She threw a cat code. Personnally, I think the dealer is taking advantage of Chrysler. Although, the cats could have been affected because of the intercooler leak.

 

try and keep the old cat pipes

 

do you need a set rob? i have a set of rear cats. yours for the asking

 

The dealer sez they send them back to Chrysler. So they say

 

Randy lets go to the track, now you have a refreshed car. (like mine (refreshed)) jim

 

Randy on the race track....now that I have to see Jim....video please....somehow, I can imagine Randy flippin' off the guy in the other lane....

 

Can't see that I'm losing coolant but I swear that when I start the roadster I can smell the sweet antifreeze smell.
Could this be my intercooler as well? Sounds more like a heater core.??

 

Check your exhaust tips for steam, wipe the inside with a clean rag and see if odor is there.
next get bottle of Dye Glo and a UV flashlight. Get proper dye glo and put in radiator. Run till hot and circulated then after home, shut down and UV all water areas. After that if no luck, see your EENT.

John P
FTroopChief

 

On one of my other cars, when I had a Heater Core leak, it showed up as fogging my interior windows, after a shut down, and the car sat for a period of time.

It wasn't pretty, and for sure it was very unhealthy to have those fumes circulating in the cabin (although there is a little better airflow in the Roadster)...lol...

The heater core did eventually affect the coolant level, but it was very subtle and not easy to detect via a level check.

Might be wise to visually inspect the Core, cause if that's the issue, you don't wanna be breathing that $hit in for an extended period...

 

Not preaching but I hate cooling system corrosion related problems. EXPENSIVE! With all the aluminum in the engine systems these days...radiators, blocks, heads, IC, and pumps it is one of my neurotic little worries. I picked up my SRT in April with 17,500 miles on the car. On the first service visit to my dealer I had them do all sorts of unscheduled maintenance including a full coolant flush and refill of the engine and IC systems. I figured the car was more than six years old and even with low miles the HOAT juice should be changed. Still, heat and oxygen will take its toll. But so far, no IC pump failure or leaks in the system...so far. I haven't swapped out the OEM battery yet as the car will never see cold weather but I know that's just a matter of time too. Well, does diligent maintenance keep you out of trouble with this car? Or is the IC system just a flawed design (pump & piping)?

 

6 years is not unscheduled maintenance. The coolant should be replaced no more than every 4 years.

 

Yeah, I'm not the trusting sort. I wanted to start fresh with all the fluids and filters and belts and my dealer from a known point. So even if the previous owner had all the maintenance done I had them do everything I could think of. Ergo pretty much everything I had done was unscheduled except for the oil change. The dealer actually tried to talk me out of some of it but I told them to just do it. I replaced the OEM all season Conti's with a set of Dunlop Sport Maxx TT's. At the price I paid for this car, I had no problem throwing a couple thousand dollars at maintenance up front to make sure it was 100%. Now I know it was done.....by someone I trust.

The only things I haven't touched are bulbs, brakes, and battery. Bulbs are all working, front brakes have about 50% of the pads left, and the battery checks out fine in warm weather. When the brakes go I'll probably have them drain and replace that fluid when they do the pads & rotors.