2013 Chevy Sonic LTZ HB 1.4L 80k Miles. started leaking coolant profusely once it warms up. took it to the chevy dealer down the road from where i work, they are saying its a "main radiator hose" which to my knowledge doesnt go behind the engine. they gave me this part number 96958216 it doesnt come up anywhere at o'reillys or autozone. its a GM part number you can find it here OEM GM Parts and Accessories | GMPartsCenter.net and search the part number 96958216. takes you here 96958216 - OEM GM HOSE GMPartsCenter.net no where really gives a very good description or even part NAME and i really dont want to order it. I want to know what i should be asking for when i go into a parts store so i can pick it up and just replace it on my own. i took the number and description the dealer gave me over to o'reilly's and they had no idea what i was talking about, they literally told me good luck. so what i have found is that it may be a Heater Hose? is that going to do me any good when i walk into a parts store?
Heater Hose???
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Hey there, Haydog. I just did some work on my Sonic last weekend. One of the things I fixed was the heater hose you are talking about. Mine had a gouge in it and was spraying coolant everywhere.
I too called the dealership and they said they couldn't find a single dealership in the state that had this heater hose. Instead of waiting the weekend and being overcharged, I took out the heater hose, went to Auto Zone, and asked them for 4' of 3/4" heater hose. They have universal stuff rated for 250 degrees sold by the foot really cheap.
I had to replace the outlet hose; the one that goes under the passenger side of the engine into a plastic tee. The inlet hose is all one piece and goes to the driver's side of the engine. It doesn't matter; the hose is the same size no matter which one you're replacing.
Best of luck! Shouldn't take you too long at all and is super cheap!
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Thank you so much! and just for my own knowledge, did you have to lift her up to get to it, or can i do it from the top do you think?
I did it all from the top. By the way, if you go the same route that I did, with the universal heater hose, you'll need to reroute the hose a little bit to avoid getting a kink in it at the top.
Good luck again! Let us know how you do!
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My heater outlet hose made it to 130k, so I think you'll be fine!
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acamacho104
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Ddmworks used to sell really nice silicone hoses.
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Chrish051873
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yep i have the red set, they are beautiful !:banana:
acamacho104
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I guess they still do sell them
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Chrish051873
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They pretty much do.
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In case anyone was wondering, absolutely NO ONE could find the correct part, it had to be ordered, not only that but i went to NAPA, Autozone, and O'Reilly's and no one could even find which part it was lol so the Autozone guy ended up just taking me back to the hose rack and we sat and went through about 100 hoses before we found the same size but it was with a 90 degree elbow on one end and about 18 inches hanging off the other end, i had to actually go over the engine instead of behind it to avoid any kinks.
That's what I did! It's been about two weeks with no issues!
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Reviving for if someone else ends up needing this post as it helped me, was surprised to find a universal hose half the price of the oem hose was about twice the quality and fit great just needed to get some new clamps as the rubber was thicker, temporary patch until I can get some silicone hoses used T clamps that are rounded and won't cut into the hose.