This channel and engine disassembly videos are gonna sky rocket. Everyone loves to see blown engines and the chaos inside those engines lol.

Just the fact that it ran after all that carnage is astounding.

Damn... the last owner must've really REALLY trashed it, these engines properly maintained are virtually bulletproof, very reliable...

Dude, the amount of tech and precision and engineering that goes into a simple engine is astounding... we really take our Civics and Corollas and Mazda 3's for granted. They're like rocket ships compared to 100 years ago.

Shoutout to Honda for this motor actually turning over.

3:54 “Wow, it’s actually pretty clean in there” Because it never had any oil.

New meaning to "internal combustion engine"...LOL

Classic oil pump failure due to over revving the motor. The k20z3 and k24 motors have those large oil pumps with the balance shafts inside. The balance shafts rotate 2x the speed of the crankshaft and are prone to failure at the slightest over rev of the engine. The busted rod likely occurred either due to the shock of the oil pump detonating or because no oil pressure afterwards. This is why the rsx k20a2 and k20z1 oil pumps are used on a lot of both regular and high performance k series setups.

I’ve seen a few strange things with Honda engines too. Many many years ago I was a Honda Motorcycle mechanic at a Honda dealership in Orlando FL. A kid rode his S-90 single cylinder 4-stroke to the shop. It was raising hell backfiring and all kinds of noise. Kid said, “I think I need a tune-up.” When tore it down it had a completely severed rod AND HAD BEEN RUNNING like that. Both ends of the rod were mushroomed where they had been banging into each other. I guess the rod must have broke after he got it started and the part of the rod attached to the crank would slam into the rod piece attached to the piston knocking the piston up where it would bounce off the combustion chamber somehow not hitting a valve and then smack into the crank end spinning the crank around for another go. I could almost imagine a two-stroke doing that but a single cylinder four-stroke that only fires every other revolution?

I Do Cars: “The inside of the engine looks like a bomb went off.” Seller: “RUNS AND DRIVES!”

This has to be a money shift

Usually happens when they break up by the wrist-pin where the section of the rod is narrowest. Whips around and just tears everything up. My sisters car came apart like that and she just kept driving it until there was nothing left for the rod to hit. Said it stopped making noise so she thought it was ok.

Looks like # 1 connecting rod was tired of all the "ups and downs" and just wanted out !! 😂

The fact that this engine was still running with this kind of damages, even roughly, amazes me.

Bruh, your post-mortem teardowns are awesome, great camera work and angles, super descriptive, and the perfect length to watch. If you do 200+ of these teardowns a year as you said in one of your other vids, you have a straight up cult following.

These engine teardowns are pure crack to me. Really relaxing for some reason.

"there's just a whole bunch of tens" (5:57). honda engines are a dream to work on 'cause they're pretty much held together with one size fastener.

That K20 cylinder head to the right person is worth some money especially if you're doing a k20/k24 build (K24 with K20 head)

14:44 - I am not sure about that. That engine gives me a "this all happened in a police chase" feeling. Hit a curb or parking barrier, cracked the pan, bent the bolt then ran for as long as it could without oil before a piston seized and threw the rod.

I love seeing K carnage. That puppy tried SO HARD to explode but Honda design kept it together.

Lol the commercial for auto-lite plugs RIGHT after you said not to use them in these motors. Great show!!

definite money shift. valve float, piston impact, bent rod binds and lets loose. hilarity ensues. VTEC YO!

14:46 Id imagine it might be something like seeing the tach wrap all the way around to the pin at 0 RPM after a "2-3" shift and almost embedding all your teeth in the passenger dash pad.

I don't know what happened Dad - I woke up and it was like that !

The destruction inside the bottom end was impressive. Thanks for going through the pain to show us how bad things can get...

Have you ever thought about doing any older V8s ? Like Chrysler LA small blocks, Windsors, Chevy big block, etc. They are pretty simple engines but still very different from each others, I'd like to see all the differences between the manufacturers, I think that would be interesting, especially for people wanting to build hot rods since your videos are very clear and informative.

Tear downs of these blown engines are like Christmas morning for gear heads! The suspense!

"I have never seen that" dont underestimate a teenager with a honda si paid for by daddy.

The Ol 2nd to 3rd attempt...but you found 1st instead 😳

I do this for a living and still enjoy watching you tear these apart... keep it up!!

I like these breakdowns. I remember looking up blown engine teardown like a year ago and not finding anything, so thanks for filling the void

Man this motor in that specific car, damn. Thing handled like it was on rails, the shift feel was second to none, and you could let that motor EAT all day at 7,000. Great motor.

Enjoyed seeing a Honda engine from the inside.

Hey bud. First time viewer and subscriber. Great video. This engine puts new meaning to the word “grenade”. Big Al.

It looks to me like that engine ingested some Nitrous Oxide! That's an obscene amount of damage to have been over revved! GREAT VIDEO

My new favorite channel. Love the tear downs 🙂

These videos are the best. I love doing motor teardowns and I love watching them just as much!

That's the most engine carnage I've ever seen. It didn't just throw a rod, it grenaded like a clay duck. I'm sure it was over-revved by some silly kid

Love this stuff! You are good at the videos. Keeps us interested.

Really enjoying these videos sir. It’s a different take on my interests.

The fact that this thing ran at ALL is a damn miracle...wow...

Underrated channel! Your time is coming! I mess with K and LS too Keep it up my dude!

Still don't know how you only have 10k subs man, love your videos and I'm sure these will skyrocket

When he said “rod soup” I lost it 🤣🤣🤣

The expertise and subtle humor is what keeps Making me coming back to watch these

You are great to watch. What a knowledgable mechanic so young and smart, wish I was 30 years younger and was smart enough to do this, your video is great.

These videos are so entertaining. I'm the furthest from a mechanic but I truly enjoy these videos. Great job.

Seeing this makes me think how bad my 2001 2.4 grand am was I blew the oil pump out of the block I walked down my street filling a bag with parts lol

Great channel and thanks for producing so much interesting content. Those crank bolts can be stubborn. Ingersoll Rand makes a series of sockets called Power Socket. They work like a charm on Honda crank bolts.

A Honda engine is like a soldier, it keeps going no matter what. Ericthecarguy had a D16 with a deleted rod and it was still running like it only had a misfire.

I don't know much about engines, but this was really cool.

I've been telling all my buddies about this channel we all love watching this kind of stuff!

Eric, I always get a nice education watching you tear apart a blown Honda K engine. I have a K24Z2 in my Honda Accord. I love the tip about the rubber band and the rocker assemblies. Great video!

pretty amazing that was still running, hard to believe

'What? Engines need oil changes? I don't have time for that!'-My ex-wife

love your videos man. im not sure how long youve been around but you deserve more subs

I'm a new fan of your channel. I LOVE watching you tear down blown engines. I've seen all of your teardowns but do not recall if you have done a Rav4 engine. I own a 2014 and would love to see a tear down of that engine.

I use the Lisle 19mm heavy socket. It’s weighs closes to 1lb due to the extra mass around the socket. A standard 19mm socket on my Milwaukee 1/2” will just bounce around trying to get the bolt free, the lisle socket doesn’t hesitate lol it’s about $14 online 😊

Come on people, plugs aren't that expensive. Put NGKs or Densos in your Honda!!

You have my ideal job this is exactly what I'm looking for. Great videos keep them coming

Love the tight edit on this one. Oh and all the broken bits of course

Thanks for answering the engine stand quesiton. I was wondering why you didn't use one. Great videos, almost like autopsies.

I'm looking forward to these videos. Keep up the good work

i Don't think JB Weld is going to fix this one.... Really like these video teardowns!

Great content. Would love to see a flat-6 out of a Porsche if it ever comes your way

I loved that tear down. Brutal. 😳How in the hell did that even start? 🤔

Lisle (and other companies) make a really heavy impact socket meant for Honda crank pulley bolts. I’ve used mine on about 5 different cars and it works like a dream with my milwaukee impact. Part number is 77080.

So um, how on earth did this engine run when you heard it run? absolutely astonishing. I have a K20Z3 in my car, been such a fantastic engine.. I think this car was just over revved / shifted into the wrong gear at speed. Poor K :(

Haha, that's exactly how the last one of those I replaced looked. Cold air intake down in front of front tire and large puddle of water = nothing salvageable except maybe cylinder head.

I think the rod just said bye to the piston, said hi to the oil pump. With no oil circulating the pieces couldn't get to the other parts of the engine, thus it was still able to function as a three banger. (At least that seems logical.) Just amazing!

I just love engineering and tinkering. I'm not a petrol head or mechanic, but all this stuff is fascinating. I would love to see what you can salvage and how much you're able to sell it for vs the cost of obtaining the engine. Rebuilding projects are something I would like to do as a hobby in the future. Thanks so much 🙂

this engine went out with a bang

“Little extra crankcase ventilation.”😂 love it! AND......how the hell did that thing run?

That is some Grade-A CARNAGE there. Fantastic!

Looks like something hit the oil pan hard, which cracked it and did the internal damage and the engine died immediately. That's why its so clean at the top. It was not an abused engine. Hitting a road hazard at high speed would do this.

" Extra crankcase ventilation" another gem of teardown commentary.

this is the only tear down i haven’t watched yet!

Kids today love to hold Honda engines on the rev limiter. Hear it everyday.... Also keep the commentary coming as I love to hear your opinion and issues you have seen with these engines....

The fact that it ran is a Honda advertisement.

Another good one man... keep em coming

Cool videos, love the teardowns and the unknowns! I'm sure if you had an air impact, you wouldn't have such a hard time getting bolts loose. Don't get me wrong, I use both at work all day, but for stubborn stuff, my Ingersoll Rand Titanium, or Matco air are my go to!!!

So now maybe the whole engine stand saga can be put to rest.

Hey man love your videos , wish I could find work like this around me , currently building engines for GM at my local dealership

Crazy.... I live right near Cedar Lake. When I found out OP was based in STL I was like NICE!

Thank you Eric you have done ✅ it again hit me with the wow factor 👍😊😊💕

Seller: Runs and drives. Just makes a little noise.

Spectacular ! the crank is probably bent.

Would love to see the process you take to get some of those parts salvaged and back to market

All these videos are great!

love the vid - absolutely amazing that thing ran at all

Glad I found your site that you for your videos great job.

Looking forward to the 6.1 Hemi you were talking about. I have 2 of these, and I know they're very robust engines. I also know that people over modify them, too.

Maybe it's the twisted side of me, when I here you say let's get the head off, my brain say "oh goody, carnage time!!!" with a giggle. Thanks for sharing this stuff.

That's some real dedication to tear your car up like that. Bravo to the original owner, stupid needs to be expensive.

Holy cow that was fun. What a great channel

Very likely it was that "cold water intake" if he head was in such good condition. Over-rev tends to cleanly snap the rod, those were very bent before they broke.

I Do Cars, As Soon as you removed that oil pan, I was amazed and shocked at the damage present. I laughed aloud. How did the balance shaft housing end up this way, in pieces? Maybe the connecting rod struck it in just the right way for the balance shaft housing to break up. My Lord, this is awful. Thanks for sharing this engine tear down. I am planning on (want to) buy a newer 11th gen (2022) civic hatchback 'Sport' trim with the K20C2 (port-injected) 2 liter engine and the 6-speed manual transmission. I don't know if, or when, Honda is planning on incorporating port injection and direct injection fuel delivery, but if that is the way the world is going, then Honda needs to get on the ball and do so. Otherwise, I am sticking with port-injected engines only. I am more than happy to give up 22 horsepower from the 158 hp K20C2 port-injected engine versus 180 hp out of the L15B7 1.5 liter direct-injected turbo engine if reliability and durability is on the line. Port injection=proven reliability. Direct injection does not equal reliable or durable in my mind.

That V Tech hit hard! Said no one ever.

Love the content man

Only on a Honda can a connecting rod snap and it still run. I was surprised to see the broken connecting rod still spin smoothly on the crank journal.