YOUR RESEARCHDid I damage my transmission?
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Did I damage my transmission? I have a 2003 C4S with about 3K miles on it. Driving down the road yesterday, I accidentally shifted from 2nd to 3rd without the clutch engaged and it made one hell of a noise. I have owned 4 manual transmission cars and never did this before. I feel pretty stupid but my main concern is that I did some damage. The car seems to run fine. Am I in trouble?
You may need to drain the trans to find out if there are any shiny bits. AS
My uncle used to shift that way in his TR7, but that was British engineering. I honestly wouldn't worry unless you're transmission starts acting up and then take it to your dealer. Most of us have messed up few shifts.
Hi Andy, It's Cortland. I did that 2 times in my Boxster S. No problems and I believe they are the same transmissions...maybe. Does it go through the gears ok now?
I've done it once under hard acceleration and brought it in to the service guys (who are always more than happy to take money off anxious car-owners) and they said that it should be fine, but then added "although, don't make a regular habit out of it." Hope that helps!
you probably took a couple of flakes of metal off of a couple of the gears, but nothing that will really make a difference. just be on the lookout for any strange behavior!
Tell service it jumps out of 2nd gear, I hear they just give you a new trannsmission.
I think you're fine, interesting though that a new tranny might be in the offing for you. Good luck
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