Gunson G4062 Eezibleed Kit

Godsend.Most people will work on a vehicle on their own. One of the jobs you simply cannot do solo is bleed brakes. Well with the old method anyway...This kit is incredibly simple, however I'll aim this review not at the features of the product but it's benefits.Aye, in the box is a plastic bottle, a couple of plastic tubes and a tyre valve but the convenience of the complete package is superb.Fill the bottle with fresh fluid, connect to master cylinder, connect to air source, open bleed nipple and have a cup of tea/fag/beer etc.Watch air bubbles and/or old fluid drain away.For twenty quid this is a very easy choice to make. I appreciate that in the box the adaptors for the master cylinders may not fit every model of vehicle on the road but one of them worked for my E46 bmw.One thing I will highlight is that people complained about French instructions and poor quality plastic air valve connections: They must have upgraded the product as the airline I have on mine is metal and the instructions are in English.Not that you need them really! Great bit of kit I wish I bought years ago.You can't put a foot wrong.

A great kit for one man bleeding. All the work is very clean without any drop of brake fluid.I was bleeding the break system of a MG A after a complete replacement of all break break cylinders and thus needed to flush several litres of brake fluid through the whole brake system to thoroughly get rid of all air bubbles hidden inside the brake lines. After spending some hours by the ususal two men bleeding procedure without much success, bleeding with the Eezibleed kit was incredibly efficient, clean and easy work even in one man. A big attention has to be paid to the de-pressurization of the bottle when opening it. Always check twice if the tyre clamp is disconneted from the tyre prior to opening any part of the system otherwise the brake fluid will end up everywhere.The only negative point is the low cost tyre clamp used on the air hose which looks really very cheap and is. It does not fit tight enough to the tyre valve and is slowly releasing the air sideward so the tyre needs to be reinflated quite offten to keep the pressure within the desired limits 10 - 20psi. This could maybe decrease the rating by half a star. But otherwise is the product well fabricated.

Very good and easy to use. Enabled me to change the fluid in my brakes simply and quickly. I found it easy to fit to my car, Saab 93, using one of the reservoir caps provided. Once fitted it is just a question of doing each wheel in turn as per your car's handbook.Postives:1. Well made2. Easy to assemble3. Clear instructions4. Easy to use5. You don't need to pump the brake pedalNegatives (Hence only 4 stars):1. The bottle needs to sit somewhere stable in the engine bay as the tube to the brake reservoir cap is not very long. I managed this but with some cars it may be difficult.2. Do not exceed 20 psi or you'll have brake fluid all over the place - it will leak out from where the tube fits the reservoir cap. It may also force the tube off its fitting.3. The clip securing the air line to the tyre valve connector is not very strong. The air line kept coming off - I had to tighten lock wire around the air line where it fits onto the connector to stop this happening.4. If you use a bike tyre as suggested by someone else, this will save you having to re-inflate your spare. This is a good tip but I found the bike tyre ran down from 20 psi very quickly meaning I had to keep inflating that. In the end I used the spare and just re-inflated afterwards.5. Doing a brake system flush uses a lot of fluid meaning several refills of the bottle. Without disconnecting everything you need to screw the bottle to the cap not the cap to the bottle but this is a minor issue. Just a little awkward in the engine bay with greasy hands!

I haven't used a pressurised bleeder for (insert suitably large number) of years, since I was full time in the auto industry. Anyway, at the price this was on offer, it seemed a "no brainer" for the fluid replacement job I wanted to do. These days, the car is getting older as well as it's owner and as I have more time (and dare I say some retained knowledge and skill), I thought this would make a useful item to keep on the shelf. I quite like doing some of the servicing and maintenance work on my car these days. I find it therapeutic. It seems that most modern vehicles are recommended to have the brake fluid changed every 2 years max, so I can see this getting reasonable use and re-use. Anyway, it comes as a complete kit and certainly had everything I needed to do the job on my VAG vehicle. DO read the instruction carefully and assemble the bits that fit your car, testing which cap fits properly before assembly. DO do a pressure test (as recommended) BEFORE you fill the thing with fluid. The unit says not to use more than 20 psi pressure but I noticed on my vehicle owner's forum that the guys there recommended keeping it under 12 psi. Actually, if you have a good on-line forum for your vehicle, it never hurts to check first for tips and tricks or even difficulties that others have encountered.So, did it work? Yes, absolutely fine. Was it difficult to use? No, not really. A bit fiddly in comparison to a professional unit but hey, is that a fair comparison? Worth the money? Yes. Any tips? Take your time, make sure the bottle is topped up, don't overdo the pressure and be very careful with brake fluid around car paint work.