The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

**nanotech** · February 15th, 2010 12:46 AM

For Benchph1,

Mga sir, i posted a few days back regarding flashing "HOLD" indicator on my instrument panel. I had this for the past year or so, i have not sensed any change in the shifting pattern except that i have to switch EC/Power sa a/t mode if only to make sure which mode i am in. Some info from other brands says its a solenoid problem which i do not prescribed fully, only because the solenoids are doing the shifting and they are working. Unless, the solenoids give a warning signal as a feedback to the dashboard, i hope you can share your experiences on these, i have tried to search on the "search" tab but i cant find any previous posts close to my situation. Please share.

**benchph1** · February 15th, 2010 01:30 AM

nanotech,

di ko naexperience yan sa carnival ko eh. tanda ko way back faulty sensor yan. hintayin na lang natin sumagot ung ibang peeps.

**hinlog** · February 15th, 2010 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by nanotech

For Benchph1,

Mga sir, i posted a few days back regarding flashing "HOLD" indicator on my instrument panel. I had this for the past year or so, i have not sensed any change in the shifting pattern except that i have to switch EC/Power sa a/t mode if only to make sure which mode i am in. Some info from other brands says its a solenoid problem which i do not prescribed fully, only because the solenoids are doing the shifting and they are working. Unless, the solenoids give a warning signal as a feedback to the dashboard, i hope you can share your experiences on these, i have tried to search on the "search" tab but i cant find any previous posts close to my situation. Please share.

Hi Nanotech,

I have the same problem like yours...blinking HOLD. I was advised to bring Kia to CASA for computer scan, unfortunately I have yet to find time to do it

. Also, just like your unit I don't notice any shifting problem since it started. Btw, my solenoid was replaced but for a different reason not for the blinking HOLD problem. Mine is Kia Car LS2001 AT

**hinlog** · February 15th, 2010 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by nanotech

For Benchph1,

Mga sir, i posted a few days back regarding flashing "HOLD" indicator on my instrument panel. I had this for the past year or so, i have not sensed any change in the shifting pattern except that i have to switch EC/Power sa a/t mode if only to make sure which mode i am in. Some info from other brands says its a solenoid problem which i do not prescribed fully, only because the solenoids are doing the shifting and they are working. Unless, the solenoids give a warning signal as a feedback to the dashboard, i hope you can share your experiences on these, i have tried to search on the "search" tab but i cant find any previous posts close to my situation. Please share.

Hi Nanotech,

I have the same problem like yours...blinking HOLD. I was advised to bring Kia to CASA for computer scan, unfortunately I have yet to find time to do it

. Also, just like your unit I don't notice any shifting problem since it started. Btw, my solenoid was replaced but for a different reason not for the blinking HOLD problem. Mine is Kia Car LS2001 AT

**endrina** · February 19th, 2010 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by hinlog

Hi Nanotech,

I have the same problem like yours...blinking HOLD. I was advised to bring Kia to CASA for computer scan, unfortunately I have yet to find time to do it

. Also, just like your unit I don't notice any shifting problem since it started. Btw, my solenoid was replaced but for a different reason not for the blinking HOLD problem. Mine is Kia Car LS2001 AT

Sa akin naman nka light yung check engine of KIA Sedona 2003. Lumabas cya pgkatapos e overhaul ang engine. According sa Casa related daw sa gasket na pinalitan nila after overhaul. Ayaw matanggal ang check engine. More than a year ng ganito pro so far ok nman ang takbo. Anyone there who has check engine also?

**soluna_17** · February 20th, 2010 12:22 AM

Gud PM carnival peeps

Naka 1 yr na sa akin si arnie, how fast time flies. Checked the records when I had the solenoid replaced (coz of the blinking problem) after I got the unit, naka 18k ako in just a yr! gamit na gamit ko talaga yung van (my average km usage per wk is 450 to 480 kms, or 2k worth of diesel.

Anyway I just want to share some of the most recent repairs I had;

radiator fan assembly - bought the entire thing (housing, fan & ,motor) at goodgear for Php 1300. . . surprisingly cheap considering that replacement surplus motor for my 2005 civic cost me 900 pesos.

return hose sa injector - 60 pesos each, readily available at goodgear. medyo mahirap hanapin yung mahaba (these are the braided/ sleeve type), wala sa goodgear. I had to ask the stores in pasay one by one until I cames across simplex shop otherwise I wont be able to use my van.

only thing bothering me at the moment are some minor rattling (but not necessarily kalampag) sound sa harap at likod (bushing I guess?).

Btw, has anyone experienced a grinding sound during start-up but also immediately disappears? Eto na kaya yung oil pump chain problem na common sa carnival? mine is 01 LS A/T btw.

Share ko lang pix ng ride ko . . Im so happy and proud of this baby!

**papaguz** · February 20th, 2010 09:39 AM

Hi, I'm a newbie in this forum. Can anybody recommend a shop or mechanic that can clean my intake manifold? I was reading the earlier threads about the gunk build-up in the manifold and I did see it. Unfortunately, I just removed what I can reach and from what I can see, there is still a lot inside. BTW, I live in Pasig and owned a 2001 Carnival. Thanks.

**benchph1** · February 20th, 2010 04:51 PM

soluna17,

arnie rin ang pangalan nung dating carnival namin :D

rattling in the suspension could be just the strut bushing. what suspension parts have you replaced so far? Bout the grinding sound when you start it in the morning, if you can hear on the right side of the van (where the drive belts are) then it could be the dreaded oil pump chain problem.

papaguz,

if im not mistaken, cruven does this. yes you heard me right the suspension shop. itanong mo na lang uli kay claro ung mayari kung gumagawa pa nga ba sila nito. Me branch na sila sa may floodway.

**papaguz** · February 21st, 2010 09:24 AM

benchph1,

thanks for your response. Will call Cruven on Monday. I hope that once the gunk is removed, the black smoke will be lessen. Is there anything else I can do to lessen the balck smoke? I plan to clean the IM, will have the exhaust cleaned, will use biodiesel next time.

It was my first time that I had to take out so many parts, my wife was making fun of me. Even that steel tubing connected to the IM had gunk inside. I just had to cut short in removing the connection to injectors to remove the whole IM because I noticed one of the small injector tubes had a leak on top of the injector. Dont want to make it worst. Just had the injectors calibrated last September. Any take on this? Had fun though.

Lastly, after I put everything back, I noticed that the "coil" was blinking on the right hand side of the instrument panel. Was it something I did?

thanks again.

**soluna_17** · February 21st, 2010 03:48 PM

*benchph1

tukayo pala ride natin

I had the suspension parts repaired by toti of zee when I got the unit last yr. I think scope of work done involves conversion of the 4 shocks and polymer injections on some joints, but no repairs I guess were made on the strut bushings (my dad was the one who brought the van there as I was busy with my work). Anyway, how many bushings are we talking about here and how much would it hurt my pocket? One thing I noticed about this is that the sound is less prominent if there are a lot of occupants in the van. What do you think?

The dreaded oil pump chain is scaring the hell out of me, how much does it normally cost repairing this?