After market parts v. Stihl original

[Roy Laws]

I need to fit a piston kit to my ms200t. Stihl original £130, Meteor after market kit £20 ? I've never heard of Meteor, are they any good or should I stick with what I know and grin and bare it ? Cheers, Roy

Edited April 24, 2013 by Roy Laws
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[Rich2484]

Wheaton your bench thread bud.

 

Yes meteor are good. But is the cylinder in good order before putting the new piston in?

[Quercus-90]

L&s engineering is where I got mind, bought a ms200t for £40 as scrap! Spent £70 on bits sold it for £290 !!!

 

I used the aftermarket piston, worked a treat! Can't comment on durability tho as sold the saw soon after

 

 

 

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[john p]

replaced piston and pot on my 441 with Chinese copy, 18 mnths later still fine, cost £50 I think

[spudulike]

Meteor are Italian and are the best quality after the original OEM part but at a fraction of the cost.

 

I have fitted many and never had any issues, they are fitted with quality Caber rings and have nothing but praise for them and well worth the extra money IMO.

 

As Rich says, make sure the cylinder is good and if the saw has seized at some stage, make sure the reason is sought and fixed before using the saw.

[Treeworld]

I am and have been using the new non original ms200 piston and cylinder kit supplied by mike at sawbits.co.uk comes with a 12 month guarantee and it has been running for 6 months now. I would not fit a piston to a old cylinder if not the same manufacturer. the cost of the kit is £65.00. are you sure its not carb playing up as this is easily fixed with a drop of epoxy resin.

[Rich2484]

I am and have been using the new non original ms200 piston and cylinder kit supplied by mike at sawbits.co.uk comes with a 12 month guarantee and it has been running for 6 months now. I would not fit a piston to a old cylinder if not the same manufacturer. the cost of the kit is £65.00. are you sure its not carb playing up as this is easily fixed with a drop of epoxy resin.

 

I've been using sawbits also. Just the piston tho as didn't need a cylinder until this week.

 

Great service and fast aswell.

[KGBFINGAR]

Yip , I got a meteor piston and barrel from Germany ( of ebay ) for my 066 , and it's been fantastic .

K

[mattkemp]

Has anybody tried aftermarket parts for a 357 husky with any success as i have been told this is a waste of money and time cheers matt

[Eddy_t]

I think spud has used a fair few

 

 

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