First thing's first: I have an 04 Optra5 (manual) with BMS CAI and Kinky UD Pulley installed. I recently got new tires installed by a mechanic (friend of my dad) last Thursday.
When I first installed the UD Pulley I noticed that the shifting time was even between gears (especially first and second). Everything was running great up until this morning while I was driving on the freeway. I wasn't peaking over 3krpm (the needle looked like it bouncing up and down below the 3 marker) and I had 3k constant in every gear. The car felt quite slippery, too. Once I got to my destination I parked the car and opened the bonnet to check for clicking from the ECU (I couldn't tell). I switched the ignition off and turned it back on. It was going pass 3k no problem. All of a sudden the car seemed to go back to normal.
The mechanic did seem sketchy- and I guess he didn't know who I was until AFTER I had got the work done. I drove the car around on Sunday and Yesterday with no problem- but if it's one of those "one thing's broken another falls apart" scenarios I'll be
I installed the pulley about three months ago (and remember the clicking when I first installed the part) and have never had any issues. I do recall after the first few days with the UD pulley (and CAI that was installed first) the car behaved differently- but not like what happened today.
I'm waiting for the engine to cool so I can finally install the Kinky test pipe I bought a few months back since today is the only day I have time. I'm hoping maybe some more clicking might help...
04 Optra5 fudged intentionally by mechanic or ecu?
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