I searched and was surprised not to find this discussion but I probably missed it.

Do most use a vacuum system or a pressure system like Motive?

I am leaning towards the pressure system as supposedly you have a lower chance for getting air into the system.

Motive appears to work similar to those pump sprayers for your garden chemicals. While another system called Speedibleed actually uses your tire's pressure and regulates it to a constant pressure and it has a quick release to relieve the pressure (e.g. when you need to add more fluid to the reservoir). Both seem easy and slick.

Thanks

 

I use the Bavarian Autosport brake bleeder similar to motive.
DIY here.

 

Great DIY, thx.

 

I use the Motive Import brake bleeder cause this fits my other vehicles as well.

 

I have an adapter for my ric...I mean Japanese cars as well .

 

That's a very nice piece of kit that Rizbel has and excellent instructions.

In the UK we have something a little bit similar made by Gunsons. Instead of a pressure tank it uses the pressure from one of the road tyres (reduced to less than 1 bar). Works quite well but needs careful pretesting without added fluid to make sure it is safely connected to the master cylinder. The most important aspect is the release of pressure before undoing the connection to the master cylinder.

Either way, it's far better than the old way having someone in the car pushing the pedal while you undo the brake nipple, and holding pedal down whilst you tighten the nipple to stop air going back in. The repetition will only lead to excessive wear on the master cylinder seals.

 

Who offers the best price?

 

Hahaha.. Yeah.. My other Japanese cars as well.
Those ri (I meant Japanese cars) are easy to work on, cheap parts, and pretty much problem free.

Proof? Just look @ E60 General discussion. Everytime I see new threads, it's 70% problems hahaha.

If I have all Germans then I'll have a headache if all of them break at the same time

 

Totally stupid question. How much fluid do our systems take?