The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[mikey177]

jordan::: Sorry to hear about your bad experience with Wheels New Manila. I've noticed that sometimes they are not too accurate when giving time estimates for the completion of repairs/check-ups. This is why, whenever I have my ride serviced, I call them every few hours to confirm if they'll be able to deliver on time.

leolop::: It would be good to know the scope of work to be done for the two PMSs. You can ask the service advisor to give you an estimate of the cost before you commit to the work. Of course, if there is a doubt about the meticulousness of the previous owner in caring for the unit, then I'd rather be on the safe side and have all the work done, budget permitting.

OT, we went up to Baguio (spur of the moment trip) a few days ago since one of our household helpers mentioned that he had never been to the place. We stayed for only a few hours.

As usual, the Sedona traversed the stretch from Urdaneta to Baguio City flawlessly. However, it was the first time I ever experienced driving in such thick fog and rain on our descent back to Pangasinan. These pics were taken around 4 pm, but it looks like dusk already.

[diesoline]

benchph1: claro of cruven is quite familiar with the carnival because one of his siblings own one. he is aware of the intake manifold fouling problem of the j3 engine. he also told me that aside from cleaning the intake manifold, they also disassemble the turbocharger assembly and clean the accumulated soot in the vanes of the impeller.

mikey177: you passed thru marcos highway, right? the fog usually rolls in there during the afternoons. best time to traverse marcos highway is late at night or in the morning.

[ericmm]

I am planning to go up Baguio this coming new year and i plan to travel in the late evening. Just saw the pictures provided by mikey177 and I just thought how difficult it might be driving at night with the stock fog lamps of our carnival. Any ideas/suggestions, where we can upgrade our fog lights or even change the fog lamps itself that fits the whole?

[mikey177]

diesoline::: Thanks for the tip regarding Marcos Highway. Incidentally, we have completed our move to our new house, which is why I haven't been able to post for the past two weeks (bagal ng Digitel maglipat ng linya). Just text me when you want to drop by for coffee or anything

ericmm::: The pictures make the situation seem more dire than it really was. Madilim lang sa loob ng cabin ko kasi naka-magic tint ako, pero kung light lang tint ng ride mo, okey pa naman ang visibility. Tsaka importante din mag-maintain ng safe following distance at appropriate speed pag ganito ang daan. Have a safe trip this coming new year.

[DacoTyan]

ericmm, I read sometime back on how quite useless most 'fog' lamps that are sold or as OEM units. Pick fog lamps that have SHARP cut-offs and mount/aim the lights low. Reason for this is that lamps with no cut-offs or are mounted/aimed high will just illuminate the fog in front of you and further reducing your visibility.

Just think, ships have fog horns and not fog lamps. Maybe cars should have one too.

[frankclean]

Mga sirs, any idea kung magkano ang sedona ngayon, at saan kaya meron? kasi dito sa pangasinan at pampanga ala ng stock eh, they are waiting daw for the 2006 model the crdi one. but i guess medyo mahal na sya? thanks po sa mag reply.

[jordan]

mikey177-- thanks man.

to everyone!-- HELP......again!!!!

Yesterday, on my way home, it was dusky and I turned on my foglights with the aircon on and CD playing.... everything was fine.

This morning, when I turned on the van, the Car stereo seemed to have its own life. I can no longer turn it off directly from the main stereo and from the steering wheel. Then it turned off on its own, then went on again. I tried to remove the CD from the din when it was on but when I was about to remove it, it went back in and the stereo was off again.

Another thing, the Foglamps are no longer working. And the indicator from the dash is no longer lighting up as well.

Seems like a short circuit. Any Ideas? Can you recommend a shop where I can have it serviced before the vacation... hirap bumiyahe ng probinsya ng wala radyo.

Thanks!!!

[benchph1]

jordan,

any competent electronics technician can handle that kind of problem. no need to bring it to the casa. about the fog lamps, check the fuse.

i brought the carnival to signet edsa yesterday because of a problem with the steering. at some point it becomes stiff. diagnosis: no problem with the hydraulic system. the receipt says: lubricated universal power steering joint.

i will also bring the carnival next week to claro for an underchassis rehab and a complete cleaning of the turbine system. thanks for the suggestions guys!

[jordan]

benchph1 -- thanks man.

I actually brought the Carnival to Kia Marikina this morning since it is just 3 blocks from my work. The foglamps are working, I was in panic mode yesterday with the stereo, so when I pressed the button for the foglamps it was off, not due to circuits but because I forgot to turn on the lights first.... .

The only problem now is the stereo head unit. It is constantly ON but cannot be controlled.....

[hinlog]

Hi Peeps,

I have set my eyes to a Kia Carnival unit 2001 AT with odo reading of <40K. Any idea how much does it cost nowadays? The owner is too modest to provide me his price e.

Thanks and more power. I hope I will be lucky enough to own said unit soon, Feb or Mar kasi i-dispose e.

[diesoline]

benchph1 -- thanks man.

I actually brought the Carnival to Kia Marikina this morning since it is just 3 blocks from my work. The foglamps are working, I was in panic mode yesterday with the stereo, so when I pressed the button for the foglamps it was off, not due to circuits but because I forgot to turn on the lights first.... .

The only problem now is the stereo head unit. It is constantly ON but cannot be controlled.....

jordan, i assume that you have the original 2din unit. you can try resetting the head unit by pressing the small button in between the cd eject and equalizer button near the upper right corner of the unit. baka lang it might work.

[jordan]

diesoline -- yup, I have the original Alpine 2-din unit. The technician at the casa already did the RESET but it did not work..... worse, the previously playing cd was no longer playing and the MODE was in radio which cannot be controlled and turned off, so all I can hear is static.

This morning when I pressed the POWER button for several times.... it worked..... the unit initially turned off, then pressed again for several times, it went ON again.... I then immediately pressed EJECT button.... once the cd got out, I held on to it before it would go back in just like what happened the last time, but this time I was succesful in getting the cd out with some resistance... seemed like the cd was being sucked in again. For a while, the unit was working, was able to SEEK a station directly from the unit and from the steering wheel control.... but after a while it turned OFF again on its own......

I'll try to turn it on again tomorrow..... hope it will work without a hitch.

[DacoTyan]

Jordan, went through the same thing. The local car-radio-repair guy eventually surmised its the chip the interfaces with the steering wheel radio controls that's causing it. He cut the wires (I think) and the head unit still works, sans steering wheel control.

[jordan]

This morning, I pressed the RESET button when the POWER button did not work, and to my surprise, the unit now is working properly including the steering wheel controls. Seemed like the CD inside the din was the culprit, once ejected, everything was fine. Not using the cd until after the holidays.

Now, the problem is, How do I set the Channel buttons? I tried seeking the stations then pressing a corresponding number but it doesn't work.

DacoTyan -- Thanks. I just hope it won't happen again with my unit..... sayang naman kung mawala ung controls sa steering....

[diesoline]

This morning, I pressed the RESET button when the POWER button did not work, and to my surprise, the unit now is working properly including the steering wheel controls. Seemed like the CD inside the din was the culprit, once ejected, everything was fine. Not using the cd until after the holidays.

Now, the problem is, How do I set the Channel buttons? I tried seeking the stations then pressing a corresponding number but it doesn't work.

yup! that's what the reset button is supposed to do. i usually reset the head unit when my pirated cds get stuck inside.

save your stations by pressing the corresponding number button for more than three seconds. you will know that you have successfully saved it when the preset number appears on the display.

[jordan]

save your stations by pressing the corresponding number button for more than three seconds. you will know that you have successfully saved it when the preset number appears on the display.

that's what I did, but it reverts to the very first frequency which is 87.++ ..... or maybe I wasn't pressing long enough.... I'll try again tomorrow.

Thanks again!!!

Another question: What is the size of the windshield wiper blades?

I googled for Bosch Wipers, and it stated that for carnival, it's 488S, but no measurement was given.

[Lensio]

I googled for Bosch Wipers, and it stated that for carnival, it's 488S, but no measurement was given.

Front = 24" L&R
Rear=18"

[jordan]

Lensio -- Thank you!!!

Next asignment is look for those 24"s..... so far, all I've seen are 18s and 22s.

[diesoline]

that's what I did, but it reverts to the very first frequency which is 87.++ ..... or maybe I wasn't pressing long enough....

most probably. after tuning in to your desired station, press the desired preset number and keep on holding it until the preset number appears on the display.

re the wiper blades, the 22 inchers work fine with my carnival.

[diesoline]

jordan,
i will also bring the carnival next week to claro for an underchassis rehab and a complete cleaning of the turbine system. thanks for the suggestions guys!

balitaan mo kami benchph1!

i went to claro last week for a check up on what i thought were shot stabilizer links causing a metallic rattle on the front end of my car. upon inspection, it turned out that the rattle was caused by a missing bushing on the passenger side front suspension strut bar. the lost bushing was traced to a previous electronic wheel alignment job with a popular establishment in qc (most probably the service guys did not tighten the nut in the said strut bar -- the nut, lock washer, and the bushing cap were lost along with the bushing too.) good thing claro was able to fabricate the bushing cap out of a surplus pajero shock absorber casing! saved me the trouble of buying the whole strut bar assembly just to get hold of that darn bushing cap. will post pics of the affected part tomorrow.