How to Smoke Test for a Vacuum Leak on your Car or Truck! Short, Sweet and to the Point!!
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Nice! No wasting time. Just to the point 😃👍
Thanks straight to the point
Thank you very much. Had no clue where to start and finish the smoke. I do now.
Anytime, Ryan! Thanks for watching!
Thank so much for teaching how to use the machine. Tbh i just bought one and dont know a thing on how to operate and where to operate. Thanks man! 👌
I like, to the point, and works for any vehicle; Thanxs for making this an easy to follow video for those whom are not mechanics but are looking for clarity .
Yw! Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment! 😊
Apprciate it Bro, I just got a 1998 Ford Ranger in the Shop with a P0171 DTC code for a lean Mixture in Bank 1. Never actually did a smoke test myself so this really helped for preliminary research.
Same code popped up on my f150 along with p0174 anyone have a clue what that could be?
Love the short and to the point.
Good job! I have a 2000 silverado 5.3L getting ready to check for vacuum leak. Running lean, but codes clear and it’s an intermittent problem. I hope the smoke tracks it down. Thanks again for the post. 👍
Any luck?
@@Danielxperez14 actually called the mobile mechanic and he did intake manifold and valve cover gasket replacement. Seems to be good now. I just got tired of chasing my tail and had to call the professional. 390k. Like a rock. First time gasket replacement, so needed it.
good to know, i already changed my valve cover gaskets but not my intake manifold, i appreciate the info!@@ashleyclark6199
Great video
Thanks, I didn’t know where to inject the smoke to, now I do.
Well, this is one way to do it. I've also been injecting right after the MAF sensor with the part of the smoker that balloons up. Maybe I'll get a video of that up sometime soon. Thanks for watching!! 😊
You’re the best man!!! Thanks a bunch ❤
Excellent video. Showed everything needed and that's it.
Love it short and sweet thanks for the knowledge
will this work if i have a turbo as well?
Exactly what I needed to see, thank you for putting the time into making the video for people like me
Thomas, you're welcome! Thanks for watching!
If you have the piece that balloons 🎈 up when you use the hand pumping bulb, you can stick that ballooning side into the big air intake tube, after the MAF, and pump it up there and inject the smoke at that point. Again, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment! 😊👍
Great video! Thanks for the intel.
Very helpful , thanks man
Good explanation
Appreciate it
Thank you!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!!! :)
I subscribed and can’t wait to see your new videos!!!
@@robertmedina6875 thank you! Plan on doing more very soon but it will be a mix of stuff, kind of like the channel is now. Hope that's okay for most people. My plan is to deliver information on things that I know that others will hopefully find useful. 😊
Great video I just subscribe. Quick question I thought running lean means too much air not enough fuel. If you are losing air or vacuum leak shouldn't your car be running rich due to less air and more fuel
Do you have a hole in your vacuum you would be sucking in more air therefore getting more air less fuel ratio would cause a lean condition
Nice video mate thanks
"thank you for your video help me a lot
Good job
Great video great help thanks
Thank you about to do this
This is a great Idea. Thank you. I would like to ask you a question about a vacuum leak on my 2002 Ford Ranger. The brakes are sponge, and the transmission stopped shifting into high gear and the speedometer reads about 80 miles per hour when it is only going 40 . . could that be a vacuum leak?
A FOOKIN FORD RANGER!!!
Thanks, real to the point. Just inquiry, dont we need to do some open/close to the purge valve? In order for smoke to travel to further areas? Thanks again
But what if it only leaks under pressure?
What hose connect de machine thanks?
Does that smoke machine require you to hook an outside air source to it? If so, what are you using?
What year is that truck? I thought there was a valve on the brake booster hose. I might have to run mine through there and try. I like the double bag trick on the intake.
Normal smoke comes out from Dipstick when pull it out ?
Awsome.. can install it on my Camry the same way thru the break booster vaccum? Also will a bad evap solinoid cause to run lean???
thank you god bless you,i have po440 code on 1996 s10. thank you.
Where would i start this test on a 2013 ford escape?
i heard some brake boosters have 1 way check valves / is it safe to pump smoke through brake booster i have a 2014 mustang gt with a p0171 p0174 code
The check valve is still on the booster he disconnected the hose from it the white thing. He is not putting smoke though the booster .
How do you fix the leak from the oil dip stick
The oil is above the dipstick tube, creating a seal
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Is the brake booster the only place you can shoot smoke through?
@@Ruben2oh9 no it's not the only place. If you have the bladder that inflates with the smoke machine, then you can put the bladder in the big intake line after the MAF and send smoke in that way. Maybe I'll do another video on that process sometime soon since I'm about to start making videos again. 😁
Thanks for watching and for the comment!
@@AE-ds8be ok thanks so much for the info I appreciate it
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Thank you and thanks for watching! ☺
Why the smoke is not exiting by the exhaust valve ? We all know that at some point exhaust and intake can be open at the same time for air scavengine?
If i do this, will i be able to find a gas cap leak?
@@shawtykillz1 not by adding smoke at this location. You would have to send smoke into the EVAP system. You can disconnect a hose that leads to the EVAP system, like the one going to the charcoal canister, then send smoke into the system that way. Make sure to follow all proper safety precautions.
@@AE-ds8be thank you!
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can the same be applied with like a cigarette or something 😆
@@ketchupheadd yes but a cigar might taste better. 🤷🤣😂
Dipstick is bad rings 😳😬
all the tests like this are really smoke pressure tests I've had a lot of vacuum leaks that leak under vacuum but not pressure so maybe it would be better to apply vacuum (vacuum cleaner) to the engine and have a very low whiff of smoke out a tube and prod it about engine and hoses to see if the smoke gets sucked in. as many a 2 cycle crankcase can stand up to a pressure test but leak like crazy under vacuum. p s I'm not having a go at you personally just the traditional smoke test used by everyone is floored
David, very interesting. I may have to give this a go. I'm not technically a mechanic, I've just been working on all of my own vehicles for the past 20-ish years. I fixed those three leaks from the video last night, cleared the codes, and I test drove today. It's still throwing the two codes for running lean on banks 1 and 2. I haven't smoked tested again but maybe I will tonight. My fuel pressure at the fuel rails seems okay at about 56psi but maybe there's still an issue there. Last week I changed the two downstream O2 monitors because one of them tested bad and I figured I might as well replace both. I replaced the MAF sensor too, just for good measure. Four months ago I also cleaned, tested and put new O-Rings on the fuel injectors. I did a video on that. All parts changed out were AC Delco except MAF sensor, that was Delphi. That's probably a bit more information than you were looking for but I just started typing and kept going! lol. Thanks for watching and the information!
Oh, and my Long Term Fuel Trim numbers don't look great. They fluctuate between ~4% - 12% at idle to ~6% - 24% while driving. So I'm definitely trying to figure this thing out.
Thank you for that
@@AE-ds8bedid you ever figure out the issue why you’re running lean?
Where can I buy smoke machine bro please
I'm pretty sure I put the link in the post description! ☺️
real thing is the price of smoke machine, not how to use it.
a few little pipsQEk pinholes is all it takes to run lean? 🤔hmnnn..
I honestly dont think that was a large enough leak to run lean
Definately can
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