Stihl and the missing air filter

Good outcome for the OP.

You should see what a mess milling 2-3 gallons of fuel worth does to a saw with all the refills and spilling fuel and oil everywhere when having to refill in the cut on an angle

 

211 picked up tonight with missing filter. Cant wait to hear how this is handled by the local stihl dealer.

 

I hope they handle it as well as the first dealer did.

 

I always check my saw before use. Takes a couple min to look over things when I refuel I ha Eva rag to clean around oil and fuel caps. When I'm done for the day I clean the saw not always a real through cleaning but it gets wiped off and the filter cleaned and saw dust blown off every thing Cheap insurance in a expensive tool is my outlook

 

The new stihls at least like the 291 and I bet all the homeowner saws that end in "1" now you have to remove the whole top plastic with 3 or 4, t27 screws. I bet many never get checked cause of that. A toolless air cover is always the beat thing in my opinion. Even not mechanical types know its in there and that it should be cleaned somehow every so often. When I saw that new "streamline" cover that had to be removed I said I bet not many people will check the filter under that!

 

Its a pain for someone like me who cleans their saw regularly But at the same time neglect means more sales and service of saws I guess and I bet your right. The avg user those saws are marketed toward might only use a saw a handful of times a year if that and never clean or service them

 

The 211 is tool-less top cover. Just slide the black area back and remove. That 180 is tool less cover too that I am giving dad. Just twist the black deal on back.