Wasup guys, I gotta question, I took my 2001 EX Civic today and I got on it nasty. You know how us Honda Guys roll, but I was going 80 on 3rd gear, and i was trying to shift down to 4th...well I ended up accidently shifting it to 2nd gear, and my RPM wenbt all the way Up to 8900! I still drove fine, but when i stop it feels like the car is gonna die, I just got the car too and I havent gotten my oil changed yet, but still even before It duidnt feel like this, I'm new to this forum so can you guys help me out? Thanks guys

 

holy damaged valvetrain, Batman! yikes! sounds like something's hating it in your engine. i would do a compression and leakdown test first to see if there are any obvious signs of damage. with the engine running rough and sounding like it wants to die, it sounds like a compression issue to me (lack of compression). A bent/floated valve will yield poor compression and if it's only on one cylinder, you would be experiencing a rough idle, etc. can you do a test (or take it to a mechanic, Auto parts store, etc and have them test it) and post up the results?

 

maybe a blown head gasket??? Probably wasn't the best thing that could've been done to the motor...but its a honda so it will probably still run strong into the 250xxx miles.

 

compression test/leak down will tell if anythings damaged, if its a VTEC(says it on the valve cover) you are prob ok. possibly you had piston valve contact but you would hear ticking (maybe). At any rate you are an idiot, save misshifting for racing not daily driving. OH and put on your flame suit, you are gonna need it

 

its a honda, it will be aite

 

HOLY **** MAN..... so ur telling me u just got this new car.. not even a first oil change yet.. so im guessing maybe only 1500 miles on a BRAND NEW MOTOR....have you heard of BREAK IN???????

well... have fun explaining to the dealership why it runs like that.. and GOOD LUCK

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by siregcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">HOLY **** MAN..... so ur telling me u just got this new car.. not even a first oil change yet.. so im guessing maybe only 1500 miles on a BRAND NEW MOTOR....have you heard of BREAK IN???????

well... have fun explaining to the dealership why it runs like that.. and GOOD LUCK</TD></TR></TABLE>??...where did he say brand new motor?...he just said he got the car...2001 ex

anyways...just do a compression test
http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...t.php

and a leakdown
http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...n.php

 

Bent valves are the new hotness!!!

 

thanks alot guys, i took it out again today and everything seems to be working fine, I still feel like the engine is acting a little wierd, Im going to get the oil changed today and see what happens. Thanks alot guys!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicEX_Kidd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks alot guys, i took it out again today and everything seems to be working fine, I still feel like the engine is acting a little wierd, Im going to get the oil changed today and see what happens. Thanks alot guys!</TD></TR></TABLE>
You won't "see what happens" by changing the oil. Just take it to a mechanic and get the compression tested on each cylinder and go from there. There's a good chance you bent a valve or two and you'll want to get those fixed asap. Don't listen to whoever was telling you about the vtec ****. Yes, its an ex so it has vtec, but that means ****. A bent valve in any engine is bad. Vtec won't fix it...