I love my Stihl chainsaws. I have one issue with them that I can't figure out. How do you keep the chain oil from leaking during storage. I have turned them every way. Makes a mess!

Husqvarna

If you’re gay.

No need to keep oil in broke saws......

Which saw?

Drain tbe oil. Works every time.

I have owned three Stihls. Regardless of position, only no-leak method I have found is to drain the chain oil before storage. Maybe some Stihl owner here is smarter than me on this one.

Onliest way to fix that is to buy a Craftsman chain saw.

My 028[36 years] has never leaked.

Have three of them one has German writing on it. None of them leak.

Lol!!

My old Stihl has never leaked.

store them lying on the left side

Hmm. I have two Stihl saws and a pole saw, never had a leak. My Dewalt battery saw however leaks bar oil like a sieve.

Buy the carrying case. I have four and four carrying cases. With a tree farm, I have gone through the rest, the Stihl saws power heads and blowers last and last.

You do realize you are posting in a thread about a leaky Stihl, right?

I'm sorry the joke went over your head.....or something.

Amen..... (beat me to it).

I wonder if it has pressure from running in the oil tank. Maybe try opening and closing the cap in the oil tank. No guarantee but won't hurt to try it

I hang my 261C by the handle pointing down at home and when transporting, it’s on its right (side cover side) side. Any other way it leaks……

Have you adjusted the oiler so it is at minimum feed when running?

Assuming it has an adjustable oiler.

If your saw doesn't leak a little bar oil you are probably not oiling your bar enough.

It won't leak if there is no oil in it.

I've got professional grade Huskies and Stihls both .. both leak bar oil when they set. God

Every time I break one down for repairs I replace the oil hose, and quite often the oil pump. Age and use are not kind to chainsaws.

I'm sure that's true my newest Stihl 261 has leaked pretty much since new, I just kind of write it off to nature of the beast and know where I said it's going to have an oil spot under it..

Take it from someone who used to use one everyday for years, If your bar is being oiled correctly you will have some oil leakage. Just put a piece of cardboard under it.

I have a 310 and a 290 and a 170 and none have ever leaked. are you sure you dont have a cracked case

A little research shows plugged vent that can create a vacuum plus other possible issues.

https://www.thetoolsquare.com/chainsaw-leaks-bar-oil-when-stored/

never had a leak

I have never had a Stihl that leaked oil.
Almost all of my Husqvarna's leaked oil, except my current 395, for some reason never leaks.

My Echo is hit and miss. I think it only "leaks" when I overfill or spill shortly before I put the saw up. Oil on floor for a day or two then dry.

Toss an old flannel shirt and a couple old t-shirts in the bottom of your saw box to sop that chit up with....

Side note to this chainsaw thread.

Last week I cut a horizontal cottonwood from the river bank. It tipped over 4-5 years ago about 30 yards upstream from one of our pump sites and we hope it will float out when the ice goes.

Anywhoo, one of the cracks in the wood had filled with blown sand and melted snow aka sand-ice and I totally smoked a chain. Resharpened it this afternoon and it was major F'd up.



Had I been using a Stihl this story never would have started.

LMAO

pretty much what I do plan ahead and you're not disappointed.

Nice clean 026.

Got two of them here, both red levers with original jugs. Good handy power:weight saw.

Get a new cap, that’s usually what it is with mine.

That was the issue with my 029.

Don't quit your day job, son. LOL

I don't plan on it, pretty good day job actually.

If I ever do though, I'll fix broke huskys because there's plenty of em around........

So it leaks a little oil. It’s a saw. Are you storing it with your panties? Stihl fanboys are an entertaining bunch.

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This is the answer to piece of schit Stihls .

Wonder who all has oil dripping from their truck and they don't mind it all over the drive or shop floor.

If I spend $$ on something I expect it to work properly, if it doesn't I fix the problem instead of making excuses.

I kept a worn out 026. Really need to remember to see if I can order a top end and rebuild it.

As for saws not leaking oil. I can't say that I've ever had one that didn't leak a bit or a lot. But we've worn out half a dozen over the years as they do get used so the leaks are expected

Have you priced main bearing leaks on a V8 of various flavors...

My 2003 6.0 Powerstroke only leaks oil when it's parked...