What did you do TO your Cruze today?

New cam cover, fresh oil change, and putting in a new set of plugs today. Gonna try this thread chaser tool. Will report back on how this thread chaser works... was only a few bucks at the auto parts store.

TL : DR need help reconnecting the charge pipe to the intercooler on the driver's side.

So, I wanted to test the NGK bkr7e 4644 today.. installed plugs fine, coil is new. Cleaned the sensors and used some dielectric grease. In the past, I've removed the turbocharge pipe to the intercooler(attached to the turbo) and found some oil residue but no amount to accumulate to much, cleaned that gasket and reinstalled.

I decided to check and clean the other charge tube, noticed oil on the charge tube sensor before the throttle body, little oil at the throttle body. Holy ****... I didn't remove the bumper, I removed the shield underneath and tried my best.... I failed miserably. I almost had it out pulling it up past the cooling fan, but felt like something was gonna break if I forced it. Cleaned out both ends of the tube and what I could in the intercooler connection.

Get the **** thing back in alignment and this is round 2 of the fun...that fkin clip on the intercooler beat my ass today...I thought I got it on correctly(after about an hour) and buttoned everything back up. Started the car and idles smooth...I'm bnr tuned and a 1/4 mile after my house is a steep hill, downshift and the turbo kicks in and get a hiccup...followed by a complete power loss and the car falls on its face.. any time the boost would build it would fall on its face.

Thought maybe the plugs/springs.. check it over on the side of the road, looks good? Drove into town which felt like limp mode, no turbo, to the auto parts store. Pop the hood and shake the turbocharge pipe..it's not even connected anymore....skies were filled with dark clouds and we had a thunderstorm coming... took half the shield screws off and bent it to gain access... tried my best to snap it on...felt secure...it started to rain and screwed in all but 2 on the shield and went home...it boosted pretty good on the way home but still not right. it's still raining..

Any tips for this clip and securing this?

MP81 said:

Did you try swearing at it? Loudly?

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I'm off work today, going to try again. This time, I'll jack up the front to give me more room to work from underneath. Weather is nice except that 74 degrees and sunny feels like 95 out atm 🤷‍♂️

On a positive note, after removing the pipe from the throttle body, it was still clean and dry. No oil residue or a little pooled up by the throttle blade.. awesome. Back to work... hope this goes smoothly

Success! That was easy with the added room underneath. There are 2 nubs on the intercooler at 12 and 6 position, line them up and all good. Air temps looking better than before... cruze on

First coolant issue at 82k miles. Noticed the sweet smell coming thru the vents. Pop the hood and found a wet spot on top of the transmission housing directly below the tank. Noticed a droplet hanging from the tank close to that hose. Replaced with a Dorman, pretty cheap and easy. Hardest part was removing the shield to drain the coolant first. Reused the hoses, looked good.

WillL84 said:

Yea I had mine done at 35 because that's the limit here in MA. Going to get it refund at 20 though, it's too light. I see people with 20 or darker all the time and nobody ever gets pulled over for it

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I've had my windows tinted at 30% all the way around since 2016. 2 weeks ago, I was pulled over for the first time because the officer suspected my tint was too dark lol.

He tested it and sure enough it was illegal in the state of Tennessee(35%) He gave me a verbal warning and to remove it all. He said it's not worth taking the risk as I'll randomly get $150 window tint tickets in the future if I don't

I haven't removed it yet lol. 30% isn't even dark... I'm torn

Thebigzeus said:

Weekend plans, UGH! Leaky leaky water outlet. O’reilly’s is next day shipping me one though and a gallon of dexcool for under $50. View attachment 288527

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Hey bro, you might have the hose attached wrong. I pulled mine back to show you. You can see on the connection where the hose should reach. The hose should say "UP" at the 12 position and you do not want to go past that mark on the side.

You need to rotate yours to the right and pull it back a little. Line up the mark.

Looks like your cam cover is leaking also.

Thebigzeus said:

Maybe I should start my own thread, but after pulling that line in question back, I dont see a crack, and don't see that stop where you shouldn't push the line past... Maybe it's an aftermarket outlet? Unsure. @Shroomie

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This is my original, it was pushed up over too.. that stop is almost gone lol. Today I'm reassembling everything.

I also found my intake manifold gasket was leaking.

Knock sensor is covered in oil

It's also 100 times easier to install the cam cover with the intake removed. You can line it up perfectly without folding or crimping the gasket. Don't need to come in at an angle and get caught on the wiring

And I stripped a hole....

Cruze11’RS-ECO said:

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installed a Audi style brake light top rear window

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this is all I can focus on.