The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

**ericmm** · September 15th, 2005 01:53 PM

Question lang po. I finally got my estrol BD from garyq and I was browsing through all the other threads about the use of BD and I am a bit confused on what would be the initial mixture I should use. Is it 10%, 5%, 2% or 1%? For our carnival, what will be the best mixture? TIA

**leolop** · September 15th, 2005 10:26 PM

when we got our carnival, it had been stuck in a warehouse for 10 months. grabe smoke belching!

i decided to go with the quick fix recommended on the BD thread and went through 90 liters at 20% mix. then i had my fuel filter changed. after that 30 liters at 10%, and now 5% where i plan to maintain it.

result: after a month, absolutely no visible smoke even if i rev it up to 3000 rpm.

**salonika** · September 16th, 2005 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by ericmm

Question lang po. I finally got my estrol BD from garyq and I was browsing through all the other threads about the use of BD and I am a bit confused on what would be the initial mixture I should use. Is it 10%, 5%, 2% or 1%? For our carnival, what will be the best mixture? TIA

I drive a 2001 carnival and have been using the premixed (1%) biodiesel from Flying V stations. So far, the effect is as claimed so everytime I pass by a Flying V station I top up since there are limited stations with premixed biodiesel. I plan to increase the percentage to see if there is a significant difference kaso the concentrate gets sold out fast.

**salonika** · September 16th, 2005 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by diesoline

kaya ayan, last time ball joints ang pinagawa ko kay toti sa zee's, ngayon naman stabilizer links. toti quoted P150 for the polymer injection; fronte quoted P430 for new parts. i still can't get over the fact that kia parts are priced so low as compared to nissan parts.

I always have my carnival serviced by Signet Mandaluyong so I have to pay casa price for parts and labor. I really don't know of other shops that can service Kias efficiently. All my engine supports are also due for replacement and I've been forewarned that it will be a bit expensive so I'm looking for an alternative shop to source the parts.

Where is Zee's and Fronte? Reliable ba sila, do they do service o parts lang? Who is Toti? Siya ba ang hahanapin?

Thanks in advance guys.

**diesoline** · September 16th, 2005 04:44 PM

zee carplus service
0917 4331964 / 7248309

fronte
7120864 / 7120919

goodgear
8338382 / 5110376

toti is the proprietor of zee. best to go there early to avoid the queue. zee is in aurora blvd, san juan. if you are coming from cubao, it's a block after the mrt station after broadway centrum. the entrance to the shop is easy to miss as it is just a small one.

fronte is in banawe. it is in kabignayan street, a few blocks from e. rodriguez, just before the children's hospital. goodgear is fronte's sister store in pasay.

**benchph1** · September 16th, 2005 10:07 PM

i have replaced the front engine support on our carnival. as far as i can remember it costs 1t++ a piece. used OEM that i bought in banawe( name of the shop is lourdes auto supply) reason why it costs that much is because its huge.

so far i have tried Delta motors Marikina & Kia Quezon Avenue for the servicing of our carnival. Kia QA is fine, courteous staff, competent mechanics. thats it. Stay away from Delta Motors. i still remember what the mechanic told me that OEM spare parts are inherently weak. how's that for brand motivation? out of curiosity, i mailed the tech support of kia motors korea. they forwarded it to the national service advisor of columbian motors inc. last thing i know Apollo Rosal, the National Service Advisor called me and asked who was the mechanic & service manager. all i know is they got some kind of "re-orientation" seminar at the Assembly Plant. :D

**jds** · September 17th, 2005 10:41 AM

Thanks for the info.... btw, I was told by one of the KIA dealer, that the KIA Carnival was being phased out, and they will not carry any carnival anymore? Is there any dealers still selling the carnival, especially with Diesel engine?

Originally Posted by mikey177

I posted a photo of the 2006 prototype a few pages back. Anyway, you can just do a Google search for "2006 Sedona" and I'm sure you'll come up with several hits such as this. That article, posted 2/10/2005, stated that "Kia executives say the 2006 Sedona will not be production-ready for nine months, putting it in dealerships at some point late this year."

Edited to add:

I took my own advice and did a search, and I found newer pictures. Check out this photo from the Chicago Auto Show -- http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/uploa...8829D31C5C.JPG

One thing I wish the Kia design team would change is the position of the front signal light. At present, and even in the 2006 prototype, the signal light is incorporated in the main headlight housing. This is a disadvantage when driving at night, as the intensity of the headlights will actually make oncoming drivers avoid looking at this area of the van, so they might not see you signalling. Just my 2 cents.

**mikey177** · September 17th, 2005 10:48 AM

jds,

Try asking at Wheels E. Rodriguez in New Manila. I was there about a month ago and the sales rep said they might have a new shipment of diesel Sedonas next month.

**diesoline** · September 17th, 2005 06:09 PM

an agent for kia once told me that too. it is apparently a ploy to push sales of whatever they have in stock. when i was looking for a diesel carnival late 2003, the agent told me that columbian motors won't be importing diesel sedonas until their inventory of sedona v6s are nearly sold out.

**leolop** · September 18th, 2005 06:51 PM

salonika and jds, welcome to the thread! wow, our group is really growing.

jds, just so you can make an informed decision, you should also check out the gray market model carnival. it has more features, a crdi engine, is cheaper, but has a very limited warranty. maybe diesoline can give you the number of the importer he bought his unit from if you're interested.