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Old 18-12-2024, 08:38 PM   #1
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2 years ago I got a Supercheap bottle jack, used it a few times then stored it (on its side?) since then it appears to be a lot slower at pumping up.
Could it be my immagination or has it leaked if so course of remedial action
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Old 18-12-2024, 09:09 PM   #2
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Bin it and buy a reliable jack.

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Old 18-12-2024, 09:29 PM   #3
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Find a Hilux or Prado bottle jack.
Non hydraulic, will last forever.
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Old 18-12-2024, 10:01 PM   #4
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Would not be the first time I've lost oil in a bottle jack, just top it up with hydraulic oil, here is some instructions to help you.
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/on...bi9lZpRjkqTzDE
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Old 18-12-2024, 10:07 PM   #5
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Bin it and buy a reliable jack.

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This - don't faff about with stuff that lifts up the car, if you have any doubts bin and buy a new one, you don't want to be jacking up the car and then it comes down at a rate of knots unexpectedly.
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Old 19-12-2024, 01:58 AM   #6
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hi
air leaking in or fluid leaking out or both
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Old 19-12-2024, 04:06 PM   #7
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2 years ago I got a Supercheap bottle jack, used it a few times then stored it (on its side?) since then it appears to be a lot slower at pumping up.
Could it be my immagination or has it leaked if so course of remedial action
Pump it right up and squeeze/bleed it right down a few times, might come good if it didn't lose any fluid and seals are still good. Just because its cheap doesn't mean its not reliable, of course you wouldn't work on a car balancing on only a bottle jack. A good test of the seals is to put full weight of the car on jack and see if it leaks down over the hours.
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Old 19-12-2024, 04:21 PM   #8
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local wrecker had a Prado one $40 tske that as a win.
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Old 20-12-2024, 06:53 PM   #9
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If there is a small rubber bung on the body of the jack then that is the oil level with the jack collapsed. Take it out, fill with hydraulic oil till it starts to weep out of the hole, replace the bung.
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