This ENTIRE Subaru Engine IS SCRAP! So Much Damage In A FORESTER? EJ253 RIP

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Жыл бұрын

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This week's teardown may go down in history as one of the worst. This Is/Was a Subaru EJ253. Their standard 2.5L SOHC boxer 4 cylinder they put in everything from the mid 90's through early 2010's. These engines are pretty well known for head gasket seeping and overheating, as well as not tolerating low oil levels and sometimes, deleting a rod bearing here and there. This engine, however, has defied every possible scenario I could come up with. I just don't know how you do this.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!? Please tell me. Please. I've been able to figure out the many failure modes of engines I've town down in the last 2+ years but this one? I can't. I just don't get it.
Why do I do this? I own and run a full service auto salvage business in the Saint Louis area called Importapart. Part of our model includes buying blown and core engines, dismantling them and salvaging the good parts from them for resale. We do not rebuild engines, were merely supply parts to those that do.
I really hope you enjoyed this teardown. As always, I love all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism. Catch you on the next one!
-Eric

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@Pmpautogroup
@Pmpautogroup Жыл бұрын
Pete here. Y'all are welcome. My guess is that this was a NASA experiment for the new shuttle engine program. As we can see... It failed the first test.
@12345.......
@12345....... Жыл бұрын
To the moon!!!!!! Hold your foot down!
@thomasfletcher760
@thomasfletcher760 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Pete !
@johnmoore8599
@johnmoore8599 Жыл бұрын
Unscheduled rapid disassembly I think they call it. The owner should be a crash test dummy for the USAF...
@ethanthomas1868
@ethanthomas1868 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Pete, that was spectacular
@vater1760
@vater1760 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the core, Pete!
@rawdurand
@rawdurand Жыл бұрын
This engine gives new meaning to "internal combustion"
@josephbidon4333
@josephbidon4333 Жыл бұрын
"Imprezza"
@ericremoe8648
@ericremoe8648 Жыл бұрын
..Or rather "infernal combustion"?
@SurelyYewJest
@SurelyYewJest 7 ай бұрын
Ya I think the engineers had the wrong idea about internal combustion. You're not supposed to get everything so hot it simultaneously combusts!
@morphin8654
@morphin8654 Ай бұрын
​@ 0:10 josephbidon4333
@kiubnzeogurmuerseger
@kiubnzeogurmuerseger Жыл бұрын
I vote for towed in gear. To have parts light blue / green / grey, those things easily got to ~600°f+. Frankly it's amazing.
@johnt.848
@johnt.848 Жыл бұрын
It's the only rational explanation for total destruction, there's no way they could have driven it to cause that.
@billchildress9756
@billchildress9756 Жыл бұрын
That was a leaker that the Dipstick forgot to pull the dipstick!?!
@Motronic944
@Motronic944 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking maybe money shift, but this makes a lot more sense.
@wiskatesnow
@wiskatesnow Жыл бұрын
@@johnt.848 My dads ej253 through a rod through the block simply driving highway in Minneapolis. Maybe he ran it too low on oil?? I have no idea how that happened
@johnt.848
@johnt.848 Жыл бұрын
@@wiskatesnow I had a car do the same because I ignored a bearing knock.
@rushthezeppelin
@rushthezeppelin Жыл бұрын
Wow, a valve making it's way into the oil pan is extremely impressive. I literally made it's way to the opposite side of the journey. Quite a journey for a top end component.
@DjRay1967
@DjRay1967 Жыл бұрын
Eric I love how you took the water pump chucking to a whole new level. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@christopherweise438
@christopherweise438 Жыл бұрын
Apparently they're called "boxer" engines cause the rods are trying to "punch" their way out of the block.
@thezoomguys385
@thezoomguys385 Жыл бұрын
They succeeded!
@larryjohns8823
@larryjohns8823 Жыл бұрын
That's what you do after an engine failure- "box her up, it is trash now"😅
@craigtupper103
@craigtupper103 8 ай бұрын
Heeeyyyyooo!😂
@Zodliness
@Zodliness Жыл бұрын
The fact that it spun long enough to literally smooth blend everything inside, achieved the kind of carnage one submits to the Guinness book of records.
@NFS_Challenger54
@NFS_Challenger54 Жыл бұрын
Similar story regarding Subaru engines. When I first started out at my shop, we had a costumer come in with a Subaru Forester saying he needs an axle. As a matter of fact, he bought an axle from the nearest AutoZone. I'm on the opposite side of the building doing tires, while one of my coworkers jumps into the car to bring it into the shop. As he cranked the car over and drove it into the work bay, I can immediately tell what was wrong with the car. Literally all of us stopped what we were doing and went over to the car. My boss opens the hood and checks the dipstick, NO MOTOR OIL. It was completely bone dry. All of us were astonished the guy drove it to the shop in its condition. We went over to the costumer and told him what was actually wrong. His response, and I'll never forget it, he said "My friends told me I don't need oil". My boss and I were almost facepalming ourselves. Now remember, I was a rookie just starting out. I stopped him and said to him "Think of your engine as your heart and the oil is your blood. What would happen if there were no blood flowing through to your heart?" And he said, "You'll die." Obviously, everyone knows what my response is after that. We put 5 quarts of oil in the car, which was kind of over optimistic. Fortunately, the guy lived up the road from the shop, and my boss said he would be amazed if the car even made it to the driveway. UNFORTUNATELY, the engine literally ceased about halfway in between the shop and his house, and his house isn't even 45 seconds from the shop, by car. The engine was that far gone. We helped tow the car back up to his house and the rest is history. Moral of the story to those who own a Subaru, please check your engine oil level periodically.
@raven4k998
@raven4k998 Жыл бұрын
a blown engine happens to any brand of engine given enough time it will happen to any engine some blow sooner then Subaru's other later on
@timin770
@timin770 4 ай бұрын
​@@raven4k998it will happen to all engines without oil. A Subaru with oil will go 300k. I've owned several. Check your oil EVERY TIME you get fuel, more often if you like. No matter what make you drive
@lassiterdominguez2879
@lassiterdominguez2879 4 ай бұрын
Blah blah blah u have to check trash subasura oil more often cuz trash head gaskets leak. 😂😂😂. Stupid sube fans live in a bubble.😂
@swamp-yankee
@swamp-yankee 2 ай бұрын
Some years ago and the last time I got my oil changed at a shop I was driving a shit box ranger, and it was like 10 degrees out so I didn’t feel like doing it. Guy left the filter loose and it was gone when I got home being without oil at home and needing to go to work I drove that truck back to the shop and gave them a piece of my mind. I sold that truck to somebody from my town and I still see that very recognizable pile driving around
@edrannou3914
@edrannou3914 Жыл бұрын
When you hear the rod knocking, you have to drive really fast so you get home before it lets go. Or at least be closer to save on the towing charge.
@timh6977
@timh6977 Жыл бұрын
A mate years ago had that philosophy when a rod let go in his Holden six. Hold it flat to get closer to home! He got 16 more Kms out of it before lock up!!!
@VikingDudee
@VikingDudee Жыл бұрын
My grandfather had a old 70s v8 Chrysler car and it suddenly had a really bad knock, He took the head off and the rod and piston and threw it back together and drove that thing for almost a year on 7 cylinders lol, Crazy old man.
@kenstein
@kenstein Жыл бұрын
A friend of mine did this with a Subaru EJ222. It worked but he failed to take into account the fact that it was going to lock it up and leave at least 3 of 4 converter bolts inaccessible. He had to spend hours with a sawzall cutting the block away to get to them because he didn't have a way to drop the front subframe complete and separate them, as Subaru puts a goofy long extension on the converter neck to get past the front diff and you run out of room moving the engine forward before your converter runs out of dingus.
@mattyb7736
@mattyb7736 Жыл бұрын
​@@timh6977 we had a bet after a demolition derby with an old 186 Cut the bottom radiator hose, removed the sump bung, $5 in the pot, winner takes all guess when it would stop with a brick on the gas, I won at 46 minutes. Solid old motors, got to love self limiting revs with hydraulic lifters hehehe
@earlscheib7754
@earlscheib7754 Жыл бұрын
@@VikingDudee didn't happen if you take a connecting rod off the oil will pump out of that open journal leaving no oil pressure after it. And I'm assuming he was smart enough to leave the pushrods for the empty cylinder off.
@dentalnovember
@dentalnovember Жыл бұрын
Hey hey hey Mr. I read all comments, I check my oil every other time I buy gas. I check the oil every time I cut the grass. I look at the oil window every time I ride my motorcycle. I can’t afford new engines!
@Firefrei
@Firefrei Жыл бұрын
For those wondering, for the oil pump to start to turn blue if would have had to reach at least 500-550 degree Fahrenheit which is around 2 to 3 times normal operating temperature. This car has to have been flat towed in gear because it explains how the crankshaft would have be able to keep turning and destroy all the rods and lack of oil flow unless some wizard was magically able to yeet them all off simultaneously with racing with low oil or coolant
@stephenschenider4007
@stephenschenider4007 Жыл бұрын
Wtf is yeet?
@Firefrei
@Firefrei Жыл бұрын
@@stephenschenider4007 m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a71dfZmatd--nYE.html
@petesmitt
@petesmitt Жыл бұрын
@@stephenschenider4007 black slang for throw..
@stephenschenider4007
@stephenschenider4007 Жыл бұрын
@@petesmitt I figured it was some mushroom top zoomer shit. Thanks.
@xxprouxx
@xxprouxx Жыл бұрын
​@@petesmitt wait hold up. Black? Sorry I'll have to disagree with that part. But yes it does mean throw.
@darrenvictoriathornhill1170
@darrenvictoriathornhill1170 Жыл бұрын
A massive thanks to Pete for this core. That is the most amazing destruction. All rods disconnected. Never seen that. Wow
@dkmorris713
@dkmorris713 Жыл бұрын
I just gave a round of applause to the person that blew up this motor. Spectacular.
@mann_idonotreadreplies
@mann_idonotreadreplies Жыл бұрын
probably misshifted like a lot of "manual transmission experts". lol
@dkmorris713
@dkmorris713 Жыл бұрын
@mann_idonotreadcomments I thought that myself before we learned that this motor came from a forester. The chances of it being a manual are pretty slim. I think a soup of neglect, lack of oil, and plenty of Revs that sunk this ship. Notice how there was ZERO debris in the oil pickup??
@POVwithRC
@POVwithRC Жыл бұрын
Alright. The waterpump skit. Take your Oscar and get out.
@juangonzalez-pf9mg
@juangonzalez-pf9mg Жыл бұрын
Brilliant editing 😂
@NoWr2Run
@NoWr2Run Жыл бұрын
GREAT SKIT, He' getting better.
@warrentinsley5490
@warrentinsley5490 Жыл бұрын
The ability to yard waterpumps thru time and space...achievement unlocked....😮
@sergeantpeppers8858
@sergeantpeppers8858 Жыл бұрын
He can't receive his Oscar until he slaps the crap out of somebody.
@NoWr2Run
@NoWr2Run Жыл бұрын
@@sergeantpeppers8858 NICE, LMFAO.
@Kenneth_R
@Kenneth_R Жыл бұрын
The timing system on this engine seems very well designed, simple and reliable. Love that there are none of those stupid plastic timing chain/belt tensioners. Robust metal tensioners with large bearings rule.
@ThatOddLife
@ThatOddLife 6 ай бұрын
They are absolutely simple. The unfortunate circumstance of my EJ25D (96 DOHC motor) is that I broke every single cover so now I'm running a naked timing belt. Aligning the cam sprockets was a breeze, and I didn't even use the special tool that is "required" for the job.
@sportclay1
@sportclay1 Жыл бұрын
This autopsy was one of the best yet. Like everyone else how do you get an engine to destroy itself so completely? One would think it would have stopped long before every single moving part was totally destroyed. I will check the oil daily on my Forester from now on.
@Conservator.
@Conservator. Жыл бұрын
Some have suggested the car might have been towed behind an RV in the wrong gear, 1st or maybe even reverse which would explain there was no debris in the oil pickup.
@robertslegers257
@robertslegers257 Жыл бұрын
You will be the only one Eric said," Nobody checks their oil"
@sportclay1
@sportclay1 Жыл бұрын
@@Conservator. An awful lot of heat generated to have happened while towing. Suppose its possible.? I believe more likely , someone didn't check oil and drove it with a heavy foot .
@Conservator.
@Conservator. Жыл бұрын
@@sportclay1 I’m just an armchair ‘expert’ but my guess would be that an engine would have given up long before the damage to this extend could happen. When towed, the damage could continu much longer. Just my thoughts.
@Refertech101
@Refertech101 Жыл бұрын
@@Conservator. think of a vehicle as a kinetic battery, if they where going fast enough when it let go, and just let it coast to a stop in gear, you'd easily drive the engine to pure and utter distruction
@Spudchucker92
@Spudchucker92 Жыл бұрын
My man literally just yeeted a water pump from Missouri all the way to Pennsylvania. I think that’s the most impressive thing here. EDIT: Thanks Pete
@brianl8983
@brianl8983 Жыл бұрын
He’s got a great arm I guess
@randyhall2135
@randyhall2135 Жыл бұрын
Two options. 1) ran with little or no oil for awhile. 2) If it was stick shift was it flat toward behind an RV and they left in gear . If so rpm could have exceeded 12 to 15 thousand rpm.
@jthet2001
@jthet2001 Жыл бұрын
Or it’s a Subaru flat 4🤣🤣
@noyb7920
@noyb7920 Жыл бұрын
@Karl with a K Not really, I could change my Subaru's head gasket without removing the engine. Of course, it being necessary in the first place IS a problem, haha.
@lawrenceleible3670
@lawrenceleible3670 Жыл бұрын
My guess would be option #2. Seen it a couple times on low mileage Jeep wranglers, owners messed up and left the transfer case engaged, one of them was found to be in 4-low so considerably more than even 12 or 15 thousand. Blows the whole bottom end of the engine all over the highway.
@daniellibich1376
@daniellibich1376 Жыл бұрын
@@lawrenceleible3670 Like one case of then FCA and now Stellantis had approved many jeep products including the wrangler for flat towing behind a RV when one such owner of a jeep wrangler was accused of leaving the transfer case in 4L along with the manual in 1st as behind a RV at highway speeds has technicians conclude the engine was turning at least 50K RPM before the engine practically exploded when even pickup owners wonder what they did to explode the transfer case.
@its_jjk
@its_jjk 10 ай бұрын
@@noyb7920how
@billj.widmann112
@billj.widmann112 11 ай бұрын
Another vote for being towed in gear. FWIW, used to work with a couple of race teams. Turning small block Chevy 350s to 7,000. Have seen a number of "blow ups" but never anything remotely close to this. Amazing!
@peterking2794
@peterking2794 11 ай бұрын
I can barely begin to imagine how spectacular that must have sounded when it decided to shred itself in to oblivion! At least it had a decent timing belt! Great video, cheers!
@carbontetlabs8606
@carbontetlabs8606 Жыл бұрын
The effort expended on that one bolt to get the block all the way apart is what earned the like and comment today :)
@WarriorsPhoto
@WarriorsPhoto Жыл бұрын
Agreed! 🎉
@Turboy65
@Turboy65 Жыл бұрын
That crankshaft is COOKED. Easily this is the max carnage I've ever seen in an engine that didn't blow completely apart.
@frankneher9192
@frankneher9192 Жыл бұрын
I was missing the blanket for the crankshaft
@thezoomguys385
@thezoomguys385 Жыл бұрын
That crankshaft had to get cherry red, or close to it in order to become rusted that way. It was really HOT!
@thomasfletcher760
@thomasfletcher760 Жыл бұрын
Yep , definitely surpassed the V10 on carnage
@janosnagyj.9540
@janosnagyj.9540 11 ай бұрын
BAKED. That's the right word. BAKED. 🥵
@MDBenson
@MDBenson Жыл бұрын
Thanks Pete! The big problem with flat-piston engines... as I see it... is... when a vertical piston engine blows the parts all fall to the bottom... in a flat engine they can't fall down very far because of the windage tray, and the opposed direction means the overwhelming majority of the force is sideways, so when they let go the parts fly *into each other*. So a high RPM failure basically means one thrown rod scatters bits into another rod... into another rod... you get the idea... It looks to me like a catastrophic oiling failure. Lost oil pressure, spun bearings, lots of flying pieces, kablamo.
@obsidianjane4413
@obsidianjane4413 11 ай бұрын
It doesn't really matter because stuff is flying around and things in the process of breaking can't get out of each others way regardless of the orientation.
@desdecardo
@desdecardo Жыл бұрын
Worked on Subarus since the EA79 block. If one ran rough, and it wasn't obvious why, we'd try starting the engine on one cylinder to see which cylinder didn't start to find the bad one. There is no small amount of voodoo involved in making these engines run.
@napoleontheclown
@napoleontheclown Жыл бұрын
I fully suspect improper towing procedure was at play here. You don't need any good cylinders to spin the engine if the car is being moved under another vehicle's power while left in gear.
@shrek_428
@shrek_428 Жыл бұрын
I saw a video once where they towed a car with a manual transmission in first gear to see how fast the engine would spin. It scattered parts everywhere. I think someone duplicated that with this engine.
@HighwayHunkie
@HighwayHunkie Жыл бұрын
Or the driver wanted to kill it on purpose and always got it to run again after another lost con rod, after cooling down again.... until the last one went too.... unbelievable!
@SMOBY44
@SMOBY44 Жыл бұрын
Just had to reply after seeing your MM rate. Hole snipe? A gang?
@shrek_428
@shrek_428 Жыл бұрын
@@SMOBY44 Just an ol' knuckle dragger CGN-9 in the early 80's
@509brown
@509brown Жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric! Thanks Pete! That was stunning! Just shows that good things do come in small packages, and this tear down was very, very good! Eric the Tenacious!💪💪💪
@kylequinn7760
@kylequinn7760 Жыл бұрын
Best One Ever, I must admit, I'm addicted to Eric's teardowns. Love this one for sure. Thanks Pete!
@thatnguy4618
@thatnguy4618 Жыл бұрын
Towing it behind an RV in first gear would have "run" it long enough to do that!
@wesley00042
@wesley00042 Жыл бұрын
That was my guess as well.
@wickedcabinboy
@wickedcabinboy Жыл бұрын
@@wesley00042 - That's a pretty good guess. It would also explain why they didn't hear anything. Edit: others have suggested down shifting at at extremely high speed, that would explain the heat.
@Taroodin
@Taroodin Жыл бұрын
Even better, towed with transmission in reverse.
@mann_idonotreadreplies
@mann_idonotreadreplies Жыл бұрын
@@wickedcabinboy it doesnt have to be extremely high speed to misshift. you can misshift at 100 km/h if their dumb enough. just sayin
@jnelson4765
@jnelson4765 Жыл бұрын
Yep, Either that or engine braking down Mount Washington...
@christopherweise438
@christopherweise438 Жыл бұрын
If we get an "I'm speechless" in the title.....ya know we're gonna get some carnage. Thanks Pete!
@mikepupillo2648
@mikepupillo2648 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Someone asked why I watch you tear down so many engines. I don't know. But I enjoy it. Thank you.
@user-hp1hg4yb9o
@user-hp1hg4yb9o 7 ай бұрын
Friend of mine towed his 2009 Subaru Forester with manual trans behind his motorhome,He forgot and left it in gear after a hitch up,a few miles down the road the engine “Grenaded” I suspect this may be what happened to this one! l enjoy your teardowns very much
@supton1532
@supton1532 Жыл бұрын
Subaru noticed that the competition was using either cylinder deactivation or engine start/stop. So they decided to multiply the two together for total deactivation.
@carnivorebear6582
@carnivorebear6582 Жыл бұрын
I like the new valve deactivation feature, truly innovative engineering
@duomaxwell5807
@duomaxwell5807 Жыл бұрын
@billchildress9756
@billchildress9756 Жыл бұрын
Hey! Saves on GAS.
@weedmanwestvancouverbc9266
@weedmanwestvancouverbc9266 10 ай бұрын
Cylindrus Deletus
@anthonyruby5040
@anthonyruby5040 Жыл бұрын
I love this channel and the endless supply of parts being thrown across the shop😂
@wickedcabinboy
@wickedcabinboy Жыл бұрын
@Anthony Ruby - And perfectly good parts, too.
@coliander4180
@coliander4180 Жыл бұрын
​@@wickedcabinboy not perfectly good if they take up more space than they're worth.
@wickedcabinboy
@wickedcabinboy Жыл бұрын
@@coliander4180 - Sorry, I guess the sarcasm didn't shine through like I thought it would.
@RoninEclipse2G
@RoninEclipse2G Жыл бұрын
Worked for a Subaru dealership for years. We would regularly see engines with holes under the alternator because the jackwagon owner hadn't changed the oil or even topped it off for 25k or more.
@lordthicknipples-gt2oq
@lordthicknipples-gt2oq 8 ай бұрын
I've never seen such complete destruction, it just goes to show that if you believe in yourself you can accomplish anything. Whoever blew up that engine deserves an award.
@helenault7452
@helenault7452 Жыл бұрын
I still miss the days when I used to do this kind of teardown once in a while. Being able to watch you do it, with commentary that I'd have used myself, brings back so many memories.
@wjanis1
@wjanis1 Жыл бұрын
I miss the days when I used to de-manufacture engines and trannies like this.
@mann_idonotreadreplies
@mann_idonotreadreplies Жыл бұрын
COOL STORY BRO
@TestECull
@TestECull Жыл бұрын
33:52 Accurate recreation of how that engine sounded right before it ended up in your shop
@module79l28
@module79l28 Жыл бұрын
Nice catch, I was about to post the same comment! 😄
@AlabasterRadiance
@AlabasterRadiance 6 ай бұрын
10:20 - I laughed so hard at this! This is what makes your channel so amazing. It's very informative on the tear downs, but not a dry moment. You really keep the viewer engaged from start to finish.
@brianf8621
@brianf8621 7 ай бұрын
Great tear down. Thanks Pete.
@wjanis1
@wjanis1 Жыл бұрын
‘Knock - knock!’. Hi. Let me introduce myself. I’m Rod.
@12345.......
@12345....... Жыл бұрын
Everything about that engine is a work of art. The chared crank, the piston with 50 valve marks in it. Beautiful
@KnexJunkie
@KnexJunkie Жыл бұрын
The Chef prepared it well. Danm that engine is R.I.P
@coldstne1
@coldstne1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Pete and Eric for sharing!! One of the best ones!
@jeffmcrae5336
@jeffmcrae5336 Жыл бұрын
That was impressive. The only thing I can think of is that it was really low on oil and developed a knock. then revved past it's maximum RPM until things started flying apart. Keep up the good work.
@speeddemon1092
@speeddemon1092 Жыл бұрын
Loved the little skit with the water pump, and as the owner of a high mileage 02 subaru, I think I'm gonna do the oil change a little bit earlier. As for my theory on what caused this, it was towed while in gear. I remember seeing an article online years ago where a family towed their car (I think it was a cooper mini or somesuch smaller car) and left it in first, then got it up to highway speeds. The inside of the engine got turned to gravel and according to the comments the shaft RPM in that poor bastard of an engine would have been pushing well north of 20k RPM. Leaving it gear (probably first or second) would have sent the engine above the redline once the tow got up to speed and from there the friction and sheer forces involved would have done the rest. Wonder how brutalized the transmission and transfer case was on this vehicle.
@bcyr-CO
@bcyr-CO 8 ай бұрын
I do my ‘03 Outback at 2500mi. My ‘95 Legacy gets done maybe every 500mi or so (granted, I race it so it’s a change after each race).
@beyondmiddleagedman7240
@beyondmiddleagedman7240 Жыл бұрын
Probably towed behind an RV and left in (a lower) gear. That would keep it turning through the carnage. I'd love to be able to give the two "good" pistons/rods to a couple guys at work who are Subaru fanatics. I'll just send them the link to this video. It will break their minds and hearts.
@Currawong
@Currawong Жыл бұрын
I was thinking of getting one and leaving it in my Subaru the next time I take it in for service just to see their reaction.
@stevemarch3432
@stevemarch3432 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I have never seen anything so destroyed! Unbelievable. Best teardown yet. 👍
@billchildress9756
@billchildress9756 Жыл бұрын
I have! It was not very funny though when it was found out that the guy who bilt the engine wound up with an extra set of rod bearings though. He was better lubed than the engine was.
@ericemenhiser5781
@ericemenhiser5781 Жыл бұрын
This entire video is why I love watching your content!! Loved the bit when you threw the water pump to your buddies in PA! And FOUR broken rods, impressive!!! I can't believe you ruined the block just to take it apart, what a waste! 😂😂
@stevenhardy5767
@stevenhardy5767 Жыл бұрын
The water pump was hysterical. That had to be towed behind a pusher camper, I seen a jeep with the transmission , transfer case AND engine just scrap because they forgot to put it in neutral.
@DanBowkley
@DanBowkley Жыл бұрын
I've got two theories: either someone had it running parked in their driveway and put a brick on the gas pedal before pulling the oil pan plug, or it got towed in gear for about half a million miles. There's no way in Hades it was actually being driven. This thing is past nuggets, we've got a bowl of Boxer Engine Crunch!
@BrightStar3862
@BrightStar3862 Жыл бұрын
Definitely, one of your very best videos. Thanks, TED.
@rench55
@rench55 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Pete! I'm just impressed with how long this engine must have kept turning after it started falling apart. Truly amazed...
@Stylemaster911
@Stylemaster911 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps it was towed in gear? That is crazy, because it seems like it kept running for a LONG time after it should not have..
@papawheelie5835
@papawheelie5835 Жыл бұрын
Someone hitting the rev limiter just after their 60,000 mile oil change interval. (And forgetting to add the clean oil). That was some professional level destruction! I had a crankshaft break at 70 mph in a FIAT once and the results were bad but not even close to this carnage. I'm impressed! Truly!
@DrMGomezJr
@DrMGomezJr Жыл бұрын
It's obvious that you like what you do, and I enjoyed watching your enthusiasm.
@EverydayDIY2023
@EverydayDIY2023 Жыл бұрын
Simply and catastrophically, OUTSTANDING! Makes me wonder that is what the 2.5 in my daughter's '07 probably looked like when she first heard clanking and kept trying to run it....
@crasher88
@crasher88 Жыл бұрын
I would like to have seen the crankshaft put on some v-blocks and rotated. I would be shocked in that crank wasn't twisted to some degree
@chriscawley5102
@chriscawley5102 Жыл бұрын
I think you have a new carnage champion I can't imagine the noises coming from this before it finally quit.
@wwjoshdew
@wwjoshdew Жыл бұрын
oh man. I love your reaction at 15:46 I was laughing my ass off. You were laughing your ass off. we were both laughing so hard at the same thing. Then your "complete salad kit" broke me. I love your content dude. It's the freaking best. also 18:46 the look you gave the camera when you realized what you said. much love dude!
@garylarson6386
@garylarson6386 Жыл бұрын
I did maintenance on cnc machine tools and loved my blue pry bars, you are so entertaining
@avrggamer69
@avrggamer69 Жыл бұрын
The pan pun had me laughing way harder than I should have been but honestly I think the engine was already on its way out so they just went full send and some how Powered through all the noise and pain until it completely stopped
@brand-x7049
@brand-x7049 Жыл бұрын
Another fun thing with these engines: all the chem-welded bolts in the block from dissimilar-metal reaction. 18:30 Gotta dig the "Parts Master" oil filter... 🤣
@vman1011able
@vman1011able Жыл бұрын
heyyy wix makes em they aint that bad
@kenstein
@kenstein Жыл бұрын
It sure mastered those parts
@fubartotale3389
@fubartotale3389 Жыл бұрын
@@vman1011able But it screams "give me the cheapest you got!"
@edifyguy
@edifyguy Жыл бұрын
The reason it didn't want to split the block was that the crank had welded itself to the halves. I can't see any way this happened other than it let go at high speed in a manual transmission vehicle and the driver didn't take it out of gear, and the momentum mulched the engine. That's impressive damage! Thanks for taking it ALL the way apart. Also, I love that you finally clarified to the viewing public what I already knew about the ongoing water pump joke.
@Stover1928
@Stover1928 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video so much I had to watch it twice. My favorite part the oil pan gift basket!
@agentrock8495
@agentrock8495 Жыл бұрын
Love the water pump bit. 🤓
@pgrcadventures1414
@pgrcadventures1414 Жыл бұрын
This looks like it let go on the highway at the top of 5th gear and they let it coast all the way to a stop while in gear, absolutely spectacular amount of carnage.
@glenbenton4855
@glenbenton4855 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos man, always very educational and i love the vocabulary you choose to teach us. I have learned so much here you can't imagine. Thank you a lot for sharing your time with us. Do you think you can do An F23 from the 6th gen Accords? Btw you are pretty funny with that thrown water pump
@michiganhoosiers03
@michiganhoosiers03 Жыл бұрын
As always the teardown was awesome. Best part was the waterpump segment!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@BobBasshead
@BobBasshead Жыл бұрын
That has to be your best tear-down yet! Thanks Pete!
@srt8madman727
@srt8madman727 Жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I see this style of engine I'm always amazed by its design. Strange the way it's designed.
@procrastinator1842
@procrastinator1842 Жыл бұрын
Strange, but clever. Perfectly balanced so there are no counterweights on the crank, no balance shaft and very little ancillary stuff. So they end up being almost half the weight and half the height of a regular inline 4.
@srt8madman727
@srt8madman727 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know any of that information. Thanks for letting me know.
@FreeHazelNuts
@FreeHazelNuts Жыл бұрын
@@procrastinator1842what are the drawbacks then? Are there any?
@Xaluber
@Xaluber Жыл бұрын
@Retired Bore Subaru mainly still uses boxer engines because their signature symmetrical AWD system requires a longitudinal layout with the entire engine sitting in front of the front axle. A normal inline 4 would be far too long.
@fubartotale3389
@fubartotale3389 Жыл бұрын
@@srt8madman727 Same basic design as Porsche, the only two Manufacturers that use it because its expensive to produce, those engine cases are a precision casting, not just a hunk of metal. Engine assembly is quite a bit more involved.
@robertsewell536
@robertsewell536 Жыл бұрын
This was the perfect way to start my work week off. You are hysterical.
@adonvonpanzern3480
@adonvonpanzern3480 Жыл бұрын
Honestly i love these videos. Unironically teaching me how engines work to an extent. Keep it up! (Also a powertech 4.7 would be cool)
@bloroxcleach
@bloroxcleach Жыл бұрын
what kind of insider knowledge did you have???? Literally the next video WAS a 4.7 powertech lol
@adonvonpanzern3480
@adonvonpanzern3480 Жыл бұрын
@@bloroxcleach idek but like, I better go buy a lotto ticket or sum
@volnutt1609
@volnutt1609 Жыл бұрын
Love the gags and skits as always Eric. Always make my Saturdays off work better
@mazzg1966
@mazzg1966 Жыл бұрын
Pete and Eric rock! Thanks for entertaining me while I had my popcorn and rum & coke...that was a blast, possibly literally...
@MultiMightyQuinn
@MultiMightyQuinn Жыл бұрын
The valve cover died as the engine lived.....recklessly! Thanks for another great teardown video!
@urk5204
@urk5204 Жыл бұрын
I like your ambush method at 10:53. That dipstick tube didn't see that coming
@patriel1
@patriel1 Жыл бұрын
That engine had Autobot chow in the oil pan. Looks like this engine was going light speed when it blew. Thanks Pete for this mystery engine.
@jp2246
@jp2246 Жыл бұрын
Your most cautious and delicate tear down yet!
@silentferret1049
@silentferret1049 Жыл бұрын
As far as the color changing, I know for steel like high carbon steel 400F will take it to a nice straw/golden color. I think 600F around that temp for it to be blued and it would stay that color for a while until it starts to go red hot. Its when that stuff cools down when it turns a dull greyish from a shiny polished state it would have started. That cover being aluminum and it being fused means that the Aluminum got hot enough to get soft to fuse but not melt and aluminum (given alloys) starts to melt around 1200F. So between 600F to 1000F
@weedmanwestvancouverbc9266
@weedmanwestvancouverbc9266 10 ай бұрын
I remember that beautiful straw colour when I was starting out in metalworking and I had two temporary chisel and you scrape away at the bare metal one piece of Emery cloth until the oxide turns a beautiful yellow colour and then you quench it
@OgamiItto70
@OgamiItto70 Жыл бұрын
Way to go, Pete. That was truly impressive. The only scenarios I can think of to generate this level of destruction are: 1. Improper towing. 2. A backwards "upshift." (3rd-to-2nd, 4th-to-3rd or similar.) 3. A gear-skipping downshift at the top of the rev range. (5th-to-2nd or 4th-to-1st.) High-RPM on-throttle shenanigans would not, I think, be able to wreak such complete annihilation. A piston or rod or valve or whatever would fail and the engine would quit, limiting the damage to however much could be done with just the engine's remaining inertia. _This_ engine was turned into a self-shredding machine, forcibly spun until ding nigh _everything_ inside it was pulverized. That's my opinion, anyway, although I'm no expert.
@talllanky1
@talllanky1 Жыл бұрын
This video is why I love this channel you had me rolling and that water pump skit love it. I don't think I've seen you this speechless. Love it ty Eric for the laughs
@justsumguy2u
@justsumguy2u Жыл бұрын
Imagine what it sounded like when the entire long block came apart. This ran out of oil at high rpm, and it may well have been towing (or trying to tow) something at the time
@kenstein
@kenstein Жыл бұрын
I bet it sounded like a wood chipper eating an entire recycling bin full of mason jars
@Me-zo8yc
@Me-zo8yc Жыл бұрын
@@kenstein 😅🤣🤣🤣
@wazzym290
@wazzym290 Жыл бұрын
Man , this is epic!! great job to you and thank you Pete! I wish I could have heard this thing grenade---- must have been wild
@biscuitninja
@biscuitninja Жыл бұрын
It never ceases to amaze me how bad these engines destroy themselves. Even when used lightly, these engines are just so delicate and have a tendency to be under designed for safety. I love the flat 4 and flat 6 but wow!
@QuinnDickinson2610
@QuinnDickinson2610 Жыл бұрын
I'm almost convinced this is my buddy's old motor! We blew it up in early 2019. It randomly started an extremely violent rodknock and one day I jump started it and every so slightly gave it throttle to keep it iding and it blew up. It was a beige Forester and we are fairly close to Mertztown, PA. If it's truly my buddy old motor I have videos of it running
@NG-VQ37VHR
@NG-VQ37VHR Жыл бұрын
While it would be neat to hear from the owner of this engine, I have to believe this was seeing very high rpm when it let go. Unless you were bouncing it off the limiter to keep it from dying, it's probably a different motor unfortunately.
@QuinnDickinson2610
@QuinnDickinson2610 Жыл бұрын
@@NG-VQ37VHR the damage matches the picture. Trust me the rod knock was insanely violent and my buddy drove it around for a little bit plus had to drive it home 30 mins after it started knocking. I revved it to like 3k cold and it nuked it.
@brianl8983
@brianl8983 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Pete. I like how the boxers sound when operating properly but I have virtually no experience with maintaining them
@paulturgeon2259
@paulturgeon2259 Жыл бұрын
It's just 2 heads instead of 1 , very easy to maintain.
@wjanis1
@wjanis1 Жыл бұрын
Change the oil!
@wjanis1
@wjanis1 Жыл бұрын
And keep it in coolant!
@Coolhansolo
@Coolhansolo Жыл бұрын
Fat 4
@dfcvda
@dfcvda Жыл бұрын
i use a garage *top tip.
@justrelaxing1501
@justrelaxing1501 Жыл бұрын
Like I said before...I love the sound of a bolt cracking loose. Really liked the cylinder "readjustment" to free that bolt. I was wondering what kind of noise this made when it blew up? Did the driver just lay on the gas until it blew up, someone racing it, fleeing from a police chase? All the above? Be interesting to get the back story on this one.
@yal100
@yal100 Жыл бұрын
Holy internal explosion! The problem has only gotten worse with extended oil change times. Subaru is one of the few manufacturers Ive seen that has actually reduced the oil change mileage on their latest engines, the FB engine family use to be 7500 mile changes, its now down to 6000 miles. I change mine every 5000 and check it as often as I can.
@IuriSantos
@IuriSantos Жыл бұрын
The Water pump cameo was Fucking gold.
@timtimtimmay4654
@timtimtimmay4654 Жыл бұрын
Since we are going with baseball terms, it batted 1.000. It was knocking them down all over the place. It finished the season leaving nothing else on the field. On a side note, remember when they did "Cash for clunkers"? I wonder if someone has one of the engines they poured the "mixture" into that they would donate so we can see what it did to them.
@michaelworden9265
@michaelworden9265 Жыл бұрын
Or in bowling, the Rocket Scientist bowled a 300 game (perfect score)
@jeffersonroberts8263
@jeffersonroberts8263 Жыл бұрын
You're impact is back !! Welcome back buddy
@SavageBluetick
@SavageBluetick 8 ай бұрын
I dont know what it is but these videos are oddly satisfying to watch 😂
@Thestargazer56
@Thestargazer56 Жыл бұрын
Send it to the Flex-Seal® guy and let him prove how good his stuff is.
@benaldredge2671
@benaldredge2671 Жыл бұрын
The water pump toss was awesome 😂
6 ай бұрын
I am rewatching this video and lmao. It might be my favorite one. Thanks, Pete and Eric. ❤
@alro2434
@alro2434 Жыл бұрын
Thanks & extra thanks to Pete!! Especially hoped for & liked the oil pump view! They ignore the noise, hoping it will go away or at least get them where they're going, and since it is going slower they just push the go pedal down even more until the job/destruction is complete. Yeah, I'm wrong, towed in gear!
@todds3388
@todds3388 Жыл бұрын
100%, that thing was flat towed in gear.
@thor294
@thor294 Жыл бұрын
Was thinking that. Trans had to be turning the engine
@Paul070
@Paul070 Жыл бұрын
The last time I seen carnage like that was in the late 90's on a EMD 20 cylinder that we got back from a connecting railroad!!
@bobryan6474
@bobryan6474 Жыл бұрын
Thank youPete and Eric. Love the channel.
@jayphillips756
@jayphillips756 Жыл бұрын
WOW! I really like the one beat up piston! Had a Subaru for about 7 months before the timing belt decided to break. Thanks Pete!
@fubartotale3389
@fubartotale3389 Жыл бұрын
Another example of owner neglect, it's not the engines fault that the belt wasn't changed, but some folks will blame the car.
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