The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[rodski]

Hello Guys,

I am the lucky few who had a carnival without power steering leak. After 4 years of using this baby, the power steering is still at its original level. Never changed the fluid.

tnx

Rodski

[raddie]

bench do you still have PS leak and just top up when the fluid is low? or ok na unit mo? Yung sa akin managable na yung leak mga once a week mag top up. Kung mababa naman na yung fluid magkakaroon ng whizzing sound na akala mo eh nagooverheat yung radiator.

thanks trendy for your info. Sabi sa akin noong service advisor eh baka kailangan palitan na rin yung ibang parts di lang yung chain kasi kung matagal na sumasayad yung chain eh baka gasgas na rin raw yung ibang internal parts. So baka nga possible na umabot ng 30k. yikes magpapasko pa naman.

I still have not started with BD, im still undecided kung ako mag mix or yung sa flying v na lag. Ang issue ko kasi sa ako mag mix eh baka mahirapan ako maghanap ng pureBD na nasa bottle kahit na yung 1 liter lang. Eh ayoko bumili sa gas station na 125/liter, ok sana yung mga 70-80/liter. So kung ganoon baka hindi ko consistently matuloy tuloy yung BD every refuel.

I'll probably check the kotse.com i think altec may maganda kang thread doon about BD. Pero sana i can start soon kasi registration ko na ulit this jan pero so far naman wala ako problem sa emission. Napansin ko rin na di naman ganoon ka smoke bleching yung car ko kahit na during cold start minimal lang yung smoke na medyo greyish.

Speaking of emission testing and registration, let me share you with a tip, napansin ko na maraming carbon deposit sa may muffler kapag bagong start. Pagnabuga na yun medyo lilinis na yung usok kahit na mag 3krpm pa. Kaya while waiting for your turn sa emission don't turn off the engine. Di ko alam kung applicable ito sa lahat ha. About stencil naman, by now karamihan sa LTO alam na nila na mahirap kuhanin yung engine num ng carnival/sedona. Kahit na yung mga taga Pasig kapitolyo motorpool where you get clearance iniiwasan talaga yung mga carnival. So ang ginagawa ko i just stencil the chassis num tapos kunyari mayroon shade yung sa engine num. Tinatanggap naman ng LTO (i registrer in marikina the one near Sta Lucia East) sinsabi ko lang na carnival yung kotse ko eh mahirap kuhanan. I've done it twice already. So this coming Jan malamang ganoon ulit gawin ko.

Final question, sa manual natin nakalagay na yung oil capacity ng car natin eh 7.4l pero whenever i change oil my mechanic only puts around 6.75-7l kasi lagpas na sa full yung dipstick kahit na after the engine is running. Kayo ilang liters of oil yung nilalagay nyo sa carnival nyo during change oil?

[benchph1]

raddie,

ok na p/s ng carnival namin. p/s pump repair kit naman ngayon. holding the steering wheel in a full turn is the most likely reason behind all these p/s leaks. i think this applies to all cars who have p/s.

i forgot to point out the innacuracy in our manual ngapala. thanks for bringing it up raddie. besides the motor oil, sa radiator capacity innacurate din. last 40,000 km preventive maintenance check-up palit daw ng engine coolant. forgot the exact figure pero parang 5 liters? eh di ba ang ideal mixture ng coolant and distilled water ay 60:40
so bili akong 3 liters of concentrated coolant and 2 liters of wilkins distilled water. poured all of the coolant, then wala pang 1 liter ng tubig napuno na kagad. started the engine to let it circulate pero ganun na talaga ang level. turns out naging 70:30 pa ang mixture or is it 80:20? running it for almost a year na wala naman naging problema sa cooling. bottom line is kung one of the most important things like motor oil and radiator coolant capacity ay innacurate pano pa kaya ung ibang details? ehem paging columbian motors

[mikey177]

holding the steering wheel in a full turn is the most likely reason behind all these p/s leaks

Very true. Page 4-30 of my manual states, "Never hold the steering wheel against a stop (extreme right or left turn) for more than five seconds with the engine running. Holding the steering wheel for more than five seconds in either position may cause damage to the power steering pump.

Thanks for bringing this up. I have to remind our family driver about it before he takes out the Sedona again.

Kayo ilang liters of oil yung nilalagay nyo sa carnival nyo during change oil?

I usually need only six liters during an oil change. I used to insist that the mechanic put in seven liters as stated in the manual, but the dip stick already reads "full" at a little over six liters.

[bisoy]

welcome sa mga bago dito! Attention Bisoy, take note Raddie's fuel economy. Gen1 din yung sa kanya like yours. Salonika, considering over 100K na ang mileage mo when you started using BD, expect accumulated deposits that will cause filter clogging. You wont necessarily see it in the 1st 1000km of use, maybe lalabas yan even after 5K. Just observe for any changes. Salonika, regarding BD use, you can research.
http://www.kotse.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2718
Bottom line is any level BD is fine, I use 2% because I noticed at 1%, mausok pa rin. Higher would be better.

thanks altec. ok yung sayo ah. is yours manual or a/t? mine is a/t kasi. i had my 3rd full tank last week pala. it registered a 7.69km/L na consumption. this is weird coz naka POWER mode pa ako. nung nag econo mode ako, 5.73 and 6.78 ang consumption ko. naka POWER mode ako ngayon and ill let you guys know of my fourth fulltank kung ano ang consumo.

after hearing the horror stories of oil chain or timing belt snapping, i think ill have mine changed in my next PMS. 55k kms palang ang next na PMS ko pero palitan ko na ito. better to have a peace of mind kesa mag aantay ng problema. diba guys?

i would just like to share something that is not carnival/sedona related pero makakatulong din ito sa inyo specially with a/t transmission..... change your atf every 20,000kms! nasunog mga discs ko sa tranny after neglecting to change my atf. my tranny is now being overhauled at honda cdo. so guys, change your atf din. konting expense lang ito pero daming mo ma save kesa may masira. hope this helps.

[mikey177]

Floor mats

Has anyone changed their original floor matting? I've noticed that the floor matting easily gets moved around as it does not stick to the carpet. Any tips on how to remedy this?

[rodski]

Mikey,

I did changed my floor mats and bought one pasadya sa true value. The new one has nomad look alike top and the bottom has spikes. So this prevents the matting to move under your feet. Unfortunately pangit pala pag nomad style. because after two years upod na yung hairs ng nomad. Better get another surface other than the nomad style.

tnx

Rodski

[DacoTyan]

Altec, Hi. I just checked the Kia manuals this morning and noticed that I'm missing nos. 121 to 156. Could you send them again when you can? Thanks.

[altec]

daco, kung wala ka, then that means yung iba na kasabay sa iyo, wala rin? Will send it next week, medyo busy ako this week eh. Rodski, ganun din sa akin! Tru Value rin galing. Nakita ng suki kong accessory shop, sabi nila yung nomad style di dapat matanggal like that, manipis yung sa true value. The problem kasi sa suki ko, walang studs, by the roll then they cut it up. Ang maganda din kasi sa mats na galing sa true value, yung edges niya, nakabalot, so very clean ang dating. Yung lang nga, nakakalbo.

[ericmm]

Guys, what is the on-going resale value of our vans? Mine is a Carnival Park II June 2002. I am going to renew my insurance and I just feel that the van is undervalued and kung may mangyari gusto ko lang tama ang makukuha ko. Alam niyo naman ngayon, uso ang car jacking.