BLEW UP A PRIUS?! 2010+ Toyota Prius 1.8L 2ZR-FXE Engine Full Teardown

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I've been tearing down engines on camera for 2 and a half years! Search my channel to see what I've torn down. Here's a few recents:
Mini Cooper/PSA N14    • JUNK Mini Cooper S (BMW/Peugeot) N14 ...  
Ford 1.0 Ecoboost 3cyl    • JUNK Ford Ecosport 1.0L 3-Cylinder Ec...  
Infiniti/Nissan VR30DDTT    • 60K Miles on 1 Oil Change!?! Infiniti...  
Dodge Ram 8.0 V10    • 8 LITERS OF DESTRUCTION! Dodge Ram V1...  

Todays engine is one often thought to be impossibly reliable, but like any engine ever made, the general public has found a way! A 2010+ Toyota Prius 2ZR-FXE. This is a 1.8L Atkinson cycle aluminum 4 cylinder that makes just shy of 100hp on its own. With the relatively low power output, you'd assume these low stress engines would run for ever but really, these engines are kinda notorious for this type of failure. That's why used engines are $2000-3000 even with higher mileage. The high price of a used engine usually means there's a significant demand and a relatively low supply of good used engines.
Why am I doing this? I own and run a full service auto salvage business and part of our model is dismantling blown up engines to salvage the good parts to resell. We do not rebuild engines, but we do supply parts to those that do!

I really hope you enjoyed this teardown, as always I love all of the comments, feedback, and even the criticism.

Catch you all on the next one!

-Eric