Cynic-al Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Up to not I've just used a bit of pipe and a bottle but fancy either a pressure or vacuum version. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I've not done this personally but I have seen it done. And I'm assuming here that you have a diesel engine. Tap into the vacuum line and fit a tee piece, this Tee would be normally blanked off when you're not bleeding your brakes. For this operation remove the blanking plug and fit a long length of hose (use a fuel line quality hose else it will collapse) to this Tee and going to your bleed bottle, this hose (Vacuum line) goes just into the top screw-on cap of the bottle - and sealed with silicon. The bottle size wants to be about a litre, strong plastic - NOT glass. The normal brake bleed hose goes deep into the bottle and below the fluid level - as it would normally, again seal it with silicon to make the bottle air tight. Open the bleed nipple and start your engine and top up the main reservoir as the brake fluid is drawn out of the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I've got a Gunson Ezibleed, and found it works perfectly. Saves having to borrow a family member to press the pedal on most occasions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yalan Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I bought a gunsons eezy-bleed from Halfords a decade or two ago. Still going strong & never failed to do the job 1st time. Uses spare tyre air pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Yup, eezibleed works for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 I was looking at the sealey hand pump one. How long is the pipe? Will it reach a front tyre? I don't want to have to drag a wheel in every time I want to use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Yes, eezibleed reaches the front tyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Trip to halfords then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Eezi-Bleed for me too. I can't remember how long I've had mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Boydie just read yours, if only I'd had a diesel engine I would've done that one... honest! Wonder what happens when the bottle gets full? Will have a ride to halfords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Surely you could do it with engine vacuum on a petrol engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 The hand vacuum ones that come as a kit from amazon are pretty good as well. I find it a bit less messy than the ezybleed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 What appeals to me about the vacuum ones it its all done from under the car so you can leave the top alone and just work underneath. Although I guess the bigger bottle on the ezbleed helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 easybleed thingies may be better now than the old one I had, but with mine the air pressure had to be very low so the "easy" supply of air was a nuisance 'cos the tyre needed re inflating after.. also even the low pressure air seemed to blow brake fluid about the engine bay every so often.. but millions sold and used etc.. The hand held vacuum ones pull the fluid through and the second you stop squeezing is the instant the fluid stops moving so IMHO its a bit more controlled. I bought 'er brother a sealy pressure bleeder which was quite a big version of the easy bleed but with a built in hand pump as the air supply, it looked a lot better but he never uses it so I assume its carp. I've been bleeding brakes for thirty years and still get the odd spurt of fluid where and when I dont expect it - but with this cheapo hand held thing I've yet to drop a spot of fluid. Of course YMMV ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Apparently it needs lower pressure, but 25psi is fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 if I had used 25psi on my old easibleed it would have meant re spraying half a dozen cars ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I can't remember what the recommended pressure was, but it was lower than a tyre.... I've always used mine at spare tyre pressure (25-30psi) and its not leaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcock Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I use an eezi bleed at a higher pressure without any problems as long as the replacement cap is air tight the rest of the system is under a lot more pressure in normal use. with the vacuum ones surely you need to keep the reservoir topped up more often than an eezi bleed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Eezi-Bleen pressure is 30 lb or less, I use a spare tyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I use an eezi bleed at a higher pressure without any problems as long as the replacement cap is air tight the rest of the system is under a lot more pressure in normal use. with the vacuum ones surely you need to keep the reservoir topped up more often than an eezi bleed. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with eezy bleed, just I prefer my little vacuum one... and yes the vacuum one doesn’t over fill the reservoir leading to further spillage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 I only pump my land rover tyres to 10 - 20 psi so it should be ok for me... I think they'd explode if they went any higher! I'm going to try one and blame all of you if it's rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Living up to your name there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 It was given to me many years ago by a friend on a Fiat forum which happened to have a lot of als. Don't know why he picked it for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souster Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 When you guys use the eezi bleed. Do you pump the pedal a couple of times too? Just to give it a helping hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcock Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 When you guys use the eezi bleed. Do you pump the pedal a couple of times too? Just to give it a helping hand? Never needed to the air pressure has always worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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