Chevy Cruze sprung a Leak! Coolant Leak Repair!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2018
- Today's video repairs a leak caused by a leaking gasket at the water outlet pipe on my 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. It's a simple repair we walk through. Join me as I make mistakes so you don't have to!
Thanks for watching, hope this helps and enjoy!
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Parts used:
Engine Coolant water outlet 15-11105
www.amazon.com/ACDelco-15-111...
If only the gasket is leaking, use 15-34407
www.amazon.com/ACDelco-15-344...
Special tools:
- Torx bit set - T20
- E torx socket set - E10
- Torque wrench measuring in inch pounds
- Hose clamp pliers(I need these too...) - www.amazon.com/dp/B004GUN15G/...
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Disclaimer:
I am not a certified mechanic. repairs shown in these videos are done after plenty of research to figure out how to fix an issue. the videos are for entertainment purposes only. Should you try to follow the steps shown, you do so at your own risk. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Thanks for sharing this. I just did the water pump on my cruze and I noticed that there was air trapped in the top of the radiator. Open the white plug on the passenger size radiator tank with the engine off and the coolant cap open. You can hear the air escape. Then you can see the coolant drip out of that connection. Air in the coolant will cause the system to run hot causing additional wear and tear on the gaskets or crack the plastic pieces.
Thanks! I wish I had seen this plug would have mentioned it too. Just pulled mine and air also escaped! Now it should be fully bled. Thanks for watching and the tip!
how did you know it was your water pump and not your thermostat or 2 coolant sensors?
@@jungleking007Channel Yes I noticed he didn't bleed the radiator too.
@@jungleking007Channel do I need to drain the coolant or can I just skip that my Cruze is currently in Walmart Peking lot and don’t wanna tow it tomorrow
You didn't bleed the system
Just I big thanks, I change my today and your video help me so much it took me 6 hrs because I run into some problems but I did it, I'm 50 yrs old and never work on my car before.
This car just leaks everywhere. I have to keep replacing gaskets and seals. 😂😂
That is my experience with this car
I wish all videos would explain repairs like this one. Fully explained through every step 🤙
Very helpful video! Was able to change this by myself with no hiccups along the way. Thank you so much!
Excellent video. ONLY thing not mentioned is that you MUST AIR bleed the radiator with the WHITE hex plug on top of the radiator thats on the passenger side in the front. Its tucked under the cover and you can use a philllips head screw driver or a 13 mm socket. Also run the heater through a few cycles to clear any air bubbles trapped in the heater core. Besides that AWESOME video. Thank you again.
Correct. I believe I pinned a comment about this very thing.
My car has 90K miles and I already had to do this twice. Thanks for the video, helped me both times.
I hope GM was able to make enough money back from their cost savings to offset the loss in customers. I will never buy another GM car in my life and that is from a lifetime GM owner until my first lemons started in 2009. Multiple trans, exhaust system, interior, electrical and coolant system issues in multiple cars. Never again 👋
Amen
Just dont buy lemons hahaha
Gm is the best unless u buy it used
Good luck with Fords and Mopars. They all use cheap plastic parts. This definitely wouldn't be a diy job if it was a Ford...
I feel the same way, but every thing else is worse
Amen. 2012 chevy Cruze turbo weened me from ever buying another Chevy. And I’m a die hard chevy guy. Biggest POS ever.
the video i needed!!! I just replaced my hose because of this videos. I just needed to know how to properly take the brackets off. thanks!!!
Good video, informative.
fore warning: had the identical slow leak on my 2012 with 90k mi. Being a gm tech for over 40 yrs I assumed the same part on the leak. after replacing it - it still leaked! Found the real issue was simply the large hose clamp on the gooseneck had insufficient clamp load. Could of saved some money & grief by simply using a pressure tester to begin with. 20/20 hindsight never fails.
Thanks for the video,mine just went out today at 59k miles 2015 Cruze.
Thank ypu I just finished doing my vehicle it took Mt 5hrs and I got it done and saved alot of money . Thank you
Thank you so much for this video. It really helped me a lot in repairing my 16 Cruze 100k. There were pieces that were eroded but very easy to replace following this video. Thanks again.
I’ve come to realize that the reason why these break and leak. Most of the guys in these oil change garages tend to lean on these exact parts when changing the oil filter. If you notice, under these parts being replaced in this vid, you can see the oil filter cap and nut. Well, since there’s not much room to changed the oil filter, these guys start pushing over the coolant hoses and the plastic housing and dont realize that their fracturing it. To much much push and shoving over these coolant parts can cause cracks and leaks and also on the uppers hose coming from the reserve tank. So now, when I go have my oil changed, I warn them about that are and to take it easy.
Doing what you said might get another 5-10k out of a part that will eventually fail
This is the best and most informative video to replace this part. Thanks a bunch!
Happy to help! Thanks for watching!
Found this exact same leak today. Thank you for making this.
Great vid Brother. I finished fixing mine 2 hours ago. Let the engine run for 30 minutes to heat up and chacked for a leak and waalaa, I'm good. Thanks A lot.
Mine just went out yesterday and changed it today at 37k miles. 2015 cruze. Thanks for the video
What's the name of that part please?
I’d replaced two of these on my wife’s 1.4l cruze, due to the the summer temps destroying plastic components in the southwest US and then by the third time, I got an aluminium one that had clearly used the plastic version to make the mold and then had it’s sealing faces machined later. Touch wood, it’s been great so far and I’d definitely recommend it.
@@kingkandle986 …Good luck brother.
Thank you so much for posting this video, i'll be fixing my car myself this week 🍻
Omg these cars are such junk! My mom purchased one used. Thought she got a good deal on it with less than 40k on the odo. Boy oh boy, I’m sick of working on it 🤢
Just got my first pair of hose clamp pliers. Wish I had years ago. Now it makes it easier than the bolt/screw type.
I keep talking myself out of this. Regret it especially in extreme conditions on roadside.
Great video. I just replaced mine yesterday and my Cruz has 46,000 miles. The garage down the street wanted 458.81 to fix it. My back is a little sore but it only cost me 22 bucks. Now I would like to take my old water housing assembly to that shop and stick it up his u know where.
I'm a Chrysler so I understand it can be expensive. The repair is relatively simple. Its outrageous they wanted that much. Should've been like 150 plus parts. Shouldn't charge more than an hour.
Thank you for sharing this. My respect from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴.
Absolutely Great video! Detailed and excellent. Thank you.
You are amazing! Ty! Now I can replace this part confidently.
Thank you bro... changed mine this morning...
Great video. This made it easy for me. Very easy to do. About an hour and a half maybe. Mine cracked right where the the two y off to front and to the top. 66000 miles.
Just watched this video, dude this helped me so much thanks
I've done it same exact way, thanks to you👍
I just repalced this water tube on my daughter's car. Be very, very carefully when taking out the old bolts from the old water tube. The top bolt snapped off just behind the dead of the bolt. Car has 90,000 miles. After a small amount of heat and some small wiggling in a counter clockwise direction, it came out. Piece of cake for a experienced mechanic. 71 Inch pounds on the new bolts, and good to go!
trick for hose clamps. pinch with pliers stick appropriate size socket on it and bam easy
Mine is actually cracked where the large hose in front connects. Also sitting at 50k miles. Thanks for the video! Wouldnt have known how to fix it without this.
Pro tip, if this happens to your Cruze don't wait to fix it. It will destroy the water pump before long. I and my family own the 1.4 and 1.8 ecotec in various cars and my aunt waited fixing it. She now needs a new outlet and water pump. Fix this ASAP, it's cheaper than the new pump.
THere's a special coverage adjustment for the water pump issued back in 2015. Should look into it to get it fixed while its still under warranty. gm.oemdtc.com/540/engine-coolant-leak-from-the-water-pump
I wanna say it's for the 2012-2014 Cruze. I fixed one for my aunt with the water outlet leak but she let it get to o far like this and the water pump gave out. These 1.4l require a very attentive owner or they struggle to stay running. Little repairs get bigger with time. I work for Honda and see this alot. It's just a valve cover leak until you run the engine dry and score the internals, then it's just a new engine. Chevy should warranty alot more than they actually do. I love the Chevy brand but they have room to improve.
Great video and very helpful. Thank you for posting. About to do this repair to my ‘13 Cruze (at 57k 🙄).
Great video. I immediately ordered a pair of hose clamp pliers lol
Hi there. I am going to replace mine soon, so your video is really helpful! One comment: at 1:58 I can see that you inlet turbo hose (the one with the PH3 written on top) is quite dirty. Well, I had the same problem (there is boost leak there as well), so I removed my bumper and I removed this hose and replaced the rubber o-ring that's placed inside. In case you are interested, the dimensions are 56mm x 3.5mm. I have 20k km and no sign of oil there yet. Thank you for the pcv fix video also!
Mine is at 90k... got home tonight and the coolant tank is empty dam ran for about 5min after shutting off the car 😬. This will be happening for me in the near future! Thank you for the help!! Edit: replaced the outlet 2 months ago and no problems! Pro tip you have to use that white bleeder valve or you can’t put all the fluid in...ask me how I know 😜
Many ppl call this the thermostat housing on rockauto but it’s actually a water outlet
Real thermostat bolts on the water pump
Mine is around 50xxx as well and I had to fix several things and next is this repair. I also didn’t think I would have that many problems at this point.
Good job Bro. I'm changing mine in the morning.
Changed both the coolent tank and thermistat housing at on chevy sonic 35,0000 miles. To many cheap plastic parts. Bought hose clamp plyers with cable. Worth every penny.
I have a 6 speed 2014 Chevy Cruze and it has been phenomenal! I ONLY started experiencing problems when I let the oil get to 7K before replacing it. I have been changing the oil every 3-4 thousand miles, and have roughly 160,000 on it now. I really like the car, but started experiencing this exact issue in the past few days. I hope I can repair it with some quality parts and have it go for another 7-8 years. I have since resumed the 3-4K mile oil changes. I don’t think this car does well with used oil, I’m not sure why 🤷🏽♂️ or maybe it is simply coincidence. Thank you for the upload!
yea u got lucky u got as manual the auto trans is garbage
i got the 2014 chevy cruze brand new and put 170 k miles on it in 2019 i change my fully synthetic oil every 16 k miles-I found that to be my sweet spot - didn't drive it because i wasn't working during 2020 n now i use it for work again I've only had to replace spark plug coil ,fuel pump and the valve cover plus gaskets- manifold didn''t fail so i didn't mess with that and the brake pads and battery finally recently-the crazy thing is my front bumbper and rear fell off randomly on me and i had to re screw them on- so just be aware of that - The car is alot better than I thought - but i've had friends have to replace way more parts on theirs before 100 k miles
Great video very helpful 👍
Thanks !
Your video was a great help...good job
i have the same engine on my opel astra j 1.4.....I did the same job, you need a special pliers to release the coolant pipes clamps.....
Thanks 😊 for your help and good video
Very helpful! Thanks a lot!!! 😎
Damn made it look easy. Good look!
Changing one on a 2012 that someone used screw on clamps. The plastic appeared to have expanded at a different rate than the clamp could causing a perfect straight crack under the clamp. The original clamps would expand and contract by design as the motor heats and cools. FYI
I recommend swapping the coolant tank - I had a slow leak I couldn't pinpoint but swapped it anyway and bam! We good now
I have precisely the same problem on my 2013 1.4 turbo Cruze. Thanks for posting this video. I stopped watching a little past halfway, since "installation is the reverse of removal", as they say in most manuals. The only spec I needed was the torque spec for the inlet to engine bolts. 71 inch-lb. Now I have to see if I can buy just the gasket...
Gasket is available, check the description. I put both options
@@jungleking007Channel Thanks! I found it for about $9 CDN at Carquest.
Already replaced 3 of these in my Cruze. Next time I'm buying the aluminum one
I did this a couple months ago removing those clamps is the hardest thing of the job replaced everything in 20min took 1hr to remove clamps
Having the same problem...leaked from the reservoir hose (I fixed that) and the thermostat housing. I wonder if the plastic housing warps and causes the o ring to fail... I'm about to order the o ring but the housing is only $26 online..kinda sucks wasting money on things that u don't need, come on Chevy stop putting plastic with metal! 2015 cruze LT
Thanks man for amazing video 👌
Just did mine at 80k thanks a lot ECO TECH
Thanks this video helped a lot
*I did it. Tnx for the video*
I just had my mine replaced at my dealership today and my 13’ Cruze has 75k miles. Painful $160 but the car is running better. 😄
What an excellent tutorial, love the different cam angles and using the wireless mic really helped hear you over any ambient sounds. Just a thought you might want to pin a comment to the top stating that this is a Year, make, model and engine size 1.4 turbo for the Cruze. I didn't see that this was for the 1.4 turbo anywhere on this video?
So helpful
Thanks a lot budy
Video helped so much, I did it my self and it all went smooth until I tried unscrewing the last bolt of the old water outlet and the bolt was corroded and broke off inside the engine...now it's at the mechanics...good video though
Awesome. Thank you for your time and sharing with us. much needed
wow, this is very helpful bro. I like the video even if it is long very detailed. good job! I am just curious about what is the size of the clear tube that you use to drain the coolant?
Going to try this, I sprung a leak also in the same area. Thank you.
I bought my outlet valve from Amazon. It was under $20. Be careful removing the top coolant overflow hose. That plastic connector is super easy to break.
@@M70ACARRY ah ok thank you. I'm going to look for the part. And thanks for the heads up I'm going it this weekend
Nice video 👍
Thanks for the video
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Thank you sir!
I like the video helped alot
You do know that you don't have to take those constant tension clamps completely off the hoses right? You just pinch them and they open up then you can wiggle the hose off.
Jungle King! Thanks for the helpful video. I replaced the water outlet pipe and a radiator hose on my 2014 Cruze today, she’s running great for now 🤘🏼 appreciate it!
Had mine fixed last week.
You did an amazing job explaining. Do you have a video of how to change the thermostat? Many thanx!
I’m sorry, I do not have a video on that one. My videos are created only when a problem shows up. If I need to in the future, a video will be made.
I am having leakage in the section you just replaced, but what is that particular parts called? Your video was eye opening
Thank you bro. I got stranded & it’s crazy cz this video is exactly what I needed. I won’t forget about you once I win the lottery lol
Did you win ?
@@SOMETECHTUTORIALS hahah not yet but I haven’t forgotten about you
@@whatshisface1390 oh okay how many miles did your Cruze last ?
@@SOMETECHTUTORIALS man this car is a real piece of junk. I purchased it with 30k miles & it now has 97k & I’ve put $3,500 into the cooling system. I fixed the issue that lead me to this video just to have it overheat on me months later again from elsewhere. I’ve had it back from the mechanic for approximately 6 months & the check engine light came on last night. It runs well for a few months & then it’s onto the next problem.
Man I hope you finally got a clamp tool. Hard to watch you struggle. Ha. Great vid.
I need to pick one up myself. Know of a decent cheap(ish) one that works good from Amazon?
Dealing with this now. My chevy cruze ruined anything chevy for me lol
Thanks
Personally, I think the Chevy Cruze is a damn good car, it’s sadly a victim of shitty modern industry trends, such as cheapening out on essentials such as the coolant lines (plastic parts on the engine) to the point where most people can see it as dogshit engineering
I love my Cruze. I’ve had minor issues that were easy to replace.
Check your fluids every weekend. I missed a couple weekends and now I'm dealing with this as well
Does low coolant make that part melt or what?
@@mizhanivui4576 it can make the gasket deteriorate and that will cause damage to the thermostat. Also over time the gasket will wear out on it's own and then you'll need a replacement. If you dont replace it than it can leak and cause you engine to overheat and after you chang the thermostat get a new oil change asap.
There is an air bleed screw on the top of the radiator. It is the highest point. Looks like a large white plastic phillips head.
Sucks the cheap parts deteriorate due to the antifreeze. Good cars though my nephews has some issues and he hates the car it's his first so he's not trying to work on it had to rescue him a few times on these fixes ppl keep telling him it's other things and causing all kinds of issues. Currently it's this same hose and he's having a family meeting about replacing the car lmao only other issue is the air sensor that got removed at the beginning
I believe there is a crack between the two hoses at the top of the outlet on my cruze, because I can see coolant there.
And, when I turn on the heat, I smell smoke, can it be from the burning coolant? Thanks for the video!
Special Coverage Adjustment - Engine Coolant Leak from the Water Pump.
I had a coolant leak before not sure where but it was covered under this warranty and now I have a leak pinhole spraying out the top of the water outlet. Idk of it's covered or not but I'm going to take it in and check
My first car was an 02 Jetta got my first coolant leak that stuff is the stuff of nightmares
Just replaced mine. The main return hose fitting on the plastic housing was collapsed and brittle AF. Cheap plastic parts on this car.
Is this similar to the2016 Chevy cruze?
Update: I just installed the valve and it fixed my leak also be careful not to tighten the hose clamps too tight that's what broke my old one
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Is there 2 o rings? 1 for the upper hose and 1 that sits inside the outlet groove itself?
Just changed this part and the reservoir hose. The outlet was smashed where the big hose goes and the reservoir house was split in half on the inside
Will this cause it from bubbling from reservoir and boiling to the point where pressure builds up I replaced the water pump and thermostat also
@ 5:00 you said the new one comes with that little plastic piece..Yes my new water outlet did come with that, BUT it did not have a little hole through the center of it like my old one did....So on the new one it wouldnt let water pass through it as it was solid at the center......So I had use old one...
Having trouble were the water hose and water pump connect, do you know where the ORING goes where extra part connects from the Jesus clip?
Very helpful fixed the issue thanks
Mine actually cracked. A bit fiddly to replace, but not expensive.
There’s a plug you can take out to know when rad is full, it’s on the top right side of radiator could be yellow in color and use a flat or Phillip’s head screwdriver to loosen
Thanks but if you would say the name on the hoses and parts that your taking off would be helpful. Thats what I needed help with the names.
The hose you mention isnt leaking the first hose connected to the resovlver will it cause the car to over heat if there is a leak