moving out of place so did not get one instead went with a pregio so maybe if one comes along from a trusted friend would get one thanks again for the info .

**jabr** · October 19th, 2006 06:23 AM

hi beejay:

AFAIK, the v6 gas versions were the ones mentioned in the australian and u.s forums. Those units allegedly consumes/drinks coolants due to microscopic differences in the length of the cylinder liners. In fact, one of the posters here in this forum encountered that problem on his gas v6. There is still no issue about defective cylinder liners in diesel versions.

I am one happy owner of a pre-owned carnival (2001 ls). Reading all the posts in this thread had given me the resolve to dispose my previous ride and buy a carnival, no regrets with my decision.

**leolop** · October 29th, 2006 11:50 AM

guys, but do you also experience outer tread wear on the rear wheels of the carnival? i rarely have load at the back except on weekends and my tire pressure is 34 psi at the back.

i'd just bought 2 rv501s for the front and then saw that the rear wheels were going to need replacement soon, too. haay...

**mikey177** · October 30th, 2006 09:10 PM

leolop,

sabihan kita bukas pag maliwanag na. Too dark to check for tread wear patterns, tsaka sarap matulog ngayon, malamig ang panahon dito sa Pangasinan

**mikey177** · October 31st, 2006 08:25 AM

The sun is finally out after yesterday's typhoon

Anyway, I checked my rear tires and I didn't notice any significant outer tread wear. YMMV.

**diesoline** · October 31st, 2006 08:47 AM

mine doesn't have outer tread wear on the rears either.

**salonika** · October 31st, 2006 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by leolop

guys, but do you also experience outer tread wear on the rear wheels of the carnival? i rarely have load at the back except on weekends and my tire pressure is 34 psi at the back.

i'd just bought 2 rv501s for the front and then saw that the rear wheels were going to need replacement soon, too. haay...

Don't have problems with the rear tires. It's the front ones that never seem to get aligned, I always get outer tread wear.

**shauntot** · October 31st, 2006 05:53 PM

hi mga sir! just wanted to ask what's the main differences between a carnival and a sedona?

i have a pajero subic right now and my friend wants to swap his 2000 Carnival LS manual trans. Anything important I need to watch out for aside from the normal checks for acquiring a 2nd hand car?

I checked the carnival kanina, mukang ok naman a bit fresh pa. just need some minor repairs, like the left sliding door is a bit sticky when opening it, and some other minor things. It has 2 captain seats and the 3rd row folds forward and is one piece, instead of the 2 piece version that folds sidewards.

I hear there's mga 1st gen/2nd gen, gray market, etc. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance mga sir!

**leolop** · October 31st, 2006 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by mikey177

The sun is finally out after yesterday's typhoon

Anyway, I checked my rear tires and I didn't notice any significant outer tread wear. YMMV.

mikey, diesoline, salonika,

thanks for the replies, pero ang bobo ko, what i should have typed was INNER tread wear in the rear wheels. jeez hi-nighlight ko pa. actually i've always thought that inner tread wear was common at the rear since that's what i experience in other vehicles.

i have a pic, i just can't find the damn SD card adapter.