Gunson Eezibleeder

[crooner]

Hi, anyone know if any of the caps on the gunson eezibleeder will fit my 2004 citroen c3 14 LX  

[Johndouglas]

They come with a selection of caps. One of them is bound to fit.

[crooner]

They come with a selection of caps. One of them is bound to fit.

thanks john , iv'e seen on the reviews that some cars were not suitable ,unless they bought the master cylinder cap adapter

so want to make sure it fits mine without going to extra expense ,

[crooner]

someone on this forum must have used this bleeder on a c3

[paul.h]

I have one of these eezibleeders but have given up using it since it is too much bother. Early on I stopped filling up the container with brake fluid since if the cap was not air tight it would blow brake fluid out and over the car, the fluid is contaminated after being in the container so should not be put back in the original bottle, the bottle would need cleaning out if fluid was put in it, however with filling the container it would need frequent disconnecting to fill up the reservoir. Also the tyre pressure has to be let down before bleeding and then pumped back up again, it does not work very well to bleed the clutch which should also be done when the brake fluid is replaced, any air bubbles in the fluid are compressed by the pressure and made smaller so may not be bled out easily, I was always worried the pressure could cause the reservoir to split since it will bulge when the pressure is applied.

 

I now prefer to use a Mityvac brake bleeder which sucks the fluid out through the bleed screws. When replacing the fluid it can be used to suck out most of the fluid from the reservoir, by using vacuum any air bubbles are made larger and should be easier to remove, it works well on the clutch. Only problems are the standard fluid container to catch the old brake fluid is a bit small needing frequent emptying and air can leak around the threads on the bleed screws. A larger container is available but I made a larger container about 300 ml out of a plastic air tight container with bleed screws fastened to the screw top lid and hoses held on these with small hose clips. It has also been used on the C3 to help remove air from the coolant bleed screws when filling with coolant. The one I have is a Mityvac 6820 which still seems to be available and as well as vacuum it can produce a pressure which I have previously used when setting up a Saab turbo. If you have a decent capacity air compressor you can also get vacuum bleeders that use an air supply to create a vacuum from such as Draper.

[crooner]

thanks paul , the eezibleeder has had good reviews that's why i thought it would be easy to use ,

your reply got me a bit worried so i phoned a local garage for a quote £25 + £10 for fluid total £35

for me it's a no brainer iv'e booked it in ,

thanks anyway

[paul.h]

Our dealer charges about £40 for a brake fluid change. You need to make sure it is bled out through all the bleed screws and that the clutch is also bled since I suspect this could be easy to miss. £10 for fluid seems a bit high, only 1 litre should be needed and costs about £6 but the total cost is still reasonable so not worth arguing about.