Should I Buy This Compressor

[JonnyAlpha]

If it's the same as the Clarke pump, the red dot indicates the minimum level, and it should be filled to the top of the window. I'd use SAE30 compressor oil (AFAIK it's the same as SAE30 non-detergent engine oil) unless you can find specific instructions to the contrary.

The oil just lubricates the pump by splash lubrication. There will be scoops on the big ends to fling the oil around - it's important that the pump rotates in the right direction. If the rings are worn you'll get oil in the air so a regulator/filter is always the best option. Put the filter as close to the point of use as you can, this gives maximum oportunity for oil & water to condense in the pipework, and the higher pressure in the pipes overcomes resistance to flow better than a low pressure. You get more mass per volume.

Just been to my local Auto / Tool / everything supplier and couldn't get SAE 30 Compressor oil so had to settle with Sealey SAE 40 Compressor Oil hopefully this will be OK?

 

[brightspark]

Just been to my local Auto / Tool / everything supplier and couldn't get SAE 30 Compressor oil so had to settle with Sealey SAE 40 Compressor Oil hopefully this will be OK?

all my compressors ever get is whats being used in me vehicles and still going strong

 

[JonnyAlpha]

When I worked in the UK the theatre I worked at bought a compresser the same as the one in your photo from Halfords ... I used it for spray painting backcloths etc for shows ... it worked fine ,and still does 15 years later. If I lived in the UK I would buy it for that price... jeff...

point of interest , the instructions that came with this compressor said the red dot in the plastic window on the side of the pump is the correct oil level so check it out ......

Was it a Snap-On Compressor or another make using the same model, I am having great difficulty finding any manuals? Thanks.

 

[fixerupper]

It was'nt labled as snap-on but it looked just the same as the one in your photo same colour,blackplastic cover for the wheel and belt ,pump,motor ,etc and we bought it from Halfords ....