Is @scottykilmer WRONG? | This Honda Civic 1.5 turbo Engine is the MOST RELIABLE Turbo Engine EVER?

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[Imleocalm]

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[gregj]

The fact that you have an original clutch at 600k+ is a testament to your driving ability and also points at a lot of highway driving. The same car with a larger displacement engine is still, on average, a design with greater longevity. The turbo / smaller displacement design still creates more engine wear-and-tear than a larger displacement engine naturally aspirated. I don't think anyone is saying new Hondas are not reliable, however.

[johntokar]

The 1.5T Accord is way less reliable . The 1.5T on the Accord is pushed way more hard than the Civic . About 80 percent of 1.5T head gasket and fuel ejectors failures are Accords. I own the car and I am hoping not to get the issues for a while .

[worst-hd-player]

The problem is that the car CAN be reliable if you make sure to warm up the engine properly before you drive off, make sure to let the turbo cool down after a hard drive, change the oil on shorter intervals than previously recommended, and get the valves walnut blasted every 30k miles or so to clear the inevitable carbon build up. See the problem here is that you shouldn’t have to do all of this to maintain what’s presumably an economy car meant for everyday driving. This isn’t a performance car, you shouldn’t have to be this careful and aware when you purchase a vehicle of this category.

The non turbo counterparts like your Toyota Corolla’s, Camry’s, Mazda 3’s and 6’s (non turbos) have none of these issues. No need to walnut blast with port side injection, no need to wait for the turbo to cooldown after a hard drive before shutting off the vehicle, no need to worry about a bit of excessive idling since they don’t have turbos, no need to worry about the car not being warm enough to prevent oil dilution, and no need to worry about oil dilution in the first place.

If you look around on forums and places like reddit, you’ll find one other person who recently has achieved 300k+ miles on his 2023 civic sport touring 1.5t and this is indicative of the possible reliability in special cases but you’ll also find the MASSES of people who had to replace motors before they even hit 30k miles, bending rods, all of this due to oil dilution. Some people with blown turbos as well.

At the end of the day, it’s another case of “i haven’t had any problems so it must be blown out of proportion by the majority of the consumer base who own these vehicles”. We can pretend that these 1.5t’s are as reliable as your NA Corolla/Mazda counterparts but 90% of the people who own these and are active in the Honda community will tell you otherwise.

[adamr]

That clutch is a future Hall of Famer when it retires!

[TYPICALTRYHARD_]

Scotty isn't necessarily wrong about smaller engines not lasting as long because they do need to work harder in order to achieve the same amount of work of a bigger engine causing more wear on the smaller engine. Just like a I4 will never really be able to replicate a v6 you and will have to work harder even though the smaller engine has more torque or HP. Finally since you mostly did highway miles and your turbo was barley used and was almost never in boost your engine didn't take as much stress than it would in city driving where your turbo may kick in more to get you off the line faster.

[chestypuller]

I love how proud you are, need more folks like you in usa. Have a great day.

[ilsl]

I am a mechanic and this is a unicorn. They blow head gaskets. I know someone with 300k on a Chrysler 200. I still wouldn't recommend anyone to buy them LOL

[aabrantes]

Scottie was talking in relative terms. Everything else being equal (maintenance, 4 cylinder, same engine displacement) a turbo is less reliable than a standard aspirated engine.

[elindenstein]

Man, I have a paid off 2020 Honda Ridgeline that I bought for towing a trailer. We're selling the trailer because it's been a nightmare, and all I want is a 2023 Civic Hatch in Manual with the 1.5 Turbo - this makes me want it even more. I miss driving a manual so much - it makes any drive suddenly fun.

[MyLifeThai]

My brother just bought a brand new 2023 Toyota Camry for $29, 000 before taxes at the dealership. It says that it is rated for 39 mpg. They never take it out of eco-mode, just like you do. They are excited for their journey! Keep up the updates!

[ayayoutuber]

zero problem on the 1.5L turbo honda civic sport after 75K mile. smooth like new. changed oil every 5K at dealership. hot weather...no cold...no fuel dilution. only issue was ac compressor leak because of the new Freon eats up seals. There was a warranty extension on that. I checked turbo and carbon buildup both in good condition....even the CVT has zero issue and I drive fast (not crazy drag race...just faster than average). I do pay for every 30K mile cvt fluid changes and 50K mile brake fluid change....so all maintenance done... I don't live up north...so no issue with gas in oil. I never drive on eco mode. I buy the extra hp in stport for driving faster...not driving slow with eco. Gas is cheap where I am.
oil change at dear is less than 50$. was cheaper before covid. done every 5K miles.... to keep the engine/turbo smooth and cvt long lasting... 5K oil change and 30K cvt fluid change. people had done oil experiment... 5 or 7 K oil change is ok...10K oil change is bad for engine.

[matthewfuller]

That's incredible longevity for the factory clutch. Bravo!

[JeepAndBass]

My 2019 Si makes shy of 300hp thanks to mods and ethanol. Still running stock turbo going on 80kmi without issue outside of clutch and headstuds. I’m pretty happy with mine.

[theredscourge]

Damn, that's like 300-325 miles a day for about 6 years...with 103 oil changes if at every 7, 000 miles!

[patm]

I still cannot believe that is on the original clutch! Perhaps you could reach out to Scott and see if he would want to review your car? Also, another idea on the next oil change you could send a sample to Blackstone labs. It would be interesting to see, what their oil analysis says about the condition of the internal components of the engine.

[nokomokwele]

Thats just under a million kilometers where im living. Truly remarkable, im still driving my 2009 honda accord which is still sitting at 310000 kms.

[edpenny]

Thx Scotty
Thx for putting this fella on your channel.... I'm a 16 Civic EXT owner, bought new 9yrs ago, currently at 57k... No problems for 9 yrs .... My best car owned to date.

[civinenad]

Turbo is always spinning use it or not, so it boils down to oil changes and small amount of cold starts ...

[ifarhani]

Did you use 93 octane gas? Love learning more about the car, Thanks for sharing.