The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[diesoline]

Wala bang filter for the rear aircon?

afaik, there is no filter for the rear vents.

[nicolodeon]

I-share ko ang experience ng friend ko sa Carnival nya:

1st year:
-no problems

2nd year:
-airconditioning kahit ano gawin, dehins na maibalik sa dati yung lamig kahit sa cas ana nya dinala.
-nasira yung speedometer sensor. 3600 ang ginastos. after a few months, nasira ulit. hindi na pinapalitan

3rd year: ika-third year lang three weeks ago.
-Nasira yung power steering. Cost of repairs sa casa: 30T.

Today: kundi ako nagkakamali, he is seriously thinking of selling the unit.

[altec]

Tiningnan ko ang glove compartment. How do you remove the glove compartment? Can you post here the step by step procedure on how to remove and access the filter? Thanks! My unit is nearing 20K mileage. On 2% biodiesel, ok na ok.

by the way, I noticed that mabilis maubos yung battery ko if I don't use the car for several days maybe over 3 days. Bakit kaya? Is there an electrical drain somewhere? The only accessories I added were alarms, and upgraded sound system to complement the OEM DVD system, plus bosch black horns, and 130w plasma white high beam.

[benchph1]

there is a small rubber on the edges of the glove compartment. you can twist these to bring down the glove compartment. btw remove all of its contents before doing this.

the alarm maybe? i don't arm the car security system when our carnival is parked at home. or it maybe your upgraded headlights. the stock wires and harness is designed to handle only 60-55w bulbs.

nicolodeleon,

perrenial problem talaga power steering ng carnival. palit na kong repair kit ang high pressure hose 10 mos. ago, ngayon may tulo na naman.
hindi maganda quality ng korean made hoses and rubbers. mas maganda pa locally - made.

[OTEP]

Just buy better hoses and seals. Bridgestone hoses ang gamit ko as replacements.

[hotshots]

altec, we experienced that in our 2000 carnival too, pero 1 day lang yung amin, wala ng power ang battery, the problem lies in the battery, so we got a bigger batt, but i don't know how big, coz the battery guy told me that diesel cars with a/t requires bigger batt, dont know if its true

[diesoline]

[QUOTE=altec]Tiningnan ko ang glove compartment. How do you remove the glove compartment? Can you post here the step by step procedure on how to remove and access the filter? QUOTE]

i just watched mine done by frigid-aire a/c shop and at coolbase and my local a/c shop in baguio. they opened the lower glove compartment and pulled it down. i think benchph is right with his instructions because the glove compartment was hanging upside-down afterwards.

[altec]

I got the glove compartment down. But didnt see any filter. Saan yun? All I saw were plastic components. Do I have to remove these as well?

[benchph1]

that im not sure. i guess the 1st gen carnival doesn't have pollen filter yet? lets ask the dealers.

[altec]

yung sa akin local 2003 sedona LS, so should be the same as your 02 sedona. Yung sa iyo, when you put down the bottom glove compartment (kasi may glove compartment din sa taas where the airbag is), you can see the filter right away?

[altec]

Just finished talking with my kia service advisor contact. The microfilter is for gas model. Wala daw filter ang local diesel model.

[diesoline]

went to the much-vaunted mang mario of pag-asa to have my microfilter cleaned yesterday. i took photos of how norman, mang mario's son disassembled the glove compartment. sayang, walang cf card reader tung netopia branch na to. i'll try to post them na lang when i find a shop with a cf reader here in bulacan.

altec: i took a photo of the underdash where the slot is. you don't see the filter right away. there is a plastic plate that covers the slot. siguro what the service advisor meant was that kia did not provide any microfilter with the local units. compare mo na lang when i get to post the photo.

[diesoline]

the underdash with the plate that covers the microfilter slot still in place.

[diesoline]

with the cover plate removed.

[diesoline]

close up of the microfilter's casing:



3M pala siya. the original microfilter installed with my vehicle was just the paper type. the 3M type has has plastic ribbing reinforcing the filter's element.

ok talaga kay mang mario. norman washed the dashboard bin and the plastic panels before they put the whole thing back on.

[altec]

diesoline, ganun rin ang akin like pic#1. How do you remove the cover to go from pic1 to pic2? Ayaw using a screwdriver in between sa singit.

[diesoline]

altec, did you try it again? the guys who serviced my aircon used a flat screwdriver to pop the cover plate out. is it possible that the local versions are sealed?

[altec]

Saan mo ginamit ang flat screwdriver? Sa harap? Sa side? I put the screwdriver in the slit between the 4 elongated round hole looking things and the 3 hook/hinge looking things. Didn't force it before. Will try to look at it tomorrow depending on where you use the screwdriver to pop it open.

[altec]

diesoline, was able to open the cover, press up lang pala yung dalawang plastic strip located at the bottom, below the 3 circular things. When opened, WALANG microfilter, the space was empty. I can see the blower inside pa nga eh. Your unit is the common rail model di ba, so I would assume gray unit. Yung akin, local unit, wala nga talagang filter yung slot na yun.

[e_chen]

sirs.... meron bang naka-experience na ang handbrake light (sa dashboard) goes up when you apply (regular) break especially kung medyo madiin then goes off din pala after depressing it? TIA po.