Fazer Parade - What you got

[Kosmic Kartman]

I have been having trouble with the stihl oil, it doesn't seem to be as good as it was a few years back, it is the red,

What trouble?

Stihl HP red or green should be 50:1 mix. Any other oil I'd mix 25:1 just to be safe but your saw may run rich and smoke. I wouldn't recommend using anything else apart from HP Ultra or Super. If you don't run your saw dry when you've finished using it over time it WILL become sluggish and eventually stop working. There's potential for the pump diaphragms to warp, become sluggish and gum up jets. All of this will lead to your machineery running poorly. Stale or off petrol is a big factor in you M/c running under power or not at all. Stihl machineery loves fresh petrol.

After use drain tank and then run saw on tick over until it stops - If you have a saw with a primer pump then pump until empty. That way you're not leaving fuel in the carb. I do this with all my Stihl M/c's and they start like new every time.

Check fuel before use on the end of a screwdriver. If when you ignite it it goes whoosh it's OK, if you get a candle flame or no ignition the fuel is stale and your saw won't like it.