Thread: Oil syringes

Guess you wont be sending them a xmas card this year?

Not generally known for my patience I have found syringes too slow to use. What I have done in the past is used a drench gun which works quiet well except on the poor sheep who is first cab off the rank at drenching time. My latest trick was to fit a tyre valve to an old oil bottle. I had an empty diff oil bottle that was one litre with a tube about 6 inches long on it. Fill the bottle with desired oil and attatch a low pressure air line to it. (that bit is important) Use a regulator wound right down or a 4X4 air compressor with an on off switch might be alright also. This worked really well. I liked Numptys idea of the garden spray bottle. Long term though I think the rubber seals will wear. I use one that I fill with Diesel to light bonfires with. But after a year of use it leaks badly as I assume the diesel has deteriotated (Spelling? Wheres Ron when You need him) the seals. But I no complain . The sprayer cost about $9.00.

Originally Posted by JamesH

Speaking of which does anybody know how to get their hands on a large "horse" syringe for injecting fuel additive into a fuel tank (not my landy but my mates 63 Val)?

I've tried everywhere, even a vet!

Farm supply shops, Vets, Laboratory suppliers, Medical suppliers.

I just use a McNaughts oil syringe and so far its been pretty good. Likewise their grease gun.

I think mine are Grosz bought from Supercheap, although not in the least cheap.

I think some of my earliest posts cover the sheer maddening number of places I had to visit to buy a grease gun, and then repeating the process again to buy the correct grease format. I have a feeling that there was a refund and recharge from Supercheap that worked out as a double charge.

As with most of the mechanical things I do on the Defender, if you counted the hours and cash that I put into doing it myself, I could have paid a mechanic and taken a holiday.

Cheers
Simon

Originally Posted by JamesH

Speaking of which does anybody know how to get their hands on a large "horse" syringe for injecting fuel additive into a fuel tank (not my landy but my mates 63 Val)?

I've tried everywhere, even a vet!

Missus Numpty is a nurse. Perhaps she can donate an enema.

Last time I changed the oil in the TC I judged it wrong and ended up pushing my thumb in the drain hole until the missus came out and could change the countainer......whoops

Anythings better than a coke can cut down, cleaned and spouted.