Less than 2 months ago my 2003 S2K had a problem with multiple misfires on cylinder 1. I had to fight with the waranty folks at Honda to pay for what the dealer diagnosted as a bent exhaust valve on cylinder one. I purchased my car used earlier this year from a Honda dealer with the 100,000 Honda certified garauntee. The dealer said the only way the valve can get bent is to over-rev the engine, but I never did any thing like that (period).

I was cleaning my car 2 days ago, I started it up and the check engine light is on again. I immediately took the car to the same dealer that did the repair work 2 months ago. Yesterday, the service manager called me and said the freeze frame data shows the misfire happening at idle. He asked me why I cleared the codes, which I replied I did not, no way. He also said the compression is low in #1 cylinder just like the last repair visit.

2 weeks ago I had my left shoulder operated on to fix problems, I have not had the car on the freeway since the operation. I do not race the car, it's my wifes car, and I have a 500 plus HP Camaro, if I need to race some thing which I almost never drive.

A lot of parts were replaced and the head machined, so what could be the problem if this keeps occurring? Can a valve get bent with out over reving the engine? It seems rather strange that the same valve got bent again.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Whip....

 

I'd suggest to the dealer that they F'd up the initial repair and need to foot the bill fixing it correctly this time.

I do agree, bent valve means over-rev though.