Yep. That water inlet is the first thing I look at when talking about a coolant leak on these engines. Funny enough, it was the turbo coolant hose leaking on that Cruze that helped me find your channel!
Just bought mine today. Lol same freakin issue little plastic thing broke. Coolant been leaking for who knows how many days. Glad I found out messing around with it. Then saw your video later today and yup. 😅 plastic just breaking off
If you pull the metal clip the entire piece comes out much easier. But make sure the little clip on there is actually holding the two part piece together. And but the aluminum replacement piece for the coolant distribution thingy.
@@AlexTheCarDoctor I was born 87 too lmao 😂🤣 but I work on a lot of old school and it seems like the 80s was the last of the boats but the 70s Buick had everything!!
I would just do that myself it's like one of the easiest thing to do on your car and it would only cost like $15-$25 or you can take it to a shop and have it done for like $75-$150 If you live around kc I'll do it for 75
@@deanfawbush9071 I'm not Alex, but are you serious? That seems ridiculous. I'm not sure about that specific car but almost all oil pans are on the bottom of the engine. All you need is a jack, jack stands, a rachet, and the new oil pan gasket. All you would do is jack the car up, put the stands up and take off all the bolts (watch a RUclips video to find the bolts you need). When you get the old pan off scrape the old gasket of the pan with a wire brush and razor blade or something don't really matter it's not to hard. Then all you have left is put the old gasket on the pan, put a few bolts back on to hold the gasket in place while you put it back on the engine, and then put all the bolts back on and your done
@@deanfawbush9071 but yeah dealerships are thieves that's how they make enough money when they aren't selling enough cars that month or whatever because cars always need fixed😉😂
@@deanfawbush9071 and it would probably take like 3 or 4 hours absolute max you could get it done in 30 minutes if you know what your doing and have decent tools but I would take it kinda slow and look over everything if you don't normally work on your own cars but it can be really peaceful and kinda relaxing expecially if you don't have alot of rust on your car and it makes you feel like a man when your done and if you got a wife she would prolly like it too just sayin homie😂😎
Wow designed to fail, GM finest. Dirty 🐀 rats. I'm still upset about my Traverse. My sister's Traverse and my friends Traverse. From new to used there trouble. I'm straight on them.
Why is the clip still in ? You know the one that holds in the coolant reservoir hose. Also it doesn’t look like you tried any harder to remove the coupler from the housing. Something smells like flat rate work😂
First of all I pay my guys hourly, so no flat rate pressure here. When I tried to remove it gently,it broke, so I secured the clip by pushing it back in to avoid loosing it.
Had the same fucking problem with my coolant reservoir and coolant housing, which is the two parts he’s talking about I had to get them both replaced on my 2017 Buick encore .
Out here helping the public . Alex is a great guy
Yep. That water inlet is the first thing I look at when talking about a coolant leak on these engines. Funny enough, it was the turbo coolant hose leaking on that Cruze that helped me find your channel!
Worked on one yesterday. Same bs. Did the Thermostat, and replaced ECT
Just bought mine today. Lol same freakin issue little plastic thing broke. Coolant been leaking for who knows how many days. Glad I found out messing around with it. Then saw your video later today and yup. 😅 plastic just breaking off
YUP! Had to have mine replaced last week, along with two hoses. Same make, model, and year. Plastic deterioration in the housing.
If you pull the metal clip the entire piece comes out much easier. But make sure the little clip on there is actually holding the two part piece together. And but the aluminum replacement piece for the coolant distribution thingy.
Avoid GM garbage at all costs 😂
2008 was the last year for anything decently built by GM.
Had a impala in for the same yesterday
That part is a common failure point. Had to replace the one on my dad's Cruze at like 36k miles. It's 11 years old though...they don't drive much.
My car is at 91K miles. Good to know this ahead of time
On a drive home, my sisters Chevy Cruz temp sensor housing exploded right when we got home.
That hose is a bad one to break. I usually quote the tank hose and water outlet in one job
Same!
Replaced mine with an aftermarket aluminum outlet. OE plastic stuff is garbage.
Jus an opinion but Buick hasn't been the same the 70s
I’m too young to know, as I was born in the 80’s, but I 100% believe it!
@@AlexTheCarDoctor I was born 87 too lmao 😂🤣 but I work on a lot of old school and it seems like the 80s was the last of the boats but the 70s Buick had everything!!
Born in mid 1970s. First car was a 1979 Buick LeSabre. Totally different engineering back then.
👍🏿# 121! Replacing is a good idea but replace it with what? Most of the replacement parts are plastic too. 👎🏿
Hey Alex, I have a 2012 Chevy express van with a 4.3 L Vortech V6 and how much could I expect to have an oil pan gasket job done on that vehicle ?
I would just do that myself it's like one of the easiest thing to do on your car and it would only cost like $15-$25 or you can take it to a shop and have it done for like $75-$150
If you live around kc I'll do it for 75
@@shakinbottles that seems pretty cheap Alex I was quoted $1200 at the dealership. Wow that’s amazing.
What thieves? They are at dealerships
@@deanfawbush9071 I'm not Alex, but are you serious? That seems ridiculous. I'm not sure about that specific car but almost all oil pans are on the bottom of the engine. All you need is a jack, jack stands, a rachet, and the new oil pan gasket. All you would do is jack the car up, put the stands up and take off all the bolts (watch a RUclips video to find the bolts you need). When you get the old pan off scrape the old gasket of the pan with a wire brush and razor blade or something don't really matter it's not to hard. Then all you have left is put the old gasket on the pan, put a few bolts back on to hold the gasket in place while you put it back on the engine, and then put all the bolts back on and your done
@@deanfawbush9071 but yeah dealerships are thieves that's how they make enough money when they aren't selling enough cars that month or whatever because cars always need fixed😉😂
@@deanfawbush9071 and it would probably take like 3 or 4 hours absolute max you could get it done in 30 minutes if you know what your doing and have decent tools but I would take it kinda slow and look over everything if you don't normally work on your own cars but it can be really peaceful and kinda relaxing expecially if you don't have alot of rust on your car and it makes you feel like a man when your done and if you got a wife she would prolly like it too just sayin homie😂😎
Thankfully those housings are like 50 bucks at dealer
“She”, first issue right there. “Change the oil ? What’s that?”
It’s like they design less important part, cheap parts to break when an important part starts to fail so you don’t fuck to your entire engine. Odd
GM=General Mess
Thats why you ALWAYS just cut the hose when its on a pastic nipple. Easier to replace 1 foot of hose.
I replaced that part 4 times in 1 year 😒
I have the same car and model and problem lol
Wow designed to fail, GM finest. Dirty 🐀 rats. I'm still upset about my Traverse. My sister's Traverse and my friends Traverse. From new to used there trouble. I'm straight on them.
What do ya do when the motor is smoking 😂🤣
1.6l ecotech
Why is the clip still in ? You know the one that holds in the coolant reservoir hose. Also it doesn’t look like you tried any harder to remove the coupler from the housing. Something smells like flat rate work😂
First of all I pay my guys hourly, so no flat rate pressure here. When I tried to remove it gently,it broke, so I secured the clip by pushing it back in to avoid loosing it.
Wow! I see why now I found them at the dealer auction
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FU you could’ve just replaced the hose
😂😂😂 man go to bed lol
God awful motors,
Had the same fucking problem with my coolant reservoir and coolant housing, which is the two parts he’s talking about I had to get them both replaced on my 2017 Buick encore .