Is Your Car's Engine DYING? || Check These Signs! 

I've heard from an experienced youtube car mechanic named "Car Wizard" that any 4.7L powered Dodge is a truck to run from. The 4.7L V8 in the '04 2WD single cab Dodge Dakota, the final year or the late '90s- early 2000s generation, really got my eye. Years later I've now thanked Car Wizard for his word of advice which made me think twice about wanting to collect one of those for the sake of having a Dodge Muscletruck. But I've managed to settle for 2.02 Heads & a Flat Tappet Cam on my 350 powered '69 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup.

Thanks for the valued knowledge!

Extremely useful video, especially since my Grand Cherokee is doing some thicking noise.

I think everyone should heavily research a vehicle, new or old, before purchasing one. It’s like if you buy a car or truck that has inherit mechanical flaws thinking that it will last 200k or more miles, there’s no one to blame but yourself. Friends of mine that have purchased Dodge/Chrysler products in the past all have had some sort of serious issues with them especially their cars and minivans. So sometimes just scratching off certain brands helps prevent hardship and money thrown down the drain. Long time ago I considered a Chrysler 300C with the 5.7 Hemi V8 but after reading reviews on them and seeing how unreliable certain years were, I stayed away. You can pretty much say that most of all Toyota products are very reliable compared to the industry. Kia/Hyundai have ways to go since there vehicles are a hit and miss and just can’t be trusted as of now long term. Although their new vehicle design and styling are very aggressive and cool looking vs most of the competition. GM products are also hit and miss. I owned a 2017 Chevy Impala 3.6 V6 for 4 years which I sold when it had 106K miles on it and that car never gave me an ounce of trouble. No check engine light on it ever, and everything worked perfectly fine the time I owned it. It was a very reliable car and was well constructed. So Chevy/GM did a great job with that car, but I can’t say the same for some of their other vehicles. I did my research before purchasing that Impala and notice how high of a score CR gave it, plus after reading numerous owner reviews, nobody really had any negative thing to say about the Impala. So that helped influence my purchasing decision. Unfortunately I believe the latest cars and trucks that have been turbo-charged, have been less reliable compared to regular N/A 4 and 6 cylinder engines of the past. They require more maintenance and more frequent oil changes to run well. Screw that crap, just give me a good ole smooth running N/A V6 or V8 engine that can run forever with less to go wrong over the latest garbage put out by every automaker today. Can we honestly believe that brand new turbocharged engines will last 200K or more miles? I don’t care who makes them, it seems like they all have some sort of problems either because it’s a design fault, or quality materials issues inside the engine. We might have to rethink the notion that new cars last longer than older ones as the quality of certain brands have gone downhill especially due to the supply shortages and cost for raw materials skyrocketing thus forcing automakers to cut cost by cutting back on quality parts. New isn’t always better in this case.

Great video. Please keep the job like that. Also, try to have videos showing the difference between automatic and manual transmission and the major issues they have and which is better to own. One more favor, try to have a video of the minor issues one can have in a car and to fix them at home without getting ripped off by car dealers. All the best and great respect from the sunshine State of Florida.

Thank you for this awesome video!

Awesome vid.

Oh damn, the dreaded 4.7, no wonder it has issues! Great video man!

Oh shoot my Camry is making that sound lol it has 373k miles tho lol

Them new trucks doing that ticking lol boom at 10k miles

Ive had a knocking noise for the past 47k in my Land Rover 😂

Just one tip, if you see a dirty rear bumper directly above the exhaust pipe - draw your finger directly above, and if you see a blueish-black tint, that be engine wear (time to walk away).

I once went to look at a BMW 7 series for my dad that made a knocking noise like you had in the truck. On top of this the CEL was lit up bright and proud. They said that they would just reset the light and it was fine. I turned around and walked away because they were wasting my time.

All engines make noise hearing the lifters dose not mean the engines bad especially if it’s a push rod engine you’ll hear those lifters. As long as the noise isn’t very loud most the time it’s normal operation

Your test car is a Dodge so what do you expect??!😜😂😁

I know engines which straight from the factory make a noise. A noise there for is not necessarily an issue, just investigate.

Ram Cummins 2500 are tough

My fathers 86 Toyota pick up is starting to dying

Petrol engines generally sound and sweet as a nut where as Diesel engines (Dacia Duster) sounds like it was buggered from new!!! Yes Really!

4.7 blah .. the 5.7 is a much better engine. i had a 15 ram come into my shop with 245k for state inspection ran perfectly. cant say that for the 4.7...

And looking at a 20 year old truck. But most new stuff don't last 1 year

The noises ur making with ur mouth are called criglist special lol hahahahahahah

If you're buying any car/truck with a 4.7, check if it's the 2UZ-FE. If it's not, be careful.

Here's another sign, if the vehicle only peels out on wet grass it means the engine is a dud and has only 100 hp.😂

Im high as well 👋

Must be starting in cold weather and driving off

Why do cars have dampers? What are they for? I know how dampers on a piano work but not on a car🎹🎶

Typical Chrysler product

Dude, this is any BMW around 80,000 miles. Party the fuck up

god damn stop doing that shit to the screen!! 🤣✌