Blown Subaru BRZ / Scion FRS FA20 Boxer Engine Teardown. A $3,000 + Whoopsie.

[@donbehatin]

Thanks for calling those scammers out for exactly what they are instead of sugarcoating it. They are indeed soulless degenerates.

[@americansmark]

They are Chinese bots supported by youtube itself.

[@skmetal7]

they're bots

[@shepardsinsequence]

Fuck’Em and report them

[@suzi_mai]

They are on lots of channels.

[@johndcomments7540]

Congratulations on having the top comment. We will send you 1 million dollars. please reply with your bank details and ssn.

[@RG-no1ng]

This is how a 53yr old single by choice guy spends his Saturday evenings. Why? Mostly because of the relatability, no drama talk, no hyper fake talk, and some good funny mixed in. The teardowns are a bonus. Thanks for being a good guy. Keep on keepin' on.

[@davidpawson7393]

Just subtract a year and I couldn't have written that better.

[@gapratt4955]

Right there with you folks!

[@Freakyfetus]

Lmao and i thought i was the only one layen in bed watchen this on sat night at 51 to hahhahahhaha

[@laveritesurlestemoinsdejeh8522]

@@davidpawson7393 Just add two years, and ditto for me...

[@blautens]

Add one year for me...

[@OvertravelX]

I can’t believe these have been around almost 10 years now. Life comes at you fast.

[@wyatt415]

they'll be the under 10k dream shitbox soon

[@silver1407]

I can think of better dreams...

[@wyatt415]

@@silver1407 rwd+manual+cheap enough to not care if I crash it sounds like a dream to me

[@TheFringes.]

​@@wyatt415 A high mileage + salvage title one can already be had for under 10k

[@Hawk7886]

@@wyatt415 the dream shitbox will always be a miata. Do these have v8 swap kits? Packaging might be a nightmare. What about k-swap kits?

[@freddyhollingsworth5945]

70% of all the cars that come into our 2,200 car yard here in Arkansas that are not wrecked, come in simply due to "no oil" and lots of these are 7-13 years old with under 150,000 miles. NO ONE checks engine oil.... low tension piston rings= oil burning at 1 QT/1,500-2,000 miles and now everyone is doing 10,000 mile oil changes.... Great Video!!!

[@fightingfalconfan]

They do the 10k interval now because quick lube places tie into the manufacture and that's what they now recommend. Kia recommends 7500 miles between service. Basically engineer's planned this out so you will buy a new car after 8 years. On my personal car I use full synthetic every 3k.

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

I still do 3K on my 2010 Mazda 3, but I’m poor,and need that 3 ,to go about a million miles.🤞🏼

[@jamesm.8392]

Read my comment above

[@Michael-db4sn]

My car is 14 years old so it is safe from above mentioned car age interval lol.

[@hankitytankity]

Subaru engines burn, consume or leak after 125k. There are so many places where oil disappear, like the timing cover, valve cover, cam carrier seal. And let's not forget the head gasket, which goes around the same time... I'm in the process of rebuilding mine, hence watching this video.

[@Jasminethelovelycat]

The “bearing sea”. A new line in your repertoire! Love it.

[@yourfriendben2]

I absolutely love the "wow this part looks really nice! No wear or anything" *throws it across the shop at mach 10* 😂😂

[@Wesleystewart78]

I've started doing it in my shop with one time use parts just because it's fun timing guide? Wow that's actually in good shape throw..

[@kairu_aname]

"Wow this part looks great! No wear anywhere yet! ... It needs some..." *Chucks at wall 12 times for fun*

[@rickc303]

It got real old real quick

[@leonardrice2830]

😂 Right! It’s awesome!

[@serendipity4740]

I was literally going to come and comment the same thing. It makes me laugh every time. I think it might be my favorite part!

[@09corvettezr1]

This engine must've had the most incredible knock between the piston hitting the head at TDC, the block at BDC, and the rod journal inside the rod, not to mention the other three cylinders.

[@Omgninjas2]

Extra large Maraca!

[@mysock351C]

I wonder if someone decided to do AWD donuts in it or something? Kind of what you see after the oil gets slung up against one side of the block, aerates, and ends up uncovering the sump. Then its redline with no oil whatsoever to the bearings.

[@emilschw8924]

Super Saiyan Vibrator!

[@Rosher18]

I'd go so far as to call it a clatter instead of a knock!

[@toyyoda3710]

@@mysock351C it's front engine rear drive ... and its a matter of using maybe both cheap non synthetic oil but moreover the low oil level ... I got a defective oil filter not long ago that deprived my timing chain of oil for about 7000 miles while i thought (my mechanics also thought) i had a bad power steering pump after they had replaced the rack ... Oops, Live and learn. luckily my 2003 toyota truck 4 cylinder is a particularly robust engine design that now has 335,000 miles ... Born a work truck and has done nearly all city miles

[@Papa_Wrenches]

I know this is about 11 months after the fact but the valve spring recalls all required the engine to be removed from the vehicle. Special tools were developed for the FB20 Impreza and Crosstrek so only the valve covers required removal, but the FA20 required removal of the camshafts and use of some Toyota/Lexus spring valve spring tools. Both processes required the use of regulated air to hold the valves up (closed) while the spring replacement was performed. I did a few hundred of these recalls, about 30 were BRZs. Love the videos! Have a great day

[@zemotika]

Do you remember if the 2014’s were recalled

[@Papa_Wrenches]

@@zemotika dang sorry I fell off the world for a minute. Only ‘13s were affected

[@ckchatta369]

@@Papa_Wrenchesis my 2023 GR86 affect? Do I even own the same engine as in the video 🥹

[@Papa_Wrenches]

@@ckchatta369 no, this was limited to the 2023MY BRZ/FRS

[@Ne1vaan]

This is why I baby my FA20 as far as maintenance goes. She's rev happy so I gotta make sure she can take it.

[@goblinphreak2132]

I AM SO GLAD YOU SAID IT. People DO NOT check their oil level. ITS THE SAME with the typical EJ engines found in STI's. "the STI ring lands are weak" no, you dont check your oil, the entire combustion process over heats due to no lubrication, and then the ringlands fail. And its funny, if you actually look at where the oil come from on say (for example) my 2005 STI, cylinder 4 is the LAST to get oil, even AFTER the turbo.... so when you run low on oil, cylinder 4 starves. And what happens? ring lands! overheat and kaboom. every time. GENERALLY most STI owners have more money than brains. Someone else built their motor, installed their upgrades, etc. VERY FEW subaru owners I've met do their own work. Its always "I took it to a shop and they did the work".... and they never check their oil, and then cry when shit blows up. And then because they have more money than brains, they just buy another built motor, have it swapped in for them, and keep driving like nothing happened. 100% user error. I AM SO HAPPY you said it. Because its factually true. Even with these newer toyota/subaru hybrid engines.

[@GrainGrown]

You know what's not funny? Your grammar...

[@I-didnt-ask-you]

Really old comment but just wanted to note that the EJs did have thinner ringlands and were more prone to failure there.

[@goblinphreak2132]

@I-didnt-ask-you non issue. Low oil means higher heat means premature failure. Subaru owners are simply retarded

[@gmlover82]

Don’t ever change a thing you do in these videos. I look forward to a new video each week!

[@madeofscars9355]

I have done close to 250 valve spring recall's on the fa and fb engines and yes green is the original springs and blue is the updated however it does depend on the year of the vehicle. the fa's I could complete in about 9 hours (excluding sealant curing time which was usually overnight) that's driving the vehicle in to the shop to completing the test drive and final inspection. The fb's I could complete in under 5 hours providing they don't require a full reseal of the cam carriers and front cover.

[@Mike-xt2ot]

I am envious of the bolt collection you must have. Quality bolts have gotten pricey.

[@mannnygz]

such a weirdly relatable problem

[@seventhson27]

Subarus are rather notorious for using oil. When I bought it (used 2011) the dealership said the oil had been changed. The first time I gassed up I checked the oil, it was TWO QUARTS low. I found that there had been a recall for oil consumption but my serial number was just outside the range. I had it tested anyway. The dealer claimed that the oil consumption was not enough for the recall. The guy at the parts desk unofficially told me that Subaru recommends SAE 0-22 oil to help with the gas milage. He said he went to a slightly heavier grade in his Subaru (wink). I went to SAE 5-20 Mobile 1. The oil consumption decreased to less than 1 qt/1000. The gas mileage dropped slightly, but I STILL CHECK THE OIL EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS!

[@vader2774]

There is a range of fb engines from the introduction to around 2015 that have oil burning issues. Bores wear oval updated new short block is the standard fix. Subaru has had a bad run of issues in 2.5’s since introduction has given the brand a bad name especially as the us market got flooded with the 2.5 over the 2l or 2.2l

[@Dreskur01]

I drive a 2015 FRS and still drives like a champ and has 120,000+ miles on it

[@gnzaid]

Mines stopped working at 20k miles 😭

[@romeocano1919]

Mines almost at 200k im thinking of doing a teardown and rebuild if its not to fucked up

[@josephpagel2046]

Mine just blew up at 110k

[@Human-yd7mb]

Good shit man , called out the Degens and then got straight to the tear down , no soulless ad plugs just doing what we all love , can’t get enough of you content very entertaining and good for learning about a bunch of different engines

[@reyigo69]

The difference between aircraft boxer and automotive is wild. 2. Litre vs 500+ cu. Continental .

[@haroldhenderson2824]

The "pop" sound as you pulled the coils, so satisfying.

[@TheZXKUQYB]

OMG the sound of cam bolts & head bolts popping is so therapeutic

[@poohssmartbrother1146]

I had a 2013 Scion FR-S. Can confirm, not driven lightly. I actually changed the oil according to the heavy use intervals in the owners manual. And I used high quality stuff. Sadly I had an incident involving a field and totalled the thing. It was just fast enough to get one into trouble

[@Hawk7886]

That's why the first upgrade you should do to any enthusiast car is a driver mod

[@sagetumulak3400]

Wait what happened to ur FRS did you have any major problems after driving it hard but maintaining the oil?

[@poohssmartbrother1146]

@@sagetumulak3400 Braked too late for a corner and rode thru a field. Oh and I had upgraded brakes

[@jason46179]

I just bought a fr-s with 53k had it for 2 days I fkn love it !!!

[@I-didnt-ask-you]

​@@poohssmartbrother1146that's probably part of your problem that caused your accident. The tyres are more important than the brakes when it comes to getting you to stop, ironically. I'm just going off the information in your comment but even with upgraded brakes, they won't make a noticeable difference (except on track with repeated braking) unless you got good tyres. Make sure to have really good grippy tyres when driving like that next time to avoid another field frolic.

[@IuriSantos]

I love how you say "this looks pretty good!" and proceeds to through it on the bin at the other side of the room.

[@namakemono01]

this is one of my fave engine tear downs. i feel like im just chillin on a stool next to you being useless eating your leftover pizza. plz never stop

[@GymnasticsCoach83]

As someone who owns a 2015 FR-S with it's native FA-20 engine that's turbo-charged, running almost 500 WHP on E85, there's a lot of steps one needs to take to ensure this doesn't happen. In reality it is not hard to do; but a lot of the kids that own these vehicles are social media junkies that run aggressive tunes/pop'n'bang tunes for clicks and clout. Then their engine blows up and suddenly their car vanishes, and they then claim it's because they're tired of their car. I notice this A LOT in the US. Here's what I did. Had the car since 2015 and it's purring like a happy kitty in 2024. I did get the clutch changed twice during this time however. -REBUILD YOUR ENGINE. DO NOT RUN A TURBO ON A STOCK BLOCK, no matter how little boost you run. The high compression these have out of the factory makes turbo'ing your stock block a literal ticking timebomb. DO NOT DO IT. Also do NOT spare any expense; get forged, top/upper mid of the line pieces for your car. No, you don't need to go super crazy but don't cut corners on your parts. (Main bearings [crank, etc], rods, pistons, valve springs, also depending on mileage, getting a new OEM crankshaft might not be a bad idea either, good BoV, wastegate, upgraded piping, etc. are all essential.) -If you're running 20 LBS of boost like I am, get valve springs that can accomodate your boost levels and do NOT toy with being more aggressive and pushing more boost; just don't do it. -Upgrade your exhaust for more flow. Simple as that. -Fuel pump, rails, injectors (this is the least important but I would still recommend.) -GET COOLING. Oil cooler, and i upgraded my water hoses as well. I even upgraded the radiator fans to 12" fans. Again, do NOT cut corners here. Keeping your oil cool and engine cool especially since I'm back and forth between Nevada in the US, and 松山, 日本 where it gets very hot, this is an extremely vital step on your FA-20's longevity. -If you are daily driving this car like I am, do NOT abuse it. Simple as that. I drive it very conservatively even though it goes very fast. Though if I need to get out of a tight situation, I can do that nicely. -Lastly, and the easiest step, just keep up on the maintenance on the damn thing. Use the correct oil, change your fluids correctly and keep a log and timestamp when you performed these steps and you'll have a happy FA-20 ^_^. Sounds easy but...apparently for lots of people it is not O_O.

[@shanetesmer5198]

It’s definitely good advice to check your oil. With the extended drain intervals that manufacturers use you need to check your oil about every other time you get fuel especially if you are running them hard or running them on the interstate for extended times

[@carlcastle1745]

Same issue my motor had last winter! At some point in their lives they decide to eat up a load of oil for whatever reason, really the whole car is problematic but it adds to the character. Fixed mine for a little under 1k, but I only had cylinder 4 rod bearing fail, got lucky. Thanks for the teardown!

[@jacquesc3166]

Fried piston ring(s) may be why they suddenly start burning oil heavily..? Revup versions (7,000 rpm) of the VQ35 had similar symptoms, rings were the source of the issue.

[@gnzaid]

Hey, how’d you get yours fixed? Mines recently stopped working and I think this is the same issue! I miss driving my car as it’s loads of fun

[@samuelmarmolejo4378]

Sounds like a terrible terrible quirk would never buy Subaru shit what an awful piece of “character”

[@carlcastle1745]

@@gnzaid I just tore mine down myself, was a bit of a pain because the entire engine basically is held together with RTV, sent the crank off to a machine shop and just started replacing everything that didn't look right. I probably replaced more than was necessary, but I didn't want to have to do it again.

[@Hawk7886]

@@jacquesc3166 stuck rings were an issue with Hondas, too. They'd pack up with carbon over the years and eventually lead to crazy oil consumption. The FA20 used in this car had issues with the ring lands failing, but that was in the turbocharged version used in the WRX.

[@MidnightMechanic]

I remember the ad campaign for the FRS stating it was the first Boxer engine ever made. It's the first time a Toyota derived car had a Boxer engine more like it, thanks Subaru.

[@Aaron-fb6mb]

And not even that, the Toyota sports 800 of the 1960s had a boxer in it 😂 did they really say it was the first one?

[@gregoryweber7408]

thanks for the heads up on the scammers i’ve been contacted twice already, and please continue to preach about basic car responsibilities, it’s ridiculous how many machines get scrapped due to neglect and general laziness thanks again for the info eric!! congrats on the healthy new born 🎉

[@rustymotor]

My favourite part of the weekend watching these videos! No nonsense, just good old mechanic shop goodness!

[@johnelliott7375]

I thought you were as sincere as always, I will agree with you 💯% I work in a Auto shop and have over 35 years of experience and I will have to say true, people in such a great big hurry to get somewhere to wait and instead of being a 30 seconds of late they will run with no oil or oil with 15k miles on it and what you showed them is what always happens. Great day to you all today

[@Hawk7886]

Nobody willingly leaves if they know they're out of oil. It mainly happens on cars with oil leaks or consumption issues.

[@bradvdb4136]

The best advice I ever got from a mechanic was to check your oil every time you get gas it takes a minute and will save you in the end .

[@ellisjackson3355]

At this point I check my oil every day before I start the car up lol. I've owned a few B stores Hondas

[@emilschw8924]

Excellent teardown. Interesting to note the lack of wrist pin holes. And the dipstick put up a valiant fight, but got defeated in the end!

[@sshah2545]

Thank you so so so so much for sharing this with us. I stopped half way through and realized just how grateful j am that you took the time to film this and explain this to us. Amazing video, amazing work

[@williamcap2236]

I absolutely love Subaru's ! I wanted a 12 or newer outback wagon but could not find one that didn't have over 150,000 miles on it and settled for a 12 Equinox AWD.

[@gutsup1]

I was just at your place buying an m54 engine and had an old fa20 engine sitting around that I thought about offering to bring with me from the dealer for you to tear down, shocked to see this come out today

[@ThunderBassistJay]

As a Toyota GT86 owner, it's great to see tis engine being taken apart. 😀 Thanks! 🙏

[@Leonarco333]

The rod cap bolts are inverted torx. Looks like about E10. FYI. A lot of European cars are starting to use them all over the place and apparently they are making their way to Japan. Good stuff, man.

[@User0000000000000004]

Last week my LS3 went boink so now I'm waiting on a new long block from GM. New LS3's are about half as much as a junkyard pull. How do those maths work?! I'm super excited to drop in a brand new engine! Old one failed @ 259k miles. She was strong and had ZERO problems until the day she gave up.

[@papajams9930]

we need more people like you , amazing relaxing work my man . been subbed for a few months and every vid is great to see all you know and do

[@dcinhere]

An FA tear down!! Finally! Thank you Eric! thank you Pete

[@michaelskinner896]

As a geographer, I really appreciated "it's like a sea of bearing,....it's the Bering Sea!"

[@centariprime9959]

I love the "This is a really nice part!" Followed by "CLANG!" As he throws it off to the side.

[@nbrowser]

Eric, regarding the scam posts, KZbin is working on solutions to that as mentioned by large tech channels I follow. Hopefully sooner rather than later they implement the tools and filters they are working on site wide and slow them or shut them down.

[@Currawong]

One trick is to go into your channel settings and add "Telegram" to the bad words filter. Add all the heart emojis as well (used by the p*** spammers) and that takes care of almost all of it.

[@johncoops6897]

@@Currawong - Great tip. The funny thing is that "Telegram" means absolutely nothing to anyone younger than about 60 years old. And I don't think there is any way to send a telegram now days, is there?

[@theodorgiosan2570]

I drive a 79 Subaru wagon with an 87 EA71S engine, the one with chrome plated aluminum cylinders and low tension rings. Revs to 6500 RPM and makes 130 HP with dual carbs over the intake ports and 42 degrees total timing. Rock solid reliable being a pushrod engine, has titanium valve spring retainers, etc. Still has the original aluminum pushrods with cast iron ends even. The one issue it has is burning oil. It's not worn out, at all, but those old style low tension rings are very prone to burning oil, even running 10w-60 oil vs the stock 20w-50. So I check it every morning. Never seen it get lower than halfway up the dipstick, even after 12 hours of continuous driving at 4,500 RPM. I change the oil every 5,000 miles and it's always fine. Have a Ford billet 90 deg oil filter adapter and run a Premium Guard PG4651EX or UPG63R filter, sometimes the Microgard branded version. I like the silicone gasket. Never a problem.

[@jefferykaighin7039]

Wow, crazy teardown! I enjoy watching you teardown and explain what you see. I'm a 40 year mechanic who didn't grow up with KZbin to fall back on like today. I love your video's and all 3 if my sons do as well. Thank you!

[@gvxclassics]

I too have been working on cars for almost 50 years, and yes, I like to see this new stuff come apart. There are so many pieces!!! Compare the subaru designs to an air cooled Vw. The VW probably has less than half the parts, and no electronics..

[@pbentle1990]

on the flip side of things, people not checking oil are giving you videos to produce, and I definitely enjoyed seeing the engine that runs my car being torn down. Now to buy some oil

[@donw3912]

Thats a first...I've never seen a rod come out with nothing left of a bearing...and not twisted like a pretzel even!! Thats a keeper for sure...amazing it held together. A great video for sure Eric!!

[@Dadzilla2]

I had someone trying to scam me not to long ago through someone else's KZbin channel, I'm glad you addressed the issue.

[@Chippy569]

the valve spring recall is NOT done with the engine in the car! On the FAs, the whole cam-plate assemblies are removed. (On the FB20s, the cams can be left in with some special tools to fill the cylinder with compressed air so spring replacement can be done mostly-assembled, but even those are still done out of the car.) One challenge for the D4S system for cores is that the injectors and the injector driver module (which is missing on your example here) are all matched together. Must have been an FRS engine, not sure about those, but the BRZ comes with NGK plugs (as to all other subarus) from factory. You don't need to pull wrist pins on the F-series engines to get the pistons out, but access to the cap bolts is kinda tight as you discovered. They're an E-Torx fastener, I forget the size offhand but I think E12?

[@dcinhere]

All truth. I build the NA FA25 and the FA24 Turbo engine short blocks for all North American Outbacks,legacy, and accent models.. They all are like this just bigger displacement and various plates and plugs. But mostly the same design. That's what's great about Subaru imo.

[@Chippy569]

@@dcinhere oh, you're one of the guys making the remans? please stop dropping them on the RF corner lol, i'm the one that needs to put them back in :P

[@dcinhere]

@@Chippy569 no I build new cars at the assembly plant lol. We do build service engines from time to time, but not remans.

[@saulespino2510]

I have a 2018 BRZ, I have used E85 with an OFT tune for about 20 k miles of the 64 k miles I have in the car since new. Do you think E85 can damage the spark plugs or clog them up?

[@DragonRides75]

Your tear downs as you call them are amazing, how they still look engines at times is amazing.

[@Techcensorshipbot]

I've been waiting for this video! I have a 22 GR86. It is my absolute goal to always make sure the oil is always good to go. MOST issues are because of lack of maintenance.

[@Walterrinho]

Make sure to reseal your oil pan gasket. American assembled engines have issues with having excess silicon gasket and it could get suck by the oil pickup. Just remove your oil pan and re-gasket it with a nice thin line.

[@mrs_radrod]

@@Walterrinho all the engines are made in Japan. It is an issue with the 22/23 cars in all markets. It can also be an issue with the gasket material on the timing cover as well as the oil pan gasket material. You can not remove the timing cover while the engine is in the car without removing most of the engine components.

[@CaptainSpadaro]

@@mrs_radrod and that boggles my mind. If the factory is fucking this shit, up, it's either a bad design or someone isn't doing their job properly (whether by accident or intent).

[@mrs_radrod]

@@CaptainSpadaro Don't worry. The factory engineers knew about this problem since 2018 when the MY12/13 FA20 engines were being recalled and the recalled engines were failing due to overuse of gasket material which was being sucked into the oil pickup tube after the recall was completed. The engineers should have designed the new engine to use a gasket instead of an RTV. They knew this was an issue. They did nothing. They are blaming customers that the engines are blowing up. Never buy a Subaru engine.

[@CaptainSpadaro]

@@mrs_radrod To be 100% fair, Subaru isn't the only manufacturer using RTV for timing covers (Ford, Toyota, etc. do as well). That being said, it seems like everyone has been having odd gaffes like this ever since the 'rona fucked shit up. I would think the rather public incident with that one GR86 owner would have forced Subaru to pay more attention to the goings-on at their engine plant but apparently I'm wrong.

[@jamesharlow4088]

For those wondering the rod cap bolts are External torx, E14

[@devonswindell9735]

Just picked up a BRZ and my wife has had an FRS for a year. This one should be interesting 😅

[@Hawk7886]

Why would you want two?

[@TheBrokeRecorder]

@@Hawk7886 because they are that good of a vehicle. Only other car that compares in driving is a 718 porsche and it's 3×-4× the cost not including maintenance or insurance fees

[@zemotika]

@@Hawk7886it’s a solid platform, the transmission is one of the better transmissions as well, super easy and cheap to rebuild

[@Axr24have]

I hear ya man, I tell folks that all you ever do is maintain the fluids in a car, it will treat you well.

[@nickloh912]

Woo, one of the engines I’ve been waiting for! Thanks Eric! I thought the recall was only for early production engines. Allegedly one of the other ways these die is dealers (particularly Toyota) using too much RTV or applying it incorrectly when performing the recall. The application instructions are pretty intricate - they even include a template to practice on if I remember right. That said mine is still running great ~3 years after the recall, including a bunch of track time. Would be awesome to see a Mercedes M274 or M113 (non-K) engine. Shouldn’t be too hard since MB put those engines in everything from their respective eras…

[@CaptainSpadaro]

That is EXACTLY what's been happening: people take them in for recall work and the tech uses too much RTV, the RTV falls off, clogs the oil pickup, and chaos ensues. It happened to a buddy of mine 2 years ago when a group of us went down to Tail of the Dragon; he had had the valve spring recall done before we went down there, it started knocking while we were running the Dragon, and that was it. What's even scarier is that the new cars are (apparently) being affected by excess RTV FROM THE FUCKING ENGINE PLANT. I don't know what's going on with Subaru but they need to get their ducks in a row.

[@JackS425]

@@CaptainSpadaro apparently Honda is having a similar RTV issues these days too. Idk how they’ve been using rtv for 20+ years with zero issues to now nobody can apply it properly

[@CaptainSpadaro]

@@JackS425 which engines are having problems?

[@PureCountryof91]

@@JackS425 the guys that used to build them have died. Now, they're younger and lazier

[@ericbastion2149]

You are 100% correct people do not check their fluids in their vehicles I’ve been a mechanic for 30+ years I look at so many cars that come in with engine noises and there is no oil on the dipstick

[@saulespino2510]

I have a 2018 BRZ, I have used E85 with an OFT tune for about 20 k miles of the 64 k miles I have in the car since new. Do you think E85 can damage the spark plugs or clog them up?

[@Ziegfried82]

It's one thing to neglect your $500 lawnmower's oil. It's another to neglect your $20,000+ vehicle!!

[@philn1601]

My 2004 Sybie Forester with 300000KM still has original 2.5 engine and 4 speed automatic transmission. I did all the maintainace myself as in the owner manual.

[@dannyr3346]

Not the same at all.

[@samcs06]

It always amazes me how complex ICE are. How many different pieces have to be manufactured just to build one engine. Then for all that to come together without no issues

[@BWGPEI]

The one thing I taught our kids was to check the oil and coolant. At this point in in life I'm immune to telegram 'cause I don't do that. But I love your description of these parasites.

[@scottymoondogjakubin4766]

Its videos like these that make me proud ! Proud i only have owned gm products the past 43 years !

[@HomelabExtreme]

I would love to see more diesel teardowns, like the smaller diesels. Diesel engines tend to have more dramatic failure modes :D

[@theodorgiosan2570]

Even a Subaru diesel, EE20, but they didn't sell them here. They're just starting to be available on eBay at this point.

[@lukewigley4397]

Love your videos it’s my Sunday routine all the way from Perth Australia 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@darylmorse]

You should keep a scoreboard for the various types of failures. No doubt that running the engine out of oil would be well out in front of the other causes.

[@fewworddotrick]

Hard to determine exact cause of failure sometimes if you don't have the vehicle history or don't know certain little quirks of any particular engine. For example if the rod bearings go and you don't know anything about the history well that could be a hundred different reasons.

[@jafo4u508]

I find these videos so relaxing to watch, I'm not a mechanic or do I even work on my own cars, just fun to watch. I love the oh, oh that's no good!

[@richardflagg3084]

I know it's not your thing Eric, but this might have been a good opportunity to cut open the oil filter. That "service champ" filter must have been packed.

[@49commander]

Thanks for the Public Service announcement! I far as I know there is no good way of preventing them but doing what you did is the best way to protect you valued viewers!!! Thanks again!

[@rotorhead5000]

Neat, I've had a bunch of ej's apart, but not any of the newer series of engines, and it's really neat to see what's different and what's the same.

[@B1GDaddyFatStax]

Agreed. Done EJ and EG myself, but never FA or FB series. There's some good and bad in both, but I really like the canted rods. It appears to Make installation and removal easier.

[@mgrabo1024]

funny enough the new FA24 has assembly more like the EJ motors again. They have ports to remove the wrist pins, the canted rods proved to be less robust.

[@alexwu8077]

Subaru have been doing flat fours for decades now but STILL can’t make a good engine. Pathetic.

[@Hawk7886]

@@alexwu8077 it's a layout with tons of inherent design issues, sort of like Mazda and their Rotary engines. It's true that Subaru can't figure out the basics, though. Just look at what they did to the new WRX.

[@saulespino2510]

@@Hawk7886 I have a BRZ, can you point out some inherent design issues so I can learn about my engine. Thanks in advance.

[@gk2011]

I have this stock in my 2020 gt86. Just hit 100k Miles(Been driving it since about 6k miles on the OD). Take care of it, don't fuck around with it, make sure shes got oil, still feels good!

[@boldBryan]

I would have loved to hear how it sounded when it ran last.

[@mediocreman2]

It's a Subaru engine so probably the same as when it was new.

[@boldBryan]

@@mediocreman2 "Do you hear a slight knocking?" "Nah, it always sounds like that"

[@notme8121]

You are so right, all you have to do is maintain the oil level, today's engine oils will last 10 to 20,000 miles without any problem as long as you just keep it full. I mean full to the full Mark not full to the top of the dipstick tube

[@joshjlmgproductions3313]

Not in the case of a Subaru. I've seen many who've changed oil in their EJ every 5,000 miles, only to have the engine blow up before 50,000 miles.

[@notme8121]

@@joshjlmgproductions3313 then that is a pos that no one should buy.

[@saeedhossain6099]

Subaru BRZ, when you're 22 and have good credit from your parents, but still think like an Altima owner.

[@barriewright2857]

I have had one of those replies I always reply "hellow my robot friend " but I never click on. Thank you for the warning and I love your show. The boxer engine is incredible the way its built and put together. Automotive autopsy brilliant. And i have sub and like 👏🏿👍🏿.

[@MikeL-FL]

Hey Eric, think you can get your hands on a W engine to tear down? I'd kind like to see how they're set up. Obviously you're not gonna be able to get a Bugatti W16, and probably not a Bentley or Audi W12, but maybe a VW W8?

[@blackopsrocks]

Color on the seal surface is on purpose, its induction hardened to prevent the seal from wearing a groove and causing a leak.

[@stellingbanjodude]

How about a 2.7L eco boost, they’ve got a pretty unique block design

[@nth256]

Of all the teardowns I've seen to far, this looks like one of the easiest. Conversely, i watched the VQ teardown previous to this, and that engine looks like a nightmare to work on.

[@chaoszombie9995]

The VQ is actually not that bad to work on! It also comes down to gaining experience through actually working on them :)

[@jensenmiller6410]

Another BRZ owner checking in. The engine definitely has a lot of "character" and sounds like a garbage disposal at idle even when it's in great condition. With good maintenance they last well, I'm approaching 60k and feed it nothing but the finest kirkland 0w-20 synth. The oil reports are still coming back with extremely low wear metals so I hope to have quite a few more miles in her before having issues. It's all the more impressive since I drive like a degenerate and am running E85.

[@gamermicha3l]

Wow that oil is better than royal purple or better hmm interesting info 👍🙏👍

[@Hawk7886]

@@gamermicha3l royal purple sucks

[@gamermicha3l]

@@Hawk7886 oh no I noticed man I gotta due oil change lol

[@saulespino2510]

BRZ owner here too. Do you think E85 causes any damage to the spark plugs? Do the plugs need to replaced more often when using E85?

[@gamermicha3l]

Ever try penzoil ultra platinum ow20 ? Running oil reports ? Or anyone have thoughts on that oil I saw project farm videos but any 86 brz owner run that oil?

[@RavTokomi]

One reason I learned to love the electronic oil level on my BMW. I check the oil level right from the driver's seat every time I get home before I turn the engine off. The main downside though is you can't check the level if the engine hasn't been running for a minimum time and temperature.

[@kevinortiz1841]

These are the best most genuine videos you can get around I love this channel

[@bishopworks3203]

Good on you for calling out the scammers. Something you can do is block certain key words in your replies so they don't get posted.

[@bigdaddymak1439]

Just FYI not all FB20 engines have bad valve springs! It was a certain series of production numbers that was affected!

[@Walterrinho]

You mean FA(BRZ, GR86), FB is the Impreza crosstrek engine.

[@bigdaddymak1439]

@@Walterrinho they had a valve spring recall too, all the 2.0 in Impreza, Crosstrek, BRZ ECT for certain production dates

[@acegolfman3203]

Fairly easy to take apart. Fix/replace parts and put it all back together correctly is the hard part

[@esstyx66]

Hey man love the vids. Would be really cool at the end of each you could list out or show out all the parts that are good and going to resell - kind of like a final score/grade on the teardown. Dollar profit/loss might be cool too!

[@notme8121]

Hey adam, I mean eric, I probably don't tell you often enough that I do appreciate your videos, you do a good, great job and it entertains many of us. It's very interesting to see how many different engines are made and how they all fail for the same reasons. Thank you

[@zoranbg]

Haha! My first thought - 'Since when Adam Sandler is doing videos like this on You Tube!?'

[@dbascb]

I’m addicted to this channel and especially like the summaries at the end.

[@TonyAtkinspdx]

I wish you'd run like a day camp where we all get an engine to tear down as a group together....

[@engineeringoyster6243]

For the 5 decades I’ve been driving, I’ve been checking the oil every time I get gas. In the past few years, I’ve asked the “attendant” at various Costco gas stations how often they see people checking oil. A few per shift is a common answer. Even allowing for breaks for the attendant, he views upwards of 800 full ups per shift. So, on-the-order of 1/2% of drivers regularly check their oil. 1 in 200. Pretty rare. Since there usually is a waiting line at Costco gas, I usually release the hood latch while waiting. I’ve had other customers “alert” me to the unlatched hood because they so rarely see people checking their oil while filling up with gas.

[@ianlarson5313]

Interestingly the new fa-24 engine went back to the old way of splitting the case. This allows symmetrical rods, which are stronger. Important, since it's replacing the six cylinder. Even in the Ascent, which can tow 5000lb.

[@Hawk7886]

Increasing displacement is also the easiest way to boost power numbers. I'd love to see an Ascent with its CVT tow 5,000lbs for thousands of miles with no issues, lol

[@shawn576]

@@Hawk7886 The engine is probably fine but I'm guessing that CVT would melt.

[@Ziegfried82]

@@Hawk7886 yeah it's a recipe for disaster. You can go ahead and claim it can tow 5000 lbs but it's a 2.4 liter turbo...not gonna end well.

[@108padma]

Thanks, man - enjoyed seeing the inside of 'my' engine. I'm fastidious about checking and replacing oil. Viewing this has been super-affirming!

[@alfredbrooks3060]

I have a vw bus. A conversion to a Subi engine is something that gets done pretty regularly. But based on your videos and my experience I'm doing a swap with a gen 1 chevy 305 from a 85 camaro. My thoughts are keep it simple carb it. Love the videos

[@l00k4tstuff]

LOL "LS Swap it!"

[@junglejim5785]

I once owned a 66 VW bus with a Buick V-6 in it. It was a hoot to drive. I now wish I had kept it.

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

I have to say I’m impressed how well it held on with oil starvation. Not even bent rods or destroyed pistons. That engine has to be “bulletproof”. Maybe Toyota designed it and Subaru made it?

[@paladain55]

They have been blowing up from oil starvation for almost 10 years now. How is that impressive? Its your standard Subaru motor with oiling issues.

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

@@paladain55 got any source? I believe it’s lack of maintenance. There are some reports that have done over 300k miles on those engines. idk 🤷‍♂️ There was a issue that some of them had too much rtv applied on the oil pan gasket causing the excess to go in the oil pan. That’s why engine starve for oil.

[@paladain55]

@@GalenlevyPhoto *lack of oil baffling kills them in long sweeping turns. starves them of oil

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

@@paladain55 are you speaking of drifting them too much cause gravity of oil from the oil pan starves the engine? Subaru have been racing in rally for years with 500-600 hp with so much abuse. 🤷‍♂️

[@Ziegfried82]

@@paladain55 as someone who owns one of these FA-20 engines on a WRX all I can say is yeah..change the oil every 3000 miles and keep a close eye on things. These are not the kind of cars you just set and forget.

[@CoryRwtfyt]

I worked at a yoda dealer when the frs came out. Every single failure we saw were due to money shifts. High rpms in 3rd, go for 4th but get 2nd, and dump the clutch. Edit, never seen a auto blow up. Always a manual with extreme carnage.

[@allenbeaulieu7077]

Thanks Eric, I’m only a minute into the video, just wanted to thank you. I just got one of those today aiming at your channel. Scum bags. I’ve seen so many on so many different channels that it is disgusting. Back to your video sir.

[@billmilosz]

"Check your oil" - you'd think you wouldn't have to tell people this, but it is **THE** important advice for internal combustion engines. I check oil level and color just about every gas fill up.

[@budlanctot3060]

100% agree. You can do it while filling up with gas, only takes a minute to do. Take a glance at the water level, too. What else are you going to do, stare at your phone?

[@christalbert722]

I watch this and... I miss the old '64 F250 we had. Straight 6 240, I think one vacuum line from the carb to the distrubutor.... one power lead running to the coil... and that was it. I love technology, but it sure comes with it's burden.

[@Hawk7886]

People demand more power and better fuel economy than ever before. Added to that, the manufacturers face a lot of pressure to reduce emissions. Naturally, when you hit a situation that basically says, "choose two things: more power, better fuel economy, less emissions" and you pick all three, engines are going to get more complicated. This started back in the 80s, so it's been going on for a while.

[@natianlam6074]

First time watching Adam Sandler tear down an engine. Subscribed!

[@beastking6158]

I kinda want to see a blown up EA888 gen 3 on the channel.

[@mistermoonJB]

Instead of saying the failed bearing is no longer in the same format, I prefer to say it’s entropy has increased.

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

I get those stupid messages ALL the time across ALL my channels! Great video! Mitsu 3cyl! ;

[@vanharmon3945]

A+. oil change and on time maintaince Dont over rev engine burn outs or abuse engine. Race engines are torn down and rebuilt $$ your daily driver is not a race car and will gladly throw a rod in protest Love your videos, style and knowledge of cars. P.S. if you can find a core scammer to tear down that would be priceless.

[@jamiedriscoll9781]

Jimmy Oaks has a BRZ on his channel. he mentioned the oil pan...they'd seal the pan at the factory and sealant would break off and clog the pick up screen.

[@awgie]

21:19 classic, I feel like I’m watching my dad work on a motor. Here because I’m interested in buying an FRS/BRZ and ended up nostalgic