bLOWN BIG END BEARINGS 1 MONTH AFTER HONDA SERVICE
06-06-2013, 02:28 PM
#12
Sounds like a tech that is a fan of the S wanted to take it for a VERY spirited drive after service.. perhaps he was so excited he forgot to put oil in the car, or only did 5quarts then drove the shit out of it.
06-06-2013, 05:21 PM
#13
Was just thinking...they probably did the "Gold Service" and forgot to fill it with oil. They then started the car after the "service" was performed ready to pull it out of the garage and the oil light didn't go out. This would've caused the exact damage you are describing. They, not wanting to admit any mistake, filled it with oil and acted as if nothing happened. Now you're in this big old mess. Lovely. I hate Honda Service departments for this very reason... 
06-06-2013, 07:27 PM
#15
Your local Honda dealer SHOULD be buying you a new engine. What ACTUALLY comes out of this will probably be much, much worse for you if history is any indication. It sounds like the dealer f-ed up yet another perfectly fine S2000. Good luck with your battle mate, we all hope for the best for you.
06-06-2013, 08:40 PM
#16
Sorry to say but you likely won't get the dealer to admit to doing anything wrong.
The fact that it happened one month after the dealer service could be a problem.
Keep in mind that the OP's euro-spec car has the F20 motor, and there have been cases where those engines have died with no warning signs. The initial damage could have been done a long time ago, likely prior to your ownership. It eventually gets to a point where the motor fails under seemingly gentle driving conditions much later down the road. It's hard to explain how or why but it has happened to some of us. It is always oil related, but trying pin-point the initial event that started the downward spiral can be near impossible.
The fact that it happened one month after the dealer service could be a problem.
Keep in mind that the OP's euro-spec car has the F20 motor, and there have been cases where those engines have died with no warning signs. The initial damage could have been done a long time ago, likely prior to your ownership. It eventually gets to a point where the motor fails under seemingly gentle driving conditions much later down the road. It's hard to explain how or why but it has happened to some of us. It is always oil related, but trying pin-point the initial event that started the downward spiral can be near impossible.
06-07-2013, 03:17 AM
#19
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they probably did the "Gold Service" and forgot to fill it with oil. They then started the car after the "service" was performed ready to pull it out of the garage and the oil light didn't go out. This would've caused the exact damage you are describing. They, not wanting to admit any mistake, filled it with oil and acted as if nothing happened.
Dealers are full of people who don't make money unless they rush cars in and out to make book time. They could care less about your car.
This car is regularly raced on tracks by endless amount of people for over 100k miles. The engines do not just let go.
Here is an S2000 FACT you can bank on:
The first thing to let go on an S2000 engine that suffers oil starvation is the connecting rod bearings, or big end bearings as you have called them. The damaged will go undetected for some time in your case.
