"Service engine soon" gauge

[WhiteG35Bullet]

When I was pushing the g35 to redline, I was at 3rd gear (redline) and meant to shift to 4th gear but accidently slip into 2nd gear and I think it f*** up my motor. I hope it didn't really affect the motor as much but do anyone knows what happen to your car if you did that? Also the " service engine soon" light came on, what does means it the light appear?

[telcoman]

When I was pushing the g35 to redline, I was at 3rd gear (redline) and meant to shift to 4th gear but accidently slip into 2nd gear and I think it f*** up my motor. I hope it didn't really affect the motor as much but do anyone knows what happen to your car if you did that? Also the " service engine soon" light came on, what does means it the light appear?

Have you checked your oil lately?

[infinititech1]

how does it drive now? i don't see how ppl do this...my roomate did it in the s2k and blew the motor.

[adren77]

Same thing happened to me in my '96 SE-R. Was going 80mph and dropped it into 2nd, and dropped the clutch. No damage tho. They just don't make em like they use to!

[WhiteG35Bullet]

Oil is fine and the car drive fine but I hope it is nothing hidden. I'll get it check out when I have time but I hope I don't need to get a new flywheel, clutch, or transmission.

[Kendahl]

What you did was to seriously over rev the engine. The rev limiter will have cut off power, but the engine will have been forced over the red line by the car's momentum.

Problems, if any, will be ahead of the flywheel. The transmission and everything farther back should be fine. In principle, a clutch can disintegrate due to centrifugal forces. (That's why race cars often have shields that surround the clutch to catch the flying pieces.) If yours had blown up, you could no longer drive the car. Flywheels are so strong that yours should be fine, also. It is encouraging that the car shows no signs of distress.

If the car is out of warranty, you might want to take it to your mechanic, explain what happened and ask him to check for problems. However, if it is still under warranty, I would keep quiet and hope for the best.

[WhiteG35Bullet]

Thank you for your input sounds like you're a technican or a mechanic. One other question tho how bad do you think it is and a buddy of mine drive a Prelude H22(4 cylinder) and did the same thing as me and his spark plugs got messed up and so did one of his cylinder I think my issue is similar to his?

[NeverEnough]

When I was pushing the g35 to redline, I was at 3rd gear (redline) and meant to shift to 4th gear but accidently slip into 2nd gear and I think it f*** up my motor. I hope it didn't really affect the motor as much but do anyone knows what happen to your car if you did that? Also the " service engine soon" light came on, what does means it the light appear?

I have the same problem as WhiteG35Bullet. What do I do? Mine's under warranty? Will the dealer fix it?

thanksNeverEnough