Hi,
MS180 oiling problems seem to come up a lot, but I can't see anything quite like what I'm finding. If I run the saw with the bar and chain removed plenty of oil comes out of the slot. Fit the bar without chain, run the saw again and once more I can see plenty of oil filling up the top of the bar. Finally fit the chain and run it for a bit and there's a little bit of oil appearing on the drive links, not quite enough to fly off from the tip of the bar. If I then cut some wood, within a couple of cuts the chain will be bone dry, and no amount of running puts any oil on it. Back to the workshop, whip the bar and chain off and run the saw - out comes plenty of oil. I've repeated that sequence half a dozen times today, each time I've left the workshop thinking this time it's working, but of course I've not fixed anything. Each time it's been apart I've thoroughly cleaned out the bar.
One thing I haven't yet checked is the oil tank vent. How do I get to that? But that wouldn't explain why the oiler starts working when I remove the bar and chain. Any other ideas?
Thanks, Tony S
MS180 oiling problems seem to come up a lot, but I can't see anything quite like what I'm finding. If I run the saw with the bar and chain removed plenty of oil comes out of the slot. Fit the bar without chain, run the saw again and once more I can see plenty of oil filling up the top of the bar. Finally fit the chain and run it for a bit and there's a little bit of oil appearing on the drive links, not quite enough to fly off from the tip of the bar. If I then cut some wood, within a couple of cuts the chain will be bone dry, and no amount of running puts any oil on it. Back to the workshop, whip the bar and chain off and run the saw - out comes plenty of oil. I've repeated that sequence half a dozen times today, each time I've left the workshop thinking this time it's working, but of course I've not fixed anything. Each time it's been apart I've thoroughly cleaned out the bar.
One thing I haven't yet checked is the oil tank vent. How do I get to that? But that wouldn't explain why the oiler starts working when I remove the bar and chain. Any other ideas?
Thanks, Tony S