06-11 Honda Civic 1.8L R18 MASSIVE ENGINE FAILURE! There's no fixing this one

[@carsonspies1073]

I love the bits where he caresses the timing chains, as if he has some vast dirty pleasure cove of chains where he hoards them and basks in the glory of his riches..... or something

[@rcf8367]

Definitely has a chain fetish..

[@ktl711]

Somewhere along I-270 in St. Louis near Christmas time, there’s a billboard with Mrs. Eric on it, wearing several timing chains around her neck like a gleaming necklace, with the phrase “He went to Importapart!”

[@retro440]

Eric loves timing chains and has a love/hate relationship with dip sticks!!

[@thebarslug]

He’s more obsessed with chains than Mr T!

[@Onewheelordeal]

​@@ktl711No way are you fr?!? Bout to make a road trip

[@xxprouxx]

Because of you, you have given me the confidence to rebuild my first engine this week. Wish me luck.

[@TML34]

These videos shouldn’t give you confidence, more like, nightmares! 😂

[@xxprouxx]

@@TML34 honestly it actually has lol. I've had nightmares of blowing up my cars like that lol. Not even joking.

[@igormac88]

I'm a long way from working again on an engine, but I keep reminding of my mechanics classes and maybe sometime work on my own car lol. Good luck with your engine man!

[@xxprouxx]

@@igormac88 thank you and have fun with your classes.

[@CMDR_CLASSIFIED]

Best of luck to you. And if you need help, let me know.

[@martyisokay]

I have a 2008 Civic with the R18A1 engine and it runs like a champ. It has 247K miles on it and I always keep up with the maintenance on it. It has never given me any problems whatsoever. A great little car!

[@The_Touring_Jedi]

I have R18A2 it's the 9th generation. I guess these are probaly ok. Mine is low mileage 46k only.😂

[@alabamamotionpictureproduc6626]

Same, mine has 225k on it but I'm about to sell it, tough to fit a family of 5 in a coupe so I just bought a TL.

[@Lyndonkb11]

2006 here! Almost at 400,000 miles now. A little over 2,000 to go.

[@revnto7k]

I had a 2011 R18 a few years ago. Bulletproof, never gave me a single issue or repair. I now have a K20 and its the same. No issues at all.

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

K20 is better

[@supraken123]

My 06 EX Coupe with an R18 blew a hole in the block from this same defect at around 129,000 miles when it was 9 years old, honda put a new motor in the car for free and I'm still driving it now 9 years later, I will buy Hondas for the rest of my life. They truly stand behind their products and take care of their customers.

[@TrueCanad1an]

The R18A1 and I have a little bit of a history. My 1st car was a 06 Civic. I learned alot of rotuine maintenance and repair from KZbin video's on that engine. It's a hero in my books

[@Lyndonkb11]

I’d argue one of the best single jingle engines Hondas ever made. My 2006 R18A1 has 398,000 miles on it and still going strong. Valve lash adjustment, and a timing cover reseal to be done when she rolls over 400,000 miles 😎

[@TrueCanad1an]

@@Lyndonkb11 Amazing, mine would of lasted longer if I didn't decide to slide it under a lifted dodge ram.

[@Oddman1980]

That is a beautifully simple timing set. Probably related to the engine running 250,000+ miles on the regular.

[@mixedboi]

I think that anybody could do a timing chain job either on this R18 or on any K20 (+ oil pump Chain) Not like on an Audi V6.

[@Oddman1980]

@@mixedboi For sure. The worst thing might be having to remove a motor mount.

[@mixedboi]

@@Oddman1980 Spot on!

[@vojtechhoracek7704]

Well, yeah, SOHC is simpler by definition, fewer components in the valvetrain.

[@Oddman1980]

@@Lorin-GabrielLeaua-fm1lw American truck engines work the same way, but I guess you need something to make yourself feel better?

[@BulliKid]

Have one of these turbocharged on a stock block. Knock on wood this won’t happen. I bent a rod last year and since then fixed it and still boosting again!!! Thanks for making these videos ! Cheers BK

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

Should just replace it with k series si or type s

[@milessoetaert5586]

The intake valves being at different heights is actually a design feature! The way the I-Vtec works on these engines is it will open one of the intake valves lower than the other at low RPM to improve air/fuel mixing I believe. At high RPM, it will engage both valves at the larger height for more airflow. You should be able to see the different lobes on the cam. Quite a neat feature! These engines are indestructible with proper maintenance.

[@weatherwatcher5303]

Thats so true, i have one and has 95k on it and going to be served every 6 months. My car burns oil so going yo change the pcv valve and see if this helps. I am not a mechanic but i like how engines work and like to care for them. Any suggestions to stop burning of oil. I am having the engine terra cleaned in the next few weeks to see if that will improve

[@The_Touring_Jedi]

I have R18A2 engine and it is Honda Civic Tourer for European market as Station Wagon. Great car just bought with 45k miles looks new and runs like new as a 10 years old...😂

[@peterosmanski7466]

I love how you forensically reassembled pistons like a fossil skeleton you dug up.

[@REDBIRD-95]

I am a firm believer in checking engine oil level often. I purchased a new vehicle last fall, manual says to change oil every 12,000km, I changed it at less than half of that. Checking oil level is super easy, yet many people just run an engine until it blows up. Change your oil on a regular basis, it's way cheaper than a new engine. Proper maintenance goes a long way in extending a vehicle's lifespan. Thanks for the video, Eric and have a good night👍

[@Oddman1980]

I've had some truly terrible engines make it to 200,000 miles just by keeping clean oil in them.

[@MrBluePoochyena]

​@@Oddman1980I usually buy vars with more than 200K miles on the clock 😅. I don't have enough budget for less driven ones (well, undesirable cars like Nissan Micras are within my budget and below 100K mile) given that most cars under 4000€ in price have more than 200K most of the time. My own Honda atm has 252K miles done. Powered by K20A6 (K20A3's European brother)

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

@mrblue is that the one with steering wheel on the wrong side? Good luck

[@MrBluePoochyena]

@@mann_idonotreadreplies Nah, European model, not UK/British one, aka it is LHD

[@rshettle123]

I'm with you on that.

[@Shiny_Dragonite]

Seems I'm not the only one who was clicking the refresh button until I saw this video go up. Excited to see a Civic engine. It's been a while.

[@jelliott3284]

Eric, your videos are like a great relationship. The more of it you get, the more you love it! I really enjoy seeing your editing evolve. I also really love the humor. Keep it up sir! Also, should try getting a semi engine...

[@madamscustoms]

oh yeah, a big monster 6 cylinder truck engine thats blown to bits!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Agreed! His videos have improved and we are better in this relationship for this. (:

[@RohanSanjith]

​@@madamscustomsthey could run for 20 years after a installing a new cylinder liners. So it's hard to get a semi engine

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

1997 Honda Accord. 334,000+ miles on it. Running strong!

[@RH-5482]

"I Do Cars" and "The Car Care Nut" are my two favorite channels on KZbin. Thank you for all the work you put into these videos. I also get a good laugh from your humorous comments.

[@dougsholly9323]

I realize that using an impact saves a ton of time, and editing videos to show manually loosening bolts is surely an enormous pita, but the 'creek, creek' of cracking loose torqued bolts is like ASMR to an engine guy, so I hope you don't eliminate it completely. Absolutely love the channel, by the way!

[@lizkrinsky5209]

That makes me sad. I had a 1988 Civic for 245,000 miles and it was still running great when I sold it. Loved that little car.

[@SamslamminCars]

Totally different designs & both are extremely reliable. R18 can last forever without even a head gasket failure, like your gen was susceptible with age.

[@kristoffer3000]

@@SamslamminCars There's a video on youtube of one ticking over 1 million miles, killing one of these is an actual achievement.

[@SamslamminCars]

@@kristoffer3000 there is. There is gentleman with a 7th gen Accord J30 6-speed that I follow, made it there as well on 5 cylinders; for the last 48k.

[@TheMarcQ]

Every civic eventually gets bought by a teenager with love of hitting revlimiter

[@MrLunithy]

lol there's allot of 4cl that go allot further Toyota comes to mind but hey.

[@Coco-o3q8o]

As a mechanic myself, I can tell you these are one if the best engines ever made ny honda, along with the one from 88 civics, 1.5 L. The Toyota 4 cylinder 2.0 L is also a beast. The problem is simple lack of maintenance. Other engines like the eco tec from Ford and Chevy, even with maintenance they tend to blow up, timing chain guides snapped, etc because of their design.

[@IKnewMickey]

The oil filter dissection is truly revealing. Thx for the engine Jim.

[@MayheM_72]

I worked in the parts dept at a Honda dealership from '09 to '22. I remember all the Civics with the coolant leak, but they were mostly earlier ones ('06 and '07). The later R18s were pretty solid. If you keep up on the oil changes, they were REALLY reliable. If you wentbtoo long between oil changes, the Vtec solenoid would get gummed up and the timing chain would stretch. Don't remember many with BROKEN chains, but they stretched til the skipped time.

[@gelangweiltertyp9365]

honda mechanic from europe. we never had the issues with the coolant leak.

[@ddxl5657]

I have one of the civics ('07) that had the coolant leak and unfortunately the motor was healthy aside from the leak. I recently swapped it for a jdm motor that runs great! it was a miserable two days to swap but I learned a lot so I can't complain.

[@ddxl5657]

I heard it was a usdm thing only@@gelangweiltertyp9365

[@marksoldier4640]

So the pre-06 (1.7L) motor did not have this issue? Is the block design different? Im considering either an 05 ex automatic one owner or an 08 lx 5sp.

[@CaptainSpadaro]

@@marksoldier4640 01-05 used the last of the D-series engines. Completely different families.

[@MatthewTheCCMA]

My spouse had a 2010 Honda civic, we were so proud of that little car. He had upgraded from a 1997 Jeep Cherokee and this was a big step up. That car ran sooo good! We ended up trading it in several years ago for a Subaru and I still miss that little car! The only issue was had was a EVAP code other than that it’s perfect.

[@AntonioGomez-du3zi]

These engines are so good, put 180k miles on it and only had to replace the starter, tensioner and constant regular maintenance. Sadly car got totaled but it served me so well.

[@milessoetaert5586]

An R18! Holy hell I never thought I’d see one on the channel! I’ve owned my 06 civic for a few years now and have very rarely seen any internals! Super great video and awesome garbage!!

[@timothyball3144]

YEAY! You cut open the filter and looked at it. Now, this one was obviously full of metal, but just looking at it like that, the metal may not always show. Thats why I squeeze the oil out in a vice to get a better look. This is more important on a diesel engine with black oil, but its useful if its in a toy engine as well.

[@garychipman3095]

I wait all week for these. Great Job as always.

[@kevincurry4735]

Good evening Eric. Port and starboard side exit holes and part of a rod outside the engine a definite positive start to this video.

[@KonaEhukai]

Honda engines definitely do blow up really good. Enjoy watching these videos every Saturday night. I think the worst one I've seen on the channel was that Subie one where none of the rods and pistons survived.

[@wabi_sabi_vida]

Totally. That was a tragic work of art. It should live on as a cautionary tale. Never once did that scenario exist in the realm of possibilities in my mind. I wouldn't have thought it was possible.

[@514aam]

I own an 06" Civic with the R18, I just mantain it coreectly and it runs and runs. What I do: Oil change every 5k, OEM filter + 5w30 sinth oil, AEM dryflow filter gets cleaned every 10k. Coolant drain and fill every year (yep) I change the thermostat and radiator cap every 50k, the water pump gets changed every 100k with the belt and tensioner. I replaced the OEM plastic radiator with a custom made aluminium one when I bought it. Valve adjustment every 50k also. Vtec selenoid seal every 50k ATF drain and fill every 15k (top tec 1800), filter every 30k. Fuel strainer every 100k, every 5k 1 bottle of amsoil cleaner 1 good italian tune up once in a while. If taken care of the engine is solid, never had an issue, my mom has a 06" since new and it is at 370k currently, mine is at 140k. The reason we own them is because they are just great cars for daily driving, they are extremely reliable, they use very Little fuel (40+mpg hwy, 35+ city), the interior is great and you have a lot of space, the ride quality is also great, they are noisy when stock, but 20 pounds worth of sound deadening makes the car silent like a Mercedes, when you sound deaden it, ceramic tint, and install a good modern head unit the thing becomes all you really need every day. And with the automatic the engine really is silent unless you punch it.

[@EmmanuelHaro549]

Where do you reliably source your valve cover gasket and VTEC seal?

[@514aam]

@EmmanuelHaro549 VTEC seal go with OEM, hondaparts is a good website Valve cover gasket, fel pro, amazon sells them and of course a lot of websites do

[@Benton0812]

Fantastic viewing as always. Every Sunday with you resets my mental health for the week ahead. Many thanks Eric

[@realestatephotographyofcda5764]

Love watching the channel brother, no offense but this is funny, my daughter, who is eight years old, specifically loves watching with me because of the time the breaker bar hit you in the back of the head, she says that you remind her of Adam Sandler lol, she says every time “Who is taking apart the engine?” “Is it Adam Sandler? And I have to laugh lol. We love to watch the tear downs. But seriously you have taught me so much, I’ve watched a lot of the teardowns, and I learned something every time no doubt. I appreciate your channel! Thank you so much for the Contant. It has been extremely valuable!!😊👍🏽💯 I was watching a guy super charged his BMW M3 with a single turbo, and absolutely destroyed it within a couple hours. After watching your tear downs, I absolutely knew why his engine blew… I’ll try to be polite so I won’t say anything other than you’re right lol.😊

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I bet that made a cool sound for a second! I love watching your videos, Eric. It is cool to see how different engines are built AND fail.

[@TheMailmanOfSteel]

I believe it made a cash register sound.

[@toddsmith1617]

2010 civic has 170,000 miles no problems. Never had work done. Just change the oil every 5,000 miles. Thanks for doing this i always wondered what my engine looked like inside.

[@weatherwatcher5303]

Does your honda civic drink oil?

[@toddsmith1617]

@@weatherwatcher5303 Never had to add oil in between oil changes.

[@weatherwatcher5303]

@@toddsmith1617 must of had a very good service history, you had from new?

[@toddsmith1617]

Not a drop. ​@@weatherwatcher5303

[@toddsmith1617]

Yes I did my own oil changes. ​@@weatherwatcher5303

[@Echo024]

Glad to see you’ve added the weighted socket to your inventory. That design can also be used for really stuck 19mm lug nuts

[@barneymiller6204]

I still drive my '08 that has this engine. At 88k miles it was diagnosed with the porous block issue. My mechanic ran my vin through the dealership and Honda put in a new short block at no cost to me! It is now 200k+ and still running fine.

[@jacobthecool3000]

Got an R18Z1 in a 2013. I rev it fairly hard, but I take care of the oil. Also for the "VTEC kicked in" comments, note that VTEC in this engine is designed for economy, not power. You want VTEC to kick off at around 3500 RPM I think it is.

[@lornefortin]

My daughter’s 2008 Civic currently has 510k on it and still going strong. I’ve owned many cars over the last 50 years and I’ve never seen anything like it !

[@weatherwatcher5303]

😮 does it burn oil?

[@devondelgado1818]

Holy h*** that’s a lot of miles. What shape is the car in I know the interiors can a lot of time e rough shape

[@lornefortin]

@@weatherwatcher5303 she religiously follows Honda’s maintenance minder schedule and has never had to add oil between changes.

[@lornefortin]

@@devondelgado1818 no visible rust on the body and the interior is excellent. Also note that this car has spent its entire life in Ontario ‘s rust belt.

[@weatherwatcher5303]

@@lornefortin oh wow thats insane, i got a 2012 civic and burning oil even with a good service history

[@nigeldepledge3790]

The most amazing thing to me was that most of the parts of the engine kinda stayed inside the engine. Almost as if the parts didn't notice the holes through which they could make a bid for freedom.

[@rickbaker8021]

Eric, your commentary when do these vids is awesome. Props to you. 👍👍

[@kennethmoore5068]

I came across one of your videos Friday afternoon. The next thing I knew it was Sunday and I'd watched 4 or 5 of them. At first I couldn't figure out why. I've decided that it's because a year or so ago I was hooked on the various car and engine factory videos. Precision machining to .0000001" robots whizzing along, and guys in spotless uniforms hand-building engines. These videos close the loop on the life-cycle. I don't know how many more I'll watch, but I'm enjoying the hell out of them now. I really like the corny jokes and having "Blue" along for the ride. Thanks! PS: my girlfriend says you remind her of Ben Affleck.

[@JMint-te1ky]

4:33 That cylinder is likely mid-way through it’s intake stroke. VTEC in these R18s are designed for economy so the “mild cam” is actually reducing the lift of one valve to generate swirl for low rpm situations.

[@dehypnotizerz]

Having seen so many teardowns (thank you, Eric) I really have to say that these plastic chain guides are actually doing their job just fine. I haven't seen any on this channel that Eric said "worn." Actually, it's on the contrary.

[@bobkonradi1027]

The comment from KZbin is that this site is now over 241,000 subscribers. It wasn't very long ago that it went over the 200,000 mark, so an extra measure of congratulations go to him for this wonderful automotive site that he got going.

[@Lowfategg]

Wife's 09 civic has over 330k, think block issue was fixed by around 07-08. Very good little engine.

[@marknease1631]

Good to hear. My ‘10 LX is at 152k. I hope I can get a lot more mileage out of mine.

[@clarknicolas6780]

my 09 edix has 166k miles has the R18a engine i hope it will last for a long time

[@gsxerwhite]

2010 LX here with 147,700. I change my oil every 3000 miles to be safe.

[@jasoncurry2515]

Do you still have your Civic? How many miles do you have on it now?

[@TheIrishman007]

What a blow out. So good. Love your work. Very addictive channel you have here 😁

[@RyanKimpel]

I really enjoy watching you tear apart engines. The fact that there is always some bonus dad joke, or inside foreshadowing into your hidden love for timing chains really just makes these videos more fantastic. I come here to watch teardowns, and I stay because of your editing, one liners, two liners, and all the advice and tips you come up with. Seriously, are you making chain wallets with all those timing chains, and will this new crank bolt removal tool mean no more of your spicy taco breath? Bump, for a video of the timing chain shed around Halloween.

[@chrissavage5966]

That reminds me of the first thrown-rod engine I ever saw. Long (long) time ago, I was 14 I think. it was a relatively new Rover P6 and it poked the rod out of the side of the block and impaled the starter. We struggled to get that off......

[@easylearn9350]

I saw some of these engines with ~500K. I love it in my Honda. I watched the entire video to see if he could address the issue correctly while disassembling almost everything and judging in "good" and "bad" :)), but simply NOT, rather than mentioning oil level checking stuff at the end of the video. Anyway, at least I saw what the parts are and how nicely they were designed. Thanks!

[@MrMoggyman]

Eric, your teardowns are fantastic. Have you ever thought though that in addition to satisfying your fans, that company engine designers might additionally be tuning in? After all, engine designers want to design more reliable engines, so watching you expose the failures of their company engines could be both instructive plus lead to improvements that could overcome these failures.

[@jaystradinger4352]

I don’t know where you find these, but I’m fascinated by the failure modes! New engine: Volve XC60T6

[@theairstig9164]

Any 2.0 litre Volvo engine. t4 t5 t6 should be the same block

[@Adam-nv9zo]

I love the Honda tear downs. Great video, as always, Eric. 👏 👏 👏

[@mineown1861]

Love the piston exploded view . Thanks Jim.

[@bryanbrissette8615]

I'm a little ashamed at how many times I replayed the harmonic balancer removal sound, no I'm not 😂. Great teardown as always.

[@splashibanez92]

A have a 2006 Euro Civic with this engine. It only has 106k miles, so I bet I can still trust it for a few more years. Honda makes great engines! No R18 casting problems in Europe, also.

[@The_Touring_Jedi]

I have 2014 Civic Tourer which comes with latest 1.8iVtec engine R18A2. Only 86.000just bought it it's like a brand new car. Gave up german crap Passat B82.0tdi. One thing I can say. Civic has a bigger boot then Passat and it's more fun to drive.

[@TheEnglishHedgehog]

Good morning from UK I always stay up ( 2am ) to watch 👍

[@alexandercortez4106]

Loved the teardown this week, especially the little tidbit with the crank pulley and "Italian tune-up", never heard that before 😂 keep it up! Asking again for a 3RZ if you're ever able to find one.

[@flyer709477]

As always, best video of my week

[@TurdLocked]

I just hope you do a video on your white Tahoe PPV. I have seen little glimpses of it in the background but the fact that you have been driving it for years shows how shockingly reliable they actually are. Love your videos.

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

If equipped cylinder deactivation then it's a turd

[@AmgAmg-xn4yr]

Great job Keep it up From Argentina

[@0505krm]

Love your videos! You have shown just how important regular maintenance is!

[@davidtappe5337]

Hell yeah. Just got back from dinner and ready to chill. Great timing.

[@Duken4evr29]

Single OHC with screw and locknuts, simple timing system, port injection. Gotta love the good old days...

[@The_Touring_Jedi]

Reliability above all.I have a 9th generation Civic Tourer for European market with only 46k miles on it year 2014 and engine is R18A2 which is the last version. I guess I will drove it until wheels fall off cause engine is going to outlive every other part.😂

[@effpe]

​@@The_Touring_Jedithe last version is R18Z4, which you find in the Civic 2015 and onwards

[@jp2246]

Look at how nice and clean those intake ports are vs DI engines

[@WarriorsPhoto]

LOL, I bet they would have been gunk'd up!

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

Most drivers don't service Di engines

[@jp2246]

@@mann_idonotreadreplies very true

[@TheFoyer13]

Changing oil regularly and making sure oil is in it is rather important to the life of an engine. And as you said, give it the italian tune up every once in a while. My old man worked with a guy at honda who said, you have to clear out the carbon. I heard that in the 90's

[@Randrew]

Our 2006 Civic had the "porous" block problem, but it was actually a crack. We got the free engine warranty extension from Honda, but it didn't crack and start leaking coolant until that had expired - at about 132k miles, I think. Then my son went to a salvage yard in Tulsa where he found 5 or 6 CNG Civics that must have been part of a fleet as they all had a little over 50k miles on them. People had already stripped the CNG components, but my son snagged an engine from one for a really good price. We did have to reuse the pistons from the original engine because the CNG pistons make a higher compression ratio. But man, when we tore that CNG engine down for the piston swap... good golly it was clean inside. Looked like brand new everywhere. Almost a shame to start burning gasoline in it. My son did most of the work and that engine-swapped Civic has done another 20,000 miles since with no sign of stopping.

[@Me-zo8yc]

Good job!

[@dougrobinson8602]

A friend of mine at work had a CNG Civic. The oil that came out of it when he changed was super clean. So clean you almost didn't think it needed to be changed. I'd imagine even a very high mileage CNG engine would have no varnish in it.

[@johncoops6897]

My parents ran Taxis on CNG. The Ford straight 6 pushrod engines easily lasted 500,000 or more miles with zero issues. One did 900,000 and blew a head gasket. They changed the oil religiously, and the engines were ultra reliable... it was usually a major accident damage that ended the car's lives.

[@michaelmooney1474]

Keep em coming !!!!!!!!!!!! Saturdays cool down !! Watching a tear down .

[@jakebatty530]

Vary rare these go wrong, apart from some of the engines that early on did habe a coolant leak through the block, once they sorted that, as long as you looked after it, theu go forever

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

But it just shut off in a slow school zone. Only running bout 15mph. B.S. nobody ever admits to driving foot to firewall. Can't not hear that clanking and smashing. Another good one Eric...

[@billspangler2685]

Thanks so much for doing the R18! If it wasn't for the chicken bone rods, these could handle quite a bit of power.

[@snelson4829]

we gotta get a 3800 on this channel but either way love the Honda content Good Job

[@scottmcdonald7577]

My 2008 Civic suffered from the fatal casting issue. Honda wouldn't do anything for me. I only had 132,000 miles on my Civic and I had cared for it as my baby. Last Honda I'll ever buy. They refused to take responsibility for their faulty block casting. I was "18 Months" beyond what they said was their "extended" block coverage......

[@jerryfrasier8839]

I just sold my Honda Accord coupe. it had the 2.4, 4 cylinder engine in it. The one thing I read and all the KZbinr's kept saying. Check your oil, and change it regularly and the engine will last a long time. I had it for nearly 5 years, put over 60,000 on it, she had 203,000 miles and still purred like a kitten. I hated to have to sell it. It was a good, good car. I Thank G_d for letting me have it.

[@Skeeter69420]

That crank pulley noise makes me rock solid!

[@chuckycheese84]

My first brand new car was a '09 Civic with that engine, loved it for the 3 years I had it. The serpentine belt tensioner failed at 45k miles & front brakes had to be replaced at 30k miles

[@RobertSchade]

good drivers dont need brakes

[@bobmeyer7009]

I love these videos - delivered with humor as well as being instructive. Kudos!

[@bilphil74]

Love your videos! Still hoping you can tear down a 1.8 out of a 2016 Chevy Sonic, and a 2.4 SRT4 engine out of a 2003 PT Cruiser GT that has the aluminum intake setup on it. As usual another great video!

[@TassieLorenzo]

Ah, the good ol' R18 economy engine. It does what is says on the tin: gets good fuel mileage, lasts a long time.🙂 There was even a R20 in certain models (the Honda ZR-V 6-seat people mover in Europe, I believe).

[@vojtechhoracek7704]

The 6-seater was Honda FR-V (sold in Japan as Honda Edix). I've got one with this exact R18 engine in it. It was added to the FR-V lineup with the facelift in 2007 and replaced both the 150hp R20 and the older 125hp D17A2. And despite the car not being a lightweight (just under 1.5 ton curb weight), I can get down to 36-38mpg when not too heavy on the gas pedal. It's got almost 170k miles on the clock now and lately it's been a bit more oil-thirsty, so perhaps the head gasket is in for a check at the next oil change - a reminder to myself, it's due pretty soon.

[@509brown]

Thank you Jim, thank you Eric! I see 500k subscribers in your near future. Gonna be a good winter.

[@Fifthcell]

Ah yes, my beloved R18A1 I have had 4 cars with these engines in them. None had this issue. I still have a 2008 that is going strong. I hope this never happens to it. I love these engines, and I will depend on them for years to come

[@dirtfarmer7472]

Yes, like your other videos, I enjoyed. Thank you Sir

[@zachlafond2652]

As a teen in the mid 90s Hondas were by far my favorite cars of that era. I love the mid/late 90s Honda Civics/accords--so simple and well built. I feel like Honda was better than Toyota back then.

[@yodasbff3395]

Another great teardown video, thanks for sharing 👍.

[@josephreisinger33]

Tanks Jim😊 I had a 08 that I got from a friend for FREE with 118k on it. Had a Trans leek. Turns out the inline filter was rusted through. $15 later and a battery, 2 tires and front brakes witch came with the FREE CAR FOR FREE. 30K later, the PCM took a dump, but the dealer wanted $1000 for the PCM soooooo I sold it to carcash for $1600. I miss that car. 29:13

[@tholtan]

Thanks to Jim! Thank you once again for another excellent video!

[@philrab]

4 minutes in, my guess is someone 2-3-2’d the engine. Rod let go and engine stopped before it managed to shed metal throughout the oil system. Saw this happen with an S2000 back in the day, starter had a whole connecting rod impaled through it.

[@willyllermo1966]

I'm from Chile, I really enjoy your videos, keeps me entertained and educated. Thanks Besides, you look a lot like Adam Sandler😀😀

[@phils4634]

Eric, ever thought of getting one of those laser de-rusting / cleaning systems? They are effective, remarkably fast, and the purchase cost (especially of the smaller / lower output models) has dropped significantly in recent years. They remove rust, organic contamination (oils, paints, greases) with nil or at least minimal surface injury. They are particularly good at getting carbon deposits of e.g. cylinder heads, valve faces, and valve stems.

[@davidb6576]

Laser rust and crud removal requires rigorous use of eye and skin protection, you have to make sure everyone in the area is protected from the laser radiation. Also, the vaporized material is now airborne, so breathing protection is needed too. It's probably not a useful investment for Eric's place.

[@phils4634]

@@davidb6576 They all have effective extraction at point of use, including effective filtration if you must rely on recirculation. Eye protection is via standard laser glasses (supplied), and skin protection (of course unnecessary) can be via normal long sleeved clothing. Others may be very easily protected via an off the shelf welding curtain. I HAVE used these systems and they ARE remarkably safe for the operator.

[@hangman396]

Thanks Jim, that was a good one, Eric as always well done, and I'm still hooked... Saturdays aren't Saturdays without your video at 20:00... I guess we will catch you next week, have a productive Weekend, and as always Thank You...

[@allenl9031]

My brother has one of these engines in his '07 Civic, Eric, perhaps he'd like that rod piece, just in case. Since you chucked the waterpump away already.

[@Turboy65]

Last words said before this engine failed: "V-Tec just kicked in, yo!"

[@jacobthecool3000]

This engine has the economy version of VTEC. It turns off at 3500 RPM I believe, so you want VTEC to kick off in this case.

[@09corvettezr1]

Personally have seen quite a few of these engines returned as cores with broken rods, I’ve suspected that the rods in these engines just aren’t that strong. Funny to see large portions of rod #3 be evicted by rod #4, bending itself in the process. Lastly I’m pretty sure that one intake valve being further open then the other is done on purpose to induce swirl in the incoming air fuel charge before Vtec kicks in yo.

[@MexicoBeachFloridaLiving]

I have an 07' Civic that I purchased new December 06'. In 2011 the engine with 90k miles ran hot and destroyed block. Honda replaced short block under service tech bulletin free to me. I now have 170k on new short block and although I have done lots of maintenance on the car, the engine is solid.

[@davidlarosa5374]

I enjoy watching your show

[@karlasheives2865]

Thanks Jim ❤

[@jonsmith4669]

I own a 2006 low mileage 1800 Civic UK version and its the best car I've ever had ,so quiet and reliable, beautiful design inside and out, my silver Spaceship ! I only do small short range mileage a year as I'm disabled its only done about 80.000 I am a bit worried building up carbon on the pistons, how can I deal with that without a strip down, an additive? The oil is changed every two years.....and I drive very carefully now ,I once ruined a car many years ago by thrashing it to death ,I was an EX Cafe bike Racer and couldn't get out the habit...learnt the hard way to respect a cars limitations....I will inspect the water level more often now , that porous block has me worried........very interesting video...

[@facelessman7733]

Ah the IR Power Socket. I'm jealous, sir!

[@TJ-oi5qe]

Love how simple this engine is

[@MichaelMadcock]

That bracket that connected the oil pan to the block still looks good...

[@metalcaptain290]

Love your videos Eric and I would love to see you do a teardown on a Mercedes OM617 5 cylinder diesel engine. I've owned two and would love to see one be taken apart! Keep up the good work and thank you for the fantastic content!

[@poot111111]

@I Do Cars , long time subscriber here, since everyone else is making suggestions for the next engine I thought I would throw my hat in the ring. How about something very different (and makes this 1.8L look like a Big Block)? I suggest any lawn mower engine from a single piston, v-twin or even a 3 cylinder diesel. Thanks for the videos, I currently have a v-twin apart on my bench thanks to a faulty governor gear, it was spinning around 5,000 rpm. Thankfully I caught it before the connecting rods let go, had plenty of the "forbidden glitter" in the oil. Anyways, thanks to your channel I had zero hesitation to tear into this project and save myself a couple thousand bucks. Thanks !!!

[@kenmanatt3112]

Hey the crank pulley is keyed, how thoughtful !