AUTOOL Automotive Smoke Machine (SDT-103)

Smoke not come out , volume button damage . 12000 money cheating me in autool company

Funciona muy bien, super facil de usar , viene con todo y sus accesorios , muy recomendable!

This review is for the Autool Model SDT103 Smoke Leak Detector. I did a lot of research before buying this product. I opted for this unit, which has no internal compressor, because it has less parts to break and I have my own compressor. (It uses almost no air; just a trickle.) I also liked that it has flow control and a flow indicator. Please be aware, I've only used this unit one time, so I can't comment on its long term reliability. I read the instructions before using it, and the instructions are pretty well written, and describe how to operate it without a whole lot of difficult-to-understand broken English. The unit is pretty simple, so its operation is straightforward. I bought a little 3 ounce bottle of baby oil from CVS for a couple bucks. I put 20mL into the unit before turning it on (the instruction booklet said 10mL, but there were two stickers on the actual unit that said 20mL, so I used 20mL). I let the air flow through it for a minute or two before I turned on the smoke switch. The smoke took about 30 seconds to start coming out, and maybe 2 minutes before it got really thick. I used this for diagnosing a vacuum leak in the intake of my Ford Ranger. The smoke was nice and thick and was easily seen (see picture). The packaging is very good on this product. All accessories are in separate ziplock bags, very organized, very neat. All the accessories (hoses, wires, oil bottle, etc) seem to be very high quality. I was expecting a one-time use throw-away item, but this seems to be well made and has quality accessories. I'm surprised to hear that some people write reviews complaining about the smell of the unit after using it. It burns oil to generates smoke. The smoke smells like burning oil. Why would someone expect this unit to not smell like burned oil? This product saved me a lot of money going to a mechanic to diagnose the problem in my car. I'm also going to use it in the future to find exhaust leaks, and leaks in other sealed systems in my cars. I'm not a mechanic, but I do almost all the work on my cars and I think this will come in handy in the future. I recommend it.

Works great! Plenty of smoke. The flow meter tells you if you have a large leak. The only thing I didn't care for was the battery clamps and cord. So I bought a Milwaukee compatible M12 battery receptacle, mounted it to the machine and spliced the connector from the battery clamp cord. Works great.

I had low hopes for this due to the price compared to other "professional" units but it is surprisingly good! I've used it several times now in the process of restoring/ troubleshooting a '94 Land Rover engine and exhaust and it works perfectly. I'm glad I took a gamble on this one. I bought some UV reactive smoke juice with it, and while it smoked fine, it wasn't actually UV reactive, but it smells so bad it's easy to find the leaks!