Best Brake Fluid
Racer
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 281
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From: New England
My Motive Brake Bleeder cost my around $89.00 and came with 3 adapters that will do just about any car.It hooks up to the M/C and holds 2 quarts of brake fluid, you pump it up to around 20 lbs and then just go around to each wheel bleeder and open them up one at a time until the fluid runs clear,that's it!
On a Vacuum operated unit it seems to me that you have to keep filling up the Master M/C unit everytime it becomes low and possibly suck in some air at the same time if if it gets low? Pressure bleeding seems to be more of the natural way a braks system works ( by pressing on the brake pedal , Vacuum or sucking the fluid I have heard of a few problems from a few people on post I have read somewhere , but I can't verify this.
I was just amazed at how simple the Motive unit worked for me and clean-up was a breeze.
Plus I just re-read about the Vacuum unit,you have to keep the car running for vacuum? Not something I would want to do in my garage.
On a Vacuum operated unit it seems to me that you have to keep filling up the Master M/C unit everytime it becomes low and possibly suck in some air at the same time if if it gets low? Pressure bleeding seems to be more of the natural way a braks system works ( by pressing on the brake pedal , Vacuum or sucking the fluid I have heard of a few problems from a few people on post I have read somewhere , but I can't verify this.
I was just amazed at how simple the Motive unit worked for me and clean-up was a breeze.
Plus I just re-read about the Vacuum unit,you have to keep the car running for vacuum? Not something I would want to do in my garage.
5th Gear
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
From: AZ
lil off topic but if can pump pressure into my brake system, is bleeding the brakes the thing to try first? I have brake fluid in the reservoir and it's not leaking out anywhere, it just wont build any pressure up...
Last edited by shoot4me; Dec 1, 2007 at 01:30 PM. Reason: spelling
Racer
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 281
Likes: 9
From: New England
Purchased mine from the Web, do a search and buy the unit that comes with the different adapters that you need for all of your cars. The only cost different between units are the adapters , the more adapters you want the more the cost. I think the basic unit the will do a Corvette is around $69.00 I ordered the unit that has all of the adapters that will do any make car and I paid $89.00. Do a web search on ( Motive ) and go for the lowest price.
shoot4me , I don't know what your problem is ,maybe be you M/C needs bleeding, or a seal in it has gone bad. Nor sure if air in the system will do what you are describing.
shoot4me , I don't know what your problem is ,maybe be you M/C needs bleeding, or a seal in it has gone bad. Nor sure if air in the system will do what you are describing.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,006
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From: Lutz Florida
Bought mine from VBP; www.vbandp.com/, Davies Corvette; www.corvetteparts.com/ also sells them, and you can find them on eBay from various vendors.
