Motive Products Pressure Bleeder

[MattR]

I was able to try out my new Motive Products Pressure bleeder tonight. All I can say is WOW! How have I gone this long without a pressurized bleeder system?

It is super easy to use, all you do is screw it on to the car's resevior, check for leaks by pumping air only. Once it's good, poor the fluid in to the canister. To Fill it half full, I poured in a whole can of ATe Super Blue. Then you simply pump it to 10 or 15 psi and your sytem is charged. You then go around in your normal bleeding order, crack the brake bleeders, and let it flow. It goes so quick I was able to go around the car twice in the time it normally would have taken to do two wheel positions. I flushed a whole can thru and it was very simple.

I purchased the Motive Products Pressure Bleeder ( http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/motive-products-hydraulic-brake-clutch-pressure-bleeder-p-2754.html) from Rally Sport Direct in Salt Lake City. They've always been very easy for me to deal with and shipping only takes one day.

[Nick Koan]

Cool!

I take it the order is specific to the reservoir of the car, so I guess I need to figure out if my reservoir is the same as the Impreza's. I assume so, as there really isn't much reason for it not to.

[MikeK]

Did it work with the speed bleeders?

[sperry]

Did it work with the speed bleeders?
Speedbleeders would be no different than regular bleeders with a pressurized bleeder.

[MattR]

I took the speed bleeders off, and put the stock nozzles back on. I think it would work fine either way. I think I may en dup picking up a nice new and clean set of OEM nozzles for the furture.

[qksubi]

NICE!!! I can i borrow it :)

[MattR]

I guess.

[qksubi]

I might need your assistance!!??

[MikeK]

Speedbleeders would be no different than regular bleeders with a pressurized bleeder.

Not true, a few people on nasioc have said that the pressurised bleeder didn't make enough pressure to activate the valve in speed bleeders, but the normal bleeders were no problem.

[sperry]

Not true, a few people on nasioc have said that the pressurised bleeder didn't make enough pressure to activate the valve in speed bleeders, but the normal bleeders were no problem.
If you have a pressurized bleeder, what's the point of speedbleeders? Assuming there's enough pressure to release the check valve, the process is exactly the same w/ or w/o speedbleeders... except now you've got $60 worth of useless check valves on your bleeders waiting to fail due to high brake temps on track.

[MikeK]

If you have a pressurized bleeder, what's the point of speedbleeders? Assuming there's enough pressure to release the check valve, the process is exactly the same w/ or w/o speedbleeders... except now you've got $60 worth of useless check valves on your bleeders waiting to fail due to high brake temps on track.

Why didn't I think of that??

[sperry]

Why didn't I think of that??
I'm not saying you didn't think of that. I'm saying that if you install speedbleeders on a car that you pressure bleed, you're wasting your time. It's paying money for something that only adds a moving part that high temps could foul up. Nothing like $15/bleeder that you can't bleed through because the valve is seized shut.

[MikeK]

It's really not that complicated. The speed bleeders are already on the car! I wanted to know if I really had to go back to my normal bleeders to use a pressure bleeder. The steps are as follows:

Step 1: Install speed bleeders and laugh at the fools who have to use crappy normal bleeders. Use them successfully for a year.

Step 2: Get a pressure bleeder and reinstall normal bleeders and laugh at the fools who have to use crappy speed bleeders

Step 3: ???

Step 4: Profit!

[sperry]

I had speedbleeders. I was never impressed. They worked "okay" the 1st 2 or 3 times I used 'em... then they just leaked and sucked air in through the threads.

I would definately stick w/ normal bleeders, especially w/ a pressure bleeder tank, since they're totally useless if you've got one of those.

[MattR]

I need NEW oem bleeders, mine are hammered.

*reaches for phone*

[sperry]

I need NEW oem bleeders, mine are hammered.

*reaches for phone*
How did you screw up OEM bleeders? :lol:

[MattR]

After almost 3 years of bleeding, and heat abuse, their pretty f'd up. Some new happy clean threads will slide in there so nicely...mmm.

[MattR]

They're on order. Thank God I have a hookup on them so they wont cost much.

[MikeK]

They're on order. Thank God I have a hookup on them so they wont cost much.

Sweet, a hookup!!!

[MattR]

It's my hookup, and I'm not allowed to share it.

[MikeK]

The parts department at lithia doesn't count as a hookup

[MattR]

Michael Hohl > Lithia

[Joeyy]

Dude, I was so looking foward to being around for the brake bleed and even had the afternoon and night off. Over looked again, damn!.. :(

[MattR]

Sorry Dude, I forgot.