Reminds me the other day I was watching pawn stars and looking at the background many cars don’t look that aged and these are new cars of 17 years ago.
The solution for the tick is the new updated 3rd party lifters. I did an experiment with oe lifters on one side and new style lifters on the other. Only one side ticked. The old oe side. That tick is metal on metal and an eventual massive repair.
I think the new design is to have an added oil galley at the skinny neck part of the lifter to get more oil to the cam. Engine tech melling ect. They all do that.
The 2011 Dodge Charger R/T is still a great muscle sedan with the 5.7 L HEMI V8 engine and the five-speed automatic transmission with manual-shift capability. They are well maintained properly and they do not spend thousands of dollars to repair these vehicles. For the first week of May, I am extremely hopeful for the next all-new, buy this, not that video to be uploaded from the Car Wizard on Tuesday or on Thursday. He will eventually do one for Mitsubishi on Tuesday or he will eventually do one for Mazda on Thursday. Thank you very much.
I have an opportunity to buy an 07 Charger 5.7 that has been driven by a senior , summer only 60,000 miles. Extremely clean everywhere. under the hood looks brand new. Do I take a chance on it?
Hemi Tick: Beware the sound of a new cam being ground. This one will be round, and your billfold's heart will pound. Repair bills will abound as the Wizard is Bahama bound.
Just a general comment. I’d just like to thank you for, if not reaffirming, at least keeping alive, my faith that somewhere out there are genuinely good, competent, knowledgeable, skillful and, in this industry at least, honest, mechanics out there. Keep up the good work, it’s a joy and pleasure to watch.
600/700 bucks for a oil pressure sensor replacement? what are you talking about? that should be 1 hour labor for diagnosis/ replacement plus sensor cost hmm..175 ..200 bucks tops. What are you smoking? or were you dropped on your head as a child.....edit....what? a front suspension issue was addressed sway bar bushings replaced...starter issue addressed starter button replaced ..ya I eat my words and bow to the almighty wizard he was very fair with his price...
@@Mikegastaldo Don't forget he also had to replace the sway bar bushings and replace the push button for the starter too. I imagine the labor for getting behind the dash to fix the push button wasn't cheap. Did you even watch the entire video (WITHOUT SKIPPING ANYTHING!) before making a comment?
Work on the police version of this all the time. The hemi tick turns into a small chirp which is a lifter getting stuck and the end result is a camshaft being eaten. Seen this at as low as 44,000 miles. Extended idling will cause this due to not enough oil flow to the cam. The one in the video has not had this due to it not idling long periods of time. Keep in mind this has its own version of afm just like gm. Great video tho wizard
Pineapple launchers are not performance exhausts. More like "repro bathtub fart" generators. And so, laws will be passed for excessive noise pollution (as prop plane flies overhead).
Indeed. I had a guy trying to argue with me on FB that performance exhausts are overpriced/a waste of money - and that you can just do mid muffler delete/remove resonators. I mean sure you can do that, but a high quality aftermarket exhaust is gonna sound better no matter what and it's made out of much higher quality material. People are so stupid lol
Indeed. As I told a well known modern Mopar youtuber.... there's good loud and bad loud. Same principle with some of these amateurs out here with their loud stereo systems and the obscene amount of distortion, crackling and static coming from their speakers.
@@slomango7927 no maybe it’s both because I was cruising around with my S4 buddy today and saw 4-5 clapped out chargers with people blowing clouds😂. But damn I like yours that red is sexy🔥
The entire platform is a retired Mercedes platform. In 2011 Chrysler updated the control arms with biggerstrut arms and ball joints. When you inspect the drive shaft flex joint look for cracking in the rubber. The transmission is a Nag 1 the cup plugs leak all the time. I've worked for Chrysler since 93 and I don't know what you mean by a normal Hemi tick. I wish could hear the exact noise your referencing. The injectors tick very loud even more so starting 2011.they put noise insulation over the rails to help. The lifter rollers wear out and wipe out the cam lobes. That happens because they moved the cam higher in the block for better valve train geometry. Now the cam does not get constantly bathed in as much oil and there is no oil gally feed to the lifter bores for lubrication. It gets whatever washes over the lifters. If you hear a lifter tick that means the lifter roller is worn and the cam is getting scored. If you have a misfire and you want to determine if it's a bad cam. Do 4 or 5 Accelerations to the redline. Then the engine will start to misfire bad Let it idle and it will smooth out. When the ramp on the cam lobe is damaged it causes the lifter to collapse on hard acceleration. Even if you don't hear a tick it can still be a bad cam.
i try to never let my hemi idle for very long due to this exact reason, i always try to keep the oil pressure around 50-60 lbs, its only got 10k miles on it now so wish me luck! thanks for going into detail on this subject.
I heard the lifter tick/cam problem really isn't a problem unless you let the car idle all the time. Sucks if you are a police force and have a whole fleet of Hemi Chargers idling for 10 hours a day.
@@3pAcsJs You'll be ok it's a bullet proof engine otherwise. The best thing you can do is change your oil every 3k and don't listen to the people who say if you use synthetic you can go 5k or 6k. It's still every 3k regardless of the oil.
I’m not a mechanic but I work a lot around cars and I always hear a tick in a dodge v8. Doesn’t matter if it has 1000 miles or 100000 miles they all tick and during a cold start they all have a piston slap noise.
The recycled E-class chassis (LH) was one of the few good things to come out of the DaimlerChrysler merger. The trans is an NAG 1 (Neu Automatik Getrieb) 5-speed... pretty reliable. This major restyle (LD) version of the platform included an upgrade to rack and pinion steering... the earlier models had sloppy feeling recirc ball from MB. The early LD vintage looks much better than the earlier years too, while the most recent have an overdone, look-at-me apperance (IMHO). The HEMI tic gets ample attention on TH-cam. Some think it is an early warning of cam lobe wear from inadequate lube flow to the cam and lifter valley... some think it is an early warning of dreaded dropped valve seat failure. Both camps think cylinder deactivation in more recent model years increases the likelyhood either expensive failure. At nearly 200K, that Charger looks damn good.
keep going man, you're better without it. nic is a hard addiction to break but keep going and keep yourself happy and distracted as much as you can, it'll make it easy on you.
You see when I went to school they don’t show you that they just show you how to replace original parts so I never knew that you could cross reference parts and they’re exactly the same and they’re cheaper so thank you very much for making me realize that because I’m not a rich person I’m poor and you your channel has shown me a lot and I really appreciate that I have a Lotta respect for your channel and a lot of love
@@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 And youtube millionaire that could afford a dozen hoists to do his videos. He would rather portray that image of the driveway routine to the poor schmuck masses. He hates on FCA hard. Yeah I stopped watching a while back. Hard to believe he's still as popular as ever with those driveway rampages.
I had a 2010 charger with the v6 I bought from my dads work (old company car) with 220k on it. I sold it with 266k and it was still rock solid. The guy I sold it to still has it and has about 300k on it now. Love these cars
I'm driving a friend's 08 daytona with the hemi while I'm waiting for my Saab's parts to ship and the thing is running great at 206k miles. I thought these engines weren't reliable. Owner has had it since new, said the only engine issue has been overheating once in a while. Never misfires, or runs rough. Great engine, but even with cylinder deactivation I'm getting 17.Xmpg on mostly rural roads
It’s from Oklahoma not Nebraska ;) up north we have the infamous rust monster eating vehicles less than 5 years old. if you don’t get the salt flushed off at a car wash between ice and snow storms it happens fast
@@3pAcsJs facts because the Dekalb County, GA Police Dept. have Tahoes and Durangos with fog lights. But the Chargers, I havent really seen any with fogs.
@@blueryxfalls7949 engine is most certainly not however and is the reason there are no oil leaks. Also the 13 pin connector on the mercedes NAG trans are notorious for leaks because the silly germans used the wrong O-ring material for the trans fluid they were using. If you've ever worked on a mercedes you would know its nothing to brag about.
@@fredwilliams7893 Tech13 commented:The injectors tick very loud even more so starting 2011.they put noise insulation over the rails to help. The lifter rollers wear out and wipe out the cam lobes. That happens because they moved the cam higher in the block for better valve train geometry. Now the cam does not get constantly bathed in as much oil and there is no oil gally feed to the lifter bores for lubrication. It gets whatever washes over the lifters. If you hear a lifter tick that means the lifter roller is worn and the cam is getting scored. If you have a misfire and you want to determine if it's a bad cam. Do 4 or 5 Accelerations to the redline. Then the engine will start to misfire bad Let it idle and it will smooth out. When the ramp on the cam lobe is damaged it causes the lifter to collapse on hard acceleration. Even if you don't hear a tick it can still be a bad cam. So if you want to diagnose: give it 4 or 5 hard engine accelerations in a row....
Seriously all the direct injection motors tick off the lot because the cam driven fuel pumps damn near touching the hood and firewall are thrustin' away. It's fun that they try to insulate them with some foam condoms and underhood diaper but the real solution would be to not put it on top of the engine!
@@emotionz3 the real solution to direct injection period is to go back to port-only or include a dual setup. these DI-only engines are fucking nightmares long term and its only in the US they are widespread as other countries get the dual setup making long term ownership cost needlessly more expensive for US customers
Our 2012 Charger R/T is very similar to this one, except for it being black with leather interior. I'm a proponent of the late-model Chrysler hemis - I've owned three, had others for company trucks and all of them have been rock-solid and dependable. We still own my '04 Ram 4x4 hemi that I bought new; it's pushing 200k miles as well and has been silly reliable and solid. We've also owned an '06 Charger R/T, which was traded in on the 2012 when it was new. They're a lot of fun for the money, very comfortable and the aftermarket is strong, too. Yes, that oil pressure switch is a common replacement item on them; I just replaced the one on the 2012 after the dreaded "99psi" issue and don't let Wizard fool you - that mother is a bear to get to, especially if you have large man-hands like me. You wind up having to get under the car and temporarily removing the alternator to access it... As for the "tick", I've only witnessed it in my Ram and only when it's cold; it dissipates fairly quickly once it's been running a minute. Relax about the tick, people - as Wizard says, it's not a big deal. I keep the oil changed in all our hemi vehicles and I only use Mobil1 in them, along with good Hastings filters. I'd rather spend the money on oil changes now than engine rebuilds later. Oh, and even the "base" hemi 5.7 (370hp) is a quick animal, too - our 2012 ran a 13.94 stock when new; I took it down the track just for the fun of it and it surprised me a little. Not bad for a 4000+ pound full dresser car - and on long trips, the car is in the high 20's on fuel economy, too. I'm pleased Wizard agrees with me on these - they're good engines, always have been. -Ed on the Ridge
Funny enough, if you are always pushing high rpms it means those parts get properly oiled and no hemi tick can form. Idle her too long and you got a tick though so its really a catch 22
They are indeed really comfy. Family and friends have had quite a few Hemi LX Plattform cars and I’ve loved them. My friends 15’ FBO 5.7 is a monster for sure.
I'd rather buy a North American made car, than one that gets imported from China by an "American" brand (variety of reasons, including less of an environmental impact when you think about it)
I love the "no muffler" comment! Try AZ. Here... people actually yank off their mufflers and spend mega $$$ to install louder ones! Crazy. Makes them think their car goes faster, gets attention...ugh. BTW... That engine looks dirty as hell. People have $$$ for the initial car purchase and then wonder why it's devalued by lack of maintenance and "vape"... It's all over here in AZ... Rolling ash trays.
helloo. my '05 Magnum R/T dropped a valve, chewed it up - new bottom end. Big money. Could you tell if the valves are bad by listening with stethoscope? If there is jingling or whatever to go with the tick? BTW, hole in muffler, tick went away. Hmmm. Ü
Are they popular around you? I live in Indiana near a Toyota factory where they build the highlander, Sienna, and Rav4 (I think.) They're literally everywhere here. You can't go more than a block without seeing a car that was assembled here. It's really cool!
@@BeesonsCars Oh yeah! Chargers and Challengers are everywhere around Brampton. Its like the civic of the city lol. You literally see them everywhere and they're mostly the V6.
Hemi Tic, huh. Nothing wrong just live with it, okay. I wish someone told me that six months after I brought my brand new 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 in 1995. The dealership didn't even know what it was.
Could you talk about the J series honda engines? Could you cover valve lash? I have a 06 Ridgeline 114k and did a valve lash to solve a misfire #1. I had already swapped coils, changed spark plugs and my mechanic said it was an injector, so he did a fuel system cleaning and when that did not work I removed the Injectors had them clean, tested with new Owings and basket filter. The valve lash was last because even my honda dealer said they don't bother with it unless there is noise, which there was none. Of 24 valves only two were correct. On EX valve on #1 was so tight I could not get a Guage in it. It fixed my issue and improved my MPG. So when do you feel the lash should be done? Per schedule (which even the dealer said to ignore) or when there is noise ( which mine did not have)?
It's an AutoStick, you can still "manually" shift it. As in, you can move the knob left/right to change gears with a really quick (less than one second) response time. Compared to a manual, the computer in the car will automatically shift when in the manual mode if you're running too high of an RPM to prevent engine and transmission damage, which is nice.
That's why I'm glad for states that do smog checks/vehicle inspections. People are incapable of keeping their vehicle safe so we have to get the government involved. Never (or very rarely) see sketchy ass vehicles in California, and it's usually near the border and they have Oregon plates.
What a stupid comment to make on a 10 year old car with 200k, inexpensive to buy, no major issues, with cheap and easy repairs. Is your brain on cruise control, or do you ever engage it and actually think?
The only Mercedes parts on that car are the transmission (which is pretty solid actually) and some suspension components. If this thing had more Mercedes in it, it wouldn't be as spartan
Mr. Wizard, in your circle of mechanic friends, do you have someone you might recomend in Orange County CA? I am afraid my 2010 Grand Caravan would not make the journey to your shop. I have a guy here but it seems like much of the work he has done is going to have to be done again. Engine mounts, wheel bearings, brakes etc. Or perhaps Mr Wizard fans know someone in the OC? Not a fan of dealers as almost all of the work i had done under waranty required at least 2 visits to the shop to get fixed and often 3. Thanks
@@ricky-sanchez True that Dodge Charger is far and away the best selling law enforcement vehicle in the sedan segment. However, Ford's Explorer Interceptor is the single best selling law enforcement vehicle in the US.
Yeah right just like its not really a dodge charger. Its a four door abomination. The original dodge charger never had four doors and they were never sedans.
Tech13 commented:The injectors tick very loud even more so starting 2011.they put noise insulation over the rails to help. The lifter rollers wear out and wipe out the cam lobes. That happens because they moved the cam higher in the block for better valve train geometry. Now the cam does not get constantly bathed in as much oil and there is no oil gally feed to the lifter bores for lubrication. It gets whatever washes over the lifters. If you hear a lifter tick that means the lifter roller is worn and the cam is getting scored. If you have a misfire and you want to determine if it's a bad cam. Do 4 or 5 Accelerations to the redline. Then the engine will start to misfire bad Let it idle and it will smooth out. When the ramp on the cam lobe is damaged it causes the lifter to collapse on hard acceleration. Even if you don't hear a tick it can still be a bad cam.
I know what you mean about cars without mufflers or running an exhaust bypass. I have neighbors with very loud V8's. They are often so loud when they drive past the house our pictures vibrate on the walls. Drives me frickin nutz🧐 And I'm a car guy🙄. Courtesy though doesn't seem to exist any longer. Like closing the bypass when going into the neighborhood, or driving in a manner to quiet it down at least around people's homes. Too much to ask for these days. 🤔
The issue with the Hemi 5.7l V8's tick is because the angle of the lifter bores is almost flat and the camshaft is much higher than the old 5.7l Hemi, from 2003 - 2008. This flat planed design gave better valvetrain geometry and increased power quite a bit. However due to this design, the oil would not sufficiently lubricate the valvetrain well, especially if it was idled a lot, when the RPM'S are generally below 950. What FCA failed to do was put in a higher volume, higher pressure oil pump and they hardened a lobe on the front camshaft lobe, which would have pumped the oil at greater rate during idle or low speeds and prevented such a catastrophe and the hardened cam lobe was harder on the lifters. While this issue is less than 5% of all Hemis, the next statement will help. There is a You Tuber by the name of Reignited and he is a Mopar Guru, especially when it comes to the 5.7l v8 hemis. He is the one who found that by putting a Hellcat oil pump in these 5.7l v8, which operates at a higher volume, that this issue was solved. The Hellcat engine oil pump is approximately between $700 - $1000 for the part and that is much cheaper than spending $5000 on rebuilding the top end of this engine. th-cam.com/video/jkNOXWGXADM/w-d-xo.html As far as FCA/ Stellantis is concerned, and this is coming from a Mopar guy, most of FCA's vehicles are junk. The few reliable vehicles they make are the Grand Caravan and Town and Country, (2015 onwards, the 2008-2014 minivans had major electrical fuse box issues), 300, Challenger and Charger, Viper (2009 - 2017), Durango and the Ram 1500 with gas engines. They are not as reliable as Toyotas ( then again, which manufacture is? ) but these vehicles that I mentioned will last you a long time with minor repairs as long as you maintain them very well. Percentage wise, from a reliability standpoint, these vehicles are lemons approximately less than 5% of the time, thus it is generally speaking, very good buys. The new Pacifica, I haven't heard much about its reliability yet. It is still a recent vehicle. Their problematic vehicles are: the entire Jeep line up; all their Fiat vehicles; Journey, 200C and the 2012-16 Dart. These junk vehicles that I mentioned have a failure rate of between 10-30%. The 30% is for Fiat, Jeeps are 20-25% and the Dodges are between 10-20%. By failure, I mean it has given owners consistent headaches in a short period of time. These good and bad ratings are for all FCA / Stellantis vehicles from 2009 onwards.
Finally someone with real answers and knowledge. Swap the oil pump and you're good. I'd still disable mds and delete the mds plugs swap the lifters and camshaft, springs.
The parts on those cars are 30% German and 70% American/Canadian. Because all of the modern charger, Challenger RTs, and all Gen 300Cs were made 100% in Ontario Canada. Thank god for the Canadians that helped us Americans out because the Canadians make great engines like the Germans and the Japanese.
Appreciate your logical and honest approach to running your business. No wonder everyone in Kansas has a 1/2 mile driveway, you need it to get some peace and quite! PS: our neighborhood peacocks hate straight / loud pipes
And now Dodge and Fiat are owned by Stellantis, who owns 14 car brands, including Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Masarati, Citroën, Opel, Peugeot, and Vauxhall among others. Reminds me of how the railroads went (and are going through) mega merger mania.
hoovie actually gets a discount with the wizard, bc he brings so much cars to get worked on, that's why he has to pay so much, it would be more if wizard charged him a normal fee
I believe this guy knows his stuff but hemi tick is not good. Telling you now. I own a 2008 non mds ram and I had the tick drained oil and shavings everywhere. Lifter failure is the issue 50% of time. My lifters ate up cam and only 100k miles. Do not take the tick lightly. Manifolds are normal failure but investigate people.
The fix to the hemi tick is to remove the muffler.
There’s no problem if you can’t hear it lol
A loud stereo works well also for when you're idling at the lights. Pro tips for the people.
What did you say?
That's some funny S!!!
#lifehack
It’s crazy how a 2011 car is 10 years old ... I know it’s basic math but that seems like not that long ago
Time flies, man. I understand
The last 5 years felt like they didn't even happen tbh.
it was probably built in 2009, then it would be 12
Reminds me the other day I was watching pawn stars and looking at the background many cars don’t look that aged and these are new cars of 17 years ago.
Wait until you get older. 5 years ago will feel like last month.
i dont know why but this was my favorite charger gen it looks so muscular and sharp damn!
Same here, also the last generation with the R/T AWD package, I've been drooling over some of those on craigslist recently.
@@averyw.3939 I have 2014 Charger RT AWD and I love it
Yeah I don't know how people like the new ones
Thanks for being a good honest guy/mechanic! Love the vids and the collab with Hoovie! Probably see you soon with my cars when they need something.
The solution for the tick is the new updated 3rd party lifters. I did an experiment with oe lifters on one side and new style lifters on the other. Only one side ticked. The old oe side. That tick is metal on metal and an eventual massive repair.
which 3rd party ones ?
I think the new design is to have an added oil galley at the skinny neck part of the lifter to get more oil to the cam. Engine tech melling ect. They all do that.
The 2011 Dodge Charger R/T is still a great muscle sedan with the 5.7 L HEMI V8 engine and the five-speed automatic transmission with manual-shift capability. They are well maintained properly and they do not spend thousands of dollars to repair these vehicles. For the first week of May, I am extremely hopeful for the next all-new, buy this, not that video to be uploaded from the Car Wizard on Tuesday or on Thursday. He will eventually do one for Mitsubishi on Tuesday or he will eventually do one for Mazda on Thursday. Thank you very much.
Wast $ on a starter button? I’d just have two bare wires hanging out the hole. Lol
Try adding a half quart overfull to stop the tick.
Mrs. Wizard keeping her man honest.
I have an opportunity to buy an 07 Charger 5.7 that has been driven by a senior , summer only 60,000 miles. Extremely clean everywhere. under the hood looks brand new. Do I take a chance on it?
A quick fix for the Hemi tick, turn the stereo up. 😂😂😂
You just sold me on Newton Kansas.
Car wizard should make a wizard alliance for all 50 states so everyone can get an honest mechanic to work on their cars
Word
Real!
Ha ha ha ha...never work in ny chicago fla or la.bunch of #$@@&+ theives
@@rsprockets7846 Add Tennessee to that list, never before have I gotten robbed as badly as I did in Tennessee.
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Wizard: “You need a vape pen if you drive a Charger”
Me: *Laughs in Subaru*
@Leo Coffy I highly doubt that :D
Naa, you need a vape installed in the dash to quilify.
@R M some yes but not all
@R M Stop driving the Subie like a race car. It is a four wheel drive beast, but it is NOT a speed demon.
@Leo Coffy Very good. You have me chuckling.
"You don't even have a vape pen"
Behind every great man is a great woman that will put them on blast at the drop of a hat
Heh, I keep telling my wife that behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes at him lol.
Snitches get stitches is What I tell my ol ball n chain
What do you mean, big bills isn't the way to keep customers coming back, I mean Hoovie always comes back. Lol
Thanks wizard
The dumbest automotive channel in all of TH-cam.
Hoovie is a masochist
That's because Hoovie lived close to the wizard and the wizard does great work.
Friends get preferential rates coz you know they are morally obliged to come to you. No need to try hard. Pro tip.
Hoovie also buys a LOT of garbage most of us would run away from.
"You got a Hemi?"
Tick...tick...tick...tick...
"Yup!"
Hemi Tick: Beware the sound of a new cam being ground. This one will be round, and your billfold's heart will pound. Repair bills will abound as the Wizard is Bahama bound.
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@@lukesylvester2022 amen
its got 200k, its 12 years old.. its doing just fine
@@massivefins2597 still will lead to a bill if left unchecked long enough, not a major problem though I'd agree.
@@massivefins2597 It's a problem.
Customer travels 300 KM to get the work done properly by the master wizard ... THAT is showing this guys competence!
wizzard is the norm of expectations when you pay money. just shows what a bunch of crooks most car repairmen are.
I waited the whole video hoping you'd start it so we can hear the infamous tick. Then it never came :(
Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick, There you go 😂😂😂
Same here. How can you title the video about the hemi tick and not start the engine
Just a general comment. I’d just like to thank you for, if not reaffirming, at least keeping alive, my faith that somewhere out there are genuinely good, competent, knowledgeable, skillful and, in this industry at least, honest, mechanics out there. Keep up the good work, it’s a joy and pleasure to watch.
it truly is a rarity these days, keep it up wizard!
600/700 bucks for a oil pressure sensor replacement? what are you talking about? that should be 1 hour labor for diagnosis/ replacement plus sensor cost hmm..175 ..200 bucks tops.
What are you smoking? or were you dropped on your head as a child.....edit....what? a front suspension issue was addressed sway bar bushings replaced...starter issue addressed starter button replaced ..ya I eat my words and bow to the almighty wizard he was very fair with his price...
@@Mikegastaldo: I guess you missed the sway bar bushings replacement?
@@Mikegastaldo Don't forget he also had to replace the sway bar bushings and replace the push button for the starter too. I imagine the labor for getting behind the dash to fix the push button wasn't cheap. Did you even watch the entire video (WITHOUT SKIPPING ANYTHING!) before making a comment?
Most mechanics are honest
Wow that engine could use a bath!
Thought so as well. It looks as if it had been driven through a desert storm.
The whole car could lmao those headlights too 🤢
@@sokthearrith it looks dusty af someone needs detail it
Looks awfully dusty. Would change the air and cabin filters more often than recommended.
It came from Oklahoma so calm down u clean freaks. As a matter of fact, I ain't washing my car for a long time now
Work on the police version of this all the time. The hemi tick turns into a small chirp which is a lifter getting stuck and the end result is a camshaft being eaten. Seen this at as low as 44,000 miles. Extended idling will cause this due to not enough oil flow to the cam. The one in the video has not had this due to it not idling long periods of time. Keep in mind this has its own version of afm just like gm. Great video tho wizard
I would imagine using a good oil with frequent oil changes would help
@@Tempsho we use 5w20 synthetic oil
There's a difference between performance exhausts and no exhausts! People don't understand the true difference. Thanks for the content
Pineapple launchers are not performance exhausts. More like "repro bathtub fart" generators. And so, laws will be passed for excessive noise pollution (as prop plane flies overhead).
Annoyance is in the ear of the begrudger.
@@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261 you hit top 20 in the dumbest person to be alive
Indeed. I had a guy trying to argue with me on FB that performance exhausts are overpriced/a waste of money - and that you can just do mid muffler delete/remove resonators.
I mean sure you can do that, but a high quality aftermarket exhaust is gonna sound better no matter what and it's made out of much higher quality material. People are so stupid lol
Indeed. As I told a well known modern Mopar youtuber.... there's good loud and bad loud.
Same principle with some of these amateurs out here with their loud stereo systems and the obscene amount of distortion, crackling and static coming from their speakers.
I thought the vape thing was a subbie thing 😂
Right! But its a Cigarettes and Blunts thing in a Honda Fit.
It is he’s confused
@@slomango7927 no maybe it’s both because I was cruising around with my S4 buddy today and saw 4-5 clapped out chargers with people blowing clouds😂. But damn I like yours that red is sexy🔥
Never heard it associated with Chargers
What?! Well I drive a challenger and vape 🤣🤣🤣
Nothing better than sitting down on a Saturday evening (in the UK) and watching the wizard 👍
Saturday afternoon here in the USA
@@CarringtonHollister I'm out of touch with how time works in different states lol
Good morning from Los angels
@@johnhoward3159 morning sir
@@johnhoward3159 how I would love to live in the usa
wizard: "vape pen charger bro thing" smirk
me: exit full screen, go right to the thumbs up button
I found out in Full Screen mode that you can just scroll down and you'll see everything including the thumbs buttons.
I thought vape pens is for a Subaru not a Dodge.
The joke is mostly for Subaru but theres a lot of vape douchebags in clapped out chargers as well.
@@michaelderkacz5526 oh I didn't know that. I just learn a new thing today
@@michaelderkacz5526 Yeah, the Charger vape bois usually have a V6
Facts and I’m a subie guy too!
But oh god oh god, 10 years and 200k, cheap to buy, simple fixes when things go wrong, but FCA is all crap right?
This was before FCA, that wasn't a thing until 2014(even though Fiat had a stake in Chrysler Automotive at the time).
It would have been nice to clean off the 1/4 inch of soil before working on that engine
At least he cut the grass before he slammed the hood in OK
The entire platform is a retired Mercedes platform. In 2011 Chrysler updated the control arms with biggerstrut arms and ball joints. When you inspect the drive shaft flex joint look for cracking in the rubber. The transmission is a Nag 1 the cup plugs leak all the time. I've worked for Chrysler since 93 and I don't know what you mean by a normal Hemi tick. I wish could hear the exact noise your referencing. The injectors tick very loud even more so starting 2011.they put noise insulation over the rails to help. The lifter rollers wear out and wipe out the cam lobes. That happens because they moved the cam higher in the block for better valve train geometry. Now the cam does not get constantly bathed in as much oil and there is no oil gally feed to the lifter bores for lubrication. It gets whatever washes over the lifters. If you hear a lifter tick that means the lifter roller is worn and the cam is getting scored. If you have a misfire and you want to determine if it's a bad cam. Do 4 or 5 Accelerations to the redline. Then the engine will start to misfire bad
Let it idle and it will smooth out. When the ramp on the cam lobe is damaged it causes the lifter to collapse on hard acceleration. Even if you don't hear a tick it can still be a bad cam.
i try to never let my hemi idle for very long due to this exact reason, i always try to keep the oil pressure around 50-60 lbs, its only got 10k miles on it now so wish me luck! thanks for going into detail on this subject.
I heard the lifter tick/cam problem really isn't a problem unless you let the car idle all the time. Sucks if you are a police force and have a whole fleet of Hemi Chargers idling for 10 hours a day.
@@AaronSmith-kr5yf A lot of fleets switched over to V6 models because of cam problems with the Hemi
@@3pAcsJs You'll be ok it's a bullet proof engine otherwise. The best thing you can do is change your oil every 3k and don't listen to the people who say if you use synthetic you can go 5k or 6k. It's still every 3k regardless of the oil.
I’m not a mechanic but I work a lot around cars and I always hear a tick in a dodge v8. Doesn’t matter if it has 1000 miles or 100000 miles they all tick and during a cold start they all have a piston slap noise.
Those are covers on the calipers.
Yeah, tell me about the people with car's with no mufflers. Cars so noisy, they wake up babies out of their sleep, while doing 60, in a 35.
Who are they to care? Selfish rats live in America
The recycled E-class chassis (LH) was one of the few good things to come out of the DaimlerChrysler merger. The trans is an NAG 1 (Neu Automatik Getrieb) 5-speed... pretty reliable. This major restyle (LD) version of the platform included an upgrade to rack and pinion steering... the earlier models had sloppy feeling recirc ball from MB. The early LD vintage looks much better than the earlier years too, while the most recent have an overdone, look-at-me apperance (IMHO). The HEMI tic gets ample attention on TH-cam. Some think it is an early warning of cam lobe wear from inadequate lube flow to the cam and lifter valley... some think it is an early warning of dreaded dropped valve seat failure. Both camps think cylinder deactivation in more recent model years increases the likelyhood either expensive failure. At nearly 200K, that Charger looks damn good.
Caliper covers 🤭🤣
Gay !!! Fake 🍺🍺🍺🍺😎😎😎😎😎😄😄😄
@@artmchugh5644 they actully help keep brake dust off your rims.
@@rydingwithryan493 😎😎😄😄😄
I worked at the Hemi Engine Plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico 20 years ago
I quit vaping (on day 4) and now everyone's talking about vaping.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Keep at it boss
Everyone stopped when they founded out it destroys your lungs lol 😆
keep going man, you're better without it. nic is a hard addiction to break but keep going and keep yourself happy and distracted as much as you can, it'll make it easy on you.
It’s a good thing you quit vaping it will ruin your lungs and do irreparable damage. Vaping is no joke.
You see when I went to school they don’t show you that they just show you how to replace original parts so I never knew that you could cross reference parts and they’re exactly the same and they’re cheaper so thank you very much for making me realize that because I’m not a rich person I’m poor and you your channel has shown me a lot and I really appreciate that I have a Lotta respect for your channel and a lot of love
Parts replacer school?
Scotty Kilmer would have been in a froth over this car. Nice to hear a real mechanics review. I plan to high mile my Hemi as well, wish me luck.
That's why I can't even watch Scotty anymore. So biased and also a shadetree hack.
hes really more personal opinion than honest opinion
@@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 You forgot obnoxious.
@@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 And youtube millionaire that could afford a dozen hoists to do his videos. He would rather portray that image of the driveway routine to the poor schmuck masses. He hates on FCA hard. Yeah I stopped watching a while back. Hard to believe he's still as popular as ever with those driveway rampages.
As with most of the Hemis, you won't really need luck, since you bought the right vehicle to begin with. The BMW owners need luck.
I had a 2010 charger with the v6 I bought from my dads work (old company car) with 220k on it. I sold it with 266k and it was still rock solid. The guy I sold it to still has it and has about 300k on it now. Love these cars
WOW!!
I'm driving a friend's 08 daytona with the hemi while I'm waiting for my Saab's parts to ship and the thing is running great at 206k miles. I thought these engines weren't reliable. Owner has had it since new, said the only engine issue has been overheating once in a while. Never misfires, or runs rough. Great engine, but even with cylinder deactivation I'm getting 17.Xmpg on mostly rural roads
These cars were built to last !
200 000 miles and looks fantastic underneath. I am stunned 👍🏻
200,000 miles on a Chrysler product is surprisingly shocking to me. Maybe Chrysler is only good at making V8s.
The 5.7 engine is good 👍
It’s from Oklahoma not Nebraska ;) up north we have the infamous rust monster eating vehicles less than 5 years old. if you don’t get the salt flushed off at a car wash between ice and snow storms it happens fast
@@VQ.Family surprisingly there’s a hellcat out there with 140000 miles. that’s surprisingly a lot for chrysler
Yeah, I didn't even see oil seepage anywhere. Maybe he meant to say 96K instead of 196K. This car doesn't look like it has 196K on it.
I love this body style of Chargers. I like the front end styling more than the new body style hellcat chargers.
Especially the SRT front bumper looks better in my opinion.
i shake in fear when i see one of these behind me, especially at night when i can't see what color the car is
Same here...
Crown Vics use to make me shake too at night... lol
(Its the orange amber middle parking lights for me)
I always first look for fog lights .. I’ve never seen a cop car with fog lights
@@tommysk8r94 me too ha, some of the new suvs have them so you gotta watch
@@tommysk8r94 U know what?! I do too and I look for the rear wing spoiler.
@@3pAcsJs facts because the Dekalb County, GA Police Dept. have Tahoes and Durangos with fog lights. But the Chargers, I havent really seen any with fogs.
$700 is a big bill in my book.
Newton had a HUGE car show today (May 1st), where you out there? Drove by Omega, but they don't like gawkers so didn't stop in.
Next time on Wizards Shop: these damn kids on my lawn 🤣
😂
You can shear a sheep 1000 times, but you can only skin it once.
Well Duh 🤣
This Chrysler is getting near Toyota build quality with 200 K miles and no oil leaks. Great video Wizard.
It's basically a mercedes
@@blueryxfalls7949 engine is most certainly not however and is the reason there are no oil leaks. Also the 13 pin connector on the mercedes NAG trans are notorious for leaks because the silly germans used the wrong O-ring material for the trans fluid they were using. If you've ever worked on a mercedes you would know its nothing to brag about.
Whenever he says let’s put it on a lift I’ll be clapping my hands
Nothing wrong with being autistic 🙂 proud of you!
I'm hooked on the "lift" music.
I miss seeing the Wizard all fat in slow motion putting the car up
Now all we see is a close up of the car
Always preferred the look of these Chargers over the later ones, very cool seeing you giving one of these a once over!
I dunno, I like the thinner grille on the new ones. And this is coming from someone who owns one of this body style.
How many people are here after watching that himi Scotty Kilmer vid?
When I first moved to Canadian Texas and went to register my truck, they gave me a complementary sawzall to cut my exhaust off.
What's Canadian Texas?
@@tehgzizlauw1787 Alberta
There is a town in the Texas panhandle named Canadian.
Hahaha Canadian Texas. Although it’s more like Canadian Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Texas all at once. So true though
Yea at 196,000 miles, I wouldn’t worry about a slight tick either way.
Thank you. Agree. It's kind of a noisy engine. Mine has 115,000 but no issues. Relax people the valvetrain makes some ticking. Lol
If it did break they could do a hellcat swap
@@fredwilliams7893
Tech13 commented:The injectors tick very loud even more so starting 2011.they put noise insulation over the rails to help. The lifter rollers wear out and wipe out the cam lobes. That happens because they moved the cam higher in the block for better valve train geometry. Now the cam does not get constantly bathed in as much oil and there is no oil gally feed to the lifter bores for lubrication. It gets whatever washes over the lifters. If you hear a lifter tick that means the lifter roller is worn and the cam is getting scored. If you have a misfire and you want to determine if it's a bad cam. Do 4 or 5 Accelerations to the redline. Then the engine will start to misfire bad
Let it idle and it will smooth out. When the ramp on the cam lobe is damaged it causes the lifter to collapse on hard acceleration. Even if you don't hear a tick it can still be a bad cam.
So if you want to diagnose: give it 4 or 5 hard engine accelerations in a row....
Seriously all the direct injection motors tick off the lot because the cam driven fuel pumps damn near touching the hood and firewall are thrustin' away. It's fun that they try to insulate them with some foam condoms and underhood diaper but the real solution would be to not put it on top of the engine!
@@emotionz3 the real solution to direct injection period is to go back to port-only or include a dual setup. these DI-only engines are fucking nightmares long term and its only in the US they are widespread as other countries get the dual setup making long term ownership cost needlessly more expensive for US customers
Our 2012 Charger R/T is very similar to this one, except for it being black with leather interior.
I'm a proponent of the late-model Chrysler hemis - I've owned three, had others for company trucks
and all of them have been rock-solid and dependable.
We still own my '04 Ram 4x4 hemi that I bought new; it's pushing 200k miles as well and has been
silly reliable and solid. We've also owned an '06 Charger R/T, which was traded in on the 2012 when
it was new. They're a lot of fun for the money, very comfortable and the aftermarket is strong, too.
Yes, that oil pressure switch is a common replacement item on them; I just replaced the one on
the 2012 after the dreaded "99psi" issue and don't let Wizard fool you - that mother is a bear to
get to, especially if you have large man-hands like me.
You wind up having to get under the car and temporarily removing the alternator to access it...
As for the "tick", I've only witnessed it in my Ram and only when it's cold; it dissipates fairly quickly
once it's been running a minute. Relax about the tick, people - as Wizard says, it's not a big deal.
I keep the oil changed in all our hemi vehicles and I only use Mobil1 in them, along with good
Hastings filters. I'd rather spend the money on oil changes now than engine rebuilds later.
Oh, and even the "base" hemi 5.7 (370hp) is a quick animal, too - our 2012 ran a 13.94 stock when
new; I took it down the track just for the fun of it and it surprised me a little. Not bad for a 4000+
pound full dresser car - and on long trips, the car is in the high 20's on fuel economy, too.
I'm pleased Wizard agrees with me on these - they're good engines, always have been.
-Ed on the Ridge
Oklahoma literally has the highest percentage of Vape Shops in the USA.
And the upper Midwest LOVES chargers.
Ford power steering pump whine is another annoying car noise.
My agency went to dodge in 2011, 2015, and 2020. All have the tick. Good, strong 5.7, to withstand hard driving.
Scotty Will not approve this for sure ..
Mercedes DNA, 30+ years old technology from the W124
They located the cam too high up in the block. The cam gets starved of oil at idle because the crank doesn't splash oil up that high.
Funny enough, if you are always pushing high rpms it means those parts get properly oiled and no hemi tick can form.
Idle her too long and you got a tick though so its really a catch 22
What's the solution then ? Use the best synthetic oil and drive it easy!
They just don't like to be idled too long, for example like police do. Great for cruising on the highway.
The LX platform rides very smoothly down the highway. You can mix martinis while cruising at 100 mph. Very comfortable on long road trips.
FInished my daily 09 charger i bought with a blown motor, going from a 08 ram 2500 to it has been rather nice
They are indeed really comfy. Family and friends have had quite a few Hemi LX Plattform cars and I’ve loved them. My friends 15’ FBO 5.7 is a monster for sure.
Thieves are cutting out the catalytic converters so now all vehicles in Kanas sound loud.
Meth won't buy its self, apparently.
Meth, we’re on it!!
I like the Wizard's take "Charger-Bro with a vape pen". 😁
Lmao I thought that was a Subie thing
Reminded me of the dreaded Camaro haircut from back in the day
Every Charger and 300 in Charlotte has to be driven at least 80 at all times. Even off the freeway.
@@wriddle082 pookie and dookie
@@aaryeshg.6526 lol me too! I’m glad we aren’t the only ones catching crap from that stereotype 😆
Loud exhausts drive me nuts as well. People don't realize that no one wants to hear their stupid exhaust except them -- it's extremely inconsiderate.
I hate as well
Chargers, Challengers and 300s are Germericans built in Canada... weird! But I love it!!! Lol
By the way, the HEMI is builded in Mexico
@FabarmH368 I forgot about those...🤦♂️
@@MrElpincheaca Thanks for the info! I didnt know that. I thought the Hemi engines where built in Toledo. 🙄
I'd rather buy a North American made car, than one that gets imported from China by an "American" brand (variety of reasons, including less of an environmental impact when you think about it)
@@SouthsideKidd550 MrE is correct according to Wikipedia.👍
I love the "no muffler" comment! Try AZ. Here... people actually yank off their mufflers and spend mega $$$ to install louder ones! Crazy. Makes them think their car goes faster, gets attention...ugh.
BTW... That engine looks dirty as hell. People have $$$ for the initial car purchase and then wonder why it's devalued by lack of maintenance and "vape"... It's all over here in AZ... Rolling ash trays.
Are you gonna do a video on that Toyota Sequoia you have in? I have a 2002
A few years ago I started vaping as a way to quit smoking. It worked, but now I own an 06 charger.
my dad's 2007 ram hemi had the "hemi tick" started at about 130,000 miles and he sold the truck with 280,000 still running fine
wow I had no idea there was so much Merc engineering in these american cars. great vid!
Me either quite interesting tbh
Five-link independent rear suspension! -And some more:
www.musclecarsandtrucks.com/the-mercedes-connection-to-dodge-charger-and-challenger-explained/
That’s because there a Mercedes underneath it
helloo. my '05 Magnum R/T dropped a valve, chewed it up - new bottom end. Big money. Could you tell if the valves are bad by listening with stethoscope? If there is jingling or whatever to go with the tick? BTW, hole in muffler, tick went away. Hmmm. Ü
I love the 11' - 14' Charger R/T. Would love to own. Its also assembled where I live. Brampton, Ontario, Canada!
Are they popular around you? I live in Indiana near a Toyota factory where they build the highlander, Sienna, and Rav4 (I think.) They're literally everywhere here. You can't go more than a block without seeing a car that was assembled here. It's really cool!
@@BeesonsCars
Oh yeah! Chargers and Challengers are everywhere around Brampton. Its like the civic of the city lol. You literally see them everywhere and they're mostly the V6.
Hemi Tic, huh. Nothing wrong just live with it, okay. I wish someone told me that six months after I brought my brand new 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 in 1995. The dealership didn't even know what it was.
Impressive for an almost 200K mile car. No leaks!
I’d check the fluids, might be bone dry
200k isn’t a lot of miles anymore
@@waterloo123100 it is for any Dodge/Fiat/Chrysler/Nissan/Renault vehicle
@@ozarkliving7263That’s what people say when they know nothing about cars 😂 My dodges have been better then our Honda’s and Toyota
@@waterloo123100
Same here. Durango has 300k on it no issues.
Neighbors honda blew up at 125...
He don't even know why...
Could you talk about the J series honda engines? Could you cover valve lash? I have a 06 Ridgeline 114k and did a valve lash to solve a misfire #1. I had already swapped coils, changed spark plugs and my mechanic said it was an injector, so he did a fuel system cleaning and when that did not work I removed the Injectors had them clean, tested with new Owings and basket filter. The valve lash was last because even my honda dealer said they don't bother with it unless there is noise, which there was none. Of 24 valves only two were correct. On EX valve on #1 was so tight I could not get a Guage in it. It fixed my issue and improved my MPG. So when do you feel the lash should be done? Per schedule (which even the dealer said to ignore) or when there is noise ( which mine did not have)?
Caliper covers and a cheesy shift knob on a auto👍
A poser I say
It's an AutoStick, you can still "manually" shift it. As in, you can move the knob left/right to change gears with a really quick (less than one second) response time. Compared to a manual, the computer in the car will automatically shift when in the manual mode if you're running too high of an RPM to prevent engine and transmission damage, which is nice.
@@Vynncent Oh, so Womanual Mode.
That's why I'm glad for states that do smog checks/vehicle inspections. People are incapable of keeping their vehicle safe so we have to get the government involved. Never (or very rarely) see sketchy ass vehicles in California, and it's usually near the border and they have Oregon plates.
But doesn’t the hemi have issues lubricating the lifters and they wear out prematurely and can blow the engines?
Yes.
I’ve had 2 Chargers and no vape pen, never heard that stereotype. And those nasty caliper covers!! 🤮
Mercedes DNA on a Chrysler product, ah yes a double Doo-Doo sandwich
What a stupid comment to make on a 10 year old car with 200k, inexpensive to buy, no major issues, with cheap and easy repairs. Is your brain on cruise control, or do you ever engage it and actually think?
The only Mercedes parts on that car are the transmission (which is pretty solid actually) and some suspension components. If this thing had more Mercedes in it, it wouldn't be as spartan
2006 Mazda Tribute transmission failed out of nowhere any thoughts in problems other than needing a new transmission
'80 and early Ford power steering pumps. Seemed like every one of those things growled.
My 1979 f100 had that stupid growl, never had a problem with the power steering.
Mr. Wizard, in your circle of mechanic friends, do you have someone you might recomend in Orange County CA? I am afraid my 2010 Grand Caravan would not make the journey to your shop. I have a guy here but it seems like much of the work he has done is going to have to be done again. Engine mounts, wheel bearings, brakes etc. Or perhaps Mr Wizard fans know someone in the OC? Not a fan of dealers as almost all of the work i had done under waranty required at least 2 visits to the shop to get fixed and often 3. Thanks
“Not a lot of pomp and circumstance...” Not a lot of high school graduates driving these things, so that makes sense.
OUCH! A lot of American law enforcement officers are driving these every day.
@@billyjoejimbob56 Because ford and chevy went all in on fleet trucks. Dodge took the law enforcement mantle.
@@ricky-sanchez True that Dodge Charger is far and away the best selling law enforcement vehicle in the sedan segment. However, Ford's Explorer Interceptor is the single best selling law enforcement vehicle in the US.
@@billyjoejimbob56 Because there's almost no RWD sedans left in America. It's why Ford is making inroads with a F150 LEO vehicle.
Yeah right just like its not really a dodge charger. Its a four door abomination. The original dodge charger never had four doors and they were never sedans.
Huge thanks for the quick explanation of the Hemi tick I have been scratching my head to troubleshoot it. Thanks more annoying than anything
You didn't explain the cause of the hemi tick.
Tech13 commented:The injectors tick very loud even more so starting 2011.they put noise insulation over the rails to help. The lifter rollers wear out and wipe out the cam lobes. That happens because they moved the cam higher in the block for better valve train geometry. Now the cam does not get constantly bathed in as much oil and there is no oil gally feed to the lifter bores for lubrication. It gets whatever washes over the lifters. If you hear a lifter tick that means the lifter roller is worn and the cam is getting scored. If you have a misfire and you want to determine if it's a bad cam. Do 4 or 5 Accelerations to the redline. Then the engine will start to misfire bad
Let it idle and it will smooth out. When the ramp on the cam lobe is damaged it causes the lifter to collapse on hard acceleration. Even if you don't hear a tick it can still be a bad cam.
I know what you mean about cars without mufflers or running an exhaust bypass. I have neighbors with very loud V8's. They are often so loud when they drive past the house our pictures vibrate on the walls. Drives me frickin nutz🧐 And I'm a car guy🙄. Courtesy though doesn't seem to exist any longer. Like closing the bypass when going into the neighborhood, or driving in a manner to quiet it down at least around people's homes. Too much to ask for these days. 🤔
Nobody in a charger vapes. They only smoke blunts. Subaru boiz are the vapers.
The issue with the Hemi 5.7l V8's tick is because the angle of the lifter bores is almost flat and the camshaft is much higher than the old 5.7l Hemi, from 2003 - 2008. This flat planed design gave better valvetrain geometry and increased power quite a bit. However due to this design, the oil would not sufficiently lubricate the valvetrain well, especially if it was idled a lot, when the RPM'S are generally below 950.
What FCA failed to do was put in a higher volume, higher pressure oil pump and they hardened a lobe on the front camshaft lobe, which would have pumped the oil at greater rate during idle or low speeds and prevented such a catastrophe and the hardened cam lobe was harder on the lifters. While this issue is less than 5% of all Hemis, the next statement will help. There is a You Tuber by the name of Reignited and he is a Mopar Guru, especially when it comes to the 5.7l v8 hemis. He is the one who found that by putting a Hellcat oil pump in these 5.7l v8, which operates at a higher volume, that this issue was solved. The Hellcat engine oil pump is approximately between $700 - $1000 for the part and that is much cheaper than spending $5000 on rebuilding the top end of this engine. th-cam.com/video/jkNOXWGXADM/w-d-xo.html
As far as FCA/ Stellantis is concerned, and this is coming from a Mopar guy, most of FCA's vehicles are junk. The few reliable vehicles they make are the Grand Caravan and Town and Country, (2015 onwards, the 2008-2014 minivans had major electrical fuse box issues), 300, Challenger and Charger, Viper (2009 - 2017), Durango and the Ram 1500 with gas engines. They are not as reliable as Toyotas ( then again, which manufacture is? ) but these vehicles that I mentioned will last you a long time with minor repairs as long as you maintain them very well. Percentage wise, from a reliability standpoint, these vehicles are lemons approximately less than 5% of the time, thus it is generally speaking, very good buys. The new Pacifica, I haven't heard much about its reliability yet. It is still a recent vehicle.
Their problematic vehicles are: the entire Jeep line up; all their Fiat vehicles; Journey, 200C and the 2012-16 Dart. These junk vehicles that I mentioned have a failure rate of between 10-30%. The 30% is for Fiat, Jeeps are 20-25% and the Dodges are between 10-20%. By failure, I mean it has given owners consistent headaches in a short period of time.
These good and bad ratings are for all FCA / Stellantis vehicles from 2009 onwards.
Finally someone with real answers and knowledge. Swap the oil pump and you're good. I'd still disable mds and delete the mds plugs swap the lifters and camshaft, springs.
I have a 2020 charger rt 5.7, is the hellcat oil pump plug and play? What else is needed?
The parts on those cars are 30% German and 70% American/Canadian. Because all of the modern charger, Challenger RTs, and all Gen 300Cs were made 100% in Ontario Canada. Thank god for the Canadians that helped us Americans out because the Canadians make great engines like the Germans and the Japanese.
Wizard i would be great to hear that engine running next time.
Like your videos, hate cheap looking caliper covers on ANY car.............
Appreciate your logical and honest approach to running your business. No wonder everyone in Kansas has a 1/2 mile driveway, you need it to get some peace and quite!
PS: our neighborhood peacocks hate straight / loud pipes
And now Dodge and Fiat are owned by Stellantis, who owns 14 car brands, including Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Masarati, Citroën, Opel, Peugeot, and Vauxhall among others. Reminds me of how the railroads went (and are going through) mega merger mania.
poor Tyler is the only one getting hammered with massive bills ☹
That's David's Meal Ticket!
He buys imported junk
hoovie actually gets a discount with the wizard, bc he brings so much cars to get worked on, that's why he has to pay so much, it would be more if wizard charged him a normal fee
I believe this guy knows his stuff but hemi tick is not good. Telling you now. I own a 2008 non mds ram and I had the tick drained oil and shavings everywhere. Lifter failure is the issue 50% of time. My lifters ate up cam and only 100k miles. Do not take the tick lightly. Manifolds are normal failure but investigate people.
keep spreading the word, thank you for sharing.
Hi, great video, can you make a video explaining what are the benefits of removing your muffler and cats , what do you gain by doing that
Less restriction which equal more power. It doesn't actually add that much though.
@@Zark-Muckerberg and saving fuel ?
Red Dirt? Sure it wasn't driven on Mars, Mr. Wizard?
"Not a lot of pomp and circumstance" - a nice turn of phrase!
Circumcised**