Honda Civic D16Z6 BAD ENGINE Teardown! OBD1 1.6L SOHC VTEC. Why Come No Compression?

My name is Eric and I own and run a full service auto salvage business called Importapart located in the Saint Louis MO area. Part of our model is dismantling and selling parts from rare and niche market engines. I've torn down everything from an LS7 to a Renesis rotary engine. There are several videos to watch! Check out my playlist of engine teardowns here: • Blown Up Engine Tear D...
In this video, I dismantle a D16Z6, 1.6L SOHC Vtec engine found in 92-95 Honda Civic EX, Si and Del Sol Si. This is not a core engine I went out and bought, but rather came from a car I bought at the auction and parted out. We could not get it started and after a compression test we condemned the engine. Now it was time to take it apart and find out what went wrong!
If you'd like to buy parts from this engine or others like it, feel free to email us at [e-mail].
As always, I appreciate all of the comments, suggestions and even when I am corrected. If there's an engine you'd like to see torn down let me know in the comments.
Catch ya on the next one!
-Eric

[@12345.......]

My son still drives his first car (99 civic 1.6 non vtec) 8 years after I bought it for him. 290k with just regular maintenance. Timing belt and valve lash is the most technical maintenance so far. Compression is still 180s on all 4

[@kevinmiller4486]

My son still drives a 99 civic 1.6l non-vtec. Runs good.

[@12345.......]

@@kevinmiller4486 my boy wants to see if he can get half a million on it. It's not a nice car but it runs great

[@hydrocarbon8272]

Enjoy it while you can, the 96-00 D16Y's have the highest rate of spinning rod bearings due to being the only Honda without cross-drilled rods. Do NOT try saving money with long oil intervals. If it ever does spin, 88-95 cranks are the best.

[@12345.......]

@@hydrocarbon8272 good to know. It's had 3000 mile oil changes for the last 120k miles even with that horrible oil filter placement

[@leonardschleuning3070]

I have a 99 ex with the vtec 1.6 with 320k. Been a great little commuter, and pretty fun to drive for what it is. Gonna probably end up doing a k series swap at some point. Not sure when, but it’ll be a fun project I’m sure.

[@frank.l181]

1.6L sohc is a such a incredibly reliable and fuel efficient engine. No balance shafts needed. I really miss my 95' civic EX 5spd!

[@stevennunez6013]

You only need balance shafts on i-4 engines that are bigger then 2.2 liters theoretically

[@mounir347]

@@stevennunez6013 4g63 and tsi ea888 both are 2.0L and both have balance shafts

[@trainsbangsandautomobiles824]

@@mounir347 And are often deleted

[@Joe-co4sq]

I had a 92 civic vx that I bought new. It was the most fuel efficient vehicle I ever owned and very dependable. Honda made great cars back then.

[@stevennunez6013]

@@Joe-co4sq I think it's more about maintenance then anything else that will make a car last I actually still have my first car 2002 dodge neon that I got in 2010 when I was 16 my parents got the car brand new for my sister when she was 16 years old although my neon just sits in my garage now it still runs fine it has 536,765 miles on it it's been through 6 timing belts and water pumps and everyone things those cars are unreliable because they don't change the timing belt and it destroys the engine always wanted a honda though I bought a used 13 ecoboost f150 with 212,543 2 years ago I have 260,111 on it now

[@Felix.Garcia]

One of my favorite Honda Engines. I had one of this turbo on my old 4G hatch making 237whp at 11psi. This thing was a beast. miss it so bad. easy to work, easy to repair and very reliable

[@djmech3871]

What happened to it?

[@Felix.Garcia]

@@djmech3871 sold it to help pay for my son's braces. I may go hunt it back one of these days.

[@steveo8700]

back in those days it Probably suffers from FFS Fast and furious syndrome.

[@jae9843]

lol. I'll admit that this engine takes me back to my ricer days. Went through 2 of these and a B18B running too much boost/not enough fuel through them. I didn't know what I was doing, but that didn't stop me.

[@robertshelton3796]

More classic 90s engines please. Lets see a GM 3800 or an iron duke. Lets see a Vulcan v6. Hell I'd be happy seeing a Duratec v6 too. The tuner engines like small block chevys and 351 windsors are everywhere but don't stop taking us down memory lane. Thanks Eric

[@christinesommerfeld9815]

I loved the GM 3800s. Beat on them for hundreds of thousands of miles and only replaced water pumps and had 1 power steering pump go out. Still returned 28-32 mpg's consistently. Excellent iron block and iron heads engines!

[@robertshelton3796]

@@christinesommerfeld9815 There was a supercharged 3800 block II they put in some Buicks. Very cool

[@MikeL-FL]

I used to build those 3800 S2’s. They’re extremely basic motors, with plenty of untapped potential. They’re very stout though, so finding a messed up one may not be easy. Fortunately good ones are cheap, though not many people want the parts anymore.

[@mrz80]

I hear "Vulcan V6" and I hear "blown head gaskets" in my brain. :D Trashed my Taurus because on the test drive after replacing a failed water pump, both head gaskets let go. Enough was enough at that point. :) We're now on our 4th, 5th, and now 6th Accords. :D

[@TubeBrowser2]

Seems like a great idea to engineer the head and cams to be removed without dismantling in one piece. Be nice if other manufacturers did the same.

[@averyalexander2303]

Agreed, these engines are super simple to work on. With some practice, the head gasket can be changed in just a couple hours because the whole head can be removed as one piece and it has a super simple timing belt setup. There are no torque to yield bolts in the D series engine either, so a rebuild doesn't normally require buying any new bolts.

[@hydrocarbon8272]

This is likely the result of someone asking a Facebook group "should I check the valves or send it with a new belt?" after >150k of miles on that poor belt, and sending it regardless. Either way, bless your heart for saving a Z6 crank & block. Someone will still be happy to buy the head for more than scrap, too.

[@Felix.Garcia]

that head can still be used with new seats and guides... machine shops never charged much for these enginge...... engine is totally worth it if there are not many available nearby

[@chubbysumo2230]

those harbor freight earthquake impact guns are actually pretty decent for their price. myself, im trying to get an Astro tools "thor" 1894.

[@bleach_drink_me]

Ordered mine like a week ago. Idk when it will ship. I use a harbor freight impact daily at the shop. For the money I can't complain.

[@freeyourmind8849]

I have one too. Impressed

[@vancornett4440]

Thanks for letting us know….

[@kevinbialkowski3694]

Ive had the o.g. red earthquake (before the xt) for 6 years, dont oil it, and it just keeps eating. -forklift mechanic

[@bleach_drink_me]

@@kevinbialkowski3694 I also have the one. It's been abused and still works. I went to the green xt mostly out of curiosity. I still use the old one at home when needed but use the xt at the shop.

[@robertshelton3796]

"Behold this worn out Honda engine" says Eric in front of a literal pallet of LS heads

[@jeffreygoss8109]

Plus it’s like 20 years old

[@troy3052]

vtec engines were problems out of the gate, crankshafts breaking and its only a 130hp. later models have problems with the vtec solenoids. not to mention timing belt issues. The reason why you probally dont see a pallet of honda engines, they are scrapped with the car.

[@hydrocarbon8272]

@@troy3052 Lol talk about mis-informed. I've only heard of 3 broken cranks over 20 years of dicking with them - that includes blocks making 7x more than the factory rating and multiple Honda technician friends. This specific block is known to crack the block in half at around 700whp unless you weld up the coolant drain plug. Only the 96-00 D16's are shitty from that era, they are the ONLY Honda cranks that don't have cross-drilled rod journals. Even then, they only tend to spin rod bearings after 200k or more.

[@AiOinc1]

@@hydrocarbon8272 Oh good to know that specifically the engine I have is the weak one

[@TheImtoomuch]

Do you realize the number of LS engines out there compared to this D series engine?

[@OtherWorldExplorers]

Have you ever thought about selecting certain bad blocks and heads and seeing if the furniture people around your area might be interested in purchasing them from you.

[@melin1969]

i said that 1 or 2 vids back , could make a coffee table or even a wine rack , a glass topped cofee table with the damage visable must be a talking point to a petrolhead

[@sebastianantonio7795]

one hell of an idea.

[@mikehawk1673]

Make a table like in top gear

[@evilryuss3]

Dude... you're a surgeon... even when it'd get stuck you'd keep your composure... 🤙🤙🤙 bravo... 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ozmrrotary]

14:10 That RX-7 in the background has a funny looking rotary in the engine bay 😉

[@carterthiessen2664]

I'd love to see an old early 90s F block accord engine tear down! Only problem is those engines never died so finding a core will be hard!

[@axelmoiseslaham452]

f22 non vtec sohc 2.2?

[@mrJayGarage]

My starter vehicle in Gran Turismo 2 was the green peal 1993 Honda Civic SI Hatch (3 doors) I never had one in real life, but it’s pretty cool to see the engine then it came in the generation for 1993 to 1995.

[@drewmurray2583]

If I ever make it to the usa I would love to work with you. I dismantle and repair engines every day and can often relate to your videos. please keep uploading

[@Morjit2803]

I genuinely look out for your videos everyday, man. Can't get enough of them. Keep being a Rockstar

[@thesilentobserver93]

I love the simplicity of this engine. Putting one in an a '91 CRX that had its original engine throw a rod before I got it. I'm not even much of a car guy, let alone a mechanic, and yet even I'm having a decent enough time replacing wear items on the D16. Hoping the engine will give me a couple of years on the road with the CRX before I decide to park it and rebuild it.

[@MrRobert1603]

Taking off the head without removing camshaft! Great Design Honda ! Totally rebuildable! Thanks

[@evilgoatgarage4193]

Brings back high school memories

[@HooyahPeacock]

When I did body work with my dad we were replacing the front frame rails so the engine was completely exposed on a vtec civic. 3 guys jumped the fence at night and tried to steal it.

[@alienweed6396]

Yeah d series del sol life I literally finished puting my d16z6 back together yesterday. Put in all fluids today. Gonna time it tomorrow. Cool vid bro

[@scottchadbourne4759]

If you aver do vintage type engine tear downs a 3.0 Ford Taurus SHO (Yamaha) would be interesting. Those things ran like striped apes and where good looking to boot.

[@hyacinthbucket3803]

That was a badass engine in its day.

[@RobertNES816]

The upper half was Yamaha the lower half was still Ford.

[@EricTheGreat508]

Wrong. V6 SHO- The whole engine was a Ford and Yamaha collaboration. The 96-98 SHO 3.4 V8 had Yamaha designed heads.

[@nickd.7267]

I had a Civic with a D16Y7; I loved that engine. So rigid. So easy. So small. Such a screamer. It's no 2.0, but it's such a perfect compact engine.

[@foxisretrofitting4556]

We grabbed up a 1994 Honda Civic EX a couple years ago with this d16z6 engine in it. Previous owner had messed up the head gasket repair and put the head together with an impact cracking all the assemblies in the head. We found a d16y7 (1998 non vtec) engine with 8k miles on it and pulled the head from it to swap onto the d16z6. Worked like a champ with a new head gasket and bolts. We just put a non vtec P06 ecu in it to run it like a normal non vtec. That car is a boss. The D16Z6 has better lubrication and design for the bottom end of the engine than the Y7 & Y8 does. If anyone wants to do what we did to get your Civic running again I have a writeup on my channel.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

My wife has a 93 Civic EX with one of these. She didn't change the oil for 100K miles when I met her. It smoked and burned oil. I put a pint of AvBlend in it at it's first oil change. It had other minor maintenance issues that got addressed. It went from a junker (almost) to a champ. Closing in on 300K, doesn't burn a drop of oil, and still pulls like a proper VTec 1600cc engine should. Looking forward to many 100K miles. (No intake mods, fart can, or body kits). It screams on it's front tires as the Honda factory intended it. AvBlend... I bought an 07 Ridgeline with the 3.5 V6, would love to see how they fair out. Honda has been making that engine for over 20 years. And I own one that runs perfectly at almost 200K miles.

[@TermiCobraKid]

Thanks for this video. I have a 1992 EX Sedan with the D16. I'm at 228k miles and it runs great. Love the deeper look inside the engine here!

[@johnfranklin5277]

Thats good engine mileage, but I've got over 338.000 miles on my 94 Trans Am I bought new. 350 LT1 ENGINE, Never been touched, even the timing chain is original. Still runs and sounds like new, uses no oil, lifelong Southern California car, I don't get on it very often, its not babied, but when I occasionally give it a full throttle acceleration, she still is pretty quick 😊

[@johnwithcats]

I love these vids Eric, learning so much and your commentary is so informative. keep em coming, and great work!

[@kevinlee7263]

Love my 93 EX, 240K miles with no problems.

[@amped4357]

"50% of the time it comes out everytime" LOL i love it. great video man.

[@MultipliedByZero]

Goonzquad just pulled a blown LS-based engine out of a 60's Copart Camaro, you should see if they'd sell you that engine. Would be a cool video, and probably make a good non-clickbait title that'll get more of them viewzzzzzzz. Love the channel, these videos are like ASMR for disenfranchised Roadkill fans.

[@lpnlizard2742]

Kinda jealous how easy you got that crank bolt out. When i had to do it i had a 2ft breaker bar, with a 4ft cheater extension, still wouldn't budge. was literally hanging off the ground on just the tool, then asked my friend to push down on my shoulders .... the whole tool assembly snapped and fell to the ground... i looked at my friend and was like well, we either broke the tool, the bolt, or it came out. Thank my lucky stars the thing came out.

[@TermiCobraKid]

Tried to get mine out with a big Dewalt impact. Wouldn't budge. PB Blaster and the biggest 1/2" Milwaukee Impact zipped it right off

[@oinka720]

I'd like to see you tear down a 2.0L Ford Zetec. That was in my first car. I was planning to fix it before she got totalled in an accident.

[@markparent7999]

I had one of those motors in a zx2

[@Ar0d]

Gimme a classic VQ engine, doing one myself.

[@w1ndex]

I think the last of the old school Honda's was the first generation Honda Fit.

[@zeroyon4562]

I agree, my wife has a first gen jazz/fit and it reminds me of my eg civic from when I was a new driver. It just has the Honda ‘feel’ even though the suspension is just basic mac struts and torsion beam. Honda isn’t the same anymore.

[@joelg6740]

I love watching these videos, I eat sleep and breath engines and would like to do the same in the future. I've been going to all the local junk yards and shops and have bought all core Honda K series I can get my hands on. I've been eyeing up all the other core engines I come across and once I can secure a big enough garage or even a shop I hope to expand

[@joelg6740]

@Blake Holloway Some engines just ain't worth buying unless they are scrap price and you have the room to sit on em. But LS engines and parts sell quick, same with Honda K series as there is a large cult following. Can't go wrong with either as they are cheap, plentiful and easy to make power. Ain't hard to sell parts on social media and local classifieds plus always got eBay.

[@mrz80]

​@Blake Holloway I've seen Civic fanatics stuff K24s into their little coupes on the path to ultimate power. :D.

[@nofilter2091]

I had a 95 Civic EX and it was bulletproof, I drove it to 189K miles before I sold it. Very cool teardown.

[@jhaymanmyles2226]

I enjoyed this video as I am an owner of a 95 civic EX with 150,000 original miles. I agree these motors from the 90s were the golden era for honda. Simple teardown compared to the modern era engine videos.

[@AcuraLvR82]

Hey Eric didnt realize you were in my area of the country. I live right down the road in Springfield. May have to hit you up for parts sometime. Side note...Ill bet the piston and cylinder scratches are from running the motor with a low quality filter, especially if it was one of those "cold air intakes". Thanks for your videos I love them.

[@ronniecardy]

I enjoy watching you teardown motors so I know what goes wrong with them

[@doridore1234]

watching these teardowns gives me the confidence to rebuild my f series

[@09corvettezr1]

Watching Eric O over at South Main Auto(not a sponsor) caused me to buy the Lisle 77080. It is a 4 inch tall solid steel cylinder with a 19mm hex at one end and a 1/2 inch square drive at the other end, and it weighs several pounds. It is specifically made to pull Honda crank bolts. My MG725 which had rarely if ever managed to pull a Honda crank bolt out before without help while using regular impact sockets was able to make short work of a 2008 Accord 2.4 balancer bolt on a core engine that I tore apart about a month ago.(I tried my normal sockets on the bolt first) That has so far been the only time I tried this socket but it did make the difference on that Accord engine. Heat had been required in most previous Honda tear downs. This shouldn’t surprise you if you watch the Torque Test Channel and have seen their video on weighted sockets.

[@colemc.5917]

Break down a 7.3 idi, zip ties and bias plies might have an extra laying around

[@douggodsoe]

I really enjoy these videos. They have the right amount of detail to be interesting, and they don’t drag on longer than they need to, so they aren’t boring.

[@7MPhonemicEnglish]

I had a '93 Del Sol with that engine. Loved it. 10 yr old original battery gave up and it needed a brake job, otherwise no problems. It's a shame this car was ever parked in the first place.

[@senior_ranger]

Even this is complex compared to mid-seventies engines I trained dealer mechanics to work on.

[@whalesong999]

Yeah, when I saw 1.6L it made me think of my '71 Datsun 510 which I rebuilt in the early '80s and went on to last well over 200k miles before I sold it to a friend who was needing a ride pretty desperately and he drove it until rust took the old station wagon off the road. Loved that little Datsun engine; easy to work on and handle without special equipment.

[@markandkiminnewzealand2702]

Really simple engine compared to some of the ones done before Thanks for sharing M

[@mynmisoli]

I love these mid to late 90s D series cars. Simple, dependable, and sooo much room in the engine bay to work on.

[@seanerickson5715]

Comes in early 90’s too 😎

[@Roy1337is1337]

I wouldn't mind seeing one of the Tau 5.0 V8's that come in the Hyundai Genesis and Equus sedans.

[@Whateva67]

I’ve got a 92 Civic si hatch with 462 thousand kms on it,drove it 1200 kms to work last year in British Columbia and it was running rough the whole way,put in new plugs,cap and rotor,no better. Swapped injectors around,still nothing in one cylinder. Compression so low it’s not even firing anymore on cylinder 4,drove back home another 1200 kms on 3 cylinders,might get a new engine for it because it was such a good car,took a lot of crap over the years so it has good sentimental value to me. 🚗

[@alexeastman28]

I appreciate the content! I daily a 2004 Civic LX w/ the 1.7L D17A1 mated to a five speed. It's no race car, but it's still a fun car to drive around!

[@mattchewynichols5217]

I'd like to see mid 90's chevy 4.3

[@matthewtucker1519]

Thank you for quieting the impact wrench sounds. It is awewome for listening with earbuds.

[@ericthimot4988]

Another Eric here that's been wrenching for 20 years. I enjoy and look forward to your fun and informative videos :)

[@Maxprofits101]

Hi Eric, I watch all your videos and look forward to them each week. You have an excellent presentation style, keep up the good work mate.

[@clifbradley]

Another great video. Del Sol's in Florida, especially Miami area, sell for BIG money. 4500 to 6500 for one. It's sort of an inside joke that if a girl is driving a Del Sol, she is a girlfriend of someone important on the streets.

[@adotintheshark4848]

I remember when the Civic Del Sol came out, about '95. It replaced the super hot Civic SI of the time, and I was not pleased. Turned out to be a great little car.

[@clifbradley]

@@adotintheshark4848 I dated a girl that had one. I think she had a base model though, but I remember it had no power steering. That blew me away. I was driving a piece of garbage 87 Chevy Nova Hatchback which was actually a Toyota Tercel or AE86 I think, but that had power steering and her brand new car did not. I did like it though. We would take it to the beach a lot and then I got her into a Del Sol owners club and she went on an adventure drive with the group and never came back. Said she found herself in Tennessee and it spoke to her. She was weird. Didn't miss her, missed that car though lol.

[@mrz80]

@@adotintheshark4848 Always wished I'd bought one of those Si hatchbacks, although they could be a tight squeeze for someone 6'-2" mostly leg :D

[@btlfedgolf]

I miss working on those engines. They were so simple and cheap back in the day

[@dorinowens1004]

I've always wanted to do an oem+ monster d series. Z6 head, y8 intake manifold, and a d17 short block. Massage internally with LS rods, cam, valve train, ported manifold etc. Use a DC integra intake box and drop it in a EH2. Pop the hood and only the in-crowd will know.

[@scrubnick]

The best part of every video is the laser gun that removes the bigger bolts. I'm hoping you do a V12, either Mercedes (M137's should be common) or BMW.

[@BoostedPastime]

90s Hondas are so nice, simple and easy.

[@fordracer1415]

My son and I built one of those motors made 317hp at the wheels. The crankshaft is most desirable part. Thanks

[@adamtrombino106]

Gummed up top end. Totally rebuildable core. Honda really did build a better mouse trap back then! Now days they drink oil like everything else.

[@BDTrains]

I had a D17 (basically same as D16) in my first car (2003 civic). Super reliable stock and once got 53mpg on a long highway drive. Never realized how freakin small the engine was

[@fitfogey]

Me either. Crazy to see it on the engine stand like that. Really small.

[@IncertusetNescio]

Scotty Kilmer says all the cars these days are dropping in quality, even Toyota and Honda. Honda more so based on their common repairs (one being the AC compressor shaft of all things, another their earth dreams engines in a couple designs) which makes me sad. If Toyota and Honda become anywhere near as unreliable as the competition, who can we buy cars from when we want ones that last?

[@Ar0d]

It's called collusion and there's nothing we can do about it except stop buying new cars.

[@christinesommerfeld9815]

Toyota is highly overrated. Scotty is blindly faithful to them regardless of Toyotas shortcomings. Hell, Scotty is overrated himself. I Dont watch his videos anymore as he contradicts himself regarding his opinion of vehicles. One week they are junk and the next week they are great.....

[@clintwhite4372]

I was waiting to see if you would tear down an older Honda engine. Thanks.

[@rickeymitchell8620]

That main bearing girdle is one beefy piece. No wonder the mainstream look so good. I was amazed by the size of the main and rod journals

[@QB89Dragon]

Woo that's the engine I'm currently driving. Runs great all the way to redline and demands a thrashing to keep up with modern highway speeds.

[@neil12011]

Please do a tear down on a Spoon engine, 2 t66 turbos, with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust. Great channel, new sub here!

[@andrewpickett6543]

I would love to see a tear down of a first gen Mazda 3 2.0 engine

[@barryaiello3127]

Still waiting for the "greatest hits" vid where you showcase the worst of the worst you've pulled out of these engines.

[@markharmon6144]

I had a Honda Civic CTV-Transmission like 1996 and around 30,000 miles the car at startup made a sound in the morning like metal rubbing against metal, like there was no oil in the engine. I look it to the dealer, and they said there was nothing wrong with the vehicle.

[@JiKimbo]

Great video. It takes me back to my younger days and my 1998 1.5vtec civic 🤗

[@ubercdr1313]

I loved my 93 Del Sol si. Fun car and so easy to work on.

[@emkayusa]

Old school. But not as old as the Honda’s I am used too. They had D15’s

[@mutualbeard]

It is interesting to see the post-mortems on the engines. There are so many ways to destroy them.

[@crxtodd16]

My 2nd engine that I built was a D16Z6. Noice. I liked the 7200 rpm redline.

[@StreuB1]

The D16 is arguably the greatest engine Honda ever made when you factor in its reliability and ultimate robustness. Its a dynamo for sure. Its success is in its engineered simplicity.

[@davidsmalley6693]

Enjoy the teardowns, Haven't seeen a Volvo I5. It would be interesting to see wear, or damage or DESTRUCTION

[@zachattackzero]

It makes me sad that car got parted out. They’re just so rare around here in any condition and I’ve always thought that car was such a unique, fun, car. I don’t care if it was a less useful update of a CRX…a fun little car like this is a very uncommon design nowadays.

[@I_Do_Cars]

That car was a prior salvage and had few buckets of bonds in it. It wasn't worth saving. I try to save them when I can!

[@axelmoiseslaham452]

Hey, I'm about to become an official mechanical technician and automotive electrician. Hopefully this will happen in December. Would you be interested in me sending you my resume? I am from Salta, Argentina. a hug bro @@I_Do_Cars

[@zachman9251]

The best single came made!!! Good money in the crank and head.

[@MrLichkang]

Would like to see you tear down a Vortec 350. The hotrod guy like the heads off those motors.

[@drtidrow]

How about a GM Ecotec teardown? I've got one in my Saturn Ion that I need to replace the timing chain on, so a teardown vid would be helpful. :-)

[@tellyfaulkner3466]

I spot a Mazda RX7 in the background there. Are you going to do another rotary teardown?

[@sharedknowledge6640]

Nice video. Honda generally shames everyone else, including the Germans and Toyota , with their well engineered easy to work on 4 cylinder engines. Even their relatively unpopular engines like this one can go 200K with minimal wear albeit with some weird valve issues with this particular motor.

[@fitfogey]

Looked like carbon buildup from over 200K miles to me.

[@brandosN]

Would love to see you tear down a Honda jseries! Preferably the j32a3 from the 04+08 Acura tl! Or even a j35 from the 07-08 type s!

[@TestECull]

I want to see more old engines on the channel. Gettin' kinda bored of seeing LS-with-adjustable-conrods #498,594,385. Should get in touch with Mortske Repair and Junkyard Digs and whatnot, get some of their old engines for teardowns on the channel. Let's see more simple, properly engineered engines that died due to old age rather than modern overcomplicated junkheaps that died due to abuse. Let's see some carburetted stuff. I would kill to see an 8BA Flathead on your engine stand but uhh...those things never die hahahahahaha. Mortske got his hands on one that had over an inch of rust caked into several cylinders and STILL GOT IT TO RUN! No joke those things are bloomin' immortal.

[@petah00]

@I Do Cars and fellow auto enthusiasts: what is the golden era of simple car produced today or the in the last 4 years? (if there even is anything simple left) I actually own a D16Z6 Honda and intend to work on/have it serviced slowly to preserve this history. However, I'll be looking out for the next simple daily driver in the next few years. AWESOME content and teardown by the way!

[@jacobmeisner9255]

Love the honda content!

[@mausball]

The Z6 will run on half a cup of oil quite happily. Keep the oil changed and the coolant flowing and they'll last well past 300kmi of daily flogging. I know, because I did it. What you have there is the result of someone running dino oil in that engine for MUCH too long. Full synthetic is the key to Honda engine longevity. I've seen it more than once.

[@pentagon2386]

Do a teardown on a vw engine of some sort

[@Buzz-vz2js]

Tdi or vr6

[@pentagon2386]

@@Buzz-vz2js yes

[@kevinheart7091]

Big nice I love those in-line 4

[@keithb3989]

Only 40 bucks scrap?! Dang, that ole boys got a 20 dollar oil filter on it!

[@vancornett4440]

Nice

[@vancornett4440]

Your thought powered the thumbs

[@robertslegers257]

I thought engines lasted forever if you used K and N filters.

[@captain_doujinshi__2507]

3S-GTE teardown maybe?

[@mikecolavito3948]

If you can find one you should teardown an A853 engine from the SRT-4

[@Nautihawg]

How on earth can you tear down an entire engine an not get oil and crap all over yourself? Just checking oil and I can ruin a shirt! Where do your rags come from? lol!

[@codyk6837]

I’d really like to see a b series motor tear down!

[@Terrorkeks1000]

Would like to see a teardown of a VW EA 827 Engine. I love those!

[@thomassmith4148]

9:08 i swear he does adam sandler quotes to mess with us

[@austincjett]

How about doing a video about a GM Vortec 4200 Inline-Six. Every time I see you I think of Adam Sandler.

[@GavinY]

blame emissions and politicians for increasing complex engines that don't last

[@adotintheshark4848]

Variable valve timing, cylinder de-activation, stop/start , about 50 engine/transmission modules just to keep the thing running, all needless crap that adds complexity to an engine.

[@EdwardT9]

Yup, they re squeezed to make them safer so they got heavier, and better fuel economy so they got more complex. It’s crazy how complicated engines made after 2010 or so are.

[@sasquatch5680]

His early wrenching days 2 yrs ago....lol damn kids

[@mrz80]

Yew kids either git offa mah lawn, or else come help me crank this Model T! :D