The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

**benchph1** · February 8th, 2009 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by celd15b

hi tsikoteers, ask ko lang kung san located ang IM ng carnival? balak ko kasi baklasin at linsin DIY...pati ung throttle body....

ung turbo din pala madali lang ba baklasin para malinis din...tnx

also anybody knows kung san located ang speed sensor ng carnival?

many tnx...again..

nasa harap lang ng air intake ang IM ng carnival, pero medyo mahirap siya baklasin. ung turbo naman nasa malapit ng firewall. mahirap din baklasin. mas madali tanggalin pag naka lifter.

speed sensor? usually ang mga electronic VSS nasa tranny mismo.

**utakabo** · February 9th, 2009 11:23 AM

to those who find their carnival's parking brake a little weak especially when parking on the inclines, here's what i do - while the car's in neutral with right foot on the brakes, i depress the parking brake to the max and let go of the brakes a little to test if the park brake would hold. If the car slides down, i simply engage to first gear (or reverse, whichever the case maybe) and press the accelerator just enough to nudge the car a bit up the incline. I can leave my car in neutral and it wont slide down even in considerably stiff inclines.

**mintoy** · February 11th, 2009 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by boquito

Sorry guys for the long absence.

Yun namang sedona ko na m/t. hangang ngayon wala pa ring nakakasolve ng parang surge ng power after about 1 inch depression ng accelerator at reverse surge pag release din. Kung saan saan ko na dinala mula sa a/t experts hangang sa kasa. Okay naman ang mga c/v joints at slack ng accelerator cables. Sabi noong isa parang nag se"second power" daw, yung sa kasa naman kung ano ano ang ginawa in the end nadoon pa rin. Sabi nasa set-up daw ng front wheel big engined na diesel. dahil nakaperpendicular daw sa kotse yung engine pag nag gas daw at nag slight twist yung engine parang nagsusurge. Kaya daw yung ibang big diesel engined suv hindi ganoon dahil nakaparallel yung engine at pag nag twist hinde halata. Nakakainis lang sa highway pag release ko sa gas for slowing down napapasubsub kami ng konti tapos pag tapak mo ulit mag biglang hahatak din ng konti. Ganito din ba ang mga rides nyo. Thanks in advance.

hi sir, it is normal to feel a surge/boost in power because of the turbo when you step on the accelerator pedal. try to observe at what rpm do you feel this surge. it should be between 1k-2k prm.

second, are you also saying that there is a surge of power when you release the accelerator pedal? if so, then you have a problem with the injection pump. have your trusted calibration shop check it. i had a similar experience with my wife isuzu feugo. even after releasing the accelerator pedal. the rig would not slow down. would even accelerate at times. the cause of the problem. defective rotary head/pump. they had to replace the whole assembly. got a surplus one cuz a new assembly was going to cost more than 10k. hope this helps

**mintoy** · February 11th, 2009 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by bonkjonks

mga sirs, hope you can help me with my problem sa carnival ko, ayaw na mag shift ng transmission ng maayos, happened only today, habang pababa kasi ako sa flyover ng edsa was doing around 60 that time and may taxi sa harap ko, and sa kalokohan nung taxi e biglang huminto just after the flyover, and yun, break ako syempre, pero pag break ko, bigla na lang kumurogkog yung carnival, btw its a 2001LS A/T, and talagang sobrang vibrate, parang nasa roung rouad na malalaki ang bato, tought mawawala sya in a while kaso hindi na, so i decided to open my windows to hear of anything unusual, wala naman and napansin ko na parang ayaw ng magshift. then diretso ko lang while kinakabahan at baka itirik ako, then decided to stop at total station after kfc sa coastal kasi may rapide dun kaso sarado na, was 1030PM, then when i started the engine again, nawala na yung vibration kaso nga lang talagang ayaw na magshift like before, have to step up to 2500rpm para mag 2nd then 3000+ na for the third and hanggang dun na lang. Fortunately, was able to make it home. i i hope na you can help me guys about this, ive been back reading the previous pages pero wala pa akong makitang naging clear solution sa ganitong problema.. thanks in advance guys and sana lahat ng problema sa carnival natin e maayos..at sana din di sobrang mahal ng paayos...
thanks in advance...

hi sir,

the a/t has two settings. power and eco. you might be on the power setting at this setting. the automatic transmission will shift at a high rpm maximixing the power bank of the engine. at the eco or economy setting. it will shift at a lower rpm. try playing around with that switch while driving.

**bonkjonks** · February 14th, 2009 05:04 AM

sir boquito and sir mintoy salamat po sa input, sorry ngayon lang ako nakaacknowledge medyo busy kasi.. any way, regarding po dun sa econo mode at pwr mode, ussually me corresponding na icon po yun sa may front panel na pwr pag naka power mode tapos nakailaw din yung indicator sa button... i tried to play with it pero wala rin po nangyayari... so far ngayon po tumatakbo pa rin yung carnival ko.. regarding kurugkog i suspect na abs nga lang po yun... kasi di naman na umulit... ask ko lang po ang abs po ba pag naengage kelangan muna i stop totallyh pati engine off para madisengage uli? just to make sure lang po na abs nga yung kurugkog... sa ngayon po tiis lang muna ako sa medyo higop ng makina sa diesel... nakakarating pa naman po muna ako sa mga paroroonan ko... i tested once sa skyway umabot pa rin naman ng 120 yun nga lang hindi na ganun yung shifting... at parang wala na talagang hatak sa acceleration.. malayong malayo po yung shifting sa dati... dati konting tapak lang hatak na agad, di po kaya yung turbo yun... kasi parang di na po gumagana yung turbo at puro shifting ng shifting na lang ng matatagal.... binuksan ko na rin po yung intake manifold to see if clogged with gunk as mentioned before kaso malinis naman... anyway lastly po san po kaya dito sa may sucat merong expert sa carnival.. malalayo po kasi kung sa quezon av at sa pasay eh..
share ko na lang din po pala mga major gastos ko na for your reference lang:
palit na ko
1. alternator -goodgear 7800, mando type, + labor 1400 sa casa po sa kia pasay ang estimate nila 23000 daw,,
2. valve cover - goodgear 2600 + labor 900 + 100 na tip at medyo entertaining naman yung boy dun, kaso bulilyaso pala yung trabaho.. leaking pa rin ng langis pero di ko na lang pinapansin.. papachange oil ko na rin naman na kasi... sa casa kia pasay presyo nila 7000 wala palabor..
3. sliding door handle palit sa gitna yung sa labas.. 620 - goodgear.
4. shock absorber - goodyear servitec dito sa sucat - 2700 isa lang sa rear.

nga po pala ngayon e meron naman parang kumakalansing sa may makina... mahinang mahina po, parang tumitiktik lang sya. sa may passenger side po yung tunog.. tik tik tik ganun lang po yung tunog na mahinang mahina... dati po meron dun nagvivibrate.. yung pag umaandar na nagvivibrate tapos pag pinatay yung aircon nawawala, kala ko po nun sa loob ng dashboard turned out piping na tanso lang pala sya ng aircon tumatama sa brace nya dahil maluwag lagyan ko lang ng packing tape and kaprasong goma ok na..
hope you can help me further po sa prob ko regarding shifting... thanks a lot in advance...

**mcnubla** · February 15th, 2009 09:34 PM

mga sirs, baka po may marefer kayo na nag bebenta ng kia carnival? nabenta ko na carnival ko coz mukang galing major mishap. but i like the ride and the confort that's why i getting another. sana lang wag malasin. hehe

**soluna_17** · February 16th, 2009 11:35 PM

Hi carnival peeps!

I have been a lurker here for quite some time and I've finally decided to make my first post as I only got my 01 carnival some 3 weeks ago.

Anyway, I appreciate all the sharings made on this thread and I must admit it influenced my decision in getting this ride despite some negative things about it.

Of late, I have been very busy doing preventive maintenance works on it and I must admit it has already cost me a bit of a fortune (34k). Just the same, I'd like to share some things I've learned along the way which other carnival owners may use as a point of reference.

blinking "hold" icon (this applies to a/t)- gear doesn't shift as smoothly as it normally should since it is locked on a higher gear. In my case, my ride was having a hard time accelerating specially from a standstill. Had the solenoid valve assembly replaced (its similar to a condenser from the old 80's car) at kia pasay (walang available part kay goodgear). Having this part replaced at Kia Pasay together with the draining/replacement of ATF costs me 9.9k.

busted foglamps bulb- somebody posted (forgot the name) that we can in fact use an H3 or H1 bulb on this, and it does work! The original bulb (assembly type) which is not readily at our suking auto supply can be had at the casa for i think around 400 pesos. Since it is a bit pricey, I tried using the H3 bulb and had it soldered on the original foglamp assembly and the result is a much brighter foglamps (at a fraction of a cost).

I hope this info will help. I'll post some more as I learn more from our beloved ride along the way.

**cyann21** · February 23rd, 2009 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by mcnubla

mga sirs, baka po may marefer kayo na nag bebenta ng kia carnival? nabenta ko na carnival ko coz mukang galing major mishap. but i like the ride and the confort that's why i getting another. sana lang wag malasin. hehe

sir pm me... planning on selling mine.

**cyann21** · February 23rd, 2009 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by mcnubla

mga sirs, baka po may marefer kayo na nag bebenta ng kia carnival? nabenta ko na carnival ko coz mukang galing major mishap. but i like the ride and the confort that's why i getting another. sana lang wag malasin. hehe

sir pm me... planning on selling mine.

**celd15b** · February 24th, 2009 01:54 AM

1. gud pm am tsikoteers..ask ko lang kung ano ano ang pwedeng ayusin sa power steering? madalas na kasi magbawas ng fluid ung akin.........if i top up...siguro mga 2-3 days later below minimum level na sya.....meron din umiingay pag lumiliko lang ako(ang sound nya is ung parang nasa mall covered parking floor ka....di ko ma describe eh...basta tunog nya ung parang flooring sa megamall or sta lucia pag nasa covered parking ka)

san din pwede ipaayos?

2. also, san kaya ako pwede mag pa fabricate nung slider ng mga upuan ng kia carnival? ung nasa carpet floor....hindi ung sa upuan ha....mga machine shop ba gumagawa nun?

tinopak kasi ako at balak kong ilipat ung captains chair sa likod.....then ung bench seat nilagay ko na sa gitna..ganda tingnan eh...hehehehehe

3. also kelan ba ina avail ang pag calibrate? ano din ba ang ginagawa dito?

tnx mga tsikoteers