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YOUR RESEARCHBrake Bleeding with Motive Pressure Bleader
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To ensure I never run the car's reservoir dry, I disconnect the bleeder after each caliper and refill the reservoir.
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I've adopted the method of running the Motive bleeder "dry", which means I do not put brake fluid in the bleeder itself.
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quick questions, I am bleeding right now and I see the pressure on my motive bleeder drop like 1-2 psi every minute, is that normal ?
It is ok, I just pump it after each caliper but I wonder if you guys have steady pressure during the whole process, in which case I need to look around for the air leak.
I looked for fluid leak, I can't find any.
A few comments:
1. The pressure should drop in the Motive bleeder as brake fluid gets pushed out of the system. I don't recall the rate at which my pressure drops, but 1-2 psi per minute doesn't sound unreasonable.
2. Running the bleeder at lower than 20 psi is not a problem and does not compromise the quality of the flush/bleed. All it will do is cause the flush/bleed to proceed a little bit slower.
3. I've adopted the method of running the Motive bleeder "dry", which means I do not put brake fluid in the bleeder itself. To ensure I never run the car's reservoir dry, I disconnect the bleeder after each caliper and refill the reservoir. This means I re-pump the Motive (to 15-20 psi, I'm not picky) after each caliper, but this means I don't worry at all about the small pressure loss during the bleeding process. And, I don't have to clean up the Motive when I'm done, a big plus in my book.
Good luck.
thanks guys, all is well then it seems.
I do also run it dry and add fluid after each caliper, small insurance price to pay for and this way pressure can be pumped up each time. pretty quick anyways.
Ditto on the dry method and using only 15psi or so; nice and methodical and reduces the mess. Now I just need to figure out incorporating the durametric so I can bleed the ABS pump too...
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