The Volvo D5 is very common in europe/scandinavia and is a very reliable and tunable engine. Only with mapping you get 290hp and 530 NM. One of my friends V70 From 2008 with the D5 has 950k Km and still runs great original engine trans and turbo

@vilperi29

3 ай бұрын

D3 is also 5 cylinder 2.0 diesel

@CatManHDGaming

3 ай бұрын

@@vilperi29 yea it is its the same block and head as the D5 only difference is the crant and removal of the bigger turbo on the D5 so just the smaller turbo is used

@lvchlann

3 ай бұрын

agreed. Dad owned a 09 xc70 ocean race and with a tune the car was at ~270hp and 700nm with around 30psi. Laggy as hell but unbeatable off the line.

@CatManHDGaming

3 ай бұрын

@@lvchlann yea thats the vgt single turbo so they have som lag to around 2000 rpm the newer D5 from 2010 and newer has 2 turbos one small and one big the bigger one activates above 2500-3000 rpm and full torque at 1400 rpm

@linken8789

3 ай бұрын

I was on my way to write same thing :) the data he says about "few of the were made nad not ton of information" Is not right! It's more Volvo D5 and 2.4D and diesels total then the gasoline T5's and just the standard engines.... Here in Sweden it's more diesels than gas, and you have information about the engines if you want to tune it. Diesel in europe is more common than gas on v70/xc70 xc90. Btw.... My dad had a 07 XC70 D5 it had almost 300k km's on the clock. I drive a V90 D4 now with a tunebox (Promotech) so it should had 245hp /490nm.

You forgot two engines from Audi the 2.3l 10v (NG1/NG2) and the 2.3l 20v (7A) both are naturally aspirated engine

@leveluplife8585

3 ай бұрын

I was waiting for him to rank my 2.3L Audi coupe GT special build and he never did! It was rock solid for me and I think put out about 140 horsepower. Thanks for the engine code references!

@aerialphotoeutin844

3 ай бұрын

and the 2.5 Tdi from the T5

@jrgenlund1300

2 ай бұрын

I also don't see the 2.0 10v and 20v being grouped together making much sense. The 2.0 20v and 2.3 20v belong together, also being the first of the bunch to get electronic fuel injection. The 7A is a fantastic, high-reving engine (by the late 80s standard)

@to87fin65

8 күн бұрын

​@@aerialphotoeutin844And 5pot commonrail 2.5tdi too what is found from Crafter.

My parents are still driving a gasoline volvo V70 2.4 from 2006, I think they have something like 500k km on it. Insanely reliable engines

The fact he goes and checks for each engines concerning faults, which can involve some digging through forums is commendable.

@running2redline

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated, I’ve figured who better to go to then those who have actually owned these. Thanks for watching!

@NorthernChev

9 күн бұрын

…then you haven’t seen his American V8 video yet, where he completely throws any reliability or faults aside and just judges on horsepower. He’ll mention a major fault but yet still rank it way higher than MUCH more reliable engines. Ridiculous.

@chappy3669

2 күн бұрын

@@NorthernChev which engines are you talking about

In my world, the om605 is S-tier for sure😁

@igorlis380

3 ай бұрын

exactly, can take a beating like no other. easily can make over 300hp and torque for days

@estrophy

2 ай бұрын

Über S-tier. Show me a stock diesel block and head making power over 6000rpm❤

Its worth noting that Volvos modular engine family also includes i4 and i6 engines and those are equally as mechanically solid as the i5 engines. BUT the high hp turbocharged B5254T engine found in 2.5L R model cars have cases of cracked engine blocks. Them being open deck and having just a hair too little material in certain areas for high hp turbo applications creates a weakspot in between the upper portion of the cylinder bores. Suboptimal intercooling is also a factor here aswell as detionation (knock) due to low octane fuel and the hot air from the not so great intercooler. Its common practice to shim these blocks before doing any power increasing mods. The diesels dont have that problem at all their blocks are physically stronger and were cast with more material around the cylinders than the petrol engine blocks. The naturally aspirated engines are completely fine too and the 2.4L engine is not affected as far as I know.

@GoldenGrenadier

17 күн бұрын

I kinda hate how the highest rated 5 cylinder volvo made also has a low cieling for tuning without sleeving the block. You can put better connecting rods in a 2.3L T5 and run circles around the R motor.

The 2.5TDI is pretty incredible My dad had an '01 V70 with that engine and it had nearly 600.000km on it with no major issues

@antesosic1600

21 күн бұрын

And its plenty powerful aswell. I have a 96 850 TDI and that engine servs me very well

The VW 20v 2.5 or 07k as it is called deserves to be much higher, in its stock form it quite literally is indestructible and extremely reliable, has some tuning potential as NA but also shines when turboed keeping its reliability. It also has seen longitudinal rwd applications on the old porsche 944.

@lukewest708

Ай бұрын

It also has honda/supercar rivaling headflow, a lot of the audi guys chasing big power actually prefer them over the older turbo engines because once you upgrade pistons and rods they're much easier to make power with than the AAN/3B

Imagine if they removed a cylinder from the Barra 🤔

@61936

3 ай бұрын

Well you can always buy a saw so if you wanna test that out

@undercoverasiant696

3 ай бұрын

Then it would just be called the " Barr ".

@turbod1

2 ай бұрын

A stright 8 sounds fun

@ToyotatechDK

2 ай бұрын

Would be very cool. It might still be waaaay too heavy though

@060racing8

Ай бұрын

Just keep adding a boost, and it will happen

Finally. After years of waiting, the 5 cylinder ranking is here. Thanks man 🫶🏼

@running2redline

3 ай бұрын

Took me a while to get to but had to make it happen. Hope you enjoy it, thank you for your continued support!

The Ford 3.2 Duratorq can also be found in the T4 and TX4 models of the Brazilian off-road vehicles manufacturer Troller. FIAT's FiveTech 5c gasoline engines were widely available in the South America market inside the Fiat Mareas, both in the 2.0 Turbo and 2.4 Na versions. Although it have a few reliability problems, thanks to the aftermarket solutions this engine (specially the 2.4 NA) is now one of the favorites tuner's engine here in Brazil for very high power applications.

@hanshlr

3 ай бұрын

os motores fivetech não vierem flex não amigo, nenhum Marea veio flex

@xynostasos9022

2 ай бұрын

What kind of problems? Because in Europe we don't have any common issues to report on the 2.0 20VT and 2.4 20V engines.

Had a 97 V70 with the 2.5 TDI. Incredible engine. 570 thousand kilometers and still running strong only needing a clutch. Wish there was a bigger aftermarket for them.

@jandeusvult2920

2 ай бұрын

Im still cruising with one

The Gm 5 cylinder has become more popular as of late, alongside the straight six in the same atlas family. People have been boosting them with great results!

My mum gave me her TD5 Discovery 2 as a first car years ago, it wasnt the fastest vichele in the world but it made a lovely noise.

The om605 is bulletproof like the rest

@user-cr5rh9vl4c

3 ай бұрын

Even better than om602!

@dietznutz1

3 ай бұрын

@user-cr5rh9vl4c yeah I was thinking it's the best of the 5 cylinders, they make a lot of power and are small enough to go in everything

@dietznutz1

2 ай бұрын

@@danielsvamp he's a great creator mistakes are gonna be made

I drove a vortec i5 for 196k miles with no major problems before I sold it. Lasted 16 years. Probably still going to the guy I sold it to.

@running2redline

2 ай бұрын

Pretty impressive stuff!

The OM647 was a updated version of the OM612. The Turbo wastegate was updated to a electic one, pistons are different and the EGR was updated too. Not just sprinter vans though. All the commercial cars had it.

I always love these videos! Can't wait to see what's next.

@running2redline

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I have a '88 VW santana (they kept their name in the spanish speaking markets) with the 2.0l 10v and while it doesn't make a lot of power the sound at higher rpms is just awesome

My family's owned a 3.2 Duratorq Ford Endeavour (Everest) since 2016- not sure how many miles are on it, but while the car certainly isn't very low-maintenance, the issues are rarely the engine. The sound is also pretty great!

great video but I think you forgot that the D5244 was also in the V70 and XC70

@running2redline

3 ай бұрын

It seems I did, apologies and I am glad you enjoyed the video.

From my own and many others’ experience, the D5 has got to be one of the best engines made in automotive history, if not the best. It’s decently tuneable, stupidly reliable and in general an absolute workhorse of an engine. Mad props to Volvo on that one

Got 165k on my daughter's volvo s40 combined with the 5 speed borg warner. Great engine, reliable and good fuel economy.

love my volvo V70R 6 speed manual, it's 300hp makes chugging along at the speed limit quite challenging at times xD

Good video my only gripe is the B5252 doesn’t have as much power as the 5254 due to the 10v single cam head rather than 20v on the B5(cyl)25(L)4(valves per cyl) As well as the D52x4T are very common in Europe and are available from 2-2.4L and are extremely tuneable can easily make 350hp on w hybrid turbo. My brother and mother both have D4 cars with 200k miles and only ever requiring belt changes and water pump at service intervals

My old man had an Audi 100 with the 2.1 EA828, it was a smooth engine that loved to rev and sounded great.

2.4 JTD best diesel ever 🙏

@tech4mooo801

3 ай бұрын

i agree my 159 2.4 pulls like a train

I disagree with the 2.4 jtd, it was the first mass produced common rail automobile diesel, he's very robust, and most importantly, HE SOUND GOOD !

Love these videos!

@running2redline

3 ай бұрын

Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed!

*Technicality I know*, but it's not really the firing order that determines what the engine sounds like, it's the firing spacing and the frequency of the firing vs the frequency of crankshaft/camshaft. What's actually really cool about this is you can infer what note an engine will "play" based on the cylinder count and it actually works pretty well. This is where the idea of a v10 playing "the best sound" comes from since it "plays" a major 10th

My daily driver is the 1994 Audi S4 with the famous 2.2 20 valve turbo. It is a one of a kind engine and a car. The original parts lasted 25 years.

You should do a weird engines tier list ex: vr6, w8, rotary, flat 4,6

Great Video Bro

@running2redline

2 ай бұрын

I greatly appreciate that, thank you!

I used to see a v5 vw golf nearly every day driving to work. Not seen it for a while now.

These are my favorite engine setup, i have owned several volvo i5

If I may, the OM605 was also in the 190E, both NA and Turbo. A friend has one, sounds so nice when it revs hard

A friend has a Audi 200 20V Avant, as a daily with just bolt on parts an a tune it has round about 360HP, I have a 200 20V Limo, with only 270HP bought it with 187.000KM, took it apart at almost 400.000KM for restauration, only minor wear on the internals. In my opinion one of the best engines from the 80s from Audi.

Happy to see the engine in my own car in the top of the list, Volvo C30 T5 (B5254T7). Its an amazing engine.

My mother had a ford ranger with the 3.2 duratorq. It exploded on the highway shooting a piston out of the side taking a chunk out of the passenger side tire. It immediately shut off and was blowing white and black smoke. Then we found coolant in the oil pan.

@running2redline

3 ай бұрын

That’s pretty wild, would sound like a head gasket. Hopefully it was under warranty

@bradesproduction1818

3 ай бұрын

@@running2redline nah she bought it for 500 bucks used. When we first got it had no fluids, no gas. at the time my mother was in desperate need of transportation and this truck lasted a year and a half in total.

I have the vortec 3500, awesome engine and sounds so cool

I realise this is about automotive 5cyl engines, but the first I5 that comes to mind for me is the Deutz F5L 912 used in the Deutz Fahr DX85 and 90 tractors, and later used in some combine harvesters. The tractor did have some issues, but those were with the gearbox and fixed in their later production. The FL9 Deutz Diesels are quite reliable, and the air cooled nature meant you only had to keep the fins clean. You rarely ever find any Deutz tractor with a FL9 that's below 10k hours, which is also the case for the DX85/90.

Let's goooo my favourite architecture

I can vouch for the Fiat 20vt in my Coupes , I have 2 of them, quite quick and they sound like they look. That off beat cadence really is quite addictive. Thanks for the review, cars that were powered mostly by passion, rather than being a soulless appliance.

idea: 3cyl engine tier list

@running2redline

3 ай бұрын

I like that, thank you!

My first car (25 years ago) was "powered" by an OM617 and to this day i would call it "unkillable" if treated like an engine. So i am happy with it being S-Tier. I am a bit surprised that the OM612 is rated so low, given that cars with that engine are rather sought after even today. (old G wagons with the 270cdi are keeping their value pretty good where i live.) And i only heard these engines being praised for reliability. (but that's just me, i'm not a mechanic)

Some sounds files would be awesome!

Omg i fucking love I5s, they’re just pure perfection, either when it comes the sound, reliability, customizability, they can sound like V10s but make as much power as a v6 and as much reliability as a V8, and as much customizablity as a V6 or I6

I daily drive an ‘09 Volvo C30 T5 R and can attest to the B5254 as being one of the greatest performing and most reliable ENGINES of ANY brand or configuration, period. Since 1984 I’ve personally owned 122 cars of all makes and models, and the Volvo inline 5 is EASILY one of the greatest engines ever made.

Used to own an S70 with b5254 engine, even at 160k miles it was very quiet and surprisingly balanced engine, ran more "stable" than my current 2.3L supercharged m111 mercedes (which has only 110k kilometers)

The 2.5 TDI was also used in the VW touareg

@bartoszhuptysiowski1855

2 ай бұрын

2.5 TDI PD from Touareg/T5 was completely different engine than Audi/Volvo/VW 2.5 TDI.

The EA855 is also used in the Donkervoort F22 with 500bhp

The vr5 only has one head (you said heads), you only notice vibrations at idle other than that it is very smooth (much smoother than my 2.8 30v passat) so i don't know who told you they run rough. My vr5 20v (seat toledo manual) feels pretty much as quick as my passat(it's a wagon and automatic) so i think for what it is hp is pretty good as well. Mine has been very reliable...i'm really happy with it tbh.

Fun Fact Fiat's 2.4 JTD has a south america exclusive variant, basedo on the 2.0 20V we have a 2.4L N/A Gasoline, used on the Fiat Marea, Marea weekend and Stilo Abarth, producing 157Hp and 21kgfm

15:30 do you know how giddy you make me feel hearing you prase this engine, knowing I have one in my driveway :DD

@running2redline

2 ай бұрын

Lucky you, that’s a great engine!

The D5 engine is a great engine for a daily, good ammount of torque, very low fuel consumption and very reliable and can ealsily be tuned to 230/290hp and 500+Nm. As far as diesels go, this earns high A / low S tier for sure.

I’ve owned both a d5 and a t5, as a scandinavian with easy acess to volvo parts in combination with these engines being incredibly reliable and and tuning capable (atm400😎). I can say I’ve really enjoyed them. Plus the cars are very safe

That vortec i5 is so damn reliable though

I have 2 of the GM's 1 of each displacement, my daily is now 19 years old with nothing but standard maintenance issues . ( Water pump , thermostat , spark plugs ) the only issue that was slightly abnormal is the vvt oil solenoid , the factory ones had a tendency of eating the screens over the ports and was replaced with an improved design . The other minor issue is that the balance shafts bearings get loose and boy it's noisy when cold . I should do a timeline chain but I change the oil long before the oil life indicator goes off . This was a recall from gm to adjust this in the ecu . Timing chains are on both ends of the engine and is a pain to do .

i owned a 2005 volvo v50 with the b5254t3 and ran it with no coolant and redlined it. the temp gauge went full right and started beeping, so i did the reasonable thing and... kept driving. the thing was bulletproof and had 200k miles.

Bro sis the om605 dirty

@running2redline

3 ай бұрын

Fair enough, wouldn’t have minded it higher

The tuning potential of the OM602 and OM605 are crazy high. Plenty of 300+Hp OM602's in Finland and multiple OM605's running 450+, and this considering that most of those engines have done 500K+ km stock

I have a regular 09 civic lx and don’t want to do a regular k swap, so a 5 cylinder will do, the thing is that I don’t know if I want it high raving naturally aspirated, or turbo, either way yall got any recommendations

The D5 came in the V70 as well, very strong engine; easily mapped

I5's are my second favorite engine configuration after boxer 6's.

The OM647 was also used in the W210 and w211 270 cdi models

Also VW’s 10v diesel is used in Volvo 850 TDi and early v70 TDi with many examples exceeding well over 1 million miles

The vortec i5 take boost likw a champ

@curtisnoble.

3 ай бұрын

I’ve only heard bad things about the Vortec I5

@Landon60000

3 ай бұрын

@curtisnoble. my buddy has one 250ishk miles runs perfect and we met a guy who has a turboed one making 400whp on a stock i5

The VR5 is certainly the most underrated engine in this list. It shares many similar parts with the vr6 as they belongs to the same engine family ea360, and they don't have major reliability issues. The power figure is also impressive as the EA855 produced a similar figure, with technology of 15 years advance, and 0.2L extra displacement. Finally It makes a glorious sound and has more tuning ability than most of the engines on this list including the new Volvo engines. 500 HP is just a rookie number as there are many many pushing over 800 to 1000 HP examples on KZread. I don't see a reason to put this in B tier

@rinkk8126

3 ай бұрын

People don't care for the VR5 cause the VR6 exists and is more readily available used for swaps.

@tristar10

3 ай бұрын

@@rinkk8126Yes exacly, however by just viewing the engine by itself without taking into account of other factors like so, it deserves a better Rank imo

@philippeichinger3246

3 ай бұрын

In stock form the vr5 sucks, had it in a mk4 GTi , 150PS It was gutless didnt really do much at all except for sound

@tristar10

3 ай бұрын

@@philippeichinger3246if you look at the how the list was made you will know it is not about power that ranks these engines

@philippeichinger3246

3 ай бұрын

​@user-rr3nw8zc4l i wasnt criticising the ranking, only the engine The 2.5L in a T4 pulls better than the vr5 Way better power band and driveability

B5254 Volvo/Duratec engine is a very well balanced 5. Great power and torque, good gas mileage, and reliability. However there is one small thing to note, I believe the 2011-2013 era of Volvos with this engine do have piston ring issues, causing oil consumption. This isn’t entirely a huge deal breaker, but it is to be noted. Surprisingly, it is a wonderful sounding engine, not as good as the tfsi or 2.2 R5 20v, but it is very wonderful, especially if you get a quality exhaust system to pair with it. I wish ford still had Volvo, maybe we’d still have another modern day 5 being produced, but with the new head company that took over, 5’s were gone from Volvo since 2015 I believe, not 100% sure but close to that time.

I`ve got 2 more I5 from VW: 2.5 PD TDI(Touareg, T5) and 2.5 CR TDI(Crafter).

I had a Acura tl 2.5. it was a smooth engine and very reliable

The 2.5 from the transporter is INCREDIBLY reliable though, its the only non diesel you whould want to have in it and they arent THAT uncommon to find here in europe

@foxy126pl6

3 ай бұрын

Also, the 2.4d is the best engine you can get for the transporter in terms of reliablility. They can go to up to over 500000km even if abused and neglected, like most T4 transporters were

Can vouch for the Volvo, my 2.4 petrol has 230K miles on it. The only work I've ever had to do other than standard servicing is renew the PCV breather system. Still runs great, smooth and quiet.

Do another video on four cylinder engines honda g m chrysler and many others

Had a duratorq that lasted over 500,000 being driven every day 500 miles a day, and idling for at least 4 hours at a time per trip

The land cruiser had a toyota 1pz engine which was a diesel 5 cylinder version of the famous 1hz 6 cylinder

I must say... I have had plenty experience with the Volvo B5254T and D5254T both in stock and tuned guise. I can say they are both incredible engines and think they deserve top of A tier. The 2.4 D5 Biturbo in particular is awesome as it has such a good amount of torque and delivers it in a very petrol like fashion. Also sounds good

3 cylinders plz ?

@running2redline

3 ай бұрын

Got it on my list!

@dom3827

3 ай бұрын

Best 3 Cylinder: Toyota GR Corolla / GR Yaris Engine dont need to say anything about that 2nd: Ford 1.5 Ecoboost "Dragon" Engine. Reliable, torqy, very tunable with stock parts, Power from 1500 revs till redline, never feels out of breath. 3rd: Toyota 0.9 3 cylinder powering the Aygo. It just runs and runs and runs, no matter what. Note: The Koenigsegg 3 cylinder is yet to be built. Its only planned with a proof of concept, so i dont consider it for the list.

Can you add metric nm torque information

I am a big fan of the Fiat / Alfa 2.4 JTD unit . Goes well, Sounds great, Very flexible, Very economical.

11:10 hey i have one in my 80 B2 CD5S, and even it's not like the nervous GTE (same HP) it's so smooth in power delivery. From 1000 to 4000 it's were you use it most of the time, but past 4k the carb (yes it's just before Kjectronic) open even more and there is the 115hp comming quite furiously until 7k rpm. In a saloon car under 1000kg with the driver, it's more than enough to rival any "normal" car these day. But i obviously would not say no to an Audi 200 180/200hp turbo engine, but C tiere is severe. Plus there were aluminium and magnesium WN block on few rare model to test new alloys for engine block back then, mostly taxis to test relability.

3:25 Small note: the first b5254 (97-99) was modified 2.4l modular and not a comparable to the duratec.

The only thing I think you missed is that the Volvo B5 engines (I forget the exact variants) were also used in the Renault Safrane in the 1990s, but the list was already pretty long ago I think you can be forgiven!

Can you make a video on dual clutch transmissions?

@running2redline

3 ай бұрын

I like that idea, I’ll see if there’s a way I can make it objective. Thank you

Japanese i4 video please!

I was hoping you would include the Honda V5

@running2redline

2 ай бұрын

Missed that, would’ve been up in the A tier range though.

if i wanted a budget 5 cylinder that could handle alot of power/ or is extremely tunable which one should i go for?

@running2redline

23 күн бұрын

I personally would go for the Honda G25A. The other A and S tiers are either pretty old, hard to find, or German (more expensive parts and build). If you’re planning to modify then Honda will always be a good option.

@EGEIS9

22 күн бұрын

@@running2redline I did a little googling and not a lot of people build these motors and there’s almost 0 aftermarket support

I never knew there was so many

@running2redline

2 ай бұрын

Tbh neither did I, when I was researching for this video I was amazed

The 3.2 duratorq has a 200hp version in brazil and the fiat gas 5 cyl goes from 2.0 to 2.4 liters

I know it is not a production engine, but I was hoping to see the Honda RC211V. Definitly more unique than all the engines listed here.

Crazy how much horsepower a Volvo 5 cylinder sleeved block can hold.

Can you do inline 4 please

What about the TDI 5 cylinder from the transporter that made close to 180 hp

Volvo was the first Company to put a five cylinder transversely into an FWD production car

I have a ford everest 3.2, has 470nm and 200hp, i have 6 digit odometer and don’t have the oil pump issues, and my other fellow ranger/everest drivers i know doesn’t seem to suffer that problem as well, maybe it was on the older generation of 3.2?

When you going to do a i4 grading one

@running2redline

Ай бұрын

After I’m through 6 cylinders

Still waiting for the german diesel list😩

Can I just say, the B5234 alone should've gotten into S-Tier It's SUCH a good engine, makes good power on stock and can be modified so well 🥺

Om605 and Om606 surely are at least A tier engines

It's a pity Volvo never made a cylinder head update for the 5 cyl, a narrow valve head with a high port would have been awesome.