My Chevy Cruze overheated ! But Why ?

My Chevy Cruze overheated! But Why ?
So my son's Chevy Cruze over heated. The upper radiator hose popped off, not sure why. Let's put the hose back on and top up our coolant, hopefully no damage. Let's order some new hoses and replace them.

[@marco.morel04]

Haha the infamous GM 1.4 Turbo. I had one in high school, drove my dad so insane with all the work he had to keep doing to it one day I came home from school to a new (to me) Toyota Corolla in the driveway 🤣

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Nice !

[@EdgeofEternityBillCameron]

When I saw that ecotec engine my heart suddered... I've done so much work on one of those I don't think I will ever buy another one. This one was my daughters... Common denominator here LOL. Great video Stephen!!! Really enjoyed it!!

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Thank you Bill ! Always good to hear from you. Yes this car is the epitome of cheapness. I have done quite a bit of work to this one. Always something.

[@melodytodd8504]

I have a Chevy Cruze and it’s been the worse car EVER!

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Yes. Always something 🙄🙄🙄

[@ericochoa8641]

The easiest fix yourself tho

[@Marco49511]

I don’t understand the hate for these cars. They’re so easy to maintain in my opinion.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

There are some good things about these cars. Great power and fuel efficiency. Alot of cheap plastic parts particularly around the cooling system. They are prone to many leaks.

[@vkain100]

I bought my 2011 Chevy Cruze used in 2015. I still have it today, but fixing all the cooling related issues is time consuming and expensive. GM cheated out of parts and I tired replacing poor plastic parts for poor plastic parts.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@vkain100 The problem. Is that there is always something !!!

[@vkain100]

@@pstreetgarage7304 Tell me about it, I just yesterday I changed the engine coolant water outlet with a metal after market one, and the somehow broke the reservoir tank cap. Always something 😭

[@brysonhaagen3613]

He just had to take the front bumper to do basic maintenance. They're as finaky as an audi and not nearly as fun to drive.

[@gradyrm237]

Hose clamps are inferior because that don't adjust to heat and pressure like the other clamps. I have a 14. Water intake assembly broke just under the upper hose connection. I've never seen that happen. My plan was to cut the end of the hose and reconnect until I could replace the whole thing. Always something.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

This was my issue. I found out later. I reconnected and it lasted until the water outlet valve completely broke apart. POS.

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

Hopefully the new hose and clamp fixes the issue Stephan 🙂👍 Have a great week and happy wrenching 🔧

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Hello my friend. Thank you

[@rickhansen1753]

The lack of a heat shield on that turbo is concerning. The heat from the turbo could damage the cooling fan, if it hasn't already. I would find a heat shield and install it as soon as I could and check the fan for damage and verify correct operation in all modes (Low, Med, and Hi speeds. Requires a scantool).

[@pstreetgarage7304]

The heat shield is back on, well spotted. I had it off while I replaced the turbo oil feed line. Fan works perfect. Thanks for your feedback

[@DisIndent]

I just watched this video thinking it'll be a breeze only to find out I got a spring clamp...and it's positioned sideways on the hose. Lmao. 🥴🥴

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@DisIndent yes. Hideous

[@anthony84vette]

I'm with you I don't like those Factory clamps but they are designed to work better...the whole idea is that there is constant tension on the hose because of the Heating and Cooling and the hose degrades.perfect example if that had one of those pressure clamps on that upper hose it probably would have never slipped off...bottom line factory hose clamps constant pressure for years and years...

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Absolutely also they are perfectly round as opposed to the hose clamps that have a flat spot. They are sometimes hard to get hold of and squeeze just right. I find them hateful but once in place they are great.

[@Dassick89]

The factory clamps on my vehicles started leaking because they lost clamping force. Replaced them with screw style and didn't overtighten, been working for years now. Best part is, if it starts to leak, just righted them up a little.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@Dassick89 I agree with you. I don't like the spring loaded clamps. They are a pain to install and remove and can never be adjusted Thank you for watching !

[@renedelafuente123]

What was the mileage on the Cruze when changing of the hose? I got 86 thousand miles on Cruze Lt and been checking for coolant leaks and PVC problems. Thanks for the video any feedback appreciated

[@pstreetgarage7304]

This Cruze has 160 miles so quite a bit, we got this second hand. My girlfriend had one and she had a PVC issue when her car had 50 k

[@michaeltafoya7708]

that radiator fix losens all your hoses and makes them stretch. im dealing with replacing all my hoses, been 2 year long process, teaching myself how to work on cars in the process as well.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Great stuff. It's a good car to learn on for sure. Always something up with it. Just posted a vid this morning on the PCV valve

[@Dassick89]

If you're opening the cooling system like that and it hasn't been done in the last 70k miles, replace the water outlet. It is plastic and has failed with predictability on both my vehicles with this motor. after the 3rd time, I just bought a aluminum one. Yeah its 7x the price, but if you factor in all the coolant loss, and if you don't have backup (someone to tow you) that can get expensive quick. ZZ performance is who I bought mine from. I think they were $50 at the time. The engines vibrate a lot, and when the motor mounts lose strength, it shakes harder, stressing that plastic. On top of that, when the pcv system fails (which it will) it makes it run even more rough. It's a compounding issue and the only fix the dealer gives is to replace the intake manifold. Do yourself a favor and but a reroute pcv kit. I installed them on both my vehicles because they both were missing the pcv nipple in the intake by 60k miles. A lot of people hate on these engines and I see why. A lot of "engineering" to save money. Also the demographic purchasing these vehicles are not extremely keen on spending a lot on repairs. And the lack of information around the systems implemented leave a lot of people in the dark as to what the problems are. I picked one up on the assumption it had a blown head gasket (coolant in oil but no oil in coolant). Turns out it was the oil cooler leaking only one way. P.S if your serpentine belt looks like its vibrating and your tensioner is bouncing, check your alternator, since it uses a overruning alternator pulley. Which no one sells for under $120, so its a part that causes you to replace your alternator because of a expensive wear part that needs replacement every 70k miles. A new alternator is $160, and you have to remove it from the vehicle to even replace the pulley, so you're now just replacing alternators instead. Big oversight on costs, but thats the "life of the vehicle" according to dealership warranty.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Thank you for the thorough reply. Shortly after I did this work, the water outlet valve broke apart. I replaced it with a plastic one. Did not know about the metal one. This car is a turd. It's my son's car, he bought it because it was cheap. My daughter has a 2008 Civic. You can't even compare the 2.

[@BigOleCaddy]

I put an upgraded aluminum water outlet on mine and has not given me any problems!

[@swaggindragon370]

All I did was drain the plug from the radiator of air pockets and replaced the coolant reservoir and it runs smoothly now

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@swaggindragon370 Nice

[@mr.eswatchreviews]

Those housings are notorious for going bad i would do the housing and hose also Stephen the little skinny hose that goes from the tank to the top of the housing goes bad all the time also I just did two last week at the shop

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Yes. I think I will do the water outlet valve also. Such cheap cars. 😫😫

[@mr.eswatchreviews]

And for the lower radiator hose long quarter inch extension and ratchet with swivel 8 mil

[@pstreetgarage7304]

I thought about that. What a spot. The front cover was actually easy to remove

[@jeseniaescobedo74]

What is the name of the second hose? I too need to do that change on my Cruze

[@EYE_SPIDER]

Nice work brotha! I had one of those before!

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Brave man lol. They are peppy though

[@tech12mods]

lol,, just replaced overflow, temp sensor, relays, thermostat, and then after all that realized it was the radiator fan. finally back in business.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Always something with those lol

[@roberthein2156]

On the fan ? Did you see if the old one worked ? I hear a BIG FUSE PROBLEM.

[@tech12mods]

@@roberthein2156 as soon as i installed the new one everything worked fine so fuse must have been ok.

[@thunderchild321]

Take plastic cover off underneath...de hose is right dar..

[@earlkizer5086]

Hi PSG or just anyone… what is the name of that smaller hose you bought? Its not a turbo hose and mine just burst. Any help with that name would be super grateful 🙏🏻

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Not sure the exact name. Take it off and go to gm dealer. they will bring up the schematic. its what i did

[@EarlKizer]

Hi PSG. What is the name of the smaller hose that you ordered? Around the 6:15 mark of this video?

[@pstreetgarage7304]

I honestly don't remember it's exact name. Type rockauto.com There should be a picture of it on the site

[@janaydossie5048]

I need to know too

[@EarlKizer]

I found it somewhere else under this name: Chevrolet Cruze Oil Cooler Hose

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@EarlKizer Thanks. Alot of people have asked that.

[@Thefuture7111]

I hope the issue got solve after this

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Yes

[@taly0987654321]

Part number for the upper main hose ?

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Go to Rock Auto.com look up your year. It's upper radiator hose. Very cheap

[@Whitecranekungfu]

So was your son holding the camera? Yep. That was a good choice. Freeking engineers they build it but never work on them. After I hit the deer... I had to replace all that you removed. You saw the pics. You saved him 100$ There is supposed to be a heat deflector over that exhaust manifold.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Hey Michael, yes it was ridiculous to remove the front clip to access the hose but luckily it comes off pretty easy. Yes I remember your impala, Oh dear /🦌 My son was not holding the camera, it was me and he is getting a bill lol The heat shield is back on

[@Whitecranekungfu]

Ah. I was thinking that's why the hoses sent all smuschy. The biggest problem with a cramped engine bay is heat dissapation. Yould think the engineers would know this hahahahaah. Fieros were notorious for melted wires and hoses. I'm planning on doing radiator flush next tuesday.

[@MrZava24]

What’s the name of the top hose the one located above the one that popped off. Mine ripped and need to replace it

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@MrZava24 I don't remember the name. Pop the hose off and take it to the dealer. They will bring up the schematic !

[@kiksandgeerz24]

It’s call a upper reservoir coolant hose.

[@MrZava24]

Found it thanks.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@kiksandgeerz24 Thank you !

[@johnanthony_909]

The top hose just busted open on mine right now as soon as I pulled Into work. I'm so glad I found this video. I forgot the name of that hose.

[@xjohnfit]

What’s the part number?

[@courier11sec]

Dude is so Canadian his son is named T. Horton.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Yes Canadian 🇨🇦

[@damienholland2011]

How do you get to the bottom clamp on that hose.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

The big hose ??? Took off the front bumper cover

[@daveclark8337]

Don't ever put that Stop-Leak crap in your motor. It's just going to cause problems down the line by clogging up coolant passages that you Don't want blocked.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

It certainly did !!!!

[@ROXSTARCorvette4371]

Nice job replacing the hoses. However, you did manage to give me a bit of shock when you placed the screws and bolts directly on top of the Corvette's rear deck with no underlying protection such as a towel or soft cloth to prevent scratching the finish. Sorry, but I'm picky about noticing things like that. Lol.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Once again my friend you are correct. I do stuff like that some times....Not sure why ?? . I have very limited space right now, my house is currently sold and I am moving to a new house with a larger garage. Hoping to be able to make better videos. Thanks for your ongoing support. BTW, what color is your other Vette, I know you have a red one.

[@ROXSTARCorvette4371]

A white 1985 coupe. Barn find/garage find.

[@ROXSTARCorvette4371]

​@@pstreetgarage7304 Do you have a social media account?

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@ROXSTARCorvette4371 Very nice.!!! No I don't have FB or any of that. Just You Tube

[@ROXSTARCorvette4371]

@@pstreetgarage7304 OK.

[@jeepreworked6388]

The hose overheated and popped because you don't have your turbo heat shield on.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

No. The water outlet pipe was damaged on the edge. I found it after

[@erichoward1304]

Would advise anyone not to buy one of these cars. Nothing but a money pit.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Yes they are horrible !!!

[@jeepreworked6388]

It's just a city car. The price vs anything else is amazing, just do the basic upkeep and it will outlive it's service life. 165k on mine and only now seeing issues.

[@jdubya54]

On mine the plastic pipe from the outlet broke off inside the end of the hose

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Yes! My hose had plastic in it also. Fount it later

[@chicofinisson5872]

What’s the Name of small hose you replaced?

[@pstreetgarage7304]

I think its a turbo cooling line. If I remember correctly, I brought it in to the dealer and they matched it up. was not crazy expensive.

[@chicofinisson5872]

Thanks bro I’m just now seeing this but I just bought mines today at bumper bumper part No. 18791

[@devingrinder9438]

Oil coolent hose , mine did same , now having overheat problems.. thermostat im thinking?? Can someone help me out with opinions??

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@devingrinder9438 The thermostats usually fail open so the car runs cold. Coolant level good ? System is filled up ?

[@ceecee6225]

Sameeee

[@candiitomas4917]

5:35 what's the name of that hose?

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Large hose is the lower rad hose. Can't remember the name of the small one. I just popped it off and brought it to the dealer.

[@wickedjiry7096]

Whats the name of the hose that popped of in 1:11

[@pstreetgarage7304]

The hose that popped off is the lower rad hose

[@ivoutdoors5989]

This hose keeps slowly getting worked off while driving and sprays coolant everwhere on my cruze. I tried putting back and and clamping but still happens. Any recommendations?

[@cruzvcruz5752]

@@pstreetgarage7304Isn’t it upper

[@cruzvcruz5752]

@@pstreetgarage7304 6:11

[@bobdeengineer7396]

​@@ivoutdoors5989 check for over pressurization in the cooling system

[@anonymousnostalgia7674]

There is no if these cars overheat lol it’s more of a when

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Yes

[@boxing4life410]

My car is smoking right from them hoses it seems like then it seems like it smoking from the bottom .. idk what the hell going on it’s not a ton of smoke but it enough u can see when u pop the hood smells like oil

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Smoke or steam? I had oil leaking around the turbo also

[@boxing4life410]

@@pstreetgarage7304 I think it smoke but then sometimes it does look like steam .. sometimes it smells burnt oil smell sometimes it jus smells burnt it weird .. but them two hoses are hot as hell and it seems that we’re the smoke starts.. my mechanic thinks I got a head gasket problem and oil burning off inside the engine.. I got no bubbles in rad tank or smoke out the tail pipe but there is one drop of oil then stops it also weird ,to the front left of engine to left of turbo..

[@boxing4life410]

@@pstreetgarage7304 and it’s not overheating on the temp gauge I’m puzzled but I think it could be this

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@boxing4life410 Hopefully it's not your turbo. There are many small lines there by the turbo. So oil and some coolant. These cars are high maintenance. If you don't get it fixed right away, at least ensure you oil and coolant are kept topped up

[@boxing4life410]

@@pstreetgarage7304 oil is full I never have to add any either it weird and coolent full also and had the water outlet changed also .. I changed the turbo oil feed line .. it might be the turbo starting to go wish I could send a video to here so u could see.. im hoping it something else other then the turbo or head gasket causing this

[@bobdeengineer7396]

Probably a 226 degree F Daewoo.

[@maryoneal2195]

I just did mine today that hose is a biggest pain in the rear! I removed my battery n tray n the grounding wires it worked well that clamp on that hose was the biggest problem ever it was facing the wrong way . Figures leave it up to fucking engineers to hell with y’all 😠

[@pstreetgarage7304]

It's a hideous little car to work on. So fuel efficient and peppy though for the displacement of the engine

[@paulhager1281]

Fans not kicking on

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Yes. Fan is fine. Hose had popped off because the lip on the water outlet was broken off. Couldn't tell at the time

[@ellea3446]

Damn u keep saying this one I can’t even get the proper name of the hose man. Poor video

[@mikealchin525]

Your son should be doing the work not you!

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Agree. He has no interest in cars. He's an IT guy. Computer weenie.