Cars need a lot of fluids to make them work properly, and two of the most important are fuel and oil. One handles the glorious process we know as combustion, and the other stops all of your engine’s moving parts from rubbing together and turning your car into a very expensive paperweight.
These things are the lifeblood of our cars, but they’re also something you want to be careful with. They can be stinky, staining and of course, flammable, and that means if you’re transferring them, you want them to start off in their containers, end up in the correct part of the car, and ideally, not find their way anywhere else in between.
It’s for this reason that a good pump is vital for anyone dealing with automotive fluids at home, but ‘good’ doesn’t necessarily have to mean ‘expensive and complicated’. Take the Clarke COP1B Rotary Oil Pump: as the name suggests, it’s an entirely mechanical, hand-operated pump using a simple wind-up rotary mechanism to transfer fluids from standard-size 48-gallon or 210-litre drums.
Suitable for use with petrol, diesel and oil, the rigid suction pipe is a metre long, with a maximum suction depth of 1.5 metres, meaning it can comfortably work its way through the contents of a regular-size drum. Meanwhile, the 1.2-metre long delivery pipe provides a convenient and flexible method of transferring the fluids. Cranking at a reasonably relaxed 70rpm, it delivers an ample typical flow rate of 22 litres per minute.
Its uses aren’t just automotive either – it’s also suitable for pumping paraffin and kerosene, making it an ideal tool to use for topping up portable or industrial heaters without the risk of your clothes smelling like you’ve just crawled out of a jet engine. Surely that has to be worth £33.99.
Grab yours today at Machine Mart
