Cracked EVAP hose repair with Heat Shrink (temporary!)  

That would probably hold for the next two years.

Tbh, never thought about it. But I'm gonna take mental note of this. Thanks for this information

Real mechanic hands unlike some other RU-vid “mechanics”

Yes have done this as a temporary fix for customers bikes however the few times I've done this for my own bike it quickly turned into a permanent repair.

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Back before heat shrink was common, we would just use electrical tape.

I used a duck tape and it solved a vacuum leak issue that I didn't realise. Thing is I still haven't got down to changing it. It's the hose between PCV and intake manifold.

learned a new hack today. gonna order some shrink wrap.

I've done it before to temporarily stop a vacuum leak while waiting for the specific hose that was a week from delivery.

Hey Faye, excellent tip as always. just bought a big set of shrink tune never seen the type with adhesive. I’ll have to look into that another great tip. Have a good one.🐔🐔🐔👍

I bet with some e6000 or super glu under the heat shrink would make it a permanent fix, good trick

Sometimes those "bandaid" repairs last longer than the oem part...

The pcv hose on my xb cracked in the same place and i was goin to buy one from the dealer but after seeing this you just saved me 34 $😂

Ingenious!

Genius

Damnit, I've been using electrical tape the whole time 😅 never to old to learn new trick. TY Faye

I did this for my windshield wiper lines, they became brittle and I ended up using a 4 inch heat shrink to fit it:) these work wonders

Holy shit. Great idea. I'll put that in the old filing cabinet

I just learned it from you thank you

Like they say, Mickie mouse has a temporary place in the automobile field when you need it most..!

Temporary permanently.....😅😅😅😅😅😅

Im using this idea next time. It's awesome idea

Yup, guilty as charged :D

I've done that just because it cost too much to get the right hose or the right hose isn't in production anymore

Never thought of that. Good idea.

Damn that's a good idea thanks

Lol. Unfortunately happens all to often here in SoCal

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Neat idea Faye. Most hoses like that I like to lube with a tiny bit of silicone paste to help prevent the cracking whenever I work on something.

That's a good idea

And now I will do it

Great idea!!!

Never did it before!! BUT definitely going to!! Thanks I love quick fixes/temp

Very Cool!

I do!.... Except mine aren't temporary. 🥴

This is genius 😮

Rather than keeping 49 million sizes of vacuum line in my truck that’s 40 years old. I Keep a roll of 3/8 dual wall heat shrink for all the stupid little vacuum lines that love to fail When I’m out in BFN

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Love watching your videos FAYE 😊

I've made temporary hose adapters like that, using double wall heat shrink. Works well...

I've always used electrical tape. Your method is much better, thanks.

Electrical tape wrapped around would’ve been fine - was fine between yearly inspections

100% on my own vehicle. Temporary on a customers. Probably last a decent amount of time.

I've actually never done that...but I probably will now, someday. Nice fix!!💪💪🤜🤛

Looks like something that my mechanic would do until I got my new part in. Awesome job!!!!

I cant believe in two videos I've watched of yours I learned some hacks I'd not thought of...

I've used it for electrical. But never fluid problems.

Smart af. I will never forget this it’s that good.. Nice one Faye!!

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Improvise, Adapt and over come! Just a US Marines Mato, used By all Armed US Forces 😮

Used this trick for the cracking plastic vacuum lines on my cayenne worked great.

Thanks for the tips! From a DIY Shade tree mech!😂

As a bandaid, sure. I'm glad that your still actually replacing the hose.

Temporary fixes have tendence to fast become permanent.. but for now it will do. Fix it the easy way! Cheers.

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Send it Faye! Don't listen to the hater know it alls who never turned a wrench in their life, I've done much sketchier things to get something down the road temporarily 😉

Absolutely gm plastic vacuum lines lol. Not available and needs fixed. Heat shrink to the rescue it's not a hack it's resourcefulness

A good fix. Better to treat the rubber with AT-205 before reinstalling it to keep the cracking from getting worse, keeps it from coming back to you later.

Oil dipstick always seizes in the tub when the rubber grommet melts…then you go to pull it and break the plastic finger ring…(F150) the fix…pipe cutter cut tube inch below rubber grommet…pull dipstick…remove from piece of tube…get new dipstick, slide fuel hose onto tube…hose clamp…slide other piece of tube tight into hose insuring tube ends touch..hose clamp…slide new dipstick in…fixed 😉

It's a Great idea never thought of this but it's good for emergencies thanks Faye 👍🏽

It's only temporary, if it doesn't work.

Bruh, sometimes you have to think outside the box. I have a 93 F150 and finding some of the parts now days is like finding a needle in a hay stack.

I've done it, but it still managed to leak enough to throw an evap curde

As a dealer tech I wouldn’t do it. I’d wait for the part. It’ll probably last for a long time though.

I keep various sizes of silicone vacuum tubing for this very reason. Its honestly pretty cheap to bulk buy vacuum tubing in general, some rolls as low as 70 cents a foot and generally below 1.30 a foot.

Out of box thinking and if it works perfect 👍👍

Red Green says: If the temporary repair works, then it's permanent.

I LOVE the marine type ST, thats the glue type she is referring to i believe. This is a new trick for me, not a mech, just a maker.

Did that as a long term repair for some emissions system tubes on my c5 A6. My 93 Broncos vacuum lines are covered in glue heatshrink. My wife's beetle has a line with two heatshrink sleeves. Till we could get a new part in. It's in, iv changed the oil twice. Repair still looks solid so line is still in the sealed bag.

That's a great idea in a pinch. I picked up what you threw down 😅 Your innovative for sure!

Genius, I'm definitely trying this out.

Shade tree middle of nowhere fix that will probably hold forever

First time seeing this .. awesome idea for temporary fix 🙌

Those 2 days will turn into 2 weeks, then months and you'll forget you ever even did it.

This has lasted forever in my experience. Fixed an Evap line that was part of the tank. Rodent chew. Told the customer, this is temporary until the light comes back, then you'll need a tank. never saw that code again. car gets serviced with us regularly

I have a question since you're a Toyota tech. I have a 2007 Camry I purchased used a few months ago. Since I bought the car the coolant gauge on the dash doesn't work. There's a 2 pin connector on a temp sensor that's screwed into the thermostat housing. I tried plugging/unplugging the connector. But I'm not sure if that's the cold start sensor or coolant temp sensor. I thought temp sensors had one wire and you ground it to check. Any way if I unplug that 2 pin connector the gauge doesn't move or change. BUT I do get a VSC and Trac light.

Indeed I have. It quickly became a permanent repair that has held up over 4 years now... VW parts are sometimes difficult to source. Not sure why but VW likes to use 5 different windshield wiper motors for the same year/model car and the only way to know which part is to use the VIN at the dealership. This applies to the manual transmission as well. 🙄

Clever idea with the heat shrink, I've just rap the ends with electrical tape 😎

on a vacuum hose once for some ford fusion. shockingly worked for a while before the rest of the plastic _around the heat shrink_ started cracking 😂

I've done this same thing on plastic vacuum tubes in the engine bay. Heat shrink tubes are cheaper than specialized hoses and lines. And I'm cheap

I have need of a replacement of that same hose. Mine split. The dealer can't even seam to find the part number. Could you add the part number so I can order the new one? Can't believe I found a video of you holding the very hose I need. Crazy. Decent quick fix if you need to get back home.

I would have cut the last 1/2-1 in off on both ends and then you have fresh rubber ends. Save you some money instead of going to the dealer to get a new one. Dealer part are NOT cheap. Never buy parts from the dealer unless you absolutely have to.

I use the marine grade 3:1 with the glue and it works wonders. I keep them in my box you can get them in small 6 inch tubes. I think the biggest one I keep on had shrinks down to 1.25.

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That's one of those temporary fixes that gonna last forever and 2 days.

I been doing this for ..... 90s/ 2000s..😅

I Would use seal adhesive plumbers tape! Nice tip will use on my classic corolla, feels weird calling it a classic when its only 32 yrs old

We have to do stuff like this all the time to fix generators because we can’t always wait for parts

Also use the heat shrink on spark plug wires that may be rubbing on metal parts under the hood

I've been doing it for as long as I can remember. I used to use it on the small plastic vacuum lines that would break. You know the one's that operate the blend door inside of the dash or the vacuum operated hubs on a 4wd truck.

I have nothing helpful to add but i enjoy you r videos.

You just reminded me that I fixed my cracked vacuum hose with electrical tape on my Tacoma! Its been at least a year and forgot to order new hoses

Ive done that for years. Especially on hoses that somehow take weeks to get to me. Keeps my customer's vehicle with the customer instead of sitting in my shop.

There's nothing as permanent as a temporary repair.

See and you learn something every every day I never even thought of this and I ain’t seen it before wonderful trick I’ll be using this in the future

Sorry. Your vehicle will not pass the emissions test. Your evap hose looks like its been there too long.

Faye is awesome!!! I have been wrenching for years and learn something new from her every time.

I've done that a few times and continued to use it that way...😁😁

Done that plenty on old plastic vacuum lines.

I once split the radiator on my car doing reverse doughnuts (it was front wheel drive) so I coated a strip of cloth with body filler and wrapped it around the split. It lasted for months until I crashed the car.