Bio chain oil

[adw]

Am i the only one fed up with Bio chain oil, when it starts to degrade on the saw it turns to what appears to be chewing gum, i have tried all sorts to remove it, event the steam cleaner, it may be good for the enviroment but it plays havoc on the saw.

[Johny Walker]

Am i the only one fed up with Bio chain oil, when it starts to degrade on the saw it turns to what appears to be chewing gum, i have tried all sorts to remove it, event the steam cleaner, it may be good for the enviroment but it plays havoc on the saw.

 

does it impeed its ability to perfom as a saw or is it coz it looks a bit grooty

[Dazonit]

Have you tried carb cleaner mate it seems to shift most gunkey things not tried it my self just a thought

[adw]

Damn stuff sticks oil pumps on, fills screw heads so you spend ages digging it out,just sticks up everthing, thanks for the advice but i dont think carb cleaner is the best stuff to spray the saw with.

[Johny Walker]

Damn stuff sticks oil pumps on, fills screw heads so you spend ages digging it out,just sticks up everthing, thanks for the advice but i dont think carb cleaner is the best stuff to spray the saw with.

 

who,s bio oil are you using

[adw]

Dont use it myself, it is on saws i repair, all i can say it smells sickly, and is probably based on rape seed oil

[GTS]

I used stihl, now buxtons but not got into that yet. will let you know:001_smile:

[Paul Jenks]

It might come from the saw owners using bio and non-bio. They're not supposed to be compatible.

We've been using Stihl bio for ten years and have no problems with gunk.

[swinny]

My saws are cleaner now then ever... dont know what your issue is. I emptied mineral oil out, swilled tank with petrol then topped up with new.oil when i started.

[timbernut]

The stuff about 12+ yrs ago was horrendous for gumming everything up like that, but most bio oils don't seem to be a problem anymore, sounds more like lack of maintenance on operators part!