660 dust problem

[RobRainford]

Cleaning it off today and I noticed a fair amount of dust under the filter and around the carb opening. I remember it mentioned that apparently it happens a lot?

 

What should I do? HD filter kit? Email stihl?

[Peter]

HD filter has a blue mesh insert thingy, does seem to help keep the fine dust out. Why they can't send the saw out with a standard filter that works is beyond me.

[Tree Man Tom]

Very common, you can buy the uprated filters but ive never bothered with my saws. My 341 has done it since new, 6years on it still runs as good as the day i bought it.

[Megatron]

First make sure the nut isn't bottoming out before the sealing lips have got a good seal. Common problem.

 

If you want to upgrade, get the HD2 filter, part number 0000 140 4402. Made of the same material as the MS261 filter;

[Mike Hill]

Dip your Finger in some Grease and run it around the inside of the Air Cleaner Cover.Goes a long way in Trapping the Fine Dust.

[18 stoner]

Rob, this has been covered several times before but here's a link to a thread I did on it;

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/8589-ms660-ms460-air-filter-upgrades.html

 

Get yourself a HD filter though and buy two or three socks for the outer.

Part No 0000 141 0300 A

 

As far as e-mailing Stihl, I wouldnt bother they arent interested!

[Mesterh]

Tbh the filters on all my Stihl saws allow fine dust through.

 

Ive seen the ads on how good the huskies are when you try to smother them in sawdust but are they just as bad with fine dust like the stihls?

[Tree Man Tom]

Has anybody actually had problems with there saws, as a result of this dust getting in? I know in 6years i havnt.

[Peter]

The 441 has a brilliant filter system, never a scrap of dust inside.

[Megatron]

Rob, this has been covered several times before but here's a link to a thread I did on it;

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/8589-ms660-ms460-air-filter-upgrades.html

 

Get yourself a HD filter though and buy two or three socks for the outer.

Part No 0000 141 0300 A

 

As far as e-mailing Stihl, I wouldnt bother they arent interested!

 

The HD filter is old news now and will be phased out and replaced by the much better HD2 filter on all models that previously had the HD filter. It is made of the same material as the MS261 filter and does not require the use of a prefilter.

 

The 441 has a brilliant filter system, never a scrap of dust inside.

Depending how old the saw is it quite possibly already has the HD2 filter. The MS441 was the first saw to receive the filter upgrade from the factory, as of the middle of last year.