For the 1.4 L, you don’t even need to take the transmission lines off. Just undo the lower radiator hose remove the electrical connector, and press on the two tabs at the bottom of the radiator fan. Remove the wire is clipped to the fan with a pry tool. It should lift right out but it’s gonna take a lot of wiggling to get it free.
Not sure exactly which year, trim, and engine size you have but I recently replaced the fan in my 2013 Cruze that has the 1.8L LWE engine type and it looked nothing like this. The transmission cooling lines were not in the way and in fact connect on the lower opposite side of the radiator from what you show here, which was nice since I did not have to bother with them at all. But I did have to move the ECM out of the way, and I eventually removed the battery and the battery tray to be able to further move the electrical connections out of the way to give myself more room to remove the old fan. The battery tray could have stayed but I decided it could use cleaning while I had gone that far. I replaced the fan because we were getting the "A/C Off Due to High Engine Temp" warning for years but our Cruze was driven almost all highway miles for over 160,000 until the pandemic started, after which the car was driven much more on short trips. The error message then came on very often during warm weather when the A/C was on. It just never occurred to me that the highway miles allowed the condenser to do enough cooling due to the air being forced in at highway speeds. Once I realized the fan was not coming on ever I didn't even bother to test the old fan or the relays since I bought a new fan for a great price as I found one on sale, and I was able to use additional discount codes at a well known national auto parts retailer (out the door cost was around $100). As soon as I installed the new fan and put everything else back together, the fan immediately came on as soon as we turned on the A/C. I was happy it was just this simple to fix my version of the "A/C Off Due to High Engine Temp" issue, but at the same time I was annoyed at myself for taking too long to consider that the problem we experienced for many years was as simple as the fan never running (many other people have this error message due to more complex issues). In the end, thanks for this video since it did help me figure out the overall job and how to disengage the side clips for fan removal.
For the 1.4 L, you don’t even need to take the transmission lines off. Just undo the lower radiator hose remove the electrical connector, and press on the two tabs at the bottom of the radiator fan. Remove the wire is clipped to the fan with a pry tool. It should lift right out but it’s gonna take a lot of wiggling to get it free.
Thanks you save alot of time finding the location to press the buttons
Not sure exactly which year, trim, and engine size you have but I recently replaced the fan in my 2013 Cruze that has the 1.8L LWE engine type and it looked nothing like this. The transmission cooling lines were not in the way and in fact connect on the lower opposite side of the radiator from what you show here, which was nice since I did not have to bother with them at all. But I did have to move the ECM out of the way, and I eventually removed the battery and the battery tray to be able to further move the electrical connections out of the way to give myself more room to remove the old fan. The battery tray could have stayed but I decided it could use cleaning while I had gone that far. I replaced the fan because we were getting the "A/C Off Due to High Engine Temp" warning for years but our Cruze was driven almost all highway miles for over 160,000 until the pandemic started, after which the car was driven much more on short trips. The error message then came on very often during warm weather when the A/C was on. It just never occurred to me that the highway miles allowed the condenser to do enough cooling due to the air being forced in at highway speeds. Once I realized the fan was not coming on ever I didn't even bother to test the old fan or the relays since I bought a new fan for a great price as I found one on sale, and I was able to use additional discount codes at a well known national auto parts retailer (out the door cost was around $100). As soon as I installed the new fan and put everything else back together, the fan immediately came on as soon as we turned on the A/C. I was happy it was just this simple to fix my version of the "A/C Off Due to High Engine Temp" issue, but at the same time I was annoyed at myself for taking too long to consider that the problem we experienced for many years was as simple as the fan never running (many other people have this error message due to more complex issues). In the end, thanks for this video since it did help me figure out the overall job and how to disengage the side clips for fan removal.
Great video. Super detailed. Those clips suck. I have a 1.4L and the clips look a little different.
Thanks .I hope this video helped you
If you go to s33therfan he shows in great detail how to pop those clips
Can you give me the name of all the tools used in the video?
Panel/Trim Removal Tool Set
Chrome Plated Steel Hook and Pick
Flat screwdriver
Panel/Trim Removal Tool Set
Chrome Plated Steel Hook and Pick
Flat screwdriver
@@fixitquick Thank you. Would a 8mm wrench or socket set work for getting the left side 2 screws off? That's all I'm trying to find.
I think is 10 mm socket
I think i broke the clip that holds the fan lol it doesn't lock anyways ill use zip straps
Sorry to hear that . Fast and easy solution use the zip ties 😉👍