Im worried about my engine

[lusty v-tec]

Today i was driving along and was in 2nd gear and went to overtake a van so put my foot to the floor. I went to change up at about 4000 rpm and i didnt realise that the accelerator had got stuck under the mat on the floor of the car.

So when i went to change up after putting in the clutch the engine starts hitting the rev limiter. After a couple of seconds max i realised how the throttle got stuck and managed to release it. I really shook me up. The car runs fine but do you think it would have caused any internal damage bearing in mind that this was the first time my car had been to the rev limiter?

Many thanks

 

[SBV116]

No, as long as theres oil in it etc, the rev limiter is there for that reason!! stop worrying.

 

[lusty v-tec]

Yeah it got plenty of oil, and the engine had been running for about an hour before so was fully warmed up.

It just scared me because it made a horrible noise. Whilst it was doing it i kept hearing a sort of tapping noise. Is this the rev limiter?

 

[SBV116]

it will just have been it revving really hard, to be fair you probably thought you heard worse than you actually did!!! if it sounds ok now forget about it!

 

[Djw John]

It'll be fine, limiter is there to prevent damage

 

[Martin]

lol!

 

[edde]

Mine goes to the limit all the time no problem the limiters there to protect the engine.

 

[Batman]

lmao i can just imagine you papping yourself, i drove my gf bro's mini i went to take my foot off the cluth and my foot had wedged between the heel plate and the cluth pedal i was like "arccghhh im stuck!" dont worry be happy its xmas

 

[ChrisPearson]

lol yeh mate probs have top get a new car now if it went to the limit!fpmsl

 

[Justin182]

yeah... no damage at all. And give it some more beans now and then... loosen it up !.

When they test engines, don they keep it at the limit for like... 15 hours of something silly.

 

[brisa4984]

not too good mate .. the next time you drive, if you go below 50mph it will explode.

 

[lusty v-tec]

Cheers guys, i'll be able to sleep easy 2nite now at least.

 

[gazbenger]

Sleep easy?! If needing to replace your engine will make you sleep easy then your right! It will have potentially ruined it big time, book it in for a service ASAP. Dont ever hit the rev limiter again mate, its not clever and just hurts such a beautiful machine!

 

[philmots]

Sleep easy?! If needing to replace your engine will make you sleep easy then your right! It will have potentially ruined it big time, book it in for a service ASAP. Dont ever hit the rev limiter again mate, its not clever and just hurts such a beautiful machine!

sarcasm.... bliss :rasp:

 

[G_F]

.;. it made a horrible noise.

The right one my friend.

 

[MrMark]

if its not screaming, then your not going fast enough!

 

[Pep]

take my 1.2 to the limiter in first and second alot of the time when its warm, never noticed anything wrong with it,

clio = hit the limiter!

 

[Martin_172]

132,000 miles and it still loves the limiter daily.... lol

your woried about your engine?!?!?! mine wouldnt let me go over 3,000 revs and took 4 hours to get to 30mph yesterday all day with the engine management light on, wiggled a couple of wires about today and all is well lol