The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

**jordan** · November 24th, 2005 10:18 PM

Had our Carnival serviced at Wheels today..... unfortunately, I did not experience all the good things said here.....

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I got there at 7:30am, I was the very first client, I even came earlier than all the Service Advisors of Kia..... they started to arrive at around 8am, had the Carnival for a General Check-up... The recommendation was done at 11am.

The scope of work were: Change oil, Change Oil Filter, Change Brake Pads, Change Alternator and Aircon Belts, Adjust Parking Brake, Adjust Steering Wheel to Center... I was then advised to come back at 5pm.... I went to work at Marikina and got back 5pm. It wasn't done yet.... I waited and waited till it was past 7pm and I was the only one left. FIRST to arrive and LAST to leave! :mad:

Got the car still with finger prints due to grease, anyway, stayed cool and thanked them, got in and drove off ....

Much to my dismay, the steering became hard when turning and may kabig pa sa kanan PLUS when the shifter is at P and shifted downwards to R/N/D ang tigas as if something is going to break, then kung mailipat man sa ibang gear, lalagutok muna....

Seemed like the work was done in haste since it was getting late. And while waiting at around 6pm, the SA kept on telling me that it was being test-driven.... so when I noticed the hard steering and the kabig , I checked the milleage and compared it with the receipt, muka naman di na na-test.

No other way, but have to go back there again tomorrow and have them fix these problems which initially were not there. Hassle talaga, Cainta pa ako.

Hay naku!!!! Any idea what might have caused the hard shifting based on the work done?

**jordan** · November 24th, 2005 10:25 PM

double post

**altec** · November 24th, 2005 10:56 PM

alternator belt might be too tight,naninikit, I think that same belt drives your power steering pump also. Ingat lang if it affects the power steering pump, don't drive too much, too much stress may cause further damage on your power steering pump or gearbox.

**jordan** · November 24th, 2005 11:06 PM

altec Thanks for the fast reply. I hope my drive from Cainta back to Wheels tomorrow, won't cause any damage.

**Surfpilot** · November 24th, 2005 11:53 PM

Guys FYI,

I can chip tune your Kia Sedona/Carnival 2.9 TDi.
Gains are 144hp to 174hp! Torque 310NM to 370NM!
Just IM me if interested.

**jordan** · November 25th, 2005 05:38 PM

Went back to Wheels this morning, they fixed the Hard Steering.... but the Shifter was the same. According to the Advisor, the scope of work done yesterday did not involve access to the transmission, and the cause of the Hard Shifting from Park downwards is due to the Transmission Cable which is tout and probably needs adjustment.

Comments will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

**diesoline** · November 28th, 2005 08:02 PM

jordan, have you had the a/t fluid drained and refilled yet? my carnival's shifting was just like yours a few months ago. though i haven't experienced the "lagutok", there were times when placing it in drive or reverse was a bit hard. this sympton disappeared after i had the a/t fluid changed. shifting dynamics also improved. btw, i filled up with valvoline's a/t fluid.

**jordan** · November 28th, 2005 09:50 PM

diesoline Haven't done that yet, but I asked the Service Advisor if it was possible that it could be due to the ATF, and it needs to be changed, sabi nya, kung ATF daw, hindi daw magkakaganun ung Shifter.

Anyhow, I was also thinking of a change in the ATF before undergoing any repairs.

Will the neighborhood Shell be enough for this procedure?

Thanks!

**benchph1** · November 28th, 2005 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Surfpilot

Guys FYI,

I can chip tune your Kia Sedona/Carnival 2.9 TDi.
Gains are 144hp to 174hp! Torque 310NM to 370NM!
Just IM me if interested.

as far as i know the 2.9 tdi "j3" diesel engine only makes 135 horses. alam ko ung 2.5 crdi ang 144 hp. though your torque rating is right. how is this process of chip tuning done? pm mo sakin pati price. thanks.

**altec** · November 28th, 2005 11:35 PM

does chip tuning also correct the smoke belching tendencies of the noncrdi J3 engines?

Guys, yung steering wheel ko, may TOK sound minsan marinig. No particular left or right turn siya umiingay. Wala ito dati. On my last PMS sa casa, di nila naayos ito kasi di daw lumabas sa road test, and the alignment was ok. This was a month ago. Now, I noticed it more frequent. Any theories?