Motive Products - 0100 European Power Brake Bleeder Kit

I have no idea why I didn’t get one of these sooner. Amazing, efficient, and makes brakes a one person job. Can be a bit messy until you get the hang of it. But amazing.

I really truly love this device. It is by far both the best and the quickest way to bleed your brakes that I have ever found. I've bought and used every type of bleeder out there, and this style is by far my favorite.I've tried the whole pedal pump method, and let's face it...it sucks. Not only that, but it's actually a good way to kill your master cylinder too! The rod inside the MC is only used to traveling so far, but when you're bleeding your brakes it can easily go too far. It ends up destroying internal seals, and you end up wondering why on earth your brakes won't work anymore no matter what you do.6 months ago I bought a "MityVac"...worst product ever made! Within a few days it was falling apart, and it honestly just never worked all that well to begin with. It actually snapped in half earlier today. I will say that it was better than bleeding your brakes by pumping the pedal, but not by a lot.The only other method I can really highly recommend for brake bleeding is the gravity method. It works wonderfully in almost every situation. I can't say for sure how it works with ABS systems without a scan tool, but it works great in pretty much every normal situation you can think of. The problem, however, is that it takes forever! It's literally a 12-24 hour long process to gravity bleed your brakes. On the plus side, you only need to be there at the beginning and the end, but still...The Power bleeder...requires the absolute least amount of effort, and you can bleed your brakes in like 10 minutes. You fill it up with fluid. You pump up the pressure, and you go around the car cracking each bleeder screw one at a time. The best part? You don't have to keep an eye on the fluid level. You don't have to go add more every few minutes. You don't have to go through a whole setup process at each wheel. You've got pressure going to all 4 wheels, so crack any one of them you like. Actually, you have pressure going to the master cylinder outlets too for that matter! I did a really half...you know what...job of bench bleeding my new master cylinder, but the power bleeder worked just fine with it. I just used the power bleeder to bleed the MC in the car by cracking the line open for a few seconds before moving on to the wheels. It worked great, and I've got a perfectly firm pedal after maybe 10 minutes of work.I can not recommend this product enough!DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON A MITYVAC!!! GET A POWER BLEEDER!!!

Works good, used it on brakes to bleed out air

It was very difficult to make air with the pump. It ruined the brake bleed and I spent hours getting air out of the lines.I pumped for 10-15 minutes to make 5lbs of pressure. I'd take a break and pumped for 10-15 more minutes to make the required 10lbs.The tank held air and it seemed well made. I put silicone grease on the o ring - which seemed a little dry, but not hard. I also added grease to the bottom of the pump shaft. Nothing worked.Definitely check before you try to bleed your brakes or clutch. I did, knew it was bad, but tried to use the volume of liquid in the pump to see if that helped. It didn't.I'm not saying the product is bad, the individual unit I received was a failure.

I just used this and the companion bleeder bottle to change out the brake fluid on my VW Tiguan. I have never done this before, but found it to be straightforward and not all that difficult. From the YouTube videos I watched, I knew you don't really need these things, but they make it a lot easier and less chance of messing things up by getting air in the master cylinder. Some points:1) As the top comment says, there is no swivel between the cap and the pump. You should have the adapter part fairly snug with tape on the fittings (same as you would use in plumbing) before you put it under pressure. I only did it hand tight and did have some minor leakage (no big deal, just put a paper towel under it). When you put the cap on the fluid reservoir, you have to turn the whole bottle along with it. Not too much of a problem without fluid already in it, but a bit of a pain if you dumped a bunch in.2) Things you will need besides this and brake fluid: Lots of paper shop towels. Brake fluid is nasty stuff. You want to clean it off off any surface or yourself quickly. A cheap turkey baster. Get the old fluid out of the reservoir and have a bottle to put it in. Denatured alcohol. This is stuff you find in a Home Depot paint section. Use it to clean the bleeder and the bottle. The directions make a point of saying to use that instead of brake cleaner.