A leak test apparatus includes a housing having an interior sized for retaining a plurality of instrument components including a control unit. A sniffer gun is linked to the instrument components, the sniffer gun having an intake point, and a test leak includes a gas reservoir, a constriction, an opening suited for introducing the intake point of said sniffer gun, and a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is linked, either by means of a wired connection or wirelessly to the control unit for signal transfer.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 10/471,925, filed Mar. 3, 2004, is a national stage application under 35 USC .sctn.371 of PCT Application No. PCT/EP02/02845, filed Mar. 11, 2001, which claims priority of German Application No. 101 18 085.3, filed on Apr. 11, 2001, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.