Hey thanks! 👋

@@CarMechaNick you bet, I enjoy the vids good stuff.

I would think so, use brake clean to clean what you can. The serpentine belt with fling oil everywhere.

Do you have a picture of the solenoid gasket you are referring to? My mom's vehicle is three hours away and it definitely has an oil leak. I noticed on my driveway when she went home. The rather sizeable drip was on the driver's side. I would have taken the plastic undercarriage tray off had I noticed it before she left. Trying to give my brother of some places to check as I'm unfamiliar with this 1.4 liter turbo personally. Mine is just oil no coolant.

The vvt on the 1.4 is a round semi flat ring. On 2.4 ecotec it's a typical O ring.

They could leak, I would just be careful when removing or installing. Keep it lubed up. Maybe change it if it were loose. But I wouldn't remove the solenoid often unless to inspect for metal shavings.

Haha I think it comes with a paper gasket. I use scotch Brite after I scrape with my gasket scraper. Thanks for watching!

@@CarMechaNick Could this be an oil pan. If I remember right there's a plastic undercarriage cover that has to come off. Are there any other areas that you are aware of with these particular vehicles that are problematic as far as straight oil leaks?

Sorry my coolent with some oil is leaking on my 2014 cruze. Please help me to figure out what to do. Thanks

These things leak all over the place. The oil filter housing, sometimes the plastic hoses break, the thermostat housing. They leak everywhere. You need to take it to a shop to have the system pressure tested.

@@CarMechaNick yes I saw some oil with the coolent. Thank you much for the reply. Bless you

That's brake cleaner.

@@CarMechaNick that is what i use mostly. or carb cleaner. preferably brake. i have a trax with some oil residue on the engine front on the corner above the ac. but its clean compared to the crankcase oil. i think it might be the dealer we got it from used. either spilled some oil when changing the oil or its residue from that engine shine crap they sprayed on it. but I'm going to wash and degrease it then remove the bottom gravel guard and place some cardboard under it after driving and check it the next morn for oil. just in case. i did watch your entire video. i have to admit i have worked auto/ marine/ bikes/ outdoor equipment most of my life. certified in marine. but these so called computers on wheels packed with unreliable junk is pathetic. boats are running a seriously close second place. the trax replaced a 2007 dodge caliber that burned a hole not in my pocket but in my azz. ending at about 2700 in parts. then i got rid of it. i wanted to complement your video and the detail you put into it. beings getting any service info is all but extinct. i have come to go on safari hunts to find simple and stupid answers for even minor repairs. even the dam oil filter on this trax could be a , hangst cover, housing who knows. its a joke to put a stupid screw cap with a oil filter cartridge. and a transmission with no replaceable filter. it is really pissin me off. then they go to a 1.4 turbo that has more power than my 2.4 equinox. when they could have just put a turbo on it. well im 61 so hopefully i make it without having to buy a energizer bunny lithium ion battery operated rubber tire piece of 40 grand junk. i pity shop techs having to go from turning wrenches to becoming electrical battery engineers as auto techs. set aside finding anyone anymore that even remotely has mechanical interest. god save this planet. mind as well just mount 4 tires on a oak tree and fred flintstone it down the road. best of luck. thanks for touching base with me. sometimes its the smallest things that matter the most. im going to do a trans flush. spent an hour looking for the full plug which i did find. my equinox was cake. this one not so much. and electric steering. give me a break. i installed electric run hydraulic manual/autopilot steering systems in powerboats that use a directional fluid valve behind the steering wheel to reverse fluid direction to a simple steering ram for over 25 years. i could count on one hand the failures i fixed. no more than a leaking fitting, corroded wire connector or owner ignorance. and cases of brake clean on boat engines. lol thanks again. if you ever run into a gas or diesel marine problem. and everything from 12 ft to 125 ft top to bottom, bow to stern. look me up. I'll be more than happy to help ya. new cars, suv,s , im still trying to learn their language. chinese wang chung junk. best of luck. and health. thanks dude.

I couldn't agree more with the screw in filter cups. I love working on cars. While electrical issues are annoying and highly frustrating they're equally as satisfying when resolved. Thanks for watching! I will for sure think of you, but hoping to only work on a pontoon boat I may possibly own in the future.

@@CarMechaNick if we get any more rain im putting a camper on a pontoon platform and I'll be happy as a duck. or a house on a construction barge would be the supreme deal. then i can play Blackbeard and make my ole lady walk the plank! arrrr!

Haha 😄 I've done plenty of going fast. I like to cruise around. Also the amount of lazy cat fishing I could get in.

Yes it sure is! I have a snap on one and a locking match one. Love them both!

My pleasure hope it helps!

Haha these things aren't great 😆. You are so right. I've had it at less than max to produce the leak before. Also have to jostle hoses around sometimes. Man you hit the nail on the head with the oil. Atleast they make the built-in valve cover/pcv a cheap part. Gotta look on the bright side right!?

Wow this is news to me! Haha 😄 I'll have to look it up. How interesting. It's funny that we are just going with trial and error still. But it does give us all something to do as we learn 🤣

@@CarMechaNick trial and error. just go with a single bullet in a 44 magnum and play Russian roulette. same difference. lol