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Stihl should be ashamed of themselves.
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The vasoline and gun greace were the first couple things I tried after the first time I noticed. I think it makes it worse. I donno why, I’ve done that for years on various engines. Seems mine is getting worse as the half turn plastic thing is wearing.
The next time I see one in a "pro" environment will be the first time...I'll give it a close "once over" then...
I saw that one on the thread mentioned above. I think they are still on back order. I’ll buy one when I can, if it doesn’t loose compression first.
Dang that’s what I need to do for now. I don’t know what I didn’t think of that.
Why not use grease?
The big issue is it looks like dust is coming under the filter. The small amount through the center hole is just frustrating not the big issue. Adding that washer would make it more likely to come in under the filter. Right now it has a rubber washer sandwiched between the filter and the lock now. Trying to put more force on the base.
I tried that after first filter cleaning and it just makes it worse.
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I took mine apart to see what the problem was. My filter fits very tightly around the outer circular part of the intake. I suppose it could loosen up, but a bit of hi-temp grease would solve that problem.
Looking at your first picture again, the actual amount of fine wood that is in the intake is minimal. It look bad because of all the debris against the face of the mount, but that is not filtered material and has no effects on the engine.
Basically, this is all much ado about nothing.
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If I had that problem with any of my "tiny" saws, I would have some car paste wax roughly with a brush on to the surrounding areas and use a silicone or other substance that turns in to a firm rubber when hardened - when mounting the filter - at all gaps. The wax makes it not stick to the surface so basically you make a custum rubber gasket. If you want it permanent, you only apply the wax to one side of the two surfaces, and clean the other surface with some bourbon.
If you need to make it nice, I use cotton pins to remove any excess.
If you need to make it nice, I use cotton pins to remove any excess.
I blew everything off before removing that filter. All that junk came in under the base seal. Fines getting through the filter is no problem at all. The filter isn’t sealing up.
Email Stihl with this problem and also give them a link to this here and see what they have to say about it.
https://support.stihl.com/en-US/write-email/
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But it wasn't INSIDE the filter.
Face it Stihl air filters literally suck and will probably always suck.
Maybe by Bill Clinton’s definition, but by Sam’s it’s horribly nasty in the area the filter is supposed to keep really clean. Nastiest post filter intake area I have ever seen on a chainsaw. And it’s like that every time, though this one was the worst.
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Nothings perfect in this world except perhaps my 241cm, get creative or die trying.
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They are greatly improved though. The filter on the ms290 was slightly better then what I use to drain spaghetti. The filter on the ms461 I cleaned regularly, but was going great after 5 years of use. The ms500i looks the same. How well it seals at the edges is what is in discussion, and from the picture it seems to be doing an okay job. Yeah, there is a whole lot of fine material around where the filter goes, but that is of no effect.
But everyone was saying the 500 was the best thing since sliced bread!
