Did it today. Piece of cake. Used about a quart. No pressure leaks. I could not find denatured alcohol to clean the Motive with but used a quart of Isopropyl alcohol 70% and that seemed to clean it well. Will take a while to get it all dried out. Took me a long time as I only could jack up one wheel at a time. (I need jackstands that will fit over those round lift bumpers under the car. Any suggestions?)

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hlg

This could save an engine for you.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/104657-storage-240d.html?posted=1#post718793

I don't know what the lift bumpers look like on your car, but is something like this what you had in mind?

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Mr. F.P.,

'Same as always, with exception of technological advancements I.E.:
"Power Bleeders".

Try One , You'll never go back to "Hiram ,Pedal down and hold".

A very good, and less costly, alternative to the Motive product is the Eezibleeder. This is a pressure bleeder I read about many times in English car magazines, and I tracked down a guy in Florida that sells them for $34.95. I've used it many times with great success.

http://www.aep.bigstep.com/eezibleed1.htm

GregS

I've got one of the Eezibleed kits myself. It works very well and doesn't require a tank because you use a spare tire to provide pressure.

I have a Motive Bleeder and find it quite handy for flushing, but I'm not looking forward to the day when I need to bleed a system that has been opened.
-Originally posted by Larry Bible

I'm having trouble reviving the brakes on the 300D. The system was opened with replacement of master cylinder, front caliper rebuilds and hoses.

I tried a manual bleeding today with the aid of my brother but still don't have brakes. I think I was not doing it 100% correctly but seems it will take forever to get all the air out.

Will a Motive Bleeder or EZbleeder work on a recently opened system, or not?

Thanks.

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6

You have to watch how you fill the reservoir and keep it full. There is a rear chamber that can run empty when the forward chamber looks to have fluid. If you don't keep both chambers full, you won't do a proper job of bleeding the system.

The Motive power bleeder or any pressurized bleeder for that matter takes care of this problem since the reservoir will be full. Actually, beyond full.

I think what Larry was referring to is a reservoir with cracked vent caps or sensor seals. These items are above the operating fluid level so fluid doesn't have a chance to leak. When you pressurize the reservoir with fluid, you'll know quickly if the seals need replacement.

Sixto
95 S420
87 300SDL

Wow that was fast! Thanks sixto, I wish the answers came that quickly in the vintage forum. I just ordered the eezibleed.

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6

When I first experimented with my power bleeder the m/c would not hold pressure, as it appeared to leak at the two rubber caps on the top. I'm assuming that these are fluid level sensors of some sort?

Any suggestions as to how to seal them?

Thanks

Kevin

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'85 300SD

The bleeder is now about a year old and is working fine.

Right before X-mas, I did and R&R on the W115's master cylinder using the homie bleeder. THe only problem I ran into was that the 115's master cylinder has a check valve/vent in the top of the reservoir. When you pressurize the system enough to bleed the brakes, some fluid weeps past this widgit and makes a mess that you have to clean up.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

The verdict is still out on the master cylinder, maybe it is defective. My front caliper rebuild could be faulty or the air is just being a real pain.

Do you recommend opening both rear bleed screws simultaneously since there is one line running to the back that T's and maybe possibly elevating the rear too?

Brake pedal doesn't like to pump up firm and whenever you get a little pressure, it sinks immediately to the floor. The car will stop with the pedal all the way down. Also, the flow of fluid at the bleeders was weak with the pumping method.

I used the pressure bleeder and ran all the bubbles out at each end, keeping the resovoir completely topped up. No luck.

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6

Any update???

Josh,

For bleeding a system that has been opened, run the engine while you are using the two man method. The added power from the booster is often necessary for bleeding 123 systems especially if one of the "men" in the two "man" team is an 80 pound young lady. My daughter used to help me and I learned quickly that she just didn't have the oomph to put enough pressure on the lines. With the engine running it was no problem.

Good luck,

Would using something like teflon tape help solve this problem? This is my next project and since I have the Mighty Vac and not a pressure flusher, I would like to try to make this work.

Thanks in advance,
Dale

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Fantom71 aka Dale
Madison, AL

91 190E 2.6 5 speed 220k miles and this car still scoots!