Here's what's inside a Subaru engine and the common failure points to look out for if considering buying one.The EJ series of boxer 4 cylinder Subaru engines have been with us since the 90's. Unique for its segment, the boxer engine situates two pairs of pistons horizontally opposed. This gives the car a low center of gravity and good engine balance, with the downsides being ease maintenance when accessing components on the head.
The engine in this video is an EJ253 single overhead cam naturally aspirated engine. The common issues with the EJ series include oil burning and starvation, head gasket leaks and failed piston ring lands.
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@jcthawaii When I see magnificent cars like the C8 vette I have to agree with you. Of course the problem is most people don't know car engineering so they believe the ads. I've said for years Subaru is not a great car, unfortunately I bought one in 2006 on a recommendation and had to find out for myself by digging into it. I meticulously maintained it only to find that at 80k miles the heads started leaking.
Most engines go bang because of the owner look after ya shit ya shit will look after you 😂
Very nice breakdown and assessment, might I say. Very quick and concise. You, obviously, think in a mechanical engineering fashion. Thanks!
In your opinion, what is the most balanced engine ?
this mans hygiene is top notch, brings his toothbrush everywhere. over 5k likes, you guys are awesome :O
Hehehe!
Metric toothbrushes are very hard to find.
@@Parker53151 You can get them at the left handed toothbrush shop and they stock striped paint too.
100%.
You guys are 100% funny.
This guy should give lessons on making KZhead videos . Straight down to business and no crap .
That's my style!
I agree!
Thts y I immediately subscribed
The problem is that women wouldn’t sign up for the course.
Nice
I've never seen a professor use an engine grime covered toothbrush as a pointing stick... but man it's definitely everything I missed in my education, great video about the internals and makeup of these boxer engines. I'd never seen one take down and gone through like that. Keep up the good work!
The craziest part is its his daily toothbrush
This way he can brush his teeth when he's finished with his tutorial video.
THis. After a time, you have a toothbrush for repairing stuff. Like i have.
Not only does he give an excellent explanation of everything, he compares the different engines at the end of the video, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. He is not opinionated, he just gives the facts. Wonderful job!
My dude. This video has so much info packed in it it's insane. My buddy has a 2010 Forester and said it's "making a weird noise". I've never worked on these and you answered most of my questions and gave me a solid amount of extra knowledge too. Triple thumbs up.
Thanks!!!
One of the rare videos where all is brief and to the point without stupid jokes or unnecessary side tracks.
I agree, very well done.
"Knock Knock" Who's there? "Connecting rod"
you must be funny in the party
I learned to stay away from 2.5 litre Boxer engine
And no stupid royalty free music ! Goonsquad comes to mind...
i love how this guy edited this. he doesn't talk slow, gets to the point and doesn't waste time. i wish all youtube instructionals were like this guy. YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!
That's my style thanks
I agree. I listen to most tutorials on KZhead @ 1.5x speed. No need to on this video.
@@scottsanders1821 And here i thought i was the only one! most videos benefit from 1.5 to 2.0 speed. Crazy how much that transforms the voices , they sound young and alive instead of sluggish and boring...
Reminds me of project farm
What video did you watch?
Looking at this makes me appreciate the straight 6 layout even more.
Definitely one of the most underrated designs..
In this one video I learned more about boxer engines than I’ve ever known previously, as I have simply never owned nor worked on one. Thanks for the quality tear down and explanations.
"Oil burning, Oil starvation, Head gasket problems, Hassle to work on." The four horsemen of the Automotive apocalypse.
Yes
I used to have one of these before I knew about the problem. I went to a Subaru dealer and asked if they replace the head gasket will it be a re-engineered version that will fix the problem....no.
Hassle to work on??? I've been a mechanic at too many shops and have done engines in lots of cars. Subarus are EASY! About the easiest I've worked on. BTW, My legacy has 370,000 miles on it. Original head gaskets. Maintain your car! it will last.
@@speedkar99 I got some questions since you seem to know Subarus very well. Are there any NA Subarus that have unequal headers? If not, are there any turbo Subarus, besides the 2.5 in the STI? Do the problems you described in the vid apply to all Subarus boxer engines?
@@muaythai193 2.5rs and 2.5i were NA and no they didn’t come with unequal length headers. Aftermarket ones yes. Very common mod for hp gains on the rs and i.
This guy is like a useful and quieter Scotty Kilmer.
More coherent too!
@@briancooney9952 no, he is not more coherent than Scotty... He IS coherent, Scotty is not
@@ZeroFX32 haha, exactly!
That's a bit harsh, Scotty is useful if your into Toyota
@@soundsolutions specifically a 98 corolla. nothing else. Scotty is trash lmao
Some tips for keeping a Boxer running 4 a long time: Never overheat , change your oil on time, retorque your head bolts, and run some engine flush through from time to time to keep the sludge deposits down. Oh yeah, last but at least, always make sure you check your oil level regularly!
Lol so pretty much it’s still a junk engine if you have to retorque the head studs don’t forget doing that job won’t be easy
Yep, they are poorly designed and the fixes are bandaids rather than the true redesign that is needed.
Or....buy a Toyota or a Honda.
It's the same with the old air cooled boxers of VW. But every 60k on those old air cooleds replace your gaskets down to the block, being paper gaskets they just go bad.
@@wasatchadventures8947 I'd throw Ford in there as well if you live in a country that has access to them. The modern Ford engines are largely bullet proof. I would also add the Chevy LS series motor to that list, but those are performance motors. The ls is probably the best motor all around on the market.
I have had 3 subarus in my life and all of them have easily made it to 300,000 miles with no problems at all. They leak oil a little more than most engines and thats about the only problem. The rest of the stuff I think really only comes into play if you are trying to mod and get more HP. Which of course a lot of people mod subarus so I'm sure people have seen a lot of blown up subaru engines. But if you are just getting a daily driver that you plan to keep stock your'e not going to have any problems
My old 2005 Sti made to 167k miles with zero issues with the motor. Only had wheel bearing going out and dead head lights balast. No major issues with the EJ25. I'm not sure why people have soo much problems with Subaru motors.
@@kuvyoghmoobamelica6883It is due to lack of maintenance, I.e. oil changes. We live in a set it and forget it. I would love a Boxer engine if for no other reason than to imagine I’m driving a Porsche.
My 2005 Forester XT, daily driver (properly maintained) had the head gaskets replaced at 135K miles and now at 140K spits white tail smoke. Its turbo was shot; I replaced it and still has the same problem. I believe that these cars are just a hit and miss...Not reliable cars...
My mom's '03 Outback made it just north of 320,000 miles before the transmission blew last year. The engine leaked oil like no other car my family owned, and my brother kept saying it was developing a tick, but it was a true workhorse.
My gf has a ford focus 2003 with a zetc that has 365k mi, all original, never rebuilt and burns no oil to speak of...does drip a few drops here and there... my car is a 94 probe gt with 260k mi..these have lots of issues after they get high mi..... daily driven almost 30 yrs, burns some oil,bad valve seals but never rebuilt
I'm a first-time viewer here. I'm very impressed with his precise narration. No "umms" "and" or "you know", no gaps in his descriptions as he tries to figure out what to say next. He knows what to say & he knows his stuff. He spoke direct and to the point. If not already a teacher, he could be or should be. Outstanding job. 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
Yep it is called a script. I've been working on cars for 20 years. I still go um.
Scripting and editing.
I can tell that people listen to your Yelp reviews.
So true and if he did take the time to script or edit umms, ohhhs or wasted air, then more power to him.
indeed, rare, like a proper subject matter expert
I was a service mechanic for two years and learned more about boxer engines in 15 minutes watching this than I learned in two years of practical work. Fantastic video. Thanks for the education
That means you didnt work as much as ur supervisor expected you to.
I think it's cuz he rarely works on boxer engines.
He really knows his engines.
I learned enough in 5 minutes to know that I would never buy one.
@@geraldevans2535 😆 Same here.
I have never seen anybody as knowledgeable as this person.. this person is phenomenal
Would love a way longer video on step by step breaking down the engine. You explain it so well. Props 👍🏽
How many hours, days, weeks , years did it take for him to get this proficient and knowledgeable about how this (and other engines) work? A true master of his craft.
There really aint much too them and symptoms are usually similar in any engine. It could've taken him years, the higher the i.q the less the effort it takes to learn!
A while, but not so long as you may think. All engines have pretty much the same basic parts, so learning about any of them goes a long way to learning about the rest of them.
Its putting them back together that's hard.
I learned engines by just tearing apart rototiller and lawnmower engines. You can get free small engines, and you can take them apart for fun. It becomes a hobby once you understand how simple engines actually are. Although I've never had any desire to work on a Subaru haha. They are't exactly "fun" to work on, from what I've heard.
@@Ritalie I tore everything apart as a kid, and still do, a big screen TV recently, just to see how it was built. I recycle the parts, and keep the things I might be able to use for projects. Now I can fix anything, half of the time.
I wasn't planning on watching the whole thing, but I did. Touche sir
Thanks
Same
Haha... me too. I'm not even a car guy, but damn if he doesn't explain things well.
I'm a mechanic. I already know all of this. Yet I still watched
Saaaammme
People like you are priceless in this world. You make people life's easier by educating them.
Your Toothbrush trade mark is wonderful-and it shows off the best presentation that any professional can expect to view. Simply exceptionally good. Thank you for your production.
Great video - no waffle, no long boring bits, straight to the point commentary, edited well. You seem to know your engines..I don`t even own a Suburu.
LOL me either.
But I like waffle...at least the song named that, by Sevendust, haha, yeah, see what I did there? ;)
Probably one of the most in depth engine tear down videos I've seen. Nice!
Thanks! I'll have more
@@speedkar99 I own an Sti. This is a fantastic teardown. One question, are the con rods fracture split?
Agreed, very knowledgeable and very well spoken! Extraordinary
Yet he is pointing with a tooth brush 😭😂
The tooth brush thou
Your narration is very good. You speak in complete sentences and talk only about what is important to the subject. You get right to the point and leave out all the unimportant minutiae. The video moves right along and keeps one's interest. Well done.
I’m on my 4th Subaru over 20 years. Never had a problem! Great cars.
Good to hear!
Still have my first Toyota 27 years later, 220k original engine. You should buy a better car.
You need to buy a lottery ticket like right now!
@@MathWithMozart people like what they like, not like toyota is perfect. I do miss my old jeep wrangler, thing was a tank. New one is 99.769838 percent plastic, oh well
@@MathWithMozart maybe he just likes subaru that much that he bought 4, you never know.
This is so thorough that when he says a possible problem, he actually explains what it means since the names aren’t straight forward. Not a lot of videos do that. They mostly expect you to just google it
Thanks. I feared it was going to be too long
speedkar99 no, this is excellent! You show the entire breakdown while explaining everything you’re doing!
How you did this under 15 min is incredible. Anyone else would have made this a 4 hour/6 part series.
Truth 🎯
I love how educated and well detailed this video is, no repetition or imprecision or whatever. And all that precious knowledge is presented with an old toothbrush.
The moment he mentioned headgasket issues be wary. It was linked to a single layer headgasket that was promptly resolved 20+ years ago. Head gaskets are not a common failure point at all. When a Subaru "expert" mentions head gaskets bet your ass they are not an expert. The only "head gasket" issues come from overheating the fuck out of it or making big power and blowing the cylinder wall out of round. Neither are actually a head gasket issue.
@@jeepmanxj Yet my Impreza 2005 had a leak at piston #3, the infamous head gasket problem. $3500 Canadian pesos to rebuild it. I sold the car for the same price two months later after the rear diff. died, it was going to be $2500 to fix it.
That was extremely well done. The explanations and the editing were top notch. Thank you for such an effective video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is seriously the best overview of a Subaru engine I have ever seen. You got it all.
This teardown is brought to you by Colgate.
It used to be Oral-B.
Man.. I was gonna make that joke. Shucks
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Absolutely perfect. Incredibly informative, quick paced, with no lame attempts at humor or mindless blathering.
Fascinating. Thanks for the tour of that Subaru engine. You have effectively made the case for the importance of timely oil changes.
They go knock knock and when you answer your connecting rod comes out lol
That's what happened here haha
Happen to my volvo 850R i was using water/methanol injection and one day i decided to use bigger injector 440/cc vs 320/cc stock. When the methanol injected at 12 psi it bend a rod.
@@jakelowang4132 Rather have spaghetti rods then my 05 s60R's cracciboi cylinder walls.
That was funny
That's why you get a EVO
Wow. Best video of engine teardown ever. He not only knows his stuff, he knows how to explain it as well. Genius!
Thanks!!
@@speedkar99 Thanks for the education!
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" This man is a master
I agree. Good video. Not that I need to do this, as mine works great, but nice to know how it differs from other engines.
I've got to say. Your speed of narrative in this video matches my understanding of the Subaru. You did not bore me to tears. I have rebuilt a couple of these engines. This video was Gold! Thank you very much for this understanding.
Thank you. You have confirmed every suspicious design concern we've always had about this engine.
The Subaru boxer doesn’t fail, the owner does.
You are definitely a Ph.D in engines. Extremely well explained, diagnosed, shot and edited. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks
Yes, however all engines fail if they run out of oil. Them bearing show extreme wear, likely the motor was run without proper oil flow. I'm not a Subaru guy, but the seem interesting. I wonder what the average engine life is for these cars?
Yes, I thought the editing was pacy and it made the whole thing compact with no messing.
@@chefgiovanni engine life is relative to how much you vape so if you blow clouds like a chimney I've got bad news for you
@@chefgiovanni I got 300K miles on a 1999 EJ25 before I sold the car. I still see it driving around. That car also had the OEM alternator on it when I sold it. Drove it approx. 400 miles per week with just basic maintenance.
Knock Knock "Who's there" Piston 4: *YEEET*
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Mechanic: kling klang klunk, the motor is junk!
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👑 you dropped this
absolutely earned a subscriber with how crisp and to the point you are my man, well said!
Your knowledge blows me away. So much info in such a short time. Thank you so much for your work on this.
This guy is a surgeon of cars while Scotty Kilmer is a general practitioner.
Hahaha
Scotty is a chiropractor at best
Scotty has a substance abuse problem.
I never ever learned anything from watching a Scotty video. Well... i learned that he has been a mechanic for 40 years and still has a one car garage that looks like should be on the show “ hoarders” ...
Kilmer is a quack
Never in my life have I ever thought of using a bolt as a Allen key/hex wtf am I doing with my life
Me too! This could have help me once!
Done that Many times ,one hasn't got the right Allen key All the time
Works both ways as well, you can use an Allen bolt for a socket. My dad taught me that trick.
Now go look for a 14mm hex head
@@sethc6663 Shit. I am an ASE Master Tech. I have never, ever thought of that. That's brilliant.
This video showed up on my recommendation list and I am extremely impressed by the author's instructional style! Clear as crystal, brief and to-the-point. I wish I had this guy as my instructor when I learned engine maintenance. My specialty is aircraft avionics but occasionally work on piston engines. Due to the boxer design this Subaru is surprisingly similar to that of 95% of small aircraft engines and so are the failure modes.
Glad you like my video style!
my god this guy has a lot of knowledge about boxer engines and all engines in general. really great video and really great editing
This dude's video is the shit. I'm loving it. No breaks just explain explain explain. Refreshing af
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This should be a class in public school
@@DirtStarMaster it is........
@@tylern8911 lol so u went to midnight club school edition?
@@DirtStarMaster the fuck? Lol my schools had auto shop
Wow! This is an amazing amount of information, quickly delivered, with excellent editing. No waste of time! I'm not a car guy, and I'm not especially interested in Subarus, but I gotta hand it to the content creator that this was very well presented.
yea i have to agree i had praise him to for his incredible knowledge too the funny part is i didn't even ready any of the comments before i wrote mine lol when you come across those individuals that are exceptional you must acknowledge there attention to detail they give to there craft.
This is one of the most informative car videos I have ever watched. Instant subscribe.
Best informative & instructive video I have ever seen. Good works on making an extremely professional video.
I wasn’t looking for this video but when he start talking I couldn’t leave, nice explanation
I know it's been said about 20+ times but it needs to keep being said: this guy definitely either trains people daily or has taken speech classes because his is very clear, specific, and confident in the information he relays. Not only that, but the in depth details he has reviewed has completely given me anxiety about my WRX I just purchased lol I will make sure I'm spot on in ensuring I have proper oil and change my oil at strict intervals to avoid any of the wear that occurred on this motor. This is the information I love to learn!
I came here to say the exactly same thing. I wish I knew half of what this guy knows about engines.
He pronounces longitude wrong.
Use the Subaru OEM oil filters not aftermarket. My 2014 Outback has had the short block replaced twice for excessive oil consumption and it's only at 65K miles. Still a good car except the sh!t motor. (I have a 6 speed manual not a CVT in mine.)
Sell it. Trust me.
@@philbiker3 ...2014? Is the engine that is toast a 2014? There were some problems.
great video quality, thank you for sowing all the small details, and using proper terms. very well done, and attention to detail
Seriously! WOW! The best mechanic/engine video I have ever seen. By a long shot. Very thorough but wicked fast! Thank you!
Stay tuned , another Subaru engine teardown coming this week
@@speedkar99 You’re a boss man good luck on your channel keep it Rollin you’re gonna be famous
This video surpassed my expectations from when you were asking us what we would like to see in an EJ25 teardown. Thank you so much for the effort you put into this and for taking us (your viewers / car enthusiasts) seriously. Already forwarded this video to a couple car friends.
I'm glad it surpassed your expectations, I used the feedback from my teaser post to try and cover everything in this one video. It was my first time working with a Subaru engine and its very interesting to see how they've done things differently.
That’s not goood engine I. All way. See this engine being rebuilt too much time. It not a good motor. For daily driver 😮 that’s to much money spend on at car For get ti a Toyota thanks 😊 🧯🚗🛻
@@davidbarber2010 toyOTA=PUKE subaru= barf
No idea how this ended up on my feed, but I enjoyed it!
This is an awesome video, and quite informative. I drive a 2009 Forester, which has the same engine as in this video, so it’s really cool to see a detailed teardown of it.
I don't even own a suburu but I found this video to be informative and very well made. Great Video!
This guy really knows his shit! Amazingly detailed breakdown of the boxer engine that really informs the viewer. Congrats!
Thanks I'm glad you appreciate my style!
Rick9482 Maybe because they’re always breaking down, so he has a lot of experience taking them apart and rebuilding them
Yes, very impressive! Wow.
speedkar99 < I like the way you present the information as well.
I like how he explains everything using a toothbrush
I feel like a teacher using a toothbrush would have made grade school easier too.
He used to be a dentist but found it too stressful.
haha so random eh love it
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@@thomas41546 Yes most certainly! Despite the fact I haven't a clue what you mean.
I had an '02 Forester and yes, it had leaky head gaskets. Annoying to be sure, but otherwise a fantastic vehicle. I never lost enough oil to warrant adding any between oil changes. One thing about a Subaru is that most people tend to drive the crap out of them. Low-mileage Subarus are rare. My next (and current) vehicle is an '09 Forester XT premium turbo. It is an exceptional vehicle. The only mechanical issue I have had is a radiator leak at 150K miles. Replaced the radiator and no problems. Spark plugs are a hassle because of clearance but only necessary every 60K on the turbo (iridium plugs $20-$30 a each). I don't know if this means anything or not, but my '02 was built in USA and my '09 was built in Japan. Several people have tried to get me to mod the '09, but I just don't want to mess with such a reliable and well-built car.
Always amazes me the people who can do this; great video. Very interesting and thorough. I have a Subaru, keep it maintained, second Subaru , so far no issues.
Just a professional discussing his trade. Great Job.
Very nice explanation of the engine
He does a nice job. Agreed. He just said it’s a piece of crap don’t get one. Thank him. Not me.
@@audigit No he didn't. He just explained the cons to the boxer design when abused or not maintained. Every motor has cons & pros. This engine is a good engine with plenty of pros overshadowing the cons.
Never owned, drove or had plans to buy a Subaru but your video is so well done, to the point and captivating that I watched the entire thing on the edge of my seat. FYI, I have been turning wrench since 1989 so good production is needed to grab my attention. You did it without the need for cheesy gimmicks or having to blow anything up. That takes skill. Nice work!
It’s a good beater. Got mine for free around 120k now I’m around 240k+ zero problems
I have 2 Subarus that I bought new and have had zero issues. I think this is because I always do the maintenance when due, if not a little early, I regularly check fluids and add if needed, and I don't drive like a bat out of hell. Subarus will last a long time if maintained properly, but are probably less tolerant than some other cars if you don't pay attention.
Always swore by Toyota (landcruiser) 'til I spied a sad Legacy for sale on a forecourt a few years back. It'd been abused and neglected. Been restoring it gradually ever since while running it as my daily driver. Just brilliant on all counts.
i recommend subie anyday. 1. they are all fulltime all wheel drive 2. some have turbo 3. all are boxer engines 4. newer subies have cvt trans this is not good. 5. having awd gives traction to stay on road and faster off the line
@@rocketsmall4547 Awesome winter car, I run fat winter tires year round..
One of the most well made tutorial videos that I have seen. We viewers appreciate the absence of a long unnecessary intro with music that is often used as an attempt to seem "professional". You get right to business and thats why we are watching it in the first place. No stupid music or begging for "likes" or smashing the "subscribe" button. Well done.
Short and to the point is my style! Glad you enjoyed it.
I have a faulty forester, I haven't taken it to the repair shop yet, but I can say that I found the answer to every problem I had in this video. really amazing!
Even relationship problems?
@@hughjaanus6680 it even helped me with my erectile dysfunction, now i can make love to my wife for longer than 3 minutes 😩
@@shueibdahir Not as her boyfriend Leroy and his half brother. Keep trying.
I'm so used to Scotty screaming at me, I had difficulty following this explanation.
Their is also no talk of a 94 Toyota Camry every 2 minutes. That throws me off.
Voice immodulation is no joke! Neither are cat-face pillows!
@@jeffjackson9679 It's a celica, I think, that Scotty always talks about.
I really like Scotty but he's so loud I can't hear the bell ring
The is to turn volume up and increase speed 25%lmao
I particularly liked your excellent narration, complemented by you pointing out the things you were explaining! Clear, consise, and detailed, you give your viewers a greater appreciation and understanding of the issues you described.
Incredible video, educational, adept, you clearly have an understanding that most people don't. With that said, these motors are wonderfully designed and a complete mess at the same time. Thank you for all the clarification you gave.
Thanks
I learned a lot about the ej architecture from this video. Well explained, thank you!!
You are welcome
The sheer amount of cars I've fixed and I only just found out about that hex trick you used...
that was cool idea
yeah man that's going to come in handy for sure
Me too.
Does that mean your not aware of the manual impact driver? Tap your wrench, after oiling of course.
A variation of an old trick used to remove smallish bolts with sheared heads, still there's always something new to learn, and good on you for admitting that. I'm not that familiar with boxer engines, so this was very informative.
Is this guy an instructor? Such fluid and precise information delivery. I at first laughed at the toothbrush in every scene, but then noticed he is always pointing at exactly what he's talking about. Such a good job presenting that you can speed it up and it's not overwhelming at all. Two thumbs up sir.
Instructor and an engineer. His theory is sound, both in dynamics and in practical mechanics.
This is such an incredible video sir! I'm knowledgeable and intuitive but with no formal training its hard to cover all the small details of how such differently designed engines function. I owned an STI with an EJ25 and trying to understand the nuances of the regular maintenance, the "why" of what im doing, was always a lost cause. This singular video helped me understand not only boxers but the general function of internal combustion engines. Incredible! 👏
I don't know why this video made it back to my recommended list but I'm going to give you some advice from my 20 years of working with Subaru engines. If someone makes some statement about their head gaskets get as far away from that motherfucker as possible. They don't know what they are talking about and are dangerous. The head gasket issue on Subarus was only ever a problem one of their NA engines over 20 years ago. It was down to not using MLS gaskets. They issue was rectified at the time for free by Subaru and hasn't been an issue since. The remaining headgasket myth is from ignorant mechanics and Internet experts that don't know what their doing when diagnosing coolant loss. It isn't a headgasket problem it's usually down to the turbo seals. The other misdiagnosis is cylinder and head deflection on high power builds. That isn't just a Subaru problem it's a open deck problem.
This was such a good video, I actually learned and you kept it entertaining with great angles 👍🏽
What was more interesting was the his ability to narrate and explain well.
Thanks. See my other videos for more!
speedkar99 Yes! He’s extremely knowledgeable.
Agreed, great "radio voice" as well. No um's, uh's duh, awkward pauses etc.
he showed to me, he knew what he was talking about. And didn't talk down to us commoners.....
Thumbs up! I am impressed by this. This is a great example and warning for us to not delay oil changes. Thanks to you.
Your cuts are hilarious you really are a useful/coherent Scotty Kilmer.
Video staright to the point and no sidetracks, nor cutscene. Love your video. Beautifully edited. Love the fact that "orange toothbrush" is his best tool. LoL
Thanks
This video and tutorial is “BRILLIANT”. Thank you for a down to earth, concise and extremely helpful.
I'd like to make a suggestion that you get your hands on a rotary engine and do a breakdown. That would be pretty interesting as well. Thanks for the video
I agree. .love to see that as well...and a Miata 1.8 L
They have a whole lot of bolts around a rotary
As a distraction how about a radial engine?, not so much for cars but interesting none the less.
@@CrusaderSports250 existing many vid about radial engine and rotary engines (Gnome type)
@@ronalddaub7965 wankel engine i think... because "rotary engine" is pretty old (first world war aircraft engines, most french engines...)
Excellent narrative and explanation. Totally agree with Brian Redmonds' remark below.
incredible video I don't know much at all about actual engine parts and how everything sits together but you really managed to give me a clear picture and I am way too confident about engine maintenance. Now how to open up the hood..
Ideal explanation. Clean and concise. So much more than the thinking when the engineers were designing that thing. Thank you for sharing!
Just try designing an engine and see how it goes. Just try.
Glad you appreciate my video style and the engineers who made this marvel.
@tjsavage711 Which engine were you part of designing?
@tjsavage711 Which engine did you design? You have a better boxer engine? Tell me the name of the boxer engine you designed?
I learned more in 5 minutes watching this video than I learned watching 5 years worth of Scotty Kilmer videos!
Yeah me too....don't by a Subaru unless you are a good mechanic.
Ditto - This video is refreshingly close to perfect. Imagine if this was a standard... 90% of YT videos could simply be deleted!
Same👍
I have a Subaru and it works like a charm. The biggest cause of all Subaru engines is sludge buildup due to its engine and pistons' configurations that leads to multiple issues, so have the engine oil replaced as per manufacture's instructions. Is this too difficult to do?
MrGreatpersian purpose of engineering is to make things better and require less maintenance. There are vehicles that are so durable as long as your engine oil is holding up they don’t have basic faults that occur in them. That said, changing oil is pretty easy and definitely worth doing when stated it should be by manufacturer recommendations.
Thank you for your well expressed information and a short time. And, thank you for NO background "music."
You are welcome! Short and to the point is my style.
As a mechanic and car enthusiast I’ve owned and maintained all of my past cars. Most of them were purchased second hand as I couldn’t afford them otherwise. As much as I always dreamed about owning the Impreza WRX this video sums up why I never got the courage to gamble on a used one. Great review!
I'm pretty much the same
I hope one day to buy a reliable car and keep it very well maintained. Would you recommend anything that wouldn't be right on the maintenance schedule? Also wouldn't it be better to buy new or do you think it's better from a cost perspective to buy used and hope they kept ahead of the maintenance? I also know they do maintenance plans for a monthly fee, which sounds like a good purchase right?
@@JackBlackNinjaBuy a Toyota with 50,000 miles on it and enjoy for the next 20 years.
@@anthonyc.4246 itl last, but you said enjoy. its not a wrx
Your brother and his rags always helping you do a great job. Keep up the good work man.
The rags sure help!
Is that his toothbrush too?
This is the most information-dense engine video I've ever seen. Awesome job!
Great explanation! I didn't know I was interested in learning about the Subaru boxer.
Both enlightening & satisfying. Thanks!
I don’t remember ever seeing a KZhead video from ANYONE as well spoken as you and as precise in their explanation and knowing exactly what you were going to say next ! Thank you this video was great ! I’m a follower now 👍🏼
Glad you appreciate my video style. Lots more videos - check them out
I really like this guys videos. Being a DIY home mechanic, I find these videos very interesting and informative. Good job my friend and kudos to you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Own 2004 with boxer Tubo 2.0L Amazing engine; amazing car from mechanical issue point of view. Still runs as well as day i got it. 🙂
Straight and smart to the point explanation. What a great mechanic
Hands down the best Subaru engine teardown I've ever seen. No BS, straight to the point and quick too, Subscribed. And holy shit that table is amazing!
Never have a found a video on a Subaru boxer where the guy goes into this much detail 🙌🙌🙌
Amazingly concise and well done video! An expert at work!
Fascinating video. I didn't understand 98% of what you were talking about but still watched the entire thing.
Been working on Diesel engines the last 12 years and never once thought of that hex trick 😒 thanks though man!! Top notch work here.
I figured that trick out in the middle of Baja. Necessity is the mother of invention
One of the most underrated channels on KZhead. I learn so much watching you tear down and explain engines.
Thanks. More to come in 2021
WoW cool video! Put a lot of time, effort, and work into all of that detail. Thank you