Pela oil pump spares

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Anyone know if its possible to get a spare set of seals for a PELA pump. It never worked very well but the seals are definitely now shot. A diagram would also help. Not sure if the designer knew anything about designing vacuum systems.
 
I've tried this before and only the 'pipes' were available. I had enquired of the importers and they said 'not possible, not available'. Looking last week I bought a new set of 'pipe's' and that was the only thing available.
 
I do not know which of the Pela's you mean but it makes little difference: it is almost impossible not to find the replacement of a rubber seal. You can find all sizes of O-rings, lip-seals or whatever on the net; the only thing you need to know is the exact shape and size which will be clear once you have disassembled the pump. There is no need to expect information or assistance from the maker, just rely only on yourself!

Daniel
 
tillergirl said:
I've tried this before and only the 'pipes' were available. I had enquired of the importers and they said 'not possible, not available'. Looking last week I bought a new set of 'pipe's' and that was the only thing available.
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Where did you get the pipes from?

The ones that came with mine didn't like being used for oil so have disintegrated.
 
The pipes are easy I used PTFE small bore air hose. It works very well. There is a small rubber flap non return seal which is definitely non standard. There are a couple of thin O rings which look standard but the way they have been used is not standard. Not sure where they are supposed to seat. Its a pretty useless design especially without a diagram or user manual. The plastic tapers really don't provide a very good vacuum seal especially now they are worn. It looks as if the pump does not disassemble. There must be hundreds of these out there which don't work properly for the sake of a few spares and a proper user manual with diagram. Perhaps someone can enlighten me.
 
KAM said:
The pipes are easy I used PTFE small bore air hose. It works very well. There is a small rubber flap non return seal which is definitely non standard. There are a couple of thin O rings which look standard but the way they have been used is not standard. Not sure where they are supposed to seat. Its a pretty useless design especially without a diagram or user manual. The plastic tapers really don't provide a very good vacuum seal especially now they are worn. It looks as if the pump does not disassemble. There must be hundreds of these out there which don't work properly for the sake of a few spares and a proper user manual with diagram. Perhaps someone can enlighten me.
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Mine has stopped sucking, did you ever find the answer?
 
I have been disappointed with the performance of my Pela. An awful lot of pumping for little return. The pump fitted to my Beta engine works really well, and I think that something similar but freestanding would be a lot better.
 
I've found that for the smaller diameter pipe that goes down the dipstick tube, you can use a bicycle Bowden cable outer. Its outer diameter is such that it fits neatly into the inside of the larger pipe that connects to the pump. (We've split the pipe at the junction as we also use the pump for thorough de-watering of the bilges, using the larger diameter pipe only.)
 
BlueChip said:
Mine has stopped sucking, did you ever find the answer?
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That's wierd I threw my Pela out years ago because it never worked but yesterday I happened to be working on a friend's engine his Pela seems to work OK. We're doing an oil change today so I'll have a look at it and see what the difference is.
 
I’ve never had a problem with my Pela in terms of suction. I usually use it by attaching it to the sump drain pipe on the engine, which works fine. However, I once had a mind fart and tried using the dipstick pipe instead: no end of trouble trying to find the oil to suck out, then realised what the problem was.
Ive used it to extract diesel, gear oil, petrol, bilge water: works just fine. It’s now 9 years old and still going strong.
 
Used different Pela pumps for decades and never had a problem.

Home Brew shops are a good source of tubing, an O ring is an O ring.
 
One thing it's easy to miss (well, I've done it a few times!) is that the top spigot on which the pump fits normally has a rubber cap over it with the valve in, which can come off and get lost. As the pump itself has a rubber "seal" at the end, it's quite easy if you're a bit dopey, as I often am at the end of a trip, to put the pump directly onto the bare plastic spigot, as it kind of looks OK. But of course it doesn't actually work. From the posts above, that's almost certainly not the problem, but I thought I'd mention it in a "are you sure there's petrol in the tank?" kind of way.
 
I found that the best way to get a pella to work was to use it in tandem with a cheap Aldi/Lidl electric one but not connected!
 
Help!!!! By mistake I threw my Pela 6000 oil extractor hose away with the oily waste. Does anyone have a spare hose?
 
duncan99210 said:
I’ve never had a problem with my Pela in terms of suction. I usually use it by attaching it to the sump drain pipe on the engine, which works fine. However, I once had a mind fart and tried using the dipstick pipe instead: no end of trouble trying to find the oil to suck out, then realised what the problem was.
Ive used it to extract diesel, gear oil, petrol, bilge water: works just fine. It’s now 9 years old and still going strong.
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My experience as well
 
Having reported that my Pela never worked properly I used a friend's a few weeks ago and it worked perfectly. I had a good look and the pump and seals they looked identical although the rubber seemed a bit softer. His version did not have the vacuum release valve though. I suspect that there may have been some faulty batches out there.
 
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