Hey friends...Not the first post i'd like to be making to introduce myself to the forums but this has been something eating away at me the past 24 hours. 2015 scion FRS 25,000km, just purchased a few days ago..
Two nights ago I did the unthinkable and accidentally went from 5th-2nd rather than 5th-4th.. I have been driving stick for years now and never once made this error so please save the rookie comments. And yes, I now use the backhand technique, something that would've have prevented this from the beginning.
I am unsure exactly just how fast i was going and how high the rpms went past redline if at all, but this is what happened: The tires did NOT lock up, the car did not jerk forward. The car did not spew any components or oil, the engine ran just fine after the miss-shift. I immediately put the clutch in when i heard the error; the engine sounded VERY high in revs but did not have the loud depth of power coming from the exhaust; it instead sounded feint.
As mentioned, almost two days have gone by. I have had to drive it to and from work and have been babying it since. I could be going crazy but upon starting the engine up cold the car does idle rather rough and there is a mild but noticeable shake. As for loss of compression/power I cannot notice a significant change but also havent floored it to find out. The engine has the what i think are usual annoying clicking and chirping sounds of the boxer engine.
I know my next step is a compression test and ASAP.. Toyota wants to charge 200$ to do it which i think is robbery.. But i also don't have the time and patients to get to those spark plugs myself.
Granted the two days that have gone by since and the 80+km i have driven after the error, is it safe to say i got lucky and didn't bend any valves? Should i be noticing more aggressive symptoms if i actually did damage? Is there a high chance my clutch is damaged? I have heard stories where people have gotten off the hook for accidental money shifts and also ones where there was zero forgiveness.
Thank you guys for taking the time to hear me out and shed some light on this.
Cheers
