MS200T help...

[Tom10]

Hi guys,

 

My 200T seems to be leaking chain oil.

 

When I put it down for any amount of time theres a small but noticeable amount of chain oil on the floor. It doesnt 'puddle' instead follows the lines on the bottom of the saw - so theres like a little grid of oil on the floor as opposed to a puddle - I cant work out where it is coming from, but its not directly from the oil cap and strangely the oil doesnt seem to be getting noticeably lower in the tank

 

Any ideas? im baffled.

 

Tom

[Tom10]

By the way Huck if you read this - I dont wish to have a lecture on why i should get a 201T, I am aware that I posted several times about how good my 200T is and how crap the 201's are

[spudulike]

I think most MS200Ts and also most saws will leave a little oil from around the clutch cover area after use, this is pretty normal.

 

I would leave the saw overnight and then wipe off the oil and then leave it on a piece of paper and see if it is still leaking over a day or two.

 

If the saw is leaking oil, the most common part to have failed is part 1129 647 5701 - it is a rubber connector that can split over time. This allows oil to seep from where the oil pump connects to the oil outlet hose but it shouldn't be a large amount of oil.

 

If this is OK then take the clutch cover, the clutch and side covers off, clean the saw side, fill the oil tank full of petrol or white spirit and then see where it leaks.

 

Generally leaks like this are normal - if you are running a 12" bar, it may be worth turning the oil output down.

 

By the way - MS200Ts are damn good saws and well put together, they have their little ways but most are fixable - if you know how:thumbup:

[GardenKit]

Check the joint between the two halves of the crankcase which is also the oil tank. Wash it off with petrol and watch it closely. You may see oil start to seep through the gasket.

 

The remedy is to split the crankcase and replace the gasket, but this is a time consuming job. I think Stihl have a warranty time allowance of 2hrs for this (on a new, clean, saw) so this wont be cheap and you may prefer to let it leak.

 

Edit, I diagnosed one just like this a few weeks ago. It may however be as Spud was posting while I was writing this, because that happens too.

Edited April 17, 2012 by GardenKit

[born2trot]

My 200t did this as well and i couldnt for the life of me think where it was coming from . The saw was brand new but it seems to have sorted itself out for some strange reason.. odd

[spudulike]

My 200t did this as well and i couldnt for the life of me think where it was coming from . The saw was brand new but it seems to have sorted itself out for some strange reason.. odd

 

Self fixing saws - Damn those German engineers are clever:lol:

[born2trot]

Sat on a work bench on top of kitchen roll every day and the next morning the kitchen roll would be soaked in oil , exactly as Tom10 says . Havent thought about it for a while now until this post . Was a 12" bar btw

[Tom10]

Thanks for the replies chaps.

 

Seeing as you guys dont think it is doing it any harm then I shall plead ignorance and see if it gets worse. Then I'll do something about it

[Wolfie]

Just don't put it in the passenger footwell of your wife's new Audi A3.

[born2trot]

Just don't put it in the passenger footwell of your wife's new Audi A3.

 

Oh dear ... We better not go there