Low performance

Tiny
JESTES32
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  • 2008 DODGE CHARGER
  • 5.7L
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 92,000 MILES
So I recently bought this car, the previous owner had only water in reservoir due to it "not being ran" so I filled it with antifreeze the next day. About 3 days later I drove approximately 10 miles in 45° weather, the car seemed kind of sluggish and running hot so I checked the level and it was at the fill spot, so I go to crack the cap off reservoir and it was so hot it blew the cap off, fluid everywhere etc etc, added stop leak, the bars leak brand and ran the vehicle until I got about 15 minutes of drive time to work it in the system. Few days later it started leaking again except this time I am pretty sure it caused my serpentine belt to slip off. The coolant seems to be dripping from somewhere above my oil pan not sure.
So I put the serpentine belt back on and had bought spark plugs and I had a "mechanic over" to assist. During the coil pack/pads installation he mixed up the order they were taking off the engine. My car starts right up, runs okay now, but there is a weird winding sound now and a huge loss in rpm's, weird shifting at times above second gear and a weird vibration under my feet. Any suggestions will definitely help. This is the first car I have bought and absolutely love ! Just want her running top notch.
Monday, December 23rd, 2019 AT 11:43 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

Often times a coolant leak where you described comes from the weep hole on the water pump. Take a mirror and see if you can look under the pump to determine if that is the leak.

The weep hole is about 1/4" in diameter. Also, I need to know what engine size you have. You indicate a 5.7 V6. The 5.7 is a V8. Please confirm because a V6 is also offered.

I also need to know if the check engine light is on and if the mechanic figured out the correct order for the wiring.

Joe
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Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 AT 12:08 AM
Tiny
JESTES32
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Lol. Yes v8 I didn't notice the typo, I apologize. (A v6 with 18 spark plugs) Lmao. And no I relieved him of his duties yesterday actually. And for the firing order if any are backwards its between 8 and 6,
and 7, 5. Possibly one or both sides are backwards with one another. And The leak stopped temporarily but that's because of the recent stop leak I added.
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Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 AT 7:16 AM
Tiny
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16* darn i'm good, lol.
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Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 AT 2:51 PM
Tiny
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Hi,

Is everything taken care of at this point?

Joe
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Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 AT 8:59 PM
Tiny
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No it is not.
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Monday, December 30th, 2019 AT 3:55 PM
Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

What is happening? I thought it was taken care of.

Let me know.
Joe
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Monday, December 30th, 2019 AT 11:15 PM
Tiny
VIRGINIA GALLAGHER DURDEN
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  • 2007 DODGE CHARGER
  • 3.5L
  • V6
  • RWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 195,000 MILES
My car started running rough skipping etc, and loss of power. I went to Autozone and came up with three codes. 2 P2017 and 1004 Autozone said the codes showed issue with the fuel system being faulty. Either pump or injectors etc. I know it needs spark plugs and there seems to be an exhaust leak.
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Monday, January 6th, 2020 AT 10:16 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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You only listed two codes not three, but the ones you did list are manifold tuning valve and either pump or injectors. See pictures for causes, but really a mechanic should check this out.
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Monday, January 6th, 2020 AT 10:16 AM (Merged)
Tiny
RICKYBOBBY!
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  • 2007 DODGE CHARGER
  • 2.7L
  • V6
  • RWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 150,000 MILES
Car seems to lose power. It turns off as well if you let go of the gas. It has a multiple misfire, (2.7 v6 Dodge charger), please help?
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Monday, January 6th, 2020 AT 10:16 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Scan for codes and check fuel pressure with a gauge then check for vacuum leak.
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Monday, January 6th, 2020 AT 10:16 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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I just got a new fuel pump for it as well cleaned the tank really good. Changed spark plugs & all new 6 coil packs and a crankshaft sensor. But none of this helped still does the same thing.
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Monday, January 6th, 2020 AT 10:16 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Scan for codes and do what I said in first reply also have a pro freeze frame it so he can check all sensors.
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Monday, January 6th, 2020 AT 10:16 AM (Merged)
Tiny
RICKYBOBBY!
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I Cleaned the fuel tank, and fixed a vaccum leak but still same problem. I scanned for codes all that reads is multiple misfires
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Monday, January 6th, 2020 AT 10:16 AM (Merged)

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