I ran a BMW and Porsche with no oil - which lasted longest?

The time has come to lay our old BMW X5 & Porsche Cayenne to be laid to rest…
So of course, we want them to go out with a bang! So we’re draining them of their oil, and we’re going to see which lasts the longest!
First up we have the Porsche. This Cayenne comes with a 4.5-litre twin-turbo V8 which can produce 335hp and 420Nm. Alongside it, we have the X5, which comes equipped with a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 which is good for 286hp and 440Nm.
They won’t be driving anywhere, but the question is, which will last the longest? You’ll need to stick with Mat for this explosive finish!
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[@carwow]

Drop an f in the chat to pay your respects

[@Presto_001]

Carwow, can you confirm that Mat and everyone else is alright. I get it's the first of April, but this could be really serious. 🙏 R.I.P. to VW Group SUV's (2005 - 2023)

[@tharun7211]

F

[@HowdidTHAThouseFloat]

F

[@abnfalcon3901]

F

[@FarisMirghani]

F

[@mks1702]

Matt is crazy to stand near those cars while they are in self destruct mode. Hope he is fine

[@seb.4210]

absolute stupid

[@paradox5556]

april

[@courtney5796]

I was at pucker factor 12! At idle it's prolly fine to be that close, but once you start revving higher RPMs!!!

[@doggo7]

tonight -a bmw try to become steam locomotive -a porsche has soft limiter -and i need to go to a hospital

[@SleepDaemon]

@@doggo7 top reply

[@somerandomfella]

Mat is definitely not your average car reviewer 😅

[@doggo7]

well your average cant say "me and my camera crew nearly got kill by a porsche v8"💥💥💥💨 seriously hope everybody okay

[@kemuya]

He is the chosen one 😂

[@professionalcarphotography6167]

Nice

[@alvarogalagonzalez5374]

You might mean, wasn't 😢

[@Resist_Oppression]

He's the dumbest.

[@RyanEmeryLovesCars]

Both lasted wayyyyyy longer than I thought they would

[@user-mf9gs]

I wanna see a Chrysler Aspen vs Range Rover with no oil 💀

[@marcobusch]

Mat, I hope you are fine and the crew as well! Guys, you should make a video opening those engines to show the damages, it would be interesting.

[@RamRam-dp1bj]

Did he?

[@kopronko]

Amen. Let's see what happened.

[@TheMostSmokeCrew]

That Porsche was really impressive. I don’t think anyone made it out unscathed in that one.

[@doggo7]

"got steam comin out there" famous last word 😅😅😅

[@chrism869]

​@@doggo7 I hope not his last words forever, hope he's alright, same with the crew.

[@doggo7]

@@chrism869 same

[@sebikkos]

Guys its 1 april... aprils fools

[@doggo7]

@@sebikkos i dont think it staged coolant explosion can look spectacular (and really hurt)

[@EstorilE36M345]

I just hope Mat’s Burberry coat is OK. Oil is tough to get out 😂

[@leijona99me]

It felt like a an advertisment really annoying

[@Onewheelordeal]

That jacket has made more appearances than Yanni

[@nautilus7025]

@@leijona99me why? It’s just a coat that he likes?

[@kaigordon2900]

Lucky there isn't any oil left then! 😂

[@Mespera3011]

Antifreeze

[@saiyandemon8236]

“We got steam coming out there” famous last words

[@fffalcon01]

🤣🤣

[@hermannolschutzer112]

Famous last words at nuclear Powerplant

[@RetroP146]

R.I.P. would anyone like to say some words 😢

[@UmarMuhammad-fm1ci]

Matt died womp womp

[@robxin007]

😂😂

[@norishooor]

That would be interesting to see what the internals of the both engines look like ! After this slaughter !

[@theempire2805]

I was just thinking about that !!

[@simonr23]

it'll be easy to tell with the Porsche. just look on the ground, in a 25m arc from the right front wheel!

[@zecolmeia6708]

Yess

[@DJB369]

do it for science

[@1998TDM]

I was thinking that Mat's internals may have been on display. Well, in his undercracks.

[@tee9620]

RIP pal. Matthew Watson 5/6/1979 - 1/4/2023 Gone but not forgotten. Our deep condolences are with the carwow team at this present time. I request all the viewers and worldwide journalists to take a minute of silence in respect for Matt.

[@samarthsareen7697]

He died on April Fool's day. What a pity !

[@ademineshat]

He is alright 😅

[@opjay1065]

@@ademineshat K.

[@harshulvatsa]

bro he uploaded the video on 1/4/2023 but he was not shooting it on 1/4/2023 so he died before 1/4/2023😂

[@samarthsareen7697]

@@harshulvatsa Pretty sure you're fun at parties

[@leochiriac667]

We've never seen such a drastic end in a carwow video before

[@jpraicho521]

Ikr

[@chrism869]

Yeah, I hope he's OK cause that was a massive explosion, I don't think he expected that kind of death to the porsche.

[@linoberlajt658]

​@@chrism869 april fools 🎉

[@splezo1927]

@@linoberlajt658 What do you mean? You think this was all staged or something? Because he stood pretty close and sure something hit him :/

[@linoberlajt658]

@@splezo1927 no look slowly, slow the video, u can see when it exploded he wasnt at the cars engine

[@bediakogodfred1574]

Matt hope you are good The last part was dangerous Reliable but dangerous ending Pray you don’t get hurt Matt

[@shaggings]

He died. April fools.

[@quratulainirfan2062]

​@@shaggings I hope not

[@shaggings]

@@quratulainirfan2062 as in you hope that what i said wasn't april fools?

[@stephans1990]

I am sure that if they came out (seriously) hurt they wouldn't be posting this online like this. That being said, I was more worried for the guys in the car, in case it would catch fire or something like that.

[@carvroom69024]

Hopefully Mat is fine. I wasn't expecting the porsche to go out like that!

[@crazyidiot5309]

Well, thermally, it seems to be a much better engine. It's correctly venting all it's thermal heat into the coolant, hence BOOM. The BMW just heated and cooked the oil and the block. This says volumes about the Porsche. MUCH more resilient design.

[@Lakshya1309]

Sadly mat is no more

[@cabottaxi]

That BMW was showing a full tank of fuel. Hope you salvaged that.

[@steviewonderzaful]

im sure matt salvaged the fuel into his bmw x5

[@bigduphusaj162]

It's a bmw, the guage will be broken showing full constantly. I'm not joking either the X5 were known for it

[@destroyerarmor2846]

You need a pipe and siphon 😊

[@StrongestKryptonian]

LOL the way the video ended is gold😂😂

[@Daumex]

Shame, that Cayenne V8 could've been transplanted into another cool project car.

[@oostersam30]

fr

[@MR_stone69]

Cry

[@valkryie2.9]

@@MR_stone69shut up nobody asked

[@MR_stone69]

@@valkryie2.9 okay stranger on the internet

[@panjoshua6251]

Lmao, the post-explosion ear-ringing sound at the end 🤣 so dramatic, but also was pretty foolish of him to stand so close to those engine bays while doing this

[@jpraicho521]

We hope that Matt and the crew filming this video is alright!!!

[@bsjddjk]

1 April 😃

[@Chris_Gordon_1973]

Sat here thinking wtf about the comment while watching vid - then boom, all made sense 😂

[@Presto_001]

At least the thumbnail didn't state R.I.P. Mat Waston & Crew. I really do hope they weren't seriously injured after standing so close to the vehicle. He truly puts his body on the line for top content.

[@christianveikeren2760]

@@Presto_001 if so. no more carwow

[@musicfan341]

April fool's

[@steve0ne11]

The BMWs cooling system was definitely broken. You can tell by the smoke not being blown around by the radiator fan. Also, not having oil won’t ruin the engine that quickly.

[@ChocoTacoMan]

RIP, Mat. Also, I think that BMW ran better without oil than most do with.

[@quratulainirfan2062]

R.I.P Matt

[@bigduphusaj162]

Bmw are the worst car you can buy so? They are bottom of reliability charts and top of engine failure rates. B58 has became the new N47 as they all get issues at 40k miles onwards.

[@kabeersehgal1866]

@@bigduphusaj162 💀💀💀💀💀💀 check the reliability charts first before you comment. BMW is in at least the top 5

[@harryfitchett6004]

I came here to say the same 😂 had an e39 540i that ran worse than the x5 did without oil!

[@markbiggart1265]

BMWs leak that much oil they are probably used to running without it. I know as an owner!

[@HJN67]

The very fact that they put this video up on KZbin, would probable tell he survived, but... That was a big explosion and a lot of hot steam, and we just had two videos before this, where Mat was not actually present. Wish you well Mat. 👍

[@ivanweapon1196]

April fools dumbass

[@vlraw]

well, as i can see he is in both videos actually, am i wrong?

[@orvvro]

April fools

[@bombaya85]

It seems people keep forgetting what day it is🤦‍♂ Excellent cutaway by the editor. Smooth overlay. And the fog is just😚👌

[@streeatbeat]

normally i wouldve agreed, but considering they filmed from several different angles, the engine being overheated for 20 straight minutes and the mention of steam.. yea that coolant resuvar definitely did pop

[@pitecusH]

@@streeatbeat reservoir, mate

[@streeatbeat]

@@pitecusH right, thanks

[@felixarkang5414]

@@streeatbeat I think the explosion is real but they where not stading there when it happend just pause the video right when explosion happend and you will understand.

[@FunshoOloyede-cf3nl]

RIP Mat for that explosion😂

[@weldmaster1825]

Damn thats a healthy engine on that Porsche! A lot of people would have paid money for that 😂

[@boogie153]

Just my thoughts, too. 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@manoz6194]

Considering the Porshe was knocking less than a minute in it did really well, wow. I hope Mat is OK!

[@linoberlajt658]

April fools! 🎉

[@ynte8114]

Porshe? 😂

[@linoberlajt658]

@@ynte8114 everyone makes mistakes

[@bigduphusaj162]

Thats not knocking its cam slap

[@asifnoaman8978]

@@bigduphusaj162 no its not cam slap its the hydraulic lifters making the noise

[@Taylor___]

To be honest I would’nt have stood that close to them!!!

[@anuj9230]

I was thinking the same, all the way through!

[@linoberlajt658]

​@@anuj9230 april fools!

[@afrobumi]

yeah, I dont know why they think it's a good idea to stand that close to soon to be overheated engine

[@bigduphusaj162]

They left the coolant caps off so not completely stupid.

[@mertansprinter]

@@linoberlajt658 lol ik

[@ahmedplaysgames3563]

Disclaimer: No mats were harmed during the video

[@benlecluyse]

LMFAO 🤣

[@thecrazysharma]

These are already about 10-15 years old. Pretty beaten Up. Still refuse to die easy. Absolute pioneers of automotive engineering.

[@ashwinsuraj4416]

Gone but for forgotten 😞 You will be missed Matt !

[@TAMISHZN]

The car world will never be the same without Mat Watson... he will be missed 😢

[@maltesrc]

😢😢

[@Alex-david]

He's not dead yet 😂

[@quratulainirfan2062]

​@@Alex-david yeah he's dead

[@quratulainirfan2062]

​@@maltesrc 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@motistube2791]

​@@quratulainirfan2062 how do you know it ??

[@Nick_G7IZR]

14:05 RIP Mat Watson!

[@Hasin10102]

😂

[@srdjankrajcer7612]

In description it says that porsche and bmw are both Turbo V8s but they are not, both of them are naturally aspirated

[@sascuatch9445]

matt screaming for more revs looked like a mad scientist creating a monster 😂 somebody please do an edit with that part and post it 🙏😂

[@tekature]

"We got steam coming out there-" famous last words, RIP Matt.

[@karlodrippin]

As a car guy and a BMW Fanboy This is heart wrenching to see beautiful cars go, I almost shed a tear

[@South4153]

beautiful cars? where?

[@st6ticsig902]

seems a waste

[@tempest411]

Don't bother. I own one of those BMW X5s. They're shit cars. They're full of stuff that any shade tree mechanic would know is stupid. Just tonight mine developed a problem with the siphon pump in the fuel tank; you can't run it below 1/4 of a tank without it stalling...All because BMW decided to build the fuel system out of pop-together plastic bits instead of proper threaded connections with compression seals. It's ALWAYS something with these cars.

[@gameadventures1]

All I see is ugly SUVs

[@beamer8907]

I wouldn't say they're beautiful... But they look better than most suv's.

[@ndumisocollen5285]

IT WAS LIKE WATCHING A HORROR MOVIE MY HEART IS IN PAIN FOR BOTH ENGINES

[@maskito4256]

13:56 good editing skills

[@Michaelbor911]

And motor was still going, pistons was fine, only head gasket died and let some big pressure to coolant resevouar

[@DangerAngelous]

I feel so bad because one time in my 1.8 Cruze(same engine as an Astra) I'd resealed the sump myself and after a month oil didn't want to circulate and more recently I accidentally lugged it too hard up a steep hill, still around but the thought of no oil is horrible Get well soon mate!

[@BAD.PXNDA.]

These experiments are dangerous and can seriously injured you or anyone in close proximity I sincerely hope Mat and anyone else close by are well if there is any injuries I hope they are not serious or they are hardly noticeable! Stay positive Car WOW team and fans, we support you!

[@mb106429]

Stupid experiments with a likelihood of flying metal

[@joaco9130]

Ooooh silly mat, that's not steam, that's a bomb

[@jamienevill1768]

I'm not surprised at the Porsche lasting so long. Much as I respect the BMW engine (RIP to that one), my parents had a Porsche 924 for over 36 years and the engine had done almost 250,000 miles. Still, at least both cars (and I'm hoping not Matt) met a fitting ending!

[@realiascailt]

250k is not that much. Of course it's a lot but pretty much every engine can run that long if handled correctly

[@anirbaanofficial]

Get well soon, Matt. I hope you are fine and recovering. Love from India.❤

[@guhanprasad6655]

I hope Mat is fine...what great way to start the April month 😂

[@tech_glide]

He's passed

[@mahmoudmuzher9680]

​@@tech_glide what?!!

[@zainjatt1450]

​@@tech_glide is this a joke

[@patrikfenyes2050]

The Porsche Sounds Like a Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI

[@FireFiremae]

😮

[@princeakorsah4066]

Very good comparison Matt, can’t believe how the Porsche blow up like a bomb 💣 😂😂😂Thanks CarWow

[@georgfranko]

Porch ?

[@badenwheeler6890]

As you can see these cars are in mint condition

[@loganbarts8919]

I love that it wasn’t the motor on the cayenne that failed, that was the coolant reservoir blowing up at the end of the

[@sudaiskhan6643]

Mat Watson being the host of Carwow is the best thing to humanity❤❤

[@mb106429]

No

[@Fintan33]

RIP Ever so sorry to hear of Matt's sudden passing, terrible news to hear. God bless

[@sonoutlawuk]

We will always remember you Matt, thank you for all the contributions to youtube community.

[@quratulainirfan2062]

I'll miss you

[@Joehuot]

Matt: “so what exactly happened….”

[@Harpoon6666]

I was thinking the whole time: i would not stand next to an V8 when its about to blow up…

[@heneelpatel442]

RIP mat u will be remembered as an top level car inspector

[@joanno6807]

13:51 R.I.P Mat watson💀

[@adrianhurley5861]

Natural selection at its best. Standing near those cars like that.

[@iamtheone2292]

It was for April fools 😂

[@adrianhurley5861]

@@iamtheone2292 he was still standing next to the cars whilst running them dry of oil before that.🤣

[@chavol2377]

Porsche said if you're killing me I'm taking you down with me 😂 hope Matt it's alright

[@looneytooney1754]

RIP Matt!! He's a good man, with great sense of humour. I feel sad for his loss! Can't imagine CARWOW without Matt! may he rests in Peas! Goodbye MATT :(

[@mertansprinter]

Rest in cars

[@WajihDiCaprio]

Man Mat and the carwow film crew have big balls to stand near those cars while they rev without oil

[@MX-ch6nu]

That's the way to go out with a Bang

[@DanRC69]

All through this video I thought Matt was very brave (or mad) to be so close to these cars while running with NO OIL, I was expecting an explosion to happen, and WHAT AN EXPLOSION 💥. I hope everyone was ok, please DON'T repeat that test in future, or if you do at least stand WELL BACK. That ending genuinely got me worried.

[@TheFrumpyDad]

I had a buddy who drove a ‘95 Toyota Corolla for 6 months with no oil. It had an oil leak and had been bled dry when he got tired of refilling the oil. He literally drove it bone dry for 6 months before it seized up on him. But when another friend of ours fixed the leak and put oil in, the car ran again without a hitch! Craziest thing we ever witnessed…

[@BigBoss-tk6lh]

That is japanese reliability my friend,,i know many cars hondas mitsubishis Toyotas you name it that experienced the same thing and still going strong,,japanese engines are bullet proof no doubt

[@VinDieselS70]

Owned a Rover 600 from 1995 and had it for two years. As the car was based on a Honda Accord it had the 2 Liter Honda engine. One day to work the radiator sprung a leak and emptied itself in like 5 mins. Drove like 15 miles to work from where it happened with no water in the car. Smelled a bit hot but still worked. Then drove back like 30 odd miles filling up every now and then but the car worked great and no knocking. Got a new radiator but that blew up as apparently the head gasket had gone pumping air in the the radiator so eventually scrapped the car. Japanese engines last forever with the right maintenance.

[@brucehauser6826]

I’m presuming an April Fool joke here, that said, I have a friend with a 2007 Volvo V70 D5, he unknowingly cracked its sump and lost its oil, it’s dashboard was not working (relatively common on these) so he had no warning lights but it sounded rough, after a week of running it to and from work we took a look and found the dipstick completely dry and barely nothing left in the sump. One replacement sump and oil refill later, it fired up and thee years later is somehow still running and in daily use.

[@VinDieselS70]

@@brucehauser6826 never even thought of an April fools joke but now when you're mentioning it I did wonder about the Magneti Marelli as that's normally what you find in Italian and French cars and not in a Volvo as they're normally use Bosch electronics... Volvo engines are like very very ridged and the old red block engines last like forever.

[@bigduphusaj162]

I had a suzuki Grand Vitara engine the 2.0 petrol around 2006. It ma aged to drive 50mile with the sump ripped off and got a new pan and it was fine.

[@skourasgiannis7497]

i really want to see how the engine pistons looks like after this :P !!

[@sakis8366]

το ψυγειο του νερου εσκασε και οχι η μηχανη ασχετε

[@skourasgiannis7497]

@@sakis8366 Ασχετος εισαι εσυ ου δεν ξερεις οτι η μηχανη θα εχει γρεζακι μεσα απο την τρυβη ? Που κολλαει το λαδι με το ψυγειο ? απο θερμοκρασιες εσκασε αναψαν ολα κακε :) . Διαβασε εστο την περιγραφη πριν κραξεις !!!

[@realiascailt]

Piston is on the moon

[@jordansauced3825]

Woah, something other than a drag race. And its actually a pretty interesting idea, something they would or probably did do on top gear. On top of that we learn something about the cars other than testing to see if their claimed acceleration times are accurate.

[@ihaveacoolhat1]

I remember when these cars were THE cars to have in their day. Circle of life. 😂

[@fedjadrndarski5606]

The end is epic. Matt was lucky because that coolant could explode in his face.

[@OldSkoolCarpMan]

RIP Matt, it's been a fun few years 😢

[@ukwan]

I drove a Mercedes W124 3.0L Diesel from Brighton to Leeds to Brighton with no oil in it by accident. And I mean none! Filled it up when got back to the garage. It's got 285k miles on the clock now and I did that at 190k miles.

[@oleo007]

Some say the Porsche still runing...😅😅😅 Hope Matt is okay.

[@dzontravolta3952]

Mat is taking this reviews on another level , and when there is Yianni ,destruct mode is on, keep it up . 😁

[@AutoGeak]

I really hope this is april fools

[@richard29415]

I thought people would wanna keep these cars as future classics as they were massively expensive when new and carry huge status.

[@vikingsnjunie9452]

I knew this was not a good idea😂 The end was perfect

[@마이크-b8q]

Matt is a professional who runs an experiment while drinking that smoke

[@geoffneibert124]

By far the best treatment of both makes ever

[@rkmkmkhkkk3579]

The ending got me 💀

[@bsjddjk]

& 1 april got me

[@bijportal5643]

Matt is definitely our wild thought's in action 🤣🤣

[@meyrah]

hope mat is okay it blew up right in his face

[@HuntGamesNL]

Am thinking the same thing , kept saying to myself ''shouldn't he stand like a little further so the car doesn't blow up in his face? xD

[@bsjddjk]

april fool

[@chrism869]

​@@bsjddjk um I don't think it's April fools joke he probably got hurt cause he's was right next to it, scary shit,

[@meyrah]

@@chrism869 yeah lol it was probably made before april fools lmao

[@linoberlajt658]

​@@HuntGamesNL april 1st

[@JaxsonRussell-i2c]

Your the best KZbinr

[@DuBstep115]

Rest in pieces Matt

[@avinabaguha1970]

bro i really hope that Mat and the camera guy are fine you guys scared the shit outta me praying for your fast recovery Mat and crew please be safe!

[@mb106429]

Safe? That is what happens when engines sieze up, they throw metal out. He's been sticking his head right in there telling them to revv them up as well.

[@lyshchuwm5890]

Cela prouve que ces moteurs V8 sont extrêmement robustes !! Merci pour cette super expérience !!👍😉👍 Par contre attention aux brûlures !!!

[@IamLookingforWoody_________786]

That engine is crying😭😭.

[@okithdesilva129]

Hope Mat is fine and good! I think Mat got burns in his face because that was a lot of boiling coolant splashing into his face! Mat should think more about his safety in future videos!

[@rasherbasher8203]

April fool bot

[@PhilCinqCentDouze]

What an ending ! I hope no one was injured and that you’re all fine !

[@furyfalcon1933]

Mat will be remembered ❤

[@pawpawbandit3871]

Well that Cayenne engine probably only would have gone another 350,000 miles or so if you hadn't destroyed it! 20 minutes without oil! It looked like it wasn't even damaged after 10 minutes!

[@BadriNarayan123]

I love these kind of videos, I hope you do this with every kind of car very entertaining

[@jamesmedina2062]

Why do you like it? I like taking care of my car. It was like a horror film to me!

[@tungsten2652]

Love the T.G.-esque theme of the videos these days.

[@nafinafih88]

RIP Matt 💔

[@Phroggie4905]

9:35 the dashboard said sus

[@03_dme_rajdeepmodak14]

Imagine you breathing your last breath of your life and no one near you to give you a sip of water😢very bad that kind of experement.

[@Sir_Photographer]

At this point Mat has now become suicidal to stand that close! Hope he and his team are okay!

[@michaelwelson374]

Hope you’re ok Matt! You were awfully close when that happened! A lot of hot components there!

[@SkyScannerBtown]

Sadly he passed on - official cause of death was sudden heart failure from the impact of the explosion . Just terrible news to hear

[@djkosmo8785]

Good one for April Fool's Day 😉😋 Hopefully Matt and the entire crew are fine and get back with more other interesting and funny reviews 🙏🏻😉🤗

[@jwestrik9308]

Oil is underrated. This was quite a slick operation..

[@justinbrown471]

Get well soon, Matt and the Carwow Team!

[@35RSkyline]

Porsche knows how to make an engine. That 4.4L BMW will blow up even with oil in it.

[@rxf5530]

We hope that Matt and the crew is alright!

[@happyman1272]

R.I.P Matt, always adhere to health and safety protocols where possible, great video though Matt.

[@okithdesilva129]

We want a health update video about Mat!