Mega Diesel Engines - How To Build A 13,600 HP Engine | Full Documentary 

finaly found the perfect engine swap for my civic

How gentle and precise they are at the factory, but when it comes to real-world maintenance, it's just shoved together and locked down, and viola! It works! I would have been interested to see more of the the valve assembly.

Documentary starter pack: - dramatic music over routine maintenance - "Something horrible will go on if [mistake is made]" - milometer precision

Amazing precision. Rudolf Diesel would be so proud.

One of the most amazing things i have ever seen..the amount of technology and engineering that had to be coordinated and the facility to build such a power plant is beyond comprehension and from start to finish seems like a miracle that it had to start with an idea and the amount of perfection it takes to complete such a project seems almost like something out of science fiction....my own projects will never seem impossible again after watching this program....I am in awe of the amount of engineered parts and processes it took to complete this build....just AMAZING

I find it amazing how Germany is making everything that moves - trains, trams, planes, cars, trucks, ships/boats, and don't forget the bicycles.

So, even with this engine being so massive, they still get it done faster than the "project engine" in my garage......

More than half of all luxury yachts are powered by MTU engines..Its a stunning market share.

Swiss watch precision engineering on a MASSIVE scale, Great Job guys

I’m a 63 year old professional Mech Eng and have loved every minute of my chosen career. What a fantastic video this is!

These MTU engineers are masters of their crafts. Precise precision and talented people .👍

That ship is currently on lease to Trinidad and Tobago and I have been on it alot. As a heavy machine mechanic it was great to see what goes on below deck. 11 barrels of diesel per hour x 4 engines. Wow.

I love seeing human ingenuity it's so awe inspiring, I just finished watching videos on jet engines and the amount of thought that goes into all of this is crazy and these guys here even just knowing how this stuff works is so impressive to me. What is awesome is that all of us can't possibly know all of the ways that these things work, we have humans specialized in everything and it's awesome to me seeing where we are at now. Despite horrible things going on it feels like we are still progressing and it's calming and exciting to watch this kind of stuff back. I love seeing technology progress, I wish I was part of it more honestly but I'm too late in life to become so masterful at something like it. But the feeling of awe will never leave me seeing this stuff progress and the things humanity has accomplished.

Being an engine machinist and Rebuilder this has been one of the most interesting videos I have seen in a long time pressurizing the bolts with oil was something that I never knew was done I learned something new keep up the good work

I remember when the history channel played shows like this. Thank you WELT

In many ways I prefer similar videos from the 40's and 50's. In those old films they give much more focus about the precision required, and the skill of the workers. It is almost a theme. In nearly all of the modern equivalent videos, they are always adding fake drama with stressful music and talking about all the things that could go wrong, how dangerous it is, how much it will cost if something goes wrong. These workers are professionals who do this work every day. There is no drama like is always added these days. I really hate all the added drama and the loss of focus on the skill of the workers.

This is absolutely mind-boggling with all that must be done. The designers of these engines are amazing...

Love the video. I use to work on submarine refit doing plumbing. I was sent to do some work on a roll on roll off ship and saw biggest pistons I ever saw. 18 inch diameter on main engine. Starter motor was a V 16 the size of a 20ft container. I was doing industrial & domestic plumbing before trying naval maintenance. When I first arrived I was shown the big stuff. There in one of the buildings was a Lathe with a 30ft diameter chuck, for turning props. Brought back some memories, great video.

A testament to German engineering and craftsmanship.

State-of-the-art engineering "Made in Germany" has always blown me away. Only a few countries in the world (not talking about you China) have perfected through research and development the breathtaking and amazing engineering we've seen in this high quality documentary.

Fantastic to watch from the whole process smelting to the finished product greatly presented engineering at its finest 👍😍

thank you for this kind of engineering documentaries, a lot of thing to learn.

This is absolutely incredible. Mind blowing..Once again amazing German technology..the best...!!!!!

One of the most beautiful, functional works of art I have ever seen.

MTU engines are world class. Over the years they have had many owners including Daimler but are these days owned by Rolls Royce Powersystems, not to be confused with the automotive division.

Did some basic math and this engine is 54% efficient! That's some efficient engineering.

@14:23 you can see them lift a 16 ton engine block with a compromised shackle, that also looks like it was repaired once before.

The engineers who put these designs together to make this engine are brilliant Germans have always been excellent in engineering

Impressive technology I only miss the part where EGR ,DPF and catalytic converter are mounted 😎

i really really wanna see a tractor built with this monster of an engine..

I enjoyed this. Its a better format than those shows where there are contrived and fake issues for dramatic effects.

Highly prepared and professional documentry .

The level of quality, is amazing. If they made an engine, that would fit in a car, the builder of the carbody, would be hard pressed to make it last, as long as the engine. 😊🙋🏻‍♂️🇩🇰

Can we just watch a doco like this without the constant, "If this goes badly...bad things will happen" in every friggen step??

Damn, that's beautiful. Almost shed a tear when the engine started up.

Absolutely fascinating. The technology, precision engineering and testing is testament to human intervention. Brilliant.

Truly one of the greatest educational tools of my lifetime, these documentaries have taught me so much and it's expanded my mind in a healthy way, thank you WELT! Mvp🤠😎

Congratulations to the entire team. What an incredible process and product! 😯👏👏👏

I can't look at my small block the same anymore... it's not a small block, it's an itsy bitsy teenie weenie block, at least, compared to this ginormous engine. Great video! I'll never complain how heavy my engine is anymore lol

Just incredible!!! The talent & discipline of the men & women is amazing!!!

Thank you guys....really learn so much how things are put in together.

Absolutely amazing process for casting those blocks! Time is definitely of the essence when working with molten metal of any kind. They really have the whole thing down to a science for these massive block castings.😉

That's where skills and initiative comes into play, these people are working with guided precision and pinpoint accuracy, backed up vision judgement and clarity. This is amazing stuff from high powered engineers and technicians. Praise God for the gift he gave man be so inventive and creative!!!

This came up and I decided to check it out for a few minutes to see if it was worth watching. 49 minutes and three seconds later and I can say, "yes! it's worth watching."

fascinating subject matter and excellent documentary. I can never have enough of these.

I'm getting really excited watching the massive engine.

What a cute little engine. Back in 1988 the largest diesel engine in the world was 63,000 H.P. 12 cylinder, 2 stroke KHIC Sulzer slow speed diesel used in each one of the largest container-ships in the world of which five were built. These were built for A.P.L. (American President Lines) and were the first 'Post Panamax' containerships in the world. (Too wide for the Panama Canal). Today in 2020 there are 80,000 H.P. ship engines.

Amazing video... These engines are HUGE... The molding and casting part was my favorite... Kinda like back when I was a jeweler

Top notch documentary. Thank you for this.

I got to work on two of these before they were installed into the Fred Olsen, replacing power packs due to an upgrade in design. Although they are huge for a high speed diesel, they are surprisingly easy to work on. The biggest obstacle we had was getting the engines inside of the workshop as the building didn't have the overhead crane capacity to lift them. We had to move the engines into position outside the workshop using machine skates underneath their transport frames and pull them with big winches, this left 2cm deep and 10cm wide grooves in the concrete from the machine skates breaking it apart. We then had to remove part of the workshop roof and use 2 X 250 ton mobile cranes to lift the engines into the workshop. I remember the engineers who flew over from Friedrichschafen turning up to work wearing thongs (flip flops), their reason for that was that they were in Australia where it is hot.

This documentary was placed with millimeter precision

Great work on this one WELT. MTU is just another one of those great German companies! And these engines are only part of what they do!

Ahhhh that was so cool! Absolute precision from master engineers.

Been in a room with a running ~19.000HP engine. That thing was 5 stories tall and had a 2-ton flywheel :-)

Engines are so beautiful when they are clean.

The designers of these engines are amazing...

GERMANY RISING intro vibes from the intro? Love it!

awesome documentary, loved it, thank you!

From scrap metal to precision clockwork. Very impressive.

Team work and German engineering .... amazing results 👏

An awesome engine and construction - enjoyed every minute of it...if I had the money I'd buy one just to look at it!

incredible, almost 400,000 lbs between the 4 engines. those things are built to last.

Respect for this workers!

What a piece of incredible engineering ! I wonder if Allen Millyard could add 6 extra cylinders and fit it in a motorcycle frame using his trusty hacksaw and file?

Germany!! The Real mother of the machines.🇩🇪

badass. i love this kind of stuff!

Terrific footage. BTW, it's not a crankcase ... it's an engine block.

8 years between tune-ups, now that is engineering

"a staggering 20 Revolutions Per Second " jaw dropped until i realized that was 1200 rpm

Incredible work and great documentary video!

Fantastic video..very informative for the layman and good for apprentices to see.

I was relieved to discover that connecting rod temporary cap was plastic @27:58 because I was gonna remark about this guy being insanely strong.

35:43 Those are just small people working on normal size engines ..

Fantastic machine!

Brother that was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! Thank you for your work and dedication.

Truly impressive engineering 💪👍

...and here I thought the Dwemer were all gone. They're still alive in Germany. :P This is pure machine porn.

Wow... 100th of a mm precision? That's 10x the precision of a BMW S1000RR superbike engine. Incredible.

Wow, blown away by the size. Thanks RU-vid for insisting I see this!

Impressive size. 50 tons! Then I googled world's the largest diesel engine -- a Wärtsilä RT-flex96C which is 2300 tons! 46 times this engine's size!

4 megawatts to melt that?! That’s insane. That’s enough power to run thousands of homes. Humans are awesome. We’re probably gonna end up killing ourselves but- we’re gonna leave some badass shit behind.

ultimate gearhead welding shop! I want this shop set up! skylights absolutely..

Such extreme precision that a grain of sand can bring such a huge engine to halt!

The horsepower figures were very impressive I wonder if I would have been even more impressed with a torque figures?

2fevereiro2020. domingo. Linda máquina.

Always these German engine builders. ;-)

Vielen Dank allen Mitarbeitern

When he said gigantic crankshaft, When i saw it I immediately said “ *oh it’s gigantic alright* “

3:10 if you're curious, "common rail" means there is a containment rail lined above and along the cylinders, filled with fuel. Used for most *direct injection engines.*

Great video. There needs to be more of these videos to watch.

LOOK AT THOSE TURBOS! 😯😯😯😯

Oké, now I can do it myself : )

Impressive documentary. Those Germans know how to make big motors!

wow amazing - perfection from start to finish - now that is craftsmanship

I'm blown away floored by the time care and tedious work it takes to make something like this. What a interesting video

42:40, Brilliant, just added to my German vocabulary: Drehmoment = torque (sehr nützlich)

"JERMAINE ", CON GRATUECION, BEAUTIFUL JOB !!..

Me gustó mucho, GRACIAS.

Germans are king of Diesel engine engineering.... hoorah 💪🏼👷🛠️🇩🇪 , love from 🇵🇭

The cherry on top of this would have been to see how the crank case was made!