AutoLine Pro EVAP Vacuum Automotive Smoke Machine Leak Detector Diagnostic Tester - Shop Series - Compact

Marche très bien et facile à utiliser. Génère une très belle fumée pour identifier facilement les fuites. Le réducteur de pression incorporé est un plus car on peut utiliser l'appareil avec n'importe quel compresseur. Le seul bémol est l'odeur dégagée par l'huile minérale fournie avec l'appareil, c'est vraiment désagréable. La prochaine fois j'utiliserai une huile pour bébé en espérant que cela sente meilleur.

The smoke machine was exactly as advertised. It is well-made from quality materials and includes additional parts that may be needed (fuse, nut). Instructions were very easy to follow. Everything worked perfectly and I was able to identity air leaks. I highly recommend this product.

Today is July 14, 2024, and I purchased this smoke machine back in Nov of 2022. I am not a mechanic but like to save money and save other people money as well. I've only used this smoke machine on three cars but smoked two of those cars twice and the other car once. So technically I've used the smoke machine only five times. Now where I live the local mechanics charge $99 to smoke test an EVAP system each time. So, I've saved myself, family and my neighbors some money. As for the Autoline Pro Shop Series Smoke Machine itself, it has worked well, but not great for only five (5) times being used. It comes with a really good common-sense instruction manual and a replacement heating element or wick. However, my 1st wick only lasted three (3) uses before burning in half. I installed the replacement wick and per the instruction manual I pre-soaked the wick thoroughly with a turkey baster and even left the wick soaking in smoke fluid for several minutes before using. But it burnt in half before I could find the leak in my EVAP system. I did a little research online and found people suggesting to us wire out of a bread toaster to make a smoke machine heating element, apparently heating element wire is made from Nichrome wire for repeated heating cycles without burning up or apart. Since I needed to fix my car that day, off to the kitchen for the toaster. What I found was the toaster uses a type of flat wire while the Autoline Pro uses a round thin wire for its heating wire. I pulled the flat toaster wire out, ran it through part of the wick and crimped it to the factory connections then I gave it a try. Voila! Worked like a charm! Plenty of smoke and no problems. My bread toaster was a two-slice toaster which had four panels with the Nichrome flat wire running through it. I only used a small 3-inch piece of the toaster wire and still have plenty left over if needed again. Now the Autoline Pro in the Amazon ad states it has a 1-year warranty, but the manual states a 3-year warranty. The Amazon ad also states "lifetime guarantee" so I contacted Autoline, and they were really great to deal with. Autoline told me that the heating element or wick has a lifetime warranty and they sent me out a replacement wick free of charge. They also sent me a free bottle of smoke fluid. Knowing that in a pinch I can make my own heating element out of toaster wire and that Autoline stands behind their products, I highly recommend Autoline to anyone who wants to save some money and do repairs yourself. I'm even looking at Autolines smoke machine Plus that produces its own air. No more need for an external air compressor.

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Not many products exceed their sales & marketing expectations but this one does. It is a quality product made from quality material, suitable for DIY or professional shop use. It came with all the parts and pieces to allow you to understand how/where to test and to make the smoke insertion connection. I bought it in 2020 and it still could pass for brand new. My only contact with customer service was because I'd lost the instruction manual. I got a quick response along with the manual. My tester was bought with an air regulator but my compressor is almost never in the right location and the air hose is cumbersome. I asked about adding the attached air pump and, again, got an immediate response with an affirmative. I like the tester, the company that makes it, and the people who support it. One of my best purchases.