How long will a car engine work underwater?

[@Arnthorg]

Need to try this with a diesel

[@Chris_Garman]

It should run out of fuel.

[@tonys1636]

@mad ass So will a petrol engine with the correct prep, as Rolls Royce did for the British Army with the engine in the Austin Champ, it could wade to 2m, the driver driving standing with his head just above water.

[@buddy1155]

That is no challenge, as long a a diesel engine gets air it will run underwater without any problems.

[@buddy1155]

@@noidontthinksolol Well, you need a mechanical fuel pump, make sure water does not get in fuel tank and don't turn it off under water

[@osbberjen]

@@noidontthinksolol yes it is. Just use a old engine with zero electronics.

[@matrixmirage2148]

It wouldn't be a Garage54 video without Vlad's signature *_"OYOYOYOY!!!"_* lol Someone should make a compilation or remix of them 😁

[@digitalchaos1980]

LOL indeed

[@mattafakkah]

Western spy in comment section

[@TOM-C.]

Dunk the engine after disabling the water pump, and see if the water surrounding the engine is enough to keep it cool.

[@julek43]

I think its more than enough, but anyway cool idea

[@jebus914]

You'd probably get hot spots, but an interesting idea

[@julek43]

@@jebus914 why is that?

[@XVIravenIVX]

@@julek43 you just wouldn't be getting as close to the cylinder walls as you would through the regular coolant channels. You would also be relying on natural thermal processes to move warm water away from the block for cooling which isnt very efficient. I'm not a mechanic, but those things stand out to me on trying to cool it in a pool.

[@TOM-C.]

@@XVIravenIVX Small engine, and the water would encompass the whole thing, might work, I think it would work? lol

[@andresvensson262]

Chrisfix:"Be carefull not to get water into your engine's electrical system" Garage 54: **Happily dipping their running Lada engine in water like it's their everyday routine**

[@thegulag9357]

It's a lada, they're like the Russian honda, you cant kill them.

[@jeankashikov7830]

It’s because Lada engines have minimum electrics - most stuff is pure mechanics in Russian engines, that’s why they’re so hard

[@PhantomPhaze]

This is how they used to water cool engines before they invented radiators

[@gabrielvieira6529]

I thought your picture was the kid Gru lol

[@netmatrix75]

But but but... boat motors uses the water the boat is on for cooling. So no need radiators.

[@PhantomPhaze]

@@netmatrix75 correct thats why boats came before cars 🧠

[@carcrashcompilation9459]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aprbeIOmh8Skh68

[@MrJamesonStyles]

I believe you're thinking of machine guns.

[@kurt0kasem]

First video: "let's hydrolock the engine" inconclusive. Second: "let's dunk the whole fu*king engine"

[@John_Be]

That's Garage 54 logic for you!

[@jeffbiggs496]

😂

[@dogwalker666]

I do it with my old landrover all the time.

[@alexfrance500]

probably needs new HT leads - old ones get cracked & when the crack hits the water it will short - as soon as you take it out of the water it will no longer short

[@thecrazyfarmboy]

Makes sense, I was wondering because I know from experience that most engines can run submerged no problem as long as it's not going in the intake

[@thecrazyfarmboy]

@Tt Miller that's true, and it's not only aussies lol in Canada we simply call those breathing tubes "snorkels" a lot of people put them on atvs so they can practically drive them underwater lol

[@Braskus]

@@thecrazyfarmboy We call them snorkels in australia to. They double as helping keep the intake in fresh air aswell. For example if following other cars on dirt roads the snorkel will sit out of the dust.

[@kirkc9643]

@@thecrazyfarmboy Diesel engines and maybe newer petrol engines. Keeping water out of a distributor and preventing it shorting the spark-plug leads is easier said than done.

[@carcrashcompilation9459]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aprbeIOmh8Skh68

[@TrueBlueEG8]

These videos are under appreciated, one of the most interesting and entertaining car related shows on the tube.

[@saabwitha2.3turbo81]

This is more like “how to make a hot tub with an engine” Russia style

[@twoeightythreez]

@J-dayday this way is acceptable if you have engine but no radiator

[@saabwitha2.3turbo81]

@J-dayday or you clean the coolant lines and run the water through the water pump up into the engine than it comes out warm

[@MikinessAnalog]

I never wanted a Russian car before seeing a Garage 54 video. Now I really want a Lada, I do not care how they look, as long as they are as dependable & durable as they appear to be on here LOL

[@nick_mi.]

Next Project: Drive a Lada on the bottom of a lake. Like if you agree!

[@IrnFox]

@mrriffraff2009 No, they dipped light car into the water, but never drove under water. Would be neat, but unlikely to see.

[@ryanwilliams2678]

Hahaha, this has easily gotta be one of my favorite channels on KZbin. You guys are awesome!

[@MrWaheedulHaque]

daddy why cant we get a pool for our house like that garage 54: this is for scientific research not for fun

[@XvReapz]

Lada=submarine confirmed

[@PhySixX16]

Make a working transparent gearbox.

[@AmaanKhan-te8ll]

You can search up see though differential and it would give you a idea of what it would look like

[@jasio2001]

just watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6DIZqGopruXm9E

[@KowboyUSA]

Not all Russian men are named VLAD - some are named IVAN

[@Monni95]

And some are Boris... but that's kinda irrelevant though...

[@jamesbizs]

I’m named vlad

[@minimalisticmime5459]

@@jamesbizs hello vlad my names ivan

[@CristianSalles1]

And some sergey

[@paulkocyla1343]

The water between the plug´s electrode and the motor casing has a much lower resistance than the spark-plug air-gap. You´d need to isolate the high voltage connection to the sparkplug with epoxy (several millimeters clearance to water and no metal content in the epoxy). I´m pretty sure it would work then.

[@dogwalker666]

Silicone sleeve is good enough especially in freshwater, an underwater exhaust is not a problem, all outboard engines exhaust under water, part of the military specs for landrover and champ was they had to run under water.

[@dominikw533]

It is worth doing a test with a diesel engine, there is no problem with the ignition.

[@MRtucnakCZE]

Engineers of T-34 testing possible engine variants Soviet union - Autumn 1934 - Colorized

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Wow, this is really interesting! As long as you've sealed everything up and have got the snorkel attached, the engine should be perfect happy running fully submerged. What's intriguing here is the situation where the engine stalls when submerged, but then repeatedly starts up again when hoisted out of the water. This indicate there's absolutely no water ingress anywhere. If there was water leaking in, you wouldn't be able to restart the engine after the first dipping. There's only one thing I can think of being the culprit here. Arcing in the HT cables when the engine is submerged. Mind you, as the engine fire up happily once out of the water, there's nothing wrong with the actual cables, they are fine. What we are looking at is a bad ground connection somewhere between the ignition coil and the spark plugs. Up in the atmospheric air, the resistance added to the HT circuit by the bad connection does not affect the running of the engine. However, this changes as soon as the ignition system is in the water. Suddenly, when submerged in a liquid with a higher electrical conductivity than air, the resistance in that bad ground connection makes a difference. The HT current will always travel the route offering the least resistance. Usually this is through the spark plugs. But in water, with the added resistance, that is no longer the case. The current will instead form an arc, and jump straight to the engine block. Basically, the ignition coil is shorting out. Then, as soon as the engine is back upon the air, the best route for the HT current is again through the spark plugs, and everything works fine. Please, clean and repair the ground connection at the ignition coil, and repeat the experiment. I am willing to bet it then works fine!

[@averageslytherinperson6154]

Love this channel! Basically new video every 3 days

[@alex_stanley]

The takeaway I get from this channel is that Lada makes the best, most indestructible cars in the world.

[@televisionandcheese]

Lada aren't the most indestructible , there are other Russian brands of course ;) AZLK 412 engine is somehow even more reliable !

[@RandysRides]

A million Aussies just sighed, shrugged and laughed.

[@markwallace5274]

Hello from America love the channel !!!

[@hannessaariste]

Now try this with a diesel engine, it will keep running for the next century.

[@-A-Hybrid-Skunk-Productions-]

Another most educational video. Thanx for sharing garage 54. Looking forward to the next video

[@the_kombinator]

Do the independent brakes - 4 master cylinders connected to a joystick in an X layout and the master cylinders separately connected each to a respective wheel. Drive, and use the joystick to activate each brake independently (or semi-independently, I dunno, get creative)

[@the_kombinator]

@lass kinn You'd need to recruit and train an octopus to pilot it. Underwater at that! Yeah G54 make that happen!

[@twoeightythreez]

@@the_kombinator You wont need a steering wheel anymore so a human will ne able to pilot a car with 4 separate brakes just fine. (Just use a lawn mower throttle)

[@the_kombinator]

@@twoeightythreez That's taking it to the next level - better yet, connect the steering wheel to the throttle (left, idle, right, WOT. Or vice versa) - It'd probably be best to do this in an automatic, or engage 2nd gear to not add a third axis of confusion. Rev with the steering wheel, steer/brake with the shifter (brake joystick assembly) - Insane, love it!

[@aeroflopper]

you could use the abs pump,

[@robertheinkel6225]

Years ago we took an old Jeep Gladiator, stripped off the body, and added some 33 inch tires. We drove it into a river to see how long it would run. No waterproofing was done to the engine. The plugs and distributor were submerged and it ran perfectly. Even the alternator worked under water. We stopped when the carb was submerged, with only the air cleaner above water. It never missed a beat. Those old distributors were notorious for missing when they got wet.

[@stub5505]

I love garage 54 videos. One day when I have the money I'm gonna come visit you guys just because you do so much awesome stuff! Love you guys

[@skodakatie7341]

The indestructible Lada engine, oh I love Lada’s!!!.

[@boxedfender4810]

America loves this channel!

[@ryan00101101]

Thanks! These videos always make me laugh even in stressful times. 👍

[@dakoderii4221]

These guys would fit right in with the people of the southern USA.

[@theJellyjoker]

good old boys exist all around the world

[@bz938]

Anywhere rural really. They'd fit in fine here in northern Michigan.

[@ToastNova]

Ah yes F L O R I D A M A N

[@rafakordaczek3275]

I've never seen anywhere on KZbin a NOS applied to a diesel motor. Maybe you should consider this idea, and probably be the first to try it? :D

[@egnaro-hm1bd]

Some diesel truck guys use n20

[@kasuraga]

@@egnaro-hm1bd high horse power diesel guys use tons of nos. nos works great on diesels

[@gabrielvieira6529]

Yeah

[@drockjr]

Next Video: What happens if you fill your oil pan with maple syrup

[@deletdis6173]

The car's exhaust starts playing the Canadian National Anthem. 🇨🇦 🚗

[@Radionut]

I love these guys they do the most fantastic experiments with cars. Greetings from the United States

[@dennisschmidt975]

So long as it gets air and is sealed its no problem...Many military engines can run completely submerged

[@unit2617]

How do you kill a Lada? Garage 54: You cant

[@ahmetturk8884]

Yes

[@thedarkknight1971]

01:28 - that silver Lada in the back ground to the left of screen.... With that grill, it looks like a Lada version of an 80's Rolls Royce or Bentley hahaha 🤣🤣

[@unknown-ql1fk]

I always laugh when I watch these guys and hear "carburetor", "distributor" and "choke" like it's 1988 in the west lol

[@mira238]

But there are these things :D This is why they got these cheap parts for use

[@gabrielvieira6529]

Distributors are still available until 2010 or somewhere around that on my country

[@tundra2000boy]

Spray the distributor and wires with flex seal haha

[@Lerssinen]

I bought myself a NIVA, just because of Vlad !

[@balintnyulaszi1848]

The game looks so cool, I just gonna play with it instead of studying and feel like life's good

[@R.N.GPerformance]

You guys do everything no one else can 😂

[@Flies2FLL]

Soon as water gets into the distributor it will shut down. They should have done this with a VW diesel. Once started, diesels need no electricity, so as long as it gets air, it will run just fine under water. Great video!

[@cloud9photography126]

do a video where you use a lake or a river for a radiator...run long hoses from the engine to the lake, then see how long you can redline the motor with lake cooling lol

[@Bananovskyyy]

The cooling efficiency is capped by the rate of heat exchange through the water canals, and also by the water pump. Would be no more efficient than just constantly pumping cold water from buckets through the engine, and the end result is always gonna be the same - the engine will crack due to thermal shock caused by rapid cooling of the metal

[@cloud9photography126]

@@Bananovskyyy it wont crack from that if its been fed the cold lake water from the time it starts when the engine itself is cold...only if cold water suddenly flows through a hot block. and yes of course it will be capped by the lake temp but that's what makes this test interesting as the water in a closed system is so dynamic but the lake is so static. he should see how far the engine can go before it blows up on lake/canal vs radiator.....also try another version where the thermostat is removed for the whole test start to finish

[@fouzaialaa7962]

i wont accept this result ,you clearly used a motor from a washing machine !!!

[@AWSum-uf4ri]

Seems like pretty thorough experiment and always something new and original from the fellas at the Garage.

[@fouzaialaa7962]

@@AWSum-uf4ri they previously used that same motor to power a washing machine ..thats why im making that joke

[@danbergthold3481]

In order to avoid the tedious bridge traffic in my area, I am now planning to fit my car for underwater service. Will I will need to upgrade my sound system? I read somewhere online that these systems are designed for amphibious service, but I am somewhat skeptical. Please advise.

[@darwishsageer2759]

Hi Garage 54.....Always enjoy your videos

[@stiiify9603]

Water pump if would speak* Infinite resources!!!🤣

[@TheSam123281]

Do it with an engine without bellypan and oil, see if the water lubricates the engine while dumped under water

[@bentboybbz]

That would be cool to see for sure.

[@mojothejester9889]

Water isn't a lubricant

[@Wolf359HeavyIndustries]

@@mojothejester9889 Water is absolutely a super bad Garage54 style lubricant vs running dry. Though I think with the pan off and the whole crankcase dunked the drag would be very high. For the same reason you wouldn't want to completely fill the crankcase with oil. I think it would be interesting to adapt a garden hose on to the oil siphon and see how long one goes as a total loss water lubrication system.

[@gabrielvieira6529]

@@Wolf359HeavyIndustries agreed

[@ultraseb7839]

most underrated channel on youtube

[@jerryb1234]

Great video guys, thanks for sharing.

[@randyrumble6552]

i think you should see if you can make a car hop wheelies with a stock motor. love the videos keep it up:)

[@CarLoverPhotography]

You guys are the best

[@kevinfoster2308]

There has got to be a Nobel prize in the works for these guys

[@CaptHollister]

Calling the distributor the "dizzy", methinks a certain translator has been watching old Wheeler Dealers episodes with Edd China.

[@shadowdemon13]

It must be really fun working at Garage54

[@amoghvarshhattigoudar5832]

I was waiting for this video

[@keiffitz689]

Just casually binging the channel and a new episode comes up in my feed, bet

[@jemaCS]

plenty of diesel bmw's with nitrous

[@DavidMG99]

Old diesel doesn't even need electricals to run. Try this experiment with such.

[@wombamatic]

my grandfather was involved in a project to run Chevrolet " Blitz" truck underwater from landing barges to beaches in ww2. He said they would run 10 minutes underwater in salt water. That's with standing on the steering wheel and making the throttle hold as they moved up the beach

[@bostedtap8399]

Mechanics Hot Tub. Thanks for sharing.

[@bence.gabor.slezak]

Can you move a car with an impact gun or drill attached to the input shaft of the transmission? With the engine out of the car of course.

[@will891410]

Make a Kursk out of a Lada engine.

[@davidgiardini1275]

A Lada is a civil version of a T-34

[@MrMyPersonality]

Next idea. Car with airplane engine with wings on the doors.

[@pepethefrog7193]

Presented in the typical slav uniform. Sweatpants. Great video series btw. i like it very much!

[@huntergibsonii4785]

I know exactly how long a 350sbc will last under the water when you jump it into a lake. This was a rough weekend and there was no recording because we were focused on getting the truck out, unlocking it(hydrolocked after 15 minutes or so, maybe longer), and staying warm in 20-30° weather after getting soaked. Needless to say, we pulled the truck out of the water, pulled the plugs, drained the motor, and we refreshed it on land. We fired it right back up and drove it home. I have pictures of that weekend and highly recommend having a charged phone before you go mudding one weekend without letting anyone know. Lesson learned and a lot of fun. Just very cold.

[@thegothicking6221]

I, really love Russian Lada’s they are just so beautiful I love the Russian design and size.

[@tobiasfeustel5705]

This is a perfect pool heater! :)

[@Madpegasusmax]

nice video,very interesting that the engine keeps working almost submerged. For suggestion , how about transform 2 or 3 lada breaks or 4x4 and transform to 1 articulate or double articulate bus? maybe the 4x4 haves more torque to move a so long vehicle

[@johnnybaughman7593]

You guys crack me up with your shinanigans

[@tejzii1799]

I wanna go for your Garage and see you but when i check where you are i think is to long way. Im from Poland near the Warsaw this is 4700 km from you :)) But you make a goog job friends 👍

[@robmanueb.]

Conclusion at the end, engine is a witch.

[@thefurrykiwi4489]

HOLYYYY FFFFFFUUU, my dopamine levels are TOOO high watching these videos!

[@stephenchun6825]

It's super awesome man! Hope you guys can make it to waterproof car engine it's really great! 🤣👍👍👍

[@adnan8904]

Now this is called water colling 😁

[@prestonjackson6738]

Torque converter is having trouble spinning in the water, for example when you try and move your arm fast underwater you can feel a strong resistance or if you try and run underwater, you can see soon as the torque converter or either the clutch depending on if it’s a manual or auto, if the transmission was removed if I’m not mistaken the motor should run fine. I may be wrong but that’s just my observation

[@BrodieBr0]

I would like to see you try an old mechanical diesel. Only ''electricals'' it needs is for the starter. lol

[@healey100austin]

How about using a cvt trans/engine to run a chainsaw?

[@bjm6104]

YES!

[@healey100austin]

@@bjm6104 Great minds etc 😎

[@AbangKucai]

one of the best experiment... and i learned something from this 😁😁

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

The bubbles coming from the engine in the underwater cam shots show where the water is getting in- looks like there's a leak on the crank case and in the exhaust system. Id be interested to see the engine taken apart to see if the there's water in the oil.

[@giovannip.1433]

How much does cooling effect an engine? Apart from changing the state of a fuel or lubricant (solidifying the fuel/ coolant/lubricant) how cold is too cold? How hot is too hot for an engine to work? E.g. an ethanol fueled car requires less cooling due to the conditions of ethanol combustion...

[@rashidhakim7021]

GREAT QUESTIONS!!! - Curious Minds Want to Know!

[@daddy_coolio9047]

Fun fact: Lada's are also submarines!

[@joe125ful]

Not at all..

[@daddy_coolio9047]

@@joe125ful Yes

[@joe125ful]

@@daddy_coolio9047 See it not work well..

[@Reman1975]

Strange. No one in the comments seem to have diagnosed it's stalling problem as "Flooding" yet. :D

[@Deutsche_1]

The resistance on the flywheel is extreme...

[@thecrazyfarmboy]

@@Deutsche_1 good point, water is 1000 times denser than air so it probably is a lot of drag for an idling engine to cope with. Doesn't quite explain it losing power at full throttle though, there must be water getting into the old ignition system somewhere

[@Reman1975]

@@Deutsche_1 Not just the fly wheel. Think about how an oil pump creates pressure, then think whats got to be happening to the timing gear at the points where every toothed pulley is dragging the belt on it. The amount of resistance must be ridicules !

[@Deutsche_1]

@@Reman1975 surface is very small on the belt and an running engine can easily pull of the camshaft pulley when its running so suggesting the belt seems a bit off, many engines have waterpump problems flooding the belt, and they never stall the engine.

[@Deutsche_1]

@@thecrazyfarmboy when the flywheel and the clutchhousing get filled with water, the resistance thru the clutch pressureplate is very high, if you look at the video again you can se the engine is loosing momentum when the clutch area runs out of air, and is fully filled with water.

[@codydayton3573]

👍👍👍👍👍👍 110% awesome videos .

[@billh230]

"....bit it appears somewhere, something is getting moist...." my girlfriend: ......

[@donnyjarrell131]

That’s funny shit🤪

[@dragon0361]

After this video finished Ebay: engine for sale, used working perfectly, listed by garage54

[@anotherhooptiechannel9515]

Thank you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Garage54 rules!!!!!!!

[@gteaz]

Hi Garage45. I bought game and Lada don't start, vodka taste good though!

[@quinn_nz]

Wrong garage mate! 😂

[@gteaz]

@@quinn_nz I've just realised. Game on back says "Made in China"

[@nationdecay]

This guy flexing with that clear daily 4 door skyline just chilling back there 😂

[@the_kombinator]

Get in there with it!

[@bradzcustoms]

The disty has a vent hole in the bottom to allow it to breathe. you have to vent it to same as air intake to keep from flooding the inside of the cap. Some caps themselves have the vent hole.

[@mastermnd22]

We do this all the time with woods trucks. You can look up Jeeps that race underwater. You're just not sealing up the ignition system well enough. Or you're sucking in water through an exposed vacuum leak. It should run all day down there and never stop

[@derryjones1029]

I love these guys🤣👊👍

[@chrisnielsen5467]

Wow the game looks unexpectedly good

[@porkamotorka]

Topla car battery gotta love it!

[@fuhkoffandie]

It would really help if it was running on all 4 cylinders. I can tell you, right away, that carburator is NOT sealed....like at the venturi shafts, for instance. An engine can take a bit of water in the intake( they actually make water injection systems), but too much is getting in that carb. Btw, keep the RPM's above 2000rpm, and the entire exaust CAN BE SUBMERGED. it'll get quiet as hell, and blow lotsa stinky, smoky bubbles, and still run! 🤪👍💯

[@sackoberi4745]

next time diesel engine

[@MrtalentedReid]

You guy are the best lol 😆😂