Water coming out near engine by black hose..??? (Video Link)
Was at the red light and noticed my temperature hand was all the way in the red, i panicked because this has never happended before, then i suddenly heard something "burst" then coolant started leaking all over the road,i pulled over and the car temperature hand went down,then 5 min later while driving it ran back hot, so i pulled over, let it cool off, then drove, repeated this like 3 times and just pulled over and called my mom to pick me up and ill let the car sit for a bout 2 hours to let it cool completely off. Return that night and drove it all the way back home, didnt run hot until i got in the yard. I noticed that when i Pour water into the radiator its comes right back out near the engine near a black hose, dont know the exact location but attached a video and picture..let me know what you think is wrong.
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Can't see too well in that video but it looks like some kind of coolant by-pass hose---in any event, what happened is that you lost coolant and then car overheated. Driving it that way was probably not a good idea but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
What needs to happen is that hose will have to be replaced, then the cooling system filled up and the entire system pressure tested with a pump, to see if there are any other leaks. If not, you can drive the car and cross your fingers that you didn't do any damage from the overheat.
That's one of one or one of two coolant bypass tubes. They are plastic. There are o-rings on each end for sealing. Some crack and start leaking. The heater water goes into a tunnel in the metal frame of the idler pulley then to that elbow and into the intake manifold. If water comes out of there as fast as you pour it in, you need to have your car towed to a good shop.
Do not drive the car when it's low on coolant. These engines rarely have head gasket problems, but that's a good way to warp the heads by overheating.
The repair involves taking off the 3 or so bolts that hold the alternator on and then 3 or so for the belt tensioner and pulling those two tubes out of the block and intake manifold. Replace with Dorman METAL bypass tubes available at your local box store like OReilly's, Checkers, Advance Auto for about 10$. The metal ones don't break with age or pressure. They also seal better due to the similarity of thermal expansion coefficients for the metals. I would estimate 1 hour for a good shop. Don't let them sell you a coolant flush and so on.
The other bypass tube is about 4-5 inches lower on a 45 deg. line behind the one you see. With a flashlight you may spot it between the idler frame and the block.
Here's a video which should look much like your car.
Good luck.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
thanks and where is the video link???
I will keep you guys updated!
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