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With a vacuum pump and an ac manifold set. Instead of pressurizing the system you pull down a vacuum of 29-30 in hg, close the valves and wait to see if the vacuum drops or remains at 29-30 in hg by monitering the gauges on the manifold set. I like to leave it in that position for an hour or two to be sure it doesnt lose vacuum. If it drops even a little you have a leak in which case I would charge the system with a shot of UV leak detector. You can locate the source of the leak with a black light after the system as been run for a while.
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Best leak detection test is when refrigeration system is?
A vacuum
Why is antifreeze leaking under both sides of the engine on the ground of a 1994 dodge caravan?
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Formation integrity test leak off test oil and gas terms?
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Pressure test system and watch for leak
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pressure test the cooling system
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When starting engine popped and lost compression?
It could be a variety of things. easy stuff to check for include making sure all our spark plugs are there and tight, or any kind of leak around the head gasket. If you haven't already, you can get a shop to run a compression test (to verify the spark plug connection) or pressurize the system to see where the leak is at. good luck!
How do you fix an antifreeze leak in a 97 Nissan Sentra?
Pressure test system to determine where leak orginates to determine fix
Evapoaration emission system leak on Jeep?
Well if that is the code you are getting when using a scan tool , it means there is a leak somewhere in the fuel/evap system. To actually pinpoint the leak, you would have to do a "smoke test" to see where the actual leak is taking place. That type of test really needs to be done by a mechanic that has the equipment to do it.
