The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[DacoTyan]

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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?

Same here. Mine started after the rack & pinion mountint bushing was replaced. Apparently, in my case, part of the tie rod end would hit stabilizer link. Sometimes it goes 'TOK' when I make a full turn, sometimes not.

[altec]

another question. From motioncars.com, our j3 noncrdi engine specs are as follows:

max output: 135hp/3800rpm
max torque: 315nm/2000rpm

With two different rpm targets, which one is more beneficial in terms of:

1. acceleration
2. fuel economy
3. other benefits

If 2000rpm for example is the max torque, then anything less than 2K or more than 2K is waste of fuel? If max output is 3800rpm, if we go beyond 3800 rpm, masama na sa makina?

[benchph1]

i get the best acceleration when i rev past 2000 rpm. before i managed to rev it * 3800 rpm. tanggal lahat ng carbon sa exhaust pipes. feeling ko parang "gumaan" ang takbo na makina :D

i noticed that 2000 rpm is when the turbo starts to spool up. ganun din ba sa inyo?

[jordan]

Just wondering where this OVAL covering leads to once opened? :question:


Baka pwede dito i-adjust ung shifter problem ko.....

[leolop]

jordan, really sorry to hear about your bad experience at wheels. had something similar happen to me in KIA Quezon Ave. sana pinapak mo yung libre nilang kendi at kape para nakaganti ka.

a month after coming from subic and back to slow city driving, my carnival is all smoky again. haaay. rev it up to 3800 rpm? ok lang ba yun? medyo maingay na kasi at 3000. ok lang ba gawin ito at 2nd gear or 3rd gear? (my tranny is manual)

i'm planning to have my first real PMS at 45000 kms or 3800 kms since i bought the unit. i noticed on the service chart that there were different tests done at 40k and 45k. should i ask them to combine the tests for both PMSs? might be pricey, but i don't know if the last owner was conscientious. any advise would be good.

[jordan]

leolop thanks man!

I'll try Kia Marikina, despite all the bad reviews from fellow tsikoteers, at least I can see how things are done and possibly learn a few things or two....

[rodski]

Hello Guys,

I had my aircon cleaned for the first time after 4+ years 70K kms. My initial complaint is that the coolant leaks after 9 nines of refilling it. When the guy opened the ront and rear evaporators walang butas na nakita. the suspect was the o rings on the fittings. So he changed it and general cleaning na rin ang nang yari. Super lamig na naman ang carnival ko.

I noticed na puwedeng salpacan ng filter an AC ng carnival. May provisions talaga and evaporator housing sa front. As for the rear sabi ng ac guy a maglagay ng filter sa mga air slots sa sode panel passenger side. this way huli lahat ang dust. I show you pictures after I diy screens.

I also heard for the first time the dreaded oil chain problem. It was just the beginning stage so Isasabay ko na sa timing belt.

tnx

rodski

[benchph1]

guys,

im bringing my carnival for its 50,000 km check-up. we're going to use it for our long trip in ilocos after x'mas. when i brought it to signet edsa di daw nila alam ung intake manifold cleaning. san nga ba yung kia casa na alam yun? another Q: include ko na rin ba palit ng timing belt at oil chain? need your suggestions guys.. TIA

[rodski]

Bench 1,

The signet las pinas are experts in the manifold cleaning. malinis lahat mura pa. Half day job. So bring it in the morning and then cross the street to SM southmall watch a movie or chill out. Ask them to text you when its done.


tnx

Rodski

[mazdamazda]

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