Stihl 036 Air Filter (Circa 1996)

[GM-GUY]

Great site - been a lurker for awhile.

A little background first: I went shopping for a new air filter, had a tough time but finally got a local dealer to order one - it's the wrong one. E-mailed Stihl and they came back with part# 1125-120-1626 - on order now.

In my converation with the dealer, he said I shouldn't oil the filter. There is enough evap back through the carb to coat it. I checked the book, it says nothing about oiling. Don't know where I got the idea to oil.

I've been oiling the existing (flocked/fabric) filter since I got it. Saw runs strong and dependable - never been to the shop. This new filter will be the same type (new number I guess).

Does anyone here oil these filters?

 

[scottr]

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GM-GUY , my HD filter for my 1996 044 uses oil on the middle cotton element . The cotton is a course weave . I've never heard of oiling a flocked filter .

 

[timberwolf]

I think oiling filters is only intended for filters such as K&N or certain foam types.

Standard filters work by using air passages so small they block most particulate.

Oiled filters work by using larger air passages and an electrostatically charged oil to attract the particles to the oil/filter as they pass through it.

Putting oil on a paper/flock filter may be doing nothing more than making a mess, reduce the effective filter area and set the mixture off.

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

My filters for my 44s and 46 say "No Oil." And I never have.

Jeff