[ChevyGuy]

New one on me, but I've got a slow leak somewhere I need to keep an eye on.

The coolant is supposed to be replaced every 5 years, so that part sounds like a good idea to me.

 

[winks79]

Never had that issue with mine. You could probably do it yourself, if you have some mechanical knowledge. I know on the 2011 and 2012 models there were issues with the oil feed line going to turbo. GM revised the line to have a couple of 0-rings, instead of one, and also added heat wrap to the line. '13 and newer models got the revised part, but I still replaced mine around 60k miles just for the heck of it. Inexpensive part and easy to replace. I would for sure change the coolant. There is a DIY thread on here that shows and tells you everything you need to do it yourself. XtremeRevolution made the thread, and did and excellent job. Just look it up. I think the dealer around here gets about $150 to do it, and you could do yourself for the cost of a gallon of coolant, a few gallons of distilled water, and a hour or so of your time.

 

[warteddy]

I seem to have the same problem .. Is there a easier way to replace the return pipe with out taking off the whole turbo ?? TIA

 

[mrpoopypants]

Easy fix

I opened the hood on wife's 2013 cruze 1.4 yesterday, and found sweet-smelling steam coming from behind the turbocharger heat shield. Turned engine off and waited for it to cool down. Took heat shield off and ran engine again. Leak was where the rubber hose in the coolant return line meets the metal. GM has a weird thing against hose clamps and uses these worthless crimped connectors instead. Pulled off the hose, got a same-gauge hose from auto zone with a 90-degree bend, trimmed it to size, used some hose clamps to hold it in place. Presto; leak gone.

 

[Warlock2015]

I seem to have the same problem .. Is there a easier way to replace the return pipe with out taking off the whole turbo ?? TIA

The easiest way to replace its shock up the vehicle you need to unmount the torba from the front of the engine blocked. Make it where you can move it around to get better access to both cooling lines. Car has two of them on the back of the turbo. Remove in the turbo. Maybe necessary if you're going to replace one, you might as well replace both. It is recommended to replace both

 

[Warlock2015]

The easiest way to replace its shock up the vehicle you need to unmount the torba from the front of the engine blocked. Make it where you can move it around to get better access to both cooling lines. Car has two of them on the back of the turbo. Remove in the turbo. Maybe necessary if you're going to replace one, you might as well replace both. It is recommended to replace both

Keep in mind one is shorter than the other and they do require gaskets. They normally come with new gaskets already installed on them. If not they would come in a small plastic bag