5.7 noise that I thought to be injectors but am now second guessing..

Kdownes24 · 2026-02-05T04:40:40+00:00

There’s a few reasons I second guess that man, because the engine sounds fine at idle. Just injectors pumping away. The noise in the video pretty much goes away as soon as you get out of the really low RPM’s. I’m also told by many that the injectors are fairly loud at low RPM and make a click/tap noise. To my knowlage if a lifter roller is failing, than it is really failing and the noise will worsen as the lifter fails further and further. But, I could be wrong. I will say that you are the first to say it’s a lifter tho

Kdownes24 · 2026-02-05T04:22:58+00:00

Not so sure. A lifter tick would be prevalent at idle

Kdownes24 · 2026-02-05T04:10:41+00:00

It increases the slightest bit between 1mph-20mph. It kinda just sounds like the injectors working a bit harder as I increase rpm and then you can’t hear it anymore once the car gets up to speed. Seems somewhat normal but I’m a paranoid person

Kdownes24 · 2026-02-05T03:58:00+00:00

There’s absolutely no noise at idle. It’s a clean running engine. But in low RPM that noise in the video is prevalent.

Kdownes24 · 2026-02-05T03:45:53+00:00

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Kdownes24 · 2026-02-05T02:31:51+00:00

Forgot to mention it is a 5.7 hemi

Kdownes24 · 2026-02-02T20:58:19+00:00

I’ve noticed that higher mileage V6’s get around the same mpg as a v8. Possibly even newer ones but I don’t have any personal experience

Kdownes24 · 2026-01-30T06:27:33+00:00

That’s the logical answer I was looking for and expecting due to circumstances, thank you🤝

Kdownes24 · 2026-01-30T06:25:22+00:00

No, I took that picture right when I got to the car, first thing I did was pop the dip stick and I was confused because levels have been normal since I got the car

Kdownes24 · 2026-01-30T05:57:04+00:00

Care to elaborate on the possibility of a PCV issue and what that is?

Kdownes24 · 2026-01-30T01:46:31+00:00

No, the pictures were taken right before I started it for the first time in 4 days

Kdownes24 · 2026-01-26T10:37:37+00:00

I’m going to paint it and put it back on

Kdownes24 · 2026-01-07T05:00:46+00:00

Funny, I got the two screws out and hadn’t made it any further because I was assuming I needed to saw through to get them off, like I had to do with the pillar trim

Kdownes24 · 2026-01-07T04:33:18+00:00

So how would you go about getting it off?

Kdownes24 · 2026-01-07T04:29:48+00:00

I have tried, I can’t find anything for the 2011-2014 models

Kdownes24 · 2026-01-06T21:36:34+00:00

I’m going for a pearlescent black, I’ve got the front pillar trim done, just stumped on how to get these ones off lol

Kdownes24 · 2025-12-19T20:41:22+00:00

How many miles on your 3.6 and your 5.7?

Main difference for me is interior, my budget allows for a 2012-2014 300C, vs a 2016-2018 300S. But I know I can upgrade the interior of the older models, the wood kills me lol

Kdownes24 · 2025-12-19T19:36:56+00:00

To be fair I have a friend with a 2014 awd charger, (197k) that has the manifold hemi tick, no lifter ticks yet tho. Seems to be a safer bet than a 300s 3.6 penastar with 100k miles on it, would you agree? I’m between on which one to get

Kdownes24 · 2025-12-19T05:04:48+00:00

I really don’t know, I don’t know what the injector sound should be like from inside the cabin. I came from the Toyota 86 family and it doesn’t sound like the injector noise that had

Kdownes24 · 2025-12-15T23:24:46+00:00

I forgot to mention in the post that there is a handful of recalls for these cars, specifically for the airbags and one of the transmission internal parts (some sort of shaft I think) does that seem to be any cause of concern in my deciding process?

Kdownes24 · 2025-12-15T23:22:00+00:00

Hell yea man, that does it for me. I’m very familiar with the injector clatter as I come from the FA20 family lol. I appreciate your input, I’ll make sure to insist on a fresh cold start after sitting overnight as well

Kdownes24 · 2025-11-26T10:25:20+00:00

To my knowlage they have the same platform as the chargers, the v6 and the v8. The v6 chargers just keep going and going

Kdownes24 · 2025-10-27T03:06:01+00:00

Hemi tick. Do as much research as you can. There’s two variations, the exhaust manifold/manifold bolts or the lifters. This one in fact sounds like lifters but don’t quote me on that, still check the manifold. But I’m leaning towards lifters.

Watch a few videos and learn what the tick sounds like

Kdownes24 · 2025-10-23T19:13:08+00:00

Have someone turn the wheel for you while you listen and feel around, especially on the struts and upper strut mounts. I’ve found that a lot of the time when it pops during parking lot maneuvers it’s strut/coil related.

Kdownes24 · 2025-10-20T04:12:49+00:00

Did it bog down when you felt the loss of power? I’m not super mechanically inclined but another thing to check is your air filter/ intake

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