Brake fluid bleeding and flushing

So tried three different methods to flush/bleed the brake fluid and the first two failed. First sucked as much old fluid out and filled with new. Then went to passenger rear and opened bleeder into a bottle I made that had a hose from bleeder into a bottle with some brake fluid in it. Then went to pump brakes. Hardly got anything from that. Went to each wheel after that and barely got anything. Only the driverside front gave me anything called bleeding. Next I got a partner to pump the brakes while I opened the bleeder. Same result. Last, I just opened all the bleeders and made sure the reservoir stayed full. Took maybe an hour to drain out old fluid while I put in a quart and half. Anyone have trouble bleeding their brakes like this? Thought that was the right way, did the one man and two man method but was told just to open them all up and drain via gravity. It worked but was wondering why pumping the brake did nothing. Perhaps the ABS has something to do with it? Maybe it needs pressure? Next time I will have to get one of those pressure bleeders to cut down on the time.

 

Used a Motive power bleeder, it worked perfectly.. Part # 0101.. I had some air bubbles in the rear brakes, make sure you have enough fluid to get all bubbles and old fluid out.

 

I ran into a similar issue bleeding an '06 Toyota Avalon awhile back. In that case, things bled better with the engine running. Don't know if that will help bleeding a 2nd Gen Tacoma.

 

Early 2nd gens can be bled normally like old style. Newer 2nd gens ('09+?) have to be done differently. There's a thread here on it. I believe it's like the FJ. Fronts on an FJ can be bled normally. Rears just need the ignition on (engine off) and then press the brake pedal. Be warned though, it comes out very fast. The good part is that bleeding the rears takes no time at all.