The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

**praetor91313** · March 9th, 2010 10:11 AM

We're waiting for funds muna kaya I'm holding off going to the casa until next thursday.

Grabe, the hose for the powersteering fluid plus the clip, and another rubber part in the engine which needs to be replaced PLUS the 45k PMS was estimated to cost at P19k plus...

I'm thinking of having it done at Mandaluyong or Pasay... which do you guys think's better and faster? Parang nababagalan ako sa Kia Alabang e. Last time I had a basic maintenance check (yung change oil and disk brake dahil napudpod na), I left the vehicle with them around 9am and they released it at 4pm!

Mandaluyong na lang siguro para just in case, I can still go to Bernie's motorworks as per vin d's advise.

**paolors** · March 15th, 2010 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by soluna_17

*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?

Had the same problem. Had it repaired in Cavite during one of my trips there. Cost. P40 for the bushing and P350 for labor..No more kalampag!

**utakabo** · March 17th, 2010 08:21 AM

guys, does anyone here knows where the speed sensor of carnival is located?
my speedometer has been working intermittently these past two months (and lately, almost never). it sometimes works when i tinker with the wirings leading to the dashboard but when it does, it runs only for about 10 km or less.

my feel is that the problem could just be a loose connection but it could also be sensor itself and it needs replacement. Thanks in advance

**benchph1** · March 18th, 2010 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by utakabo

guys, does anyone here knows where the speed sensor of carnival is located?
my speedometer has been working intermittently these past two months (and lately, almost never). it sometimes works when i tinker with the wirings leading to the dashboard but when it does, it runs only for about 10 km or less.

my feel is that the problem could just be a loose connection but it could also be sensor itself and it needs replacement. Thanks in advance

The speed sensor is with the tranny, afaik. and accessing it is also a pain in the ***

in my case before, the whole speedometer was faulty. had to fork out 5k for the module.

**utakabo** · March 19th, 2010 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by benchph1

The speed sensor is with the tranny, afaik. and accessing it is also a pain in the ***

in my case before, the whole speedometer was faulty. had to fork out 5k for the module.

is this the one just below the battery and with 2 wires? thanks

**mintoy** · March 21st, 2010 02:54 AM

Originally Posted by praetor91313

Hello peeps!

I've been out of circulation at this thread for a while, wala masyadong problem sa ride namin e. But because of this thread, I learned what to watch out for.

A few months ago I've been hearing an intermittent whining noise when I turn my steering wheel to the left. Di naman palagi, siguro once a week lang.

Then last week while stepping on the gas and turning slightly left sa skyway pababa ng amorsolo, the whining noise appeared, at mas malakas kaysa usual and I could feel a slight vibration on the steering wheel and gas pedal, parang maganit lang. I stepped on the brakes slightly and the noise disappeared only to come back when I stepped on the gas pero pahina na nang pahina until the noise disappeared altogether. I immediately went to Kia Alabang to have it checked.

They looked at the underside of the sedona then one of the mechanics drove it around pero wala silang makita. Observe na lang muna daw.

Di na ulit bumalik yung noise until this morning when I drove to work, parang mas maganit yung tunog ng engine pag apak ko ng gas and may loud whining noise sa background. Nawala din sya after I left our subdivision.

Hayz... now I've prepared a tow truck's number para kung tumigil na lang bigla coz the only way to find the problem I think is for the part to completely break down...

we experience that noise too before . and it turn out to be a worn out alternator pulley (the pulley is clutch type). unfortunately, there was no pulley part available unless i buy a brand new alternator. i was lucky to get a surplus one in evangelista, makati for Php300.

other two possibilities are the auto tensioner or the main pulley. auto tensioner of the sedona will cost you around 3k while the auto tensioner of the carnival will cost you around php600-900. in the case of the main pulley. there is vulcanized ring of rubber in the middle of the pulley. when this starts to squek. this means that the rubber is detached for the pulley and will eventually totally come off. you will notice that you will loose you power steering, the alternator light will light up, and the a/c will not cool anymore (this i experienced with our pregio).

**mintoy** · March 21st, 2010 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by endrina

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?

you can go to fronte and have them diagnose your engine with their scanner. i don't know if they will charge you for this. but when i spoke to the owner. he did it for free:-)

**utakabo** · March 22nd, 2010 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by benchph1

The speed sensor is with the tranny, afaik. and accessing it is also a pain in the ***

in my case before, the whole speedometer was faulty. had to fork out 5k for the module.

benchph1,

Thanks. i followed the wirings leading from the sensor and discovered an uninsulated part - it seems that this gets into contact with the body causing the erratic speedometer. i wrapped electrical tape around it and the speedometer is working fine again since yesterday, 'hope it holds.

**benchph1** · March 22nd, 2010 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by utakabo

benchph1,

Thanks. i followed the wirings leading from the sensor and discovered an uninsulated part - it seems that this gets into contact with the body causing the erratic speedometer. i wrapped electrical tape around it and the speedometer is working fine again since yesterday, 'hope it holds.

Good work. Bantayan mo na lang.

**utakabo** · March 24th, 2010 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by benchph1

Good work. Bantayan mo na lang.

yup. and you're right - it was pain in the *$& to access especially that i traced the wires from above the engine- i was practically working blind. and one more thing, it was stupid of me to do so immediately after using the car

... haha, i sported a burn mark on my left arm the size of p5-coin for one day