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[AHPP]

I can’t remember how much this usually gushes. Looks like it’s not pumping very much to me. Stihl MSA 220. 
 

Went to fill oil and the last tank was still there. Not getting any fling off the tip. 

 

 

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Judging by my battery saws, that looks normal.

They don’t seem to oil much, make sure the hole in the bar is clear.

[AHPP]

Only thing I haven't cleaned is the tank, presumably which there's a filter in. Job for the morning. Waiting for replies to this thread gave me the opportunity to say **************** it for the day.

 

Do oiler pumps rely on the oil that they pump to lubricate themselves? I was using up some eco shit the viscosity of lemonade. Worried that's the cause.

[Mark_Skyland]

Try Micks advise first and scrape out the bar groove.

 

The amount of oil coming out looks fine but is it consistent if you run it for a minute or two? The Pump on those machines is only small, its the same one fitted to a lot of the old home owner machines like the 017, 018 etc they can fail in that they pump some oil but not enough, you sometimes see air bubbles or the oil just stops for a bit.

 

If the oil filter is the same setup then you usually cant remove it from the oil tank you have to strip a few bits off on the sprocket side and take the oil pipe out that way to get at the filter. It may be different on your machine but I haven't had to strip one down so I cant say for sure.

 

The pump is lubricated by the chain oil and bio oil can coagulate when mixed with mineral oil and cause a few problems. You could try emptying the oil and flushing it out with petrol. You need to put some fuel in, really shake it up, pour out and repeat a few times. All that will do it clean the filter a bit at best. That sometimes works but tbh its more of an out on the field last chance saloon attempt at a quick fix.

 

 

[AHPP]

15 minutes ago, Mark_Skyland said:

The pump is lubricated by the chain oil and bio oil can coagulate when mixed with mineral oil and cause a few problems.

Yep. That’s what I’ve done. With three saws. **************** sake. 

[AHPP]

Fuxking wanker eco cunnts are about to send me out into a gale at nine at night to do a tank of fuel and twenty amp hours of battery between three saws just to try and push this green shit through before I have three saws down. Three saws that might have to be fixed, possibly with parts that have to be made, transported and bought with money I wouldn’t have had to expend energy to earn in the first place. All which takes energy to do. Fxking charlatan morons. 

[Mark_Skyland]

I have customers that do have to swap from mineral to bio oil. It doesnt usually clog up but then I do advise them to drain the tank before filling up. I think its more likely to go rancid when its left for some time in the tank then you fill up with mineral oil. Do you have three saws that now have oiling issues?

 

 

[AHPP]

Only one that I’ve noticed but I’m not taking the risk. If it’s gunking one up, why wouldn’t it be gunking three up?

[Muddy42]

If I ever have oiling issues i flush the bar oil tank as above and then squirt WD40 into whatever pipes are accessible. Then i run the saw with a special mix of bar oil - 1/2 diesel and 1/2 non bio chain oil. This has fixed both electric and petrol saws. I dont really know why it works but maybe its because the resulting mix is quite thin and it works as a solvent. if this fails then I disassemble parts further.

[AHPP]

Makita battery oiling fine.
 

Stihl battery still dry as a bone. Cleaned oil tank with petrol. Same dribble from open side as opening post video. Still no fling with bar on. Going to finish the battery before getting really angry. 

Edited 22 minutes ago by AHPP