Looking Into The Horses Mouth – EricTheCarGuy
It may sound like a cryptic title but it’s a very similar concept, if you have a question about a car just look under the oil cap and it will tell you quite a bit about how that engine was taken care of, in this case, not so much.
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When I buy a new car, that's the first thing I do. Warm up engine to operating temperature -> Pour in a can of oil cleaner -> Idle 10 min -> Emtpy oil -> Remove oil filter -> Replace with new filter -> New oil = Car happy.
I see a lot of people posting engines where the owned never changed the oil, but would you recommend using a oilcleaner (additiv for the oil) to get the most of it cleaned out before you venture into pulling the thing apart? Even maybe doing it twice with fresh oil?
That poor engine 🙁
The title for the video is misleading, I thought you were going to be doing some dental work for Sarah Jessica Parker.
Crown vics arent bad either. I had an 03 for awhile. Heard alot of ticking from the motor. Was stupid of me, but after 3 days (and 300 miles) i checked the oil and there was none at all. It ran 300 miles with barely any oil pressure if any. the modular engine is a good motor as well.
Well, in all fairness to Honda, that is one hell of a motor they've built themselves if it can take that level of abuse! Makes you wonder why some police precincts still use Crown Vics?
It'll probably run fine for a long time if they change their oil regularly. However, I would not use an oil cleaning product until I had removed the valve cover to check for sludge deposits. If the deposits are bad, then you have to manually tear down and clean the heads, or leave 'em be.
Back in 2011 we had a ~30,000mi 2008 Hyundai come in with sludge in the engine; I wasn't even sure how it was possible to mess an engine's oil up that fast. I told the owner her car wouldn't last 2-3 more years unless she started changing her oil regularly. She was completely surprised and turned down an oil change.
This kind of stuff used to upset me; it's a terrible waste of a good car, but what can you do? Warn the customer, & have a chuckle when they don't believe you & don't care.
I like the "window" oil levels on motorcycles and on my home air compressor. It lets me see the oil color when the oil is circulating and the precise level when its not. I never get to the recommended time or mileage. The oil comes out as soon as there's a noticeable change from the clear amber of new motor oil, or the green of the synthetic bike racing oil. You just can't see it the same way on a dipstick.
So is that engine ruined then? It sure looks like it.
When i worked at Honda i had a 2009 Civic Hybrid come in and it said -99,999 past oil change due (that's all the further a maintenance minder will read). Recommended an oil change and all filters (which were also filthy) and all she wanted done was fix the broken door trim peice. I was shocked lol.
hey man you should do a review on a a 1987 gmc suburban
Wow!!
hey eric i have a question about cold starts in the morning i have a 97 cavalier z24 2.4liter 5speed ..ok my problem is wen i start my car to go to work in the mornoing my engine has a slight knock to it if i give it a little gas it goes away untill the rpms drop back down to idle ..it only dose it about 3 minutes untill it warms up then its fine…is it hurting my car everytime i start it and what is the main cause of this please help……
my dad had that problem on his 74 blazer
Wow – I miss the old workshop. It had some gritty appeal which does not translate to the new one. Im sure it is nicer for Eric however
im curious what happened to this car after u saw that inside the valve cover?
My M3 has Michelin's =) Pilot Sport A/S plus
I am planing on changin my tires next summer 😀
yes NEVER cheap out on tires. always get really good tires. I bought a used car one time after changing the tires i felt like i had a different car.
Can u clean all that gunk out?
Another problem with buying a car with new cheap tires is that they are probably trying to hide front end problems.
@LTslimjim Yes that is possible but in my experience the PCV will clog up due to lack of maintenance so I suppose we are talking chicken and the egg here, personally I believe the most important thing you can do to keep an engine going is to change the oil regularly, I'm sure that was not the case with this engine.
@kyle51895 It's funny how many automotive problems are really personal problems. Thanks for the comment.
These are the people who never take any care of their car, then blame the car maker when it breaks. My Dad got a car with 50,000 miles on it once because the engine seized when the lady never changed the oil in it. $500 on a new engine and he got a cheap car with low miles.
@TeDuaMalakie Not really, sometimes that just makes things worse. I would rather maintain something rather than try and fix it after it's been neglected like this one was, it gets to a point where it's just not worth fixing.
Do you recommend flushing the engine with flushing liquids ?! i have a can of Motor Flush from cyclo, and i'm thinking to just pour it into. my engine not nearly as dirty as this one in this video though . nice flash light by the way .
@fastvpbt1 I actually used kerosene on an engine once and did pretty much the same thing, it took all the gunk and sent it into the oil pan where it clogged the pick up and almost blew the engine. Moral of the story, if it's too far gone it's too far gone. Never tried it with diesel.
@Danlovesmakinvids Yea but I wouldn't eat it.
its like starring into an enfine full of pudding
@TheFranchyd To be honest I've never done that and don't know why you would.
Dear Eric the car guy i know this is of the subject but i have a 1991 chevy s10 and i dont konw how to connect the ignision wire to the radio can you show me?
@ProjectCarTV I like ATF as well, it's surprising how well it works. I'm with you on leaving it alone if there isn't a problem.
@EricTheCarGuy I've had a similar experience with kerosene, not so much seafoam but I have never used sea foam in the crankcase – always the intake side of things. If I want to flush a high mileage engine, I use ATF if anything. Most of the time, if it's working, has good compression and smog numbers, leave it alone. LOL
@chillincruisin I've had a couple of people ask the same thing. I haven't used seafoam for a situation like this and hope to find an engine that I can experiment with for a video just to do some real world testing. I will say that once I used kerosene to clean an engine like this, it worked so well that all the gunk went into the oil pan and clogged the oil pick up and I almost blew the engine. Cleaning an engine that's this far gone might not be a good idea.