One Small Mistake DESTROYED Our $10,000 LS Race Engine! Tearing it Down to Find How Bad! 

Watching these are so much better than watching the shows, by others, that were made for TV. No artificial drama, just reality of what happens in a car hobby. 👍🏻👍🏻

As someone who has done a lot of mishap investigations, great job working through all the possibilities and considering ALL the data.

I like the fact that you are one who freely admits you were wrong. It is too easy to hide behind the camera and with a little bit of editing and make it look like you know it all. When we all make mistakes, we can move on and learn every step of the way. Keep it up! You will have a very loyal following!

10:00 So what is the right tool to put the OW back together? :)

Your shop is looking amazing. Keep it up.

very interesting episode,thanks.

8:30 maybe Jared shouldn’t work alone.

Thats seeming like a bit of a stretch, 2step cuts ignition to let the tune over fuel its not adding more fuel. An engine aint going to hydrolock on that little of fuel unless an injector was stuck wide open. A hard backfire will do it, engine turns over the timing hits the fuel on a piston coming up & tries to force it down. That would absolutely do it. 2step with a rough tune will cause black smoke & be fine, bad tune + bad assy.= ill timed explosion knocked back to 2nd grade.

Did I just watch Jared use a cheese grater to zest a lime?

I know what Lazerus need to get in on- get yer critter healthy and go do a burn out in Freddie's lawn. Awesome video and stunning life lesson. Still snivelin- take care or we will start telling your editor! Wink, wink, nod, nod, Duane! FR

Dog hair in the oil pickup. Pira done bloweded up the engine!

The Sun will come out Tomorrow 😎

Is that a new haircut Jared? If so, it looks good

I'm confused, if it was hydrolock that caused it, shouldn't the damage be on the other side of the crank journal?

Keep it love it

As we all know, IT TAKES A VILLAGE!

Jared, the channel is better than ever. I think you’re presenting style is more relaxed and “effortless”, since you changed the name and took control. I’ve always been a fan, because you seem like a genuinely good guy, an excellent mechanic, and hard working fella with interesting projects. But now, you seem more like…YOU, and less like you’re trying to “Tavarish” everything… And that REALLY works well. Thanks for the great content as always. 😊👍👍

Jareds knowledge and perseverance never ceases to amaze me! Great content as always keep up the hard work!

Hardest working man on RU-vid.

I love Jared's monologue into insanity as he's working. Better than a montage with generic music!

I bet in the back of your mind Jared you're still thinking "It was worth the money to beat Brent." 😂👍

The problem revealed itself immediately at 5:21. Tribbles!

Jared, just gotta say, I love the way this almost feels like a one-on-one session. You got the whole Bob Ross of mechanic-ing down! Keep it up man!

The throttle cable trying to pick your nose twice and the "ow" response made me laugh more than is reasonable.😂

part of the reason Jared is my favorite automotive youtuber. super knowledge able and admits when he was wong

One of the best teardowns and explanations I've seen

Nice diag - puzzle solved. Sorry about the cost involved - in the midst of a rebuild that was a head scratcher until we pressurized the cooling system for a couple days, and found the exhaust filling with coolant - small SAI/coolant crack in the head. Really hard to move forward until you have the smoking gun. Then you get to start writing cheques :( Any idea what the cloth-like material in the pickup was? Hopefully that's the end of it!

jared and the questionable garage is the best thing Tavarish never finished XD

Great to hear the Hellcamino is being revived, You and Derek are the best 2 Utubers in my opinion Keep it Up.

Atleast you didn't pull a Kyle from Boosted boys and forget to tighten your rod cap bolts!🤦‍♂️🤣

Glad to know the damage wasn't worse than we all thought and Lazarus will rise once again! Also, i would love to see a small redesign of the wastegate dumps, i'm not a fan of them hanging of the front like that, going up the hood would be way better.

Bummer man, I know it’ll be back better than ever next go around. Gotta be careful when tuning that 2 step 🥹

Though disheartening to see the new engine ruined so fast... Good video to help show us the information and knowledge that Jared carries and shares with all of us.

I'm a big believer in marking the bolts with a paint pen after they are torqued.

I mean the Honda killed two engines and a Turbo, So ,you're good.

Haters gonna hate but I loved this video. Stay true and awesome and keeping on wrenching. :)

I do very much appreciate the positive energy you're putting out in this video, despite the irritation I know you must feel after working so hard and just one little misjusdgment might have been the thing that killed it.

It's good to figure out what went wrong, I'm sorry there was so much extensive damage. Taking it from here I'm sure the next build will be awesome. Keep up the great work and excellent videos 👍✌️🇺🇲

This is one of the best, informative car videos I’ve ever seen on RU-vid. Thank you!

I really enjoy your videos. Your process, even your speech patterns in the way you explain things is pretty much exactly the same as my mentor in the software development field. It's almost a comfort because he taught me that I can do anything. The best advice he ever gave was "It's not about knowing all the answers, it's about asking the right questions" and I clearly see you take that approach as well.

Whats funny is if ya woulda ran a 200k mile unopened junkyard 6.0 with a turbo kit it woulda ran that same 9 sec pass 😂😂😂

I agree with you people just slow down and smell the roses and try to help everybody this world will be better off I really enjoyed this video No 1 is perfect in this world we all make mistakes As long as we learn from them

Love this channel. Wish it came out more often

I don't know man... it takes a LOT of fluid to hydrolock a cylinder. Unless you're running billet atomizer injectors on alcohol, I don't believe one of your injectors would have the capacity to hydrolock a cylinder while the motor was running. If it was stuck open and filled a hole while the car was off, sure, but not while running... Also, if that was the case and it really flattened that bearing right then and there, it would be done. It would never run right again, no warm up, no burnout, nothing. You'd have almost no oil pressure from that moment going forward.

There is no better teacher than experience. That's why it's good to keep the old guys around. They've seen shit..... lol.

Hi Jarid nice car sorry the Bearing looks bad and had something blocking the piece !! Good Video 📹 👍

can you just polish the crankshaft and order a new conecting rod? seems kind of a waste to replace the whole rotating assembly

❤ watching this type of video 🎉. You are so funny and a natural presenter. Don’t change big fella.

Any update about the flip series? Still trying to sell the Toyota?

Dang man, I've been breaking my rear end to turbo my 2004 Acura TL on my own after fabricating everything to fit and it runs, makes boost, and pulls decently, but it needs a tune and it also needs some work because I keep fighting random exhaust leaks and its driving me nuts. I'm not trying to make crazy power, just some extra pull, so 5-8 psi is plenty. It has all of the supporting mods, but I can't win with these random exhaust leaks. I even had the rear flange milled perfectly flat and it's STILL leaking from the rear (even with a new gasket coated in copper RTV, and my engine has the exhaust manifolds cast into the heads, so it's just a 4 bolt flange outlet). I am absolutely not a professional fabricator, but if you could see what I built out of my amateur garage with nothing more than stainless pipe and a Lincoln MIG welder, you'd be surprised.

Brilliant episode. Great stuff Jared… a cool teachable moment. Thank you so much for these vlogs.

2mins 14sec in i paused to like the video just because earl chilling in the back of shot

Remember to wrench every day. Even if tavarish took back the rights to it

dude, your entire presence in front of the camera has improved so much! you look so much more comfortable. you're killing it. keep the good content coming.

I've always been told.... You never go back to front.

the only fukup us not learning from your mistakes - and we never stop learning. build it better bro, and tell Freddy we miss him and wish him the best. 😀

Gotta love those unbreakable LS engines !!!

I love your channel....I learn so much....thankyou. Now..please be different interact often with fans...youtubers tend too shy away like Hollywood stars....your too much of a good influence don't waste that knowledge....plus giveaways meetups etc make your channel explode more...plus the sponsor ships available with an interactive youtuber......mopup G.

Good Episode Jared. Less time lapse is more interesting to me. Cheers 🇨🇦

That guy is still a some beach, good on, lot on the plate.

Great informative video Jared, never tore an engine down myself yet but I will get there and am sure this vid will have imparted a good bit of knowledge

Your commercial voice is quality.

Newbi here. Why cant you just put new bearings in and be done? Is the shaft and block so much out of whack? What would happen to the engine?

Under those circumstances: What happens to the piston and piston bolt bearing? they have to carry the same load. Or is my thinking wrong?

There "may" have been some oil starvation involved with the bearing damage but I think it would have been secondary to the one main problem; that bearing did NOT have the correct clearance and overheated. Either that one bearing was thicker than all the rest, the rod or rod journal was not the same as the rest or the rod journal is out of round. If this wasn't true you would be seeing the same damage to more than one bearing.

Love your channel! You have such a great attitude and you are knowledgeable. I really hope this channel grows and you get the opportunity to do everything you dream of.

The exhaust tips make the Lexus look like a catfish!

Right after my first grandchild was born, I was helping out by cooking for my daughter. She had purchased Hello Fresh. I had never tried them before, but they turned out to be really nice meals and very convenient. The ingredients were fresh and the recipe cards were full color and well written. Thumbs up for Hello Fresh.

When you've looked at something nine ways to Sunday from every conceivable angle there's nothing like a fresh set of eyes. I've done it to people and they've done it to me.

Questionable garage and part time train wreck……🤪

I know it had nothing to do with the failure, but I wonder if those fibers in the pickup were from the oil filter. I think an oil filter autopsy could be interesting!

Thanks for the details!

Well at least you know you didn't do anything "wrong", just a freak accident.

Great video as always. I just love watching you work through these projects. You'll figure it out I'm sure of it. Hope you are going to Hot Rod Power Tour.

Great video Jared. How's pyrah???

Shouldn’t have dumped fuel though. A Holley has zero correction on 2 step so the tune had to be off in that area. I vaguely remember y’all putting a tune on from a different car. How close was that combo?

At one point my big block 76 Chevy stepside was acting goofy. Gauge lights were dim, alternator was charging, then not charging.....headlights surging.....so I pulled over, twisted the ground back together to make it home. The ground strap was the original 76 unit, and wasn't happy with my judicious use of throttle......

Trying to really express the importance of patience, observation, critically analyzing the findings from that observation, and being able to humble yourself down to asking around the people you trust with experience to help when you're not sure are lessons that everyone needs to hear that applies to pretty much everything in life. The tangents while exploring the situation kind of remind of Adrian Black when he's going through old computers/electronics. Both of you are taking the audience along for the ride showing your thought process along the way and aren't just willing to jump in with corrections but are happy to do so to help everyone learn and improve. I remember talking to some people in the BMW/Euro community back when I got my E36's before I decided to engine swap them. Those people were some of the most aggressive closed off people I had ever talked to at the time when it came to the electronic side of the equation. I heard over and over basically "we're not telling you how to do this because you'll take our work". On the flip side when I first moved to Toyota for most of my engines in projects (mostly 2AZ I4, 1GR V6, and 1UZ V8) I had friends in Japan that were jumping at helping out with everything from start to finish while I was there for other work and vacation and long after. To be fair I never have had issues with Merc Diesel people nor anyone when I worked with 20v 1.8t or TDI VW stuff...maybe it was just the BMW people?

Just curious (ignorant), if it’s a 10 grand engine, why does it not have a decent damper on it? (It may have and I don’t recognize it). Just interesting to see an SFI flywheel but no SFI damper (once again, may be one and I just don’t recognize it, but looks OE to me.)

Thanks for taking the time to do all this editing. I wish I had access to this type of content as a high schooler. I’m only 34 now, but it was way different trying to learn this in 2005. I’ve tried to make how to videos on repairs with my old supercharged m3 and my current hellcat. It takes so long to switch camera angles, Start, stop, ect that I always just stop filming and finish the job. It more than doubles the time of my jobs. Maybe soon I’ll get a legit camera and a tri-pod. I really respect what you do sir. Edit: Cleetus actually just posted a video on his channel, rebuilding Leroy. He mentioned that most of Leroy’s rods were bent, but you could only visually tell on 1 of them. The rest were bent, but it’s only discovered if you measure the rod. His guy Sam was the one that measured the rods and found them out of spec. It’s awesome being able to learn this technical advice from Guys like you.

Hello again Jared Thank you for another Great Video 👍 And thank you for your honesty. We all make mistakes. Failure is costly if you don't recognize it, and correct it. Which you did. Too many of us would play the who can I blame game. Thank you for stepping up to the plate.

Every time I’ve used a junkyard LS in my 240 it’s always gone way better than both my fully built engines. Probably the false confidence you get knowing you can rev em out higher and we think they’ll take it 😂😂.

My old Milwaukee at work does that sometimes and you can switch direction take the battery out put it back and it will work oddly enough.

I love this kind of diagnosis process (especially when it's someone else's car). It's too bad that the destruction has to happen first...

2 questions: don't remember if you cut the filter open... Only reason I ask is the "fabric" you found on the pickup, could it have been filter media? Secondly, does anyone make a small inline filter for the turbo feed line? Keep all the junk out of the turbo....of course you'd have to check it/ change it often to prevent starvation as it clogs up....

Let me see if I understand this correctly... You've hydro-locked TWO LS engines in one year?

Yep, still blowed up!😁😁 I'll never get educated in this fancy computer wizardry. Your getting us there so keep going!

Everybody has made different mistakes and learned different lessons.. that's why we have to put our ego aside and "phone a friend" .. not calling is dumber! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

I really appreciate that you're showing your thought process in how to go through proper troubleshooting. Not enough people really understand that. Sad when things go wrong, but that's also a time we learn.

#3 Rod looked bent in the Video. Maybe it was just the camera angle

I know no one likes us safety guys harassing them, but at least one of those straps needs to have been thrown away and replaced yesterday! Check 10:50, and you can see that the strap that is supporting the back of the block is severely worn. Please, please throw that thing out, Jared, we do not want to see you drop a block and get severely injured. Here is the part that no one wants to hear. You should ALWAYS inspect nylon straps for damaged or frayed threads BEFORE use and immediately discard them if there are ANY signs of wear or damage. If the straps are discolored from grime and/or oil and grease it is also advisable to replace them as well, since there is a well placed concern that it can enhance degradation of the nylon fibers. Not tryin' to bust a guy's chops, just concerned for a fellur's safety.

Get yours running junkyard stock Ls bolt your bits on and get to sick week ! and just have fun even if your slow !!! You get hang out Tom and Steve (that man forgo more about engines than most know ) as well Fin and Toney and ome mad Aussies !!!!! OH and Brent and Jamie !!

Howdy

fine check your rods. 1 or 2 looked bent.

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Anytime I go back to front it becomes a hot mess too….

Great channel. I've gone through what you are a dozen times if not more. I'd suggest running a healthy factory untouched GEN4 small vore engine. "JY SBE". Get all your bugs worked out and build a motor on the side. My JY motors ran BETTER than anything I've had put together by a machine shop. More reliable and more than durable. Enough to easily meet an 8.50 cage cert. 4.8/5.3... doesn't matter. Last setup was a $400 4.8 and it lasted 3 years in the 8.70 range with a cam and untouched OEM heads. "building" a motor is overrated if you aren't looking to go much quicker than 8.50's. Guy's are going 7's on untouched OEM 4.8 bottom ends. I've NEVER seen a hyro lock do what you are suggesting. There's not enough time for the cyl to fill and lock. Really dont' think that was the issue. May go back to the log and look at oil pressure during the launch. Really looks like oil starvation to me.

NO, they do NOT make a right angle Sharpie, nor does ANYONE else.. Jared I think you just made me a millionaire! haha doubt it

Looks like clearences were too tight on #1 just my opinion.

Jared, if you get interrupted by other mechanics while you are working make yourself a placeholder like Vehcor. He uses a little strip of masking tape with a smiley face and calls it Mr. Spotty. If you get distracted or interrupted, just put Mr. Spotty in the area where you need to start back. As you get older this is even more important.