2000 Kia Carnival LS 2.9 turbo intercooler from Philippines
Summary:
A good family van
Faults:
While I was driving, I observed a sudden loss of power and very thick smoke came out of the muffler.
Two weeks after acquiring the van, it over heated; a water plug was damaged.
Then it never started; good thing that the cylinder head and the engine was not damaged when it overheated due to damaged water plug. But the timing was changed, as it turned out to be hard to start engine. So the mechanic calibrated the injection pump, and the nozzles were cleaned and corrected the timing, and then the problem on hard starting and black smoke was solved.
A very reliable powerful engine in terms of speed.
A very spacious van for my 3 kids.
Right now, I need to replace the brake pads on front and a need to check the mac pherson strut coil spring.
In deed, a value for a price, but need to watch out for its maintenance.
General Comments:
Very spacious, good for family use.
But plastic interiors were indeed noisy.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 11th August, 2007
10th May 2007, 01:29
When you say this car is on it's third engine does this mean that the whole engine is replaced or just a head job. The previous generation Kia v6 just loves to go through head gaskets and warping heads, but I've never had any problem with the lower end of the engine. Mine has 172.000km and two head jobs, but the rest of the engine is the original one. Maybe I've just been lucky. But it's the last Kia for me. Too much go wrong on these cars. My other car is an old Ford Mondeo which are ten times better even if Fords are not considered as good as Toyota or Nissan.