Aftermarket 036 piston?

[Farm Kid2]

I need a piston kit for a Stihl 036 Pro. It seems like most of them on eBay are about $30. Are any of these better than others? Any seller that is better than the rest? Baileys has one for $30 also.

My local dealer wants $95 for a Stihl kit, which seems a bit steep.

Cheapchainsawparts has Stihl rings listed for $20 but no pistons. I'd rather have a $40 factory kit than a $30 aftermarket, but is that possible?

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Bowtie]

I need a piston kit for a Stihl 036 Pro. It seems like most of them on eBay are about $30. Are any of these better than others? Any seller that is better than the rest? Baileys has one for $30 also.

My local dealer wants $95 for a Stihl kit, which seems a bit steep.

Cheapchainsawparts has Stihl rings listed for $20 but no pistons. I'd rather have a $40 factory kit than a $30 aftermarket, but is that possible?

Thanks,
Mike

For a good aftermarket kit, look for Meteor piston kits listed by DLA engine parts. These are listed as a Meteor kit, but are actually Episans, but good quality. One drawback, they come from Greece, so be prepared to wait a while for them to arrive. Mine took 2 and a half weeks to show up, but I am pleased with the quality!

(These are on Ebay)

 

[Farm Kid2]

I considered that, but was hoping to get it quicker. I also thought that these might be Golf pistons? I read a post that they were not Meteor. Episan is a cut above the others on eBay?

 

[Bowtie]

I considered that, but was hoping to get it quicker. I also thought that these might be Golf pistons? I read a post that they were not Meteor. Episan is a cut above the others on eBay?

I think so, and so do many others.

 

[Lakeside53]

Golf is drawn from the bottom of the junk heap..... anything Chinese (Taiwan is part of China) isn't much better...

 

[Farm Kid2]

So.....that means order from Europe and wait? I'm ok with that if there's a quality difference.

 

[whitedogone]

PM sent

 

[Lakeside53]

So.....that means order from Europe and wait? I'm ok with that if there's a quality difference.

Find someone that sells a Tecomec piston kit. Almost oem qualilty.

 

[NBailey]

Meteor Pistons

We have a pile of these coming from Italy in approx 3 weeks.
www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=MPA+PC1458B&catID=

 

[blsnelling]

We have a pile of these coming from Italy in approx 3 weeks.
www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=MPA+PC1458B&catID=

SWEET!!! Will you be carrying them for other models as well?

 

[blsnelling]

I just answered my own question. LINK Once again, Baileys listens to their customers! Way to go guys.

 

[bcorradi]

You may want to clarify that item #MPA PC1458B is for the 034 Super, 036, MS360 to avoid confusion.

 

[Farm Kid2]

Northwood Saw

I ordered the Meteor piston and rings from Northwood Saw: http://northwoodsaw.com/pistons.htm
It just arrived yesterday and looks like excellent quality. The gentleman I talked to was Sal. Everything was in stock and he shipped it out quickly. I can recommend them highly.

Glad to see Bailey's is going to start stocking them also.

 

[NBailey]

Quick Note on Meteor Pistons,

Meteor offers different ring types on their pistons. We are getting our Meteor pistons with the Caber F-cast rings on larger displacement bores. They cost a bit more, but we think the quality will offset the price. Most of the Meteor pistons for Stihl come with standard cast rings.