Swapped to a Motive pressure bleeder after fighting with old vacuum pump for 2 hours

I was using a Mityvac vacuum bleeder on a 2018 F-150 and kept getting air bubbles no matter what I did. Wasted all morning cracking bleeders and still had a spongy pedal. A buddy brought over his Motive pressure bleeder and it was night and day difference. First try the pedal was rock solid and I was done in 20 minutes flat. Anyone else finally give up on vacuum bleeding and switch to pressure?

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rosejackson7d agoMost Upvoted

Same here man I fought with a vacuum bleeder on my F-150 for hours before switching to pressure too. That Motive setup is a total game changer.

evanpalmer6d ago

Did you have to bleed all 4 corners again or just the one that was giving you trouble? I'm wondering if the Motive pushes enough fluid to clear air from the ABS module on those trucks.