Pump and nozzle suitable for oil delivery

[avidscavenger Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close avidscavenger]

Still trying to stop filling my cars' fuel tanks using stacked up milk crates and 25 litre oil drums...

I can see a number of automatic nozzles for sale that look like they'll do the job. Here are a few that I like the look of:

http://www.dudadiesel.com/choose_item.php?id=noz075AP

https://www.oilybits.com/piusi-a60-rapsoil-automatic-bio-fuel-dispensing-nozzle-60-70-lpm.html

More challenging seems to be the choice of pump. The only one I've seen that looks like it'd really do the job is from Scintex and priced accordingly: https://www.scintex.com.au/products/...v-24v-oil-pump But surely there must exist a Chinese knock-off or some other way of converting a cheap gear pump into one that won't stall when the outlet is blocked? Maybe the nozzle could also include a switch?

Any suggestions would be welcome!

[Tony From West Oz Vice Chairperson of WARFA Find all posts View Profile Close Tony From West Oz]

Re: Pump and nozzle suitable for oil delivery

I store my filtered oil in 20 litre HDPE drums.
I use a funnel and heft the drum up to pour the oil into the funnel and thus into the fuel tank.
Because I use a blend, I rinse the funnel out with contaminated diesel (mostly ULP) so it never gets a build up of oxidised oil.
I have tried pumps and nozzles, but always seemed to have overflows or spillages.
The 24/12V gear pumps have an oil seal which will leak oil into the motor, causing it to slow and eventually seize up. Mine took 3 years of oil transfer (weekly) before it failed.
I replaced the oil seal and cleaned the motor and brushes, but it never resumed it's former substantial flow rate.

ps, I am 70 years old.

[penangke Member Find all posts View Profile Close penangke]

Re: Pump and nozzle suitable for oil delivery

I bought something like cheap like this more than 5 years ago when I was making biodiesel.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/220V-OIL...AAAOSweNpf0BJF


I have been using it to fill my cars with SVO for at least 3 years.
No problems.
The pump is on the ground and sucking oil from a 1000lt cube. On/off switch on a post in front of the cube, where the nozzle also hangs- a metre form the tank of the car.
The only thing is it does not auto cut off.
BUT, all I do is listen to close to the tank when it is filling with hand on on/off lever and as soon as you hear a gurgle you know it is full. Rarely ever have a spill.
Jim

[avidscavenger Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close avidscavenger]

Re: Pump and nozzle suitable for oil delivery

That's good to hear. The item you posted the link to actually does have an automatic cut out. And seems a bargain at that price. Only problem is no delivery to WA.

[penangke Member Find all posts View Profile Close penangke]

Re: Pump and nozzle suitable for oil delivery

From memory I think the auto cut off did not work, but this one may be different.
What have they got against WA???