I ran a BMW & Lexus with no oil! Which V8 lasted longest?

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Everyone loves a V8, right?! All of you car fans know that one day you would love to get your hands on a car that has one of those glorious engines hidden under the bonnet.

However, just how glorious will these engines prove to be if they were left to run when totally drained of their oil? Well, we’re about to find out!

We’ve got our hands on two no longer road-worthy cars - a BMW 7 Series, and a Lexus LS, and we’re going to drain their delightful V8s to see which can run the longest when they’re completely empty of their oil!

Will they blow up instantly? Or will they power through? And more importantly, if it’s the latter, which will keep running for the longest?!

There’s only one way to find out - stick with Mat as we drive these cars to destruction!

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[carwow]

Which cars should we drive to destruction next? 👀

[maikbohner]

Still heartbreaking for me to let an engine running without oil 🥺

[keegangovender]

As a BMW owner, I knew it would survive longer because BMW know their cars can never hold oil

[chanuka_rulez]

I'm interested to see how the engines will look like after running with no oil

[affanahmmed]

physically hurts to see these brilliant pieces of engineering being demolished

[london]

Luckily, the engine in my Saab has a feature where it auto-drains the oil, so I don't ever have to worry about messing around with oil plugs and such. Very handy feature!

[APilots]

These BMW engines are actually extremely strong. It's usually the things that are bolted to them that go wrong and cause the issues...the blocks themselves are nearly bulletproof. Also, draining the oil will not cause engines to seize up immediately because there's always a thin film of oil left on all of the components that will ensure some lubrication. It's only when you burn through this film that the engine will start to seize up.

[timothyforrest]

To be fair. That BMW has been well prepped for this. It’s spent most of its life short on oil. The Lexus IS new to this!

[lockjawjak]

It is funny that the lexus is by far the most reliable v8 WITH oil, but is renowned for being absolutely intolerant of oil starvation which usually kills them incredibly quickly. It is interesting how different designs shine in different conditions

[fozpringle]

Would be interesting to shove oil back in and see if will start back up

[ronan]

I'd love to see what the engines look like once torn apart.

[vicity]

“No longer road worthy “
Not in other countries bruh 😎

[jakesherratt]

He's not just a talented mechanic, he's the man, the myth, the legend Taylor

[purwantiallan]

So heartbroken for me to see those cars can run without an oil.

[HyraxGames]

That V8 in the BMW is actually one of the strongest engines ever developed

I do not like BMW's but credit's due when they actually build something good

[marks]

5:51: "Drive Moderately" 😂😂😂😂

[PetcuteOfficial]

I think a lot of people would be very interested to see how well a new, completely road-worthy car would fare in a test like this

[CupraRoemu]

5:32 I didn't know this Gen 7 series had an active rear wing😂

[wilbeugre]

That's quite a jump from the small cars that competed in this very challenge!
Weird experiment, but still fun to watch XD

[waynewynnx]

That older Honda-Peugeot-Ford video was absolutely crazy, especially when that Civic turns into zombie form after taking some coke and mentos, and still continues to run.