Chevy Cruze Turbo Removal Process ( Fixing a Coolant Leak By Replacing The Turbo Cooler Lines) 

I will rateyou number one in videos you are very very professional in explaining everything that you're doing keep providing your videos

I rarely comment, but I think you did a great job and it really helped me. The quality of the video was very high which made a big difference for me. Thank your wife!

This vid is perfect Alex. Kudos to both you and your wife. The camera work is awesome and your walk through as well. Now I have to check if you have one for the cylinder head removal! Cheers :)

I play that game EVERY TIME! :D I wondered if I was the only one lol

Very Helpful! I need to replace my oil cooler and will have to take all that apart to get to it. Looking forward to seeing more of your content!

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME VIDEO !! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH !! I'm 70 years old and can't afford paying big money to a garage. I'm a retired Jet engine mechanic but certainly don't know it all. I VERY MUCH appreciate your video to help people learn the best way to do these jobs. I'm at the point of removing he Turbo, on my way to the head gasket ......yeah I can see ALLLLL that "fun" up ahead already !! LOL !! I'll get it !! anyways, I said "self, I bet there's a good YOU TUBE Video to help me learn with a little less aggravation" .... and VOILA !! Here you are !! You have a new subscriber ! I truly believe this is the BEST video on "the tube" for this job. Thank You soooo much !! You have a GREAT attitude and would be an EXCELLENT teacher in my opinion. Something you may want to think about down the road !! (as we get older our bones don't move like they used to ....TRUST ME !! LOL !!) Really enjoyed your video and will CERTAINLY come visit you again the next time I'm in trouble !! Have a GREAT DAY and thank you once again !!

Alex is there a way to see where that leak came from near the the turbo by visual inspection? I know it was covered by the heat shield. I had my coolant reservoir replaced because it was a leak and 2 hoses because of coolant damage because the hose was soft. The shop did the work. Put pressure through the system before to check for leaks and and after when the work was done to check for leaks. I left and 9 days later same issue. Come to find out there was a secondary leak from rusted pipes from coolant line going to the turbo. In your opinion if you did the work on the reservoir and 2 hoses wouldn't you check other lines leading from or associated with the coolant just to make sure there isnt any issues so you might want to inform the customer? Thanks. Oh I have a 2012 Chevy Cruz Eco with 116k miles.

What year is that Chevy Cruze and is that cruise you're working on compatible with the 2015

Awesome. Just replaced the leaky oil line on my dad's '11 Cruze. Is there any chance I can send you a video of this odd swishing sound that is coming from the turbo area? We can't figure out what it is. It almost sounds like a washing machine.

Good video sir.

What's the torque for the coolant lines?

Love that you and your wife do this together! You guys are awesome. Thanks for the great video!

Great video, awesome teamwork! Thanks for putting this out there for us driveway hacks!

I cannot believe that GM couldn't come up with a better place to put that Turbo metal oil line other than right next to the manifold ! I have seen those metal tubes get clogged up with burnt up crusty oil to many times . Do your customer a favor and clean it out for them . They will appreciate it ! Great video !

You helped e remove my rear end out of my 2013 yukon. The least i could do is comment and subscribe

Thanks for the video! I got as far as just having the rear coolant line and the rear oil drain bolt left and just couldnt get to them. Yours is the first video I've seen where the catalytic converter was removed and that really opens things up. Thanks!

I do the same thing with the bolt head size 🤣

Great job on the video. Lots of car mechanic videos do not take the time to explain everything, but this is well done!!!

How much would you charge for this job just in labor brother ? Thank you in advance. Also would you say cutting the crimp and replacing just the hose would work? I believe it would and I understand you do it right, I’m just asking for personal application.

Im fixing to drop the cat and see if i can replace the coolant return line without pulling the turbo. Its on a 2015 encore. Ill let ya knkw if it works or not. Ive been a mechanic 26 years and am replacing the line after hours for friend. Ive put on dozens of those turbos but im still glad ifound this video first. Thanks brother.

I certainly could have used these on an intake i installed last week. The job has been a little bit of a nightmare. The car had 7 codes. I had to change intake manifold, valve cover, pcv bypass, map sensor, all vacuum tubes. I got rid of all but one code P2261. I would have to remove the intake manifold again, ugg

Thank you very much for that awesome video. It made this repair much easier for me. I do have one question though, what brand of parts did you use?? I used Zonfant, which I bought from Amazon. About 1 month after i did the repair one of the coolant lines on the turbo is leaking due to a faulty part. So Im going to take it all back apart and replace it again. Im not very impressed with the Zonfant brand. Is GM Parts the best for this, or am I just paying more for the name? Any info. you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Brian

That E10, the 'E' stands for "External" and it's a torx, more accurately, an External Torx. Amazon has some affordable sets of Torx, and E-Torx sets for under $20.

Thanks @Alex for the great video. I have a coolant leak from a car very similar to this, coming from one of the lines attached to the turbo. My mechanic told me that it's best to replace the lines as well as the turbo itself just to make sure that the leak is fixed. Do you think it's necessary to replace the turbo as well? I want to see whether I can save some bucks by using the same turbo. Thanks again.

Wow what a great detailed video! I didn't even know there was another cooler line on that turbo! So glad I looked this up first! Thanks bro!

The torque 45s on mine all stripped. Used a brand new bit the correct size and everything. All stripped. It's getting towed to a shop.

Great video! How many hours would you charge for replacing these cooling lines under the turbo? Many thanks!

Yes, I love to play that game. My dad showed me that, and it also helps me stay focused. And I passed it down to my sons.

I followed after he said “Turbo Piping” lol. I like this mechanic.

Informative and thorough, your work deserves more attention. When I did this job on a 2011 Cruze, I didn't take the cat out. It was enough just to remove the bolt on the bracket holding it to the engine, that allowed enough wiggle to pop it off the downpipe. I like how you kept the budget down by only replacing the parts that were broken. If your fixing your car on a budget or just getting in to doing your own auto work, keep in mind that OEM parts are expensive and not always necessary. Sometimes, they're not even the best quality option. Most of the time, a third party option from Korea or China will do the job just fine. This does not apply to the cheapest knockoff of the most complicated engine parts, but generally: if it's on Rock Auto or being sold at NAPA, it will be good enough to last until you upgrade your ride. I've ran multiple third-party water pumps, belts, coils, and even engine bearings for 5+ years, until I have sold the car. But use this guy to tell you how to install it.

Good content bro I like how you break everything down. It helps. This job might be too big for me though lol

Eight bolt/stud assembly hold the exhaust manifold to the cylinder head. And it takes some patience to remove them.

I'm going to have to do that to replace the oil line on the oil çooler. I done replace the oil çooler line to the turbo.but still got oil leak. So I will have to remove turbo on my wife's car. O that's a nice jaugwire, I replaced the motor one one.

I got this same exact leak im scared to take it in and get a quote from my neighborhood mechanic 😩😩

Working a 2018 buick encore now this helps seeing what process needs done to get this pain in the butt out

Great details Alex, the cat removal was what I needed to make it doable for me, well done! Keep the videos coming, you good at it!

I got this same problem. My turbo failed and I had an unknown coolant leak for months.

Thanks it was very informative and love your camera gal. She knew what she was looking at and what to focus on. A lot of mechanics assume the viewers know their parts and what they look like. You pointed them out and explained what it was and what it’s called. Thank you to the both of you! Great teamwork and congratulations on your new addition to your family

rear oil drain is a pain, i used a 17 socket on the otherside of that rear coolant line to detach it from the engine, i got to it by going above the serpentine from the side

What a awesome job. Thanks for the information. I'm getting the same thing done in a few weeks. Now I have first hand knowledge of what being done.

You cud have used needle nose pliers to help you. I’m just saying cus . I use them in tight situations and space

I’m going to try just the hose you doing too much bro lol jk good video I’m sure you did it that way too charge more lol jk

I know I done to tubos on curses and it's some what tryin for me but I got it in two days but the 2 cruse I done it I one day and it was easy

I have the same leak on my 2014, this seems to be a common problem on the Chevy Cruze another terrible set up, wondering how you would of replaced with a hose so you don't have to tear down so far to fix? and would it be a fix? I bought the new part and am somewhat mechanical inclined but not happy about the teat down that fat for one little line,and getting it back together with no issues, your video is excellent and your proper repair is great.

Listen thank you little brother I’m enjoying seeing this video I learned a lot of this type of car it looks like my 2015 Malibu

Thank you for not only showing me how to replace this, but also for teaching me! You are a God send... this would have cost me 2000.00 for a mechanic to replace and I replaced it for only the cost of the parts. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Failed to mention engine size. Thumbs down

Tremendous Alex. Thank you for this has been a great service to me. Bless you and your family. liked and subscribed.

You have a great wife. Not a lot of women would be in the shop with their man.

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Mines not the fitting. It's at the distribution block behind that, where it goes into the block.

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Where are you working at what state I’ll Bring my Chevy Cruze to you it needs work turbo charger and boost leak

The problem is someone bought a car with that 1.4 turbo engine.

The guy I'm getting ready to do one for it came with a small bottle of oil I'm guessing it's brake in oil were do I put that in at squirt in at the top oil line or were I e not ever done one of these before and the last guy locked the first one up please help the guy really needs this car back on the road I've been asking around but no one will answer me thank you and have a blessed day or night

Followed the video, everything went well, put in new oil, but when I start it it's making a ton of loud noise. Anyone know about this? Thank you

It is sooooooo much easier to just remove the catalytic converter and egr tune and replace the line. 2.5 hour job done in 1. Still have to take the heat shield off the turbo but that's it, the rest of that was unnecessary. I'm sure you figured that out by now though lol

This guy is a 10/10 mechanic 👍.

What are the part numbers? my daughters car is in the shop now to replace 3 turbocharge lines and the purge valve, gonna cost mucho

@AlexTheCarDoctor - please give me a link to find the best exhaust header studs and nuts. It seems there all kinds of them and none of them appear remotely like tge ones on our vehicles. Your wife is an ANGEL, and how lucky you are, and a picture of the child would be great. And of course thank you so much. Love your brother Freddy

Great vid, tips and well explained. About to tackle an oil cooler return hose repair so I'm trying to learn about everything in that area.

I've changed a bunch of these they are known for cracking as far as the turbos

I went to mechanic and they told me I have to change the turbo what happen if I don’t change it I just drive it l?

I would like to say ty to your wife for the dedication to helping these videos better aid us cuz its so hard to hold a camera and take apart these cars. Especially when she is ready to pop. This job is a 5.

Automotive techs around the world getting it done with NOS and Monster drinks lmfao

I'm a mobile mechanic..I'm working on a 2016 Chevrolet Trax Lt 1.4 turbo..I like to say u r very thourgh, YOU HELP ME ALOT , THANK YOU, BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS

I don’t have a lift, ratcheting wrenches, or spare washers/gaskets/screws/bolts So this would definitely be a 7.5, with my current tools, also how many things need to get removed just to get to the thing you want Compared to a coolant reservoir replacement, which I rate a 2 A serpentine belt replacement a 5 (granted I was stranded and only had a small cheap ratchet/socket set from autozone) had I been home with my tools… a 2

I love how you don't just assume everybody has 10k worth of tools at home. Thanks for the video!

If there were some hair around it you could find them holes better. 🤣 I love the channel!

Excellent video, thank you

all that work for nothing when you could of replaced the tiny hose 10 minutes, talk about ripping off a customer. i guess you need the money and youtube revenue.

Are you located in Jackson ms ?

So let’s say I just take it to a shop cause I have this problem rn but work to much to deal with trying this my self. can u give a rough estimate?

How much you charge for something like this?

My Chevy Cruze overheated I took it to the shop & they change the water pump & thermostat but it continued to over heated when I drove it so I took it back & he say it was on tube was loses so I drove it for two day & it over heated again & I have a Chevy Cruze LT turbo Any help or what I can do appreciate

How much would you charge for that job

Thx Alex for this video and ur patient,how much it cost to fix turbo on Chevy Cruz 2012?

This video just saved me so many cuss words on the bottom manifold bolts great video!

yo i love this video.i actually have this problem going on right now on my 2016 chevy cruze lt. is there any chance you would be able to share the parts number ????

Great video , most respectable , GOD bless you & your patient wife!! THANKS!!!!!!!😃😃😃😃😃

hi i just got my car back from the mechanic, cost me a fortune .they said the engine oil cooler was leaking onto exhaust. so they remove and replace oil cooler. But whenever i drive my car for a while i can smell gas inside.? is it normal or will it go away?

I can't remove the bolt from the top of the catalytic converter 🥲 I used a 10mm extractor and I just smoothed it out more and continued with 3/8 and it doesn't fit.

Is there a need to replace the gasket between the exhaust manifold and the catalytic converter

I just replaced my turbo on the 2014 Cruze. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time in case of bolts breaking off. Even replace all connections.

Do you by any chance have all the parts numbers and names needed for this repair with gaskets and everything?

I've replaced my cat once and that was about a 5-6 on the difficulty scale. So that would probably be a 4-5 because it's something I'd probably do on my own.

How do you get the bottom bolt out of the manifold? Not see one video yet to show this.

i have this same exact car, the year, color, and everything lol... I'm glad I watched this video... I'm replacing the turbo tomorrow and I will use this as a reference.. I had two bolts snap on my catalytic converter lol ... I had to drill two holes through it .... Yikes... I will use this video as a reference tomorrow... Thanks for all the detail and sweating for us! Congrats on your baby! Tell your wife I said thanks for holding the camera so well

Great video 🙏🏽. I just have one question. When installing the turbo and coolant lines you removed with the 17 mm or Vice grip. Did you have a problem with the coolant line on the left reaching the hole? For some reason that coolant line for me won’t reach any tips you can give me I am ordering the new coolant line hopefully it works better.

On my own personal cars, I don't put those plastic panels back on when I have to remove them. Up north, they trap the salt and keep me from rinsing the bottom of the car. So it's a lot easier to rinse the salt if they aren't there and obviously to reach everything to fix it.

Yo great video but you sound like kat Williams 😂

Removed a couple things that didn't need to but great video anyway.

My coolant line, was not that easy to get off. The line move because the connection with the line and the 17mm nut are so tight. I wish you would have shown how to get it back on.

2yrs late but congrats

Good video. I dont have time to do this nor the patience! I just wanted to see why the dealership was charging 3k for this job.

Retired Peugeot and european car mechanic, I like seeing the attention to detail, treat the car as if your family was going to use it, 15 years my own shop, word of mouth and complimentary blue notepads was my advertisement, D.mg

What is the GM part number for the exhaust studs and nuts?

Can I can the name and part number for that, please? We need to replace the same part, but are having issues trying to find someone to help us with it, without knowing what its called.

iititsits a uh oh torx bro..

27:30 not enough hair on it??