2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

[Hanren]

Parang may umuugong na tunog ba? eto kasi ang naririning ko eh. Pag madumi ang egr, yung performance ng carens mo ay iiba, slow acceleration and mausok, if wala, then its not the egr.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!

Advaced HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO!! Nice to know you're back here again to enjoy your Carens..Panay road trip ata..hehehe..

Wala naman ibang abnormal sound akong naririnig. Most likely hindi nga ito EGR. Next year na siguro ako bibisita sa casa. Pacheck kong mabuti and might also consider updating our Carens' software kung available na siya sa iban casa...

[silicon]

Happy new year, guys!

Itlog na pula> did your fuel consumption improve after the upgrade/update? thanks

[itlog na pula]

Happy new year, guys!

Itlog na pula> did your fuel consumption improve after the upgrade/update? thanks

mukhang hindi naman nagimprove fuel consumption. parang the same pa rin naman. basta huwag lang sumama. hehe.

hopefully naiwasan na nga lang yung potential problem with the EGR.

[vinrem]

Guys, saan pala nakakabili ng lug nut? nakabili ako ng alloy rim for my kia carens, problem is yung stock na lug nut di kakasya sa butas, so i need yung maliit ng konti, also alam nyo ba ang size ng lug nut ng carens natin? i mean yung thread nya, or is it universal (same size ang lahat ng car)? Patulong naman, eto na lang kasi ang kulang eh, TIA

[Mschumacher]

Guys, saan pala nakakabili ng lug nut? nakabili ako ng alloy rim for my kia carens, problem is yung stock na lug nut di kakasya sa butas, so i need yung maliit ng konti, also alam nyo ba ang size ng lug nut ng carens natin? i mean yung thread nya, or is it universal (same size ang lahat ng car)? Patulong naman, eto na lang kasi ang kulang eh, TIA

Maraming klase ng lugnut. Meron sparco type lugnut na bakal lang which is mura lang siya pero kinakalawang after a while kasi painted lang siya meron naman yun mga sparco lugnut mejo madugo nga lang ang price tapos hindi ka pa makakakuha ng 20 pcs na lugnut. ang isang set kasi ay 16 pcs lang. so you need to buy another set to accomodate the 20 screws. Yung ginamit ko na lugnut is sparco type na bakal lang which is free sa pinagbilhan ko ng mags, pero I am considering na palitan na ito dahil sa kinakalawang e. Try mo yun alloy light weight siya pero mahal lang. wala ka naman rust.sa size naman check mo yun original na nut may nakalagay dun kung ilang mm ang thread natin

[vinrem]

Maraming klase ng lugnut. Meron sparco type lugnut na bakal lang which is mura lang siya pero kinakalawang after a while kasi painted lang siya meron naman yun mga sparco lugnut mejo madugo nga lang ang price tapos hindi ka pa makakakuha ng 20 pcs na lugnut. ang isang set kasi ay 16 pcs lang. so you need to buy another set to accomodate the 20 screws. Yung ginamit ko na lugnut is sparco type na bakal lang which is free sa pinagbilhan ko ng mags, pero I am considering na palitan na ito dahil sa kinakalawang e. Try mo yun alloy light weight siya pero mahal lang. wala ka naman rust.sa size naman check mo yun original na nut may nakalagay dun kung ilang mm ang thread natin

Thanks sir shumi, check ko na lng sa mga local tire shop kung meron.

[barzee]

Dami na nang naglabasang iba't-ibang mga Korean Cars. Isa na rito ang Kia Soul at saka Hyundai Tucson. Pero kakapagtaka kasi di nilagyan ng CRDI engine ang mga ito, bakit kaya?

Meron bang nag-iisip sa tropang ipagpalit si CARENS sa Soul o kaya e sa Tucson? Nuon pa mang lumabas ang Soul e sabi ko di ko ipagpapalit kasi mas maliit, mas mahal, at walang CRDI..Ito namang Tucson e halos magkasing-laki lang ng CARENS pero wala na namang CRDI kaya atras ulit. Siguro talagang ganito ang ginawa para di ito makanakaw ng mga segments ng sasakyan..

actually, I asked that question sa dealer ko when I was choosing between the carens and sportage (identical counterpart of the tucson) way back in 2007. the answer was simple marketing strategy -- both the diesel variant of carens and sportage have 2.0 CRDi engines but only the carens has VGT, and why not VGT on the sportage/tucson? so as not to compete head-on with the Sta. Fe which has the 2.2 CRDi VGT engine. in the same way, the sportage would not compete head-on with the carens and now the new sorento which has a new 2.2 CRDI eVGT engine (same as the Sta. Fe, i guess).

[barzee]

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Guys, just had my 30t kms PMS over at KIA Pampanga yesterday. apparently, there is a new ECU software update for our carens. although it was explained to me by the mechanic, i can't recall the exact details for the update.

what i remember is the update is for the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valve. apparently, what could happen is that the ECU will think that there is still a lot of unburned fuel from the exhaust manifold, which will cause it open a recirculation valve to return the supposed unburned fuel. this will cause the ECU to not send new fuel into the intake manifold and will cause our engines to stop running suddenly.

i had the update na yesterday. saglit lang naman and i'm hoping it should somehow improve fuel consumption. free of charge naman ito so ask your casa about it.

buti pa dito sa kia pampanga, sila pa nagbalita sa akin.

funny, this similar behavior is being experienced by our company vehicle, the new Grand Starex with a 2.5 CRDi VGT engine. nadadalas din ang parang loss of power, which can be resolved by going into "manual" mode.
we have so many times had it serviced at Hyundai The Fort but still the van experienced power loss or sudden stops!

[wavecxs]

actually, I asked that question sa dealer ko when I was choosing between the carens and sportage (identical counterpart of the tucson) way back in 2007. the answer was simple marketing strategy -- both the diesel variant of carens and sportage have 2.0 CRDi engines but only the carens has VGT, and why not VGT on the sportage/tucson? so as not to compete head-on with the Sta. Fe which has the 2.2 CRDi VGT engine. in the same way, the sportage would not compete head-on with the carens and now the new sorento which has a new 2.2 CRDI eVGT engine (same as the Sta. Fe, i guess).

hmm... maybe in 2007 it is primarily because of "marketing strategy" as in to protect sales of other models. but now, i think it has a lot to do with "pricing". the soul, as it is, is already way way overpriced imagine 1.3M for a gas variant, this in itself is a 'hard sell' already. For 1.3M one can but a lancer ex, a ford focus tdci may sukli pa. add a little and a subaru can be had. heck even the entry level variant of hyundai genesis coupe is a better use of 1.3M

so if 1.3M for gas is a hard sell, a crdi variant for 1.5M is even harder. what with a more competitive pricing for the new tucson.

tingin ko mas malaki ang chance na magkaron ng crdi tucson kaysa crdi soul. Columbian Autocorp's pricing scheme for Kia here in RP is just rediculous, it is killing the Kia brand here.

If HARI can offer a competitive pricing for Hyundai vehicles here why can't Columbia?

[parakitoJDM]

hi all,

share ko lang 'tong latest Caren's mod ko.
Rear Spoiler DIY....(ok i have to admit pintura eh sa ibang shop)
yung installation eh madali lang...just use generous amount of 3M double-sided tape and ur ready to go....

i figure na may bubong naman ang parking ko, so this should easily last for about 5years before the tape loses its adhesion....

Material:
** rear spoiler for Carens....China imitation made of fiberglass. cost < Php3K.
** paint: some paintshop in Laguna Php1K.
** double sided tape. Php120.

Procedure:
**after its painted....clean the underside and paste the doublesided tape along its periphery.....
** to prep the car...also wipe clean the surface to be attached to....


so for around Php4K i have new spoiler for my Carens....haha. enjoy.
[Rear view - overall]


[Side view - overall]


[Side view - close-up]



Gains:
** in terms of Aesthetics, i think its improved the rear-end somewhat....i like it....
** in terms of aerodynamics...tested it to 195kph, it seemed more stable. but that's just my gutt feeling. don't know for sure how much downforce it actually generates at that speed without the aid of wind tunnel testing....

over-all satisfied with this MOD!