mis-shift scare
07-26-2006, 04:23 PM
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mis-shift scare
ok, on july 6th, on my way home, i mis-shifted.
i had just gotten off the freeway and i was already in 5th gear. i usually shift gears quickly to save on gas, usually around 3500 rpm. so when i was in 5th, i know i wasnt revving that high.
anyways, there was a van next to me and the road ahead of me was merging. i was trying to down shift into 4th when it went into 2nd!
when i released the cluth, the revs went right up. as i was lifting, i knew right away that the revs were shooting up way too fast. i did push in the clutch right away but not before the revs hit redline. i dont know how much over. it was very quick.
i didnt get a chance to see how fast i was going (i know this would help) but maybe some of you guys can estimate with the information that i provided.
i read some post in car talk and some links that were in the posts and now it has me thinking. a fellow member has lots of power and response but his car is having major problems. i am showing no symptoms
the car runs fine. i think it actually runs stronger than it did before the over rev. i currently have 1700 mi and i think i had 900 miles when this occured.
do you think i need to get the car checked? a lot of the guys were saying that the problem can occur in a couple of hours, days, weeks or months.
i thought i was cool but now i am worried...
i had just gotten off the freeway and i was already in 5th gear. i usually shift gears quickly to save on gas, usually around 3500 rpm. so when i was in 5th, i know i wasnt revving that high.
anyways, there was a van next to me and the road ahead of me was merging. i was trying to down shift into 4th when it went into 2nd!
when i released the cluth, the revs went right up. as i was lifting, i knew right away that the revs were shooting up way too fast. i did push in the clutch right away but not before the revs hit redline. i dont know how much over. it was very quick.
i didnt get a chance to see how fast i was going (i know this would help) but maybe some of you guys can estimate with the information that i provided.
i read some post in car talk and some links that were in the posts and now it has me thinking. a fellow member has lots of power and response but his car is having major problems. i am showing no symptoms
the car runs fine. i think it actually runs stronger than it did before the over rev. i currently have 1700 mi and i think i had 900 miles when this occured.
do you think i need to get the car checked? a lot of the guys were saying that the problem can occur in a couple of hours, days, weeks or months.
i thought i was cool but now i am worried...
07-26-2006, 04:28 PM
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PM SUPERTECH,
Do a compression. Do a Leak Down. If this fails, you might have a bent valve. Bent valves does not necc. show up in 1 day, CEL or weeks. It Could be months.
BC
Do a compression. Do a Leak Down. If this fails, you might have a bent valve. Bent valves does not necc. show up in 1 day, CEL or weeks. It Could be months.
BC
07-26-2006, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by choiboyogg,Jul 26 2006, 05:29 PM
besides a bent valve, do you think there could be other problem parts?
BC
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07-26-2006, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by choiboyogg,Jul 26 2006, 05:38 PM
what are the chances that my car may actually be fine?
are all over revs screwed?
or is there a chance when i get tested that i may come out ok?
are all over revs screwed?
or is there a chance when i get tested that i may come out ok?
