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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025

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  • @M-N00
    @M-N00 6 лет назад +1095

    Thank you, no gimmicks, no crappy music, no begging for subscribers, just good information. You nailed it.

    • @dwaynesmith6746
      @dwaynesmith6746 5 лет назад +2

      Great video!

    • @georgerosebush9754
      @georgerosebush9754 5 лет назад +15

      They're from a professional website that you have to pay $25 to watch the rest of the content, so unlike your average youtuber they don't need subscribers, but they're still selling their content.

    • @matthewallan1619
      @matthewallan1619 3 года назад +2

      @@georgerosebush9754 I just bought the content. It seems like excellent stuff (the gorgeous manual you get w/ illustrations is worth the $25 alone). I hope people actually decide to formally support someone providing this information.

    • @usernameluis305
      @usernameluis305 3 года назад +1

      @@georgerosebush9754 hey thats a decent exchange system

    • @elessal
      @elessal 2 года назад

      DO NOT PAY FOR THIS! it may not have started as a scam but now it is for sure! if you check social media, you will find a lot of people who ask for help and were ignored by this guy.
      in a few weeks the site forgot I bought the course and even if I am loged it it won't let me watch videos, offering me instead to buy the course again. no one responds emails nor messages sent to the social media profiles. also, the course is incomplete and this guy has not uploaded anything in years. and none of the site-only videos were is 4k as promised. only the free youtube ones were. there is not even an option to download the videos, so unless you know of a hackey way to do so, don't bother giving money for this.
      if someone finds a way to download the videos, please upload them to the pirate bay. despite all, the videos were actually quite good.

  • @jamesatwood4433
    @jamesatwood4433 7 лет назад +279

    Please keep going with this. This is the best video explainer I've ever seen in my entire life. and you're gonna do the entire car!??? Amazing.

  • @ov3rc4st41
    @ov3rc4st41 5 лет назад +332

    only 79k views??? whats wrong with youtube algorithm? This is top stuff

    • @jamespilcher5287
      @jamespilcher5287 5 лет назад +3

      this video is unlisted i think. It doesn't appear on the list of videos when you click on the channel.

    • @mepmep619
      @mepmep619 5 лет назад +4

      @@jamespilcher5287 Unlisted videos can appear on my homepage?

    • @jamespilcher5287
      @jamespilcher5287 5 лет назад

      @@mepmep619 dunno

    • @jannoj2921
      @jannoj2921 5 лет назад +5

      This video got recommended to me from youtube algorithm....

    • @rhedinrage1601
      @rhedinrage1601 5 лет назад +2

      let me just adjust my tinfoil hat. There we go. Videos like this don't come around very often as there's a huge narrative to get rid of the combustion engine.

  • @lewisbiggs5977
    @lewisbiggs5977 7 лет назад +181

    The level of detail you went into is perfect, you left nothing out, on just a bare block!. This is what car nerds want, you're gonna have every nerd subscribed in no time if you keep this up!. Beginner or experienced, everyones loves this much detail. I knew 99% of what you said, but I was hooked cause the camera quality is great, your explanations and voice are spot on, it's super refreshing!

    • @f.g.6019
      @f.g.6019 4 года назад +2

      I knew 5% and he got me to 7% thanks to this video. Really perfect stuff indeed!

  • @howacarworks
    @howacarworks  7 лет назад +26

    If you're the sort of person that wants 17 minutes of talk about engine blocks, then jump on over to the website where you'll find 16 hours of videos that go into this amount of detail on the whole car. www.howacarworks.com/video-course

    • @lukemiller7884
      @lukemiller7884 3 года назад +1

      Fix your app on the appstore please, because people have paid for your videos and don't get the videos. So right now I'm not going to risk spending a dime on it! Thanks

  • @AhmadAli-cx6dd
    @AhmadAli-cx6dd 6 лет назад +23

    Sir ! i am a Chemical Engineer but the selection of your words and the Pronunciation Is excellent.
    Its quite easy to understand , the way you explain . Please don't stop making videos like that

    • @PyleHD
      @PyleHD 5 лет назад +8

      What does you being Chemical Engineer has to do with his pronunciation 🤔

    • @herobo123456
      @herobo123456 5 лет назад +1

      @@thatguy1919 u Racist chav Shut up

  • @benedictsmith4581
    @benedictsmith4581 7 лет назад +89

    Love the relaxed, organic style of this - weirdly, I actually like the fact that you haven't written an exact script and so have the occasional "um"and "err" in there: for me, it makes it much more informal and therefore a lot easier to watch - I concentrate and learn more from what you're saying, because it sounds like you're just plucking the information out of the air.

    • @howacarworks
      @howacarworks  7 лет назад +29

      Yeah, that's basically exactly what happens!

  • @098Xzibit
    @098Xzibit 5 лет назад +15

    Damn I just found your channel through recommended, I wish you would upload more, I've been wanting to properly find out/learn about car engines/how cars work in general, and your video style is exactly what I was looking for.

    • @crosstolerance
      @crosstolerance 5 лет назад +1

      www.howacarworks.com if you want more detailed videos!

  • @danielkraut6108
    @danielkraut6108 7 лет назад +6

    Wow, finally a video is released! I loved the depth of explanations and comparisons between this one, old and modern versions of engines. The speaker is great. Keep up the great work, cannot wait for the next one!

    • @howacarworks
      @howacarworks  7 лет назад +5

      +Daniel Kraut Thanks Daniel!! We’ve got six hours of video like this in the course but only a few parts will go onto RUclips - we need to fund the rest of production somehow!

  • @anjr6282
    @anjr6282 27 дней назад

    I love RUclips university. This is very informative. The speaker articulates very well and is very easy to understand. Thank you good sir.

  • @thorhbar1255
    @thorhbar1255 5 лет назад +4

    Just awesome. No youtube glitz and glamour just straight forward explanation in a clear and concise way. Subbed.

  • @jaminoz1555
    @jaminoz1555 5 лет назад +7

    Probably the best car channel you’ll ever come across? Amazing details! Thank you !

  • @ucakpan
    @ucakpan 7 лет назад +2

    Keep it up, sir. As a buyer of the course and a subscriber here, I just want to say the whole howacarworks.com project is a labour of love. I'm learning, and carrying the new ideas and concepts into my own wrenching. This is a fantastic course for anyone who desires to pick up a lot of the fine basic (and advanced) details, as well as stark beginners on their way to mastery. Two thumbs up.

  • @-NOGOODRACING-
    @-NOGOODRACING- 5 лет назад +1

    Great video for people that are new into cars and high-performance enthusiasts, no crazy music, exaggerated voice, just clean and informative, plain simple and straight forward information!

  • @2icelollys1goat
    @2icelollys1goat 4 года назад +45

    This looks like a great video series. I understand now, completely, why there's a subscription fee. Excellent stuff

    • @lukemiller7884
      @lukemiller7884 3 года назад

      I don't get why he doesn't just post it on RUclips and get more views and money, cuz doesn't RUclips pay you for views anyways?

    • @angelmihaylov6888
      @angelmihaylov6888 Год назад

      ​@@lukemiller7884it's not enough

  • @pmacalicious13
    @pmacalicious13 5 лет назад

    This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. Just getting into cars; I literally know nothing. RUclips is filled with crappy content and poor explanations that have left me feeling like I know less than when I started the video. So THANK YOU for putting in the time/effort to detail everything impeccably!!

  • @Derangedsixersfan
    @Derangedsixersfan 4 года назад +14

    0:00 Engine Block
    5:08 The Deck
    6:39 Oil Galleries
    9:00 Under side of Engine (Crankcase)
    12:58 Core Plugs
    16:18 Water Jackets

  • @SuitOne
    @SuitOne 5 лет назад +8

    I subscribed halfway because of the excellent information, halfway because of the information delivery, and another halfway because you never asked me to.

  • @MrSpartanZ12
    @MrSpartanZ12 5 лет назад +1

    This was made spectacularly. Interesting ,never boring and jam packed with information. Super cool of you to do this dude.

  • @seangoulden
    @seangoulden 5 лет назад

    I wanna thank you for being the teacher i sadly never had. Just before I got into high school, my school district cancelled their auto shop so everything I’ve had learned has been from RUclips and self taught. And this is the only video I have found that goes straight into depth and detail about the engine

  • @wolvie90
    @wolvie90 5 лет назад +1

    I have no idea why RUclips recommended me this but I'm glad it did. Very informative and excellently produced.

  • @bonganimondlane2908
    @bonganimondlane2908 3 года назад

    High quality CGI.
    High quality video
    Best explanations. This is the best channel on RUclips by far

  • @pedroortiz4506
    @pedroortiz4506 5 лет назад

    Please keep doing videos like this. These are probably the most complete, concise, and useful I've found yet.

  • @ahmedmahay
    @ahmedmahay 5 лет назад +6

    You had me mesmerized with the beauty of this engineering marvel.

  • @The.Liminal.Spaces
    @The.Liminal.Spaces 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for uploading this! Watched some of the sample videos on your website and will be paying to watch them all soon! Your excitement and passion for cars and teaching makes you adorable and fun to watch! I came here after visiting the mechanic today to service my husbands car. Mechanic said the engine mounts all needed replacing as apparently the engine was moving when it shouldn't be - I felt dumb I had know idea what he was on about. So good to know that next time I visit the mechanic (once I finish watching your videos), I will be able to completely understand him :)

  • @andreson21
    @andreson21 2 года назад

    I just discovery this channel and, I don't need to see any other mechanical channel anymore. Congrats.

  • @juhnbriceagoylo9093
    @juhnbriceagoylo9093 4 года назад

    I just learned a semester worth of studying by just watching this 17-minute video. If i have to watch all the videos, that would be worth a doctorate degree, and still these videos are far more understandable than any indoor discussion 😂😂

  • @gordonferrar7782
    @gordonferrar7782 3 года назад +1

    Love the way he delivers information. So clear and concise.

  • @deeptisharma5326
    @deeptisharma5326 Год назад

    Greetings, Mr. Alex Muir,
    I am Divyansh Sharma, and I love your video course. I’m a man who wants to learn about cars and spend my life with them, and this video course is really, for me at least, the bridge to a life of automotive excitement. I love how you go into extreme detail about everything, and explain it with all your heart. It’s really helpful for car enthusiasts like me, who want to go into cars, but know a fraction of what there is to know before you can pop the hood and get to work. I especially love those little bits of humour you include in the middle, they really brightens things up. I admire how you really know what you’re doing, which gives me, and I’m pretty sure everyone else, confidence, that we won’t screw things up when we try to do something as little as change the oil.
    Since I love your course so much, I ask (in the best way possible): When can I get to see the rest of it? You explaining gearboxes, differentials, and with your amazing 3d graphics, the braking system, the power steering, and suspension. I really admire what you’re doing, which is why I’m so excited to see the rest of your magic. Thank you so much for taking time to read this, and I hope you’ll get back to me soon.
    Regards,
    Divyansh Sharma

  • @exedracs4029
    @exedracs4029 6 лет назад +3

    I paid for this course when they were just starting out and I have to say i'm extremely impressed. Every video is very detailed and well produced; easy to follow along and he has a somewhat calming voice which is a plus.
    I highly suggest paying for the video course if you're interested. Well worth the money in my opinion.
    Videos are also uploaded in 4K which is really great for those that use it.

  • @rhedinrage1601
    @rhedinrage1601 5 лет назад +1

    I'm so happy to see such a thorough presentation of the good word about cars and their engines.

  • @yousefosman8094
    @yousefosman8094 5 лет назад

    Came cross this channel by accident. Hidden gem. Hope you blow up on YT soon, you deserve it. Top content

  • @ronroberts110
    @ronroberts110 5 лет назад +1

    Great video. The oil jets at 10:40 are for cooling underneath the exhaust side of the pistons. The intake sides have a constant influx of cool intake air.

  • @hyperboly
    @hyperboly Год назад

    best explanations I have found on the internet anywhere on how a car works

  • @NeoBear2
    @NeoBear2 7 лет назад +3

    Um wow just a really great video with zero fluff. You don't have many subs but please do not get discouraged they will come, expertly done my man!

  • @hasysn
    @hasysn 5 лет назад +2

    One of the best engines videos I've ever seen

  • @mariozamora6742
    @mariozamora6742 6 лет назад +8

    ¡Wow! You are and excellent professor. The mechanical is my passion and my degree, and I work in an University (as a Dean) in my country. I am so impressed by the quality of your video. Congratulations!... Please, excuse my poor English skill.

  • @justinaug29
    @justinaug29 7 лет назад +3

    I've been looking for videos like this! Thank you so much, I can't wait to see the next video!

  • @TB009
    @TB009 7 лет назад +3

    Bloody brilliant! Can't wait for the rest of the series!

  • @chrissy6925
    @chrissy6925 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for this detailed video, im in quarantine and also in engines class. So Im not able to attend school and the textbook can only provide only so much info. This video helped me understand the components and functions visually

  • @rajas8248
    @rajas8248 4 года назад

    The Best automobile channel i never seen in my life👍👍👍

  • @AwsomeEric100
    @AwsomeEric100 5 лет назад

    you answered more questions than I knew I had. Video was in depth, to the point, well organized, and demonstrated competent knowledge. Good video.

  • @lMX14l
    @lMX14l 7 лет назад +3

    Love this!! The more in depth the better!

  • @gaminggazonk
    @gaminggazonk 4 года назад

    I'm amazed how this gentleman explained everything, but I'm more amazed how part by part everything was thought of and discovered .... o-o hmm ...... amazing. Ty for the awesome video.

  • @johneric3886
    @johneric3886 5 лет назад +1

    I like your comment about how freeze plugs came to be called freeze plugs. That was very funny referring to they were a sales gimmick.

  • @DornAlien123
    @DornAlien123 5 лет назад +4

    I'm going to purchase your video guide. The quality is amazing!

  • @evansisgreat
    @evansisgreat 5 лет назад +7

    11:45 bearing caps are cast separately, certainly not cut off the main block casting. The mating surfaces are machined and they are placed together before the final crank hole machining.

  • @호주사람-k4c
    @호주사람-k4c 5 лет назад

    This was way better than I was expecting it to be, good work

  • @TheWiniarss
    @TheWiniarss 7 лет назад +1

    Most professional attitude ever seen in this type of videos! Popular mechanics brought me there, also I learn about engines in a mechanical engineering study right now. Can you tell us, what your background is? ;) Wish you a big success!

  • @waynebreivogel1742
    @waynebreivogel1742 5 лет назад

    Top notch, no nonsense, presentation. Kudos.

  • @kinsley2108
    @kinsley2108 5 лет назад +1

    I believe they're called freeze plugs because you soak them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen, "freezing them" and then you press them in while extremely cold. When it warms back up to ambient temperature, you have an excellent seal.

  • @aliabul9000
    @aliabul9000 2 года назад

    greatest channel in existence RN

  • @spicynoodles11
    @spicynoodles11 5 лет назад

    I don't usually like, comment and subscribe.
    But here I am, liking, commenting and subscribing on the first video I've seen where I've not been told to like, comment and subscribe.

  • @f.g.6019
    @f.g.6019 4 года назад +1

    This. Is. Absolutely. Brilliant.

  • @atobpilot
    @atobpilot 7 лет назад +11

    That was brilliant to watch.

  • @The_Acquainted_Era
    @The_Acquainted_Era 5 лет назад +2

    I've leaned a lot. Keep up the good work my brother. Thank you

  • @joanntran940
    @joanntran940 7 лет назад +2

    Great work! The explanations are well done and the stories are interesting! Continue the great work!

  • @gotjunkin1401
    @gotjunkin1401 4 года назад +1

    This is an amazing vid i learned a lot about car engine within 18 minutes thank you so much ♥️♥️♥️

  • @nickPOPmusic
    @nickPOPmusic 5 лет назад

    Great Video! For future reference, a pressure regulating hole used to restrict fluid movement is called an orifice.

  • @Henry_Defence
    @Henry_Defence 5 лет назад

    Just found you. The information that you provide is of highest quality. Most probably you wont's see this comment, however i'd like to say THANK YOU!

  • @miranda7azulitaneon333
    @miranda7azulitaneon333 5 лет назад +5

    Wow, your the man brother. Thank you. Great videos.

  • @joseibro1406
    @joseibro1406 4 года назад

    Thanks for the little training that you offered to me on engine starter and how it works

  • @buksboucher2381
    @buksboucher2381 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you for the teck video, i am also a mechanic and i love how you love to teach.

  • @mpetersen6
    @mpetersen6 4 года назад

    The jets pointing up at the cylinder have to restricted for two reasons. The first is to maintain oil pressure the other is so that oil comes out in a spray rather than a stream.
    The Main Bearing Caps on cast iron blocks are cast as a seperate piece, machined and then sawn apart by a set of cutters that literally look like circular saw blades.
    On modern aluminum engines the caps are typically made from a powdered metal in a sintering process. These typically have 4 or 6 bolts.

  • @angelmihaylov6888
    @angelmihaylov6888 Год назад

    Thank you for that, I will definitely be buying the whole course!

  • @EastingAndNorthing
    @EastingAndNorthing 7 лет назад +71

    Take a shot every time he says 'block' 😂

    • @pod9363
      @pod9363 5 лет назад +9

      I did this and the hospital called the cops cause they didn't believe me when I explained the bullet holes in myself.

    • @itsyah
      @itsyah 4 года назад

      A loo men yum

  • @shahinbieandooh
    @shahinbieandooh 7 лет назад +3

    Now, this is a proper presentation :)

  • @veselin_mitkov
    @veselin_mitkov 5 лет назад

    THIS CHANNEL NEEDS MORE VIEWS AND SUBSCRIBERS!!!!

  • @VictoriaShamuyarira
    @VictoriaShamuyarira 2 месяца назад

    Loving the full detailed explanation

  • @Stelios.Posantzis
    @Stelios.Posantzis 5 лет назад

    Ace presentation. And a very colour co-ordinated garage!

  • @davidparker9676
    @davidparker9676 5 лет назад +1

    The only bit of misinformation was regarding the main caps. they are not typically cast with the block. They are usually forged and the grain pattern runs lengthwise. The block and caps are machined to fit one another and the main bore is cut and honed.
    Besides that, great and simple explanation for anyone at any level.

  • @colinrhee98
    @colinrhee98 3 года назад

    Amazing video series! Truly, incredibly succinct and fun.

  • @OhlordyOh
    @OhlordyOh 4 года назад

    Extremely high-quality video, so useful. I'm not rich at all but $33 course actually seems like a bargain for what this guy is providing. I'm doing mechanical engineering and I'm not interested in automotives but I'll probably end up watching them in my break.

  • @je967
    @je967 2 года назад

    13:07 They're called 'welch plugs' in Australia. FYI. Thanks for the amazing content.

  • @thieswunder9239
    @thieswunder9239 7 лет назад +5

    it´s a Miata block !
    from the NB i think............
    i saw all videos from the beginning stripping the MX5 ,very cool ,now i hope you rebuilt the car.............
    Alex you are my hero !

    • @Nebbia_affaraccimiei
      @Nebbia_affaraccimiei 7 лет назад

      yeah great videos, but when the new one are coming out???

    • @howacarworks
      @howacarworks  7 лет назад +2

      New ones every week for people who bought the course! All on the site at www.howacarworks.com/video-course

    • @Nebbia_affaraccimiei
      @Nebbia_affaraccimiei 6 лет назад

      i HAVE bought the course in fact. and I'm pretty sure I watched them more than 6 months ago? still the lastest is "rear suspension" and I'm not seeing "new ones" every week. do you have a mail for customer support?

    • @Nebbia_affaraccimiei
      @Nebbia_affaraccimiei 6 лет назад

      sorry I figured out the issue, the vides are NOT in date order so the lastest are neither at the top or the bottom, a little confusing. last email update i have is 19 february, before that 19 december. not exactly every week but still good enough XD

  • @ankushkatal2849
    @ankushkatal2849 4 года назад

    Your way of explaining , is perfect

  • @RealityRules813
    @RealityRules813 4 года назад

    Pure clearity .. Awesome video

  • @hothmobile100
    @hothmobile100 Год назад +1

    Can't beat the cast iron blocks if you want longevity. I specifically bought a 2022 4 banger Tacoma because it's one of the last cast iron block 2TR-FE powered Toyotas that will ever be made. Heavy , slow? Yeah but I will get 350,000 miles out of it.

    • @JJFlores197
      @JJFlores197 Год назад

      My first car was a 2001 Ford Taurus that has a cast iron V6. Its not a powerful car, but it was reliable in the nearly 4 years I had it. I gave it to my aunt in Mexico several years ago and is still running strong on the original engine and transmission. Last I heard, it had over 239k miles and still runs fine.

  • @rjune19
    @rjune19 4 года назад +1

    Very nicely explained sir! Thanks for vital information..

  • @verity9000
    @verity9000 5 лет назад +1

    Yep, fantastic video. 100% garbage-free. Subscribing and excited to watch your others. Thanks a lot!

  • @andyl2212
    @andyl2212 4 года назад

    awesome video very informative for someone who knows nothing, for a small research project on engine blocks

  • @webweasel4401
    @webweasel4401 7 лет назад +1

    Fantastic! Thanks for putting the time and effort into this.

  • @mattbernstein6071
    @mattbernstein6071 5 лет назад +1

    This was great, easy to understand thank you!

  • @markanthonymadamba
    @markanthonymadamba 5 лет назад

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us, you good Sir!
    not too rich, not too lean just the optimal, so we can all absorb everything you said.
    Good Job Sir!

  • @Rimonds
    @Rimonds 5 лет назад +2

    Dude ! This is Quality !!!

  • @dasunalwis3489
    @dasunalwis3489 4 года назад

    I don't understand why this channel has less subscribers

  • @Fonzizzz
    @Fonzizzz 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome video!! Can you do one on “everything about sport tyres” or something. Where you talk about ultra high performance tyres vs extreme summer performance vs semi slicks etc

  • @Tagayangigz
    @Tagayangigz Год назад

    More videos like this please it helps a lot for us willing to learn thanks

  • @kishorekannappan105
    @kishorekannappan105 5 лет назад

    A best video I have never seen . From India.

  • @joseibro1406
    @joseibro1406 4 года назад

    This is a wonderful world of experience and gaining knowledge am very impressed

  • @michaelbirchall2247
    @michaelbirchall2247 5 лет назад +1

    What a great channel. Thank you!

  • @moonlust8509
    @moonlust8509 3 года назад

    I don't how I haven't seen this yet after watching these much car videos. But great video anyway.!

  • @davidtoro376
    @davidtoro376 5 лет назад +1

    Hi! Excellent video, excellent explanation, no flows. Keep the great job!!

    • @jamalcole1985
      @jamalcole1985 5 лет назад

      Hell yea I was thinking that as well.

  • @2112user
    @2112user 5 лет назад +1

    I've always wondered 2 things about the plugs. 1) Why not simply braze or weld them closed (and yes, I know.... you can't weld cast. Until someone shows you how). 2) on billet blocks, do they omit this and simply use long drills to go from point A to B, intersecting where needed and threading a plug to cap where needed? Worked on my fair share of ice cubes (frozen engines where the owners forgot they only used water that summer), so I usually find the plugs in tact and block broken. About the only thing I've seen good about them is block heater..... till they leak.

  • @amrabouelezz2918
    @amrabouelezz2918 5 лет назад +3

    You absoulotely deserve my subscription. And a LIKE 😉😉

  • @aeroegnr
    @aeroegnr 5 лет назад

    I think the nomenclature for 'freeze plug' may just come from the original designs being put in by freezing the plugs and installing them cold. Then, they expand to an interference fit. At least we used similar terminology on other engine designs that were shrink fit.

  • @LugiaMCG
    @LugiaMCG 5 лет назад

    im here to see this channel goes big..really big..

  • @kushagrakeshav6951
    @kushagrakeshav6951 4 года назад

    You are too good. Your videos are highly informative. I really want to meet you some day sir

  • @SanDiegoFreddy
    @SanDiegoFreddy 7 лет назад +1

    Awesome video! I just subscribed. Keep up the good work.

  • @aeroegnr
    @aeroegnr 5 лет назад

    This is fantastic work.