This engine is certainly NOT shared with any other car. The only common characteristics between the RSX and S2000 is that they are both 2L, DOHC, 16V, I-4s. They have entirely different VTEC systems, blocks, heads, pistons, rods, cranks, transmissions, etc.

 

my source is the director of acura and director of honda - and the lawyer of course

 

Source for what? If they are the ones telling you the S2000 shares an engine with the RSX, then they are not credible.

 

listen this chat room is suppose to be for helping others. if you something helpful to say, great...i got a private message with profanity etc...not nice... hey I type fast....I meant VTEC....HONDA has built reliable engines, but every now and then....there is a problem...remember there was a recall on the S2000 two years ago bc of the spark plugs, who is to say that there isn't a problem with the pistons......there is always that possibility.......my lawyer is notifying the council that heads the lemon law in Florida....aparantely his research has indicated that the problem is frequent and not rare

 

Well, your sources are wrong. I sincerely doubt both Honda and Acura would represent that the S2K shares it's engine with the RSX. It makes me wonder about your credibility....

 

I can say this, in the situations where a goodwill repair was done at our store on an RSX-S, the engine was provided as a part of the goodwill, and the customer paid the labor to R&R the engine.

 

well Strike,,,,believe me or not.....that is what i am being told....choose your words carefully.....you don't me and I don't you...so don't judge to quickly

 

Miami,

The RSX engine and S2000 share a similar design, but as it's been mentioned, they are entirely different engines. What is common to both in the loosest sense is they are both hooked up to a VERY closely spaced 6-speed and a pretty light flywheel.

If your engine did indeed fail while at a light, and you know you (or someone else) have never over-reved the engine, then I'm sure this will all play out in the end. Maybe you are revealing a potential problem in the 2003 model year. However, it should be noted that the factory problems documented in the previous years includes the spark plug recall, and various service bulletins. Thus far, there have no cases (that I'm aware of) that there has been an interference problem without user intervention.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dlq04
[B]Destiny2002,

 

If manufacturers would replace engines that were damaged due to a mis-shift, the manufacturers would have to charge a lot more for the car. If over reving the engine at 35K miles guaranteed a brand new engine, there are a LOT of people who would do it intentionally.