Stihl Won't Oil

[stihl 028]

I have a Stihl 028 AV that I use for cutting firewood. The saw has been used very little and sat for 10 years until being used last fall. It uses 1/4 tank of bar oil to 1 tank gas. Is this a common problem with Stihls and how can I go about fixing the oiler. Thanks for your help.



Eric

 

[Dadatwins]

First check to make sure bar groove is clean. Check oiler holes on bar and make sure no debris has them clogged. Check oiler hole on saw and make sure it is not clogged. Start the saw with the bar and chian off and see if there is any oiler flow out of hole. Should be adjustment screw on bottom of saw to increase oil flow. If none of this works I would start checking oil line and pump, seals might have dried up from sitting so long. Good luck.

 

[jhines]

I have a 1989 Stihl 028 AV. I have had many problems with the oil pump. In one instance the dealer (this is before I had a grip on doing saw work myself) blew the lines out and said that he replaced the pump. I blindly accepted this and went on because the saw oiled better (but not much better). After several years of setting in my father's shed, I reclaimed the saw with the intent of making it oil, or making a concrete saw out of it. By this time in life, I have a friend that has opened an outdoor power equipment shop (Stihl, Snapper, Simplicity, and Ferris) so I figured I would let him take a look. We opened the saw up and, ta da, the original pump "bandaged" but worthless. All that is to say, $80 later (pump cost) I have an 028 that works better now than the day it was bought.

As side notes, the older 028 AVs do not have an oil adjustment screw...so if you don't see it, don't feel badly. If you have to take the saw in for an oiler, I would recommend picking up a round ground (easy to file), full chisel chain (if you don't have one, it makes the 028 a wood eating machine...relatively, at least).

Jon

 

[stihltech]

oiler

No oil adjustment on 028.
What usually happens is either the gears are wore out, or the pin in the oil pump housing gets loose an wobbles back and forth, decreasing the output of the pump. The cure is a new pump or pump housing. No oversize pin, it must fit up in the groove of the internal pump gear. But I am sure someone on this forum is talented enough to make such a pin, so I won't say it can't be done.

 

[stihl 028]

I took the bar off the saw, cleaned the bar groove, and oil hole in the bar, both of which were full of debris. I now have plenty of oil to the chain. Thanks for your help.



Eric