Customer Reviews

Motive Products Power Bleeder-Pro Adapters to fit virtually any car or truck on the road

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I'm sold on pressure bleeding - I like the method, and this tool does fit the bill in that category. I've tried vacuum bleeding with a MightyVac vacuum pump as well as those venturi-types that connect to your air compressor (not willing to use my A/C electric vacuum pump for this task) - I ALWAYS got bubbles in the output stream, especially in the rear lines, even when great care was taken to ensure a good seal of the vinyl tubing on the bleeder valve.

That said, this pressure bleeder attempts to be too universal, and makes for a potentially messy solution. Getting the cap adapter to seal properly takes a lot of fiddling. The penalty for a leaky seal is brake fluid all over, which is a *big* negative. It *does* work once you get it set up. I just had very limited confidence in the seal. Also, the pressure gauge on my unit was damaged during shipping, so I'll need to replace that before I use it again, so I can get a real indicator of pressure - I just pumped it up enough so that brake fluid would flow out of the lines as needed.

So I give it 3 stars because it is a fantastic way of bleeding the brakes without a helper, but getting it setup properly is overly finicky IMO. If the seal concern were eliminated, this tool would be an absolute pleasure to use. This tool does leave the M/C reservoir overfilled, so I still use my MightVac to suck out the extra!

I needed something to bleed my older European cars. I got an '83 944 and an '85 VW Vanagon. On these cars you can not do the job correctly without a bleeding system. It works nicely on these cars with the supplied attachments. However I do the bleeding process a little different than the instructions. I DO NOT fill the "Power Bleeder" ("PW") reservoir with brake fluid I only fill the car's brake fluid reservoir. I Attach the "PW" unit and pump up the pressure (see your manual for the proper pressure). I then bleed the system. I checking the pressure and re-pump if I have to. I keep an eye on the car's brake fluid reservoir and only add fluid to the reservoir not the "PW". It takes a little more time and you have to disconnect and reattach the "PB" to fill the reservoir but no mess.

I was looking for an affordable Brake Bleeder and I was real amazed how well it worked. All I had to do was hook up the power bleeder, there was no need for a second person. The Brake bleeding job was done in minutes so this will save a lot of time in the future as well! I will recommend your product to others and look for your products to help me in the future.

The system came as advertized and looked to be well built. The large adaper plate I needed for my 70 Chevelle took a lot of time and effort to get sealed. I had a hard time getting the top of the master cylinder sealed to ensure it did't leak before using brake fluid. The plate bowed as I tightned the nuts. Kind of disappoing becaus it looked like a good system and should not be that hard to get a good seal to hold 5PSI.

This is a mixed review, since I give the bleeder itself 5 stars, but the miserable universal adapters only 1 star. If you need the rectangular adapter there don't seem to be many alternatives, although their aluminum version might be easier to seal. However, if you have a round brake fluid reservoir cap as most new cars do, don't even bother with the round universal adapter--skip this kit and get one with the adapter that fits your brake fluid reservoir.

I did successfully use the rectangular adapter--once. It was a mess, and it put me off using this product. It sat over 5 years on my shelf until recently, when the "pump the pedal" method so utterly failed me I pulled it out in desperation. When I finally got the round universal adapter tight enough to seal on top, I found it had cocked the reservoir enough in the master cylinder that it now leaked out the bottom.

In even greater desperation, I broke down to see what a proper cap would cost me. I nearly choked when I saw the price, but I'm glad I went ahead and bought it. All I can say is WOW! The bleeder is like a completely different product with the proper cap. That, and seeing that it's machined from billet aluminum (and surely they don't sell that many), helped take the sting out of the cap's cost. It rescued a tool that may have otherwise wound up in my trash.

In summary, it may seem like you're saving by buying the universal kit, but spending the extra to get the right cap may actually save you from buying an expensive paperweight.

I wish I had this years ago. Be sure not to over tighten the unit and it works fantastic. I have tried manual bleeding of brakes, and vacuum bleeding. When replacing entire lines this is a far superior method.

I bought this Motive Pro power bleeder Pro for doing my '03 Cummins pickup,'96 Caprice SS and my wifes '08 Subi after reading other reviews. It worked better then I imagined. Never thought one person could bleed brakes by himself. I helped replaced a master cylinder on my sons Chevy pickup and had the brakes bleed in less then 30 mins. The only thing I didn't care for was the master cyl reservoir was over filled after removing the adapter. No big deal really. Its well worth the money. Can't wait to try it out on a clutch job. I also have the adapters to bleed all most every kind of car or truck made.

This thing is built WELL, it looks like a GREAT solution to the problem. However, I got all ready to do this job today and can't get the universal cap squarely around the master cylinder due to the geometry. It's not as simple as it sounds, depending on what your master cylinder looks like. I tried different orientations and still can't get it to hold 5 psi, let alone 10 or 15. I don't know why they just don't come up with a pressure cap for each car manufacturer. I have 2 Toyota products - aren't there certainly enough of them on the road to warrant that???

I may update this review if I can finally get it to seal. I sure don't like the geometry involved though, especially with a fragile plastic master cylinder.