Definitely true. In fact, now that you mention it, that was one of my first questions before I brought it in the very first time for a valve adjustment about 7 months ago. I took it in a couple weeks back for an axle nut retorque, and they were in the process of doing a full rebuild on an AP1 that overheated.

 

If you made up your mind about the intake, then why did you ask us what we thought?

Not saying it's gonna void your warranty, but I bet you will be kicking yourself for not spending 15 mins (that's generous) to swap out intakes, if your does warranty gets voided.

 

I thought about it throughout the day and had a chance to read through the contract more in detail after work. I just wanted to find out what experiences others might have had with aftermarket warranties. Like I said before, I appreciate the input, but no direct experiences so far unfortunately.

 

What exactly would have to be done to fix the problem if the compression test is valid? I'm a little ignorant in this domain....

 

compression rings more than likely.. or bent valves from over rev.

 

Ok so the verdict is... Overrev, bent exhaust valve.

I spoke with the owner of the shop and he told me that the first question the warranty company will ask is whether or not an overrev code comes up for the car. He told me that if they asked, he would just say they didn't come up with a code. So, hopefully there will be as few hoops to jump through as possible to get the fix covered.

 

So the previous owner misshifted? Best of luck with the warranty process. Keep us updated.

 

Dont think there's a overrev code (in fact i'm pretty sure), second, overrev will usually (according to Billman, 100% of the time) bend intake valves, not exhaust.

 

I think you're misquoting Billman...

Think about how a 4-cycle engine works and explain how a piston could hit an intake valve... If the valve is bent, then the piston hit it. If the intake floated, it would smack the valve seat hard and do other damage, but not bend the valve.

To the OP: if the warranty company sends someone to inspect the engine, the overrev will be obvious. Good luck.

 

Here's the thing though, the warranty specifically states in the contract that the valvetrain is covered, as well as compression that is well outside of factory specs. It's almost a catch-22 then, because one the one hand they say they cover it, on the other, they don't cover it because of overrev, which is how it takes place. Does this make sense to anyone?