The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[benchph1]

jason,

the carnival and the sedona are the same. only the sedona is a facelifted version of the carnival. but technically they are similar.

performance is adequate for me. never encountered any major problem yet. one poster here, rodski experienced a problem with his a/t shifter cable. me, my fuel filler door switch got fried and took the dealer 3 months to order it from korea..generally the carnival/sedona is a good vehicle. parts are cheap since its korean-made, realiability is also doing good. mine is reaching 40000 kms while another poster, mikey177 has double that mileage. take note he has a newer unit than mine. so far he hasn't reported any major problem in this thread yet.

most of us has the J3 diesel engine model.

dacotyan,

i buy Dexron II-e ATF fluid at Flying V Gas Stations.

[jasonub]

good to hear kia is now doing something right. hope they continue to do so

[DacoTyan]

benchph1, I think there's one Flying-V here but I'm not sure. Anyway, that's kind of academic now since my A/T is toast and my next decision is wether to rebuild it (kit only at around P25,000+) or buy a surplus (P45,000 found only one). Fronte quotes brand new unit at around P120k+.

[rodski]

Hello Tsikoteers,

Its been a long time since I last posted here so here it goes.

Last holy week, we went to bicol for a vacation. My super carnival performed execellently. From highway to rough roads the car never ceases to amaze me. We were three cars in the convoy pajero field master and ranger 4x4. It took me only only P 2,480.00 to cover the entre trip (back and forth). Wow what a miser. The two other cars needed to fill up UPON Reaching Bicol (legaspi Albay). samantala yung carnival half tank palang. hehehehehe. We were six in the car and with the new Audiovox dvd ceiling mount player oks na oks ang biyahe. Bye the way I loaded two liters of biodiesel from sea oil. One liter going to bicil and the other going back.

Upon reaching manila on Sunday I left for mariveles bataan on monday for a three week contract job in mariveles. So early in the morning sa nlex 140 to 160kph ang tako ni "olive" (my carnivals nick name because of her color). Sisiw ang nlex. Super talaga si "Olive"!!!!!

Going back home to manila yesterday at around noon when I hit NLEX. After san fernando it was a long stretch of open country that tempted me to further test this car. a sustained run of 150kph for 5 mins. hehehehe. I could have gone more faster but the road was hot and Im was not pretty confident on my tires speed rating. So I set the limit to 3200 rpm. Pretty cool hehehehe. For short sprints after a slowing down for traffic I could easily reach 160kph.

Oh I have a manual tranny and the shifter cable broke becasue of a nasty habit of shifting without using the clutch when approaching traffic situation.

[benny]

Hello peeps. I'm new here and would like to respectfully join in. I bought a Kia Carnival II 2003 model last September and I am very satisfied with it. I have it serviced in Sto. Tomas regularly. I wonder if Kia Las Pinas is a good alternative. I need to have my blower checked as it doesn't blow as much in the front vents.

Also, (sorry if this concern has come out previously), the car has an input for a mobile phone. It also has a button for the speakerphone. I just can't find a cell phone available here that has an "audio out" connector from the phone that connects to the car.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Benny

[DacoTyan]

My Sony Ericsson P900 has an audio out through a 2.5mm jack.

[diesoline]

I need to have my blower checked as it doesn't blow as much in the front vents.

Benny

the microfilter in your aircon system might be clogged by now and it needs replacing. have it replaced at any reputable car aircon shop.

i got my aircon microfilter (mobis original) from fronte in banaue last year. forgot how much i got it for basta it is less than 1K. the microfilter slide is located below the passenger's side window a/c vent. you have to dismantle the glove box in order to gain access to it.

[benny]

Thanks a lot DacoTyan and Diesoline for those valuable inputs. I will look into the Sony Erricson P910 and find out. The casa quoted 12K for checking and cleaning the aircon system. They say it may go up to 23K depending on the parts that need to be replaced. The back vents are OK naman. It's just the new front and center ones that seem clogged. I'll probably try the shop you mentioned. Cheers.

[benchph1]

the a/c of the sedona has a microfilter? wow thats cool.

i wonder if the 1st gen carnival also has this microfilter.

[benny]

Just bought a microfilter in Good Gear in Pasay (sister shop of Fronte in Banawe).Since they didn't have someone to replace my old one, I had my mekaniko install it and I told him where to look for it, as per your instructions, Diesoline. Lo and behold..A big TX to you, man, the aircon at 2 bars now blows more strongly than it was at 6 bars. The casa quoted p2020 for the part. I got it for P720. and gave my installer p500. Would have spent a lot more money if not for you bro. Thanks again...