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Andrew F Rutledge
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
If you’re buying this with the thought that you’ll be able to bleed brakes by yourself, at the corner of the vehicle, with this one amazing tool, I wouldn’t count on it. The vacuum pump functions fine for vacuuming fluid out of the reservoir. Although the capacity of the collection jar is tiny when you’re talking about removing fluid from most vehicles, it does a good job actually creating vacuum and removing the fluid. When it comes to attaching to a bleeder screw and maintaining a vacuum to bleed your lines and calipers, it is not so simple. The plastic bleeder attachments are cheap and flimsy, designed to fit a multitude of vehicles, so the chances that the fit will be snug on your particular bleeder are slim. Some grease or some teflon might help you make a better seal, but by the time you have made that mess, you’re better off using the old school method of submerging a piece of tubing into a Gatorade bottle 1/4 full of clean break fluid and creating your own brake bleeder. Even with some teflon and grease, and using the including wire clamps, I wasn’t able to make a tight enough seal around my bleeder to make any meaningful progress. Keep in mind, I’m bleeding brakes on a Suburban, so large calipers, lots of brake line, a large amount of fluid. It took 10 minutes of pumping and cracking the bleeder to get about an ounce of fluid out of the first caliper, meaning it isn’t worth the time or effort. I wound up aborting, and using the included tubing and a clean 1/2 full bottle of brake fluid to make a poor man’s brake bleeder, and finished the corner I was working on and the other 3 corners in about the same amount of time that I wasted playing with the vacuum pump. Keeping it around, because I can see other uses for it in the future around the garage, like changing power steering fluid or pumping fluid out of a differential or transmission pan without having to remove the entire pan (although I’m going to have to fabricate a much larger catch can for that job, because 6 oz at a time will take all day) but it wasn’t the end all be at all brake bleeder that it is advertised to be.
Kelly Puorro
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Product does not work, suction was not working. I finally got it to work the container will not hold a seal. I was trying to bleed the breaks and it would lose suction.
Ryan M.
Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2025
Works as it is designed for
Ian B.
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025
Works well and arrived on time. Good value for money.
Paul
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025
It's a great tool for bleeding brakes and numerous other items. I found that applying some Teflon tape around the top of the bottle helped seal the lid. It has great suction and is very easy to set up and use.
Terri J.
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2025
Just as described. Works perfect for sealing jars.
JT
Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2025
This kit and case is 1/2 price vs the same tool without case at the local tool store. Used to bleed rhe brakes on my ATV. Worked great. Very pleased.
Indy
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2024
I have an 03 Toyota Corolla(non-ABS brake system) that I've made a hobby to experiment on and do as much as I can to it maintenance wise within reason. It's my only car and I've owned it since 2005. I thought I'd try to bleed my own brakes since I have replaced the rotors, brake pads, drums and brake shoes a few years ago. I went to the auto-shop to bleed the brakes for me back then.This inexpensive pump did the trick for me. I did a lot of research reading forums and watching Youtube videos. One thing that made me uneasy though is some people were saying seeing small bubbles is normal since the vaccum pressure is sucking air through the threads of the bleeder screw and isn't necessarily indicating there is air in the brake line nor does seeing these small bubbles mean that air is going into the line. Some folk were applying a grease or teflon tape around the brake bleeder screw to prevent air from being sucked into tube during the brake bleed process which I did not do. I chose the mindset that seeing a stream of air bubbles was normal and not to worry that they were going to make it into the brake line since the vaccum pressure was pulling. I did all four brakes and the braking system works fine. I'm happy to know the old dark brake fluid has been replaced with fresh new fluid. I did not use the black tips that came with the kit. I felt better securing the clear tubing directly over the bleeder screws.At a later date, I used this same pump to siphon out the old power steering(P/S) fluid from the reservoir. To my knowledge, this fluid hasn't been replaced once since I've had the car. I then filled the reservoir full with fresh Dexron III ATF from Toyota since that is what this car specifies to use for P/S fluid interestingly enough. I redirected the P/S fluid reservoir return hose into an empty bottle. I raised the front wheels to turn them from lock to lock to push new fluid through the system and push out the dark old P/S fluid until I saw the cherry red color. Had to top off the reservoir a few times as you do not want it to run dry since that would introduce air into the P/S system which you'd have to bleed out.I hope this review and my comments are helpful!
Wayne
Reviewed in Canada on August 12, 2024
I bought this with hopes that I won't have to pump the brakes manually. Unfortunately the vacuum pump always resulted in bubbles entering the tubing through the loosened bleeder port on the caliper. Since the purpose of bleeding brakes is to remove all air, I had no visual indication that the brake fluid coming out was free of air when I see a continuous stream of bubbles. In the end, I left the vacuum pump out and resorted to the tried-and-true brake pedal pumping technique and visually confirmed no air in the tubing and bottle.The clear tubing and container allowed me to see the darker yellow colour of the old brake fluid and verify when the lighter new fluid had flushed through the brake lines and calipers.The vacuum pump did come in handy for drawing coolant from the radiator when I was replacing coolant in the same car. Bonus points for supporting multiple applications.The carrying case is very handy, with storage locations for all hoses and fittings. The only items that didn't have storage spots were the hose clamps and spare o-ring.
H20FISH
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2024
The fittings that go on the bleeder are not the best qualityThey worked ,but suspect they will deteriote quicklyHave a second job to do with tool soon, will see how it works out
Faltan sensores
Reviewed in Mexico on October 20, 2024
Solo que las conexiones para fijarse a los purgadores de los canisters, tienen fugas y se pierde el vacío, tuve que fijarlos con una abrazadera sin fin pequeña
Nelson
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022
Well made kit. Pump is sturdy and will last longer than the plastic ones I have had in the past. Nice case and plenty of tubes and connections included. Problem is this kit does not work for my car. No fault of the kit. When I crack open the bleeder valves all I suck with the pump is air through the threads of the bleeder. If you have a car where the bleeders are sealed well enough for this pump to work then this is a good solution. I ended up doing what I always do, get my wife to pump the brake pedal. With the suction pump and cup this allowed me to keep everything drip free but it was not a one man operation, which is what I was hoping for. It also work very well for sucking all the old fluid out of the master cylinder reservoir and to refill it with fresh before beginning.
Antonio Almazan Suárez
Reviewed in Mexico on January 3, 2022
Este producto funciona bien,lo usé una vez en purgar los frenos de mi auto y extrae el aire sin problema,el inconveniente es que las mangueras que trae este kit quedan grandes en los purgadores y me fue necesario comprar mangueras a la medida,de ahí en fuera todo bien,si lo recomiendo.
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