Sad day for my Echo.

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Pallet Pete

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Well after 5 years of flawless service my Echo finally needed a new oil filter :(. It has served me well and has never had any issue before this. Makes me want to give the filter a funeral and a proper send off. :p My question is how the heck do I get it out of the oil compartment ? It looks like the filter is on a rubber hose in there but unlike my other saws I cant seem to pull the rubber hose out and I don't want to tear the hose.

Pete
 
I dunno what to tell you. Should be able to pull it right out. This is from the manual:
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Thanks Danno I think maybe it is stuck on the plastic lip inside. That does look like I thought it should be. I am borrowing a friends grabber tool tonight and trying again. I had not even thought about going to Echo site to get the manual <>. Mine is some where in my garage and I cant find it.

Pete
 
Fear not Pete, we're loaded to the gills with saws for tomorrow. A C
 
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You should just be able to bend a very small "hook" on a piece of stiff wire (coat-hanger type) and gab the hose and slowely pull her out. Sounds like you almost had it, just caught on the lip needing some "finagling".
 
Pete, have you made a decision whether to buy a new Husky or not from Al?
 
Pete, have you made a decision whether to buy a new Husky or not from Al?
I have decided that after your situation and my butting heads with him about it that I will give my business to someone more deserving of it. Al has gotten a lot of business from me over the years and never an issue. When I asked him about your tiller he acted like I shot him and really lost my respect by his crappy attitude. There is an excellent saw dealer in Dewitt who I have done buisness with in the past. They sell Echo and Husqvarna there so I am still saving for that dream saw :). AC has very generously offered to sell me an 034 Stihl that runs well so I cant pass up the price. As you know I am not the biggest Stihl fan but maybe AC will make a believer of me ;lol It will be better than my almost dead again Poulan.

Pete
 
You should just be able to bend a very small "hook" on a piece of stiff wire (coat-hanger type) and gab the hose and slowely pull her out. Sounds like you almost had it, just caught on the lip needing some "finagling".

I managed to get it out of the saw WHAT A PITA that was :confused: It was stuck sideways in the oil tank at a really odd angle which I think might be why it was not oiling well. I will hit a log this weekend and see. Thanks for the help guys I appreciate it.

Pete
 
We're you able to clean out the old filter, or did you just replace it?
 
We're you able to clean out the old filter, or did you just replace it?

Well I ordered a filter the other day but I don't have it yet. The old one got soaked in a can of gas hopefully it works now. There was a lot of black gunk that came out of it and I blew through it with an air wand which mad a nice mess all over ;lol. I may wind up with a spare yet.

Pete
 
I have decided that after your situation and my butting heads with him about it that I will give my business to someone more deserving of it. Al has gotten a lot of business from me over the years and never an issue. When I asked him about your tiller he acted like I shot him and really lost my respect by his crappy attitude. There is an excellent saw dealer in Dewitt who I have done buisness with in the past. They sell Echo and Husqvarna there so I am still saving for that dream saw :). AC has very generously offered to sell me an 034 Stihl that runs well so I cant pass up the price. As you know I am not the biggest Stihl fan but maybe AC will make a believer of me ;lol It will be better than my almost dead again Poulan.

Pete


That 034 Super is pretty much the same unit as a 036. Mo' Power than my plain jane 034 and if there was a saw to make a believer out of you, that'd be a good one. Had my 034 in some 28" Oak today and it made short work of it.
 
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