OK I have two Huskys that I dug out to run through the paces coming up this week. Saws have been in storage for a while. All the bar oil had leaked out over time while sitting. I filled them both and they are leaking again just sitting on the bench. The 359 now has a towel under it to soak up the oil. 550xp I filled and it is also seeping out the slot for the oiler that lines up with the hole in the bar, I noticed this before I put the bar back on. It didn't take long for the oil to appear after I filled it; maybe 15 minutes or so you could see it starting. Anyone have any input as to why this might be happening.
Are these stored out doors and go through temperature cycles? The rubber oil pump lines get old and don't seal up. And/or the oil tank vent isn't breathing sufficiently.
Check out this thread: Husqvarna (Jonsered) 3 position oiler mod It shows how I've used sealant in the past to stop the weep. If those saws are due, maybe new lines are the best option for 'em.
Yes stored in the shop so when the heat is on there is temperature swings. I wondered with it warmer if the oil expands causing pressure and seepage. I just found it strange that almost as soon as I put oil in 550 it started to show up in the oil slot next to the bar. Can't believe it could be an oil line ; 550 is nearly new with only a handful of tanks of fuel through it. Am I correct in thinking that the tank vent is a one way vent like the fuel tank vent to allow air in only? " If" this is correct it would still allow it to build pressure. I guess to fix this I just need to get cutting so they aren't on the bench.
Both of my Stihl's leak oil sitting on a shelf. If I put the saws on their sides with bar down, that seems to lessen the leaking.
my 450 rancher was leaking like that. I took it all apart, cleaned all the gunk around the rubber, hoses etc, put it back together and voila! no more leakage. I have a tendency to use compressed air blow out the clutch and surrounding area. That tends to force oil soaked dust behind the plate that covers up the oiler. Once I cleaned that all out, I was good to go.
Stihls dont wet the bed! Maybe an occasional accident! Maybe thats why Sandhillbilly keeps recommending the blankie!
I might put them on the side and loosen the oil caps so the tanks can't have pressure fluxuation. Note to self: Tighten caps before moving saws. I might actually have to put a note, so I really don't forget. And it wouldn't be the first time.
I don't think I've ever had a saw that doesn't leak at least some bar oil if not run for a while. And as others have said, laying them on their side seems to help a lot.
All of mine seem to dribble a little bit. This just seems like more than most. Maybe just the way it is.
I've never worked on a 5 series Husky but M2theB has. Sounds like an oil tank vent issue. Only one of my saws is currently weeping. When they start, I usually find the issue is with those lines but doubtful since yours is not that old.
my 572 cries 2 550’s and a 562 and none of them leak. Never looked into the 572 issue. Just accept it. It’s not like it empties out over night but it does leave a dip can size puddle over a week or so.
To be fair I have a 372 that's well abused and used before I got it. It's probably 10 years old. And it doesn't leak. But that 555 like I said leaked since day one and probably doesn't have two tanks through it. It's a truck saw for in case a tree is in the road. Use to say in one of those Husky cases in the back seat of a truck. Somewhere out there there is a 2012 Colorado with an oil soaked back seat from the years it sat in the back seat and leaked through that box onto the seat.
I have Gray Echos, an orange Echo, 2 Huskys, a Jonsered and a Makita spanning two and a half decades. Ain't none of them that don't leave bar oil where you sit them. If you have a puddle you may have a problem. Otherwise it's always been ubiquitous in my experience? Temperature swings will cause mine to leak a bit more.
Thanks. I can deal with it. Some of my other saws do leak a little sometimes ( Stihls .....cough-cough) but never this much. So just don't let them sit and problem solved.
