Fuel Filters that aren't $15 apiece?

[Canyon Angler]

So I need a few new fuel filters for my saws. Couple years back I bought 10 or 12 of them for a good price on ebay or Amazon, only to find that they were really SMALL (too small to fit the pickup hoses on my saws) whereas the filters in my 361 and 660 look big enough to feed a Chevy big block.

Looked online on ebay, etc., and it seems that you ain't gonna get an OEM Stilh fuel filter delivered for much under $15. That seems crazy to me. Anybody got a better source for decent fuel filters (the big ones like I have in my 361 and 660)? Yeah, I know, inflation, get used to three more years of it, but I'm tight and money is tighter.

TIA --

 

[HarleyT]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3840679154...rand=Unbranded&_trksid=p2563228.c101111.m2109

 

[HarleyT]

They are $5.50 at your local Stihl dealer.

 

[lone wolf]

They are $5.50 at your local Stihl dealer.

Better buy them before they go up in price.

 

[Canyon Angler]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3840679154...rand=Unbranded&_trksid=p2563228.c101111.m2109

Harley, Do you know that those are the "big" filters? Because I bought a bunch like that before, and they were tiny (too small to fit the pickup hoses).

Unfortunately, driving to my "local" saw dealer to get them for $5.50 involves burning about $10 worth of gas.

 

[HarleyT]

Harley, Do you know that those are the "big" filters? Because I bought a bunch like that before, and they were tiny (too small to fit the pickup hoses).

Unfortunately, driving to my "local" saw dealer to get them for $5.50 involves burning about $10 worth of gas.

I don't know, I just googled the part number.

 

[Stihl99]

So I need a few new fuel filters for my saws. Couple years back I bought 10 or 12 of them for a good price on ebay or Amazon, only to find that they were really SMALL (too small to fit the pickup hoses on my saws) whereas the filters in my 361 and 660 look big enough to feed a Chevy big block.

Looked online on ebay, etc., and it seems that you ain't gonna get an OEM Stilh fuel filter delivered for much under $15. That seems crazy to me. Anybody got a better source for decent fuel filters (the big ones like I have in my 361 and 660)? Yeah, I know, inflation, get used to three more years of it, but I'm tight and money is tighter.

TIA --

Pick up a few of these. this guy is reasonable and will ship several for one shipping cost.

Stihl OEM Orange Filter

 

[lone wolf]

Harley, Do you know that those are the "big" filters? Because I bought a bunch like that before, and they were tiny (too small to fit the pickup hoses).

Unfortunately, driving to my "local" saw dealer to get them for $5.50 involves burning about $10 worth of gas.

So buy a few of them and keep them inflation will make everything high. Thank me later. OEM is always better.

 

[GeorgiaVol]

So buy a few of them and keep them inflation will make everything high. Thank me later. OEM is always better.

Not always.
I bought a Holzfforma and the Stihl bearings are better than OEM.

 

[cookies]

I just went through this, I have experienced good results using rotary parts...stay away from the brownish orange filters and chicom knockoffs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/153915986959?epid=1213437424&hash=item23d61b940f:g:5kIAAOSwJp1erJW5

 

[Jasonrkba]

Stens
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fuel-Filte...3-3ae5-45fc-a1a4-a08b3a92ef46&redirect=mobile

 

[Stihl99]

The orange Stihl filters are much better now they increased the filtration by using a mesh with micron of 15 instead of the old filters which where 30 or 35 micron thus stopping smaller containiments from entering the fuel system.
Here are two filters for 18.00 shipped.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224476662108?epid=21027061674&hash=item3443da095c:g:57EAAOSwb41gLzel

 

[Jasonrkba]

All but a couple of my saws are older. I actually prefer the old felt style. Never had an issue with them.