The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

**mikey177** · September 8th, 2005 03:59 PM

Sorry. Double post.

**bisoy** · September 8th, 2005 07:16 PM

i had the aircon serviced para mas malamig at syempre pang maintenance coz its been a yr since last na clean ito. pina flush ko na rin ang system. i spent around 3k. is this expensive? they replaced the drier but only flushed the expansion valve. wala kasi makitang expansion valve dito and hindi pa naman daw barado kaya ok lang daw.true?

i also had the strut bushing replaced. ito daw yung maingay. cost me P500 lang for the 4. may konting play sa left rack end ko. but since city driving lang daw, pwede pa daw ito. tatagal pa daw. true?

my windshield drips a little water pag umuulan. may alam akong bagong DIY.... they used a black silicon sealant yung pang gamit when u open an engine up!

i installed a turbo timer na and so far, good buy talaga tong surplus unit. cost me only P1,500 tapos japan made pa. i think FET 202 ito.

i plan to upgrade the horn. medyo bakla pakinggan..... i want a more manly sound :D syempre lagyan ng relay para buo ang tunog!

i also plan to upgrade my headlight wattage. hindi naman hi tech... yung tipong 100/90 watts lang. accdg to my friedn who owns the shop, i need to buy a wiring kit with relays for this. pwede daw i-DIY ito. everything is there sa kit. has anyone tried this? coz another friend said that kung 100/90 lang, di na daw kailangan ng wiring kit. true?

i also had brakets made sa rear seats (yung magkabilaan) coz somehow, nawala at langit yung hindi naka dikit sa sidings ang sandalan. so far, ayos naman

so far, eto pa lang ang nagagawa ko sa carnival ko. future plan is put a more decent sound system, change tint (nag start na mag blue color kasi) and probably a roof carrier. anyone has installed a roof carrier?

thanks for reading

**Trendy08** · September 8th, 2005 07:19 PM

mikey177, you have a valid point po, kaya I also planned to install signal lights sa side. (just before the front door, or where the "145hp" sticker is placed on CRDI models). kasi mas visible ito even dun sa mga nasa tabi mo na (like motorcycles etc)

question lang mga bro:
may accelerator cable pa ba ang sedona or computer controlled na yung diesel pump?

yung battery ko kasi mejo sub-standard, 13 plates lang and ever since I changed to that unknown brand, I noticed na pag-naka idle ako ng matagal (traffic etc), humihina na yung busina.
and with that, na-notice ko din na mahina yung hatak. para bang kahit ifloor mo na, di tumataas ng mabilis yung rpm, slowly lang syang tumataas. pero pagmalakas yung charge nung battery(hihgway drives), maganda din yung response nya. any ideas po? TIA.

sabi sa "rey auto electrical shop", ok naman daw yung karga ng alternator.
might post a thread sa electrical section nitong site to ask our autoelectrical experts.

**bisoy** · September 9th, 2005 09:36 AM

are those rear mirrors attached sa hatch expensive? how much does an original accessory cost? where can i get a side view mirror lang? hindi assembly ha. went to casa yday... assembly lang daw sa kanila

**kaboodle** · September 9th, 2005 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by ericmm

kaboodle - don't really know the name of the shop but I can pass by later and check. Pero I think tama si Treny08, I think it was the second shop from the corner. How wish though that it's still 2300.

Baka nga mas makakamura kung sabay tayo bumili. Kelan mo ba balak bumili?

Ericmm, siguro this weekend ako bibili. Txt ko bukas (saturday) si Baiskee for price. I need it to be replace this weekend because we are going out of town next weekend. Gaano ba katagal ang pag-palit ng tires? At wheel balancing?

tks!

**rodski** · September 9th, 2005 02:01 PM

Hello Guys,

Yesterday, While driving to a customer in Calamba I experience a loss of power in my Carnival. We were 4 engineers and the engine RPM and engine sound was normal but the speed is lower than expected.

My initial suspicion points to the Clutch slippage. Funny I only experience this after paying the toll at silang pag arangkada ko parang mabagal ang speed vs engine RPM.

So I went to signet Las Pinas and have them check my car. They said it could be the injector pump. What!!!!! I have been filling up my diesel at Shell at CAA road las pinas.
Engine is smooth no smoke. So how come engine RPM is not responding to vehicle speed. Mayroon bang ganoon na effect pag mahina ang fuel supplied by the fuel pump? Anybody here experience this problem? My Carnival is a nov 2001 manual tranny. 68K kms na ang mileage. Madalas sa City driving lang siya and i has its share of long drives to tagaytay, baguio, bataan, zambales, bicol. So well balanced ang gamit niya.

This is my first diesel car so I'm not new with this fuel pump problem affecting driveabilty. My experience tells me that the clutch is slipping. Whats your take on this problem?

tnx

Rodski

**ericmm** · September 9th, 2005 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by kaboodle

Ericmm, siguro this weekend ako bibili. Txt ko bukas (saturday) si Baiskee for price. I need it to be replace this weekend because we are going out of town next weekend. Gaano ba katagal ang pag-palit ng tires? At wheel balancing?

tks!

I got a response from Baiskee and its 3100 daw. Sandali lang naman magpalit and balance.

**altec** · September 9th, 2005 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by rodski

Hello Guys,

Yesterday, While driving to a customer in Calamba I experience a loss of power in my Carnival. We were 4 engineers and the engine RPM and engine sound was normal but the speed is lower than expected.

My initial suspicion points to the Clutch slippage. Funny I only experience this after paying the toll at silang pag arangkada ko parang mabagal ang speed vs engine RPM.

So I went to signet Las Pinas and have them check my car. They said it could be the injector pump. What!!!!! I have been filling up my diesel at Shell at CAA road las pinas.
Engine is smooth no smoke. So how come engine RPM is not responding to vehicle speed. Mayroon bang ganoon na effect pag mahina ang fuel supplied by the fuel pump? Anybody here experience this problem? My Carnival is a nov 2001 manual tranny. 68K kms na ang mileage. Madalas sa City driving lang siya and i has its share of long drives to tagaytay, baguio, bataan, zambales, bicol. So well balanced ang gamit niya.

This is my first diesel car so I'm not new with this fuel pump problem affecting driveabilty. My experience tells me that the clutch is slipping. Whats your take on this problem?

tnx

Rodski

Clutch slippage if when you push hard on the gas, the engine howls like you are clutch riding it, but doesn't have the same effect if you press gently on the gas.

I find it funny if they say the pump is suspect because if there is something wrong with the pump, the loss of power will be accompanies with an increase in smoke belching. Maybe your air filter got clogged? Or your fuel filter? Anyway, our fuel filter has a sedimentor. Try bleeding it first.

Or you may be experiencing what happened to me (search it here several pages back). I had a rrrr sound that sounded like a bearing, which Kia diagnosed as fuel knock and they recommended to open up the pump. Eventually, I confirmed it to be fuel knock and pinpointed it to substandard petron diesel fuel. I previously tried our fuel/oil additive which has worked wonders with clogged injectors on our truck, but didn't work, that's why I had doubts if the injection pump was really clogged.

**altec** · September 9th, 2005 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by bisoy

i had the strut bushing replaced. ito daw yung maingay. cost me P500 lang for the 4. may konting play sa left rack end ko. but since city driving lang daw, pwede pa daw ito. tatagal pa daw. true?

I had my strut bushing replaced under warranty but the noise is still there. I've heard the same noise from my 90 corolla and nissan urvan, don't know if ano talaga siya.

i plan to upgrade the horn. medyo bakla pakinggan..... i want a more manly sound :D syempre lagyan ng relay para buo ang tunog!

I installed the black bosch horns. Mas macho yung silver, pero mahaal!! Mas masakit sa tenga yung hella na red, pero mas type ko yung deep solid sound, mas bagay sa sedona/carnival.

i also plan to upgrade my headlight wattage. hindi naman hi tech... yung tipong 100/90 watts lang. accdg to my friedn who owns the shop, i need to buy a wiring kit with relays for this. pwede daw i-DIY ito. everything is there sa kit. has anyone tried this? coz another friend said that kung 100/90 lang, di na daw kailangan ng wiring kit. true?

Mine has wiring kit. H7 ang headlight bulbs ng sedona, I don't know with the carnival. Better to install wiring kits because it helps your alternator na hindi masyado mahirapan. Especially with mine I changed all 4 headlight bulbs to 100watts.

so far, eto pa lang ang nagagawa ko sa carnival ko. future plan is put a more decent sound system, change tint (nag start na mag blue color kasi) and probably a roof carrier. anyone has installed a roof carrier?

Nope, OEM yung roof racks ko. Regarding tints, if you like to have the front full tinted, there are some tints that can be one piece in the front. If the shade you want has to be yung may hiwa, suggest yung hiwa nasa lower, not the typical na upper visor cut. Mas di distracting. Sound system, I mentioned my setup several pages back, but that's for the sedona. But should be the same with the carnival series.

thanks for reading

Hope I've helped.

**bisoy** · September 9th, 2005 05:48 PM

altec, i meant the carrier thing pala yung pwede ikabit sa roof racks. has anyone installed this?

ano page yung sound system mo? sorry.... or u can mention it agen :D

is seiring corp ok to deal with? i talked to a certain marina nuyda. sino to? if i order from her, i have to deposit kasi first. ano feedbacks nyo dito guys?

thanks