After flowing the silicone. I would apply a slight vacuum to the interior while it cured.. That will draw the sealant into the leak area. I have done this with fuel tank leaks around the electrical connectors using just the engine vacuum.
Those TMS modules are a common failure from water intrusion. They drive the servo motors for levelling (and beam steering on adaptive models) They're about £400+vat UK, but aftermarket units about a tenth of that.
Nope. It actually was a good idea when it was first suggested. The idea was, that you could control anything on the car with a ring of three wires; power, two signal wires and a ground connection. The prerequisite of course was standardization making these modules inexpensive. However every car manufacturer makes their own "shit" which makes it bloody pricy - and there's your problem.
@@Peter_Riis_DK Nope... it was never a good idea. For lights, you should only have the battery, fuse, switch, wires, and the light... If a wire or connector gets damaged or fails, you could easily rewire it... with a module, you might be out of commission for a while and may not be able to repair it and reprogram the module yourself.
@@Tom-BXR300 And how many thick wires would you have to route from the driver's door to control four windows, right and left mirror, mirror heat, mirror indicator, locks, and rear gate? An with modern headlights you'd have to have electronics there anyway. And most people today don't know how to even replace a light bulb. So... 😉
'More like a downgrade' is exactly what I said out loud to myself when Ivan said 'upgraded to a BMW'. I'm not a big fan of Nissans of recent years, but even less of a fan of Euro-trash😁👌
Looks to me like not enough smoke output. It would be hard to spot, especially if troubleshooting outside. As a DIY, I'm also not fond of built-in batteries. Too much trouble to maintain the charge so I don't kill the batteries from neglect. I do like that it's portable and doesn't need shop air.
I had the same issue with a tail light. I figured out where the water was getting in. After drying it out and cleaning it, I pulled a small vacuum in the tail light assembly and then let the vacuum pull some super glue in to the leak. Worked like a charm.
One of these vape-cigarettes puts out more smoke than that small cube. Good idea having a self contained unit, but they need to have it deliver a denser smoke.
Moisture and BMW headlights go together like 2.0L VW/AUDI TFSI engines and camshaft correlation codes. F10 5 series are THE WORST about this. I prefer to use butyl sealant after baking the headlight for a low temp like 150-200. Love that you fix even the small stuff!
Goooood morning PHADsters!!! Aw hell boys!!! Woke up to hot coffee and PHAD. Not even through my first cup and now I get to go over and watch Eric O. It's a good Friday morning y'all.
I have a $200 ANCEL smoke machine that you have to hookup to 12V yourself but has an internal air pump - works well. Puts out a lot more smoke than that little machine and came with a bunch of adapters including an air bladder
Proof that you get what you pay for. OTC for the win. Didn't need a smoke machine for this diagnostic, just a air compressor or bicycle pump and a valve.
It doesn't help that most of them seem oblivious to the blue headlight symbol on their dash. We need special courses just to teach folks how to use their turn signals and headlamp dimmer switch.
Sometimes the headlights are inside dusty. Without dismantling it, you can't get to it from the outside. In such a case, I remove the bulbs and xenon bulbs and then fill in a glass of isopropanol and shake the headlight. Then pour out isopropanol. This removes about 90% of the dust. And the remaining isopropanol evaporates quickly.
I'm not convinced on that smoke machine. I'd like to see you do a normal evap system diagnosis. How long before you see it even coming out of the gas tank with the cap off?
After fixing dozens of F10/11 headlights (all right hand side) I can pretty much confirm that using a little silicone will not stop the water intrusion. It needs a good bead of permatex or heated up and press in butyl and checked afterwards, if a new location pops up
On Monday, I had a job interview at a plant in the Midwest that makes these types of headlights... seeing all the completely sealed units, the control modules, and circuit boards everywhere... it really just made me sick to see all of that unnecessary nonsense.
@@catnip4885 Not because of that... but because of other details. They were very "misleading" about the pay... And they have some crazy policies... Also, I'd have to relocate... it just isn't worth it for the true rate of pay that they disclosed once I was there.
Condensation in headlights in BMWs with active headlights is a known issue. Typically, you can resolve it by replacing the O-rings on the access ports, which should last for another 5 to 10 years. To dry out the housing, use a hairdryer for about an hour sending dry air thru the the access ports. O-rings are available from vendors such as ECS or FCPro. The O-Rings can be replaced with out removing the product. Likely the customer will return.
One thing that's forgotten is a shop vacuum not only sucks, but blows also. I have use the blow feature many time to dry, pressurize, and look for leaks. Looks like a nice smoke machine.
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I once had a beater old Toyota with this problem, and I tried silicone sealant around that seam at least three times but it still leaked. Next time I will try a smoke emitting device
I’ve dealt with this numerous times. Use compressed air to get most out then your wife’s hair dryer on low aimed at a opening in the housing while you go have lunch
Nothing wrong with the old ones but they don't perform as well as he newer ones, I drive 2 cars back to back with old and new headlight and the difference is huge . Newer headlamps offer some neat perks, better lighting and visibility, less power consumption, they follow the directions of steering, they adjust heights based on road surface and lower when they detect an oncoming car so you don't blind oncoming traffic, some of them you can even keep your high beam following other cars and it won't blind them since it detects the car in front of you and will turn down the section if the light where the car is in front of you...but the down side is it will cost an arm and leg if you need to replace the whole housing...
They wouldn't break as quickly (probably never except to replace a cheap burned out halogen bulb) and it wouldn't cost you thousands to replace the failed unit!
@@dazone LOL....but they fail earlier, and when they do you will replace the unit for a cost of thousands of dollars ! lol I and most buyers do not want to deal with that for your technology.
I have a different model of OTC leak tamer, its 12V only - it has its own air pump. The heater runs about 2 seconds in 10. It does say not for evap systems though For drying headlamps I use tne shop vac in blow mode. Theres a very high volume of air and it's also slightly heated by waste heat from the motor. No danger of overheating anything.
Bad idea. Will contaminate vacuum pump oil. Boys!!! Please change vacuum pump oil when machine tells you, don’t just reset the counter. If I could attach the picture you’d be shocked how much rust happens inside the pump that wasn’t serviced (I rebuild AC machines as a side hustle).
I have that Autoline Pro smoke machine. It works pretty well and comes with a bunch of adapters. I like that it is self-contained. I do wish it would put out a little more smoke though.
If you ignore it, then water gets in the TMS module and it kills all the lighting in the car 😥 BMW wanted £3364 and said the parts were on infinite backorder. I managed to assemble a new light from individual parts I sourced in Germany for about £2500
In similar circumstances I use a handheld hair dryer with a suitalbly sized tube attached to reach into wet electronic housings. I let it get to at least 50C and it dries it out bone dry as well as drying the cracked area out for good sealant adhesion. In preference to siicone I sometimes use epoxy.
Repaired alot of leaking devices some under steam pressure on commercial steam cabinets and ovens . We find sikaflex is superior to just about anything else on the market it's difficult to run it on smoothly and takes longer to cure using moisture rather than air for curing but seals and lasts with non corrosive results on metal . Silicone is relegated to sealing surfaces what are visible externally and not under any kind of pressure but need a high quality finish like tiles .
99% of the time it's a lens to housing leak. I just put my headlight assembly in front of my fireplace for a day to dry it out. Then put a tiny thin bead of clear silicine along the whole seam and 10 yrs later it's still good.
I had condensation in one of my 2020 Bliss F150 taillights a year ago, removed it, used hair dryer to get rid of condensation, then used silicone seal where unit is split, no problems since then.
that permatex is great stuff also good on minor engine oil leaks, clean with brake clean and put it under vacuum and apply , 3m 5200 black marine polyurethane is the best for plastic leaks - sticky stuff, never comes off your hands! mist with water to help speed up cure time.
I didn't trust any of the cheapie overpriced amazon smoke testers so I just made one with some pvc pipe and fittings, some nichrome wire, a torch wick, and various fittings/tubing/wiring. Just pour in some baby oil, hook up 12v, and hook up compressed air. Works pretty good. Made one for my brother too👍
Nice, I've been using one of those paint can smoke machines for a few years. Same size as the small one you showed, but still needs power and air, plus hard to store. I'll definitely look into the one you showed.
There is a video online. Cut up some microfibre cloths. Put them in and blow compressed air in where you were putting air in. The rags pieces will circulate around and clean it out. I will see if I can find it. It was a detailer who posted it.
Cool! Upgraded?😅 I have an older version Autoline Pro with less features, but it does great for all the more I use it. I got it many years ago , was thinking outside the box at the time. 😅👍👍🇺🇸
I made a smoke machine using a Mason jar some tubing, nichrome wire, a wick and some mineral oil. It generated smoke like crazy and cost almost nothing.
May i suggest that the port to access the bulb is also a keak point. The cap barely fit without you applying pressure with the clamp and it is a low point on the top where rain blown under the hood will sit and gravitate inside.
While handy, Id hate to wait for that thing to fill an evap system to actually find a leak. Not much smoke output. Ivan, another shop called me with a Charger they had been beating their heads on for about 4 hours. No start. It took me 30 minutes with a wiring diagram to tell him what was wrong. I did not hear a reply from him so I buzzed him and asked what the test I told him to run turned up. He said he did what I told him and it was running. LOL!!! I said "Who's yer Daddy?!?" XD
We just use another battery in a cabinet the Leak Tamer sets on with wheels to roll around the shop with all the adapters under it in the same small cabinet. When looking for hard to find small leaks on EVAP systems you need all the smoke you can get.
I've never had much luck with silicone sticking to that type of plastic for very long. Weather stripping glue or windshield glue lasts much longer for me..
Very interesting, if unusual, video, Ivan! That little smoke machine is impressive! I only have a doubt about the quantity of smoke, if you need an EVAP test - is it enough? Water is very annoying in any headlight, but on one crammed with electronics, it's a big problem. I've solved a couple with a vacuum cleaner sucking air from inside, with a flexible tube, through the lamp holder - your solution is less noisy 🙂
From the video, I have to call into question if that tiny box could produce enough smoke or air volume to find a leak in a vehicle’s emissions systems or intake system.
Hi Ivan, That little machine seems really loud to me when in smoke mode. Why was it quiet in air delivery mode but made so much noise in smoke mode. I also didn't like that the unit used internal/proprietary batteries. Which will eventually not take a charge. Hopefully Milwaukee or DeWalt will make one for their M12 or M18 units.
Hi yvan , I watched the video, and I looked on Amazon for the price of the smoke machine in America, but on Amazon in France the price is 530 euros.....phew . Have a good day . Hello from France .
I read a lot of reviews on Amazon smoke machines and too many of them worked once and never worked again so I too chicken to buy one and I need one or else hire someone to find my leak on my Jeep. I looked at so many of them I don't know if I read up about this one. I suppose a laser pointer would fine the smoke faster ???
Depending where you are looking for the leak you can use starting fluid or gas and gently spray around vacuum lines and such to find a leak. If you hear the idle change then you know you're close. You can make smoke machines pretty cheaply also.
@@blindabinda1234 For the EVAP system. I need to regulate it down to pretty low PSI. Havent given that part much thought but I guess I can just use my mouth
I don't know how that headlight assembly is set up in regards to any modules or any other electronic materials, but a well placed drill hole will keep the water out by always draining it i saw another video of a guy doing that. Has anyone else tried that. Sure would be a lot cheaper
I’m still running my homemade ammo box smoke machine from eBay with a regulator,wire wrapped around a wick (power/ground) just add a little baby oil on the wire wrapped wick,hook up the air and it smokes great with a perfect pressure.
And just so the customer knows you're on the clock!!! as soon as he arrived there(started as soon as he stepped out of the vehicle) so all your banter, the smoke machine table test, headlight removal, setting up the camera for UA-cam recording, ETC is all part of the clock running at your labor rate per hour (again, which started as soon as he arrived, as he stepped out of the vehicle, the timer started) ..........😂😂😂😂😅😅😅 Lol jk
I can tell you from experience right now, if someone were to buy that complete headlight assembly from the dealer, including programing, you could purchase a fairly decent used car for that same money. Those headlights are insanely expensive!
After flowing the silicone. I would apply a slight vacuum to the interior while it cured.. That will draw the sealant into the leak area. I have done this with fuel tank leaks around the electrical connectors using just the engine vacuum.
Great idea
Seriously good idea! Thank you for sharing.
A module for a headlight. Nuts!
Those TMS modules are a common failure from water intrusion.
They drive the servo motors for levelling (and beam steering on adaptive models)
They're about £400+vat UK, but aftermarket units about a tenth of that.
Nope. It actually was a good idea when it was first suggested. The idea was, that you could control anything on the car with a ring of three wires; power, two signal wires and a ground connection. The prerequisite of course was standardization making these modules inexpensive.
However every car manufacturer makes their own "shit" which makes it bloody pricy - and there's your problem.
@@Peter_Riis_DK Nope... it was never a good idea.
For lights, you should only have the battery, fuse, switch, wires, and the light...
If a wire or connector gets damaged or fails, you could easily rewire it... with a module, you might be out of commission for a while and may not be able to repair it and reprogram the module yourself.
@@Tom-BXR300
And how many thick wires would you have to route from the driver's door to control four windows, right and left mirror, mirror heat, mirror indicator, locks, and rear gate?
An with modern headlights you'd have to have electronics there anyway.
And most people today don't know how to even replace a light bulb. So... 😉
"Upgraded" to a BMW? First time outside of a dealership that I have heard that line.
😂😂
'More like a downgrade' is exactly what I said out loud to myself when Ivan said 'upgraded to a BMW'.
I'm not a big fan of Nissans of recent years, but even less of a fan of Euro-trash😁👌
..I dunno Ivan that Amazon smoke did not impress me, your soap bubbles spotted the leak?
I agree didn't like the mechine could do the with a regulated air supply
It could just be the oil that came with the machine.
@mattburns2968 so you are suggesting that the manufacturer shipped the item with the incorrect oil?
I have the red paint gun can machine. It works very good. Found an Intake Gasket leak on a 3800 V6.
Looks to me like not enough smoke output. It would be hard to spot, especially if troubleshooting outside. As a DIY, I'm also not fond of built-in batteries. Too much trouble to maintain the charge so I don't kill the batteries from neglect. I do like that it's portable and doesn't need shop air.
I had the same issue with a tail light. I figured out where the water was getting in. After drying it out and cleaning it, I pulled a small vacuum in the tail light assembly and then let the vacuum pull some super glue in to the leak. Worked like a charm.
Silicone is too thick. I would choose super glue as well. Maybe gel super glue.
One of these vape-cigarettes puts out more smoke than that small cube. Good idea having a self contained unit, but they need to have it deliver a denser smoke.
Moisture and BMW headlights go together like 2.0L VW/AUDI TFSI engines and camshaft correlation codes. F10 5 series are THE WORST about this.
I prefer to use butyl sealant after baking the headlight for a low temp like 150-200.
Love that you fix even the small stuff!
Next up on this BMW... VALVE COVER GASKET! 😂😂😂
Hi. Can i ask you if 150-200 is fahrenheit? Thanks
Goooood morning PHADsters!!! Aw hell boys!!! Woke up to hot coffee and PHAD. Not even through my first cup and now I get to go over and watch Eric O. It's a good Friday morning y'all.
I have a $200 ANCEL smoke machine that you have to hookup to 12V yourself but has an internal air pump - works well. Puts out a lot more smoke than that little machine and came with a bunch of adapters including an air bladder
Proof that you get what you pay for. OTC for the win. Didn't need a smoke machine for this diagnostic, just a air compressor or bicycle pump and a valve.
Hair Dryer set to low heat and high fan.
Same here ....
I think it's a contest to produce the most obnoxious blinding headlights anymore. It's like looking at a welding arc, no consideration for others!
It doesn't help that most of them seem oblivious to the blue headlight symbol on their dash. We need special courses just to teach folks how to use their turn signals and headlamp dimmer switch.
The Autoline stuff is legit. I picked up one of those same smoke machines and it's paid for itself many times over in discovering vacuum leaks!
Sometimes the headlights are inside dusty. Without dismantling it, you can't get to it from the outside. In such a case, I remove the bulbs and xenon bulbs and then fill in a glass of isopropanol and shake the headlight. Then pour out isopropanol.
This removes about 90% of the dust. And the remaining isopropanol evaporates quickly.
I'm not convinced on that smoke machine. I'd like to see you do a normal evap system diagnosis. How long before you see it even coming out of the gas tank with the cap off?
I'm amazed that smoke machine worked as good as it did!
No smoke machine will live up to Eric O's "Avoca Smoka" 😊
You said your customer upgraded to this BMW? I'll have to think about that one.....GREAT VIDEO!
YT is censoring my comments because I am saying the same truthful things you are. LOL
After fixing dozens of F10/11 headlights (all right hand side) I can pretty much confirm that using a little silicone will not stop the water intrusion. It needs a good bead of permatex or heated up and press in butyl and checked afterwards, if a new location pops up
I've not had much luck out of silicone lasting very long on that type of plastic
On Monday, I had a job interview at a plant in the Midwest that makes these types of headlights... seeing all the completely sealed units, the control modules, and circuit boards everywhere... it really just made me sick to see all of that unnecessary nonsense.
So you'll not be taking the job then?
$1200 smart headlight that fades and fogs up and fails vs $10 glass headlight that will eventually fail
@@catnip4885 Not because of that... but because of other details.
They were very "misleading" about the pay...
And they have some crazy policies...
Also, I'd have to relocate... it just isn't worth it for the true rate of pay that they disclosed once I was there.
Condensation in headlights in BMWs with active headlights is a known issue. Typically, you can resolve it by replacing the O-rings on the access ports, which should last for another 5 to 10 years. To dry out the housing, use a hairdryer for about an hour sending dry air thru the the access ports. O-rings are available from vendors such as ECS or FCPro. The O-Rings can be replaced with out removing the product. Likely the customer will return.
Uhhh water was getting in through the bad seal of the lens like I showed... Orings are not the issue here 😅
I made a smoker from glow plug and black pipe works great with baby oil
I made one from my buddy toking on a joint and blowing in the tube.
Yep new smoker not as smokey as the big boy but for the savings I could get use to it real quick like. Nice work Ivan.
Yeah I wasn't sure if it's the camera/lighting, because Ivan said he saw something where I definitely didn't. Maybe there's a better oil to use in it.
One thing that's forgotten is a shop vacuum not only sucks, but blows also. I have use the blow feature many time to dry, pressurize, and look for leaks. Looks like a nice smoke machine.
I am a big fan of weep holes. Drill a small hole at bottom to give a place for moisture to escape.
Always do more than one in case of a blockage or too slow of a drain. At the lowest points, preferably on the backside or underneath.
I thought about drilling a hole... But decided to actually fix the leak instead of making more holes 😂😂😂
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I once had a beater old Toyota with this problem, and I tried silicone sealant around that seam at least three times but it still leaked. Next time I will try a smoke emitting device
I’ve dealt with this numerous times. Use compressed air to get most out then your wife’s hair dryer on low aimed at a opening in the housing while you go have lunch
The new unit doesn't seem to put out as much smoke, but it's a lot more mobile, nice going
hook it up to the vacuum pump. the lower pressure will cause the water to boil off. as a plus it will pull the sealant into the crack.
These headlamps are ridiculous. What was wrong with the old bulbs and no computer?
Nothing wrong with the old ones but they don't perform as well as he newer ones, I drive 2 cars back to back with old and new headlight and the difference is huge . Newer headlamps offer some neat perks, better lighting and visibility, less power consumption, they follow the directions of steering, they adjust heights based on road surface and lower when they detect an oncoming car so you don't blind oncoming traffic, some of them you can even keep your high beam following other cars and it won't blind them since it detects the car in front of you and will turn down the section if the light where the car is in front of you...but the down side is it will cost an arm and leg if you need to replace the whole housing...
They wouldn't break as quickly (probably never except to replace a cheap burned out halogen bulb)
and it wouldn't cost you thousands to replace the failed unit!
@@dazone LOL....but they fail earlier, and when they do you will replace the unit for a cost of thousands of dollars ! lol I and most buyers do not want to deal with that for your technology.
@@dazoneneed more microprocessors and modules! Technology is great as long as it’s working.
@ Yup, indeed!
I have a different model of OTC leak tamer, its 12V only - it has its own air pump.
The heater runs about 2 seconds in 10.
It does say not for evap systems though
For drying headlamps I use tne shop vac in blow mode.
Theres a very high volume of air and it's also slightly heated by waste heat from the motor.
No danger of overheating anything.
Yes , blow warm air and Vac at the same time. Real time saver !
A miracle product; that’s a miracle that will last a lifetime🙏
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Hi Rick you might as well just get ready to get towed and tossed in the trasher, good to have you here!
Hair dryer. also replace the bulb replacement cover o ring.
Use your ac machine to draw a vacuum moisture will boil off
Bad idea. Will contaminate vacuum pump oil. Boys!!! Please change vacuum pump oil when machine tells you, don’t just reset the counter. If I could attach the picture you’d be shocked how much rust happens inside the pump that wasn’t serviced (I rebuild AC machines as a side hustle).
No, unlikely. The vacuum has to be pulled pretty low to boil off water, I don't think that plastic would hold up, it would probably crack.
With smoke coming out of the large, circular cap on top of the housing, seems like a good idea to use some sealant on that or change the o-ring?
I have that Autoline Pro smoke machine. It works pretty well and comes with a bunch of adapters. I like that it is self-contained. I do wish it would put out a little more smoke though.
I like the moskvich on the power supply.
If you ignore it, then water gets in the TMS module and it kills all the lighting in the car 😥
BMW wanted £3364 and said the parts were on infinite backorder.
I managed to assemble a new light from individual parts I sourced in Germany for about £2500
In similar circumstances I use a handheld hair dryer with a suitalbly sized tube attached to reach into wet electronic housings. I let it get to at least 50C and it dries it out bone dry as well as drying the cracked area out for good sealant adhesion. In preference to siicone I sometimes use epoxy.
Repaired alot of leaking devices some under steam pressure on commercial steam cabinets and ovens . We find sikaflex is superior to just about anything else on the market it's difficult to run it on smoothly and takes longer to cure using moisture rather than air for curing but seals and lasts with non corrosive results on metal . Silicone is relegated to sealing surfaces what are visible externally and not under any kind of pressure but need a high quality finish like tiles .
99% of the time it's a lens to housing leak. I just put my headlight assembly in front of my fireplace for a day to dry it out. Then put a tiny thin bead of clear silicine along the whole seam and 10 yrs later it's still good.
IVAN will the oil smoke residue not affect the bulbs when next in use just a thought ?
Amazing work.
That looks a nice little machine buddy
I had condensation in one of my 2020 Bliss F150 taillights a year ago, removed it, used hair dryer to get rid of condensation, then used silicone seal where unit is split, no problems since then.
I would not use silicone. A good polyurethane sealant adhesive would be recommended. Silicone rapidly degrades in sunlight.
Hmm I've had the same silicone sealant baking on the ROOF of my Suzuki for 5 YEARS and it's still holding perfectly! 😊
A hairdryer does well for getting the moisture out.
It's just the new updated self refilling headlight fluid feature, i see no problem 😂
that permatex is great stuff also good on minor engine oil leaks, clean with brake clean and put it under vacuum and apply , 3m 5200 black marine polyurethane is the best for plastic leaks - sticky stuff, never comes off your hands! mist with water to help speed up cure time.
I often thought to throw in some of those silica desiccate packs you get with shipped electronics. Leave a few in the rear of the headlight.
What is this project farm? 😅
I didn't trust any of the cheapie overpriced amazon smoke testers so I just made one with some pvc pipe and fittings, some nichrome wire, a torch wick, and various fittings/tubing/wiring. Just pour in some baby oil, hook up 12v, and hook up compressed air. Works pretty good. Made one for my brother too👍
I would have used a hair dryer, but you got it done nicely ❤❤
my lexus had same thing i drilled small holes at lowest point in the housing. after a few years still good
1:43am. Jeezzz. I don’t like my friends that much 😂
Nice video Ivan.
At 0:26, I believe what Ivan meant to say was Rick got a different car .
@@Tom-BXR300That's exactly what I was thinking
Nice tool for a mobile mechanic
I have a feeling this "upgrade" is gonna turn in a series near future
Nice, I've been using one of those paint can smoke machines for a few years. Same size as the small one you showed, but still needs power and air, plus hard to store. I'll definitely look into the one you showed.
Control module in the headlight . What could go wrong 😑
DEER IN THE HEAD ..... "BANG"
@ actually hit one on the highway in new z71 suburban back in the day . Took out everything 🤕
Tech gone wild 😂
Enough that it will cost you thousands of dollars when it fails after the warranty runs out.
@ yup
Привет, Иван!
Совет. Переложи силикон в одноразовый медицинский шприц. Удобно использовать. Качество шва великолепное.
Good video Ivan. Rick seems truly cool. It's sad he fell into a bMw. Steer him to the correct path Ivan. -Any cliffs near your area?
Got a boot dryer?
There is a video online. Cut up some microfibre cloths. Put them in and blow compressed air in where you were putting air in. The rags pieces will circulate around and clean it out. I will see if I can find it. It was a detailer who posted it.
Thanks Ivan!
Cool! Upgraded?😅 I have an older version Autoline Pro with less features, but it does great for all the more I use it. I got it many years ago , was thinking outside the box at the time. 😅👍👍🇺🇸
I made a smoke machine using a Mason jar some tubing, nichrome wire, a wick and some mineral oil. It generated smoke like crazy and cost almost nothing.
May i suggest that the port to access the bulb is also a keak point. The cap barely fit without you applying pressure with the clamp and it is a low point on the top where rain blown under the hood will sit and gravitate inside.
Lets go...
nope.. Bots still beat me
Nice 5 series
While handy, Id hate to wait for that thing to fill an evap system to actually find a leak. Not much smoke output.
Ivan, another shop called me with a Charger they had been beating their heads on for about 4 hours. No start. It took me 30 minutes with a wiring diagram to tell him what was wrong. I did not hear a reply from him so I buzzed him and asked what the test I told him to run turned up. He said he did what I told him and it was running. LOL!!! I said "Who's yer Daddy?!?" XD
We just use another battery in a cabinet the Leak Tamer sets on with wheels to roll around the shop with all the adapters under it in the same small cabinet. When looking for hard to find small leaks on EVAP systems you need all the smoke you can get.
I do a lot of mobile calls so needed something PORTABLE 😉
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Oh we all know that for sure and you do a great job
I hate water leaks very hard to fix
I wonder if a vacuum pump would help eradicate the moisture in the headlight
could you plug off all the leaks and use a vacuum draw on the assembly to remove the moisture?
Vacuum has to be pulled pretty low to boil off water. But those lens might be able to handle 14 pounds per square inch.
Great job sir trying to be like you
Im a day late but thanks for the great video😊
I used a hair dryer or heat gun to dry out my headlight assemblies back in the day.
Do you not have fan heaters in the states? Just sit the headlight in front of a fan heater for a little while.
A OEM or jobber replacement ? ?
I've never had much luck with silicone sticking to that type of plastic for very long. Weather stripping glue or windshield glue lasts much longer for me..
On my 96 Mystique I had to reglue the turn signal lens every year using the 3M weatherstrip adhesive... That sucked 😢
Finally epoxied it 😅
@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics how did the epoxy hold up. Truthfully I haven't found anything I would call excellent
love your videos
Check out Rob the mechanic short on why shops charge diagnostic fee. Interesting case study.
There are UA-cam videos which show complete strip and seal repair on BMW headlights
Very interesting, if unusual, video, Ivan! That little smoke machine is impressive! I only have a doubt about the quantity of smoke, if you need an EVAP test - is it enough?
Water is very annoying in any headlight, but on one crammed with electronics, it's a big problem. I've solved a couple with a vacuum cleaner sucking air from inside, with a flexible tube, through the lamp holder - your solution is less noisy 🙂
From the video, I have to call into question if that tiny box could produce enough smoke or air volume to find a leak in a vehicle’s emissions systems or intake system.
Will keep testing 👍
Hi Ivan, That little machine seems really loud to me when in smoke mode. Why was it quiet in air delivery mode but made so much noise in smoke mode. I also didn't like that the unit used internal/proprietary batteries. Which will eventually not take a charge. Hopefully Milwaukee or DeWalt will make one for their M12 or M18 units.
You better off using the exhaust from a shop vac for drying the headlights bucket.
The exhaust is warm and dry.
But shop vac is very LOUD 😅
Thank you so much 😊😊😊
The. Cheep smoke mechines will blow seals out needs to be low pressure
Hi yvan , I watched the video, and I looked on Amazon for the price of the smoke machine in America, but on Amazon in France the price is 530 euros.....phew .
Have a good day .
Hello from France .
I read a lot of reviews on Amazon smoke machines and too many of them worked once and never worked again so I too chicken to buy one and I need one or else hire someone to find my leak on my Jeep. I looked at so many of them I don't know if I read up about this one. I suppose a laser pointer would fine the smoke faster ???
Depending where you are looking for the leak you can use starting fluid or gas and gently spray around vacuum lines and such to find a leak. If you hear the idle change then you know you're close. You can make smoke machines pretty cheaply also.
@@blindabinda1234 For the EVAP system. I need to regulate it down to pretty low PSI. Havent given that part much thought but I guess I can just use my mouth
@@hikerJohn do you have a check engine light on?
Call me a skeptic but how long will it last?
Ivan did you check the turn signal fluid while it was in? They probably require the winter formula.
Correct, it is just after Midnight, so...sleep well
I don't know how that headlight assembly is set up in regards to any modules or any other electronic materials, but a well placed drill hole will keep the water out by always draining it i saw another video of a guy doing that. Has anyone else tried that. Sure would be a lot cheaper
I’m still running my homemade ammo box smoke machine from eBay with a regulator,wire wrapped around a wick (power/ground) just add a little baby oil on the wire wrapped wick,hook up the air and it smokes great with a perfect pressure.
I just use my pot smoking buddy. He just takes a toke and blows in the tube
And just so the customer knows you're on the clock!!!
as soon as he arrived there(started as soon as he stepped out of the vehicle)
so all your banter, the smoke machine table test, headlight removal, setting up the camera for UA-cam recording, ETC is all part of the clock running at your labor rate per hour (again, which started as soon as he arrived, as he stepped out of the vehicle, the timer started)
..........😂😂😂😂😅😅😅
Lol jk
I can tell you from experience right now, if someone were to buy that complete headlight assembly from the dealer, including programing, you could purchase a fairly decent used car for that same money. Those headlights are insanely expensive!