Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

[bpmcl00]

looking for a pump to suck the oil out of my 4.3 mercruiser, and i came upon this. its pretty cheap, so i was wondering what peoples opinions were on this product after using it. awesome? okay? horrible?

heres a link:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=45403

 

[Bondo]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

Ayuh,...

Personally,.....
I've Never bought a tool from Harbor Freight that was even worth the Shipping costs,...
Muchless the purchase Price...

 

[bpmcl00]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

i wouldnt ship there is one 20 mins away from my house. actually kind of convenient. thats why i was wondering about this product

 

[Don S]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

i wouldnt ship there is one 20 mins away from my house

What he meant without actually saying it, is that the HF tools are pure junk, Don't waste your money. Get something usable.

 

[Moku'ula]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I bought a hand pump and used it to change the oil on my boat a couple weeks ago... I have since gone out and bought a pump that connects to my cordless drill as the 30+ minutes of pumping wore me out - and I'm buff...

Jef

 

[bpmcl00]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

alrighty, can any of you all recommend a good hand pump or drill pump in the 20 dollar range?


thanks

 

[salty87]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

i'd buck up to the moeller vacuum pump. iboats price is pretty good at $60.

http://www.iboats.com/Moeller_Fluid...5169966--**********.527547523--view_id.341308

pump it 10 times and chill for a bit

 

[JustJason]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I have a very similar pump but it is a mityvac brand.... it's close but looks a little different. All the adaptor lines that came with the mityvac stunk. But I got some line at the depot that work fine. I love my pump..... nice and easy... self contained.... no mess.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

i'd buck up to the moeller vacuum pump. iboats price is pretty good at $60.

http://www.iboats.com/Moeller_Fluid...5169966--**********.527547523--view_id.341308

pump it 10 times and chill for a bit

I bought the Moeller pump from Boaters World and I wouldn't trade it for anything! Cold or hot, 15 or so strokes on the pump and you just stand back and it happens.

I didn't like using the small plastic tube down the dipstick tube so I installed a drain tube in the pan. The vacuum pump sucks the oil thru that hose in about 1 min or less.

It's also very easy to pour from too......right into my waste oil furnace tank!

 

[xxxflhrci]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I have a 12v pump like this:

http://www.opentip.com/Sporting-Goods/Cesmith-Oil-Change-Pump-p-667913.html

I got it for about 30 bucks and have used it for 10+ years. It will suck the oil out in about 5 minutes.

 

[Moku'ula]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

well - with shipping this one's just over $20...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-...trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ380065339736

Jef

 

[salty87]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

a few thoughts on drill pumps:

*you have to be there to pump, someone's got to run the drill
*the pump gets hot in your hand, can't let go of it and you've got a real mess
*you have to get out the drill too
*drill pumps require a juggling act because you have to:
a. run the drill for the pump to do anything (1 hand for the drill, the
other holding the pump)
b. make sure you don't spill whatever jug you've rigged for the oil
c. keep the pump AND drill a certain distance from the block
d. once you're done you've got to get it all out without dripping or
spilling

the self-contained vacuum style is much, much easier. set it up, pump a few times, come back and check on it, lift the whole thing out.

 

[BaileysBoat]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I vote for the Moeller. Got mine from the Yamaha dealer.
Thats what they use in the shop.

 

[firecadet613]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I bought it, and love it. I had to replace the cheap thin hosing it came with. I went to Lowes and bought some 3/8" I.D. clear tubing. It fit perfectly on the pump, and also on my oil dipstick tube on my 5.7Gi. Pumped it all out in under 5 minutes. For the price it can't be beat!

 

[bpmcl00]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

wow, thanks for the review firecadet. that is what i was looking for, someone who had used the product, and what they had thought of it.

thanks bud

 

[turborich]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I love Harbor Freight! Some of there stuff is great & some is junk, I still shop there often. They always take anything defective back & all hand tools are lifetime warranty.

 

[JustJason]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I bought a tape measure from harbor freight once....
I was building some shelves and half way through it i knew something wasn't right. I took the tape measure out and compared it to my machinist rule (that goes down to 32nds)
On the tape measure.... every inch was just inbetween 7/8ths and 15/16ths..... I pulled out my hockey stick and gave the thing a hard wrister into the gutter.

 

[Dshow]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I don't use HF for tools I'm going to use often or for percision stuff...
But I do get HF tools I use occassionally. Sure beats not having the tool at all and the price is right.

Regarding percision tools, I bought a tap & die set from them once and all the thread dimensions were off... Now I stick with a known brand if the tolerance is critical.

 

[meesh]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I have the cesmith 12 volt like xxxflhrci. It is closer to $40 than $20 but no hand work. warm up the oil, go down the dipstick and my 5.7 is pumped clean in about 3 minutes. no muss no fuss. Right into a couple of milk juggs and off to recycle they go.

 

[Slip Away]

Re: Harbor freight hand oil pump..?

I bought it, and love it. I had to replace the cheap thin hosing it came with. I went to Lowes and bought some 3/8" I.D. clear tubing. It fit perfectly on the pump, and also on my oil dipstick tube on my 5.7Gi. Pumped it all out in under 5 minutes. For the price it can't be beat!

Update, his pump has failed after only a couple of uses. He has bought a Moeller now. HF pump