Fixing vacuum leaks...?

[Dennis]

I've got a vacuum leak and I was wondering would it be best to get it fixed or to just remove them all? I don't have to pass any tests as far as I know but I'd rather get the leak fixed if it doesn't cost to much. How much do you think it would cost to get the leak fixed?

[k-roy]

You are better off doing it yourself. If you pay a mechanic you will probably pay at least an hour in labor.
So that could easily be $50 - $100
If the leak is from just one or two hoses you can fix it with 50 cents worth of rubber hose.
I reccomend the vacuum line removal, that should help wake up your car a bit.

[Justin86]

I would just pull all the emission but if you don't fix the leak your self, it is pretty much a trial and error process so I mechanic isn't going to do it any better then you could.

[SteveDX89]

Just pull them all off. With 30-40 lines, you'd probably spend a day finding the leak.

[Justin86]

Damn, I'm glad I only have two vacum lines. :)

[SteveDX89]

Damn, I'm glad I only have two vacum lines. :)

Same here. If I got a leak, I can find it real quick.

[TINBOAT]

Depends on where the leak is. Take a can of carb cleaner spray, with the little tube attached, and spray all your fittings individually with the engine running. If your idle picks up at a certain spot you are spraying, you have found the source of the leak....easy fix (unless it's something like a cracked intake manifold, or brake booster)
Good luck !!!

[Justin86]

Same here. If I got a leak, I can find it real quick.
Yea the only hoses I have is the MAP sensor and distrubitor advance.