, the first generation Chrysler 300C Touring offered a choice between three petrol engines (2.7-, 3.5-, and 5.7-liter) and a 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engine. The standard 2.7-liter V-6 produced 193 horsepower and delivered a combined fuel economy of 21 mpg. 9.11am - Just adding to this: My husband has just called Chrysler this morning and apparently it is the motor on the side of the turbo??? So therefore the whole thing needs to be replaced. My insurance emailed me this: I have spoken with a turbo specialist (All Tech Diesel & Turbo) The all-new Chrysler 300C is available with a single 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine that produces 236bhp. The new Chrysler 300C goes on sale in June 2012 and will go head-to-head with the Mercedes It's probably leaking from the cooler under the fuel filter,when you replace the fuel filter drops of diesel get into the seals perishing them and you know where the filter is..in the Vee.That's what we found when one of our customers had a massive oil leak everything's gotta come out of the Vee to do it and I mean everything.The replacement seals are a different colour to the original,so I 304 posts · Joined 2014. #7 · Sep 16, 2018. )5-08 have pressed in valve seats.v8 v6 if the engine over heats there is. a good chance a seat will drop and explode a piston or valve etc.This. was fixed in 09 models and later with seats machined into the heads. Dodge had same problem in 5.7 and v6 in early models.Ray. Chrysler 5.7L 345 HEMI Overview. The 5.7L power unit was a completely new engine designed from scratch. Like the 4.7L PowerTech V8, the 345 Hemi engine has a cast-iron cylinder block with a deep-skirt design and a 90-degree angle between cylinder banks. The crankshaft made of cast nodular iron is supported by four bolts per main bearing. Chrysler assumed true-believer status with the 300C; a big, brash, brute of a car styled with all the subtlety of an apartment block on wheels. Its success, however, has made the 300C a strong advocate for the argument that subtlety may be overrated.The car's in-your-face styling has struck a resonance not even Chrysler could have anticipated. Not only is the 300C selling like hot cakes at Price. €8,500. From. €177 p/m. Showing 1 - 3 of 3. Discover 3 New & Used Chrysler 300c Cars For Sale in Ireland on DoneDeal. Buy & Sell on Ireland's Largest Cars Marketplace. Mercedes' class-leading diesel unit becomes the Chrysler's biggest asset, with great performance and reasonable economy. Trouble is, muscular sty-ling aside, the rest of the 300C package already Worst Chrysler 300C Problems #1: Complete Engine Failure 2006 300C Average Cost to Fix: $7,000 Average Mileage: 108,000 mi. Learn More #2: Warped Door Panels 2016 300C Average Cost to Fix: $1,500 cnM6Eg.