Just talked to the dealer. My engine is toast. Seems that the valve spring on #4 broke off and the valve ended up in #3, where it was quickly destroyed, shattering pieces throughout the engine (<- this is the explanation from the dealer). They said it was caused over a period of time from driving in high revs.

A. I don't cruise in the high revs
B. Isn't our car made to rev high?

My car is out of warranty, do I have a valid arguement with Honda to get this covered?

 

Listen, it doesn't hurt to argue anything except your time. Take it to Honda and see what happens. The worst thing is the say no and you are out the money. Which means you would only be back where you started from.

 

Where is your car now? AutoPark, Leith on Capital Blvd, Performance Honda in CH, or Sanford Honda?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TechBoy
[B]Just talked to the dealer.

 

my car is at crown honda in chapill hill. the damage, including labor, is 8k for a new engine, 6500 for a used one

 

Techboy, I'm sorry about your problem. How many miles did you have on your S?

 

i had 44 thousand and change on the odometer

 

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TechBoy
[B]my car is at crown honda in chapill hill.

 

i say call American Honda and get them to cover this. it's an issue with their engines that is well documented. had he gotten the TSB information one month earlier, this problem could have been avoided. i seriously think S2000 owners should be looking into getting together a petition for better service from American Honda in general. service departments are BLAMING owners for "revving high" or "abuse." my question is why the hell brag that the S2000 runs 14flat 1320s, sub-6s 0-60s, and revs to 9K if it breaks as soon as any owner attempts to do any of these things!?!?! they say we "abuse" the cars by driving them hard. WHY THE HELL ARE HONDA REPS CLAIMING THIS CAR TO BE RACE-INSPIRED IF WE CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THEM LIKE THEY ARE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT OUR WARRANTY!?

how can we sit here and tell this guy that he should be looking into finding a used engine and doing this himself? ANYONE OF US could be in his shoes. that's just plain bullshit.