Used a Motive Bleeder on my D2

[Cozy41EF]

After noticing how ugly the brake fluid on the rover was, and since I was due to flush the Porsche, I figured out how to get the motive bleeder to pressurize the D2 master cylinder. Motive doesn't make a direct fir cap for D2's so I used a universal round cap and a little weight.

Then sat it on the MC, added a little extra to make sure.

Pumped it up

Then cracked each bleed screw in order. Ugly stuff came out.

Until new blue fluid came out.

I used ATE super blue fluid, it made my gas milage go up by .3%!

Hope someone finds this usefull.

 

[Jake1996D1]

I used ATE super blue fluid, it made my gas milage go up by .3%!

You're kidding right?

 

[ptschram]

When your reservoir starts to leak, let me know. I think I have one in stock.

 

[JohnB]

 

[jafir]

:disco:

 

[onewhippedpuppy]

That's an awesome tool. I've been using one for years and can't imagine doing brakes without it. Also a big fan of ATE Super Blue, I also use it in my Porsche.

Did you try the universal cap with the bigger rubber washer, chain and j-bolts? I've found it works well when the cap doesn't just screw on.

 

[cosmic88]

just probably not all that great for the resevoir to place thirty pounds of downforce on it.

 

[Cozy41EF]

I think it was 26 pounds total weight I used, maybe 28. I have two of each weights. I tried with just 16 pounds but it woudn't hold pressure above 4psi. The D2 resevoir is large and square I used the universal round cap, that comes with j bolts and chains, but mine wouldn't fit around the resevoir.

Ideally 10psi is what I use, it's enough to get good flow through the ABS and such.

Did you make the D2 cap with the fittings or find it somewhere?

 

[RoverbyProxy]

Would it have made more sense to tie wrap the cap to the resevoir?? Gotta love redneck engineering though.

 

[robot808]

The Motive cap for my 928, is an exact fit for my D1.

 

[agthird]

would two small c-clamps work instead of dumb bells?

 

[p m]

JohnB and PT, care to elaborate?

 

[mbrummal]

when I used a motive bleeder on my truck, I made a longer arm to go across the top of the cap to let me use the hook and chain.

 

[JohnB]

JohnB and PT, care to elaborate?

Ok I need to clean that cap before I use it again.

I took an old used D2 cap. Yanked out the inside air bleeder thing; drilled a hole and added a chrome tire valve stem; also added a rubber o-ring around the middle. Works rather well.

The seals that the reservoir sit in are a weak link on Rover master cylinders so 5 psi is about the most you want to pump the motive bleeder too. Those seals which do fail on Rovers are not available separate from anyone.

 

[p m]

I was wondering if that blue brake fluid caused your and PT's posts.

 

[JohnB]

Never have used the blue. Maybe if I was lucky enough to have a track car.

 

[Cozy41EF]

Blue, then gold, then clear. If you change color each time you flush brakes, you know when all of the fluid is gone. We did a Boxster and a Cayman and had bought 2 liters of blue. Used just over one to do the two cars, so I thought the rover would like it.

I had also just recently replaced the ABS modulator with one from Will, wanted to make sure I flushed the thing good.