DUI interlock device, would you blow in it ?
 

I got a no start towed in this week . I will most likely need to cycle the ignition dozens of times to diagnose .
It has one of those DUI interlocks on it . The procedure is blow , suck , blow .
This car is super filthy, and reeks .
I don't care if there is a new mouth piece , or a 12 foot piece of hose on that, no way I am pulling that air in my lungs . Rona and all .

I got authorization to disable today, but of course their procedure did not work . and I spent 40 minutes on hold to get said information. Tomorrow , I will just jump the starter directly , and let them sort it out. Im pretty sure it only dis ables the crank/start circuit .
Customer is not happy with me .
Can you blame me ?

Not in the slightest. I would have thought there would be a reasonable work around intended for service, for exactly thre reasons you describe.

Not just no, but hell no.

They got themselves into this situation.

No way am I blowing that device.

Sounds like you contacted the interlock contractor. If not I'd start there because it is their equipment and not the vehicle owner's.

Owner is not happy. Pfft. I'd say this is their issue to fix, as in get the info and approval from the interlock contractor to allow you to bypass/work on. And B, they are in this predicament of their own making.

We have one or two judges here that require the portable devices rather than vehicle mounted. They see it as a prevention from using the wife's or kid's car. I see it as a prohibition on drinking rather than a drinking and driving issue. Those portable devices are GPS enabled and take a photo of the person blowing. There is a moral to that story somewhere and but for the grace of God...

I wouldn't either.

Would a can of air and a vacuum work?

...uh no. Was in the exact same situation. I had the service writer call the dude, tell him come on down, wait until I needed him to blow into that thing to diagnose what was going on.

you've gotta blow, suck, blow.

I'm thinking nasty old shop vac, most of those will do suck or blow. Or maybe a vacuum and a leaf blower. :D

I spent 45 minutes on hold today. My persistence yielded me an email with instructions on how to by pass the device . Want to guess what it was ?
Unplug the handheld device . I read that and thought to myself " this cannot be right , no way it could be that simple " . I unplugged said unit, and still no crank. Last time I did this, I had to undo 2 splices, and put them back to stock, then reversed when I was done .
I almost got a length of hose and went for it, but that suck part has me going uh uh not this white boy .
Im glad we are all on the same page .

Dang I just realized...

You shouldn't blow in the device unless you are trying to get the client in trouble. Depending on the device it could result in a violation report to probation department. Wouldn't be a problem for you though but the guy it would be painful for a bit.

It'd be funny though

^^^ Masraum
"you've gotta blow, suck, blow."


a vacuum and an air can do that.

They are super finicky. All the ones I have tried in the past, I found it very difficult to make them work. Some you had to hum while you blew. No way you are going to fool it with a shop vac, shop air, or anything of the like .
I used to get the heebee jeebees long before covid, when you just had to blow, even with a new nozzle .
Not my problem . no amount of money could make me take a pull of that thing

Ah, somehow I completely missed the "vacuum hose" part of what you said. Only the "air can" registered. Hahah, I'm gettin' old!

Seems like around Pittsburgh you could find someone to do that job. ;)

^^^ Masraum
welcome to the club...lol

This thread is about to get moved...too much blo**** and s****** going on. :D

Come on folks! This is a family forum for cryin out loud!

Nah, we always cross over our western border for that sort of thing http://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo...ool_shades.gifhttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo...ool_shades.gif

Hey now!

Don't do it Fred! Tell the customer to come by and do it if he wants it fixed so bad!

"hello customer... I need you to come to my shop to blow and then suck and then blow" What could go wrong?

Tell the customer to find a new mechanic 'cause you can't get his car started.

.....and yer not giving up beer & Cheerios for breakfast :D.

Seems like you've learned a valuable lesson. Don't take cars that are DUI interlocked.

So you are saying I should chug a couple of 40's, and give it a whirl in the AM?
I also like to drive like Andretti, whenever I see those OBD dongles from the insurance companies . Power slide around a few corners, do some abrupt stops, and launch like I am at Pomona .

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Here's what you do-


1. Call client- Tell him the time you invested with interlock incorporated. Blame it on them. You followed instructions. It didn't work. It's interlock's problem.

2. P.M. ppot member in las vegas area. Get the going rates for blow/suck/blow procedures in said area. Charge that for interlock fees in future.

3. Leave client a cleveland steamer in the trunk to offset your impending google review. :)

4. Get on with life. - This sounds like my kind of day!!!! :)

^^^ lol

A clevleland steamer , lols

[QUOTE=fastfredracing;11604060]They are super finicky. All the ones I have tried in the past, I found it very difficult to make them work. Some you had to hum while you blew.

That sounds like fun if she'd agree

Tell the customer to come on in and he can blow/suck as you diagnose.

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Blow, suck, blow? Not me.

DUI interlock device, would you blow in it ? - Nope!

Back in the day when I was doing my Medic's training in the Army they decided it would be a good idea for us to work in a public hospital. I ended up working in the Hepatitis and infectious diseases ward at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney NSW's - Australia). You had to don a full gown, gloves and mask just to enter a room. And then you had to go through and elaborate hygiene procedure once you had left the room. I worked there for about 10 days and in that time three civilian nurses contracted Hep B. These nurse did all the right things and followed all procedures. :eek:

Scary stuff for a 20 year old.

I’d blow thru a longer hose I sourced. No way I’m reversing that back into my lungs.

Which is odd because I’ve siphoned gas before and gotten some into my mouth. Probably took five years off my life. :)

I watched my dad do that too many times to remember and he's made it to 82. But that's back when gas had lead in it rather than corn liquor.

Customer drinks and drives, gets busted and receives a court order to have the device installed in her car.

And she's not happy with you.

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hey even machines need a pickmeup once in a while
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Yeah that's a medical issue, especially with the 'rona going around.
That's like deep lip-locking some unknown stranger except it's a machine. Just don't.

You are not wrong in this.
Contact the mfr via email or another proven method.
If they don't have a bypass kit method, or replacement unit, ask for an approved shop to send it to.
Your time. Your money.

Since I had a friend die because of a DUI driver, I would of told the customer to please just go away and start using Fentanyl to get it over with quicker.
NO sympathy here....

As others have said, I would ask the customer to make themselves available when you want to try to start the car. Beyond that, I would bill for the time you have spent trying to bypass the interlock device. Especially in this day and age, no one should expect anyone else to put their mouth on, blow into, and suck from any device such as this. They have made their own bed. It's their responsibility to deal with any cost and/or inconvenience associated with it.

If they refuse any of this, simply tell them to come and pick it up however they can manage that. If they won't, have it impounded. Bill for the time you have spent, and charge a storage fee for the time it took up space in your shop. If they refuse to pay, simply put a mechanic's lien on the vehicle.

This is a job for the dealership. I wouldn't touch the thing. Now you've learned to turn those jobs away saying only the factory software will reverse the problem.

And if I'm reading all of this correctly, the customer was forced to have this device installed and then it did what it was supposed to do. I wouldn't want that customer. He's a drunk.

My thinking is that the jurisdiction that ordered this device installed has the key. Therefore, if the DUI violator violates the law again, they get to know. That would seem obvious. Did I miss something?

she was out of gas