Hi forum. I have some weird news i was driving last night missed a gear now the car wont start at all. The engine sounds like it wants start but it just sounds like the battery is dead. Thats not the case cause i used the battery on a hoist to tow the car on a trailer. Does anyone ever had this happened or even know where to go and what to look for your help will much appreciated thankyou

 

Sounds like you damaged your motor. Have honda or a reputable shop take a look at it. This gonna cost you

 

yea i was hoping it wasnt going to come down to that but i got to get the car back running just still hope its something simple

 

I suggest not driving the car around until you get things checked out

 

yea i got the car on a trailer and monday i am going to bring it to honda and see what they say i am going to check the fuses and see if i see anything

 

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shouldnt be a problem since he said it wont start...

 

If you seriously over-rev'ed it...then it was the money shift. Plus side is that this is a great time to have the engine bored-out for over sized pistons to give a bit more displacement...balanced and blue print the engine...have some head work done for better flow and have titanium valve spring retainers installed. If you gotta shell out the money...might as well make it worthwhile.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by regime team &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hi forum. I have some weird news i was driving last night missed a gear now the car wont start at all. The engine sounds like it wants start but it just sounds like the battery is dead. Thats not the case cause i used the battery on a hoist to tow the car on a trailer. Does anyone ever had this happened or even know where to go and what to look for your help will much appreciated thankyou </TD></TR></TABLE>

its not the battery if the starter is working, the car just wont turn over. if the battery was dead there would be no sound just silence. all your battery does is give a little juice to the starter, then it has no function for driving...the alternater takes over...so a driving mishap wouldnt damage the batteries charge.

2nd if you missed a gear do u mean u grinded the gear? thats a tranny issue not the engine, meaning this is unrelated issue. or if u meant u down shifted by accident the worst u could do is redline, maybe a sudden rpm jerk to redline could damage something i dont know. but if it was only for a few seconds till u pushed in the clutch i dont see it being major, i would think the enginge could handle that...

is the car newer or used? there are so many possibilities based on the details of your story that we cant help you, u need someone to physically look at the car, and if its under honda warranty, dont tell them that u banged up the gears, just play stupid and say it wont start, u dont know why...goodluck, after all this typing u better keep us informed...

 

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or if u meant u down shifted by accident the worst u could do is redline, maybe a sudden rpm jerk to redline could damage something i dont know. but if it was only for a few seconds till u pushed in the clutch i dont see it being major, i would think the enginge could handle that...</TD></TR></TABLE>
It would be great if the rev-limiter would prevent the money shift. But on the S2k (and most cars) the rev-limiter will not engage if you accidently hit 3rd when you were trying to go to 5th from near redline in 4th. The engine will over-rev...valves will float...pistons will strike the valves...and it will cost major $$ to fix.

BTW...I do not recommend testing this to see if I'm right about the rev-limiter not engaging in that situation. You will unhappily find I'm right and you will more than likely damage your motor.

 

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shouldnt be a problem since he said it wont start...</TD></TR></TABLE>

HAHAHHAHA very good point ROFL

 

well thanks after monthes u are one of only a fewpeople who have actually taught me something, good piece of info

 

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shouldnt be a problem since he said it wont start...</TD></TR></TABLE>

he said he got it running which is why i said not to drive it until its checked out

 

its a 02 model and i just got off the phone with honda they said if its a valve job im looking at 2grand in repairs so i will see today what they say if thats the case the car will be downing alittle sleeping for awhile. And i went from fifth to third so maybe that will help little more but either way im going to be losing money but i need to get it fix so i can engage vtec allllllllllll the way home thanks for the help everybody

 

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I'll be really impressed if all it needs is valves. Most times when the valves strike the tops of the piston, the piston is damaged. However, you may end up being one of the lucky few who only need a head rebuild.

NOTE!! No matter what, make sure you get them to install titanium retainers. You will probably have to buy them for them and they are a little more expensive. But they are well worth the extra cost for the peace of mind...stock s2k retainers are known to crack on cars driven hard, which can lead to a dropped valve and another expensive rebuild.

 

thanks alot everyone i bring more bad news according to honda they said the valve stem is bended and i need a new engine and it cost 7800 i was like screw that also the whole engine is not messed up i guess its honda ways to make money i found a performance shop that does work so i will call tommorow and see what they are talking about and i will keep everyone posted thanks again for all the help

 

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$7800 holy ****! that sucks. hopefully it wont be that much

 

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Do you have warranty??

 

Lesson learned you must respect the S and how can u miss gear!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG good luck

 

let me guess u down shifted trying to go into 4th but u went into 2nd?....

 

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Do you have warranty??</TD></TR></TABLE>

warranty does not cover driver error

 

howd you go from 5th to 3rd?

 

well i hit the money shift with my type-s and i brought it to the dealer and they told me they will replace my whole engine with a brand new one acura give u one freebie and if it happens again u will have to pay mad money to fix it and if u need to do the vavles might as well put something better in there go with valves springs and retainers
check this web sit out it might help http://www.honda-performance.com/ good luck on everthing

Kris

 

thanks alot everyone for the help i found a remanufactured rebuilt one with 1 1/2 year warranty for 4000 and me and my friend are going to install it its the long block so i have to take parts off the old engine like intake manifold, pump and things like that but least its better than 8gs also is there anything i need to know or buy before i do this

 

enigine swaps are a bitch if its ur first time and ur gonna wing it with abuddy...u might have it sitting in your garage undone a month from now...theres a book u can buy that will give you step by step directions...buy a lot of different sized ziplocks and masking tape or labels...label everything, or u wil be pound u in the *** federal prison fucked.

 

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