COOLANT SYSTEM CONNECTION COVER

A vehicle, a coolant system for a vehicle, and a method for assembling a coolant system are provided. A method includes providing a cooling plate formed with an external surface surrounding a port, and with an internal channel in communication with the port, wherein a plate engagement surface defines the internal channel adjacent to the port; sealing the port of the cooling plate with a cover; piercing the cover with a distal end of a coolant tube; inserting the distal end into the port to engage a tube engagement surface of the coolant tube with the plate engagement surface; and pushing a removed portion of the cover into the port, while a remaining portion of the cover remains around the port.