# Help Identify This Engine **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 18, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627 "2022-04-18T01:37:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tryingangles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@tryingangles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tryingangles)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/1 "2022-04-18T01:37:41Z")
I am looking to purchase a 2018 Charger AWD. Can someone please help me identify what type of engine this is? Thank you very much. ![2fa26672-6f16-443e-b3b0-9779b8027a5e](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/3/a3bd566dca61702ac91183e0b03ba010915a335e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/2 "2022-04-18T01:42:08Z")
You were able to take a picture why did you not ask the seller what engine the vehicle has ? ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/3 "2022-04-18T01:42:34Z")
5.7 L hemi, I think. ---
**Author:** ![tryingangles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@tryingangles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tryingangles)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/4 "2022-04-18T01:43:59Z")
That is what the seller said. However, it looks more like the 6.4 L from this picture. ![Miami-Lakes-Dodge-Challenger-2018-engine-trims-lineup-guide](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/d/2ded25be7e49e7c412ef8051093fd186b0dd8935.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/5 "2022-04-18T01:46:34Z")
It would have that ‘SRT’ badging. This is the 5.7 L without the shroud. Also the 6.4 has the throttle body at an angle, unlike your pic. ---
**Author:** ![tryingangles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@tryingangles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tryingangles)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/6 "2022-04-18T01:49:49Z")
How do you tell between 5.7 and V6? Thank you btw. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/7 "2022-04-18T01:50:53Z")
count the spark plugs (coil packs) or the intake runners. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/8 "2022-04-18T01:53:26Z")
Ask the seller where the engine cover is ? Get the VIN and use a web search and you will know every thing you need to know . Frankly , if this is a private sale and they have lost the engine cover who knows what else they may have done to this thing that might be a problem later. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/9 "2022-04-18T02:08:57Z")
Looks like a 4.7L V-8 to me, if they still made them in 2018. ---
**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/10 "2022-04-18T02:15:41Z")
I am not positive, but I think all 2018 Chargers with AWD are V6 models. I would double check that it is infact AWD. Edit: it looks like the police package is available as a V8 and AWD, which might also explain the missing engine cover. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/11 "2022-04-18T02:16:45Z")
If you look at the emission sticker under the hood, it reflects the engine that came in the vehicle. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/4/b4cc3d9db057916a8cf2c97efb0a89b6d627fe22.jpeg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/12 "2022-04-18T02:34:56Z")
As far as I can tell they never put the 4.7 in the Charger, and had stopped making them by 2018, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/13 "2022-04-18T02:44:24Z")
Here’s another pic of that 5.7 L hemi: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/4/a41810958085ac43cd18568574114769930bbad0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/14 "2022-04-18T02:47:58Z")
Specs show the AWD has the V-6 so I suppose my question would be have you actually verified that it’s an AWD model or is that based on what someone said; and which may or may not be true? The underhood sticker always takes precedence. ---
**Author:** ![tryingangles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@tryingangles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tryingangles)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/15 "2022-04-18T03:39:44Z")
It says AWD on the back ![1415e09c-ca22-48f4-ab64-41fee977cc88](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/d/5d2742808928889aa1f3f5a081a5a4fd7f89592b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tryingangles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@tryingangles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tryingangles)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/16 "2022-04-18T03:42:51Z")
Is it unusual the cover is missing? I’m obviously a complete noob with this stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/17 "2022-04-18T03:51:32Z")
It appears the 5.7 liter Charger was only available with rear wheel drive but this is a police car, an exception to the rule. That car may not have came with engine dressing, why would a police car have an engine cover? ---
**Author:** ![tryingangles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@tryingangles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tryingangles)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/18 "2022-04-18T04:28:06Z")
“Why would a police car have an engine cover?” Can you elaborate please? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/19 "2022-04-18T04:30:27Z")
The plastic engine shroud is there to hide the ugly engine parts and to reduce noise. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627/20 "2022-04-18T13:28:13Z")
@tryingangles Who are you buying this vehicle from ? If it is a police vehicle then it has spent hours idling. Plus it has had equipment removed that may cause electrical problems in the future . My personal thought would be to pass on this vehicle. And why do you not trust the seller as to the engine size ? [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-identify-this-engine/183627.md?page=2)