2007 Kia Carens [continued]

**parakitoJDM** · August 8th, 2011 10:13 AM

to ser Mschumacher,
congrats once again on your DIY, oo nga maganda kung may pix or even tutorial vids (sa susunod na pag-baklas?)
kasi sayang din ng Php2500 (fm. what i read on earlier post) sa service charge kung madali lang naman....
saka kung dun naman sa Air-intake, dba plastic ang intake manifold natin? dapat lang siguro ingatan yung torque wag masobrahan para di masira plastic parts....

tungkol naman sa exhaust; baka someone is willing to try cleaning it with mixture of liquid detergent + water....then revving the heck out of the engine. i saw that one done for Isuzu hilander.... will try to post some pix later....

to ser "bengmd"; open ka ng account sa mga picture hosting sites like the ones below....

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i want to see ur 18" wheels.

ako naman sa Caren's ko....MOD's so far eh yung
*Tires changed to 215/55-R17.
* DIY na HID (pero right side lamp lang);
* DIY na Sound (tweeter + tinny sub) setup
* Rear Air-Spoiler

and seat covers (if that even counts?) hehe.

so far no issues on A/C and Door locks as what others have mentioned...

had experience of lacklaster response; now i think the Turbo is engaging around
2000rpm; instead of catalog spec 1800. . .also have seen the car emitting more
black smoke (si esmi driver ako nakabuntot sa likod in a Civic) hehe.

probably when the car reaches 60Tkm pa EGR cleaning ko din. current ODO reading is around 47T km....

siguro ang useful tips ay mas madalas syang gamitin sa hiway that can really stretch her heart/lungs
and avoid prolonged idling in city traffic.

**Hanren** · August 8th, 2011 12:13 PM

I agree with sir Bengmd na kailangan nating buhayin ang club..let's regroup.

*sir Parakitojdm: the labor cost for EGR cleaning is 1,200 (Kia Pampanga)

+1 sa tutorial/picture/video ng DIY EGR cleaning ..

Current odo is 48k plus...

**yapoy86** · August 8th, 2011 12:59 PM

hindi ko lang ma gets kung ano ang connection ng EGR sa slow acceleration.. EGR only introduces exhaust gas to minimize NOX.. NOX is produced when diesel is combusted in very high temperature and very rich oxygen. exhaust gas is introduced to lessen the oxygen content of intake air thus reducing NOX.. so dapat nga bumagal pa kasi bawas ang oxygen content ng combustion chamber ng engine eh..

yung sa exhaust dapat talaga minsan nag papagpag tayo yung tambutso by revving the engine.. wag nyo lang tutubigin ang exhaust kasi masisira yung catalytic converter pag na expose sa tubig

**Mschumacher** · August 9th, 2011 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

hindi ko lang ma gets kung ano ang connection ng EGR sa slow acceleration.. EGR only introduces exhaust gas to minimize NOX.. NOX is produced when diesel is combusted in very high temperature and very rich oxygen. exhaust gas is introduced to lessen the oxygen content of intake air thus reducing NOX.. so dapat nga bumagal pa kasi bawas ang oxygen content ng combustion chamber ng engine eh..

yung sa exhaust dapat talaga minsan nag papagpag tayo yung tambutso by revving the engine.. wag nyo lang tutubigin ang exhaust kasi masisira yung catalytic converter pag na expose sa tubig

Pero kung lumiit yun butas humihina naman yun pag rev ng engine natin as in sobrang bagal umangat parang sobrang sakal. Kaya yun ang nagco-cause ng power loss na nafeefeel natin pero in reality malakas pa din humatak naman ayun lang hirap lang kasi hindi umaangat yun rev. kaya for now balaka ko tanggalin yun exhaust system to clean it. ang itim kasi sobra ng usok e.

**bengmd** · August 9th, 2011 08:51 PM

thank you parakito for the links

**parakitoJDM** · August 10th, 2011 01:19 PM

fellow Carens owners, i think lahat may concensus na umiitin na din nga lumalabas sa tailpipe ng sasakyan natin. hhhhm ang suspetsa ko talaga dyan eh na o-overwhelm yung Catalytic converter kaya halos di na sya functioning dahil di na dumadaan sa kanya exhaust gases kasi malamang balot na din sya ng carbon.....

does that make any sense?

Although may nakapag advice na ang tubig daw eh malamang makaka-sira sa precious metals inside the CAT, pero sa mga na Google search ko about cleaning the CAT parang wala naman na come-across na ganun nga...

will just risk it probably...

kung mauuna ka ser "Mschumacher" pa balita na lang ng resulta....

ako balak ko lang palinisan with Liquid soap + water thru the rear pipe opening....
mukhang mas malilinisan nga kung fm. Exhaust manifold mo sya tatanggalin
pero mas matrabaho nga lang kung ganun....saka takot ako baka masira Exh Mani gasket....

more Diesel Power/Torque to us! haha.

**parakitoJDM** · August 10th, 2011 06:00 PM

eto sa Supra forums pinang lilinis daw ng Catalytic converter eh citric acid (Vitamin C?) hehe.

Citric Acid? To clean Catalytic Converters? For real? - Toyota Supra Forums

hhhm, mas lalo na siguro "Tubig + Joy Ultra".....masubukan na nga!

**seymorebutts** · August 11th, 2011 10:08 AM

hello!

i would like to share my 50k pms cost for everyone's info:

total cost is Php 12.5k

in my previous 40k pms, i have complained of some "clank clank" in rough roads, humps, low speed cornering ( pag magpa-park ng pataas ) and it was found to be the stabilizer links, napalitan na lahat at medyo yun yung nagpataas ng cost, feels sturdy again.

on my 55k pms, im planning to have it done sa malapit na talyer, bili na lang ako ng materials and just pay for the labor

**parakitoJDM** · August 11th, 2011 05:39 PM

strange na mabilis nasira Stabilizer link parts, ibang car companies naman eh shocks naman mabilis masira.... haha wala talagang perpektong sasakyan...

**Mschumacher** · August 12th, 2011 02:49 AM

sir ang laki inabot ng bill mo a. My car is already out of warranty na ngayon kaya ako na kumakalikot ng lahat and mas ok pa na ako nga ang nagchecheck at nagmemaintain ngayon at least lesser na ang cost ko at hindi ko kailangan palitan ang pyesang ayos naman pero nasa isip nila sira. Like for instance yun aircon ko. sinisingil sa akin ng casa e almost 50k to change my compressor, DOY ng dad ko total cost namin is only 1200.00 good as new yun aircon ko ulit ang lamig na ulit. Hindi porket casa alam nila ang gagawin, ang ginagawa lang nila e manghula, nung nasa warranty pa unit ko laging nasa kanila nagbabakasyon yun carens ko pero hindi pa din nila magawa, ako lang din pala ang magsosolve ng problems ng car ko.

Originally Posted by seymorebutts

hello!

i would like to share my 50k pms cost for everyone's info:

total cost is Php 12.5k

in my previous 40k pms, i have complained of some "clank clank" in rough roads, humps, low speed cornering ( pag magpa-park ng pataas ) and it was found to be the stabilizer links, napalitan na lahat at medyo yun yung nagpataas ng cost, feels sturdy again.

on my 55k pms, im planning to have it done sa malapit na talyer, bili na lang ako ng materials and just pay for the labor