Homemade smoke machine

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Alfred Lyon

Alfred Lyon

6 жыл бұрын

Finding EVAP leaks in my car is very frustrating. I tried to make a smoke machine before and it failed but I think this one is a winner.
you will need a 24 oz pickle jar, a 30 watt soldering iron, a Bic pen (the brand is important because it fits the bike pump nozzle), vinyl tubing, a bike pump, a sock, baby oil, and quick setting epoxy. also some snips to cut the pen and three drill bits. you want to make sure that the pen body and cap which are slightly different diameters fit snug in the lid. Be sure to wait 24 hours for the epoxy to cure.
Here is a link to the build video from the Error Code Guy... • BEST automotive smoke ...

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@arby1215
@arby1215 6 жыл бұрын
I just made one of these. Got a strange look from my wife when I dumped the pickles into a bowl and went to the garage with the jar! Works great!
@alfredlyon27
@alfredlyon27 6 жыл бұрын
Arby121 haha! I have the same bowl of pickles in my fridge !
@davidsgarage44
@davidsgarage44 5 жыл бұрын
Arby121 🤣🤣🤣the people in the dollar store thought i liked pickles i grab a few back ups i definetly will break at least one
@Nick-zu6bw
@Nick-zu6bw 5 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@errorcodeguy456
@errorcodeguy456 4 жыл бұрын
Great job! It's exiting to see people getting use out of the smoke machine I built. Cheers!
@davidsgarage44
@davidsgarage44 5 жыл бұрын
i did one like this in 20 minutes and works amazing
@AP-ur1cd
@AP-ur1cd 4 жыл бұрын
Damn it I made one but the pen wasn’t bic, gonna have to start over again
@train4905
@train4905 2 жыл бұрын
A most brilliant build sir.well done and very helpfull indeed,steve from the uk
@1AB09CC3
@1AB09CC3 6 жыл бұрын
You should try using glycerol - might give you denser vape and might be better than baby oil though i don't know if baby oil smells bad when it's used as vape
@greggb1888
@greggb1888 4 жыл бұрын
This is great. I need one of these, but I think I will borrow a few ideas from others who used a paint can as the vessel. Love the soldering iron/ pickle jar/ clear tubing used in this model, but will switch to the compressor fittings and use of a compressor to provide the pressure. The guy who suggested using incense has a good point ; that would simplify it considerably. Thanks for spurring my imagination!
@ashtonwoods
@ashtonwoods 3 жыл бұрын
Do not use flammable incense stick in highly flammable Gas Vapors, may catch fire and explode the whole gas tank, do it outside the house in open.
@stinkycheese804
@stinkycheese804 3 жыл бұрын
@@ashtonwoods Nonsense. You can hold your hand over burning incense and determine the inadequate amount of heat to ignite anything not in direct contact with it. The incense is not IN the gas vapors, rather upstream of them. Big difference. Merely running an engine, gas vapor contact with an engine intake valve, is far far more heat exposure than that. Plus, it all needs oxygen to burn. You could stick a lit match inside and it would self extinguish.
@skywatcher856
@skywatcher856 5 жыл бұрын
Would a 12 vol5 power from battery work with the oil.
@train4905
@train4905 2 жыл бұрын
Superb build sir. Steve from the uk
@Volcker1929
@Volcker1929 6 жыл бұрын
That is pretty cool.
@ponchosmechanix4279
@ponchosmechanix4279 4 жыл бұрын
What is the heat resistant of the pickle jar before it explodes?
@coker23cola
@coker23cola 3 жыл бұрын
Haha he gets so excited when he sees the smoke come out
@diydiy5883
@diydiy5883 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I just made one myself. and I found the EVAP leak- check engine code P0455 from my lexus GX460, it's not the fuel cap. it's leaking from hose
@alfredlyon27
@alfredlyon27 3 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome 👏
@THEcucufate
@THEcucufate 3 жыл бұрын
Won't this create some kind of residue permutation that regular fog and smoke machines produce differently? This could create another problem inside the hoses and evap system leaving some kind of film inside it?? Just asking.
@georgediaz5293
@georgediaz5293 3 жыл бұрын
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! GOOD JOB😁
@miladinseratlic5984
@miladinseratlic5984 Жыл бұрын
That smoke looks very "light" for me so is it easy to spot all around dark places bellow intercooler and pipes?!
@BAPTruckin
@BAPTruckin 4 жыл бұрын
Can you still use the socks when you're done checking for vacuum leaks?
@eddiec3961
@eddiec3961 4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@barry7413
@barry7413 5 жыл бұрын
At the rate that is producing smoke, the air flow would clear out the jar in no time.
@TheLanceFrazier
@TheLanceFrazier 2 жыл бұрын
"It's a little stinky." Dude, you're burning an old, oily sock!
@nyc1655
@nyc1655 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@ashtonwoods
@ashtonwoods 3 жыл бұрын
Is it safe to use since heat from heating babyoil will come in contact with Gas Vapors in Evap system which is closed system and may cause explosion of gas filled tank ? or do we need pass this smoke tube through Ice filled container. What do you think ?
@stinkycheese804
@stinkycheese804 3 жыл бұрын
There is a trivially small amount of heat in the smoke, which is nowhere near enough to ignite anything downstream of the soldering iron tip. However, it is warm enough to degrade some plastics so you have the sacrificial hose going from the pickle jar output nipple, to the evap entry point. You would not want to put the exhaust from this on the INTAKE of a pump, if you want the pump to have long life and it has (non-thermo-) plastic or rubber components.
@user-bg5mg3lk8y
@user-bg5mg3lk8y Жыл бұрын
Looks like a good way to start a fire!
@shaunmoeller3288
@shaunmoeller3288 3 жыл бұрын
You can also use coal for smoke with bits of paper and get rid of the soldering iron and make it portable
@organic80
@organic80 3 жыл бұрын
What is the safest way to store this when not in use? Especially since the rags are soaked in oil.
@TacosInMyBelIy
@TacosInMyBelIy 3 жыл бұрын
Unplug the iron and store as is
@danielpinedo9324
@danielpinedo9324 5 жыл бұрын
Does it need to touch the sock or just be dipped in the baby oil?
@stinkycheese804
@stinkycheese804 3 жыл бұрын
Of course it needs to touch the sock. If it only needed to be dipped in the baby oil (which is another way to design it if you had a much hotter soldering iron, but with only a lowly 40W iron it would only heat the oil and it would cool from surface area before it reached the oxidation temperature) then there would be no need for the sock. What the sock or other cloth does is put in contact with the limited heat source, a smaller steady supply of oil wicked up it, so it can get hot enough to oxidize a small amount at a time.
@davidsgarage44
@davidsgarage44 5 жыл бұрын
let the iron heat up and youll get much whiter smoke,pressure shouls only be like 2 psi.
@nyc1655
@nyc1655 3 жыл бұрын
Can you connec the soldering iron to the 12v battery in your car?
@Pinkielover
@Pinkielover Жыл бұрын
Get a $15 inverter from Walmart that's 120 W you can connect it to your battery
@wrathofpaulii
@wrathofpaulii 5 ай бұрын
does it have to be baby oil or can I use vegetable oil?
@TerellMcMillan
@TerellMcMillan 4 ай бұрын
Good stuff
@puravida92
@puravida92 2 жыл бұрын
Excelente video
@Pinkielover
@Pinkielover Жыл бұрын
I just put a pressure regulator attached to my spare tire as an air supply as long as you don't go over 1.5 psi you're fine
@Robin_Gobblin
@Robin_Gobblin 5 жыл бұрын
Do you put a lot of oil in or just saturate the sock?
@alfredlyon27
@alfredlyon27 5 жыл бұрын
ChevyC101980 1 about 3/4” high
@stinkycheese804
@stinkycheese804 3 жыл бұрын
You need an oil reservoir that the sock sits in, just enough that you don't run out of oil. It does not need to be any particular amount, just a tiny bit more than your wicking material holds by itself, with the area of focus being how far the distance is between the oil reservoir and the heat source, and how fast that material wicks. In other words, you only need a tiny bit of material and oil. The huge amount shown and used is quite overkill by 50X, except of course that this particular design depends on the length of a soldering iron with the handle flush with the lid, so it needs a far deeper pickle jar than you'd otherwise need to produce the desired result.
@TexasPLNR
@TexasPLNR 5 жыл бұрын
Smoke can come out the wire end of the soldering iron. Need to block the bore of the pin holder w/ foil.
@aaaa1953
@aaaa1953 3 жыл бұрын
How much air pressure can a glass jar handle? Anyone know?
@alfredlyon27
@alfredlyon27 3 жыл бұрын
More than you need to put through your emissions system.
@Pinkielover
@Pinkielover Жыл бұрын
Get a cheap aquarium pump for a 10 gallon tank... You can find one for 4.99 Safe to use in evap systems because it's very low pressure
@codemajic8238
@codemajic8238 Жыл бұрын
does this actually work? is it enough power for fuel line stuff too? also do you use baby oil too?
@alexrXX
@alexrXX 5 жыл бұрын
Wow! Theres enough smoke to fill a Disco tech.
@MrNadseven
@MrNadseven 6 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't the air pressure coming from the bike pump damage the evap system?
@jessewalker2420
@jessewalker2420 5 жыл бұрын
No it works the same way the professional machines shops use except most of them use air compressors, or they are electric with built in air pumps.
@Pinkielover
@Pinkielover Жыл бұрын
Just get a pressure regulator for 7 bucks at Harbor freight.. As long as it doesn't go over 2 psi.... You can also use a fish tank aquarium pump for a 10 gallon tank takes like 2 W of energy and blows very low psi
@TheLarryBrown
@TheLarryBrown 4 жыл бұрын
Regarding the smoke coming from the cord outlet, how about this brilliant idea. Cut off the plug, then slide a piece of heat shrink tubing over the cord and body of the iron where the cord exits the body. Use a hair dryer to shrink. That will give an airtight seal around the cord and seal up the hole. Then attach a new plug to the cord.
@alfredlyon27
@alfredlyon27 4 жыл бұрын
TheLarryBrown great idea !
@termides
@termides 5 жыл бұрын
I made one like that and the smoke comes up through the solder gun around the wires.
@robbisson6506
@robbisson6506 2 жыл бұрын
Could you not just use tire valves instead of a pen?
@DumbCarGuy
@DumbCarGuy 4 жыл бұрын
Just use an incense in the jar. works like a charm, smells good and no batteries, socks or bike pump required.
@JBlooey
@JBlooey 4 жыл бұрын
Are you sure it's a good idea to use incense? I can't imagine that kind of smoke being healthy for your EVAP system.
@DumbCarGuy
@DumbCarGuy 4 жыл бұрын
@@JBlooey So you think burning baby oil which is not designed to "smoke" is a better choice than to use something that was only designed to literally smoke.
@javaidsadiq5775
@javaidsadiq5775 4 жыл бұрын
Youre both idiots!
@DumbCarGuy
@DumbCarGuy 4 жыл бұрын
@@javaidsadiq5775 Only an idiot would call people idiots without an explanation. Now thats an idiot.
@javaidsadiq5775
@javaidsadiq5775 4 жыл бұрын
@@DumbCarGuy Dumb and Dumber. You being the latter!
@kangokidkidd4037
@kangokidkidd4037 2 жыл бұрын
Weaknesses in the smoke Put some oil at least one inch the you will be good
@cjlopez93
@cjlopez93 5 жыл бұрын
what size vinyl tube?
@alfredlyon27
@alfredlyon27 5 жыл бұрын
if you click on the link in my description the guy that originally made one has a detailed list.
@legobumb
@legobumb 4 жыл бұрын
@@alfredlyon27 Not true. He just lists soldering iron, bike pump, and mineral oil in his description. Please state the size of the vinyl tubing.
@alfredlyon27
@alfredlyon27 4 жыл бұрын
Brian Kennedy I did what he said to do. Take the pen cap to the hardware store and find a tubing that fits. It’s under a 1/2” OD and over 3/8” ID
@gm5492
@gm5492 5 жыл бұрын
Having a hard time finding the right pen
@javiderek31
@javiderek31 3 жыл бұрын
Seriously 😂 I couldn’t find them
@hermanrogers1325
@hermanrogers1325 2 жыл бұрын
I made a smoking machine with my vape
@stevewise3087
@stevewise3087 3 жыл бұрын
DANGER! Cheap soldering irons like yours typically have a heat coil running house current - 120 or 240 VAC - which extends almost to its tip. If water gets in there, trouble...
@stinkycheese804
@stinkycheese804 3 жыл бұрын
?? Cheap soldering irons use a nichrome wire wrapped on a length of mica board, each portion of the length representing only a small % of the total resistance of the element, so even if you were to submerge the end in water, it would make little difference unless you added salt to the water for higher conductivity, and yet it is submerged into non-conductive oil not water, so there really isn't any danger. Try it yourself from a safe distance, rig that up, fill the jar till the tip (only) is submerged, leave it at a distance while you flip the AC circuit breaker to turn it on and back off. I suspect that the most that will happen is if a bit more current runs through the nichrome wire, it could melt to an open circuit (disconnected, no current) state further up the iron where it is not cooled by the water. Realize what the real danger is with water and electricity. It is when YOU are submerged in the water, and a high voltage, not one limited by the resistance of a heating element, finds a path through you to earth ground. Where is the path with an iron in a glass jar and you outside the jar? By all means, do avoid or at least proceed with caution working with live mains voltage if you don't understand the issue(s), but please restrain from telling others, too, if you don't understand the issues. Thank you. Now on a related note, his project might have been more effective if he had just removed the heating element from the soldering iron and ran it bare instead the jar, or perhaps use a light bulb with the globe removed instead, and work out the immersion depth to directly smoke the oil without any cloth involved, OR just avoid mains AC entirely and use use a cotton shoelace in a jar with oil as an oil lamp to produce smoke... or imagine if you will, just using a real oil lamp.
@oofig
@oofig 6 жыл бұрын
Use vegetable glycerin
@jsi4u2nv
@jsi4u2nv 6 жыл бұрын
ARCSTREAMS vape store or online but baby oil is much cheaper
@javaidsadiq5775
@javaidsadiq5775 4 жыл бұрын
Use breast milk
@danielmarcum3950
@danielmarcum3950 5 жыл бұрын
sounds great for your lungs
@asmongoldsmouth9839
@asmongoldsmouth9839 4 жыл бұрын
It's mineral oil 😑 Not burning plastic...
@AudioAdvisory38
@AudioAdvisory38 3 жыл бұрын
Worked okay; then the soldering iron dies. 50/50
@MPRasta104
@MPRasta104 3 жыл бұрын
Umm, yeah, you forgot to mention that because you're using baby oil, the smoke coming out makes everything slick, slippery and dangerous...
@ashtonwoods
@ashtonwoods 3 жыл бұрын
U may not want to use baby oil since it may be diluted w water, any water vapors is big no for evap system, will cause more problem, may b ok for vaccum leak which is not that sensitive to water
@lightningsurvivor1432
@lightningsurvivor1432 4 жыл бұрын
Just use a fog machine from walmart
@veronicaesparza8154
@veronicaesparza8154 6 жыл бұрын
I think hot ice would be more effective
@steveburke5242
@steveburke5242 5 жыл бұрын
Dry ice?
@KevinSoupy
@KevinSoupy 3 жыл бұрын
A lot of work for the purpose of a simple task. Go to thrift store by a steamer for clothes etc. put baby oil in it. Wala! Let’s not re invent the wheel.
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