Smoke Test?

[Benjamin_Button]

Any recommended shops in the San Diego area?

[flyboyx]

not from me, but if you have an intake leak, this is most certainly the way to solve it.

[Benjamin_Button]

not from me, but if you have an intake leak, this is most certainly the way to solve it.

Trying to diagnose my hard start issues.

[george graves]

There aren't too may plastic bellows and parts you can't visually remove and inspect in an hour or so. Just a idea. There is also the Propane way of doing it, or the "carb start" fluid way too. Just don't use any carb stuff on a painted engine block.

I've only had a smoke test done on my car for an exhaust leak. The muffler guy used an oxy-acetylene torch, blew a hole into the exhaust pipe, and then turned off the oxygen to make a nasty cloud of black smoke and put it in my downpipe. He found the leak, patched it (and the hole he made) and sent me on my way for $35.

[AndrewBird]

If you can't find a shop, it's pretty easy to make your own smoke tester. You need to have an air compressor though.

[flyboyx]

If you can't find a shop, it's pretty easy to make your own smoke tester. You need to have an air compressor though.

Do tell?

[AndrewBird]

http://bit.ly/1lD6nro

[flyboyx]

Kinda douchey of you but thanks.

[jeffnhiscars]

There aren't too may plastic bellows and parts you can't visually remove and inspect in an hour or so. Just a idea. There is also the Propane way of doing it, or the "carb start" fluid way too. Just don't use any carb stuff on a painted engine block.

I've only had a smoke test done on my car for an exhaust leak. The muffler guy used an oxy-acetylene torch, blew a hole into the exhaust pipe, and then turned off the oxygen to make a nasty cloud of black smoke and put it in my downpipe. He found the leak, patched it (and the hole he made) and sent me on my way for $35.

I'm seeing all that backed up acetylene mixing w O2 when you start your then....well you get the idea :)

[AndrewBird]

Kinda douchey of you but thanks.

Learn to take a joke?

[TurboJake]

Learn to take a joke?

Inappropriate use of LMGTFY.

5 internet points from Gryffindor!