GMC Terrain easy thermostat replacement without taking a bunch of stuff apart.... and being blind!!!

[@jimmyjarreau8587]

The best non professional but professionally done. Thanks man y don’t ever one else do there home work be they waist our time 👍

[@matthew3353-t3o]

I did this job today on my 2011 Terrain. I can see why the uploader didn't show the actual procedure, it is a tight fit down there. But for those who are going to tackle it. It is basically exactly what he says. If you look down you can see the thermostat housing is being held by two bolts. Just get a long extension and a 10mm and you can get the bolts out. Then wiggle the housing to separate, then simply remove the old and install the new. The hardest part for me was the gasket on the new thermostat is not fixed so it kept coming off right before I placed in the housing and would have to realign and try again. With patience you'll get it. Whole job took 20 min, but 5 of that was getting the new thermostat to seat correctly because of the slipping gasket.

[@sharpcarco]

Well thanks for understanding Matt I appreciate it I really wish I would not have made the video, the way I made the video, at the time I thought it was a good idea to show people something that they couldn’t see hindsight being 2020 the next time I get a chance I will remake that video and show people how to get down to it but you are correct it is like a 20 minute job and it’s very simple I thought I was making it easier for people but I suppose not I do appreciate your understanding though

[@robertojasso1866]

@@sharpcarco I have a 2011 GMC Terrain 3.0L V6. Will this method on the video work as well?

[@minafoxify]

@@robertojasso1866will it?

[@rossmorrison1156]

amazing that dealers charge people $1,000+ to do this job

[@seanoetting448]

Absolutely worthless. 8 minutes of pointless rambling doing nothing but talking about plainly obvious things, and never showed anything about actually changing the thermstat. Quote from 2:29: "This literally took us only ten mintues..." Great, maybe show that on the video

[@EILEANNANOLLIAG]

Excellent demo. I will now follow ye and follow your instructions. Thanks

[@sirjohndoeofpa3292]

Sounds good, but you should show the install

[@marctaft3661]

Thanks for the tips on getting this sucker out. Got to love free info and help that good folks on KZbin give. Thanks again.

[@MILONGOOO]

Just did this procedure but mine had a metal pipe partially covering the bolt closer to the back of the engine, used a stubby 10mm wratched wrench for that, trust me u need the 10m wratchet wrench since there’s no space for a socket because of the pipe above it, yes u could technically do this with just a stubby wrench but taking it off and on in that awkward of a position so many times requires a lot of finger strength and requires u to mess with the wrench a lot for every 1/8 of a turn u get, u will possibly be there for hours depending on how good u are with ur fingers and if ur hand even fits because it’s a very tight fit

[@Z3R0810]

You have a new subscriber here I am also from Michigan. I'm from Genesee County Tuscola County borderline. Thanks for the tip my wife is happy she has heat now

[@sharpcarco]

Welcome very glad to have your neighbor

[@kevincowan3329]

I wish you would have shown exactly how you did everything! I understand the basic of what you did but I need more visual on where exactly it’s located and how you actually did it! Also how long do you leave the hose clamped on the heater core hose??? I was confused about that part! Thanks I like your video just need more info!

[@sharpcarco]

Well when you try to attempt it you will see why I did not film it because there’s no possible way to film it at least I didn’t feel like there was when I was making the video now that I’m a little bit better at what I do hear on KZbin it’s possible I would guess that I might’ve figured out something but in this situation it was the best I could do

[@marcelladennison498]

What if my gmc 2014 is overheating n leaking fluid? Is that a radiator hose?

[@sharpcarco]

No it’s not leaking. They could be a couple of different things the most minor being that the air was not bled out of the system properly, there’s not enough coolant, The radiator has a plug. The thermostat is bad, or the head gasket is bad

[@marcelladennison498]

@@sharpcarco thank you. Gonna start with changing thermostat then if still leaks I’ll check radiator hose? Is bleeding the air out hard?

[@marcelladennison498]

I’m sorry about the negative comments you’re getting but it doesn’t take a genius to know where the thermostat is and the bolts 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@ebent24]

@@marcelladennison498 there is nothing uniform about engines nowadays. The thermostat does not have to be on the back of the engine. Designing an engine is by no means a simple task.

[@WJOEwnoahplayz]

When you said “luke warm air” were you talking the heat side of that? My GMC terrains A/C will blow luke warm every now n then and she is leaking coolant. Sorry if its a stupid question.

[@riddle725]

Good video thanks it helped me but it took me a little longer

[@sharpcarco]

Glad it helped

[@mikeollie3194]

It was a good video explaining it but video of at least installing it would have been nice, better if you showed both.

[@MrThe302crew]

How did u bleed the air outa the system

[@TU-ks6pu]

I couldn’t see very well the video was dark , and I’m still unclear as to where the thermostat is located … and for clamping the hose not sure what to clamp with and what does drain look like to drain fluid? I’m new to this mechanics stuff but willing to learn .. not sure if it even my thermostat .. I get heat sometimes and other times it blows cold air when it’s on hot. I’ve replaced both blend door accentuator already .otherwise it was good info, but I could use a bit better visual to see where everything is exactly and how to get to it

[@davidchilds9897]

This video did not use a pointer of some kind to point to the thermostat housing location; showing the thermostat was ok, but did not show where the thermostat was actually located. Thank you--

[@macmacdonald4996]

I would like to se you update this with a much more SPECIFIC location / point to the part where the housing /gooseneck is... this is consctructive..NOT a bad comment. So let's see how she goes... I will say...I LOVE the test methodology you showed for the thermostat test. But diff to see exact location of gooseneck. Jusbsayin. Thanks again boys. Very well done as previously. Stated.. just sayin.. tough to see where gooseneck /housing is. Had to find another vid for that.

[@delbertbrummett2491]

I had a tube over the one bolt, Which did not allow straight-in access to the bolt this caused me to have to remove all kinds of stuff

[@sharpcarco]

Well at least it sounds like you knew kind of what I was talking about… I got a lot of slack for this video. I was just trying to demonstrate that there’s different ways of working on vehicles you don’t always have to see what you’re working on was more of the point of this video than anything else. There’s been tens of thousands of bolts or parts that I could not see because of my visual impairment but I still somehow complete task without being able to see them. Most people did not understand that and give me a very hard time this was the first and only video I made on Trying to explain it to people this way

[@ebent24]

@@sharpcarco that's understandable and true that you can't always see what you are doing but you could at least have shown parts of the process. Also from looking at someone's 2014 terrain you can access it from the driver side wheel well.

[@sharpcarco]

Hindsight is always 2020 I don’t know why or what I was thinking other than I thought it was a good idea to make the video this way I didn’t know it was such a hot topic for people back then I just started making KZbin videos and I was looking at things from a different perspective doesn’t mean it’s always the right perspective just is what it is

[@alanpules4105]

Great video but it woulda helped if you had "hands-on" at the bolts you were talking about. And showed a little of removal procedure of thermostat. Still, an informative video nonetheless!! 👍😎

[@zash008]

So the how to portion of the video is: only remove the thermostat housing if your goal is to remove the thermostat housing?

[@marcusholloway3945]

Why didn't you show the install, anybody can tell you what they've done

[@matthewdinslage8120]

Hello, after watching the video and looking at my Terrain, I think I see what you are getting at. After draining the coolant, If I had a buddy help me could I just undo the bolts and then push the housing off to the side with the hoses still on and hold it out of the way while my buddy replaced the thermostat?

[@sharpcarco]

Good morning Matthew you won’t believe how I actually easy it is to just push it out of the side without even having a body there to help you. But to be honest it’s not that hard to do you can just move the stuff out of the way I will bring you a video pretty soon showing you how to do it where you can see things I just thought this was simpler and quicker. But a lot of people aren’t like you they don’t have any idea what I’m talking about you just have to be careful not to drop the bolts and you’ll be just fine I’m sure there’s somebody who’s got a clear video that shows you exactly how to get this off by taking the other stuff out of the way which probably doesn’t take very long at all I thought I was doing something constructive in the situation but I get more criticism most of the time so it’s nice to hear somebody say they at least try to get it have a great morning I wish you the best

[@matthewdinslage8120]

@@sharpcarco Yeah, as soon as looked into my 2011 engine bay I recognized the housing I immediately understood what you saying in this video. I will probably just tackle this on my own since you say its easy to move the housing. And a big yes on not losing the bolts. I replaced the battery in my 2011 last January, but during reassembly I dropped a bolt between the radiator and fan shroud. So a 15 min job turned into an hour job lol.

[@ibenripped]

Didn't show actual location of t-stat. Mostly jibberish. Not helpful.

[@PatrickSnyder-x2c]

Would have been more helpful if you would have shown the removal process.

[@amychaney1209]

Why didn't you show how to take the thermostat out???

[@toddbridges2395]

Clay, you left out a lot of important information. that not right for people who trust you, the year makes a difference, and you do have to remove something.

[@markkerr1740]

Good stuff but kinda pointless without showing the install

[@DiamondDetailingMII]

Great video

[@toogrizzly5138]

It might be helpful to put the year of the car you’re working on in the description? Maybe show the actual process as well.

[@ZukosGarden]

Clays way is the gayyyyyyyy wayyyyyyy 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@sharpcarco]

😂😂😂😂 you ain’t seen gay yet I got a video that’s hilarious but it’s just a little bit over the top with the gayness

[@xanderharmening8166]

GOBBLESS

[@MrPatcav]

Interwebs? What are you 4 years old? Lol

[@sharpcarco]

I’m sorry that humor escapes you it’s always been called the Internet so I call it the inter webs …. Boy some people just don’t have anything better to do.

[@dougdalykas130]

Sorry but your video is not very informative you did not show where the thermostat housing was.. you did way too much talking !!!

[@michaeljo6976]

Yada yada yada, not a helpful video what's so ever👎

[@boomertsm]

Lot of talk, but no video of the actual removal/install of thermostat. Poor camera work.

[@clintbarton9406]

How do you start a video in the middle of the job. This is terrible. Cannot learn anything from this video

[@mikemolcule234]

this very useless as we can't see anything actually done

[@sharpcarco]

I’m blind.... Literally ..... And that was the whole point of the video you don’t need to see anything I thought I explained that I’m sorry you didn’t understand.

[@mikemolcule234]

@@sharpcarco i'm sorry for being impolite i missunderstood the video ,i take back everything i said

[@TheUtube53]

This might be the most useless repair video I’ve ever seen.

[@sharpcarco]

It may very well be…. I am often completely worthless you should probably never watch my videos ever again….. because obviously you can’t comprehend basic reasoning or while you were skipping through the video looking for the part you wanted you may have missed the reason that I made this video this way….. But nevertheless I don’t need people like you on my channel so have a good day and good luck to you.

[@sharpcarco]

It may very well be…. I am often completely worthless you should probably never watch my videos ever again….. because obviously you can’t comprehend basic reasoning or while you were skipping through the video looking for the part you wanted you may have missed the reason that I made this video this way….. But nevertheless I don’t need people like you on my channel so have a good day and good luck to you.

[@davidball1014]

Worthless show the work

[@evangelistboshoff1348]

Dude this does not help

[@drecrawford3410]

Wasn't helpful....