"qbeezy" (qbeezy)
10/27/2020 at 21:40 • Filed to: BMW, e46
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"qbeezy" (qbeezy)
10/27/2020 at 21:40 • Filed to: BMW, e46 | 5
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Since my April track day, I’ve been having frustrating back fires and weird times. After giving up on everything else,
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think I found my vacuum leak... Decided to smoke test the intake system just to see what my random misfires were. I changed all O2 plugs and did a whole rebuild on the CCV. Turns out I did the refresh right. Valve cover is cooked.
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lso, I’m in love with my homemade vacuum leak tester. Simple and saved me a helluva lot on shop diagnosis.
Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> qbeezy
10/27/2020 at 22:07 |
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Homemade smoke machine? Lightly pressurized can with something smoky in it and a hose coming out the other end? I’m in love with it too. What is the method of the smoke making?
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qbeezy
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 22:11 |
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Heated up mineral oil, that’s it.
Boxer_4
> qbeezy
10/27/2020 at 22:12 |
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I’m curious on the details of your smoke machine.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> qbeezy
10/27/2020 at 22:17 |
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Just put a little heat to the can and give’er 5 psi or so?
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qbeezy
> Boxer_4
10/27/2020 at 22:18 |
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Paint can with a cheap plastic fitting from Advance Auto Parts on the top and bottom. Two screws with kanthal wire wrapped around tiki torch wicks, covered in mineral oil. Add electricity, and poof. You got a smoky-boi.
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qbeezy
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 22:20 |
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Yeah, I heat up a tiki torch wick wrapped in kanthal wire to make the smoke. But in a nice stream of air from the air compressor, and you got a smoke tester. I mirrored my like this guy on Youtube. Had to adjust due to missing parts.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> qbeezy
10/27/2020 at 22:28 |
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Brilliant, This will come in handy when the “replace engine” comes on as My M rs does not care for them one bit. And her car is getting up in miles, so being able to find that little cracked elbow or leaky hose causing a “freak out immediately” light on the dash.
VincentMalamute-Kim
> qbeezy
10/27/2020 at 22:39 |
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Thank you for that knowledge.
Tohru
> qbeezy
10/28/2020 at 00:04 |
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definitely not compatible with Lucas wiring harness smoke
stuckMTB
> qbeezy
10/28/2020 at 07:56 |
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My E46 is in the shop for a smoke test as we speak! Probably a different cause though, I keep getting system too lean codes for b anks 1 + 2. Then a random barometric pressure range/performance code.
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qbeezy
> stuckMTB
10/28/2020 at 14:04 |
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Chasing leaks have been a profile in endurance. I've been chasing and fixing leaks for a couple months. My biggest regret was not replacing everything at once.