A DIY smoke tester for your car can cheaply and easily be made for around $10. This smoke tester can help identify vacuum leaks, boost leaks, evap leaks and more and is really simple to make! In this episode we show you how to make your own smoke tester machine and save hundreds vs taking it to the mechanic or buying a pre-made machine.
Parts List:
Jar – glass or metal works as long as it doesn’t melt.
2 empty pen casings
Cheap soldering iron –
Tubing – any size as long as it fits over the pens and your car. 3/8″ was used in the video.
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This works fine maybe add a Warning Disclaimer to the video example use a power strip with built-in fuse breaker and properly dispose of oil soaked rags to avoid changing Channel Name to Fire Hazard Garage 🔥 jk keep up Good Content!
My truck has a code for a leak but I tried starting fluid cant find the leak. The engine doesn't change at all when spraying it around the lines. My truck has these weird plastic lines and they don't make them any more. Each side is a different size and connect using rubber elbows so no idea how i can use standard hoses to replace them. One I glued back together with e 6000.
I dig the funky tune!
Thank you! I had everything needed to make this except for the baby oil. I put it together, connected it to my evap system, plugged it in and WOW. Works amazingly well. Lots of smoke. Can’t believe how much smoke it produces. Thanks again!!!
DO NOT apply more than 2-3 psi pressure to the evap system… pull all the vaccum u want. I like using a cheap 3$ aquarium pump (they are 1-2 psi) to induce smoke so I'm able to move around freely with 2 hands. I also recommend using a metal paint can with a handle rather than glass because iv had glass gars crack and break from the heat. Just some tips from some guy on the internet
If you would’ve just hooked up the hose to the intake manifold itself (like the pcv hose u pulled off and broke the pcv 😂)you won’t have to hold the throttle open manually.And I would actually pull the intake off and plug up the throttle body with a rag to get better results as u don’t really need to worry about leaks on the intake as much!
10 bucks, eh? a cheap bicycle pump is more than that by itself. still cheap… but not 10 bucks cheap.
Thanks for the idea! I put one of these machines together and finally found my leak around the bottom of the throttle body. P0171 code fixed. Thanks
I will be trying this soon. Thanks for the video.
Hey I see here people bashing you for the cost of things. Thanks Biden for that, but moving on if you have a spare tire well you have air pressure, go fill it at Costco for free with 40 PSI. Get a paper clip fold in half next take a bic cap and put hole dead center push paper clip to expose aprox 1/4 inch thru cap, now wind the extra clip wire around the cap. Now push it into the hose with the protruding paper clip to depress the tire valve in the hose aprox 5/16. Me I would loosen the valve with core remover but want to keep the cheapies satisfied and push into hose over air valve and now you have a somewhat air supply for free. If you do this when you get gas you can do it for free.