This morning while coming home on the highway, some guy pulls up next to me and ask if the G was quick so I said kinda, he tried flooring it and so did I but I accidently slipped my gear, I was in 6, I then put it in 5th and was trying to put it into 4th but slipped into 2nd. I was scared as **** cause I thought my engine was about to blow. Please give some feedback. Thanx

 

Just be careful and try not to do it again. Your car is probably fine but if you continue to miss shift damage will likely occur.

sean

 

Damn.. that doesnt sound good. Did the needle pass the redline? or did you press the clutch again immedietly

 

Be careful man. Our G's are tough, but continued use like that and damage will be inevitable.

C.

 

The money shift hurts both your car and wallet. Hopefully you were able to stomp on the clutch as the rpm shot up.

 

Yeah I pressed on the clutch immediately and shifted into a higher gear.

 

Mechanical over-rev is a bitch. Don't let it happen again.

 

Just pull the shifter straight down from 5 to 4. Don't need to use anything but a downward force. If your going from 3 to 2, then you need a sideways/downward motion.

 

Don't force the gears; you might think the harder you slam it into gear, the faster it will go....but that is not how it works!

 

If your needle didn't pass the redline then you have nothing to worry about. But if you're still worried about your car and would like to have your peace of mind, then you can always get it by conducting a cylinder test? Argh, I forgot what it's called but basically you find out the pressure of each of your cylinders and that'll tell you the whole story. You can purchase the tool and it literally takes seconds to get the results back. I know cuz I did it on my old Integra.


Maybe someone here knows what the test is called? My brain doesn't seem to be working tonight.

 

use the backhand technique to shift, and you shouldn't run into this problem. This was a very common problem on my e36 m3. Always here stories of the money shift and the problems that arised.

Hooman

 

compression test

Hooman

 

THANK YOU!!! Don't you hate it when it's almost there but no quite?


But to the original thread starter, if you want some peace of mind, do a compression test. That'll show you everything is cool.

 

can you explain in detail about the compression ratio? what tools do you need, how does it work and how do you use it on the car?

 

There are two big potential problems that can occur if you over-rev the motor. You could starve the rod bearing(s) for oil and spin a bearing. You'll know this if you hear a very distinct and loud rod knock. The second possibility is you can break a rod or piston from the excessive tensile forces. You WILL know if this occurs...

If you experience none of these, you are probably fine...