The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[DacoTyan]

ericmm: I'm using Yokohama 215/75R15's but would have gone for Dunlops but couldn't find any here in Davao at that time.

[bisoy]

wala pang pre mixed bio diesel here since wala pang flying v sa cdo. i guess im stuck with the P150 per bottle of senbel biodiesel. ang mahal! i have yet to try it though....

i hope to get my van by the end of this week. excited na buong pamilya.... nagplano na nga nag outing sa weekend :D

[leolop]

pwede bang magtanong re the use of biodiesel? i am no longer based in manila so di ko naabutan yung mga biodiesel from seaoil and other oil companies. how do u guys gas up? magkano naman ito?

last week, i saw a store the sells biodiesel daw. maker is senbel or something. you are supposed to buy per liter. yung packaging niya is parang buying a liter of oil. cost of biodiesel is P150/L. this is derived from vegetable oil daw kaya malinis at medyo mahal sya. so when we say mag 2% mix ako, ill mix a liter of this to every 60L or fulltank ko? ganun ba ginagawa nyo? or may gas station na premix na sya? pls enlighten me. thanks

you should check the biodiesel thread here on tsikot, the earlier parts of this thread where there are testimonials by sedona/carnival owners based on their unblievably low emission test results, and altec's thread on kotse.com. pasensya na at wala yung mga direct link.

i bought my first pail of biodiesel from AMR here in Quezon City, 20l for P1,300 or P65/l. i've been running my unit at 20% bd to clean out the fuel lines quickly. My simple observations are that the exhaust fumes don't smell as bad as before and the dreadful black smoke that used to come out has disappeared (though currently there's still white gray smoke when the engine is revved up to 3k rpm)

[diesoline]

welcome to the thread, ericmm. did you buy your unit in january 2004? i saw a white unit with the same specs as yours when i was still shopping around. i got my dunlops rv501 tires from baiskee. ben's ok in banaue also has those tires in stock.

bisoy, it is just a matter of time before biodiesel becomes readily available in your place. yesterday, i saw two more biodiesel outlets in this part of the country -- a petron station in baguio city selling bioactiv in .5 liter bottles and soul cafe in rosario, la union, right after the shell station,selling senbel bd in 1 liter bottles.

driving out of urdaneta city yesterday, i chanced upon a blue sedona parked infront of a clinic with the guy at the wheel about to disembark. figuring it might be mikey177, i stopped for a quick greet. siya nga!

mikey177, nice meeting you! next time, kape-kape naman...

[ericmm]

diesoline, thanks i actuallly got mine june 2002 pa and it's black. where is baiskee? how much?

[bisoy]

you should check the biodiesel thread here on tsikot, the earlier parts of this thread where there are testimonials by sedona/carnival owners based on their unblievably low emission test results, and altec's thread on kotse.com. pasensya na at wala yung mga direct link.

i bought my first pail of biodiesel from AMR here in Quezon City, 20l for P1,300 or P65/l. i've been running my unit at 20% bd to clean out the fuel lines quickly. My simple observations are that the exhaust fumes don't smell as bad as before and the dreadful black smoke that used to come out has disappeared (though currently there's still white gray smoke when the engine is revved up to 3k rpm)

i have done the back reading na... medyo mahaba pero very informative indeed. if there are more feedbacks, please keep them coming.

leolop, where did u buy ur biodiesel? do you guys know anyone who can send me probably a box or a pail? it might end up cheaper even if i have to pay for freight and handling. pwede pier to pier.

excited na ako. i will get my ride this friday pm daw. has anyone here done something with their ride's sound system? i want to put a small sub and power a couple of seps siguro to improve on the sound system. o baka maganda na ang stock? im interested to know where u guys put the sub sana.

thanks

[leolop]

i have done the back reading na... medyo mahaba pero very informative indeed. if there are more feedbacks, please keep them coming.

leolop, where did u buy ur biodiesel? do you guys know anyone who can send me probably a box or a pail? it might end up cheaper even if i have to pay for freight and handling. pwede pier to pier.

sorry, i'm not too familiar with domestic shipping. paging altec, how do you ship your senbel biodiesel to cebu? baka pwede mo matutlungan si bisoy how to do this and let him now how you set up your audio system in your
sedona.

ericmm, AMR which distributes biodiesel made by chemrez (competitor ng senbel and supplies both seaoil and flying v) is in cubao, Quezon City. their number is 4377233. they'll deliver for free if by the pail (20 liters) in certain areas in qc. if you prefer senbel, garyq here in tsikot is a distributor. oks ang biodiesel, pero kung gusto mo ng mas informed decision, check out the threads i mentioned previously.

leolop:: Could the white-grey smoke from your unit be due to moisture? Does the white smoke disappear after the vehicle has been running for several minutes.

Yung sa akin kasi may kaunting white smoke pag cold start sa umaga, kasi walang bubong yung garahe namin kaya nahahamugan yung sasakyan. However, once everything has heated up, the white smoke disappears.

mikey, very similar circumstances natin, wala rin akong covered na garahe, baka nga dahil dun. anyway, emission test and lto reg scheduled for saturday (lto goes to big subdivisions once a month for to offer on-site registration, erpats ko taga valle verde) so we'll see what the score will be.

medyo nag chicken out ako sa pagkalas ng makina para maabot yung engine number, bayad na lang ako sa casa. next time na lang.

wag sana kayong magalit na naman sa akin for benefitting from the low resale value of Kia. the bank where i bought my previously repossessed 2001 Kia Carnival Park II and i closed the deal at (ting! ting!) P378,000.00. after initial maintenance at Kia QA and wheels of about P12k and a successful test run to Tagaytay, i'm now pretty sure i got away with a great bargain. every dog has its day, hehe.

speaking of casas, i was floored by the fantastic customer lounge of wheels e. rodriguez. walang binatbat kia Quezon Avenue. libre pa kape at kendi, pinayagan pa akong mag play ng Spider Man 2 sa dvd player nila. hinahanap ko yung insurance adjuster na binanggit earlier in the thread, wala akong nakita fitting the description. something to come back for...

[altec]

re- leolop's final purchase price, holy camote!! Sama mo na rin si bisoy mainggit sa presyo mo! That means if you sell it to that kia guy who offered you plus 20, just like that you would have earned over 60K!

Regarding biodiesel purchase and sending it to the province, I order it from gary, and he delivers it to our makati office. Our makati office calls up aboitiz cargo forwarders, declare it as coconut oil because if you declare it as biodiesel, they will refuse to ship it being flammable daw. I previously asked gary if he can just ship it for me, tapos bayaran ko na lang siya, di siya pumayag kasi di daw niya kabisado. I can ship out to
cagayan de oro from cebu but yung selling price ko nasa P90 per liter na, landed cost is around P70, but that was before the price increase. Sending by boat is cheaper but mas hassle. Take note if Bisoy will order only by 1 carboy, mahal by boat kasi minimum freight is now P280 per shipment. I think cargo forwarder is better.

Regarding the sounds upgrading, I use a 5 channel alpine amplifier which was from my pajero that I sold, which is put under the driver's seat. Then a 6 inch kicker in a box which also came from my pajero (hindi siya 8 inch kasi maliit ang space sa pajero and wasn't willing to use up too much of what little space it had). I asked the accessory shop to install wirings for the sub both at the rear and in between the driver and front passenger seat, in case I need cargo space. If you want more bass, ok yung sub sa tabi ng driver seat. Since its 5 channel, it can drive the existing front and rear speakers. Yup, I still use my original HU and speakers. Kaya niya, as long as di naman boom car ang habol mo. But I would say it improved the sound system by at least 50%, even 100%. Yung front passenger seat ko kasi, duon nakakabit naman yung wireless dvd player that came with the car when I bought it from the casa.

Guys, my sedona is now on its 1st refuel WITHOUT biodiesel. Testing ko lang kung mawala yung problema ko sa injection pump. So far, nandiyan pa rin. But I didn't notice a difference in performance. Maybe kasi may residue pa ang fuel tank ko.

[bisoy]

altec, doble na ang freight if ipapadala to cebu then from cebu papuntahin pa dito sa cdo. any way of shipping it direct from manila? i can order in pails naman if mas mura. i dnt mind storing it sa garage. im sure si kumander lang ang makakapansin nyan at aangal :D

my unit will arrive tom (sana). the papers arrived ahead of time and i was browsing thru it. parang alagang alaga nga yung oto basing from the 2-inch thick folder they gave me. nandun lahat ang history ng sasakyan ko. madami akong nakitang pinagawa rin pala nila. these are the things they encountered with the carnival:

1) on its 20k kms check up, they reported excessive smoke belching. that was the first and the last time it was ever mentioned in a job order. so i guess wala nang problem coz they had it registered jst last july.
2) both sliding doors rattle. the first to rattle is the left hand side. as early as 5k kms, pianagawa na nila. yung sa right, umabot pa ng 25k kms bago nag rattle at pinagawa nila.
3) rear door is hard to open. sometimes, it doesnt open at all daw accdg to a report filed during its 15k kms check up.
4) contrary to what i said re pinalit yung compressor, hindi pala pinalit yun! ang hindi nila pinalit ay ang compressor nalang. baliktad ata ang naalala nila. they replaced both evaporator, drier, expansion valve, etc.... and it cost them 48k last sept 2004! kaya naman pala ayaw ibenta ng sobrang mura.
5) they changed to dunlop tires 215 70 R15 jst last year also..... all 5 tires including the spare! are these good tires? stock size ba itong pinalit nila o mas malapad?
6) they had some portions repainted (bumper and sliding door) and the whole car buffed. it cost them 12k din sa casa. i dnt think may tama from an accident yung door coz walang naka indicate. sana wala nga.
7) what puzzles me is that at 45k kms, pina PMS nila sa casa. then on 48k kms, pina PMS ulit. why? no other work was done sa car except the usual check this and that tapos clean brakes lang. bakit kaya? the car is now on its 51k kms daw. kelan next PMS ko? sa 55k kms na? do i at least cahnge oil when i get it para maka abot pa ng 55k kms ang oil?
8) i also notice casa changes fuel filter along with the oil filter everytime they have it PMS. syempre SOP yang oil filter palitan. pero pati fuel filter ba? sa isuzu pick up ko, i change the filter only after abt 20k kms. replacement part lang nga yun eh. how abt u guys?

eto lang maalala ko for now. sulat ako ulit kung may tanong ako. thanks for reading guys. i appreciate your inputs. thanks again

[altec]

bisoy, u are right with the double freight. Yung P90 kasi, yun yung selling namin, kasi we buy in bulk, tapos we sell to our sister companies at that transfer price.

Regarding the 45 and 48 pms, baka naman sa 48k they pms it coz they were sending the car for smoke test for registration purposes? Ok lang yan at 55K.