The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[hinlog]

Hi Altec/Benchp1,

Thanks for the inputs anew. I just checked Kia car manual and 205/70r15 is one of the recommended tire size for Kia Car. Others are 215/65r15 and 215/70r15.

What about the rubber which I intend to put on top of the rear bumper for protection, DIY lang ba yun? Also, I would like to know if Kia Car a/c, alternator belts are commonly available in auto shops or do I need to buy it from CASA pa.

I hope somebody can create a full-blown forum limited to Kia Car/Sedona. This thread is highly informative for a newbie like me and kudos to the contributors.

[benchph1]

The part you are describing for the rear bumper is an OEM part. its called a "scuff plate" i think. dunno about the availability of the carnival's fan belts at auto shops, bcoz i buy mine * the casa.

creating a dedicated thread mainly for carnival/sedona owners would be good. but it needs a lot of work, time & dedication. i think this thread is the best we can have with regards to first hand information about our mini-vans. HTH

[leolop]

ALTERNATOR issue with my carnival

I had my 45000 PMS done a month ago on my gray market KIA Carnival, and Wheels informed me to have my alternator looked at because “mahina ang charging”. 3 days ago, my battery got discharged and car wouldn’t start. I brought it to Outlast since it was still under warranty. They did some checking and said again “mahina ang karga ng alternator”. I’m not sure what is the unit of measurement, but their instrument was reading 13 to 13.5 when we rev it to 2000 rpm, and the recommended is 14 to 15 (may be amperes, not sure), It’s when the lights and aircon are on when the problem surfaces.

Diesoline recommended a shop in t. morato, but I didn’t have the opportunity to go there so I brought it to my suking talyer. Turns out they’re not electrical experts and they asked another talyer.

Bottom line is they said my alternator is fine, but it’s just not powerful enough at 85 amperes. They recommended to replace it with a reconditioned 110 ampere alternator for P5,800. the guy seemed honest enough but I always think the best of people so I’m not sure if I’m being scammed.

But to make sure I called Wheels and true enough the Philippine Sedona has a 110 ampere alternator so I suppose I have to bite the bullet. Sigh, there goes the money.

[DacoTyan]

They meant 14 to 15 Volts.

I have a gray market Carnival so I'd better check alternator too.

[leolop]

They meant 14 to 15 Volts.

I have a gray market Carnival so I'd better check alternator too.

thanks for clarifying that! i've been without the carnival for 4 days already since i had a little body work done, nakaka-miss!

[hinlog]

The part you are describing for the rear bumper is an OEM part. its called a "scuff plate" i think. dunno about the availability of the carnival's fan belts at auto shops, bcoz i buy mine * the casa.

creating a dedicated thread mainly for carnival/sedona owners would be good. but it needs a lot of work, time & dedication. i think this thread is the best we can have with regards to first hand information about our mini-vans. HTH

Hi BenchP1,

Thanks for the info...question again...

What could be the source of this "noise" --parang me rubber/belt na tinatamaan--in front of the passenger's seat which happens only when in reverse gear? This started late last week, unfortunately, I could not bring my Kia Car to the nearest shop. Thanks in advance.

[dfa172001]

mga sir, magtanong sana ako sa kia carnival,
ok ba itong rides natin na ito ? pinag iisipan ko kasi kung carnival 2001 or starex 99, , i was very attracted kasi sa engine ng carnival 2.9tdic at interior nito, bukod doon, super lakas daw ang aircon, kaya lang i have questions.
1. reliable kaya ang performance nitong carnival? i mean, di kaya sasakit ulo ko sa maintenance?
2. ano ba mas ok? manual or automatic? matibay ba ang AT tranny nito? ala bang nakaexperience sa inyo na nasiraan ng at tranny?
3 mausok, pero nasolve na yata ito ng mga fellow tsikoters.
4.ano ba kadalasan nasisira rito sa carnival? mura ba ang parts?
TIPS naman diyan mga sir sa maintenance nito, compared sa innova, mas mahaba at malapad ito, kaya lang mas mabigat. thanks.

[diesoline]

hello there guys. it's been quite some time since i last posted. i would just like to update you my most outrageous adventure so far with my carnival.

those of you who are familiar with baguio may have heard of mt. sto. tomas, the location of the so-called aircons of baguio city.

well, i just climbed up to the site on my carnival with my family today. wala lang... the urge just hit me late this morning. it was an impromptu ride up the mountain. so armed with the camera and a coleman jug of ice-cold water, we headed off to marcos highway.

i told my wife that we would just venture until "kung saan kakayanin nung kotse."

needless to say, the carnival made it. the road was very dusty and parched and was strewn with sharp rocks. the road was widened in some parts since the last time i went there (on a hilux).

on the descent, we encountered a bj-40, a jeep wrangler and a feroza, all of them lifted. the incredulous expressions on their drivers' faces were priceless!


on a widened spot of the road several kms from the summit. though the place is more popularly known as sto. tomas, the actual name of the radar site is mt. kabuyao.


baguio city in the distance. the ramp visible in the background is loakan airport's runway.

[diesoline]

on the summit of mt. kabuyao. the rear tires looked like they were white sidewalled because of all the dust.


the kids playing beside the reservoir (empty at this time of year) on the other side of mt. kabuyao. the green stuff is not all grass -- it was a carpet of clovers, very thick underfoot.

[diesoline]

a landslide area on the descent.


the aftermath, dust everywhere. there was dust even on the rocker panels behind the sliding doors.

[DacoTyan]

Good stuff diesoline!

[mikey177]

Great stuff, diesoline. Kinda makes me want to hie off to Baguio to escape the heat in Urdaneta. We went to Manaoag, San Fabian and Agoo during the long Labor Day weekend, but I wasn't able to take any pics of my ride in these places. Next time...

[witch]

Great scenes and experience indeed!

[hinlog]

hi there,

just an update re noise that I hear everytime I shift to reverse gear, it was solved by putting a rubber in the metal clamp where the aircon pipes pass thru.

another query, what could be the problem in my aircon, recently, nawawala intermittenly yung lamig na ibinubuga nya? tapos, at times naman, it seems aircon is a-okay.

thanks in advance!

[altec]

i experienced that last year. What I did was to turn the thermostat dial to the right (hot) then turn back right to coolest setting, this will trigger the compressor to switch on. Bumalik ang lamig. Ang theory ko then was medyo mahina na ang freon (r134 not r12) level, so I just tried this method (and it worked for a few months). But eventually, nawala na talaga ang lamig. They replaced an o-ring only.

[leolop]

TEMP LOSS OF POWER STEERING!!!

There's this haripin turn at my place which is a bit tight for the carnival so i anticipate it by stopping and turning the wheel to the max to the left before proceeding. yesterday when i had come out of the turn, the steering wheel suddenly felt jammed, then i realized power steering was gone.

our carnivals are heavy machines so i almost cramped twisting the wheel with full exertion. i turned the iginition off and checked the power steering fluid. level was ok. i checked the ground for any sign of dripping fluid, nothing. i expected a busted hose and fluid spraying everywhere but it was clean. i tried it turning the car on and off, but no change.

being late, i decided i would bring it to the casa next day. but lo and behold when i tried it this morning, problem was gone and all was ok. what the heck?? i'm thankful but fearful at the same time.

anybody else experience this? i remember a comment from the thread that you should not turn the wheel at max for a long time, how come? any comments and insights would be appreciated.

[altec]

Leolop, my thoughts on what happened with you: flush your power steering system and replace with new atf/power fluid. Its possible that there is a floating substance that caused your system to clog at that point, causing a loss in fluid passing through the system. This block may have jarred itself loose when you did what you did, thus allowing fluid to pass through again. Putting your steering at full turn shouldn't cause what you experienced. Full turn just puts greater pressure in the power steering pump, thus you feel it grunt, groan and shudder whenever you move while at full turn level, so not really healthy for the pump and gear box. But that doesn't answer why you had a sudden loss.

[DacoTyan]

Or maybe air got into his power sterring.

[mikey177]

altec::: Which o-ring did they replace when they checked your air conditioning system? Does the freon in the system really leak out over time (even without a leak), such that it has to be replaced on a regular basis, say, every year?

diesoline::: I just had my 135,000-km PMS done, and I had the sample Racor fuel filter you provided replaced at the same time (ang bilis lumipas ng 500 operating hours).

Here's a pic of the Racor filter after it was taken out:



The inside still looks relatively clean, although the filter fibers turned a bit brownish. I'm thinking of how I can cut the filter in half to get a good cross-sectional shot of it

Overall, I didn't experience any negative effects using the filter. Acceleration, cruising and idling were still normal, and black emissions from the tailpipe were few and far between.

[hinlog]

i experienced that last year. What I did was to turn the thermostat dial to the right (hot) then turn back right to coolest setting, this will trigger the compressor to switch on. Bumalik ang lamig. Ang theory ko then was medyo mahina na ang freon (r134 not r12) level, so I just tried this method (and it worked for a few months). But eventually, nawala na talaga ang lamig. They replaced an o-ring only.

Hi Altec,

You are right, it worked to me as well...next step, is to let the aircon tech check into it. Salamat.