power bleeding '05 XC70 AWD

wz-dc · Post by **wz-dc** » 20 Apr 2009, 18:13

My brakes are spongy feeling, and with 65,000 miles on the car I'm going to flush and bleed the brake system. In the past I have simply bled the brakes the old fashioned way. After reading the posts on this site I have purchased a power motive bleeder. I have not seen in the various posts I've read how much pressure to use. How much pressure should I pump it up to? I have also read elsewhere that for ABS cars the wheel closest to the ABS controller should be bled first. Any comments on that as well would be much appreciated.....

Thanks, Dave

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 20 Apr 2009, 19:43

I pump my Motive up to about 20lbs and just leave it...it will go down some but you won't need to repump it do the job. Much more than this and I understand it could damage the seals.

wz-dc · Post by **wz-dc** » 25 Apr 2009, 11:33

Thanks, I'll give that a try....

Dave

wz-dc · Post by **wz-dc** » 25 Apr 2009, 14:07

What a great product!!! That was the easiest bleed and flush of a brake system that I could imagine. As was suggested here, I used it just to pressurize the master cylinder, and added fluid as necessary when the level dropped. Got a lot more garbage out than I would have expected; the best part is that the pedal feel is so much better!!! It has never been this good, even when new...

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 26 Apr 2009, 06:27

Glad it worked for you- yeah, I love my Motive bleeder- I use it the same way you do!