Honda S2000 F20C1 Catastrophic Engine Teardown, User Error, Negligence, OR BOTH?

[@kencreten7308]

I've never seen a S2000 engine this clearly. That is a beautiful engine.

[@lot2196]

My father in law owned one for 14 years. Loved that car.

[@robertjackson7590]

Honda was the first company that I heard of that had their Design Group Chief from their F1 group visit the production group. The F1 group had stuff sitting on the shelf that would I'm sure help influence this engine. I wonder how much vacuum there is on this engines PCV System? F1 runs 8-17inHg and Honda automotive runs almost none @ -.2 to -.8inH2O. These pistons had a lot of carbon on one side in the ring pack as well as on the piston crown. The failed one was the worst one.

[@brianl8983]

The S2000 was a hot little number - hot enough for Johnny Tran to win a sweet VW Jetta back in the day

[@afrozen10-02]

Assuming you put 100 grand under the hood.

[@brianl8983]

@@afrozen10-02 with overnight parts from Japan

[@Dave-ms3ri]

Too soon, Junior.

[@brianl8983]

@@Dave-ms3ri winning is winning

[@sqmotorsports9230]

Slow clap for this comment and every reply. I live my life 1/4 mile at a time.

[@ouch1011]

My favorite thing about these engines is that they made a huge amount of power for their size and revved like crazy, and yet they use regular oil, they’re pretty reliable and they’re incredibly simple. It shows that with proper engineering, you can make a high performance engine without making it super delicate like the BMW S-engines and all of the Italian exotics.

[@tjroelsma]

Yes, but it also shows how holding on to a concept for too long will see diminishing returns. When Honda introduced the V-Tec concept, everyone was blown away. And although Honda kept developing it somewhat, the competition didn't sit still and the VVT-L (Variable Valve Timing and Lift) concept simply outperforms V-tec. I think it's fair to say that what put Honda ahead of the competition with their innovative solution, also has held them back to the point of falling way behind that same competition.

[@scarea2691]

@@tjroelsma are you talking toyota’s VVL like on the 2zz or VVL in general? because the k20 and f20 are VVL engines, vtec and vvl might as well be the same dual cam grind system, just different branding. The b18c still was just as good as the 2zz years behind the release of the 2zz and the k20 blows it out of the water

[@2strokeFORever]

​@@tjroelsma im confused as to what you saying. VTEC is VVTL and iVTEC is VVTL plus VCT

[@tjroelsma]

@@scarea2691 VVT and VVT-L in general. Other brands use pretty much the same system, but because Toyota has the rights to VVT and VVT-L they have to use different names.

[@Oddman1980]

I notice that even with a sophisticated variable valve timing/lift system, they thoughtfully included some screw and locknut valve adjusters.

[@undecidedmiddleground5633]

They're not just nice, high-revving engines, they're also reliable. My F20C1 has ~180k miles on it.

[@monikhushalpuri]

Nice what oil change intervals you do? By the looks of the engine in the video the owner was fond of 8000+mile oil changes lol

[@dudeman8323]

I ran the absolute pee out of mine and it has been simply incredible. Mine is at about 145k and it sits in my driveway mostly for the last decade. I'm the guy that blew the transmission at high speeds, the engine now has a slight tick but I am also a very sensitive listener to my machines. Definitely the best car I purchased 24 years ago...

[@dudeman8323]

​@@monikhushalpurigoing to say my intervals were the 7500 miles as per the owners manual... made it 145k so far hard use... my Duramax just passed 740k with 15k intervals. Seriously, new owners screwed up big time by thinking "Oh it's new, lets change the oil at 1k..." which did not let the engine break in as intended with the factory fill. They continued to burn oil and lack full power. Actually, it was found early on that these engines needed a blend of synthetic and dino oil for good compression because 100% synthetic was a bit to slick for the piston rings in a newer engine.

[@poohssmartbrother1146]

gets home from work (on a Saturday no less) with a fresh Domino's pizza and a tear down video. Perfect

[@darylmorse]

I felt the presence and tears of angels while you were tearing down this gift from the engine gods. There is an S2000 in my family so I've experienced what a sweet engine the F20 is. It's amazing. Really a shame that this happened. The oil rings all looked like they were done. The engine probably ran low on oil and the rod bearings bore the brunt. Very sad. I need a drink.

[@mfree80286]

Makes sense. If you're sucking air from the oil pan, you won't be pushing bearing material up to that solenoid screen.

[@g2skinny]

Yeah dude hate to see something that cool just run past the redline for no telling how long those are cool little engines too bad it died

[@mfree80286]

@@g2skinny I don't think it was running all that fast, maybe oil starvation from cornering or just running dry suddenly wiped out an already marginal rod bearing. One or two good hits against the cylinder head probably cracked the rod or jammed the rings wider than the cylinder taper (older engines develop a taper) and on the next downstroke it popped without blowing the corners of the crown off. Nasty amount of damage for not having a lot of heat signs though, when that bearing went it was sudden and violent, "go" to "blow" in probably a quarter second.

[@AcuraLvR82]

The original f20c had a factory redline of 9k rpm but in the AP2 generation was a stroked version, the f22c and it had a lower rpm in favor of some extra bottom end power. I would say that engine was 100% money shifted going from 2nd to 3rd. Its super easy to do plus the only way to rev the engine high enough to grenade a rod journal.

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

you're saying they put it in 1st gear instead of 3rd?

[@TheChannel1978]

@@antiochiaadtaurum3786 usually it's money shifted from 5th into 2nd, instead of to 4th. I don't think it's possible to money shift into 1st, the synchros won't let you (unless you are a total tool and force it).

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

@@TheChannel1978 good point ,that would be one crunchy push into first

[@diablocls55]

Wouldn’t even be surprised if this is the old engine from my brothers S2K. He money shifted it on the highway and it totally grenaded itself

[@mediocreman2]

You mean he grenaded it lol

[@diablocls55]

@@mediocreman2 pretty much

[@Spudchucker92]

These F20 series engines are very well engineered, reliable and pretty tough. So to see one blown up like this speaks volumes to how hard this engine was abused. They’re forgiving to an extent, this is what happens when you go over that limit.

[@bradcomis1066]

Probably missed a downshift and went to 14000rpm for about 0.25 seconds.

[@Spudchucker92]

@@bradcomis1066 The dreaded ‘money shift’ 💥😭

[@lutomson3496]

maybe a track day though no baffles in the oil pan and oil starvation could have caused this also all the stuff in the oil pump meant it was still running after the damage...

[@tanyav7888]

Mechanical over spin while going from 3rd gear position to 2nd instead of 4th. If you were to extract the DTC information from the E.C.U., you might possibly find 11,000 RPM failure!

[@pedrodaniellopesferreira2916]

Japonese engines are usually good, so my guess is as good as anyone's guess here. Low oil over revving it seems to fit the scenario, but there is that 1.1% chance of something else.

[@John-tq4bf]

Incredible engineering went into this engine iteration. They were miles ahead of their competitors. Not an inch of fat on this engine, superior use of space. I love watching your tear downs you are so explicit in your approach.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

As a GM V8 guy. I appreciate how very well engineered and built Honda engines are. But I don't like to work on them. But I guess if you do the proper maintenance and don't overrev them. There's not much you need to do. I like the way the timing chain went to one gear that fed the 2 cam gears. Very robust looking design. It's a shame modern engines are so focused on fuel efficiency they have thin rings, plastic parts, and don't last as long

[@pashaga3695]

I think you are confusing Honda with GM. Honda does not require any major maintenance, they are really easy to work on, but you really shouldn't have any real reason to work on them because they are reliable, unlike GM

[@UnknownJinX]

​@@pashaga3695 While I would pick a Honda family car over a GM one for the most part, Honda did have its own duds. Ask any J35Z2 owners(there was even one teardown of it on this channel) or 98-05 V6 Accord auto trans owners and they will tell you. American automakers just can't quite figure out 4 cylinders. They are all designed by either their Japanese(Ford with Mazda, Chrysler with Mitsubishi) or European(GM with Opel, Chrysler-Fiat with, well, Fiat) partners.

[@randymagnum143]

​@@pashaga3695 I don't know, an open deck siamesed bore engine would never last in an industrial setup. The cams running in bare aluminum would spell a short death too. The 350 GM engine was used extensively industrially, notably the Gleaner M combines. The Honda engine would never last in a caprice cop car, or a pickup truck, either. The Honda works OK in a lightweight, low stress application.

[@jaredlancaster4137]

​@@randymagnum143 Agreed. Honda car engines are absolutely built for light cars, and only barely good enough to last in a light car. Really would not hold up too well in anything a whole lot higher stress.

[@billdang3953]

Don't forget things like low tension piston rings, direct injection and open engine decks all in the name of worshipping the false gods of efficiency.

[@logwind]

As someone who drove an AP2 S2000 for 7 years, I found this very interesting. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@nickvinten7803]

I'm a fairly recent subscriber, but love viewing the disassembly videos. Such a relief to watch someone working who really enjoys what they do combined with the gentle humour in the commentary, the first time I heard "disconnecting rod" nearly choked on my coffee. Also a relief to watch a channel that's not trying to sell us everything from VPN's to financial services. Yes of course you've a business to run and promote but it's done in a no nonsense, not shoved down your throat fashion. Love it 🎉🎉👍

[@zeroyon4562]

What a beautiful engine. The cylinder head is a thing of beauty, the ports are so nice. There’s no casting flash anywhere either.

[@dan4age]

Proper factory performance engine most aftermarket parts make it loose power

[@slidey1788]

​@dan4age Hondas good engines seem to all be like that. I got a dc2r ( for rally purposes) that had a set of aftermarket headers on it. When they cracked, a factory exhaust went back on as a stopgap measure and the dyno reported 10 more hp.

[@endangeredmarmot4518]

This engine is a beauty of engineering - so well designed and built. It must have seen some serious abuse to grenade like that

[@g2skinny]

Looks like about 8000 or so rpm got that one dude

[@TheyCallMeMrMaybe]

@@g2skinny or a Honda bro decided to remove the rev limiter."yeah bro, my S2K can do 10k RPM easy."

[@mediocreman2]

@@g2skinny Stock redline was 9k

[@nitehawk4067]

Misshift from 3rd to 2nd gear while revving 9k ... How to destroy high revving engines

[@quest8795]

Generally the bottom end holds together when the F20c is over revved, however the valve retainers are known to crack and cause them to drop valves, which does cause total failure if repeatedly over revved

[@HarryTwatter]

Never expected this engine! Nice find!

[@quest8795]

I'm on 122k, I'd be interested if you've had to do any major maintenance on yours in your time- needed to change bearings or anything? I'm planning on doing rod bearings and valve retainers this year, as a bit of preventative maintenance

[@cirrusupdraft]

The way Eric always comments on how beautiful the timing chains are sometimes has me worried about what he does with them after work

[@sat_sonic]

There is an enormous used parts market for every part.

[@cirrusupdraft]

@@sat_sonic yeah, I understand that part, but it’s the way he says it that makes me worried about what he does with the chains

[@chriscord6524]

Maybe him and his wife like to run a train on the chain? Or maybe it’s a chain bang? Or …..

[@snoproblem]

Self-flagellation? Ouch.

[@Evil12monks]

No kink shaming lol

[@scottwerner5862]

I bought a 2007 S2000 that the engine failed shortly after I bought it. The first thing I found was crank end play of .125 and upon tear down I found thrust washers in the pan. Other damage was scored cylinders, three spun bearings, damaged crank, and damaged block. I suspect the previous owner neglected to check the oil level and ran it low. I was lucky to find a used engine for $4500 that came out of a 2007. I really love my S2000, it a thing of beauty to drive.

[@michaelgaskins9573]

I would love to see a teardown of a volvo t5, t6, or xc90 v8 motor, especially a s60r motor. Love your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@bobkonradi1027]

I'd definitely like to see a Volvo 8444 V8 engine come apart. Its definitely an exotic engine. The one thing about Volvos, though, they employ the "excessive engineering" concept, so their engines might be a little more fragile than some others. BUT, a Volvo V8, 4.4 liters would be a good project. One thing I didn't know until recently is that this engine forms the basis of the Yamaha 4-cycle outboard marine engine, except its turned 90-degrees on its tail, and increased in displacement from 4.4 liters to 5.6 liters with a longer stroke crank.. Whatever. Go for it.

[@bigman7293]

​@@bobkonradi1027wanna talk about over-engineering? The 3.2 straight 6 in the XC90 is another great start 🤣🤣 have fun doing a "basic" serp belt on one of those!

[@GrimpakTheMook]

the S60R/V70R engine is awesome. It as an issue tho. I might be mistaken but the block is still the 250hp t5 one, but due to the extra HP and torque, the stress might cause the blocks to crack. Both cars (S60R and V70R) benefit tremendously having a blockguard put in the motor and a reinforced transmission link from the gearbox to the rear transmission shaft, two of the weakest spots in those guys.

[@pubbiehive]

@@bobkonradi1027 The Volvo V8s were made by Yamaha so it makes sense.

[@taylorc2542]

Had a 2007. This engine was special, but the transmission was literally the best manual ever made in a production car. Also, whoever put a crummy K&N oil filter on this was a fool. It requires a special Honda OEM filter to survive at 9k. I'm very surprised there are any S2000s that have depreciated to the point of sloppy maintenance.

[@bradcomis1066]

They were pretty damn cheap back in 2009. I bought one for $13.5k USD that year.

[@randymagnum143]

Laughs in NP A833

[@quinlansmith5857]

First thing I noticed too. That and the after market Solanoid. This engine was not cared for properly

[@Adam-nv9zo]

I always love the Honda teardowns, but the F20c1 was a real treat. What an amazing piece of engineering. Thank you for the great video.

[@johnsnow1355]

I really enjoy you aren't just destructively ripping things apart. You follow the proper procedure to loosen cams, heads and cranks ❤

[@slidey1788]

"This part is in really good shape" [tosses part across shop]...

[@alftorrisi8795]

Wow that’s a sad sight. Often touted as one of the best 4 cyl engines … it met a sad demise. Thanks for the tour. Owned a B18C engine and they are a great motor from a great era.

[@papawheelie5835]

I used to drive an AP2 S2K. Mine had the F22C1. Such a fun and responsive car. I hate to see them abused like this since they're so rare and beautiful. Thanks for posting this one!

[@giancarlolugo9586]

Rest in pieces F20C1 you will never be forgotten

[@mediocreman2]

F20 stock ran to 9k. Only the less interesting, but higher torque F22 revved to around 8k. Most likely this was a mechanical over-rev. Based on the aftermarket VTEC solenoid and the K&N filter, that guy had no idea what he was doing. So no surprise that he money shifted it.

[@Duken4evr29]

Love the hybrid chain/gear driven cams. Had a Suzuki TL1000 motorcycle that used the same design, which made removing and resetting the cams easy, which was needed as it used a standard (for bikes) shim under bucket system for valve lash. I noticed the gears are split with the teeth offset a bit. Couldn't see in this video, but in the TL there were springs tensioning the "split" gear to take up gear lash. It had a wonderful gear whine sound. That engine redlined at 10,500 RPM and it made 135 HP at 9,500 RPM. I believe the rev limiter kicked in at 11K. Bikes are awesome. The S2000 engine is quite motorcycle like in some respects.

[@ericecklund676]

Eric, with the S2000 engine it was all about NOT exceeding the piston speed, you really didn't want this baby to rev any higher than it was designed too. Things start to go badly if the rev limiter doesn't do it's job correctly. Thanks for showing us this beautiful engine in detail, and thanks for another nice video!

[@brysonshires9742]

People spin k24's to 9500rpm. Granted they're built

[@ericecklund676]

@@brysonshires9742 You can do that with a racing K24, by balancing all of the components and also tearing it down frequently to check your bearings, gaps and tolerances. I advise against doing that to a Built-for-the-Street K24, unless someone else is paying for your engines.

[@brysonshires9742]

@@ericecklund676 I agree.

[@volvo09]

​@@ericecklund676 yeah, I don't care "what other people are doing" I have gotten 100k miles so far of reliable daily driving supercharged enjoyment out of my k20. I only raised the rev limiter by 300rpm and I never really go that far anyways, I usually stick to the stock 8300 if I'm winding it out. Other people can blow up their engine or wear them out prematurely revving the nuts out of it on the street.

[@ericecklund676]

@@volvo09 I have nearly 100k on my NA K24, in my Honda Accord. It's a fun grocery getter.

[@timskiff9422]

Your vast knowledge of these engines and their components is amazing, a true technician in every sense. Bravo.

[@Omgninjas2]

Something small that I love about your videos is where you put the links for your websites. They're always out of the way, and never block anything that you would want to see. Some you-tubers just slap them up and have them covering stuff you're interested in. You don't do that. Thanks!

[@losi8ightyew]

These engines are the closest you can get to having a high strung bike engine in a car. High revving, light, makes good power for size. Pretty sure the s2000 was a nimble chassis as well. Granted our bikes are 200+ BHP nowadays and only .9-1L while revving to 14k+ so not exactly the same, but same idea. Light and tons of reliable N/A power. Very cool engines and cars. Cool to see what makes one tick👍

[@BigUriel]

If you want the bike engine in a car experience that's what the Mazda rotaries are for.

[@rickfunk1355]

Being a 2007 low miles AP2 owner, I really appreciate watching the teardown of this engine.

[@karlt6714]

Cool that you could snag one of these motors for a tear down. I owned an 06 S2000 for 10+ years and it was dead reliable thru lots of miles and autocross runs.

[@wedge4hire]

This engine was designed to run at high RPMs, but with any I.C.E., the more you rev it, the more likely you are to damage it. Great video!!!

[@LC2025-e8n]

This is where the quality of your oil choice really plays a role, most of these owners use cheap mobil1 and etcetera! Trust me!

[@surfteach1404]

As an old gear head who has never torn down a modern engine, I find your tear downs relaxing and very interesting. I've now watched quite a few, and was wondering what would be considered a serviceable/reusable part, like aluminum bolts from a merc bi-turbo, cam gears, "exotic" chains, etc. Thanks for doing a great channel!!!

[@dcinhere]

If only you would have removed that sweet k&n oil filter and cut it open to see how well it did or didn't work.

[@TheRealCaptainKlutz]

Dammit! No dipstick foibles. Excellent engine for teardown. Cheers and thanks 👍

[@bige7186]

Wow as an s2000 (AP1) owner to b specific it is a treat to see how my motor looks , thnk u .

[@Rakkzi]

first thing I noticed is that they have the wrong oil filter on it. There've been some reports that aftermarket oil filters can cause issues on this engine due to the OEM ones having been designed for a very high flow rate that the aftermarket ones might not be able to keep up with

[@iAMazda]

It looked like a 4cyl Cadillac Northstar when you were down to the head and block. HEY! Maybe Cadillac should of built a 4 cyl Northstar!!!😃 All kidding aside, I have always wanted an S2000, look every year but, I just can't pull the trigger. My cousin was a SCCA driver and took me for a ride in one on the Interstate and it was one of the most INTENSE rides that I have ever experienced.

[@jettaglsvr6]

Another great video Eric! I've learned a lot watching you tear down all kinds of different engines. I know you don't normally do VW/Audi engines, but I'd love to see a blown up VR6 get torn down!

[@TB-lv2rh]

My college buddy had a Prelude with the same engine & man was it a fun car! It was a perfect car for school: MINIMAL MAINTENANCE BESIDES OIL CHANGES! He sold it with 350K miles & I was tempted to buy it, but I knew how it was driven & who knew what was left in it. Regardless, it was neat seeing this video as it was a trip down memory lane for sure!!!!

[@ramblin327]

Almost 2 hp per cubic inch. Impressive

[@Benzyl]

As impressive as a CBR125?

[@ramblin327]

@@Benzyl no. Cbr125 only has 1.75 hp per cubic inch, and only has a total of 14hp.

[@xion1629]

Just wanna take a second to tell anyone who might be curious: the guys at importapart are grade A. Highly recommend checking with them if you're looking for something off the wall, or even something simple. Had an inquiry and response all within a couple hours. They didn't have the specific part I was looking for (headlight assembly for a Cadillac ETC, which are hard to find in good condition), but the customer service was excellent- to the point where they will be one of my go-to places for used parts from now on. Seriously, give them a shot

[@Safexscape]

When the VTEC kicks in yo’

[@ChristopherGuilday]

Such an incredibly simple yet well engineered engine, yet it makes so much power. Honda makes the best motors in the world.

[@Charly_Dont_Surf]

One of my favorite cars! That motor revs like crazy but you can drive it like a civic. Hope to own one again someday

[@volvo09]

Yeah, thankfully I got to drive one once when I was working at a dealer. It feels like a small displacement sport bike engine in a way... Meaning if you don't downshift a few gears and rev it out it's not really going anywhere, and the power builds as the revs climb. Very fun car, very reliable car.

[@gregorygrimaldi9030]

I really miss the simplicity of those engines compared to what’s out now plus the good reliability.

[@emilioacunareyes4388]

Id love to see a teardown of the Volkswagen 5 cylinder 2.5L motors from the previous generations of Golfs and Jetta, do you see many of those engines?

[@HenryJPB]

And the VW VR6 engine.

[@aygwm]

There are plenty of those videos out there…

[@mazdaman1286]

I have known these engines for years , most do massive mileages at high revs with regular oil changes at 12,000 miles with fully synthetic oil. Like yours I have seen a couple that have been unloved and have black tar in them. The outcome was pretty much the same. Mine at 175,000 miles going strong.

[@TheCarCrazyGuy]

I miss my S2000's, both of them, a 2002 and 2006.

[@giyoon215]

Great to see S2k engine finally! I hope I don't money-shift (over-rev) and destroy my engine. My S2000 is still strong with 250k miles while driving hard (redline every gear) like I ride my motorcycle. And yes, both S2000 and cbr1000rr seem to have same torque numbers...

[@BobSmith-mc7uq]

Gooney....your luck will run out! Most likely through the side of the block.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Always enjoy watching these tare downs! Engines I've never had the opportunity to work on.

[@soco13466]

If I'm correct, the cams for the vtec in the early to mid 2000 decade were ground at the Mushahi Auto Parts plant in Battle Creek, Mi. That plant made certain gears for Honda automatic transmissions. They were made from round stock, chopped off by a press, forged, lathed and hobbed there, then to heat treat, then shot blast, then final lathing with special cutting inserts in the machines. They shot blasted the gears, but they would have been cleaner and better finished using vibratory bowls, like the Roto Finish machines, but what do I know?

[@ElembeeOfficial]

I like how you were like, "Hey! This isn't bad at all. It's in great condition!" Then just launch it across the shop. 😂

[@charlesvickery]

Love hearing your philosophy on auto makers leaving hp/to on the table. Much respect to the Honda engineers who designed and built this with that in mind.

[@SilasHumphreys]

Honda seems to specialize in things with way more interior space than they should have (like that oil pickup) and engines that are designed at 90% or more of their ultimate potential that'll run forever if you treat them right.

[@mitchhughes6218]

Reminds of my 2001 s2000 man I miss that car!

[@tredogzs]

K&N filter killed it for sure!

[@joshlopez9056]

what’s wrong with them?

[@TonyLasagna]

I’ve always wanted to see inside of a blown up s2000 engine. Well done sir!

[@weekendwarriorweldingdiypr4604]

We love the carnage!! Thank you!! Keep up the good work!!

[@richardflagg3084]

Never underestimate the holding strength of Hondabond. Without question it's one of the best RTV's on the market. Thanks Eric for another entertaining teardown.

[@Markingfoil320]

I would love to see a W12

[@Charly_Dont_Surf]

I second this!

[@nicholasvinen]

It would be a 17 part series but I bet it would be fascinating too.

[@michaelblacktree]

I wish Honda made an inline 6 version of this engine (or the K series). That would be awesome!

[@DangitBobby...]

Something about this channel makes me want to check my oil every Saturday.

[@dennisgoans701]

And change it every other Saturday

[@dangusprime]

Crazy thing is these S2K Honda F Engines can handle an insane amount of boost. I knew a guy running ~700 WHP on a stock block, I didn't believe it until he showed me lmao, and it was holding it too! (Not sure if it was a F20 or F22) K series can hold 400 Indefinitely and can go up to ~500+ Stock pretty reliably! Pretty insane for a stock 4 Cylinder!

[@dmc7911]

I was hoping to see one of these! Definitely could have been run low on oil, the F20C in particular is known to burn some oil especially if the driver spends a bunch of time in VTEC. The non-OEM oil filter is a sign that maybe this engine wasn't properly cared for. Another thing to check is the valve retainers in the head, those can crack if the engine is money shifted and a common upgrade is to replace them with the parts from the later F22C. It's remarkable how relatively simple these are considering the power density. Plus as installed in the car they are very mechanic friendly.

[@dundonrl]

I had a 02 S2000 with that same engine. Looking forward to seeing what it looks like, and the factory redline was 8900 on it (yes I hit that quite a bit on mine).

[@leosthrivwithautism]

What’s fascinating to me is how there is so many variations of an engine. And how at its core for example a 4 cylinder engine is basically design the same as the next but one outputs more power then the other and so forth. It’s pretty cool to think about how manufacturers all took the same concept and changes it just enough to make it their own engine design even if the concept is the same as the other engine. Mechanics is pretty cool stuff to me. But what do I know. I’m just an IT guy. Haha

[@511dirty]

i have a f20b the fwd brother to this. I pulled it apart - so different to the c. cam belt, steel sump, oil pump on the front of the crank... so many differences

[@Robalo-2660]

Much love my brother, reminds me of the show "Scared Straight". Finding out what that little red line on the tack means can be very expensive.

[@ryanbrown918]

Wow good find! Definitely not common

[@ar1axx00xx]

my car!!! i’ve been asking for this one for forever!!! thank you so much!!

[@POVwithRC]

Nice little aftermarket VTEC solenoid there I see.

[@ryanbrown918]

Skunk2 💪

[@Strugglin]

I've had my 01 s2k since 2006 and I've been driving it almost daily since

[@ucrazykid]

Loved this. I owned 2 S2000’s back in the days before I had kids. An ‘01 AP1 and an ‘04 AP2. Wonderful engines, wonderful cars.

[@treygriffin6318]

That oil pan design itself shows how well Honda built this engine !

[@toyota8830]

would love to see a 22re teardown🤞

[@jovaniduarte649]

Yup yup. That’s another good one. Agree.

[@Safexscape]

What a loyal engine those little guys were. I miss my little Hilux.

[@flippersreef]

Damn good toyota engine!

[@408SPLKINGS]

22R 22RE 22nd generation of the R series Toyoda family A simple tractor engine not meant to rev but only build torque at low RPMs literally millions built & billions of miles I currently own 4 22R & 3 22RE all with well over 300k miles some over half a million on original long blocks

[@toyota8830]

​@@408SPLKINGS same here my 22re has 300k on it with no rebuild

[@gregscalia3232]

I enjoy watching you take apart these engines but the one thing I always think is that you must have the most incredible collection of bolts and fasteners in the world

[@JohnnyAFG81]

Wow those are rare to find! Let’s do a 1.4T Multiair Fiat engine next!

[@Carstuff111]

It is a sad day to see one of these engines destroyed. Knew a guy that had a yellow AP1 with an exhaust (can't remember which, think it was Spoon) and it had THE best 4 cylinder intake and exhaust sound I have ever heard. Especially at 9,000 RPM. That car was his baby, wish I knew where it was now.

[@bizznackywhirle5437]

The dreaded money shift... the F20C can hang at 9000 rpm, but not in 2nd gear at 80 mph.

[@kevincurry4735]

Love how high revs this engine would do. Great car.

[@Guineh76]

My favorite part is always when you say”oh, this is in pretty good shape”, then unceremoniously toss it… somewhere. It’s no longer in good shape. Lol.

[@WhySoSeriousGM]

Glad this popped up cuz I just blew my engine yesterday going from 4th to 3rd on the highway luckily mine has no holes or oil leaking out

[@seymoarsalvage]

Too much NOS not enough VTEC...

[@A.R.77]

Intake ports look amazing given everything the engines been through. A beautiful engine to look at and review.

[@nerfcommando149]

love your vids! you got something wrong. the f20c1 horsepower peaks at 8300 and pulls through its 9000 rpm redline so reving these to 9000 is fine. usually they get blown up when somebody miss shifts and over revs them. I only just started watching the vid so maybe you correct this in the video.

[@DDE_ADDICT]

I learn so much from this show

[@Joe_Not_A_Fed]

I gotta say...overlooking the destruction...that is one seriously beefy engine design.

[@boldBryan]

Happy Saturday! Really intrigued to see this one.

[@theamerican7080]

When a fool believes "bouncing off the limiter" is a display of performance...this is the result.

[@tedwhite5197]

This is a wonderful video.

[@buckstarchaser2376]

I like how you disassembled this one like "Come on. Old Gill really needs these parts."

[@artysanmobile]

As a home wrench, I’ve only done deep dives on a handful of engines so your tear-downs are really interesting to me. It’s not hard to see why Honda engines have such a rep for durability. Engineering design and part quality is way closer to what I’ve found in my Porsches than my Fords. Glad to say I’ve been kinder to all mine than were the owners of your ‘victims.’

[@schanche1965]

I always ran Honda Civic oil filters on my Miatas, they were twice a long as the Mazda item but there was plenty of room so why not? Honda stuff is so well over-engineerd I would never trust a K&N filter to do as good a job as an original OEM Honda item, I suspect the blow-up started with the limited flow through the aftermarket filter 😉

[@PhamVans]

I literally wear that same sweater everyday at work too lol. I've become known as the guy with the black Milwaukee hoodie on sites. 🤨 Love your videos though, it's always interesting to see a catastrophic failed engine being opened up. 👍

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

I remember requesting that engine and finally it’s amazing engineering there in that 9,000 rpm beauty. Too bad it ran low on oil. Not very many engines like this out there.

[@dennisyoung4631]

For hard(er) use - would a dry-sump setup be better?

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

@@dennisyoung4631 I’ve heard they can last at least 200k miles no issues. Just need to keep top on maintenance and check fluids.

[@art-is-lazy4509]

We love it when you disassemble unique engines and not the usual stuff. What we'd really like to see is you import a broken Ford Barra I6 from Australia, they are dirt cheap over there and you'd prob get on for little above import cost. I was over there for Summer Nats in Canberra in Jan and super high hp turbo Barras were everywhere. With few mods those I6s make well over 1000hp, reliably and we'd really like to see a standard one torn down to see what makes them so special and your opinion on them after the pulldown.

[@TheFoyer13]

I scored a $850 coleman gokart from marketplace for $65 because my timing was perfect. It actually ran. My kids drive it all the time.

[@bradgreen987]

Inspection port heaven, on a Honda! Wow

[@steveblackbird]

Had friends with S2000's in 05-07, I'm a Mitsubishi Evo guy. Those S2K's were lovely to drive and in the right hands handled beautifully revved like nothing else and sounded lovely. One was turbocharged and made near 700hp. Was a very expensive and complete build though. Scary fast for a light rear drive car. Shame this engine suffered this fate but hey... not checking your oil and using aftermarket oil filters might do that.