How to make a DIY smoke machine

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In this video I show you how to make a home made car repair DIY automotive car smoke machine to help you find evap or vacuum leaks for less than $10. My home made smoke machine had saved me thousands of dollars in expensive car repairs over the years. This home made car repair smoke machine will help you find leaks that are not visible to your eye that are causing your check engine light to come on.
Thanks for watching!

[@atheist808]

Watched this video this morning, bought parts this afternoon, and tested for a leak about ten mins ago. Found a small leak in the vapor hose running from my tank to my cannister. Thanks for the quick and dirty smoke machine tutorial. Tested and approved!

[@joshgardner2831]

Was that sarcasm? Just curious

[@Jovanri]

You just saved me from spending a couple hundred bucks on a smoke tester. Thank you!!!!!

[@tonycotta6602]

You can get away with a bycycle pump by one at the 99 cent store great video.

[@TheComebackKid]

Hi Tony, thanks for watching!

[@thaton3guy100]

awesome, im gonna use this to find an evap leak thats been plaguing my moms car for a while now. thanks for putting this video out there!

[@johnliford6184]

Dude your a fucking legend for this. Thank god for common ingenuity

[@Geewillickerz]

Brilliant, Thanks man. Found my leak and saved at least $100!

[@dannyshepherd6041]

Awesome , the incense was a great idea!

[@TheComebackKid]

Hi Danny! Thanks for watching, I appreciate you!

[@inetadv1]

EXCELLENT video! I'm already a huge believer in using smoke machine to get car running right by detecting leaks you didn't know were there - really helps you quickly ID trouble spots. First used on when I had a surging idle, that would also trigger a Check Engine code, that I cldn't figure out for the life of me after checking all the components - including the one id'd by the code. Applied a smoke machine on the air intake and, voila, a cpl of leaks I had no idea were there! Sealed those off and idle was perrrfectly smooth and CEL stayed off I previously made a smoker using a cheap soldering iron and a sock soaked w/ mineral oil in a jar. It worked OK for a while but the cheap soldering iron shorted out a cpl of times from continuous operation - really a PITA hvg to swap it out after epoxying it to the lid. And even when working it didn't produce as much smoke as I wld like. I LOVE this idea - no components to fail, cheap reusable source of ample smoke, nice idea on screwing quick connect fittings on the lid for max ease of use. A+! Two thumbs up!

[@TheComebackKid]

Hi Joseph. Thank you for the great comment/feedback. I appreciate you watching, thank you bud!

[@inetadv1]

@@TheComebackKid It sounds on a few words like you may be a Boston guy, which I would also have in common. Lots of smahht, inventive folks in Boston!

[@Aus-si6pb]

Literally a life saver I didn’t have $800 to spend on a machine and this did the trick, everything skyrocketed in price so paid $34 for everything but still no complaints

[@cjjones2981]

Awesome video! Clear, to the point, and actually works! Thank you for uploading this

[@markharmon6392]

I got lucky last year, got an air compressor just like that one for free, curb shopping. A local contractor has a sign next to his "Free Pile" on my way home from work. Just had to replace quick connect air fittings and clean gunk out of the regulator, works great now! Building a similar smoke machine tomorrow :)

[@jasonmccollum-vm5zx]

Thank you made one and found my leak

[@antoineaucoin9269]

Real men of genius 🎶

[@hutfrd]

You can use a bicycle tire pump vs the compressor. That can keep costs low if you don’t have a compressor. Just a slight change to the air-intake nipple.

[@MikeOrazzi]

Nice idea, thank you.

[@scottr4869]

Brilliant!!! I just happened to have all the pieces needed for this. And incense is way better then the soldering iron trick. 2 thumbs-up 👍👍

[@hawaiiguykailua6928]

Awesome, I've got lump charcoal and smoker chips I'll try it with.

[@dennissecor8092]

Excellent video thank you for sharing this!

[@johnjohns2333]

Thank you for the video this may help with a evap leak That’s probably been the issue with our car for years I will try this out much appreciated!!

[@jwhit3849]

Saved me hundreds. Thanks!

[@chrisharris3371]

Great idea using the incense. I usually use burlap and fire but it’s difficult to maintain consistent smoke. I’ll have to buy some of those sticks. Great idea

[@glenntagaylo2339]

Great video. If you don't have a compressor, you can use a portable battery-operated fish air pump. The pressure is just about right and no need to adjust.

[@dekarypius6760]

This is the best smoke machine in town. Thumbs up mate!

[@rickeykeeton4770]

Odd that something like this was going through my head today and I found this video. Good to know about using very low pressure. Saw one video that says s to open throttle to allow smoke to go through everything. It was the only video I have seen that mentions opening the throttle. Comments?

[@marknelson530]

Excellent video. quick down and dirty easy to build.

[@rms33r]

Brilliant!

[@Odenix75]

Genius !! 👍👍

[@cperez1263]

YOU ARE A CERITFIED GENIUS! Thanks for sharing. I have an evap Leak and this will help me find it.

[@functionalvanconversion4284]

Great idea! I'll use this for a plumbing leak test. Thanks😊

[@kenharris9089]

I like it! Simple and effective!

[@bw7640]

Nicely done!

[@shahriarrashid8478]

Great work bro !!!

[@foxisretrofitting4556]

Great idea using cheap incense for this. I'd rather my work area and engine bay to smell like cheap incense during testing any day instead of old burnt sock soaked in mineral oil. Definitely looks like you get more smoke from the incense as well.

[@sergiodoordie319]

At the beginning of the video he did a perfect smoker voice 😂

[@TheComebackKid]

Hi Sergio thanks for watching! 😤💨💨💨💨💨💨💨 cough....cough....

[@josephmoeller4785]

Love it! Thank you.

[@LeLilley1]

Love it!!!! Thanks for doing this!

[@UFOGHOSTHUNTER]

Very appreciative for this upload!!

[@arifreza598]

Thanks Man

[@julz5915]

Very cool, thank you

[@willyautomotive1465]

Nice job. Thanks !!!

[@zackduran3094]

This is great!

[@TheComebackKid]

Hi Zack, thanks for watching!

[@lloydholland6475]

You nailed it , made it simple for us all , best one IV seen because price is right.thanks for showing.

[@xbone4138]

I for real made this today, I used a step bit, 2 air fittings, about 10ft of half inch hose, and I actually used an air blow gun with a zip tie secured on the trigger just barely enough to make enough pressure to have the smoke come out! Although I smelled like a goth girls bed after burning dragons blood incense… it worked and I found that a squirrel or something chewed some vent hoses under my car! 10/10

[@maikelnait4495]

Awesome 👍

[@train4905]

An absolutely brilliant idea sir. Thanku for posting,steve frim the uk.

[@TheComebackKid]

Hi Steve. Been a bit since I’ve been to the UK, thanks for watching!

[@titanx04]

I wish I found this one before, had issues with car not idling so changed pretty much everything, (no fault codes) eventually after removing inlet manifold for the 3rd time found a split hose that goes from inlet init computer. Weeks and many many hours of work. Thankfully I could do myself but this would have helped .

[@puravida92]

Excelente video saludos desde Costa Rica

[@ismaelmateo4733]

Thank you

[@Deep_Divers]

Genius!

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Excellent and inexpensive version. Although I have compressors, I may play around with bicycle pump and a hand bulb pump for an outboard fuel tank or blood pressure cuff, just to see if those are workable alternatives to a compressor. Really good production values. 👍

[@KGrasso89]

And when your done smoking your car you can use it to smoke up yourself and your friends! Lol Seriously though thats excellent and I will be making one to test my EVAP leak on my gmc sierra. Im going to add a brass 1/4" ball valve onto the lid instead of just the air hose fitting. That way i can control the flow a bit easier.

[@mitchmadness4376]

Thanks. I look forward to trying this. There's always a penalty to pay when you borrow your brother's truck. This one is throwing a P0455 so I'm gonna try to find it for him before I return it to him with no gas in it.

[@deffy750]

Great video sir thank you 👍

[@jordantovar6855]

🎉 about to do that thanks

[@taibbelghasim3026]

excellent idea many thanks my friend

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Simple and ingenious

[@BeADad2447]

Great idea! How about a smoke granade? Calm down( FBI,ATF), the ones from the fireworks stand?

[@blackiedekat2612]

Incense?.....= Brilliant!

[@steve2jz664]

Good ish bro.

[@TheComebackKid]

Thanks for watching Steven!

[@MRMAN-wb1tv]

*How come no one uses a tire inflator as a compressor? They come with regulators and digital psi settings these days, and they only about $40 on average*

[@mikeadams5410]

Thank You Been chasing some codes I had looked for an easy setup a while back but never got around to making one. Glad I procrastinated and revisited this topic all this stuff is laying around already if I could find it or be had for the cheap.

[@TheComebackKid]

Hi Mike, thanks for watching pal!

[@brettsummer5070]

Building this today

[@dancewithml]

Is the insense smoke save for the hoses and components in the system? Trying to decide if I should go with this build or the version powered by car battery with mineral oil.

[@puravida92]

Que lastima que no vi tú video antes, me hubiera evitado un gasto económicos, que fácil es tu video para hacer este proyecto

[@genericusername1365]

Some evap hoses go to the fuel tank or fuel filler pipe. Is it possible that any glowing embers from the incense can make their way through the smoke in the hoses and cause an explosion?

[@brianmalady1190]

I just taped a bit of hose to the suck end of one of those vape things and blew in the base. Lots of smokey vapour

[@nicolesophia7762]

You can use a bike pump instead of an air compressor!

[@375tommyg]

Does smoke leave an oily residue?

[@bgregg55]

Using incense is an inspired idea.

[@SainiBadwalUSA]

I made one and Pump is not needed at all. one six inch pipe last me 2 hrs.

[@Tyani-sz6cg]

Is that type of smoke safe for vehicle?

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

You can use a tyre or bike pump.

[@weeverob]

what about using a bicycle pump instead of compressor?

[@tearsthepanda9837]

Upgrade idea mineral oil and a heating element inside the can

[@user-ru6mq5sc5n]

You didn't show the best hose to hook it up to. A lot of us have no idea what hose!

[@mmafighter6355]

Great if you haven't got a compressor and it's cheaper to actually buy a smoke machine lol

[@edwardodejesus967]

How much does the air pressure need to be at?

[@PapiChulo-jp3kz]

Not much, just enough to push the smoke out the other end

[@nighthawkthreeforty]

No more than 1 psi is recommended.

[@user-ru6mq5sc5n]

You could probably use a car tire inflator if you don't have a compressor.

[@jasonchristopher2977]

For those without a compressor, u can use a cheap tire pump or a fish tank air pump. Hell u can use urr lungs, or the old bellows bag. Anything to move air. Bicycle pump etc or the mother in law. Us fellas know how much hit air they have. Lmfao

[@XqeDiosxqe]

To think I have all of those items sitting in my garage.😅

[@WaddedBliss]

Incense! Of course.

[@tommak6516]

The real cost is $40,000 because even if you do not include the cost of the air compressor you have to include the cost of the car your testing.

[@AlvinHanson1708]

Cool is, is cool does! Now go and get some wood burning chips and a dishwasher element and make a bigger deluxe model. The dishwasher element doesn't get red hot but works if you just wire it direct without a temp. ajust turn dial.

[@WV591]

that's different.tu. and the car will smell good.

[@jamesk7410]

Kind of look like chael sonnen, doesn’t help I’m sleepy

[@notmyrealname121]

every video....fix this or that for under $1o bucks...." so firstly waht yer gonna need ....is a $1000 dollar piece of kit....then we can get started on our $10 DIY...what bollocks