Rev-limiter?
Was hoping from some knowledge from you guys -
A couple of days ago, I was coming out of a corner and floored the accelerator, and it got stuck to the floor. Needless to say, I was pretty surprised at the car seemingly accelerating by itself, and put it into neutral before shutting off the ignition and coasting to the shoulder. I re-started the car, and it immediately starting revving again, at which point I again turned off the ignition and discovered that the pedal was stuck.
In all, I'd say my car was in neutral with the accelarator stuck to the floor for about 5-10 seconds. During that time, of course it was revving like crazy, and I think the needle was past redline, near 8000 rpm. I was pretty concerned about permanent damage to the engine, but my dealer just told me that if I didn't notice any problems in the engine or its performance, then to leave it alone.
I know that the 997 has a built-in rev limiter, but I believe that the limiter only works when the car is in gear? I asked my dealer if the limiter worked when the car was in neutral, and of course they don't know.
Does anyone know whether or not the limiter works only when the car is in gear? Should I be worried about damage to my engine? I've driven it about 100 miles since then, and haven't noticed any change in the engine, but I'm obviously concerned....
Thanks.
A couple of days ago, I was coming out of a corner and floored the accelerator, and it got stuck to the floor. Needless to say, I was pretty surprised at the car seemingly accelerating by itself, and put it into neutral before shutting off the ignition and coasting to the shoulder. I re-started the car, and it immediately starting revving again, at which point I again turned off the ignition and discovered that the pedal was stuck.
In all, I'd say my car was in neutral with the accelarator stuck to the floor for about 5-10 seconds. During that time, of course it was revving like crazy, and I think the needle was past redline, near 8000 rpm. I was pretty concerned about permanent damage to the engine, but my dealer just told me that if I didn't notice any problems in the engine or its performance, then to leave it alone.
I know that the 997 has a built-in rev limiter, but I believe that the limiter only works when the car is in gear? I asked my dealer if the limiter worked when the car was in neutral, and of course they don't know.
Does anyone know whether or not the limiter works only when the car is in gear? Should I be worried about damage to my engine? I've driven it about 100 miles since then, and haven't noticed any change in the engine, but I'm obviously concerned....
Thanks.
