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Total cost so far, €7.80 plus about 6hrs of my time. Fingers crossed it'll limp on a while longer!

Thanks for the reply, I came very close to buying a Husq last week but thought I'd replace the crankcase gasket and see how the saw ran once it was rebuilt. I spent the morning putting it all back together and it fired up with no smoke. No had a chance to cut with it yet due to torrential rain and storms but I'm hopeful I've at least prolonged its life for a little while yet. Chris

Guess I'd better dust off the credit card then...

Thanks Mikerecike. I've got the thing in 1000 pieces now and split the case. The paper gasket has a tear in it that would allow chain oil onto the crankshaft which would then pass past the piston rings into the head. When I upturned the chainsaw the oil was literally pouring out of the exhaust port or carb depending on which direction. I'll get a new gasket set and try rebuilding it but there's no obvious cracks. Any other ideas as to the cause before I close it back up? Thanks again. Chris

Thanks Stubby! I think it'll end up being a replacement job but hadn't thought of a tank fracture which makes sense now. I'll keep stripping it down and see whether I can find the crack.

Hello folks, it's my first post on this forum. I'm a Brit living in rural France. I've got a question relating to a chainsaw problem. After having a break in and 2 Stihls nicked I now have an Active 51.51 chainsaw (cheaper and not so attractive to thieves I hope!) It's developed a problem where it's feeding chain oil into the engine resulting in loads of smoke and abrupt cutting out. My local repair guy isn't interested i repairing it so I'm going to have a go myself (I used to work on aircraft in the military). Can anyone think what the possible issue may be that could lead to the chain oil finding a route into the motor side of the saw? Thanks in advance. Chris