European Power Bleeder - Motive Products 0100

Spent hours trying to figure out why it wasn't holding any pressure at all.... after trying everything I've concluded this thing is just defective. :(

The hose fights back against you like an O² sensor wire does and it's mounted too close to the pump handle so it gets in the way. I used it once and the 2nd time it had me chasing a leak all day that was the hose cap that won't seal.

This is my second motive power bleeder and this is absolutely terrible and a scam of a product. i wish FCP would take it off their website. IT doesn't matter if the bleeder works once flawlessly, its bound do defect and you will end up with brake fluid bursting out of the handle and making a mess of your engine bay. Really despise this product.

This pressure bleeder makes a complete mess. I pressurized the container to 12psi, began bleeding the brakes on my VW. Decided to check the engine bay to see how much fluid was going out and found that it was a geyser of brake fluid coming out of the pump handle area. There is NO way to quickly release the pressure with this so the only way to stop the geyser was to try and unscrew the top. Well, it’s COVERED in brake fluid (along with the entire engine bay, hood, fender, bumper, etc.) which is slippery so that was impossible to do. This thing is a complete waste of money. It made a horrible mess to clean up, probably will result in corrosion in the engine bay, and is now a paper weight. Do the classic method pumping the brakes or suck the fluid out from the caliper. This is just a nightmare.

In summary, as the day of 2026-08-01, don't get this specific brake bleeder, since the company has made the product useless. (2028-08-01) Problem #1: I knew the difficult part was pressurizing the system, but MAN was it difficult! I added thread seal tape, loss air. I checked if I tightened it well while trying to not over-tighten (the plastic let you know), still kept losing air. Problem #2: After taking it to the desire pressure (which was really rare), it would work; it would push the brake fluid out! But slowly. As expected, it did loss pressure, but while trying to correct, it would massively leak again. My guess is the movement of me creating pressure caused it lose pressure. At some point the cap was leaking brake fluid, for which I stopped and called my Dad to help me replace the brake fluid the old fashion way. I'm guessing it was manufactured horribly, as many others have commented the same problem; with some fixes. I plan to return it, but I'm unsure if they'll take it back. More of a personal review: HOLY SHIT! Was it difficult to add pressure. I was trying to go as fast as I could, because sometimes it would stay pressurized. I really wished this product worked right away, but I guess that’s what happens in the automotive industry. I was really defeated by the end, damn! I even lost a good amount of brake fluid while trying to pour it back to its container. (Probably can’t reuse it anymore because it has already been a month).

Absolute garbage. Would not hold 15psi and then lost all pressure. Pump broke apart when I opened it to see if it was sealed properly. Very disappointed because returning cost is not worth it. FCP Euro should not sell this product. Gave it 1 star because it wouldn't let me give it 0.

Had to use worm clamps to seal where the hose meets the bottle, air was leaking out wouldn't hold pressure but after using 2 worm clamps it worked

Do not buy. Negative star rating. Got past the initial leaks by teflon taping connections. Pump seal failed before getting halfway done with brake bleed. Made things worst and now I have air in brake lines with pump seal failing. All it does when pumping handle is to gurgle and bubble in tank before flowing out at handle. Did not exceed fifteen psi. piece of junk. Want Money back.

Works as the workshop manual intends.

I'm a qualified Tech and have extensive knowledge in automotive , this pump fed more air in my 2021 x3 system than fluid , even after adding teflon tape to all connectors . whether its the best tool for those who used it or not ! it was a waste of time energy . I would not recommend it .