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  • August 31, 2011 at 5:20 pm #100419

    Roy
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    The air filter oil thread reminded me of an issue I have with my chainsaw. I bought a stihl MS 250 chainsaw this winter for cutting firewood. After my first use I did the usual clean down and went to clean the air filter. To my dismay I found that the air filter is a small paper/mesh thing with no oil and the sealing surface between the filter and the machine is plastic on plastic which I reckon doesn’t look like it will seal real well.

    I figure Stihl has been selling these saws basically unchanged for a long time and hence there is either no issues or solutions to the issues are already developed.

    The type of filter I am talking about is here

    Anyone had any problems or overcome them?

    August 31, 2011 at 6:24 pm #207976

    Adrian Snowden
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    Had a farm boss for twenty years and don’t remember changing or cleaning it. It runs great has worked hard and starts second pull every time.

    August 31, 2011 at 9:09 pm #207981

    Roy
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    Thanks Snowy. The farm bosses are different as the the bigger models and have a proper foam air filter. The MS 250 and smaller are the hobby size (18″ bar and smaller) and to look at have a hobby air filter. My guess is the few times a year I use it for it will be fine but was just wondering.

    August 31, 2011 at 10:02 pm #207977

    tim
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    All my Stihl’s have the same filter, MS310, MS170 and old 039 just remember to only wash in warm soapy water, mine can also be split in two with a quick twist of a screw driver, good for better cleaning and drying, don’t rub the filter surface too much as you can damage the material easily

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