I can't thank you enough for making such quality videos on the 5.7. You've given the confidence and resource to tackle it myself. Can't wait to start on my 300!
@@makafela788 completely rebuilt my 300 last spring. Tore the top end apart and got most of it done. Next summer will be head gaskets and camshaft kit.
I have this car. 300c hemi 5.7 Have driven this for 17 years. Never a problem. Plenty power. Never fails. Comfortable, cool looking, fast. Has a superior sound system. Leather seats. Heated. Everything a luxury car has. I have no problem with lifter noise, its small for minute starting don't drive every day. Only flaw it needs headlite updates. Like original grill. I Am grandma at 70 so yea let's get grandpa out. No one touches or drives my car but my mechanic. 120k miles.
I’ve watched a bunch of your vids randomly as they’re in my “recommended” but only just discovered your channel. Got to say you really do a great job! Best late model Mopar channel on UA-cam by far! Digging the 300 series. What a great option for someone to get into a unique cool ride on the cheap.
Yes, thanks for the excellent work on this 5.7 series, I'm going it alone on my 06, very much the same problem, same damage. Your videos have provided all the extra knowledge I needed for this particular engine, and it is very much appreciated.
@@ReignitedAuto hey quick question I have a 2010 Chrysler 300c engine v6 2.7 I believe I was wondering if I can put a hellcat charger srt engine In it ? Really hoping I can
@@ReignitedAuto thank you , I even went as far as installing a oil pressure gauge , runs at 50 psi , I look forward to watching your other videos . Thanks alot . Logan.
Hello. I have a DODGE DURANGO 2004 with Hemi 5.7, need a piston replacement. I want to install repair pistons, size 0.50 maybe 0.70 mm. Tell me please, what are the dimensions of the repair pistons. Or advise me how best to proceed. There are almost no spare parts for hemi 5.7 in Russia. Sincerely from Russia
You've given me the confidence to do this! I did the SRT cam and lifters on my charger from watching your videos. I am buying my GF a 2006 charger RT that needs the motor rebuilt. Picking the car up tomorrow.
Thank you for the great videos as always. I just wish that your videos were longer and showed us a little more of the hands on stuff. I would like to have seen more of the in depth parts of watching you take the stuff off the engine. Hopefully you and your followers understand what I'm saying. Thank you again for the video's, you are great on camera and know your shit!!
Getting ready to pull my engine out. Where do I connect the chains to lift it out? I need to lift it up first to remove the oil pan. I can’t spin the crank to unbolt the bolts. Think a bearings bad. Cylinder heads are off, I see no damage anywhere so far. Cranks just locked up. Think the oil pump went out
I do miss the, 2006 Chrysler 300C that I had. it was this Grey mixed with a tint of like a green bluish color. it was cool. got it used in, 2009 with less than 40k miles. had 37k on it. paid, 17.5k for it. great deal. friend of mine was the sales manager at the dealership. in, 2008, I had also bought a brand new, 2009 Charger RT. gave my wife the 300C the next year when I got the, 300C. it was my wife's favorite car. unfortunately she passed away in 2013 with our daughter in a car accident. I want to get another 2006 300C again. I think that would make her smile looking down on us.
I’ve always thought Chrysler/Dodge did a really good job of making the 300C, Charger & Challenger look completely different from each other even though they’re built on the same platform. Excited to see what direction you take this build 👍
Hey mate! Great video :) This is one of my favourite and dreamt cars. I hope one day i'll get one. Here in my country is really rare to see one of them and they are very expensive (and more now because of the economic situation we are living). It also helps me to put in practice my english ha ha; fortunately your accent is very clear. Sometimes while watching others it turns difficult to understand (also car pieces vocabulary is really difficult), but you do it very bearable. Continue like this, I hope I'll enjoy the "mini series" Greetings from Argentina
Hey thanks so much! 👍 I really appreciate the kind words, and your English is great! One of my favorite parts of this UA-cam thing is interacting with people all over the world 👋. Appreciate you watching, and I hope you get the car you've always wanted!
awesome channel!! question rebuilding an 04 5.7 hemi that hydrolocked an bent a rod. piston bores an crank look good, But if i reuse crank an get all new pistons and one rod do i need to have the rotating assembly balanced??
I'm replacing the engine on a 2006 300C "AWD" and no one has info on what extra things you need to remove underneath. Any help would be appreciated. I'm basically doing the same mods as you've done on your 300! If I Can get the engine out first that is.
I have to same car that you have except the base model same color and I would like to do an engine rebuild how much would you charge me to do it if I brought my car to your garage
I watch your vids all the time was curious if you would like to do a Jeep srt8 engine upgrades and see condition of motor but as a vid and I will fund all the parts of course
Great series! love the rebuild😎I have a 06 Dodge Ram mega cab 5.7 and have 160k on it. I’ve seen allot of hype about the dropped valve seats and was wondering what you thought about replacing the heads with heads that have been refurbished with corrected valve seats. Or is this an issue with just overheating and if maintained won’t be an issue🤔 preventative maintenance though cost a bit up front it’s still not as invasive as dropping a cylinder.
That's definitely a tough one. In my opinion, yes, I would go with the refurbished heads on a 2006. I would say MOST of the valve seat issues I have seen have been due to overheating. But there are those exceptions where the owners did everything right, but still dropped a seat. Which of course pretty much renders the engine a paperweight.
@@ReignitedAuto thanks for the guidance 😎 I’ll look into getting the heads. There is a company in your state that sells them at a decent $... also a couple of other ? If I may, #1. Would you swap out my old springs for the springs that come with the new heads? #2. Would you replace the old lifters while it’s apart or keep what I have already? #3. I discovered a coolant leak this morning along the plastic side of the radiator. Do you recommend an oem replacement or a new one with non-plastic sides? I travel with this truck from Michigan to Florida 2x a year so I’m not beating on it at all. (My gas mileage is already bad enough😂) thanks again you’re experience is invaluable for me!
I happen to be an engine machinist . the dropped valve seat problem with 03 - 08 5.7 heads mainly occurs in engines that have been badly overheated , but it also sometimes occurs on engines with very high mileage , normally well over 200k . it's not nearly as common as people think , but it happens enough that it would be a good idea to have your heads redone by the time you reach 200k .
Thanks for all the 5.7 videos. Im planning a motor swap into a wrangler. Im looking to get an 08 or older 5 7 out of a car. Im asuming the heads are bad. Im asuming a droped seat and planning a total rebuild. Is $200-300 to much for a non runner? Any other advise?
I recently rebuilt my engine, same year and model. When I went to hook the battery back up there's no power anywhere? Had battery tested and charged? I do have a cable, ground wire that isn't connected. I'm not sure where it supposed to be attached. Please help me diagnose!
Would you happen to know what limited slip differential would be best for a 2006 Chrysler 300C. Because I heard they came with open differential but I’m still learning but I was wondering which one would be best for performance and daily.
Hi I'm a fan of your videos and was hoping to get your opinion/advice. I have a 2014 grand cherokee with the 5.7 engine. It has 120,000 km on it. I am very good about maintenance and change my oil at 5000 km or 90 days ALWAYS. I use penzoil ultra platinum fully synthetic oil. At my last change had a disturbing amount of oil spray visible on the Internal side of my air filter. Myself and the oil change guys all thought PCV valve. So while it didn't appear (or sound) stuck we replaced it. The oil change guy suggested it was "blow by" and was quite common with Chrysler products. This led me to research this on google. It seems more common on diesels, but I have found some mention of "catch cans". I was wondering if you have encountered this "blow by" often on the 5.7 and how concerned I should be. I have read that using a "thicker oil" helped the problem for some other people. I will add that I had recently done a fair amount of mountainous driving during which I often use the paddle shifters to downshift and use "engine brakes" to save my brakes. I'm not thrilled that the problem started at 120,000km (coincidentally the exact milage the warranty runs out). I would appreciate any thoughts/advice you might have. Should I do a compression check?... thanks
As you mentioned, the recent high engine braking likely contributed to this issue. The good news is that it's not an indication of imminent failure. There is alwaysgoing to be a certain amount of blow by in any engine, usually it's low enough that most people don't notice it. Unless your engine performance has been directly affected then there's no need to dig deeper on this one, as it was likely a one-off issue due to unique driving conditions.
@@jonh2408 not really, the PCV system is pretty standard, by which I mean that you are going to get oil going through the intake, you don't generally see it come all the way up the air filter, but still I wouldn't worry about it. Alternatively you could add a catch can to it. This has positive and negatives though. On the plus side you can verify just how much oil is accumulating and see if its a normal amount compared to other people, on the negative side its one more maintenance item that you have to monitor and empty at certain intervals.
06 300C, would very much like to change my gear ratio. What tuner can make the speed sensors happy or is this just a bad idea? I want 3:55 maye 3:70. Thanks.
Would you happen to know if any of the early 300C 5.7 came with the torsen LSD? I understand there's a tag on the diff. Not sure what I'm looking for yet.
@@ReignitedAuto I read that large motor 300C's (SRT), Chalengers, Came with LSD 3:08 but all is larger. I'LL need the larger axles, wheel bearings, and the coupler to the driveshaft that go with it but that it will work. So there is more to look at now. Thanks so much!
Yes and no. You can install a '06 engine in a 2010 and it will run, but you'll be setting codes for the VVT system, since the older style engine does not have that system. If you've got a tuner that can turn off VVT, then it'd probably work ok. But know that a lot of the sensors on the engine changed style, so some of the plugs won't match up either.
@@ReignitedAuto That's pretty hefty. I want to pull the motor by myself and take it to the machine shop. I'm looking to go the 5.7 based 392 stroker route...
I can't thank you enough for making such quality videos on the 5.7. You've given the confidence and resource to tackle it myself. Can't wait to start on my 300!
You can do it! 💪
How'd it go?
@@makafela788 completely rebuilt my 300 last spring. Tore the top end apart and got most of it done. Next summer will be head gaskets and camshaft kit.
@@pierrepoitras1798good shit
@@pierrepoitras1798genuinely asking bro. you took it out and completely rebuilt it? Or just rebuilt the top end?
I have this car. 300c hemi 5.7 Have driven this for 17 years. Never a problem. Plenty power. Never fails. Comfortable, cool looking, fast. Has a superior sound system. Leather seats. Heated. Everything a luxury car has. I have no problem with lifter noise, its small for minute starting don't drive every day. Only flaw it needs headlite updates. Like original grill. I Am grandma at 70 so yea let's get grandpa out. No one touches or drives my car but my mechanic. 120k miles.
I’ve watched a bunch of your vids randomly as they’re in my “recommended” but only just discovered your channel. Got to say you really do a great job! Best late model Mopar channel on UA-cam by far!
Digging the 300 series. What a great option for someone to get into a unique cool ride on the cheap.
I appreciate that man, thank you for watching!
Yes, thanks for the excellent work on this 5.7 series, I'm going it alone on my 06, very much the same problem, same damage. Your videos have provided all the extra knowledge I needed for this particular engine, and it is very much appreciated.
Very cool! Thank you for watching and I hope everything goes well for you on your vehicle 👍
@@ReignitedAuto hey quick question I have a 2010 Chrysler 300c engine v6 2.7 I believe I was wondering if I can put a hellcat charger srt engine In it ? Really hoping I can
Apparently this was one of those new lifetime lubrication engines Can’t wait to see what you do with this build!
Hey I wanted to say thank you for the great how to videos , I just finished rebuilding my hemi that in a cherokee limited
Great job Logan! I love hearing the success stories 👊
@@ReignitedAuto thank you , I even went as far as installing a oil pressure gauge , runs at 50 psi , I look forward to watching your other videos . Thanks alot .
Logan.
Hello. I have a DODGE DURANGO 2004 with Hemi 5.7, need a piston replacement. I want to install repair pistons, size 0.50 maybe 0.70 mm. Tell me please, what are the dimensions of the repair pistons. Or advise me how best to proceed. There are almost no spare parts for hemi 5.7 in Russia. Sincerely from Russia
You've given me the confidence to do this! I did the SRT cam and lifters on my charger from watching your videos. I am buying my GF a 2006 charger RT that needs the motor rebuilt. Picking the car up tomorrow.
Sweet! If you've already done a cam and lifter job then the engine rebuild honestly isn't that much more involved 👍
Can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Thank you for the great videos as always. I just wish that your videos were longer and showed us a little more of the hands on stuff. I would like to have seen more of the in depth parts of watching you take the stuff off the engine. Hopefully you and your followers understand what I'm saying. Thank you again for the video's, you are great on camera and know your shit!!
I gotcha, I think you'll like some of the new vids coming out on the Hemi powered C10!
@@ReignitedAuto Thank you for answering my comment and I look forward to the C10 videos as I do all of your videos!!!
Getting ready to pull my engine out. Where do I connect the chains to lift it out? I need to lift it up first to remove the oil pan. I can’t spin the crank to unbolt the bolts. Think a bearings bad. Cylinder heads are off, I see no damage anywhere so far. Cranks just locked up. Think the oil pump went out
Hey what is the installation procedure on the bolts that go into the main cap from the side of the block And what are the torque specs?
where can I mount the chains too if ive already taken the heads off the engine and need to still pull the motor out of the car?
Informative and precise procedures. Good job.
I do miss the, 2006 Chrysler 300C that I had. it was this Grey mixed with a tint of like a green bluish color. it was cool. got it used in, 2009 with less than 40k miles. had 37k on it. paid, 17.5k for it. great deal. friend of mine was the sales manager at the dealership. in, 2008, I had also bought a brand new, 2009 Charger RT. gave my wife the 300C the next year when I got the, 300C. it was my wife's favorite car. unfortunately she passed away in 2013 with our daughter in a car accident. I want to get another 2006 300C again. I think that would make her smile looking down on us.
Any chance you have any tips for bolt placement when putting back together? I wasn't smart enough to keep the separated.
why do you have to put back the pistons in the same cylinder?
I’ve always thought Chrysler/Dodge did a really good job of making the 300C, Charger & Challenger look completely different from each other even though they’re built on the same platform.
Excited to see what direction you take this build 👍
Thanks my brother!
Hey mate! Great video :) This is one of my favourite and dreamt cars. I hope one day i'll get one. Here in my country is really rare to see one of them and they are very expensive (and more now because of the economic situation we are living). It also helps me to put in practice my english ha ha; fortunately your accent is very clear. Sometimes while watching others it turns difficult to understand (also car pieces vocabulary is really difficult), but you do it very bearable.
Continue like this, I hope I'll enjoy the "mini series"
Greetings from Argentina
Hey thanks so much! 👍 I really appreciate the kind words, and your English is great! One of my favorite parts of this UA-cam thing is interacting with people all over the world 👋. Appreciate you watching, and I hope you get the car you've always wanted!
Another great video. I like the quick tips too! Get some of the Grandpa out of that 300C.😁
Do you need to support the transmission when you disconnect it from the motor?
awesome channel!! question rebuilding an 04 5.7 hemi that hydrolocked an bent a rod. piston bores an crank look good, But if i reuse crank an get all new pistons and one rod do i need to have the rotating assembly balanced??
Tengo que sacar mi motor HEMI. Que peso tiene el conjunto? Para calcular su puedo transportarlo y pedir costes
Good video 👍🏻 - thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching!
I really appreciate and love this video really helpful
I'm replacing the engine on a 2006 300C "AWD" and no one has info on what extra things you need to remove underneath. Any help would be appreciated. I'm basically doing the same mods as you've done on your 300! If I Can get the engine out first that is.
I have to same car that you have except the base model same color and I would like to do an engine rebuild how much would you charge me to do it if I brought my car to your garage
I watch your vids all the time was curious if you would like to do a Jeep srt8 engine upgrades and see condition of motor but as a vid and I will fund all the parts of course
i'm doing the same to my 3.5 v6 patiently i'm practicing
Great series! love the rebuild😎I have a 06 Dodge Ram mega cab 5.7 and have 160k on it. I’ve seen allot of hype about the dropped valve seats and was wondering what you thought about replacing the heads with heads that have been refurbished with corrected valve seats. Or is this an issue with just overheating and if maintained won’t be an issue🤔 preventative maintenance though cost a bit up front it’s still not as invasive as dropping a cylinder.
That's definitely a tough one. In my opinion, yes, I would go with the refurbished heads on a 2006. I would say MOST of the valve seat issues I have seen have been due to overheating. But there are those exceptions where the owners did everything right, but still dropped a seat. Which of course pretty much renders the engine a paperweight.
@@ReignitedAuto thanks for the guidance 😎 I’ll look into getting the heads. There is a company in your state that sells them at a decent $... also a couple of other ? If I may,
#1. Would you swap out my old springs for the springs that come with the new heads?
#2. Would you replace the old lifters while it’s apart or keep what I have already?
#3. I discovered a coolant leak this morning along the plastic side of the radiator. Do you recommend an oem replacement or a new one with non-plastic sides?
I travel with this truck from Michigan to Florida 2x a year so I’m not beating on it at all. (My gas mileage is already bad enough😂) thanks again you’re experience is invaluable for me!
I happen to be an engine machinist . the dropped valve seat problem with 03 - 08 5.7 heads mainly occurs in engines that have been badly overheated , but it also sometimes occurs on engines with very high mileage , normally well over 200k . it's not nearly as common as people think , but it happens enough that it would be a good idea to have your heads redone by the time you reach 200k .
Is this the same exact engine thats in a ram 1500?
The long block is identical yes, just has different accessories bolted to it and a different timing cover/intake manifold/ect...
Thanks for all the 5.7 videos. Im planning a motor swap into a wrangler. Im looking to get an 08 or older 5 7 out of a car. Im asuming the heads are bad. Im asuming a droped seat and planning a total rebuild. Is $200-300 to much for a non runner? Any other advise?
I recently rebuilt my engine, same year and model. When I went to hook the battery back up there's no power anywhere? Had battery tested and charged? I do have a cable, ground wire that isn't connected. I'm not sure where it supposed to be attached. Please help me diagnose!
Shoot me a picture of the ground cable on Instagram @reignited.tx and I'll see if I can tell you where it goes. 👍
Well I got the egr cooler for the 2018 ram 2500
Would you happen to know what limited slip differential would be best for a 2006 Chrysler 300C. Because I heard they came with open differential but I’m still learning but I was wondering which one would be best for performance and daily.
Hi I'm a fan of your videos and was hoping to get your opinion/advice. I have a 2014 grand cherokee with the 5.7 engine. It has 120,000 km on it. I am very good about maintenance and change my oil at 5000 km or 90 days ALWAYS. I use penzoil ultra platinum fully synthetic oil. At my last change had a disturbing amount of oil spray visible on the Internal side of my air filter. Myself and the oil change guys all thought PCV valve. So while it didn't appear (or sound) stuck we replaced it. The oil change guy suggested it was "blow by" and was quite common with Chrysler products. This led me to research this on google. It seems more common on diesels, but I have found some mention of "catch cans". I was wondering if you have encountered this "blow by" often on the 5.7 and how concerned I should be. I have read that using a "thicker oil" helped the problem for some other people. I will add that I had recently done a fair amount of mountainous driving during which I often use the paddle shifters to downshift and use "engine brakes" to save my brakes. I'm not thrilled that the problem started at 120,000km (coincidentally the exact milage the warranty runs out). I would appreciate any thoughts/advice you might have. Should I do a compression check?... thanks
As you mentioned, the recent high engine braking likely contributed to this issue. The good news is that it's not an indication of imminent failure. There is alwaysgoing to be a certain amount of blow by in any engine, usually it's low enough that most people don't notice it. Unless your engine performance has been directly affected then there's no need to dig deeper on this one, as it was likely a one-off issue due to unique driving conditions.
@@ReignitedAuto thanks so much... I'll keep an eye on my filter closely for signs of oil... is it common in the 5.7?
@@jonh2408 not really, the PCV system is pretty standard, by which I mean that you are going to get oil going through the intake, you don't generally see it come all the way up the air filter, but still I wouldn't worry about it. Alternatively you could add a catch can to it. This has positive and negatives though. On the plus side you can verify just how much oil is accumulating and see if its a normal amount compared to other people, on the negative side its one more maintenance item that you have to monitor and empty at certain intervals.
06 300C, would very much like to change my gear ratio. What tuner can make the speed sensors happy or is this just a bad idea?
I want 3:55 maye 3:70. Thanks.
I believe HPtuners.com has the capability to correct for gear ratio changes, but you'll have to look into it more to be sure 👍
How much to rebuild my engine same car lmk dope video my just a 2012 300C
Would you happen to know if any of the early 300C 5.7 came with the torsen LSD? I understand there's a tag on the diff. Not sure what I'm looking for yet.
I just checked and all of the early 5.7 Hemi 300's come with open diffs. The limited slip was not available until later on.
@@ReignitedAuto I read that large motor 300C's (SRT), Chalengers, Came with LSD 3:08 but all is larger. I'LL need the larger axles, wheel bearings, and the coupler to the driveshaft that go with it but that it will work. So there is more to look at now. Thanks so much!
Is it possible to have this engine run without the car or do you need a new harness and ecu?
It would be almost impossible unless you set it up to run off of a carb somehow.
I would have utilized that lift and drop the whole front cradle. Much, much, much easier.
I've done it that way as well. Personal preference I guess. Thanks for watching!
Could you take a older hemi say 2006 and put it in a 2010?
Yes and no. You can install a '06 engine in a 2010 and it will run, but you'll be setting codes for the VVT system, since the older style engine does not have that system. If you've got a tuner that can turn off VVT, then it'd probably work ok. But know that a lot of the sensors on the engine changed style, so some of the plugs won't match up either.
@@ReignitedAuto The 06 Hemi has a 32 tooth tone ring on the crank. A VVT Hemi has a 58 tooth ring. So the 06 computer will not run a VVT engine.
How much do you think the block weighs after you take out the crank and pistons?
Even completely bare they are still stupid heavy, I'd guess 200+ lbs
@@ReignitedAuto That's pretty hefty. I want to pull the motor by myself and take it to the machine shop. I'm looking to go the 5.7 based 392 stroker route...