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96 850 GLT EVAP small leak Cigar method

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joe_pinehill
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Year and Model: 850 1996
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Post by joe_pinehill »

Has anyone tried the cigar method of finding a leak? I thinking of putting a hose on one of the nipples on the vacuum line tree and blowing cigar smoke into it to hunt for the P0402 small leak code.
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Post by Ozark Lee »

I've used a couple of cigarettes in a garden pump sprayer and it was good enough to find where I thought it was leaking anyway. The crack was on the top of the hose so it was hard to find without smoke.

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'94 850 N/A 5 speed
'96 Platinum Edition Turbo
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1999 V70XC - Nautic Blue - Totaled while parked.
1999 V70XC - RIP - Wrecked Parts Car.
1998 S70 T5
1996 850 N/A
1989 740 GLT
1986 740 GLT
1972 142 Grand Luxe

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