Smoke Test at West Coast Tire and Service

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

• Car Repairs
• Diagnosis
• Maintenance
• Oil Change
• Tune Up
• Wheel Alignment

Smoke Test
A smoke test is to find a vacuum leak. Because you can not see air, the technition must add smoke to the system in order to find the location of the vacuum leak. A vehicle depends on a precise mixture of air and fuel to run smoothly. If the vehicle has a vacuum leak, then there is too much air entering into the engine and it will not fire correctly. If a vacuum leak is detected by the engine a Check Engine Light will come on.

Also see:

• check engine lights
• compression-tests
• pressure tests