Anyone repaired hairline crack in chainsaw chain oil reservoir/tank with liquid metal?

[cessna]

I have noticed that their is a crack in the oil tank on my Stihl 362C chainsaw,which is allowing oil to leak out the tank. Have any of you successfully used one of the so say "liquid metal" type glues , to repair a crack in a chainsaw chain  oil oil tank , if so please can you tell me the name of the product you used,thankyou.

[Doug Tait]

I've used fibreglass resin for a lot of things before, including a fuel tank.

[Dan Maynard]

My dad repaired the cracked crankcase on his Dolmar 112 with fibreglass in about 1989 and the repair is still good. Dropped it out of a tree, one of the few times I can remember hearing him swear out loud.

[Bolt]

Another +1 for the fibreglass  resin for both fuel tank (plastic) and oil reservoir (alloy).  I am still using a 200t that I ‘fixed’ in 2009.  

I think I used the basic ‘plastic padding’ packs that you could pick up at Halfords!

Edited September 27, 2022 by Bolt
Auto correct doesn’t know best.

[Duncan.]

Repaired a 540xp oil tank with chemical metal, worked well. Just have to get it extremely clean first and should be fine.

[Kevm]

I think JB weld is the best of the "plastic metal" glues, used it on loads of things, never had a failure - yet.

 

[pleasant]

This stuff works well. Does exactly what your issue is. Clean and easy to use. No horrible external repairs either.

 

SLOSH FUEL TANK SEALER - NEW FORMULA

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[Ferguson system]

17 hours ago, Duncan. said:

Repaired a 540xp oil tank with chemical metal, worked well. Just have to get it extremely clean first and should be fine.

+ on that comment. No matter what type of glue/chemical metal is being used. It won't work well if the area is not cleaned properly. Empty the oil tank and clean the crack with brake cleaner.

[spudulike]

Yup, clean your crack with brake cleaner...wipes are for wimps!