Ram 1500 3L HURRICANE Twin Turbo I-6 Engine ISSUES *Heavy Mechanic Review* | Engines OVERHEATING!!

I review the 2025 Ram 1500 3L hurricane twin turbo inline-6 engine from Stellantis and discuss the known issues and problems so far with this engine. The thermostat failures seem to be the first common issues with engines potentially overheating. I also discuss some design flaws with this engine in my opinion as a heavy duty mechanic. Hurricane DEEP Dive Part 1 (benefits) - https://youtu.be/WrWqNwfWsZ4 What I Use: Engine Oil - https://amzn.to/4aEbtNE Engine Oil Filter - https://amzn.to/3J1nDUM Engine Air Filter - https://amzn.to/3JMmMVV Cabin Air Filter - https://amzn.to/3JMZAHh Gear Oil - https://amzn.to/3PoIcxa Penetrating fluid - https://amzn.to/3EOclkx Rust protection - https://amzn.to/3Zo0Rh6 Towing Gear: 10 ton Pintle hitch (2.5" receiver) - https://amzn.to/3r7Axvm 7 Ton Adjustable hitch (2" receiver) - https://amzn.to/46i2iAf Adjustable Pintle hitch mount (2.5" receiver) - https://amzn.to/3RqHGS3 15 Ton Pintle hitch - https://amzn.to/45SaCqv 10,000lbs Tie Down Straps - https://amzn.to/3ZBnxeh My Camera Gear: Go Pro Hero 10 - https://amzn.to/3ObZdJJ Go Pro Hero 8 - https://amzn.to/36grzkM Go Pro Accessories - https://amzn.to/3JLhlXo Sony A6400 - https://amzn.to/3vkqzob Last week we talked all about the benefits and pros to this pretty cool inline-6 turbo charged hurricane engine. But this week we are taking a look at all the downsides and negatives about this engine. Things that I don’t like as a mechanic and the first engine issues that have popped up. The thermostat failures seem to be common along the 3L hurricane engines and the forums are full of people having their 3L hurricanes engines with thermostat engine failures. It seems like there is a plastic piece in the thermostats that are breaking causing the issues. These thermostat have been on back order already this year and left some people waiting some times to get new ones. No current fix is available to my knowledge just yet. Next is the complexity of this engine. For me personally this is the most worrisome as a mechanic because having twin turbos just means more failure points. All those oil and coolant lines going to the turbos, the electronic wastegate actuators, and the turbos themselves can all fail. I’ve replaced many turbos and parts associated with turbos. Not saying these parts will fail but it adds alot of complexity to the engine. next is the fact that they used twin turbos instead of using a simpler single turbo design. yes the twin turbo hurricane set up is great for engine performance but these are supposed to be used in a pick up truck application. I would much rather have simpler set up then complicated set up geared towards performance. I would of loved to have also seen a air to air intercooler rather then a water to air intercooler. an air to air is more efficient yet does not need coolant so it is also simpler which should lead to better reliability. next I believe these connecting rods are standard straght rods but I would have loved to have seen some off-set connecting rods which I think would give this engine an ever greater torque advantage. similar to the 2.7L ecoboost. the engine block is aluminum and this is fine but the 2.7L once again uses a composite graphite iron block which is far stronger and actually pretty light. I would of loved to have seen this hurricane engine with a CGI block but it does come with a closed deck block design which is very strong so not all bad. lastly this engine does not come with a dip stick which in my opinion is just a mistake from stellantis. I think they should of kept a dip stick even if people don't check them. 00:00 - Intro 01:27 - Thermostat Failures (Engines Overheating) 02:36 - New Engines are prone to Issues 03:39 - Engine Complexity (Twin Turbos) 07:55 - Air to Water Intercooler 08:28 - Single Turbo ? 09:40 - Off-Set Connecting Rods ? 11:20 - Aluminum vs CGI Engine Block 12:15 - Closed vs Open Deck Block Design 12:57 - No Dip Stick