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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    A dealer told me only to use the 2stroke stihl brand oil.the other oils leave a residue in and around the exhaust.anyone come across this?

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    Quote Originally Posted by St George View Post
    A dealer told me only to use the 2stroke stihl brand oil.the other oils leave a residue in and around the exhaust.anyone come across this?
    gee wouldn't have been a Stihl dealer by any chance
    i use the cheapest jaso fd /iso l egd (50:1)grade oil i can find usually (shindaiwa 1) but was using a castrol oil that i brought reduced to clear from kmart for about 2 years haven't noticed any problems
    Anything Ian says may or may not be garbage, it may also be his own opinion or it may not be his opinion at all, it may just be something he felt like stating anyone following his advice does so at their own risk and may be doing something Ian would actually advise against.
    And if you don't like what Ian has to say use the ignore function if you don't know how ask i will gladly tell you

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    Ian I bought some makita oil 5 litres for under 40 bucks seems ok the mower shop said they were using it without any problem. I used to use only stihl oil till I woke up

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    my fix, all is hidden under the cover and so far it seems to be ALOT better then standard
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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    looks good pretty much what i did but great idea using a fuel filter!
    what did you do with the hole on the back of the air filter housing?
    also what 4mix engine is that? looks like a diff fuel cap to mine

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    130(caps not screwed in as i had to un do it to take the covers off), just cut the hose as short as possible and used a rivet(with the thinner part cut off) to fill the hole. may come up with a more long term solution, but i needed things to be reverse-able

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    heres a stihl 4mix troubleshooting and repair pdf for those interested: http://golftechs.us/Reference/4.pdf
    suggest saving onto computer in case disappears online!

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    Thanks Chris, saved a copy.

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    That site doesn't seem to exist but when you dig around a bit a few other pdf's star appearing in searches.
    Just put one up for Shindy trimmers.

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    Cheers Chris, St George i use Shindi oil in mine no probs.

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    Hi Chris, thanks for the post, my Sthil 130 was always hard to start when hot, but learnt to live with it. However, after a really hot day the 130 has developed a fuel leak which is coming through the air filter at a fairly high rate, and I'm guessing that the air breather valve has sh!t itself, can you or anyone else tell me if the valve just pulls out of the top of the fuel tank?

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    It does pull out (very difficultly) but i think it was actually the carby that was issue not the vent in my ones?
    anyway since then i have replaced both with newer machines and they seem to have a newer carby on them. no issues whatsoever

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    Thanks again Chris, it popped out ok, with the help of a screwdriver. Fingers crossed it was just the valve.

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    it would of been the valve.. mine was replaced free of charge by the dealer(also got a free service as they did it without permission) expect it to flog out again though

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    Default Re: Stihl 4 mix starting problems POSSIBLE SOLUTION

    Hi

    Came across this thread, when looking for something else. the most common problem with our small engines both two and four stroke is clogged air cleaners. Here is the best way to clean all your air cleaners, put 2 - 4 liters of hot water in a bucket (the hotter the better) dissolve a cup of powered laundry detergent and let the air cleaners soak for about an hour then swirl around for a bit, rinse in clean hot water, then hang on close line until l dry. You can clean all types of air cleaners over and over again this way without hurting them. Never ever blow out air cleaners with compressed air. My whipper sniper filers turn the water black every time which is a combination of oil and dust.

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