R003-252 Merkur Precision Oiler with Aluminium Container, 300 ml

Best oiler ever. Something to leave to the kids in your will 👍

Superbly made and a lovely addition to your garage equipment. Very precise oil delivery and made to last.

Works well with no leaks unlike cheaper cans I've bought elsewhere, perfect for general oiling or using on machine tools with the small push button type oilers. Some reviews mention the seal at the top of the can and it squeezing out when the can is filled and the pump is refitted. Mine is spot on, either they've changed the material to a harder rubber or the other reviewers were putting the top back on with way too much force.

Having used reilang oilers for over 30 years, their latest cost-cutting has rendered the two I bought recently fit for the scrap bin. The change of body seal has been mentioned before - the soft square seal simply pushes out of place when the lid is only slightly tightened, so no use. I can find an o-ring to replace it, however, the pump action is now so bad, the actuating rod keeps falling out of the registration hole in the handle. We've tried for a couple of months to use them but have now given up - they're far too expensive for this sort of experience!

This product is an oil can, so I used it to keep oil in. Specifically, 3-in-1 oil. I bought the oil can from Amazon UK in August 2019. After 18 months of occasional use I found that it leaked at the joint between the cap and the reservoir. When I unscrewed the cap, the rubber ring (not an O-ring, the design has recently been changed to a square-section ring, if that makes sense) had stretched and softened. I wrote a nice email to the manufacturers asking for a replacement, but my message – written in good Swiss French – was ignored. I don’t know why the 0-ring design was changed. It may have coincided with a change of ownership when Reilang was taken over. But obviously the rubber they now use doesn’t like good old-fashioned 3-in-1. Such a shame, because, as others have noted, the Reilang oilers have been the gold standard for decades. EDIT After writing a second time to Haussmann, the new owner of the Reilang brand, I’ve received a reply. They will send me a replacement sealing washer. Fingers crossed …

Although this is quite expensive for an oilcan, it is the best one you will ever buy. It is very well designed and engineered and will work in any position, even upside down. It does not leak either! I have had one for about 25 years and bought one recently for a friend of mine. The design has not changed in all that time so it must be as near perfect as makes no difference!

Excellent product and excellent build quality. How an oil can used to be made...

Took ten days to reach me in the UK, and I was hoping it would live up to it's historically well regarded name. However it was immediately obvious the circular rubber seal between the top and the reservoir was distorting when the two halves were screwed together. Another reviewer said they had to replace the same seal because it stretched as a result of the interaction with penetrating oil, but my observation is that the seal is oversized in the first place. I suspect a harder nylon washer is what's needed. The other grumble I've got is that there was some sharp swarf left protruding from the thread where the brass nozzle screws into the top part of the oil can, and that I cut my finger tips on this when first handling the oil can. At this price you shouldn't expect to have to tinker around with replacing the main washer, or cut your fingertips on first use.