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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2018, 08:22:51 AM »
Thank you for all the responses  :tup:

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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #16 on: December 25, 2018, 07:33:41 AM »
the stihls have cap problems. try a new cap

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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #17 on: December 25, 2018, 10:31:16 AM »
All 4 of my Stihl's from my 015 all the way up to the MS 880 mag leak a little bar oil.

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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2018, 07:30:49 AM »
My huskies have always dripped

Mine too!! I put a few paper towels down under my saw to soak it up...
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #19 on: December 26, 2018, 07:56:20 AM »
Cheap bar oil is runny and drips right out.  I like genuine Stihl bar oil.  It's thicker, like honey.  It doesn't spray all over my jeans, and it doesn't leak all over the back of my truck.   :twocents:

What type of oil are you using?

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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #20 on: December 26, 2018, 08:21:20 AM »
That's just sweat from all that power, Husky guys would never understand :chuckle: :chuckle:

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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2018, 10:26:15 AM »
That's just sweat from all that power, Husky guys would never understand :chuckle: :chuckle:
:yeah:

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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #22 on: December 31, 2018, 10:22:16 AM »
I am using STIHL bar oil...it's seems to be better now, so I'm thinking one of the kids may have knocked it over and then set it back upright. I realize there will be so leakage. The saw has been amazing  :tup: thanks again for the help.
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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #23 on: December 31, 2018, 01:40:44 PM »
That's just sweat from all that power, Husky guys would never understand :chuckle: :chuckle:
:yeah:

Of course the Husky guys are done cutting all their wood with less power, by the time Stihl owners get done adjusting their carb!   :hello:  :peep:   :stirthepot:
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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #24 on: January 03, 2019, 06:33:21 PM »
What model is it? There are a few home owner grade Stihls notorious for this.
Did you run it recently & have you cleaned out the oil holes & channel in bar?
Like others said, a little dripping out of the oiler hole is normal. I have 3 that do it. If its leaking out of the case, thats not good. A bad seal there, could overheat your saw quick. You can do a vacume test on it to determine a leak.
Arboursite.com has alot of saw gurus. You could ask there too.

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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #25 on: January 03, 2019, 07:23:17 PM »
All 8 of my Stihls leak bar oil to one degree or another, MS250 to the 066Mag, keep the right weight oil for the season and make sure that the cap o-rings are good.
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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #26 on: January 03, 2019, 09:25:17 PM »
All of my saws leak a bit. Good high quality oil is thicker and tends to help.
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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #27 on: January 03, 2019, 09:39:55 PM »
Thanks T-Dozzer and others. I think I may have a bigger issue...forgot to check model but saw that is leaking a fair enough to warrant dropping it by the shop that I bought it at...cool small local shop that's been around for 30+ years. Hope it is something simple. Will post results soon.

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Re: Chainsaw question
« Reply #28 on: March 24, 2019, 11:54:49 AM »
I had the same problem and replaced the rubber oiler line and solved the problem

 


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