How did I blow up the engine on my civic?

[@Chakenios]

Gotta love Mark, it really turned a duo into a trio, now we need to see a three way road trip, there I said it, we need a ROAD TRIP!!!!

[@zim-kun4716]

Three way road trip🔥🔥🔥

[@liudxdx]

Lmao he needs to change his name to Ben too.

[@LOWK3YMX5]

💯💯

[@cabe_bedlam]

Did someone say roadtrip?

[@john-danielmartin8753]

This 😂

[@derekstam6029]

Mark appears to be suffering symptoms of Post-Talon Stress Disorder

[@ghomerhust]

pTsd is a bitch! haha

[@peanutbuttersilkpie]

"You've gone through more engines than clutches." -Mark

[@Zaaf2003]

So has other Ben!

[@rbdesignsnh]

man the bit with stealing marks k series was 10/10. he is such an awesome addition to the channel.

[@Slowcarfastbeans]

Honda has recently announced they will continue production of head gaskets for all B-series VTEC motors indefinitely due to the high demand on the east coast over the last 3 years.

[@wall7103]

Hell yeah, B ftw!

[@fluffykidgamer4538]

This isn't a joke? Seriously?

[@Payote88]

You’re welcome!

[@yarukineez0]

"Warped as a 2x4 from Lowe's" was so relatable

[@boywonder8175]

Thats what i said!!!!

[@mostlyuselessgarage]

24:09 THOOOOOOOORRRRRRNN!!

[@marcoferreira3832]

I even read that in James May's voice 😂 "CLARKSOOOOON"😂😂

[@swampyfox8688]

Not that I want to take any credit away from VR1… but wouldn’t the engine have been steam cleaned with 280 degree coolant?

[@GearsandGasoline]

You know... I hadn't thought about it like that. But I'm not a scientist so I have no idea if it works like that.

[@Talynen]

Depending on the coolant mixture, Google says the boiling point can be from 220 to 400. So... It is possible? But definitely not guaranteed.

[@benjaminmcintosh857]

I suspect the coolant did a lot of the cleaning

[@Chase_Werner]

@@Talynen Track cars don't run antifreeze. If they have any leaks on track the coolant causes the track to get really slick, so typically all cars are required to run water only in their systems. Water in a cooling system doesn't boil despite being above boiling point because it's under pressure.

[@justfasial01]

def steam cleaned due to the gasket failure. Regular oil changes will clean the engine aswell but not that much in just 4 years.

[@MarianVC57]

So Ben was all in with Dad joke's, might be a spoiler of Ben's life?

[@Ward1706]

I think the baby bottle was a giveaway.

[@bradenbackes9272]

For some reason I feel like I remember seeing something about him having a kid

[@OGKringles]

that was the wildest theory for a serp belt breaking ive heard in my life.

[@michaelangelo5783]

Yeah, the dude from this channel doesn't know jack about cars.

[@apike_72]

The ending was perfect lol

[@ItBeJimmothy]

Honestly the best Valvoline advert they could've asked for. Hella impressed at that performance and protection (and cleaning wtf?)

[@kmsthanks]

Haven't been convinced before but I think now I might consider that oil

[@sooyster4033]

Dad Jokes heavy Ben you tryin' to tell us something???

[@zethjugos1250]

Kinda noticed that too😂

[@calebwentzel4337]

I had the same thought

[@derek6ferrari]

Don't forget the oil sample with a baby bottle

[@omg_stoppit]

Ben, please... The hottest air coming into your engine bay comes from the radiator. All that radiant heat is being absorbed by vacuum pressure of the engine. Make a ram-air closed-box intake to isolate the filter from the hot air in the engine bay, and make an intake tube that creates a ram-air effect by aiming the airflow directly onto the filter. Your IATs are probably soaring on track. I'd put the snorkel for the intake in front of the radiator near the top, similar to the current L15-series intake system or the system for the K20C1 on the CTR, to allow the intake to scavenge for the extra air that didn't pass through the radiator. Also, make sure the radiator is sealed off on the front on all sides to prevent air leaks.

[@gtpsleeper9]

Thank you!

[@dubbleA100]

Ben since this is a piston track car. You guys should add a pressure sensor to the cooling system. That way you can have a safety or a warning wonce you go above... Let's say 30psi in the cooling system

[@jamesardis5086]

Air pockets caused the belt to skip until it snapped,now thats a new one,i think its the other way around the belt snapped then the water pump quit causing the overheating but you kept driving so boom

[@coreyscarrepairs]

Also when engines overheat, you will typically find the spark plugs are loose. Loose spark plugs can actually be a tell-tale sign that an engine has been overheated.

[@coreyscarrepairs]

As a mechanic, I've never seen low coolant cause a belt to break. What I have seen is broken belts cause cars to overheat and blow head gaskets.

[@gtpsleeper9]

thank you jesus

[@jamescannone1425]

It’s possible that under such high stress conditions cavitation in the water pump could cause the pulley to kick and shred a belt, especially being at WOT so often

[@martindworak]

@@jamescannone1425​​⁠ cavitation is by definition air which is compressible, water is not so water is more likely to “kick” than air. But, the water pump has specially designed vanes not to “kick” or rotate backwards. I think the dude who suggested that the belt broke because of the pump just pulled that out his ass, and his friend knew it, but in the end was nice about it, and just called it “a heck of a theory”

[@ealoken]

Hi, my name is Mark, I'm the mechanic for two guys without empathy for mechanical stuff.

[@krazysrfr]

I think this is the most fun I've ever seen anyone have swapping a motor, hopefully mark can get a nice vacation after all both bens have put him through recently.

[@Simon-Jin]

That's the guy from The Parking Lot Mechanic! I knew it was him but had to double check the names lol. Cam's videos always had the best quality production I've seen from a one-man automotive channel.

[@silchuki1457]

Would love Mark's K-Swap S2000 Build to be a serie on the channel.

[@swampyfox8688]

@@silchuki1457 yes please!

[@mastercricket7626]

Love the ending lol , mark is deff one the best additions to G&G , and i really hope to see more of him in the content as well , like the road trips and such .. peace and love all, keep it rad, stay safe, and build on.. l8r famz and keep having fun guys #BuiltNotBought

[@stephenabril7084]

Glad to hear I wasn’t the only one to say stop when hot. It’s a $$$ thing. Most of us don’t have the $$$ to blow a motor and not worry about it.

[@GearsandGasoline]

Participating a GLTC race weekend cost a lot more than the $1200 that this engine cost. I’d rather throw away the engine than the race. A risk I was willing to take that didn’t pan out 🤣

[@paqstheunknown]

“You’ve gone through more motors than clutches”💀💀that hurt my chest the whole comment section noticed too😂😂

[@thenon-vapingsubie]

Someone already mentioned a trio road trip…. So i’m gonna double down on this idea and agree! Ben, Mark, and Ben road tripping! Maybe San Diego or Baja??

[@nottherealjk]

Love Mark! He's been such a good addition to the team.

[@michaelangelo5783]

Yeah, it's good to have a real wrencher on the channel.

[@hawkertyphoon4537]

0:52 just seeing you do your thing makes my day better.

[@Frodokeuh]

23:35 that handshake sealed the deal on the engine poor mark 🤣

[@kylemcweeny878]

This channel never fails to amaze me. I'm surprised how much I enjoy this show

[@kylethegreat8222]

Temps were WAY too high to keep driving. Motor could’ve been saved. But I guess we get content out of it…

[@v2airsoftgaming]

Exactly

[@GearsandGasoline]

I care more about doing what the car was intended to do, compete. If I had brought it in when the temps were only 220 I would have thrown the race weekend away. Headgasket was bad long before then anyway, so it wouldn'tve mattered.

[@BoHorror]

Mans won’t admit that he made a mistake, more of a knob head more than anything else in that matter. But we’ve come to learn, if temps are high, call it a day, and tow it away. 😂

[@Dirtyz1234]

Sounds like you make much more reasonable decisions with your racecar on race day 👌

[@Keyboard_Jesus]

@GearsandGasoline Headgaskets are easy to change and heads are not hard to get resurface

[@addpsi]

I love seeing how much love Mark is getting in the comments here... knowing mark prior to G&G, he is such an awesome guy, well deserved!!

[@christianthurow]

"This is quite baffling" xD Cracked me up!

[@jdmj0]

I'm sure it's not always all positive vibes when something like this happens, but I like that you emphasized that shit happens when you take risks and you just gotta move forward with it. Lessons learned.

[@XxMusclecarsxX]

That was a good one. Mark and Ben looked happy and work very well together

[@Otownliving]

So we learned to use valvoline on everything, great work you did all the testing I needed for best oil 🤣🤣🤣

[@WyFoster]

Coolant temp gauge is great, now a coolant pressure gauge, that's where it's at. Instantly tell if you have a head gasket issue.

[@Logan.Senhauser]

Nothin like a good ole engine build montage

[@christopherharris6005]

Awesome video as always Ben T and Mark.

[@greysonkeanu]

9:17 I was NOT ready for this one XD

[@randoawesomemix9501]

In the future, whenever your car is hot, you might consider just shutting it off. I too have learned this lesson the hard way 😮‍💨

[@piotrmarek1982]

This Civis is my favourite car in YT ❤ i Love this project. It is really looks easy to work on K20.

[@robo1000]

Mad respect to Cam The Cooked Cameraman. Unseen hero!

[@muthukumaranc]

It's incredible how clean the motor and transmission is for a track car..

[@fabiolawrence9162]

We need a three way road trip

[@weswest8666]

Yea we do

[@hazdaz8578]

I've noticed over many videos you guys are rocking that Milwaukee M12 Stubby impact. Milwaukee just released a new one that's a lot more powerful, it could be a great shop tool for you guys 😀

[@narutobroken]

I have mine on order

[@hazdaz8578]

@@narutobroken I'm getting mine tomorrow from Home Depot, so excited 😎

[@supers0nic77]

O rly hmm 🤔

[@jeremyb4493]

I've had makita stuff for nearly 20 years and not worth changing brands now but it seems like Milwaukee is very popular. Do they have an edge on power at the moment or is it mostly a KZbin car channel thing?

[@narutobroken]

@@jeremyb4493 yeah I’ve watched dozens of videos, and Milwaukee is almost always the winner in every category, whether it be woodworking, tools, vehicle stuff, drills, etc.

[@tehllama42]

Me, sarcastically: "Wow, way to go Ben" Also me: "Did I really blow the engine on my drift car just by running it without enough oil?" @Gears and Gasoline - Thanks for making this.

[@deybi1]

We just getting started 🤣🤣🤣I see what you did there

[@thailandretromods]

Killer content. Your scripts and natural talent is amazing. Even marks salty Italian attitude! ❤😂 Ya gotta give it to a bloke that complains, while pulling a double shift... 💪

[@ValkyrieAventure]

Came here for the cars, stayed for the music. Good vid as always, keep it up guys 😊

[@poongusboongus6438]

We got another G&G video, today is officially gonna be a good day

[@raphaelgarcia9453]

Love the content guys!!! I'm also a tech by profession and used to be a track junkie. Fyi you should use deionized water instead of distilled. Better on the metal components. I used to use distilled too... keep the content coming!

[@timothywalsh1550]

Ben, Pick up some left handed drill bits. They twist in the loosen direction, not tighten direction. Many times a broken stud/bolt will come out with the bit. worst case scenario, you have the hole you needed, best case, it came out without touching the female threads. McMaster carr is your friend (also Menards surprisingly enough)

[@Jbzy3000]

lol this was pretty entertaining. Mark is a good friend to put his build on hold

[@TheAus10Texas]

WTF!!! That ending had me rolling! Thanks for great content always

[@michaelmay6456]

Great video guys, love the humor you added. Very fun!

[@DeOngster]

That FL5 with the blue wheels is damn hot!

[@1jzaddy]

Easily the best channel on KZbin. It’s not even close

[@KhyoteJinkens]

@1:26 "What do you think failed?" Me: "I did. To not be on this level of life."

[@mod.ts76]

These puns are going to be the death of me. Like how the headgasket was the death of the old engine

[@jmccarsnmore1025]

That ending got me tearing!! 😂😂😂

[@Knightceo]

Thousands of dollars killed by a 20$ belt and a 10$ gasket

[@michaelangelo5783]

And a moron driver.

[@stuartcarter5414]

Man you guys are good on the tools I’ll give you that

[@christopherpauley8174]

This video reinforces in my head that this Ben and mark do in a day what takes the other Ben and mark 3 videos.

[@BobbyBlackOps]

A day will come when Mark is going to tie up both Ben's in some forest and will say; "Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is?"

[@tturi2]

20:45 if you're sponsored by valvoline, why not buy a big 44G drum of it? those small bottles are like 25% more expensive than the normal 5L bottles

[@ChinitFxt]

The amount of pun and dad jokes this is top entertainment

[@mr_cupcakes1808]

@8:00 "the risk I took was calculated, but man am I bad at math." just kidding, props to bro for your dedication

[@stuartcarter5414]

Love the warning lights you have on the dash

[@Saint_Chef]

def got a like from me because of the dad jokes and my fav the gasket confirmation taps! To some it may have been exhausting but for me it sealed the deal.. Ill see my way out.

[@evocracked8206]

I love the skits in between

[@hinata32725]

The ending was absolutely amazing. Made me laugh so much 🤣😂

[@matthewmohri9990]

The "Secret Agent Mission Impossible" scene was priceless. LOL Need more of that on this channel. Like a Mock F&F meets The Spy World, would make this channel quite unique. You Mark, Ben, and others involved could give the channel a twist that other channels don't have. It could be a lot of fun and highly entertaining to your audience. Mark, hey at least you're not working on another 4g63, there's that little Silver Lining. Hmmm Maybe get a forged from the factory Old school VR6 and turbo that thing. LOL Yes the 15 angle 12v head needs cams and a hell of a specific type of P&P and bigger valves, but it's tough as nails and responds very well to F/I. I know for the most part you never do Euro but lets admit it, there is no other car that sounds like a 12v 2.8/2.9L VR6. Yeah this is just a wish and not realistic. I can see Ben in a bad ass VW 2.9L VR6 Corrado. Ben, The Zx2 in the background has to be your coolest car. The embodiment of taking a basic compact car and doing something cool with it. Too bad Ford didn't give it the potential that the body made it look like it had. Is the Zx2 kind of done with and a nice trophy or do you still mess with it?

[@DirtBikeSessions]

Great format…great video…you guys are awesome 😎

[@joseislas1299]

The dad jokes had me dying

[@robertreynolds930]

for anyone mad at his decision to keep driving it in that condition, you are correct(for your own life) but he has a completely different life, if he brakes something he has a great team to rebuild it and its content, win win

[@SuperHbkforever]

I don't know if we can attribute the cleanliness of the engine to the long terms use of Valvoline. It would be more likely that the water mixing with the oil at extreme temperatures while running would be pumping steam through the entire engine basically steam cleaning everything. The oil would have been vapourized and would take all of the caked on shit with it. Valvoline makes great products, but i dont know of they perform miracles 😅

[@rossbowman202]

Mark is such a good sport. Hi cooked Cam.

[@ChrisHondaProductions]

great episode!! that last bit was funny af! marks a great sport!!!

[@emmanmartinez106]

Awesome episode. Poor Mark

[@Mirage8v]

Gears and Gasoline has turned into an engine rebuilding show ;P

[@findtherightbeat]

2:00 Good narrative of what happens to an engine before it goes

[@harvey1166]

What a pair 😂😂 love the comedy of mark😂

[@iliketorockrock]

Kinda brave to move over the oilpump without checking inside for damage, gl tho

[@WalkiTalki]

Not to jump on the band wagon but the inside of that motor IS crazy clean.

[@FranzJx]

so the guy with the camera is called Cam. Little dehumanizing huh?

[@C0smicEye]

Perfect video to start a saturday.

[@72Birel]

Hahahahaha, air in the cooling system causing the belt to break. That is a good one.😂

[@Epickells]

The end LMfAO love this youtuber

[@EMc71]

This might be a dumb question, but because you’re racing this car and the assumption that a belt is cheap and easy to replace, should you replace this belt at end of each race season?

[@_shuddie]

can we appreciate they put an entire engine swap in one video, other channels would’ve had like 10 parts to it

[@Snookers_]

I recommend buying a cover for the engine harness connector in your engine bay. It's cheap insurance to make sure you don't bend a pin or get other FOD in the connector while you're working in the engine bay with the engine pulled. Rework and repair on an already assembled harness would suck. PN for your specific connector would is MS3181-24NA.

[@kettu8206]

7:55 "The risk i took was calculated but man am i bad at math" sums it up pretty good i guess

[@charlesbatin4088]

“Short king status.” I feel that 😂

[@Hitperson]

Hey Ben, are you allowed to run an electric water pump in your series? could provide extra protection for if you have a belt go again and would allow you to set the speed for it so you don't get cavitation at high revs

[@GearsandGasoline]

I've debated an electric water pump, but seen others have reliability issues with them (outside drag racing).

[@Hitperson]

@@GearsandGasoline fair enough, i know a couple of guys over here in the UK running them on race RX-8's where cavitation at high RPM can be a serious issue.

[@wuola92]

You should do an office tour / Intro to all the team!

[@MaksimGannonalpha]

I liked for the joke about stealing an engine. Quality content

[@psiturbo]

I love the troubleshooting analytics clips, ja ja.

[@muamoua]

You guys should check Misha's run with the Type R FL5, those oil temps were crazy too!

[@sefrian1904]

absolute cinema