How To Replace The Water Pump On A Chevy Cruze With 1.4l Engine"

[@lfyrdup1]

Probably, one of thee best play by play I've ever seen. Thank you, video was great audio was even better. This is definitely a technical repair and you made it look manageable.

[@russkaine]

the water pumps are warrantied for 10 years 150,000 miles by gm

[@ligmabawls9471]

Lmao you’d be lucky to get 80,000 in a cruze before it goes

[@RandoManFPV]

​@@ligmabawls9471mine just went out for the first time at 131,000 miles. 2012 1.4l

[@Getthatbage]

Does this mean can go to gm nd tell them I bought a new pump to reimburse me

[@420MEMES1]

@@ligmabawls9471I got 180,000 on the stock one from the factory 😭

[@seanfallo592]

Another aspect I like about these videos is I can get an idea of the tools I should look into having next cause this is a vehicle I'll see often. Geaux Tigas 🍻🙏

[@wadentists123]

Thank you! My husband was able to change his water pump no problem after watching your video!

[@jchack88]

Great video. One thing I did differently on the drive side radiator hose is I disconnected the intake hose on that side, which made it much easier to access the radiator hose clamp. Still the driver's side hose replacement eats up a lot of time.

[@ligmabawls9471]

This was a very informative and helpful video. As someone who knows pretty much just the basics of cars and doesnt have much experience taking them apart, this step by step process help me clearly see what i needed to take apart, saved me a lot of time haha. The job wasnt as hard as i thought it would be and i switched out both the thermostat and the water pump. No more over heating :)

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Nice I’m glad your car is not overheating anymore. Thank you for watching!

[@stephenespinoza3422]

@@HowtoAutomotivewhats the brand of the water pump and thermostat did you place in?

[@jkcurti]

Great video. I did not have to remove the inner Fender Well at all. Just worked around it, which was fairly easy.

[@adventures223]

Your videos are very well done the camera and picture quality are A1 and you dont skip steps you are very professional and you sound like a instructor thanks keep posting these great videos

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank You and thank you for watching!

[@adventures223]

@@HowtoAutomotive i just replaced coolant on my 2013 chevy cruze and the lower radiator hose leaks where its connected to the radiator i could here it click but it leaks after driving do you know what size the o ring that goes inside the lower radiator hose is i think thats why it is leaking

[@HowtoAutomotive]

@@adventures223 sorry I don’t know the size of that O-ring. Probably be best just to replace the hose

[@adventures223]

@@HowtoAutomotive ok thanks have you ever seen these leak at the lower radiator after reinstalling one it drips only after its been driven or running

[@jackiebergey181]

I was going to try and do this myself, but there is a lot involved and I am no mechanic just poor! I think I’m going to find out how much it cost to replace the water pump And thermostat? Very very good video. I might have to do it myself I will be using this video stsrt and stopping all the way. Thank you for being Soo thorough!!

[@markszczepaniak5888]

Very good video on replacing the water pump, I did the same job on 2014 chevy cruze and replaced all the hoses too. The radiator hoses on battery side was difficult, until I decide to remove battery and holder, it gave a lot more room and was able to use the cable clamp, it made it much easier, from underneath the car.

[@Usmanthemecano]

Everytime you do a video it becomes the go-to video for the particular repair. No matter how many other videos on it. Bravo! Also looks like you have good customers. Do you accept parts from customers?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Sakeenah Auto Solutions The customers sometimes bring your own parts. Glad you like the videos. Thank you for watching!

[@johnpapa8681]

I've just subscribed to your channel. Thank you for getting to the point, staying on the subject, not talking about a lot of unrelated crap, and not trying to be "funny". This is the best tech video I've seen.thank you!

[@ligmabawls9471]

Same here, i had no idea what i was doing but this video made the job a breeze, 4 hours not too bad for an amateur. Saved me about $800 cad

[@snappleman1072]

I have 2016 Chevy sonic 1.4 turbo LTZ and its a little different but real close only thing for sure the exact same is i'm changing my water pump too after 42,000 miles the quality from Chevy is awesome!!!

[@russkaine]

chevy warranties the water pump for 10 years 150,000 miles. you could have got it done for free.

[@thumper8128]

@@russkaine where did you get a 10 year 150000 mile warranty on any chevrolet?

[@russkaine]

@@thumper8128 Chevy had issues with the water pumps so they extended them for 10yrs 150,000

[@thumper8128]

@@russkaine well I just looked on a chevrolet website, with the vin number for a 2013 cruze, and it says there is no recall or program for that. So I dont know if, now that it is 2023 it is considered over 10 years, but will definately be calling a Chevrolet dealership before I spend any money or time repairing myself

[@russkaine]

@@thumper8128 or click the link

[@kevinmet78]

Doing this job tomorrow on a vauxhall mokka. Same engine so this has been really useful.

[@crucifiedskin]

Awesome video! You were very thorough and explained everything very well. Again, excellent video!

[@luigigonzalez5062]

I haven't done any work on those 1.4 ecotec but something inside me was telling me I'll not like those little engines, now thanks to ur video I know I don't like those engines hahaha

[@tafnamtaf8909]

I had the water pump change under warranty when the car was 4 years old and 30,000 kms on the clock; I also changed that lower hose with a remote cable clamp tool from the top ; I didn't feel like taking off all those shields underneath; it was a pain but I persevered and I put a worm drive clamp which would make it easier to get to next time

[@ligmabawls9471]

I got lucky because my bumper was damaged enougg that most of those clips were already gone 🤣

[@sataniclivesmatter]

I have a 2015 LT model of this car and I have figure out the issue, the manufacture (Chevrolet) uses plastic parts for the water pump and the thermostat housing! Its quite obvious that plastic components are not built to withstand the engines heat. This is why these two common parts fail on this car! I can't figure out why for the life of me, why the manufacture thought this was a good idea let a lone after doing some research , there are no known recalls for these parts for this car! Im guessing this was done to save Chevy money when building the car, these are common issues like I see in videos here all over YT reported by consumers! Shame on you Chevy!!!!!

[@krisk9863]

Yep, when my pump broke last year, my mechanic replaced all that cheap plastic crap with new metal ones.

[@jersey00scraps]

@satiniclivesmatter The water pump is not plastic 😂

[@keithskustoms2311]

You dont have to take the air box apart to remove it. Just loosen the air hose clamp and take off the other small hose and then take the whole box out as one unit

[@joelcapetillo3037]

Best step-by-step video ever it helped a lot and made it super easy thank you :)

[@danielfloyd396]

mission accomplished! thanks for the vid, it helped a lot. cheers

[@russkaine]

if your car had under 150,000 miles gm would have replaced it for free

[@vanlian899]

Wow, this is the best video very good job. Respected you 💯

[@keithskustoms2311]

If you hook up a hose to the petcock, you can direct the fluid into the pan more instead of going all over

[@elioenai70]

Excelente video a pesar de no hablar inglés correctamente entendí muchas cosas al cambiar la bomba de agua, ya veo tendré que cambiar la mia pero la compraré y la llevaré espero encontrar un buen mecánico en mi país 🇩🇴😀.

[@jerrywilder9403]

Very well presented my friend

[@luisparada4694]

Thanks for easing my fears, what size center punch you used.? Gracias compa

[@wade2277]

What’s the flat rate on that btw? Did it in 1.75 thanks to your video. Have never wrenched on that car before. Just Harleys and SXS’s. Few suggestions though. Don’t need to pull the inner fender liner or the skid plate. Put a 2x4 block between the oil pan and skid plate and one on the bottom and you won’t damage it. Also easily got to the 3 bolts on the Mount to the block without taking the inner fender out.

[@jayhaynes5964]

Can you provide the part numbers for all the motor mount bolts that are supposed to be replaced?

[@mycoptah]

Please.. can’t find them.

[@zandercage989]

very well informative video , I highly recommend anyone needing to change their water pump on their Chevy Cruze to watch this Video!!!

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you and thank you for watching!

[@mikemarshall7016]

Excellent tutorial, thank you!

[@clstans69]

Great video, lighting, sound, and information. What are the part numbers for the bolts you said to replace.

[@jayhaynes5964]

Did you ever find the part numbers for the other bolts not replaced in the video?

[@a1107rinty]

Not sure if this has been mentioned already but torquing the pump bolts should not be 71 inc/pounds. Stick to the 6 foot/pounds. Other than that thanks for an awesome vid.

[@RickB918]

Nice video. Also, nice tools!

[@ozzstars_cars]

Looks like orange silicone man did the job last time. Nice job with the fix Brian.

[@eazynab2900]

Normally I wouldn't recommend reusing stretch bolts but hopefully you don't have any problems down the road

[@josearchilapineda8158]

Wow thank you my friend excellent demonstration god bless you

[@JuanGomez-jm5hg]

Don't forget to change boult #1 and #8 with new once and add 30 degris after the 71 inch pound.

[@kyleb8784]

What are the motor mount bolts part numbers? Thanks

[@jayhaynes5964]

Did you ever find the part numbers for the other bolts not replaced in the video?

[@joelopez40oz23]

Why use inverted torx bolts on a water pump instead of regular bolts? Sometimes i watch repair videos of other car lines and it makes me acknowledge the design quality of the dealership cars i work on.

[@detectivedave]

I Concur with you on that.

[@mikespaziano1225]

There's an even easier way to do this job. Just drive it to your local Chevrolet Dealer. There's a G.M. factory recall on these cars for a faulty water pump. If your car has 150,000 miles or less and the car is 10 years old or newer, G. M. will fix it for free. You do not need to be the original owner. How easy is that!

[@angiedovalina1955]

Is this for all 2015 Chevy Cruzes? Or for a specific Chevrolet factory?

[@mikespaziano1225]

@@angiedovalina1955 This is for ALL Chevrolet Cruze models with less than 150,000 miles and is 10 years old or newer. If you're still not sure if your vehicle qualifies for this recall, you can read the actual GM Factory Service Bulletin on line by searching using Chevrolet Cruze Factory Recall for keywords, or just call your local Chevrolet dealer and ask to speak with the Service Department.

[@pimpenbg756]

@@mikespaziano1225 I just called my local dealership and they said there is no recalls on my vechicle

[@josefuentes7908]

Mike, thank you for this comment. I was quoted 1300 for my water pump replacement but I found the service bulletin online and I presented it to the dealer and now it is covered. What is your venmo so I can send you for a beer. Cheers mate!

[@johnmitchell2741]

@@mikespaziano1225 I called my local dealer they took the VIN it's a 2016 with 71k they said it's not under warranty

[@Nextgenflooring]

Excellent video ❤

[@gradyrm237]

Why remove the air cover? pull the assembly as a whole.

[@Slapme123aka]

Probably making sure nothing was wrong in there as well

[@albertb6505]

Wow this is a ton of work

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Overall it’s not too bad though.

[@arrowskicks3744]

Had to change upper radiator hose on my mom's 2011 Chevy Cruze. No life, so I took off the front bumper off just to put on hose to the radiator. Few inches to work with. 40 minutes of agony!

[@mice256]

Would it be wrong to use gasket adhesive on the water pump to secure the gasket, or is it better to not use it?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Mike Govea you could use a little bit of 3M adhesive. The key is using small amounts.

[@brane4175]

@@HowtoAutomotive on which surface to apply the sealant, on the pump or the engine ? (thanx)

[@veggiepowered]

I'am Your Newest Subscriber Great Videos. You Didn't Cover Up The Turbo Hole While Working ? Also What About The 3rd Radiator House In Bottom Passangers Side It Didn't Get Replaced ? Iam Going Thru All These Problems Now With My 2012 Eco Chevy Cruze I Drove My Car Almost 37,000 Miles All The Problems Started When The Car Got Close To 160,000 Miles

[@DAPJR47]

Very helpful content

[@royray4326]

I salute you the way you replaced it.. but why so complicated? Seem this is a tough job… how much you charge it? Thanks for the video

[@eriknelson9490]

This a repair I'm doing soon., and I really appreciate the walk through. Ive gotta knock the magnetic degree counter though, that can go right in the garbage.

[@IMHipp-wp3sd]

This is the nonsense you get hiring ex nuclear physicists to design a simple 4 cyl. motor . Motor mount bolts designed to break off after one use. no wonder chevy went tits up.

[@davidlangley2722]

I heard conflicting opinions on the bolts that you can only use one time. Is it just one of the motor mount bolts or all 3 that go straight down ? I heard that it’s just the shortest one. Information came from GM dealership. Thanks

[@thetayz72]

May I ask, why did you recommend to replace the engine mount bolts? Those thick-looking bolts seriously need replaced?

[@AERuffy]

Good guide but you skipped mentioning that two of the bolts on the water pump are also Torque to Yield and need to be replaced, torqued to 71nm then a further 30 degree angle.

[@HellaSmokinGMA]

I'll be coming to this video when it's time for service, but may I ask why you didn't get an aluminium thermostat?

[@angelaorellana5895]

EXCELLENT!

[@dustinknuckles4090]

I agree with the upper hose being the biggest pain in the butt. We pulled driver wheel and fender liner. I layer under the car with a helper from the top to guide tool. What a crock. GM says to pull headlight and bumper to change that hose. What a terrible design for maintenance. These are great driving cars with cooling systems from hell. So much plastic and junky O rings. When it's working it's working good but that is far and few between. Once you get any sort of leak it is my recommendation to replace every hose and pump associated with the cooling system. Pro tip/change oil feed line to turbo every 50k. It's a short hose and it's only $30. It will save your turbo. They get caked up and reduce oil flow to cool turbo. Just do it, you will thank me when your turbo lasts forever Instead of 80-90k that is typical al of these. Super simple job right behind heat shield.

[@vinodbhoir7201]

Sir next video problem checking and work ,(great video sir 👌

[@EddieLeal]

Engine mount bolts came out just a little to easily. Those bad boys you usually have to break lose with a breaker bar then hit the bolts with the impact.

[@priyathamkrishna7021]

wonderful

[@potromx6255]

Buen trabajo 👍

[@JourneyOnLife]

I just did this same repair to my car. No problems. Did not have to go under car & I didn't have to do half of these steps. I did appreciate the torque specs though, but then again you got yo be crazy to buy new bolts. They really put you through some hoops don't they. And don't tell me all the extra steps are necessary because I have brought my car to the mechanics lot of times in my life and 90% of the times they messed up my car worse than it was to begin with. That's probably because I only bring my car in when I really really really need help and by that time it's something that even mechanics are not able to do. Way too many extra steps. No wonder when I bring my car to a mechanic, the are some extra broken missing parts that had nothing to do with what I sent it in for.

[@laneburns1577]

What was the reason for replacing the hose coming off the thermostat to bottom of radiator.

[@waffles6969]

Is the torque wrench absolutely vital? I don’t have one.

[@MrGert150]

Support the engine, remove the starter, remove flex plate bolts, disconnect trans lines and cables and trans housing bolts boom

[@HowtoAutomotive]

MrGert150 no that was easy. Lol

[@lamarmcnaughton1663]

How much would it cost to repair the water pump system?

[@scuba422123]

brian who makes that angle meter ?? that was neat are you happy with it?

[@driftfinatic]

Was there a spring between your water pump and thermostat?

[@prodjlxu]

Don’t need to jack up the car to replace the water pump but whatever works for you

[@basimunoz930]

I couldn’t fin the torque specifications anywhere, thank you!

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Basi Muñoz thank you for watching!

[@mincemeat9830]

Is that drain plug in the same location on the 1.4 sonic 2014?

[@MrBWiztheMan]

Does any one have the GM part numbers on the motor bolts and motor mount bolts that are torque to yield?

[@October.28]

You really don't have to change them

[@stevecobb76]

Thank you so much for a great video!

[@Iseekoutthetruth]

You Dont Bleed The Coolant?

[@TheDemiDestroyer]

I see you acknowledged the 6x TTY bolts for the transaxle/engine mounts - I've read that 2 of the the water pump bolts are also TTY, but you reused all of the old bolts for that. I may have to replace my water pump if the dealership won't honor the TSB and I've already once reused my 6x engine mount bolts when doing another job on the car and no mention was made of the TTY bolts, though I do remember torquing them to spec (I can't remember or reference the video(s) I watched for those repairs). You mention it not being safe to reuse TTY bolts but you reused them on the water pump.. (?) or am I misinformed? Somebody please educate me.

[@tengzturiagaiii3185]

Is the water pump connected to the timing belt? Some cars do. Does chevy cruze are?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

No This water pump is not connected with any of the timing components at all. This also has a timing chain not a belt.

[@s0nic0nslaught]

Actually a torque+angle spec does not indicate a fastener is torque to yield at all! Torque to yield is an engineering design specification. You simply cannot tell if a fastener will be yield based on the torque spec alone. You need to consider the size, length and material grade as well to determine if it will indeed be stressed into the yield region of the material. In this case it looks like a long stretchy M10 bolt and at 45 ft lbs + 60 deg, I would need to see some math to prove it is TTY.

[@mohammedjassem4185]

Possible way to open a water pump Chevrolet Cruze 2018

[@russkaine]

FYI EVERYONE...GM WARRANTIES THE WATER PUMP FOR 10 YEARS 150,000 MILES.

[@mr.nobody4900]

Awesome tutorial. A +. Just curious is the book time on such a job?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Mario S. I don’t remember I think it was around three hours though. But don’t quote me.

[@luigigonzalez5062]

3 hours on a shop with all the equipment and tools, on a driveway probably 2 days hahaha

[@mr.nobody4900]

@@HowtoAutomotive - It appears to me it was a very lengthy procedure. I am quite surprised to find an e-socket and all those fancy coolant hoses on a chevy product. It has been a very long time since I worked on one myself.

[@nikolaibreckenridge2287]

@@luigigonzalez5062 DId this job about a year ago in my garage with basic tools (didn't even have an E-socket set), and it took about 4 or 5 hours, but I spent a lot of time making sure the mating surface was clean, and making sure I had all those d@mn bolts were correct. Not too bad.

[@justinjennings4892]

@@HowtoAutomotive Replacing just the water pump took me about 2 hours my first time with no electric tools after watching this. Great video, Thank You!

[@JJ-ce2zu]

So that rvt stuff isn't needed?

[@bulletproofpinata2328]

What bolts are needed

[@jorgemaese360]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Ohioroofer330]

We’re do you live I’ll just bring mine to you

[@coolhandriver4898]

Dude why didn’t you show the bolt pattern to the water pump

[@detectivedave]

I come here looking for that exact thing. I'm watching the video just to confirm. ( long/short and pattern )

[@thumper8128]

all you have to do is not go right next to the one you just did, go across the pump from the last bolt you tightened, similar to tightening wheel lugs. doesnt have to be a specific way as long as you dont just go around the perimeter in order.

[@Alex-yb8xw]

It wasn’t necessary to bleed any air from the cooling system?

[@stevecobb76]

He did bleed the air by turning on the heater.

[@areeshkumar3441]

Gud video.....

[@dsmithwc04]

So no gasket maker/rtv such as Honda bond?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

No it didn’t come with anything from the factory.

[@dsmithwc04]

@@HowtoAutomotive Thanks for the reply! I just replaced the water pump on wifes cruze and it had a bunch of rtv on it and I wasn't expecting that with the type of gasket these use. In hindsight I believe now that these bolts are TTY and it may be a good rule of thumb to replace them when changing the water pump. Perhaps the valve cover bolts are TTY as well.

[@patcarmen2132]

Google how do I test the water pump on a Holden troops

[@InFiD3ViL1]

Don't think I have seen a Cruze engine not absolutely covered in oil. My god this car is such a POS.

[@anubaral]

pcv system is to blame mate

[@detectivedave]

@@anubaral so I have heard.

[@Jack-jl2vf]

A million and one Chevy cruse repair videos on KZbin 😂 seems like some cheap shit design cars, auto mechanics cash cow!!🤑

[@76twice]

Geezus

[@johnnithanfreeman4423]

Do you have the part number

[@HowtoAutomotive]

All the part numbers and links for the parts are in the description. You have to hit the little drop-down arrow. Most the time is on the right hand side of the description. Depending on what device are looking on.

[@ZeroLimitzRC]

Squeeze clamps are trash, completely ruins the hoses over time.

[@caraficionado4724]

Wow what a poor design and complicated repair. Heard these cars are atrocious. I would never buy any GM product other then their older trucks from early 2000s, or 1990s.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Nicholas R yeah I don’t think the quality is the same. I would buy the new C8 Corvette though.

[@ozzstars_cars]

1.4L? Same size as my lawnmowers engine. lol

[@romybobby]

I am buying a brand new water pump and thermostat me and my good close homeboy are going to work on my car together wish me luck.🧰👨‍🔧🔨🛠🔧

[@ibrahimeltony4865]

WoW.. that Chevy is always a pain in everything. It is not easy to get to parts that you need to change. You have to remove a bunch of other parts. And at the end of all that.. it is not reliable nor durable

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Ibrahim ELTONY they pack a lot into it.

[@420MEMES1]

I hate this car so much just for the fact you have to take so much shit off to get to the water pump

[@gradyrm237]

Tell me your stories of failures related to torque issues? Snug it up. Move on.

[@detectivedave]

one dude says to torque to 6ft/lbs other says 8 ft/lbs I'm going to do 7 . . . . caller says what ? 🙃

[@Rayrayjr1970]

Too much-just change the pump !! good step by step, but are you going to charge a customer $1200to do for a water pump that’s really simple like an 1.5hrs to change all these hoses out and thermostat etc? Why

[@krisk9863]

Agree, $200 worth of parts and 2 hours of work. And he didn't even replace the thermostat housing with the newer metal kind. I have 400k miles on my Cruze and my mechanic only charged me $800 to replaced pump, hoses, thermostat with metal housing and metal coolant water outlet.