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puri puri
- Location
- Frankston, Melbourne, VIC
- First Name
- Derek
- Drive
- CL9 Accord Euro Lux, GE Jazz VTi, Evil Supervillain Chair, Homemade Portable Square Drumkit
I had my car serviced last week, and it has been Not Quite Right since then... my mechanic is going to take another look at it anyway, since the Great Spark Plug Part Number Fiasco meant he didn't get to finish the job properly. Unfortunately he's booked out this week and understaffed due to one of his employees taking paternity leave.
Anyway...
The car drives just fine when I pedal gently - in fact I'm getting awesome economy from the current tankful. However, when I hit it hard it does this funny "flat spot" thing at about 4000-4500 RPM, where the revs pick up FAST but the acceleration doesn't seem to match. It behaves like a slipping clutch or something, but it doesn't FEEL like a slipping clutch, and it seems fine below 4000 RPM.
It's much more noticeable in 3rd gear than in 1st or 2nd. I haven't tried revving that high in 4th or 5th because I don't want to go quite that fast on public roads...
It didn't do this before I had the oil, oil filter, and air filter changed. It's still running the old spark plugs (to be changed next week I hope) but has new leads. My mechanic double checked the turbo plumbing the day after the service but won't have time to look at it thoroughly until I take it in for the spark plug change. Does it sound like he missed something?
Anyway...
The car drives just fine when I pedal gently - in fact I'm getting awesome economy from the current tankful. However, when I hit it hard it does this funny "flat spot" thing at about 4000-4500 RPM, where the revs pick up FAST but the acceleration doesn't seem to match. It behaves like a slipping clutch or something, but it doesn't FEEL like a slipping clutch, and it seems fine below 4000 RPM.
It's much more noticeable in 3rd gear than in 1st or 2nd. I haven't tried revving that high in 4th or 5th because I don't want to go quite that fast on public roads...
It didn't do this before I had the oil, oil filter, and air filter changed. It's still running the old spark plugs (to be changed next week I hope) but has new leads. My mechanic double checked the turbo plumbing the day after the service but won't have time to look at it thoroughly until I take it in for the spark plug change. Does it sound like he missed something?