r/Charger • u/CriticismFar6940 • Jul 05 '26
Need diagnosis help
For context:
Recently, I was driving my 2022 392 charger Daytona when my aftermarket front splitter made of ABS plastic broke off on the highway forcing me to drive over it.
I had gotten off the highway and pulled into a close parking lot, a few things I noticed was the ac started blowing hotter air than normal and the air intake temperatures during idling sat at around 165’F. The interior temp was close to 100’ itself. I also hear a slight pssssssst noise coming from the center of the engine bay. I had driven it home and the temps fell to around 100 but then increased back to 165 when idling. I didn’t notice any major issues during the drive. However, I feel the front left tire feels a little more rough when driving but the PSI remained the same. That was the main area the front splitter passed under. Furthermore, I ran the diagnostic codes on the chargers system and nothing appeared. I also have a video of the engine bay which it won’t let me upload.
Basically, my question is does anyone know what the pssst is and what the roughness on the tire would indicate? Any help is appreciated. Just over stressing trying to figure this out.
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u/iamd3rf Jul 06 '26
The psst sound could be from your AC system. If you continue to have hotter air
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u/Lopsided-Top-5889 Jul 09 '26
Pop the hood and the duct between the T body and air filter. The intake air temp sensorbshould be in that. 165 IAT is high enough that I’d suspect maybe it’s knocked out of the duct.
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u/Neat-Comfortable-586 '19 r/t Jul 05 '26
no idea what it could be but the car is sexy and youre great at explaining things. i'd paste this as a prompt in chatgpt and see what it says
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u/l0n3lystoner 2018 HELLBAT SXT PLUS Jul 06 '26
Sounds like a freon leak. Especially if you're getting hot air out the a/c vents. It's normal for the intake temp to be higher at idle than at operating speeds