UPDATED: Well, I guess it's time to talk about engines

If you change your own oil, go ahead and splurge on a quick valve. I'll recommend Fumoto. They're not crazy expensive, and they save you from having to replace the crush washer. They also save you the mess of the oil stream covering the drain plug, your hand, and the floor if you miss the catch pan. The only drawback is that they drain slower than an empty drain hole, but you really make that time back by not having to unscrew and screw the plug and change the crush washer.

EVs are an obvious exception to the "no replacement for displacement" rule. In fact, EVs just plain do better at everything that more displacement does. The saying should really be "forced induction is not a replacement for displacement", but that's not as catchy.

No car gremlins were harmed in the making of this video.

I loved this video. If you ever want to do a deeper dive in to older engine's. I am care taker to a 106 year old tractor in Maryland

There is shockingly little content that bridges the gap between subject except and someone who knows a little bit about a topic, this channel is one of those few places and you do fantastic job at bridging that gap Alex

Great jokes in this one 😄

Very well done. As always, your delivery style keeps it entertaining. This is a great overview for folks who don't have any experience with engine operations, health and maintenance.

When you change your own oil you should be sure to check the old oil filter to make sure that there is still a gasket attached. I once didn’t do this and it was still stuck to the block, so when I put the new filter on, it couldn’t properly seal and so the filter backed itself off and the oil drained all over the street as I drove. Needless to say, I was very late to work that day.

I didn't like engines because of all the oil and noise and mess, but, thanks to this video, I like engines now!

I’m only 34 min in, but was it just me or was there no explanation of the head gasket before it just kinda appeared?

Again, a video about "old" technology, the sneers to how it can be done better and the subtile hints on your T-shirts 😁😅

What happens inside a piston really is technically an explosion. The ideal explosion is a controlled deflagration creating a smooth push rather than a supersonic detonation which “slaps” the piston head and the rest of the cylinder, potentially damaging them. This is the case for both gasoline and diesel engines. Movie explosions are deflagrations for the intense visual effect. Detonations go bang, deflagrations go foof, but they're both explosions.

I used to pour new oil into my oil filters. Why the hell not? Of course, most of my gas cars had their oil filters mounted vertically, so that was easy and virtually mess-proof. (One had a paper or cloth filter on top of the engine.)

Such a good video!!!

I'm really glad you took the time to make this video. I knew a bunch of this stuff in theory, but I had absolutely no idea what the internals of the engine looked like, or how the oil was distributed, or basically any of the things you explained so well in this video.

My family was a Buick Family. We bought Buick LeSabre after Buick LeSabre. When the Buick Skylark x-car came out, my parents bought that. Heck, they bought three of them. I bring this up because I ended up with my Dad’s Buick Skylark x-car, and it was the only car where the oil light turned on when I drove it. I was driving to work when I heard a large clunk and the oil light turned on. i pulled over and turned off the car. I was wondering what is wrong with the car this time. I looked down the road behind me and saw a large metal piece on the road. Did I run over that? I walked down and took a closer look. It was an oil pan. I sat there wondering how did this oil pan get in the middle of the road. Did it fall off some poor loser’s car? What type of piece of junk would you have to be driving to have the oil pan fall off? I noticed a trail of oil stains on the road going forward, and I realized it lead to my car. I now know the piece of junk and the loser who’d be driving it. That car had paint falling off. The interior ceiling was falling down. If you had the air condition on, the power brakes wouldn’t work. The engine kept twisting and breaking the engine mount, and causing the engine to twist and hit and damage the radiator. My mechanic actually put a chain around the engine to keep it away from the radiator. It was the last American car my parents ever bought.

oh god, that "ferrous wheel" joke

I enjoy that, throughout a car-related video, you're wearing train-related t-shirts

Is this one going to be public?

Did you check if the old filter gasket was in the old filter and not stuck to the engine?

WMATA METRO MENTIONED

You’re determined to get your money’s worth on that 2010 Cube!

I frankly thought that I wouldn't be interested in this video. I don't know why I thought THIS would be the TC video I didn't like. I was wrong. I thought it was great! <3

Great video. Lots of things I already knew, but well explained and demonstrated, and it filled a few gaps I didn't know and made some interesting connections between the various bits of technology. Hey, that would be a good channel name...

Great video! One of your best, akin to dishwasher and video vinyl. It's wild to me that internal combustion engines are being covered by the obsolete technology guy.

I found out that a car can drive for about 3 km without oil before it completly dies. No need to ask me how I know... I was young and the point about making assumptions is valid.

I could totally be wrong about this but the stroke diagram script sounded it like it was pulled word for word from Encarta. If so, props and wondering if you enjoyed those animations as a kid as much as I did

You might be amused to learn that it really used to be https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hwile

I'm glad you caught the missing names for the YouTube video, and got us in there! Thank you for being meticulous! Will just need to watch a second time for the captions... :3

This is quite possibly your funniest video yet. The dishwasher bit had me crying

One of the best intro-to-ICE-engines I've ever seen. Bravo!

The dishwasher reference puts this video over the top.

Omg, the timing of this couldn't be better! I'm troubleshooting a misfiring cylinder on my Element this week and a top-down teardown of a 4-cylinder is just what I needed. <3

Exciting. I actually work at an engine plant getting spec data to the PLCs on the floor and collecting build reporting and quality data. So I have ended up extremely familiar with the manufacturing process. If you ever find yourself in Montgomery and want an auto plant tour, I can help you get that arranged.

Brings me right back to 2005 when I failed to notice the little oil can light on my '94 Integra. ☹️

"...like a ferris wheel. There is a lot of iron in there..." Groan :-)

Awesome!!

"Pronounce while like "hwhile" for maximum effect." I laughed very hard thank you.

I’d love to know about the A/C tech in cars—if you’re not already planning on covering that in your series please consider it! You’d get to talk about the refrigeration cycle againnnnn 😜

Yay! Looking forward to watching it tomorrow