NEGLECTED HYUNDAI MUSCLE!? EQUUS 5.0L TAU V8 Destroyed by Extended Oil Change Intervals

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Today we tear into the most powerful Korean engine brought to North America, The 5.0L TAU V8. This is the engine from a 2012 Hyundai EQUUS with less than 94K miles on it and it is absolutely destroyed! How does an engine with so few miles turn into a pile of scrap metal? This is what happens when you don't change your oil often enough. Its much harder to recover from lack of maintenance than it is to stay on top of it, not to mention much cheaper! These engines are 3-4000$ before labor, markup, and fluids.
The first iteration of TAU 5.0L V8 is a direct injected, DOHC all aluminum V8 making 429hp and 376lbft of torque, mower power than a first generation coyote! These engines were found starting in 2011 in the Genesis R-spec 5.0, and 2012 in the EQUUS. Later, these engines powered the Kia K9, Genesis G80 and G90.
Why am I doing this? My name is Eric and I own and run Importapart, a full service auto dismantling business. Part of our model includes buying blown up and bad engines to dismantle for parts. We salvage the good serviceable parts and recycle the rest. We don't rebuild engines, merely supply parts to those who do.

00:00 Intro
03:06 Removing the intake manifold and looking at the intake ports. GROSS
05:33 Unbolting and removing the RH Valve cover. OH NOOOO0
07:18 Peeling off the LH Valve cover and ITS JUST AS BAD
08:03 Removing the LH Upper timing cover and variable valve timing solenoids to check for metal.... oh we found it alright
09:32 Removing the RH upper timing cover and timing solenoids and better? Kinda?
10:56 Unbolting the water pump pulley, water pump and checking condition
12:39 Checking the oil filter for metal contaminants... I could scrap that
13:53 Removing the Crank pulley bolt and crank pulley
14:31 Tickling all of the timing cover bolts out
14:56 OH, You thought that was it? HA
15:43 Prying the lower timing cover off
16:22 Inspecting the complete timing system. SOMEONE HAS BEEN HERE
17:01 Begin peeling off the timing components, tensioners and rails
18:23 Cramming the Sludge Caps off to remove cams and caps, LH Bank
19:51 Inspecting the LH Bank Valvetrain
21:08 Unbolting the cam tower
21:31 Cracking the headbolts loose and zipping them out. VIOLENCE
22:01 Lifting the RH Cylinder head. OH, OH, I Didn't expect that!
22:30 SCIENCE
24:22 Cramming the sludge caps loose on the RH Bank
25:14 Inspecting the RH Cylinder head's valve train
26:46 Cracking the RH Bank head bolts loose. WHY ARE THEY SO LOUD
27:25 Lifting the RH Cylinder head. AGAIN!?
27:47 MORE SCIENCE
28:44 Removing the timing chains and rails
30:25 Unbolting the lower oil pan. FULL OF TREASURE!
32:33 Turning the engine over to remove the upper oil pan and drain the fluids
35:01 CARNAGE CENTRAL. Yikes this blew up a little
35:42 Unbolting and disassembling the oil pump
37:50 Removing the bedplate
38:55 Unbolting the rods and pistons, what's left of them anyway
40:54 Complete bottom end inspection. Connecting rods, bearings, main bearings, pistons, block, Crankshaft, bores. ITS ALL NOT GOOD
45:38 Summary

I really hope you enjoyed this video. As always I love all of the comments, feedback an even the criticism. Catch you on the next one!

-Eric