Engine

QualityEnforcer · 2012-11-20T12:39:38+00:00

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lisabadcat · 2012-11-20T14:40:23+00:00

And here we see a typical Jaguar in it's normal habitat - in pieces in the mechanic's garage.

scuby22 · 2012-11-20T13:31:27+00:00

This reminds me of Todd McLellan's Disassembled Typewriter http://i.imgur.com/4fxH9.jpg

ClassicLightbulbs · 2012-11-20T15:55:26+00:00

crazy- so then you just pour gasoline on it and it moves or whatever?

what_am_i_looking_at · 2012-11-20T22:04:52+00:00

Real life looks a little more like this

pablothe · 2012-11-20T14:28:04+00:00

/r/machineporn

gallonoffuel · 2012-11-20T15:01:53+00:00

Anyone know if there exists a similar picture for a small block Chevrolet?

Edit: Found this for the LS9. Would love one for a Gen1 small block though.

onowahoo · 2012-11-20T13:17:54+00:00

Some people see something like this and know what's going on. I look at this and it might as well be Chinese.

routari · 2012-11-20T14:42:38+00:00

God damn it 5, not again!

elezeta · 2012-11-20T17:08:17+00:00

MUST: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwlxrw1tjVw

MUSTY_BALLSACK · 2012-11-20T13:16:08+00:00

I don't think this would be a very effective engine

not_a_monster · 2012-11-20T16:06:55+00:00

Hmm the block seems way too short. Like it's missing the bottom half where the crankshaft goes.

JimKB · 2012-11-20T16:35:41+00:00

well see there's your problem

shady_mcgee · 2012-11-20T14:30:37+00:00

What vehicle is this, because I need to add it to my dream list

garethashenden · 2012-11-20T16:15:14+00:00

As usual with pictures of Jaguars we have people who have never owned or worked on them commenting on their reliability.

rapax · 2012-11-20T14:20:33+00:00

Wow. Beautiful bit of engineering to power one of the most beautiful machines ever built. Nice pic, too.

akmjolnir · 2012-11-20T15:21:26+00:00

My auto-shop teaching in HS has that same car. We used to gawk at it every day.

ufamizm · 2012-11-20T15:25:24+00:00

"How hard could it be?"

panzerschrekk · 2012-11-20T15:39:55+00:00

radiator/s? btw: they didn't have A/C?

superskier1 · 2012-11-20T15:46:55+00:00

If I am not mistaken that is a Jaguar E-Type, if it is that is truly an amazing car and in my opinion on of the most beautiful cars every made. You are a luck man to own such a fine piece of automotive engineering.

kesekimofo · 2012-11-20T16:05:37+00:00

Hope that floor is immaculate or that clutch isn't going to be installed.

Paulk501 · 2012-11-20T16:11:02+00:00

Where do you buy something like this?

wsfarrell · 2012-11-20T16:13:56+00:00

Nice flywheel.

Enelli23 · 2012-11-20T16:17:46+00:00

Dat Jag..

Toxcity · 2012-11-20T16:18:14+00:00

Stunning!

cj7jeep · 2012-11-20T16:19:01+00:00

This is my favorite picture I've seen on reddit, it is an excellent way to show people how a motor works, thanks to whoever took the time to clean up and layout the parts, it was worth the effort

SonOfTK421 · 2012-11-20T16:20:24+00:00

I fixed it. I think you meant OCD.

Chewzer · 2012-11-20T16:21:08+00:00

Reminds me of this one.

sixstringthing · 2012-11-20T16:29:19+00:00

Ikea got another fucking bright idea.

ch0keArtist · 2012-11-20T16:36:22+00:00

Are we missing some bolts?

Slidewolf · 2012-11-20T16:41:30+00:00

Yeah, that is almost everything...

Cemetary · 2012-11-20T16:45:23+00:00

That is beautiful!

faceinthegrass · 2012-11-20T16:46:32+00:00

Is this like a small model car or what? It's really hard to tell. And yes, I know what car it is but I'm not sure whether it's the actual thing, or just a small model of it.

damnBcanilive · 2012-11-20T16:47:04+00:00

I don't think your car's gonna run like that bro.

TheManWhoisBlake · 2012-11-20T16:47:40+00:00

I work with marine diesel engines and all I can say is "Aww isn't that cute." The connecting rods for the engines I see are igger than the block for this engine.

TK503 · 2012-11-20T16:49:39+00:00

Well there's your problem..your engine isn't put together the right way

tarantulus · 2012-11-20T16:54:01+00:00

DAT SYMMETRY

JohnMcGurk · 2012-11-20T16:57:26+00:00

That's not where that goes.

travisthefairy · 2012-11-20T16:59:13+00:00

That looks beautiful!

mclarenisawesome · 2012-11-20T16:59:56+00:00

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO AN E-TYPE?

Sprengstoff · 2012-11-20T17:04:58+00:00

Im about to be really brave.

I don't like the E-Type. I don't think it looks good.

oakback · 2012-11-20T17:06:40+00:00

Great pic! I'd love to see a similar one with a rotary engine.

pieprz · 2012-11-20T17:13:28+00:00

The angle of the wheels is ruining it for me. I've been on things organized neatly for too long.

MaxCutterow · 2012-11-20T17:15:53+00:00

It's wireless! How cool is that?

BgBootyBtches · 2012-11-20T17:16:47+00:00

I don't know anything about cars, but that is beautiful

rasmus9311 · 2012-11-20T17:18:26+00:00

Doesn't look as bad I thought it would.

tallpoke · 2012-11-20T17:19:21+00:00

Simply glorious!

accountnotfound2 · 2012-11-20T17:21:12+00:00

Parts.

Funk_Munki · 2012-11-20T17:21:42+00:00

Where's all the bolts?

notseanmcbride · 2012-11-20T17:22:33+00:00

Worst thing you can hear as a father... "DAD! I CLEANED IT FOR YOU!"

Good thing my son isn't a super genius.

SouthernYankeeOK · 2012-11-20T17:23:02+00:00

Thought this was an elaborate model car at first.

jbond66 · 2012-11-20T17:32:49+00:00

How this is perfectly laid out has a very calming effect on me.

ryangaston88 · 2012-11-20T17:33:26+00:00

I'm pretty sure that's actually a meth lab disguised as a jag...

You're not fooling anyone Mr Heisenburg!

the_last_carfighter · 2012-11-20T17:43:27+00:00

yup, it's all there

captainfluffybunny · 2012-11-20T17:44:07+00:00

I did that once with my first Volkswagon beetle when I was putting a new engine in.

I had extra bolts leftover when I put the new engine in, and never quite figured out what the bolts went to. It was disturbing.

symustafa1996 · 2012-11-20T17:45:38+00:00

Isn't this, the Series 3, if compared to the previous models, the worst E-Type?

syosm · 2012-11-20T17:50:28+00:00

Dat V12.

bthekid · 2012-11-20T17:52:22+00:00

Can someone label the parts on this picture. I would love to see that

nobody_cares__really · 2012-11-20T18:00:23+00:00

isn't it a no-no to lay the crankshaft and camshaft on their side like that due to warpage?

idontknowanythinggg · 2012-11-20T18:01:52+00:00

It should have machine guns. I see no machine guns. This must be fixed.

klobster · 2012-11-20T18:02:01+00:00

I'd like to show this picture to an OCD person and see if it incites them to take their car apart.

MacNamedDre · 2012-11-20T18:02:19+00:00

Its missing the block and the clutch, while mounted to the flywheel, isn't what I would consider to be part of the engine.

CountMalachi · 2012-11-20T18:05:41+00:00

Where is the resolution quality enforcer when we need him?

Edit: found it

PooPooCaCaChips · 2012-11-20T18:06:36+00:00

It's like looking at a pile of legos. I just want to put it back together!

quincy_taylor · 2012-11-20T18:09:57+00:00

It's missing a flywheel

poochydogbreath · 2012-11-20T18:11:22+00:00

If you could just go ahead and label all these parts, that'd be great.

asgeorge · 2012-11-20T18:13:21+00:00

Where are the 87,000 nuts, bolts and washers that go along with that nice and tidy picture?? Lost, that's where they are.

Srolio · 2012-11-20T18:18:29+00:00

All cars should come in kits similar to this. I want to assemble my own car from a box.

gammaburn · 2012-11-20T18:19:34+00:00

Without (of course) every bolt, washer, circlip and seal known to man.

fe3o4 · 2012-11-20T18:20:46+00:00

Let me guess.. you bought a car and the fine print said "hardware not included"

effse7en · 2012-11-20T18:21:42+00:00

Dat e-type.

fapfapfapfap

jaspeh · 2012-11-20T18:23:31+00:00

"Coolest model ever!" oh wait

flattop100 · 2012-11-20T18:25:15+00:00

Am I missing something, or the timing chain not in the shot?

Fudgefactor7 · 2012-11-20T18:33:17+00:00

It looks so deceptively simple.

nrml · 2012-11-20T18:34:45+00:00

Sans rubber and electronics.

doktor_wankenstein · 2012-11-20T18:36:45+00:00

Now, you've got a car, minus an engine, in the garage. Take me to it.

nopistons · 2012-11-20T18:41:57+00:00

How....what's with all those parts??

notquiteamop · 2012-11-20T18:44:25+00:00

this is the sort of thing that would give James May that fizzing sensation.

M_R_Big · 2012-11-20T18:46:28+00:00

You're missing some bolts.

Bigshellbeachbum · 2012-11-20T18:48:38+00:00

Sorry first thing I thought was OCD i can relate.

jugglemank · 2012-11-20T18:48:40+00:00

This looks like something Austin over at Things Organized Neatly would love!

It's a pretty rad site. thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com

ITboredom · 2012-11-20T18:49:12+00:00

Now put it back together.

SargentMcGreger · 2012-11-20T18:50:39+00:00

As someone going into mechanical engineering, I find this pic very interesting

AliasUndercover · 2012-11-20T18:52:17+00:00

Damn. This kind of makes me feel like Bender looking at a schematic...

imazero · 2012-11-20T18:53:11+00:00

Where's the block?

huntruder38 · 2012-11-20T18:58:23+00:00

Now just to link everything in grey plastic bars, package it and sell it as a model.

brandnew1984 · 2012-11-20T19:07:46+00:00

Looks like you lost a bolt, good luck putting it back together.

starlinguk · 2012-11-20T19:09:14+00:00

That's what a bipolar person would do in an "up". And then he wouldn't know how to put it back together again.

Szos · 2012-11-20T19:18:31+00:00

That's so sick. Its like model-building, but for grown-ups.

tbnist03 · 2012-11-20T19:20:49+00:00

Where can I find a model like that?

hamster_sword · 2012-11-20T19:22:58+00:00

Theres your problem right there!

Blitzwire · 2012-11-20T19:32:44+00:00

This picture made the ocd in me squeal with joy

rottdog · 2012-11-20T19:33:05+00:00

The next exciting episode of James May's garage he explains the function and name of every single part shown here and the tools needed to remove them.

combatsauce · 2012-11-20T19:36:49+00:00

thanks for the post. I am interested in working on engines so I figure I'm gonna start small and look into the inner workings of a lawn mower engine. This was really cool to look at though.

greatunknownpub · 2012-11-20T19:45:30+00:00

Bravo. Now put it back together and I'll be impressed.

datfeels · 2012-11-20T19:58:10+00:00

engines r dum

g-nerd1 · 2012-11-20T19:59:00+00:00

now all i have to do is figure out how it all goes together... :/

Bluebird_North · 2012-11-20T20:21:54+00:00

Thought it was one of those scale models.

abbadon420 · 2012-11-20T20:52:02+00:00

I'd like to buy some blue meth from you, please

jrwperformance · 2012-11-20T20:55:51+00:00

Wow...that's cool. I just did a clutch on an e type this summer. You have to pull the whole engine and tranny as a unit to do it. Was pretty fun.

white_star_32 · 2012-11-20T20:58:14+00:00

mechanic is a gifted person...when I take shit apart things get...scattered.

dncomo · 2012-11-20T21:11:30+00:00

I'm jealous of the floor, I can't imagine how I'd feel if I could see the rest of the garage!

omgsus · 2012-11-20T21:13:38+00:00

There are at least 40 moving parts in a "modern" reciprocating piston engine (OP pictured).

Compare that to 3 to 5 moving parts in a rotary engine.

TheSciNerd · 2012-11-20T21:37:04+00:00

Neat. Now put it back together, we are going to be late.

Xysten · 2012-11-20T21:46:15+00:00

Reminds me of those little plastic models I used to put together as a child. Where all of the plastic parts are attached to that little grid thing. Imagine if your car came like this. It would probably be substantially cheaper.

CockIsMyCopilot · 2012-11-20T21:58:09+00:00

What are those things between the pistons and the rods? A cylinder sleeve? What’s the logic behind that? Not trying to be a smart-ass, I’m sure there’s a good enough reason.

swiftb3 · 2012-11-20T22:02:25+00:00

Man, I can't get a handle on the perspective. I seriously thought it was a ridiculously detailed model and those were normal floor tiles.

cheesehead904 · 2012-11-20T22:06:07+00:00

No engine block?

juxtachamp · 2012-11-20T22:09:50+00:00

Not sure what kind of mechanic this guy is, but he can organize like a MF.

mattypatty88 · 2012-11-20T22:11:55+00:00

I thought the E-type was a v8... :D

hi_kthxbai · 2012-11-20T22:14:36+00:00

TIL there are 2 clarinets in every engine.

THE_GR8_MIKE · 2012-11-20T22:20:31+00:00

V12?

Faided · 2012-11-20T23:21:14+00:00

Join us over at r/MachinePorn

Spankh0us3 · 2012-11-20T23:31:57+00:00

Ok, so growing up I had a neighbor who always kept one garage door closed. . .after several years, I finally saw the garage door open and could see an XKE hardtop inside.

I asked, "Hey, you have a Jag, why not drive it?" He responded, "It has a broken U-joint."

I said, "But, that is like a $12 part, why not fix it?"

He said, "Right now, it only has a busted U-joint but if I fix it and start to drive it, something else will go wrong and it will cost me more than $12 to fix it."

Vemnox · 2012-11-21T00:01:41+00:00

The OCD me loves this

MostlyUselessFacts · 2012-11-21T00:07:38+00:00

I know nothing about cars but my OCD has this raging need to throw everything back together and put it back in the hood. NOW.

Jaybleezie · 2012-11-21T01:13:43+00:00

I have never seen a v12 before. Thank you:)

CndConnection · 2012-11-21T01:44:02+00:00

The weird thing about engines is....

They're actually not complicated at all and it would be very simple for an adult to read up on it enough to fully understand how they work, and perhaps even do basic repairs.

It's just that no one (the vast majority of drivers) fucking cares anymore....can't be bothered, whatever.

Including me! I know a tiny bit about them and name most parts/know what they do but I couldn't fix my own motorcycle....at least I'm working on it.

penguinhomey · 2012-11-21T02:25:04+00:00

E-type Jag! Lovely car

emqz · 2012-11-21T02:29:15+00:00

I am actively excited by this picture. Shortness of breath, heart racing, giddiness I WANT TO PUT IT TOGETHER SO BAD!!

mr10am · 2012-11-21T03:19:49+00:00

putting an engine together is soo much fun. you realize how simple the whole thing is. you would think its a bunch of complex machinery but its like putting together ikea furniture

cefalord · 2012-11-21T04:34:34+00:00

need more upvotes!!!!

issaquahsmoker · 2012-11-21T05:43:11+00:00

I. Want. An. E Type.... That is all

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