Honda 1.5-Liter Turbo Engine Teardown Shows What Happens If You Don't Change Your Oil

Honda's unloved L15 is tougher than you think.

  Car Talk, Autos   Nov 28, 2025   0   5  Add to Reading List
Honda 1.5-Liter Turbo Engine Teardown Shows What Happens If You Don't Change Your Oil

This teardown video shows that even the most unloved of Honda's engines can be a lot tougher than you might think. It's an L15, the turbo-four that powers the last two generations of CR-V along with higher-trim Honda Civic models and even plenty of Accords. The engine is getting ripped apart here because the owner drove it at least 30,000 miles without changing the oil. Somehow, it still drove into the shop, and this I Do Cars video will show us how.

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