that’s where most of chryslers business started at

@@gokuthatmadethebeat that’s where most American cars are made

@@RealSaulGoodman78 fr

Yeh You're right

Thats why my son pentestar crapped out 💩 at 175k Chrysler 200 he bought it brand new back in 2013 My son car an impala 2008 has 275k Was my wife car and passed on to him. Still driving smooth minor regular repairs

My dad was an electrician at Trenton Engine, that also made the 3.6 - His retirement plaque said, “Thanks for keeping us cool and out of the dark!”

@@jonathanrivera3480 Our ‘13 charger with the pentastar was over 300k when we sold it and ran perfectly fine with just basic oil changes and a set of plugs.

And once robotics can replace them, they will.

Hahaha

Aluminium is like that. I thought it was Big Mama Thornton if you mean the woman at the start.

@@OffGridInvestor lol

Union seniority member number 1

@@jonasgrumby1093 Union made ANYTHING is garbage.

MyEyesBled I agree.

@@johntate4638 Apparently you were not understanding what that cream colored plastic U shaped tool was for. It is aligning the rod end properly so that the cap stud threads do not mar the bearing surface as you mention. I also clocks the piston correctly.

lol please... you should see how race shops build engines, there is no "delicate" in their vocabulary. on that note my friend has one of these 6 bangers in his all wheel drive challenger (winter beater) and it blew the engine at 20,000 miles lol...

@@johntate4638 time is money$$

I thought the humans were robots too. Hmm... 🤔

Devo Dar I was floored that it turned a caravan into a sports car. No joke it have a strong and fun power delivery. Basically better then the old 5.7L 300HP Vortec Chevy's.

@@leanlifter1 Yes, I replaced the Cummins in my Freightliner with one years ago and have been towing double trailers for over 1.8 million miles trouble-free. The best part is that yuppies pull up next to me at a light in their Tesla Model S sedans, I challenge them to race a few telephone-pole lengths, and I win every time. They always act so surprised and ashamed to be beaten by a loaded semi with an old Pentastar engine in it, so you sure would be cool with it in a minivan.

Reflected Miles motors got no balls down low and you gotta rev the shit out of it and OC is an issue they idle rough.

@@ReflectedMiles wait, what?

@@sharkskin3448 ;-> Some people get a little over-exuberant about their engines, so I just thought I would creatively participate as well.

5 year update boss?

Update?

@@SlenderRogerOficialIf he still has them, I’m sure they are running strong. I have 225k on mine. No signs of stopping.

@@dishsoap1 what year is your car?

@@Oden-Heinrich 2015 Chrysler 200. I’m at 242k now.

Run by democrat

@@Velo1010 they ruin everything don’t they.

Don’t have worry. Once everything can be done by robotics, union workers won’t be a thing. It’s come a long ways but car makers are working hard to get it all fully automated sooner than you think.

Stellantis has done a GREAT job on the reliability and durability of there engines, good luck and all the best in bringing peace to YOUR neighborhood.

Hey ... what’s about issues in the engine? I saw a lots of videos talking about ticking noises and rockets fails... most of them related to crankshaft or water pump. I’m planning to buy a Durango with this 3.6 V6 and I want to know if it is fuel saver? I live in a country that fuel is very expensive. Fuel economy and reliable engine are my priorities, hope that you can answer me with your experience using this awesome suv

Just about 300hp impressive for a na v6 that's not hoped up on fuel and air that is still some what fuel efficient

@@Ricardo-sf9tw I'd go with the v6 it will get better mpg or kpg because hemi is anything but a fuel saver also dodge chrysler jeep and ram use this engine in a variety of different vehicles in different lay outs with maintenance done on time like oil collent flush a complete fuel system clean done professionally this engine will be a good option I've seen multiple of these engines last longer then 250,000mi only seen one make it to 626000 with no overhaul the reason the engine failed was the timing chains

honestly who gives a rats ass. Most modern modular engines tick. doesn't seem to affect anything. my 5.0 Coyote V8 which is supercharged and making 725 HP has been ticking for the past 3 years and 52K miles. Still kicking ass and taking names...

Injector tick? Aka pulse?

It's a company secret.

If it doesn't tick it ain't slick

Bad rocker arms

Lol, just stop

Was going up 6% grade in a 200S with this engine today. 2000rpm @ 70ish mph great low end torque

I agree. So many haters posting on this video. I have 2 2014 pentastars in promasters, with 510,000 miles combined. Very few problems with them, outstanding power and best in class mileage. Very happy with this engine.

I would hope at 32k there would be no problems let us know at 150k

Wow, 32 THOUSAND miles without any catastrophic failure? No wonder you praise that engine; that's amazing! I mean, for an engine to clear 25K without having serious problems of some sort is amazing, in this day and age. Am I right? Just think, if it goes on at this rate, it might even make 50,000....or even 100,000. But we won't get overoptimistic.

Have you worked there?

@@charlesdr1981 Yes, my comment says I built engines.

That made me laugh thanks.

🤣🤣🤣

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa you wrong for that

Just what I was thinking... Americans are not the fittest people in the world!

It's called a roach coach

I tried a similar assembly job once. I lasted about two hours before I walked out. It is mind numbing.

Most of them do lose their minds, ever seen the machinist?

For what UAW workers get paid, I'd be happy to throw an earbud in and assemble engines for a good long time.

@@thatonegunguy2858 A lot of people do, because of the money. But until you try it you just don't know.

It’s good work for daydreamers. If you are a critical thinker, you’ll go insane!

My 14 is at the dealership now 2 months outta warranty and I am getting fucked. No help at all from FCA. I'M getting ride of this piece of shit and will never buy and American car again.

My 14 is ticking again after having some rockers replaced a few months ago

@@MarioLovesFringe yeah , and FCA is giving me a hard time with fucking 65,000 miles talking about they won't help out of warranty if they see neglect. I told the representative take a look at my lengthy (dealer serviced ) history. No more dodge vehicles let alone American cars.

MarioLovesFringe some? Should have replaced all of them and checked out the camshafts for damage. Damage to the cams can be easily overlooked if not inspected properly.

My 14 Durango rocker arms just went.. Dealer said oh it’ll be 4000 to fix!! I swear I will never buy another FCA product again!

Depending on what they put them in, they do minor differences to it. Same basic engine however. In my Wrangler, its not real smooth. Perhaps in a truck or car (different HP), it may be.

I lot knock it, but I have one I bought new over 2 years ago, and runs perfect.

DanielJaegerFilms hi

DanielJaegerFilms I saw a video where they build the motors for camaros. Its not a production line, two techs do the complete motor.

Those failures are only on the VVL 3.6’s that came out in 2016…ish too much pressure on that one cam lobe @ hi-lift. The previous gen pentastars were great!

Same. I have a 2015 with 94k on it. Still rips like new loves the paddle shift mode, revs real smooth

I don't like the oil filter position on our 2017 Jeep Cherokee V-6 3.2 or the type of oil filter. If you ever tighten the oil filter housing wrong, it will spill all over the engine. Plus it would be tough to see if it were leaking. I prefer the spin on oil filter with an O-ring affixed to it, located at the bottom or side of the engine.

Chrysler 200S it sounds sweet

They are a good sounding engine and quick! But my Dad got a dud.

Still i like my 3 Liter inline 6 TwinTurbo BMW Diesel providing 313 HP and 620 Nm a lot more...

you do realize that GM also has a naturally aspirated 6 cylinder that came out about 10 years ago, also putting out a little over 300hp and 30mpg lol

I'm reading online that on average the 3.6 in the Grand Cherokee only gets around 18-19 mpg. The sticker says 21 in mixed. hmm

I have it in my Jeep Wrangler. I also love the motor. But great on gas? LOL. I get around 13 mpg.

I appreciate your hard work,when I used to listen to talk radio all those clowns could talk about was how much automotive workers were overpaid while they made millions spreading crap.

I worked Refrigeration almost 30 years. Rooftops and boiler rooms are no picnic either 120-130 degrees lol

@@1165slugman yes I worked on the sheet metal side when I was younger,attics crawl space,rooftops on industrial buildings,been there.

Gary Mckee I get it also I’ve been working in my fathers foundry since I was 15 we pour bronze brass and aluminum with a heat treat next door I don’t think I ever wore a coat in winter there

Thank you for your hard work. One of your engine blocks resides in my 2019 Durango GT and I am VERY happy with that engine.

They are horrible to work on with a few problems.Camshaft lobe problems,like to wipe out.Rocker arm and lifter problems including valve seat problems.2011 to 2013 3.6 engines,left side cylinder head gets replaced if a #2 misfire code appears.Was not machined right,Chrysler covers them under warranty up to 125,000 miles

@@Toolaholic7 150,000

@@Toolaholic7 Thanks for telling us

I have got to agree 170,000 so far No problems at all. ..2 sets of plugs

They reworked the 3.6 pentestar in 2016.. silent.. good power and tq. No problem s

Amen, brother!

Your brothers put together some shitty ass engines.

Toyota rules

Amen brohiem.

@@PhyuckYew socialist democrat = communist

Engine is ok except when they put in cheap metal material in valve rockers. I might add the oil filter housing is plastic and will crack and leak. The leak isn't easy to find or fix easily without a big cost. The transmission will shift into neutral on some (like mine) The electrical radiator fans are cheap and can seize up or burn. All poor quality. The electrical and sensors are a nightmare. Corrodes and even dealerships have a hard time diagnosing and fixing inn a short time and without charging a very high bill. there's more

My son in laws will not start all the time and the dealership can not find the problem. So now that they finally bought there camper to enjoy camping with the kids they can not trust it to do so.

I have no idea why, they sell everyone that is made.

MeatHook Also, the German, Italian, Japanese, and every other car and heavy duty truck manufacturer, builds engines the same way.

Stop with the leftists crap...you can be far right and hate on American made stuff also....moron..

Johnny Jones

John james Yeah I keep reading that stuff.. I'm in the Uk and we have 'right and left' wing views too, but it doesn't get slung around as much as it seems to over there.. I don't get it.. it seems a bit odd to talk about a right wing engine, wtf ?

I argue the 3.5 liter ecoboost.

Legend Cox A low presser turbo on a penistar might bring it up to Ecoboost par.

Red Kap the best engine ever? Man them engines are crap with their loss of compression issues!

Rocker arm failure is common...stay away.

@@BigEightiesNewWave 20 years no problem

I used to until rocker and cam had to be replaced at 75k miles... very disappointed. First and last

True, but I have two pentastars and am very happy with them. Both are 2014s, and both have over 250,000 miles on them reliably (we drive a lot!). The same displacement in the old AMC straight six, would have needed a lot by now. But if you value stuff like weight, power, emissions, and cost, the pentastar really is the better engine.

From AMC engine to Mercedes engine. Secondly, straight 6 doesn't fit in fwd so it was more than just a Amc straight 6 replacement, it also replaced the Chrysler v6 that was in use for over a decade.

Yes, its nice to see Americans working. This V6 is a power house, but I agree with You, that inline 6 was a great engine.

Actually the minivan sourced 3.8L was the replacement for the 4.0L. This was the replacement for the 3.8L and is a HUGE upgrade from that terrible engine.

Richard Skipper The Straight Six that was used in the Jeep Cherokee was a very nice engine. Lots of good low end torque.

Sarcasm?

Must be a shady used car salesman

They make over 250000 of them a year it doesn't matter what you think they're worth they're a dime a dozen and that's a fact.

I know right...

Steve Diggs Of course there are 😡

You don't know modern manufacturing. The equipment does the quality checks. Those torque wrenches are all tied to a computer that registers torque applied and how many cycles on each engine. The machines will not allow a missed step. And there are NEVER at any factory QC checks after each person, corporations think that QC checks are a waste of money.

They are not unhappy workers. It is tedious work doing the same thing over and over, but that is this job. When you work like this, you know what is OK or not OK, and I saw nothing wrong. the comment about lining up rings, I have always staggered them, but they are going to spin around on a piston anyway.

Every Factory is that way, doesn't matter if it's Toyota or Ford or General Dynamics, or Boeing.

Agreed, but you aren't seeing the whole story. This is a state of the art plant building close to 1 million pentastars per year, and they are excellent engines on par with anything else in the industry. What may look like random slamming of components is highly monitored and QC'd to death. I have two 2014 pentastars with a total of 510,000 miles on the them. I'm pretty happy with how they are built.

@@pennywatson8710 over here jeeps hold there value I have a 2014 and a 1993 with low miles 64000 after my wife bought the new one people have tried to buy the 93 model it's been garage kept they have offered as high as $10,000 for it

@@pennywatson8710 I'm an American and when I first saw a Wrangler in Europe this year (Poland) I couldn't believe my eyes! It was lifted and had big tires. I thought I was in the US for a second.

Claude ouimet

A lot are made in mexico

Andrea B yup the majority are made there

I only see a couple people working I see the machines doing everything I wonder where all those workers that used to work before the machines showed up and took their job

John Hart: Anybody with a half a brain knows; anything Fiat-Chrysler builds is complete garbage. As far as the Pentastar V6...the byproduct of Mercedes bad engineering.....that V6 is loaded with issues that eventually lead to failure....very expensive repairs/replacement of the entire engine with a used/new Transplant is guaranteed. The old-trusty Chrysler 3.3 and 3.8 pushrod V6 was/are bulletproof....even the old Mitsubishi 3.0 V6 installed in a wide variety of Chrysler Products was a better engine than the Pentastar V6.....not excluding the Modular 3.7 V6 and 4.7 V8...they to complete Pieces of Sh&t !

I did . 20 yrs . 2 marriages . piss on it somebody elses turn lol

Jotech 1991 in my opinion it's a great car engine. The heavy JK needs torque. Though the new 8 speed may help that next year.

Steve Pounder the JK suffers from aerodynamic issues, and ancient transmission technology.. I've got two Pentastars, one in a JK, one in a 200. Totally different animals. The 200 goes great and gets excellent fuel economy. The JK is reliable, but the transmission is holding back the engines potential.

That's basically what I just said haha. I don't hate nor love the 5 speed currently. I just dislike that Chrysler purposely neuters their cash cow all in the name of profits. Many of the upgrades coming to the wrangler have been in the other lines for years. Hell the stereo head unit is essentially ten years old while were being given the Uconnect 8.4 next year thats been in other lines for five years now. Put a 45K ram next to a 45k wrangler and tell me one thing the wrangler has that's superior from a expense standpoint. That being said there's only one wrangler haha.

The Wrangler really is overpriced for what you get, but the good news is it's popular and retains a lot of its value because of its iconic design and off road capability.

When it's not leaking oil like a pig?

eh....cylinder #5 misfire because of a poorly made head anyone?

the early ones used to eat cams but besides that theyre fine

wysetech2000 how does a head cause a misfire? Please explain that to me.

Some of the first 3.6lt Chrysler left side heads had an oiling problem that starved the camshaft of oil causing a misfire.

Some of the early Pentastar heads also has coolant circulation problem that cause the valves to burn that also caused a misfire. If you like check out MotorCityMechanic on Y-Tube. Dave is very knowledgeable on these engines.

I have a 2012 jk. It developed a click at about 75000mi. Sounded like a lifter going bad. Took it to dealer. They said roller had come off of as lifter. They replaced all the cams and valvetrain on both sides. A couple weeks or so later service engine light came on and it started running crazy. Took it back in. They replaced all the cam phasers changed the oil again and thought it was fixed. Sometime later it developed the same problem as before running crazy and service engine light on again. Third time back to dealer they said it needed engine replaced. When the roller came off it ground metal particles off of the cam and oil pump of course pumped the metal throughout the engine. The metal was getting into cam phasers and screwing them up. I asked why they didn't replace the engine when I brought it in the first time and they said they had to do what company told them to do to it. FCA wouldn't fully warranty the engine because the last time I took it in the warranty had expired two days earlier. I had to pay for half of the engine job. I think the dealer did the best they could. I believe the problem was totally with the company. I use it to deliver mail on rough mountain roads. I know I use it hard but I don't think that has anything to do with the lifter failure. But I heard of another mail carrier with exactly the same problem as I had, unfortunately hers was completely out of warranty and it cost her over 7,000 dollars to put a new engine in. I always used synthetic oil and Wix filters and changed every 4,000 mi. I have about 25,000 on the new engine and I am cautiously optimistic. I have owned several Chrysler vehicles and have always had pretty good service until this one. I have a Caravan with a 3.3 with 150,000 and have only replaced the water pump and spark plugs. I told the lady with customer service that I had probably bought my last FCA vehicle and she said she was sorry I felt that way. I told her I was sorry I felt that way too. What do you think?

yeah

It's your own problem. You should figure out what's wrong with YOU that you watched this nice video with regular, hardworking people and came away with that digusting thought.

@@bklynp718 Maybe you should drink a bottle of scotch with a revolver?

Ricardo Hernandez they basically are. Zero skill. Nothing but meat servomechanisms