I'm considering the Motive pressure brake bleeder. Is there any reason NOT to use this product to bleed my brakes, any downsides?

Someone posted something negative about pressure bleeders in general, so I wanted to ask the forum. I will be tracking the car so I want zero air in the lines when I switch over to ATE blue fluid. Thanks.

 

Bump.

No one has anything to say about this? I might be buying one soon. Anybody had bad experiences?

 

I would like to know about this as well. I have some SS brake lines on the way and will be doing mine soon.

 

I can't comment on any negative issues with the pressure bleeders since I don't have them, but I really don't think they're needed to properly bleed your brakes. All I use is simple clear hose that you can pick up at Home Depot that fits around the stock bleeder valve. Once you open the bleeder valve some fluid starts to flow into the hose and it won't suck in any air. I bleed my brakes by myself before each track event and have been using this method for years without any issues.

 

See my ss brake line DIY

u dont need any brake bleeder thing to bleed the brakes, just ask someone to be there when u need them to pump the brakes, thats all.

 

I know you don't *need* a pressure bleeder. But I've bled my brakes tons of times both with my friend pumping the brakes and gravity bleeding and the pedal's always mushier than how I want it. I was wondering if a pressure bleeder would do a better job.

 

Bump, wondering about this.

Ive bled brakes before but Im looking for a way to make this easier and hoping to consume less time.

 

we currently use a vacula with a pressure pump system,it works great specially when you are changing fluid and need to move fluid fast,like on full flushes,to renu you fluid.

 

you not only don't need a pressure bleeder, you don't even need anybody else to push on the pedal with nothing more than a tube and catch container using the factory bleeders, I've been doing it by myself for over 30 years now ....

 

i'm sold on pressure bleeders now. i got one to do my brakes a few weeks ago and i did all four corners in about a third of the time it used to take me with some pumping the pedal for me.

 

ironically, my brother taught me how to do it by myself last week while working on my sister's car. so i agree, none of that stuff is NEEDED, but if you can afford to have them, they make life easier.