Damn my cousin!!!

So a cousin of mine was in town this weekend, and he wanted to take my S out for a spin, so we went. Well, actually I asked him, and naturally, he was excited.

Everything went fine, though he was a little bit rough on the car, until he mis-shifted on the way back. I think we were going in the 30's or so, and he meant to put it into 3rd, but instead found 1st. Vroommm....RPM climbed to 8-9K, not 100% certain. By the time I looked over, he already depressed the clutch, so I wasn't sure if it redlined. I asked him if it had redlined, and he said only to 8.5K or so.

I haven't tested the car to see if it's still running smoothly. I'll do that tomorrow. If the car still runs perfectly smoothly, do y'all think that ABSOLUTELY NOTHING has been damaged? Because even if a valve has been bent, there will be a loss of compression and the car will run very roughly. So, if the car still runs smoothly, do y'all think it's just like before he mis-shifted?

I wanna take it to a dealership to have them run a compression test, but they'll have a mechanic drive it first to test any loss of power. If there's no loss of power, I don't think they'll even do a compression test. After that, it'll be worthless to have brung it in, plus the mechanic will even abuse it more. What do y'all think? Should I bring it in?

This is the 2nd mi-shift in less than a month. Few weeks ago, my first mis-shift happened on the freeway, but I don't think it had redlined because I depressed the clutch very quickly. It has been running very smoothly. Now this thing's happened again. Never will I ever mis-shift again. Damn the close gearbox! Damn the sensitive S2K! I wish some of you will have developed a Ferrari-style shiftgate, like recently mentioned, so I could buy one to permanently eliminate mis-shifts. But I HIGHLY doubt that gate could be done.

Anyway, it sucks to have no control over your car when somebody else is driving it. From now on, only I drive it. In conclusion, do y'all think absolutely nothing has been damaged? I just want confirmation, because it something has been damaged, warranty will have covered it. I also have extended warranty. Hopefully, they'll honor my warranty fully when something does happen to the car.

 

Just so that you know warranty would not cover over-revving as a result of a mis-shift.

 

How would they know it's a result of mis-shift, even if valves have been bent?

 

Over-revving is a specific type of abuse that typically results in specific damage to the engine - I'm no engineer but a professional SHOULD be able to tell if you have over-revved based on the damage that the engine has sustained (if any).

 

Yeah, over-revving normally results in bent valves, which would lead to a loss of compression or even worse, a blown engine. Hopefully, they wouldn't be able to tell and would honor the warranty, if it will ever come to that. I have read on here that some member has blown his engine via mis-shifting, and he was covered under extended warranty. So basically, he received a new engine. That would be sweet! It's like a new car with used externals.

 

Yes a professional SHOULD know, but remember we are talking about a Honda dealership. Most of them are drunk monkeys

 

How did he slotted it into first gear ?????
If the car still run, it's not a problem.....don't worry about it

I've seen a misshifted f20c head, and I can tell you that it's not pleasant
The valve in cylinder 4th broke off and jammed into the cylinder head. The cylinder walll was cracked at 2 places. The rod was bent!!!!
Sorry I dont think you like to hear that. Fortunately, your car is fine. Go and enjoy it.

 

You said he may have revved it to 8 or 9K RPM. If the car was warmed up, there shouldn't be any proplem. Especially if it was only for a second.

 

I don't understand all these mis-shifts people are having.

 

While I haven't yet driven an S, I don't see how in the world you'd want to ruin what is reputed to be one of the tightest, slickest, quickest, and best feeling shifters in the stock automotive world by putting in a Ferrariesque gate that slows you down and is a pain in the butt when you do want to shift quickly.

If the shifter causes you (or other drivers) so much trouble, just take it nice and easy until you're used to it. That way a misshift won't do any damage (or else very little). Once you have the knack, start driving a little harder...