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Not a lot of experience with Stihl oilers
Friend of mine bought a MS460 a month ago with a 25 inch bar. His chain was running pretty dry and the bar was discoloring when he was in big stuff. I showed him how to adjust the oiler, we turned it all the way up. It's better, but still seems like it's not putting out enough. I had the same issue when I bought my MS441 C-M a few weeks back. The dealer popped a high flow oil pump in and it's working perfectly.
Anyway never having played with the oil pump on a Stihl, are there any issues with swapping one out? I've done a couple of Husky's over the years and they're pretty straight forward, but if anybody has any helpful hints I'm listening.
By the way, the dealer he bought it from has never heard of a high flow oil pump, so that leaves two choices, I can do it for him if it's straightforward and won't void his warranty or I can take it to the Stihl shop I frequent and have it done. I'm assuming as the stock pump is working as it should, similar to my 441, Stihl won't pick up the tab.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
Take Care
Friend of mine bought a MS460 a month ago with a 25 inch bar. His chain was running pretty dry and the bar was discoloring when he was in big stuff. I showed him how to adjust the oiler, we turned it all the way up. It's better, but still seems like it's not putting out enough. I had the same issue when I bought my MS441 C-M a few weeks back. The dealer popped a high flow oil pump in and it's working perfectly.
Anyway never having played with the oil pump on a Stihl, are there any issues with swapping one out? I've done a couple of Husky's over the years and they're pretty straight forward, but if anybody has any helpful hints I'm listening.
By the way, the dealer he bought it from has never heard of a high flow oil pump, so that leaves two choices, I can do it for him if it's straightforward and won't void his warranty or I can take it to the Stihl shop I frequent and have it done. I'm assuming as the stock pump is working as it should, similar to my 441, Stihl won't pick up the tab.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
Take Care