GMC Terrain VVT Solenoid Replacement

2015 GMC Terrain Chevy Equinox intake exhaust vvt solenoid replacement

[@JulesFinn]

I'm a 60 year old woman on a fixed income. I just finished these repairs! I struggled to get the old parts out as my grip and strength aren't what they used to be. Thank you so very much for making videos. God bless you!

[@bobbrock4221]

I'm a 35 year old man who is a god awful excuse of a mechanic. I also finished these repairs with no issues.

[@monkeywrenchgarage6479]

Those valves can be tricky to get out for anyone, tight space to get them out, Thank you, glad we could help you in getting you vvt valves changed yourself and not by the expensive stealership’s shop

[@YourLifestylist]

Thank you for this message… Im actually going to change mine out… myself …

[@JulesFinn]

@@YourLifestylist Do it! 🥰🏆❤️

[@jvmlubao1]

My check engine light didn't go right away. It went away after about 3 hours of driving the car. Thank you so much for the great video. You saved us time and money. Great public service👍

[@gparker459]

Just had to do this cause wife broke down. You guys made it easy to do and saved me a ton of money! Thanks for the wonderful video and now a subscriber for life!

[@maishalindsey4836]

I watched your video and followed it step by step. I was successful in replacing the intake solenoid. My Terrain is running. Thank you for sharing.

[@TG-ch5py]

Wow! Great video. Thank you for making it. The arrows pointing to the pins and grommets were really helpful. You aged me taking it to the dealer for. $200 repair.

[@fredricksellars5006]

Perfect video! To the point, no music or jokes. Greatly appreciated

[@tomschrader8571]

Only one thing you forgot to mention that is important. You should disconnect the battery when you do this to reset the engine light. I just did this and I didn't have the pick which made it a pain in the butt but I still could do it. Thanks for your video, MAJOR HELP in doing this.

[@krisjones2473]

Best video I've seen describing how to change an auto part. Thank you.

[@scottkohlenberg1593]

thank u for vid. just fixed my wifes car .

[@MyOddThoughts]

You're helping me save a bit of cash doing this on my own. Thank you!

[@chadsheppard3576]

OEM the best way to go

[@cody7031]

Thanks so much man! Saved me a lot of money

[@gangsterific187]

Have you tried putting a nicotine patch on it? 🙂

[@sueriddle5551]

Simple straight to the point. GREAT JOB

[@cwebb7178]

Perfect video! Thank you so much. Please do many many more.

[@monkeywrenchgarage6479]

Thanks for the positive comment, we look forward on making more helpful videos,

[@bobbrock4221]

Great video. Love this guys voice lol.

[@marcbrown8834]

Thank you. Great Video and Keep good work

[@artonceramic]

Thanks a LOT ... been easy to replace because of you.

[@raymondanderson2718]

Very well done. Excellent step by step👍🏽

[@ERICCLAPPDHIM]

I just fixed mine thank you so much for this video

[@patrickharper3383]

Great video !!!

[@dairy1994]

💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@larryhickman1112]

Excellent video!

[@Lehighlover]

Thank you! You are a life saver! 😊

[@monkeywrenchgarage6479]

Thank you, glad we could help you in getting you vvt valves changed yourself and not by the expensive stealership’s shop

[@joyful7670]

Appreciate this so much! Thank you!

[@monkeywrenchgarage6479]

Thanks for the comment, we hope that our video helped get the job done.

[@andrewfox6632]

Hey guys. Just want to add a small detail to his video. Be sure when installing your new parts, the white sensor top is for the "intake", and the black sensor top is for the "exhaust"! If done incorrectly it will shut itself off.

[@telicialawhorn9344]

I need this done scared yo do it myself but you make it seem easy

[@KingBlack619]

Thank you so much. God dang life saver man.

[@vnine8518]

I need to change these on my car, and after watching this video, I know I can do it myself and save some money. I just need to borrow someone's garage now. Preferably heated.

[@riseball777]

Thank you

[@susanrichmond6883]

Thank you! Easy peasy.

[@monkeywrenchgarage6479]

Glad we could help

[@susanrichmond6883]

@@monkeywrenchgarage6479 Unfortunately the parts I got have failed. Boo-hiss. I get to do this again today!

[@deadstockflaco]

Solid

[@jvida405]

Thanks. Very thorough.

[@Laughforlifeent]

Great video! Saved me some coin!

[@chbrgreddie89]

Amazing video sir

[@AH-fs4im]

Don’t wait my check engine light came on after a week doing this stalling when trying to accelerated after sitting at a light. I got a P0011, 02 Snsr, 02 Htr codes coming up.

[@KevinMitchellsubscribe]

The little tanish tab covers on the solenoid connectors pulls off allowing you to just pinch the tab from the top rather than having to insert a tool under to pull the tab from the bottom

[@josephbrooks1249]

How did you get them off?

[@kevystead]

This looks like what I need. Will replacing these clear the P0011 Code? Thanks

[@KeemaChiles]

Great detailed video. Would this stop my exhaust from smoking?

[@monkeywrenchgarage6479]

Smoke? With smoke it’s all in the color of it, Blue, blue/grey = Engine oil is entering the combustion chambers. Black = The fuel mixture is too rich White, white/grey = internal engine coolant leak into the cylinders or cylinder head due to cracks, porosity, a failed head gasket, a bad intake manifold seal, worn valve guides, or bad valve-stem seals VVT solenoid manages the valves’ opening and closing times to ensure that efficient fuel consumption is maintained. Any malfunction of the VVT solenoid is therefore certain to result in efficient fuel consumption. So if you notice a significant drop or increase in your average fuel consumption and smell of unburned fuel, it is very likely that your variable valve timing sensor might cause a little smoke, but it all depends on the color of the smoke, Hope that helped.

[@MandatheManiac]

This was super helpful! My car started right up after I changed these out last night, but then this morning it won’t start again. Does that mean I maybe need to change the camshaft position sensors too?

[@bobbrock4221]

With me it just made my check engine light come on. My car was able to start and run fine. That's just my experience though.

[@monkeywrenchgarage6479]

Well qtreiner85, let’s go over some of the basics and start from there, The VVT solenoid is responsible for controlling the flow of oil to the camshaft. The most common symptom of a bad VVT solenoid is a check engine light on your dashboard. You may also notice issues like rough idle, rough acceleration, increased fuel consumption, or low engine power. The camshaft position sensor is responsible for telling the computer the position of the camshaft. The most common sign of all bad camshaft position sensor symptoms is that the car will be more difficult to start or not starting at all. As the camshaft sensor becomes weaker, it does not send the signal to the on-board computer and as a result, the ignition system cannot produce a spark correctly. No spark means that the engine will not start at all, So if you could reset and recheck the engine fault codes, most common faults for these would be p0010, p0011, p0013, p0014 It is also possible that you find a completely different code, like one for starter relay going bad, you stated it start that night, then no start in the morning. Was the dash lights all on? If yes, In your fuse box there is a starter relay, I have seen this issue in the terrains before, with ignition off, pull the starter relay, turn key to “ON”, do not crank it like you were starting it, all dash lights should come on, now re-insert the relay, and then give it a crank, I have had luck that this jolts the relay to go you home or the auto parts store. Hope this was some help, let us know what you found.

[@MandatheManiac]

@@monkeywrenchgarage6479 Thank you so much for all of that information! I really appreciate it! Unfortunately i ended up taking my terrain to the dealership, basically had to have my entire engine replaced, they had it for 4 weeks. And now it is back to doing the same thing where its burning through oil way faster than it should, its trying to stall and it will sort of jump. Then the check engine light came on, it said "Engine power reduced" and also "service stabilitrak" i added oil because it was about empty yet again, and was nowhere near needing an oil change yet. But that helped for the time being. I still have over 2 years of paying on this car. *facepalm*

[@skittlesten]

​@bobbrock4221 my check engine light is on but the vehicle runs fine.

[@andrejohnson7773]

My wife gmc just start to stal like but no cheik.engin light yet should i wait for the light to.get on

[@alejandrosanchez1444]

Thanks!

[@nameandaddress]

Are they the same part?

[@JacobGee88]

Is this also p0011 code?

[@AbuMubarak]

Good bid Music a bit loud

[@replenisher11]

Can I ask what symptoms was your car doing that you changed this?

[@ERICCLAPPDHIM]

On mine out of nowhere it just cut off at low speed you would crank the car up and it would just immediately cut off after that I still managed to make it to work for another week before I changed it but it got worse

[@samthomas306]

Tight flow

[@axman977]

Very descriptive, but the music lol.....

[@skittlesten]

Dealer wants a little over $500.00 I want to try to do it myself but im a little afraid

[@LostSox]

$25. This is all it cost to perform this fix. Not trying to take money out of the pockets of auto techs, but…