Chrysler 3.3 & 3.8 engines

The Chrysler 3.3 & 3.8 engines are a family of V6 petrol engines that Chrysler built from 1989 to 2011. They were the first V6 engines the company designed and built in-house for front wheel drive cars, and the first V6 not derived from a V8. Chrysler introduced the 3.3 litre engine for the 1990 model year, in part as a larger alternative to the Mitsubishi 3.0 litre V6 used in its minivans, and added the 3.8 litre version in 1991. Both are pushrod designs with a cast iron block and aluminium heads, built at Trenton Engine in Michigan. The 3.3 powered Chrysler minivans until 2010 after a production run of 5,076,603 engines, and the 3.8 stayed in production until May 2011 for the Jeep Wrangler, ending 22 years of service. The 3.6 litre Pentastar engine replaced the family.