Looking inside an engine during cold start (-30 degrees)

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  • čas přidán 15. 03. 2021
  • We slightly modified our transparent engine covers, and filmed another video, this time - in -30 degree weather.
    Our instagram / garage__54
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  • @tontobb8956
    @tontobb8956 Před 3 lety +7246

    The true unsung champion here is the battery
    A round of applause for the battery ladies and gents

    • @My2cubes
      @My2cubes Před 3 lety +200

      You beat me to it. I was asking myself what kind of battery they are using. The guy just turn the key and went to sleep.

    • @tammyforbes2101
      @tammyforbes2101 Před 3 lety +308

      Don’t forget that starter that poor thing ran the motor till it warmed up enough to start! It and the battery are the true heroes here!

    • @bezkonserwantow3392
      @bezkonserwantow3392 Před 3 lety +201

      you both forgot about the starter wires, these probably has reach the temperature of sun

    • @i.am.razvan
      @i.am.razvan Před 3 lety +15

      Maybe they should of made it electric

    • @Dubz0408
      @Dubz0408 Před 3 lety +35

      They may as well had just started shifting gears.

  • @talus33
    @talus33 Před 2 lety +4061

    "This thing is completely frozen over"
    *Red-lines it*

    • @eugenecrabs3954
      @eugenecrabs3954 Před 2 lety +106

      That oil is so thick at that temp you actually could burn the motor up by redding it like that. Need to let the oil work through

    • @badhorse1640
      @badhorse1640 Před 2 lety +243

      It’s called an express warm up

    • @travispratt6327
      @travispratt6327 Před 2 lety +51

      Heh, this made me laugh but when you’re in a shop like his people will pay you to take/dispose of these kinds of cars, usually they don’t pass inspection or are just too expensive to return to safe working order and must be scrapped, and you get to play with them =)

    • @sadoid
      @sadoid Před 2 lety +35

      Exactly what I used to do in my old Civic. It never failed me.

    • @f00kinglasrsights89
      @f00kinglasrsights89 Před 2 lety +12

      @@badhorse1640 Italian fixxing

  • @GetOffMyyLawn
    @GetOffMyyLawn Před rokem +844

    This is the correct cold start procedure listed in most owners manuals. Pump pedal to flood engine, crank cold engine until starter motor starts to smoke. If engine actually starts, put foot to floor so your windows defrost as quickly as possible. Don't forget to never change the oil!

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue Před 6 měsíci +51

      yeah that's totally legit🤣🤣🤣

    • @user-or4hs7xq9u
      @user-or4hs7xq9u Před 6 měsíci +20

      Real world "ownership": the non owner of a leased car doesn't care about a car they will be handing back after three years of not caring a hoot

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue Před 6 měsíci

      @@user-or4hs7xq9u I know I did that with a bmw i3s already🤣

    • @stevengonzalez9827
      @stevengonzalez9827 Před 6 měsíci +8

      😂😂😂

    • @jasonberning1086
      @jasonberning1086 Před 6 měsíci +4

      LMAO!!!😂

  • @monfortnicolas5448
    @monfortnicolas5448 Před 2 lety +128

    I love the spirits of this seemingly russian (?) mechanics YT channel. No stupid product placement, no VPN BS, just passion and the will to share stuffs.

    • @fridaycaliforniaa236
      @fridaycaliforniaa236 Před 4 měsíci +5

      The « meanwhile in Russia » meme is perfect here ^^ I love this channel.

    • @johnosczakiewicz9740
      @johnosczakiewicz9740 Před 3 měsíci +1

      i know what s wrong with it, it aint got no gas in it

    • @typeins5139
      @typeins5139 Před měsícem +1

      because you need way less money to survive YT money is way more then necessary anyway they are mechanics and have a real job.. compare that to american youtuber :D

  • @breadeater5221
    @breadeater5221 Před 3 lety +5753

    Can we just appreciate the fact that he never clickbait us?

  • @SeanLain
    @SeanLain Před 3 lety +1890

    I love the art of the voiceover, how he's obligated to make distinctly different voices for different people. It's hilarious

    • @dimitarmladenski1367
      @dimitarmladenski1367 Před 3 lety +61

      Yes, I do not speak russian so I use subs, but when watching russian movies with ammerican, french etc. charrecters male, female, Kids it is allways the same guy, it is bad, very bad.

    • @SeanLain
      @SeanLain Před 2 lety +25

      @@dimitarmladenski1367 No way! That's even funnier

    • @mayro4803
      @mayro4803 Před 2 lety +25

      Default male voice 1, default female voice 1, default child voice 1.

    • @bill4123
      @bill4123 Před 2 lety +3

      I came directly to the comments looking to see if someone already said this!

    • @ArsonistArborist
      @ArsonistArborist Před 2 lety +26

      I love that the lab tech type guy had a nerdy voice 😂

  • @laura-ann.0726
    @laura-ann.0726 Před 2 lety +50

    I was weeping for this poor old Lada wagon. Watching them cranking it with the engine oil as thick as molasses would give any mechanic heart palpitations.

  • @davidgald3072
    @davidgald3072 Před rokem +360

    It would have been nice to see synthetic oil versus regular motor oil instead of mineral oil

    • @mattikurimus
      @mattikurimus Před rokem +26

      What is "regular motor oil"? Regularly they are synthetic... And other option is mineral.

    • @buelowexcavating
      @buelowexcavating Před rokem +10

      Good comment, I agree with you. This is not a negative comment. But............ The definition of regular describing things has changed over time. Regular oil to me was non detergent 30W. Regular gas was leaded gas that sold as low as 18.7 cents per gallon. I do use synthetic oil in my car now. Things change but the old stuff is still stuck in my mind.

    • @jeffrobodine8579
      @jeffrobodine8579 Před rokem +10

      Synthetic oil is probably not readily available in the Country this was filmed in.

    • @nathanaelashnonmusic2615
      @nathanaelashnonmusic2615 Před rokem +14

      With synthetic 5W-40 it'll just be liquid at -30C. The temperature it freezes at is -40 F (which is also -40C)

    • @mgoogyi
      @mgoogyi Před rokem +5

      @@mattikurimus Engine oils have 5 classes based on the base oil. I think the upper 2 levels are true syncthetic, the middle one is semi-synthtetic. So what is regular?

  • @joshuagibson2520
    @joshuagibson2520 Před 3 lety +1701

    Thanks for listening to us Vlad. Speaks highly of your character.

  • @g.w.7893
    @g.w.7893 Před 3 lety +564

    Can we all just appreciate the battery and the starter during the cold-start? I salute you.

    • @86twin
      @86twin Před 3 lety +21

      The battery is the real mvp

    • @07zx14White
      @07zx14White Před rokem +11

      And how the starter solenoid didn't melt with that much constant cranking. Honestly I was shocked.

    • @Cj1985_GT
      @Cj1985_GT Před 6 měsíci +1

      That must have been a Grade A++++ battery to keep cranking like that.

    • @waynecox7986
      @waynecox7986 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Indeed. A proper Salute to them 2 fellows

    • @barneyboyle6933
      @barneyboyle6933 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Always thumb down any comment that starts with "Can we"

  • @kurtw176
    @kurtw176 Před 2 lety +16

    Dude. You’re a riot. I loved that attempt. I’m from northern Minnesota and we get temperatures down to -40 F. and I often though about my oil as thick as honey. Engine heaters are a must here.

  • @jackpinesavage1628
    @jackpinesavage1628 Před 2 lety +57

    I remember watching my grandfather build a small fire under the oil pan of his farm tractor, during cold weather in Wisconsin. I've used an electric heat tape and an old Army blanket to warm up the engine on my wood splitter in the winter. When it's 25 degrees (F) below zero outside, it would have to be an emergency if I had to start up my truck to go anywhere. I'm retired. Better to wait for the temperature to rise a bit. Same with a blizzard, better to hunker down and wait until it's over to venture anywhere. Good job showing what happens inside an engine during cold weather.

    • @hmw-ms3tx
      @hmw-ms3tx Před rokem +4

      My grandpa used to freight with cats and sleighs and sometimes trucks in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan back in the 1950s and 60s. My dad remembers going out in the bush with him to get a truck started. He used a fire to warm the engine as well, but he built it next to the truck and then shoveled the hot coals under the engine. I think he was worried about catching the truck on fire as the lower end was probably covered in oil from leaks. My dad said it took hours but when he finally turned it over it started just like it was summertime. Ken

    • @wally7856
      @wally7856 Před rokem

      @@hmw-ms3tx I used to live in Manitoba and we would sometimes go to my friends cabin during the winter in Lake of the Woods (Ontario). Usually around -38C and the cabin was on an Island so we would drive there on the ice roads so being stranded was really being stranded in -38 C weather as cell phones weren't a thing back then. We would take our batteries out of our SUV's and take them inside the cabin (fireplace for heat) for the night to keep them fresh. In the morning I would light a bag of match light charcoal (used for grilling) and place it on a cookie sheet. I would wait a bit for any flames to die down and the heat to subside a bit as to not melt anything under the SUV and then slide the pan under the SUV's oil pan. 20 minutes or so was usually good, bring the battery out and reconnect it while we waited (easier said then done in -38C) and the SUV's started up like summer time (like you said). It was a good system but the inside of the SUV would smell like smoke from the charcoal for a few months. If I ever had to do it again I would park the night before with the wind direction in mind.

    • @fatalist4428
      @fatalist4428 Před 3 měsíci +1

      here in finland car starts easily in -4 fahrenheit

    • @Swarm509
      @Swarm509 Před 20 dny

      Use to be the same on our old farm. We didn't build fires but would use kerosene heaters with blankets over the tractor engine. This was with the engine block heater running. Cars would usually start with the block heater running alone, but they wouldn't like it and need to be warmed up.

  • @EATSLEEPDRIVE2002
    @EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 Před 3 lety +1353

    Car: doesn’t start
    Vlad: “You call yourself a Lada?!?”
    Car: “How dare you sir.” *VROOM*

    • @demoliter
      @demoliter Před 3 lety +69

      You got it all wrong lol. Not starting is a natural state for a Lada.

    • @GhostOfDamned
      @GhostOfDamned Před 3 lety +20

      Needs more vodka to wake up
      After he said the car just started🤣

    • @TelmenBudsuren
      @TelmenBudsuren Před 3 lety +10

      Lada got embrassed and started

    • @rjaybruhh
      @rjaybruhh Před 3 lety

      *_LOL I love this comment and replies_* 😂

    • @EATSLEEPDRIVE2002
      @EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 Před 3 lety +1

      @@demoliter yeah ha ha after it starts is when you should be saying “you call yourself a Lada?“

  • @ryanorr4626
    @ryanorr4626 Před 3 lety +1434

    The translator is probably a cool guy but he's cracking me up because he translates with the same cadence as Kermit the Frog.

  • @stihlnz
    @stihlnz Před 2 lety +6

    Great work from Garage 54 Russia. Ingenious plastic valve and sump cover. Thanks for going to all this trouble. Tom from New Zealand.

  • @robertm2608
    @robertm2608 Před 2 lety +24

    Having grown up in Saskatchewan, where -40 C is not a rare occurrence, it is an eye opener to realize that most of the engine wear must occur during winter starts. Even using a block heater does not pre-heat the oil prior to start up. You would think that there would be a market for in oil pan heating coils rather than the stick on oil pan heaters that never stay stuck on.

    • @Novous
      @Novous Před 8 měsíci +4

      fun fact: -40 C and -40 F are the same temperature

    • @QuincyStick
      @QuincyStick Před 7 měsíci

      @@Novous They're almost certainly using Celsius given where they're located.

    • @matthewmorgan582
      @matthewmorgan582 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Novous Lol you looked it up didn't you?

    • @27Zangle
      @27Zangle Před 6 měsíci

      @@matthewmorgan582 probably not. I thought most people knew that since middle school.

    • @27Zangle
      @27Zangle Před 6 měsíci +1

      Being from Alaska, I can state many times we just left our cars running while we ran into the store. I remember one year we were roughly -32F for 5-weeks and our poor car had to be towed to get started as the fuel was not atmozing. Took nearly two miles of towing before it got started. It was was an older Subaru with throttle body injection.

  • @collin9079
    @collin9079 Před 3 lety +715

    I love this, it reminds me from America that no matter the geographical differences or the differences our leaders try to make us believe. We are all the same. We have our hobbies and our curiosities all the same! Love From the United States!

    • @boondocker7964
      @boondocker7964 Před 3 lety +30

      Yup, true, very true.

    • @STOP2NWO
      @STOP2NWO Před 3 lety +45

      And that should be pinned to top of the comment section collin 🖐
      Greetings from Poland.

    • @Ozarkprepper643
      @Ozarkprepper643 Před 3 lety +11

      👍

    • @dylconnaway9976
      @dylconnaway9976 Před 3 lety +11

      Meanwhile, your social is being traded on the dark net by criminal groups sanctioned by the Russian government. People are similar, governments are very different when you have oligarchs running the show there.

    • @STOP2NWO
      @STOP2NWO Před 3 lety +16

      @@dylconnaway9976 You mean Zionist oligarchs?

  • @samqueen8337
    @samqueen8337 Před 3 lety +452

    no one:
    The Starter: I'm fighting for my life

    • @Spurdospaerde692
      @Spurdospaerde692 Před 2 lety +9

      No one: Wouldn't it be wonderful if kids on the net started putting a superfluous "no one:" in every god damn comment they make?

  • @bradenselkirk4930
    @bradenselkirk4930 Před 2 lety +5

    As a Canadian, this really shows why it’s important to warm up the car before you start driving

    • @ce7545
      @ce7545 Před rokem

      How do you warm it up before starting. Im in Australia so never had to think about frozen oil

    • @TheEMan621
      @TheEMan621 Před rokem +1

      @@ce7545 just let it idle for 3-10 minutes depending on how cold it is, its not really necessary with modern engines though unless you're in below zero temps (Fahrenheit because I'm a filthy American). Just waiting until your revs drop is typically enough as long as you aren't flooring it out of the driveway

  • @sexyredtablet6599
    @sexyredtablet6599 Před 3 lety +573

    Car: im old and getting a bit tired
    Owner: your going to the garage
    Car: yay!
    Owner: its vlad from garage 54
    Car: oh crap....

  • @jacrispy8802
    @jacrispy8802 Před 3 lety +477

    I love how the translator makes everyone’s voice higher than vlad’s 😂😂

    • @xinjecter
      @xinjecter Před 3 lety +8

      @9.38 mark "khuchu khuchu khuchu" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @tonysuda9066
      @tonysuda9066 Před 3 lety +2

      So here's the situation

  • @sasharamirez2335
    @sasharamirez2335 Před rokem +4

    Good experiment! Before I found this video, I recently installed a "heating pad" for my oil pan, on my diesel truck. The heating pad is only 250 watts, but will raise the temperature by about 20 degrees. In combination with light weight oil in winter, I ensure my truck gets lubrication to the cams and valve train. This video confirms my thoughts.

  • @wilbur9416
    @wilbur9416 Před 2 lety +4

    Thank you for doing this. I've often wondered and had to visualize what it would be like. So cool👍

  • @jameswinterbottom245
    @jameswinterbottom245 Před 2 lety +552

    As a Canadian I can appreciate this based on our winters, -24 to -36 C is typical here also. Thank you for doing this video and also thank you for translating into English audio.

    • @newchoppak
      @newchoppak Před 2 lety +18

      im from ontario idk how yall can live where it gets -30 and just be ok with it but i solute you

    • @TrapperBV
      @TrapperBV Před 2 lety +20

      Even though this was very interesting, this is the WORST way to warm up a car. Winnipegger here, started cars in -40 in rare cases.

    • @lockhart1895
      @lockhart1895 Před 2 lety +5

      I winters ago mfs made me work outside at -35 Celsius

    • @legoegoman789
      @legoegoman789 Před 2 lety +10

      @@newchoppak It's - 30 in Ontario right now ;)

    • @skie6282
      @skie6282 Před 2 lety +12

      Everyone should remember this is cheap mineral oil, good full synthetic should act aaloott better. Still worth warming up when its that cold though

  • @anthonyshahbazian
    @anthonyshahbazian Před 3 lety +157

    I laughed my ass off when he said “you are a lada aren’t you? Start!” 🤣

    • @00pingvin00
      @00pingvin00 Před 3 lety +1

      bcs -20С in pretty common temperature for winter in your location. And lots of this cars useв before and now in such environment

    • @ya55er4008
      @ya55er4008 Před 2 lety +1

      The most russian thing ever

  • @megeezer69
    @megeezer69 Před rokem +4

    Excellent video. Having worked on numerous Ford Pinto engines with the hexagon drive from distributor to oil pump, which was a renown weak point. The later CVH engine had the oil pump driven directly from two flats on the front crankshaft journal.
    I have never experienced anywhere near minus 20 degrees C, but can now easily see how it affects oil flow (or lack of it).
    Once again, excellent video

  • @BigManAlaska
    @BigManAlaska Před 2 lety +22

    Great video. Living in Alaska we have similar issues. This is why we install block heaters, oil pan heaters and battery tenders for safer starting. Sometimes we use diesel forced air heaters with a tarp over the engine to get things going.

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue Před 6 měsíci +1

      minus 24 is nothing minus 40 is way way colder and more hard core then minus 24 Russians have it easy in winter

    • @LarryGoggins000
      @LarryGoggins000 Před 6 měsíci

      @@SaraMorgan-ym6ueminus 40? That’s it huh?

    • @PotatotheTroll
      @PotatotheTroll Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@SaraMorgan-ym6uethat's -24 Celsius, ya know

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue Před 3 měsíci

      @@PotatotheTroll meh that's a warm summer I have been through minus 52 Celsius which is much colder kiddo that will freeze your balls off in a second flat🤣

    • @brkbtjunkie
      @brkbtjunkie Před 3 měsíci

      Or if you’re whistlin diesel, you just light a fire directly under the engine block

  • @Kapil-Patel
    @Kapil-Patel Před 3 lety +418

    Request: Transparent (see through) coolant pipe please

  • @DanielZanSalazar
    @DanielZanSalazar Před 2 lety +454

    "It's actually not that cold"
    Termometer: -24C

  • @TheWopper78
    @TheWopper78 Před 2 lety +5

    I love the clear valve Cover, and oil pan. Well done 👍

  • @marshallwebber9682
    @marshallwebber9682 Před 2 lety +15

    @Garage54 Excellent demonstration. I'd love to see this same car tested with completely synthetic oil to see if the lower viscosity really makes a difference in an extreme environment like this.

  • @demetrijohnsonssirenvideos3590

    “You are a lada aren’t you? Start!”
    Words of encouragement

  • @Bluelightbandit
    @Bluelightbandit Před 3 lety +296

    The translator broke out the nerd voice for this 02:34

    • @80milekyle70
      @80milekyle70 Před 3 lety +11

      Hahah he does it more in the older videos or any video with Russian speaking guests really

    • @kenthatfr
      @kenthatfr Před 3 lety +4

      I literally lol'd out loud.

    • @kaisyaya8492
      @kaisyaya8492 Před 3 lety +8

      "nerd voice" lmao

    • @LakeNipissing
      @LakeNipissing Před 3 lety +1

      This voice from BMI Russian almost choked me from laughing so hard!!
      Garage 54 guests learn after a video is published to CZcams how their translated voice is going to sound. :)

    • @LostLarz
      @LostLarz Před 3 lety +1

      that part was hilarious lol

  • @95turbostang21
    @95turbostang21 Před 2 lety +3

    Finally a video to prove that it is a good idea to warm your car up before driving I always read on the internet people saying that you do not need to warm your car up before driving it but I am the type of person that warms their car up for at least 20 minutes it's a lot more than just your motor oil people forget about the transmission fluid if you just start your car and pull away your transmission fluid is much thicker creating higher transmission pressures. You guys are awesome I love your channel keep doing what you do thank you for this video that clearly shows it's better to warm your car up

  • @curedham2963
    @curedham2963 Před rokem +1

    idk how there isn’t more subscribers to this channel, its always been a gold mine.

  • @JohnSmith-jl3fm
    @JohnSmith-jl3fm Před 3 lety +43

    Nearly chocked when he said not that cold -24 🤣😂

    • @motocrossmaza
      @motocrossmaza Před 3 lety +4

      Normal winter weather. Was like that In finland still a few weeks ago. Did only wear boxers and jeans all winter. 😁

    • @manuelsilva1999
      @manuelsilva1999 Před 3 lety +2

      When it warms up to a balmy -24 below. Bin there done that.

    • @rwlewko
      @rwlewko Před 3 lety +1

      @@manuelsilva1999 Yeah, I have done my time too. Makes me want to get a green card and move to some place like Texas or Arizona. If some one offered me a job in Flagstaff I would be there in a flash!

    • @_AndromedaGalaxy_
      @_AndromedaGalaxy_ Před 3 lety +2

      i was broke down once in MN at -22f waiting for a tow truck. belt broke so no water pump and no heat. ive experienced -45f as well in MT. its freaky how that kind of cold feels. all you can do is dress in layers.

    • @rwlewko
      @rwlewko Před 3 lety +5

      @@_AndromedaGalaxy_ I live in western Canada. If I'm traveling in the winter through cold weather I have a survival kit that includes a parka good for -45C, thermal pants, candles and some high calorie food like trail mix. If I have passengers I insist that they equip themselves for an emergency. Before I went to university I was a surveyor so I know about being out in cold weather. On the survey crew I was standing at the instrument in -40C with a 30k north wind for 2 hours - we spent the rest of the day in the truck. The problem with weather like that is all you have to is look at something wrong and it breaks!!!

  • @stevemamooshka3425
    @stevemamooshka3425 Před 3 lety +488

    Can you do this test again but this time use synthetic oil?
    I would expect much better results.

    • @matthewmiller6068
      @matthewmiller6068 Před 3 lety +89

      Or any modern proper engine oil

    • @LucasIsBusy
      @LucasIsBusy Před 3 lety +34

      Doesnt matter Synthetic or conventional, 5w-20 will perform the same bc its made for those temps.

    • @JM-yx1lm
      @JM-yx1lm Před 3 lety +117

      @@LucasIsBusy project farm tested that and synthetic flowed better than conventional oil at sub zero Temps. So ya youre mistaken

    • @edifyguy
      @edifyguy Před 3 lety +62

      @@JM-yx1lm Many others have tested this as well. Synthetic has much better cold flow.

    • @moomilkboy
      @moomilkboy Před 3 lety +17

      Pretty much any 0W oil should theoretically work.

  • @Nexusin
    @Nexusin Před 2 lety +2

    This is why the block heater was invented, and you would have an extension cord hanging out of your hood. Then your engine would not get to negative 'nope' levels.

  • @robertbohun4349
    @robertbohun4349 Před 4 měsíci +1

    My dad and I ran his Mack truck all night outside at minus 35C one night as we changed engines in another vehical. He didn't want to shut it off as he was afraid it would not start again outside the shop at minus 35 and we were in the start of a 3 week cold snap. The 1957 Mack B-61 with the 170, cracked a piston that night. We ran that old grain truck for 5 years with a cracked piston. At the end of its life he would drain 3 gallons of water from the oil pan in the morning. We were running 80-90 gear oil for engine oil. It would steam out 5 gallons of water in a 6 mile run to the field, and for the first start in the morning it would take a can and a half of ether to start it. My dad said, "I buy Mack trucks, because if you can start it, it will get you home."

  • @MolaM01a
    @MolaM01a Před 2 lety +820

    Would love to see the same thing with fully synthetic oil as a comparison

    • @nekoroms
      @nekoroms Před 2 lety +38

      Yeah totally...as the oil quality must make a huge difference i quess

    • @piotrmaecki5268
      @piotrmaecki5268 Před 2 lety +96

      Exactly, fully synthtic 0w30 would be absolutely fine with this temperature

    • @nekoroms
      @nekoroms Před 2 lety +36

      @@piotrmaecki5268 And it would be fantastic to see it actually tested if the difference is as huge as we all are thinking

    • @Alex_Mitchell
      @Alex_Mitchell Před 2 lety +14

      Or any multigrade oil.

    • @phodacbitch
      @phodacbitch Před 2 lety +15

      @@piotrmaecki5268 im sure it will be a little bit thicker than usual especially at -30C, but still okay.

  • @NewHampshireJack
    @NewHampshireJack Před 3 lety +43

    When I was a young lad (many, many years ago), you used the thickest "mud" that would still allow the engine to start and yes, you warmed up until the temp gauge needle started to move. Doing anything else like a takeoff with thick, cold lube oil drastically shortened engine life. Modern engines are very different. These guys have done a great public service in demonstrating why you should always use the exact lubricating oils specified my the manufacture of your engine. These dudes get an A+ for being crazy fun!!!!

    • @TheCatOfAges
      @TheCatOfAges Před 2 lety

      Not necessarily, using a slightly thicker weight oil than recommended on older engines (such as the ford crown victoria being recommended 5w20 when its best using 5w30)

    • @youtubesucksdonkeyd6906
      @youtubesucksdonkeyd6906 Před 2 lety

      @@TheCatOfAges i own a 2004 crown victoria and I use 5w - 30 also

  • @pedrogonzales9202
    @pedrogonzales9202 Před 2 lety

    In the winter with my 1987 International 6.9L diesel-- I would get under my truck and take a torch to the oil pan and filter for 20 minutes. Always did the trick. There was no way in the coldest weather I would force that beast to start without heating the oil. Once you get her all warmed up- she ran like a champ.

  • @Gippetos
    @Gippetos Před 2 lety +5

    That was interesting, thank you. :) And hello from Alberta Canada....looking for -42C shortly after Christmas here, thank goodness for block heaters. :) Merry Christmas and stay warm.

  • @k.r.baylor8825
    @k.r.baylor8825 Před 2 lety +154

    I just discovered Garage 54 and I am instantly hooked! The confidence you have in experimenting with engines and classic Russian vehicles, and your knowledge of how all of it works together--or doesn't work--is marvelous. I am looking forward to binge watching your channel from Virginia, USA.

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue Před 6 měsíci +1

      she thinks she can she thinks she can the oil looks like the engines crying from trying to hard to start🤣🤣🤣

    • @mrhairy1221
      @mrhairy1221 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Virginia here as well and I am in total agreeance

  • @jopherrusinque2993
    @jopherrusinque2993 Před 3 lety +406

    Plot twist : They are actually using customers cars for all these experiments !

  • @ericcaldwell3584
    @ericcaldwell3584 Před 2 lety +30

    So the moral of this story is, Frozen oil is essentially the same as no oil.

  • @Keet619
    @Keet619 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent work Gentlemen, very informative and educational!

  • @chipcity3016
    @chipcity3016 Před 3 lety +3

    Im an aviation nut.... The Russian's when they flew their old radials in these same conditions, would add petrol to the oil to thin it out. Then as the engine warmed the oil would get to temperatures and all the petrol in the oil would burn off. Its actually in the manual.

  • @sevpha1259
    @sevpha1259 Před 3 lety +412

    The one dislike is from a person who's mad his oil tank isn't clear.

    • @abhinavrajesh2975
      @abhinavrajesh2975 Před 3 lety +1

      Its two now

    • @GAIS414
      @GAIS414 Před 3 lety +11

      No it's from the guy who lost the splines to his distributor shaft this morning, right before they uploaded this video.

    • @dosmundos3830
      @dosmundos3830 Před 3 lety +15

      the dislikes are from the people who actually wanted to see how engine oil performed in -30 c. Mineral oil = click bait lol

    • @motoman1997
      @motoman1997 Před 3 lety

      45 angry dislikes ones by now 🤣

    • @Kj16V
      @Kj16V Před 3 lety +1

      But I'm mad my oil tank isn't clear. I'm mad my whole engine isn't clear!

  • @jeanjeudi1111
    @jeanjeudi1111 Před rokem +1

    World's funniest car mechanic. This guy has a unique imagination, sometimes I have to see the fun stuff a couple of times

  • @markb329
    @markb329 Před 4 měsíci

    My first car, when aged 17, was a 1977 Vauxhall Chevette and it suffered the exact same failure of the gear between the camsaft and oil pump / distributor. Fixed it and I've been fixing cars ever since.

  • @Bluelightbandit
    @Bluelightbandit Před 3 lety +107

    We could call this Lada "Skittles" due to all the different colors of green it has.

    • @georgobergfell
      @georgobergfell Před 3 lety +7

      50 shades of green

    • @JM-yx1lm
      @JM-yx1lm Před 3 lety +4

      @@georgobergfell soviet green....yep I watch bald and bankrupt

  • @ismaelgarcia8243
    @ismaelgarcia8243 Před 3 lety +36

    9:36 "HOOCH KOOCH KOOchoo..."

  • @geothunder1971
    @geothunder1971 Před 2 lety +3

    Like to see this experiment done with a block heater, I've always noticed the ease of the motor firing up when I've had to do cold starts in cold weather.

  • @douglas2330
    @douglas2330 Před rokem

    I love this guy. A practical thinking man!

  • @connorbunch3577
    @connorbunch3577 Před 2 lety +115

    I think it'd be cool to see you guys do this test back to back, with conventional oil and synthetic oil so we can see the difference.

    • @otrep
      @otrep Před rokem +3

      in a recent car as well I'm sure it'S a little different

  • @johnnydixon5687
    @johnnydixon5687 Před 3 lety +62

    I love that he takes the time to have someone translate it for him.

  • @rickj1983
    @rickj1983 Před 4 měsíci

    Definitely cool as I've never seen anything like this before. This why engine block heaters are used at this temperature. Nice job! I'd like to see this on the transmission.

  • @ostseesegler9606
    @ostseesegler9606 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for teatching us that!

  • @me005003
    @me005003 Před 3 lety +31

    Hell of a starter on that there engine.

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 Před 3 lety +3

      Back when all startats was ungeared... could run Forever... its worse for the batery

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Před 3 lety +3

      Nice battery too!

    • @georgobergfell
      @georgobergfell Před 3 lety +2

      I read that in the translators voice

    • @RaivoltG
      @RaivoltG Před 3 lety

      I thought the starter was gonna take a crap! The motor is crying, give me VODKA! Hell of a battery too!

  • @lucasvanhamburg4937
    @lucasvanhamburg4937 Před 3 lety +49

    I love how the translators voice changes when he dubs the other guy

    • @Tehn00bA
      @Tehn00bA Před 3 lety +3

      That's a job done with love and care.

  • @Mauimass
    @Mauimass Před 3 měsíci

    Went to Kazakhstan and wondered how the post Soviet states repair their vehicles. Thanks for this 🤙🏽.

  • @matthewpaine6908
    @matthewpaine6908 Před 3 lety +420

    I want to see this experiment with different weight oils. Just to see how well each oil does.

    • @iainmacrae6982
      @iainmacrae6982 Před 3 lety +28

      Project Farm has a few videos with that sort of idea.

    • @gabrielvieira6529
      @gabrielvieira6529 Před 3 lety

      mixing oils? Nice

    • @albertbinan9370
      @albertbinan9370 Před 3 lety

      same here

    • @albertbinan9370
      @albertbinan9370 Před 3 lety

      @@iainmacrae6982 just not in a running car though

    • @georgemckenna462
      @georgemckenna462 Před 3 lety +11

      Best visual display ever for using pure synthetic motor oil. With 0W-20 or 5W-20 this start would have been no problem.

  • @ati-equipment5947
    @ati-equipment5947 Před 3 lety +27

    "You call yourself a Lada?" Oh My God, that is funny, Vlad. :)

    • @trumpisvaccinatedsoshouldy1269
      @trumpisvaccinatedsoshouldy1269 Před 3 lety +1

      Ladas were generally fairly reliable, despite being unsophisticated. But that made them easy to fix and it's why they became so popular in Russia's harsh conditions.

  • @channelwanderer7010
    @channelwanderer7010 Před 2 lety

    Tremendous post. Well done to all involved.

  • @handduggraverdronline

    I have friends much older than me and they always said what a blessing these new cars are. Because the cars they had when they was youngster you got one chance to get that car to start possibly two. Once it started that day you didn't dare shut it off. Although I'd rather drive a old old car then these plastic crap houses they have out now

  • @seananon4893
    @seananon4893 Před 3 lety +14

    Yes, more clear covers! Really interesting!

  • @matthewscopelite5303
    @matthewscopelite5303 Před 2 lety +14

    Thank you very much for that experiment!! It made me think of the -15.0 F morning in McCall,ID when I cold-started my 86 Chevy Sprint and destroyed the oil pump. I actually ran the car for a full year without a functioning oil pump. The engine was noisy at first andleaked about 1qt of motor per week oil, but I just kept adding a blend of motor oil and STP

  • @Jeremy-dy5zv
    @Jeremy-dy5zv Před 3 měsíci

    No way!!! Just the other day I was thinking I wonder what super cold oil would look like in a engine on cold start up. I really love this channel.

  • @Der8cho
    @Der8cho Před 4 měsíci +1

    1/16/23
    -15°F yesterday & -10°F today in upper Illinois. Using an engine heater saves us every winter!

  • @rupertkingsley
    @rupertkingsley Před 3 lety +88

    10:50 never thought I’d feel sorry for a Lada

    • @der_conni
      @der_conni Před 3 lety +11

      That's how you properly warm up a Lada at -30°C.

    • @iainmacrae6982
      @iainmacrae6982 Před 3 lety +5

      *Valve float has entered the chat*

    • @GhostOfDamned
      @GhostOfDamned Před 3 lety

      Same 😢

    • @vasiliansotirov6976
      @vasiliansotirov6976 Před 3 lety +2

      Spun bearings has entered the chat

    • @iainmacrae6982
      @iainmacrae6982 Před 3 lety

      @@vasiliansotirov6976 I had a TU 1.1L engine once that had low compression and dropped liners, I bounced it off the limiter for about 5 seconds and managed to spin 3 of the 4 bearings in that time

  • @iamlonefrog4866
    @iamlonefrog4866 Před 3 lety +6

    Hats off to giving different voices to the characters, BRAVO !

  • @yashbhalekar1369
    @yashbhalekar1369 Před 2 lety

    Yeah! We are really interested in your more and more transparent stuff, please do keep making these videos and we your fans are here to support you till death.
    One of best channel on the planet 👌 👏.

  • @JH-lc8xd
    @JH-lc8xd Před 2 lety

    Good grief what a real life engine torture test
    ! Thank you for this informative and interesting experiment. The clear covers are very cool.

  • @williamrutter3619
    @williamrutter3619 Před 3 lety +5

    I am impressed, I new something could happen, but I just thought it would fire up, in the UK it hardly freezes below -6 , one year it was -15 for a night and froze hard for some time after, the soil pipes froze, luckily it warmed up again, so no unpleasant jobs, full respect to you in Russia, that is properly cold and I now know if arctic conditions come to the UK, I need to heat my car first.

    • @ThomasRabber
      @ThomasRabber Před 2 lety +1

      They drained the oil then changed the pan and filled fresh oil in. After they chilled the car but the oil pump was still empty and could not get the air out with the cold, thick oil. They should have fired up the engine for a minute to get the air out of the system after the oil change before they chilled it over night.

  • @Wheeping-Angel
    @Wheeping-Angel Před 3 lety +192

    The metal shavings turned the oil black really fast. lol

    • @ce5243
      @ce5243 Před 3 lety +57

      Just leftover oil that clings to the inside of the engine. Just carbon

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams Před 3 lety +18

      Considering they are using mineral oil it's likely just breaking up any and all carbon buildup since they didn't even bother flushing the engine, so a bit of old oil too.

    • @YCbCr
      @YCbCr Před 3 lety +7

      @@SilvaDreams Hmm, it seemed like they flushed it twice even. Maybe it's just how it's cut?

    • @ZerotheWanderer
      @ZerotheWanderer Před 3 lety +3

      @@SilvaDreams He said it would be flushed, or at least go through an extra oil change prior, no other reason they'd be unwrapping multiple oil filters.

    • @berttrombetta4953
      @berttrombetta4953 Před 3 lety +3

      It's old oil. An oil change or flush doesn't clean up an engine's Insides to "as new ". Depends how its been treated.

  • @goodbyemr.anderson5065
    @goodbyemr.anderson5065 Před 2 lety +2

    Block heaters are really great. I use mine for my cummins 6.4l when its cold always.

  • @firstlast9292
    @firstlast9292 Před rokem

    This is why my grandfather owned a spot in a commercial heated garage in the USSR not far from his apartment building. Otherwise you'd trash your engine trying to go anywhere on a cold day. The proletariat just parked their cars outside for the season, and not use them all winter.

  • @keithwhisman
    @keithwhisman Před 3 lety +14

    Awesome, you did your experiment exactly right. I love it haha. It was going threw my head how you needed to do this and I was pleased to see you did it as I envisioned. Love Garage 54 from Phoenix Arizona USA!

  • @Martin.58
    @Martin.58 Před 3 lety +42

    Yes more transparent oil videos!
    Try the same with syntetich motor oil.

    • @Topsiekku
      @Topsiekku Před 3 lety +2

      Yes 0w40 or 0w30

    • @ducewags
      @ducewags Před 3 lety

      @@Topsiekku You know the first number in oil is when the oil is hot right, the second number, or high number is when the oil is cold. Think i'm wrong, toss some 0w40 in the freezer and see how it pours. The first number is the viscosity at 300f. The second number is viscosity at the freezing point, 0c or 32f. Hope that helps.

    • @JuanSe2691
      @JuanSe2691 Před 3 lety +3

      @@ducewags you got it backwards. First (lower) W number is viscosity in cold temperatures and the higher number is viscosity at 100°c IIRC.

    • @ducewags
      @ducewags Před 3 lety

      @@JuanSe2691 Look at any oil test with temps and viscosity. If the first number is the cold number, or thin viscostiy then why is it so thick? Ever change oil on a cold engine vs a hot off the highway engine? The first number is the hot, or running viscosity. Stick some oil in the freezer and come back and tell me the oil is nice and thin, low viscosity first number and pours out fast and easy. And tell me what oil gets thicker as it gets hotter? Did you even watch the video? Was that runny thin oil in the cold? Send some links to oil viscosity tests at cold and hot temps proving cold oil flows faster and better. I will wait.

    • @JuanSe2691
      @JuanSe2691 Před 3 lety

      @@ducewags well, any decent multi-grade oil should be nice and thin when cold, and offer good film strength under operating temperatures. That's the whole meaning of the numbers. I use 5w40 oil in my car as recommended by the manufacturer, the 5w means it's going to have enough fluidity when cold to offer immediate flow to crucial parts within the engine, and the 40 represents the viscosity at operating (hot) temperatures.
      Oh but the oil is thick when cold and thin when hot you say? That's a monograde oil and shouldn't be used on anything other than vintage cars that call for it and stationary machinery. Those have a single number. That's exactly what a multi-grade oil solves by behaving in an opposite way. Say, a monograde 40 oil is going to be thick from the get go, especially when cold. Now, a 5w40, is going to be thinner the colder it gets (until a certain point, that is), but at operating temperatures is going to behave like the 40 weight when hot.
      That's all there is to it. It's not rocket science. Even if I'm qualified to tell you about these things (I'm a certified automotive technician) that shouldn't be the case, any person of average knowledge and especially a car owner should know. It's even on almost every car's owners manual, with graphics and everything.

  • @stylinstu
    @stylinstu Před 4 měsíci

    Fun video. Sounds like fun people to have a drink with. Cheers!

  • @hitone4319
    @hitone4319 Před 2 lety

    Odlicni experiment, hvala celi ekipi! Iz Kanade

  • @romain859
    @romain859 Před 3 lety +65

    All I could hear was the whining of the poor starter...

  • @fuijika
    @fuijika Před 3 lety +62

    That was excellent, I would like to see the exact same test with a modern engine that only run on synthetic oil like 0W20 for example.

    • @stevethompson152
      @stevethompson152 Před 2 lety

      0W20 Is a Great Oil! What grade is used in this test?

    • @insaynbcr
      @insaynbcr Před 2 lety +2

      @@stevethompson152 I'm going with honey on that one.

    • @vydasliudvinaitis482
      @vydasliudvinaitis482 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@stevethompson152i guess something like 10w40 mineral oil

    • @fra93ilgrande
      @fra93ilgrande Před 5 měsíci

      0w20, used in hybrids like Toyotas too

  • @berryb745
    @berryb745 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video, block heaters where invented for a reason, I have even seen camp fires placed directly under the pan and kept going all night. I have also seen trucks run for weeks if not a month at a time, before you shut them off. But definitely invest to get a block heater.

  • @jamesmills9240
    @jamesmills9240 Před 3 měsíci

    Good information. Something I probably won't need here in South Carolina but still fun to watch.

  • @MrQuist125
    @MrQuist125 Před 3 lety +8

    More Transparent stuff YES :)

  • @Aerospaceman
    @Aerospaceman Před 2 lety +5

    What an exciting display of ingenuity. In winter your oil becomes too thick to be picked up and distributed throughout the engine. The amount of force to pickup the oil required increases, resulting in an increase in the torque on the distributor shaft gear. This torque was strong enough to break it's teeth. You totally illustrated this in a meaningful and easy to understand concept. Thank You.

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 Před 10 měsíci

      No, not to pick it up. That would only be ~14psi worth of work.
      Pressure. It can't leave thru the frozen channels it normally passes thru, and can't bleed off thru the relief for the same reason.
      The pressure builds up and since liquids are incompressible, something has to give. If the oil can't escape anywhere, the torque coming into the pump has to.

  • @steventhury8366
    @steventhury8366 Před 2 lety

    Some good info from our Rooskie friends. Enjoyed the video!

  • @xx831raiderxx7
    @xx831raiderxx7 Před 2 lety

    We mechanics speak an universal language, no translator needed buddy. I want to listen to your native tongue, its very cool.

  • @dzintarstraupe
    @dzintarstraupe Před 3 lety +33

    Make more transparent things like the transmission, coolant tubes etc. would be very cool to see!

    • @tylerbonser7686
      @tylerbonser7686 Před 3 lety +3

      Transparent tranny pan wouldn't really show much since there isn't any moving parts.

    • @uwusempai2309
      @uwusempai2309 Před rokem +2

      @@tylerbonser7686 transparent all the things lol

    • @posadist681
      @posadist681 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@uwusempai2309 naked car 😳

    • @uwusempai2309
      @uwusempai2309 Před 6 měsíci

      @@posadist681 indeed

  • @rastamanralph6670
    @rastamanralph6670 Před 3 lety +5

    The voice of the mould man is great! All the different voices of the translator is one of the reasons I love this channel so much.😂👍

  • @Duken4evr29
    @Duken4evr29 Před 4 měsíci

    The good old days with carbs and distributor and possibly points ignition in that funky old Lada Russian crate.
    Actually it was normal to pump the gas pedal to squirt raw fuel into the engine when cold out to richen the mix and help with starting. Since he was standing there and the air filter was off, putting his hand over the carb throat for a bit to choke it would have been helpful too. God I'm old, I lived this 😆

  • @kennethtalbott2233
    @kennethtalbott2233 Před rokem

    that's a great test. well done. it certainly makes you think.

  • @whollymindless
    @whollymindless Před 3 lety +6

    "So did we." - Best answer all day.

  • @r.arabian3056
    @r.arabian3056 Před 3 lety +3

    I love the fact that gear heads are gear heads, no matter where they are in the world. Great video to watch and be entertained with.

  • @deltarayz5045
    @deltarayz5045 Před 2 lety

    i like this!!!
    ❄️💧
    transparent Head cover and Oil Pan 🤩🤩🤩

  • @phantom2661
    @phantom2661 Před rokem

    I lost it when he floored that cold engine after finally getting er fired up. . I had tears streaming . What abuse .. LOL

  • @Liquid_Mike
    @Liquid_Mike Před 3 lety +34

    Nothing creeps me out more than getting out of work after an 8 or more hour day, and seeing people start their cars and IMMEDIATELY drive off

    • @kitsachie.
      @kitsachie. Před 3 lety +1

      And run it to redline, I'm guilty of being lazy a couple of days but I want my car to last my life time.

    • @KorashSyndikat
      @KorashSyndikat Před rokem

      But that is the best way actually. If the oil pump can pump oil in idle, it can also pump oil under load. And even better with higher revs. Just don't floor it like a mad man. Idling doesn't really take much and the oil takes longer to get to temperature. And in some countries it is forbidden to let your car idle just to get it to temperature.

  • @DrForester54
    @DrForester54 Před 2 lety +4

    Cool demonstration. It shows one of the many reasons that ice road truckers operating up near the Arctic circle have to put a covering on the bottom of the engine and transmission. In conditions that cold, they have had problems oil and transmission fluid gumming up even when the truck has been running for a long time. The tarp covering they put on helps to trap heat.