GSR936

ok long story short i let a buddy of mine. Drive my car down the track and the guy miss shift. he was on 3rd gear and was going to 4th gear but he threw it to 2nd..... he said he put the clutch right in. And now it has a loud ticking comeing from the vavles i took the vavle cover off. And one of the rocker arms had the top bolt come loose. and now it has alot of play still will post a video later today.

GSR936

car sounds like this but ill post my video later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EiJnnpD-yI

GSR936

ok here are my videos

masintegrafleet

wow thats some serious play on the exhaust side

GagnarTheUnruly

iTrader: (3)

Sucks. Your buddy did the money shift. Have you had a look yet to see what all got busted?

GSR936

i havent done nothing but do yall think it needs a valve adjustment?

GagnarTheUnruly

iTrader: (3)

Yeah, but that won't solve your problems esp. with that rocker wiggling around like that. IDK what money shifts usually do to these engines, but you should probably have the head off and check the valves and I think you should see if that rocker is busted. At least do a compression test.

nsxtasy

You wish.

Your buddy probably did some very serious damage. The engine will probably need to be replaced or rebuilt. You're looking at a four-figure repair, which your buddy should pay for. And that's why they call it a "money shift". Sucks to be him, huh? That's an expensive lesson for him to learn.

Since he's going to be paying for the repair, I recommend you take it to a competent, professional mechanic who will repair/rebuild/replace the engine properly, so you know it's done right.

And from now on, don't ever let your car be driven by friends who don't know how to drive a manual transmission without destroying the engine.

keepinitrehaal

Most likely a rebuild situation. Im with nsxtasy, your buddy should be the one coming out of pocket.

bcphatchback

the loose rocker is due to bent valve, its not closing all the way thus not pushing up on the rocker, that's why it wobbles. You may get lucky and just need to replace the head only. Hoping that the piston isn't destroyed from hitting the valve too many times.