I want to thank you, so frustrated with this cap and my buddy told me to turn the bottom with pliers...and I new that was not right. Once again your video is worth its weight in gold THANK YOU
Thanks for your video. It's still helping people! I thought I tried everything. Couldn't get that cap to sit right. Your video and suggestion did the trick. Thank you!!
Yes this was the problem exactly. Thanks. I was tired of forking around with that forking gas cap every time I filled up the gas on my Stihl weed eater. I note that my newer Stihl chain saw has a normal screw gas cap which works fine.
Very helpful. Dog watching for a friend, decided to do a "side project" with his Stihl. I thought I broke the silly "cap" just checking the fuel. The person who thumbed this down is a moron and has never had this issue. Integrity on the internet is hard to find, thanks.
I think the new design Stihl fuel and bar oil caps are a very poor design in many ways. It’s almost impossible to pre clean the area before removing the caps , to many voids to wipe off with a rag or brush. Then dirt and debris fall inside the fuel tank and the bar oil tank to cause for sure future blockages to filter and bar oil pump . I wish I could put the original screw on all my Stihl equipment. It was much easier to wipe the old style filler caps clean before opening them. And I absolutely hate the fight and trouble of the new caps not going on and latching down on the first attempt & sometimes many attempted failed try’s. I have a lot of Stihl equipment/ Tools and they are very good. But what the ... those filler caps piss everyone off . I all ways keep a multi tool saw wrench-screwdriver with my fuel can . Its part of the basics everyone should keep together. Used to be so easy and clean. Now I’m wondering if the extremely talented German Engineer that made this rubrics cube filler cap ever goes out and works up a sweat and then try’s to put it back on in a rush or at a normal pace with steamed up safety glasses on ? I know of all the people I’ve worked around , all have trouble with the reinstall of the Stihl filler caps . Wish Stihl would do a recall on these and go back to the original type or a faster and simpler way.
Borrowed one of these for a small job. The caps alone are enough for me to never buy one of these. Spent more time arsing about with them than using the saw.
You can use something soft like a firm piece of plastic to "encourage"the bottom part of the cap to rotate. haven't broken mine yet and it's been err 4 years? :)
Because the trick didn't work for the oil tank cap, I tried pressing the middle part of it down with a screw driver. No-one's finger fit into the space. I succeeded. Also the fuel tank cap got closed by pressing the middle part down. Before succeeding I had failed maybe one million times with each of them.
What happened to the threaded gas caps? They replaced them with these junk ones. The threaded ones were too easy I guess. Who doesn't want to spend 20 minutes trying to get your cap on properly?
It's a pretty bad design. Once you know how to get it to slide/rotate over it works fine. But I agree, whats wrong with screwing something on? It works in a million other applications.
That's first gen quick cap, they have flaws. You can file down the notches just a hair so it'll slide easier. You can also buy much better aftermarket caps from china for like $2.50 on ebay, which is what I did a year ago and the quality of the cap seems better than original $35 stihl caps from the dealer, which is kind of ridiculous.
Absolute garbage cap, has not worked since day 1, completely shattered today. Machines runs like a dream ....... unless you can’t keep gas in it !!!!!! Makes me look at replacing with Huski or Echo.
Yeah what a pile of shit design this is. Give me a regular screw on cap any day. Spent more time yesterday messing with the cap then i did cutting. Of course i was out in the woods and didn't have a small sharp object with me . Ran one tank and then used my little ms180 the rest of the day. Apparently these have been recalled for this cap. You might go check that out. I am calling on Monday
Thanks so much for a simple solution to an extremely frustrating problem. One of the best Tool Tips ever!!!
I want to thank you, so frustrated with this cap and my buddy told me to turn the bottom with pliers...and I new that was not right. Once again your video is worth its weight in gold THANK YOU
And this why I now went back to Husky and have not regreted it.
I bloody hate those! Surprise surprise on my latest Stihl brush cutter they have done away with that cap and gone back to a " normal" type cap.
Thank you. I was starting to think I was just going crazy or having a stroke or something.
Thank you, a simple solution after hours of frustration
LITERALLY!!!!!
I guess Stihl engineers don't use Stihl saws, caps are garbage, thanks for the tip it worked.Extreme prices for extreme garbage.
Thanks for your video. It's still helping people! I thought I tried everything. Couldn't get that cap to sit right. Your video and suggestion did the trick. Thank you!!
Thank you so much. This was driving me nuts.
This is annoying when I am just trying to get my yard cut with the fs90r. It takes forever and I run out of time. Thanks for this.
Same
Thank you it work for me. Now i have to do it each time i put gas on my chainsaw, what a bad design from Stihl :(
Yes this was the problem exactly. Thanks. I was tired of forking around with that forking gas cap every time I filled up the gas on my Stihl weed eater. I note that my newer Stihl chain saw has a normal screw gas cap which works fine.
Thanks for that...it WAS so aggravating. Not any more...!
Very helpful. Dog watching for a friend, decided to do a "side project" with his Stihl. I thought I broke the silly "cap" just checking the fuel. The person who thumbed this down is a moron and has never had this issue. Integrity on the internet is hard to find, thanks.
these gas caps are such garbage whoever regulated this crap into existence and those horrible new gas can caps needs to be voted out.
Push on some rope
That's now why I have a Husky
Thanks my man 👍
Me as well... I’ve lost 1hr 10 min on that thing🧐
I waisted my time.😤😡🤬🤮🏴☠️💔🧨🔨🎇🌋🔥☄️
Stihl you got the message I hope.
Thanks! Closed gas cap in seconds! 👍Jag
Thanks
Fixed my problem.
Dude thank you for this. It worked like a charm
Ugg! 😡. Thanks dude, this thing really had me cussing
What a garbage cap!
Thank you for sharing. I gonna try it.
Thank you helped out alot
Owners manual sez push down on cap when turning- seems to work for me- no problems yet.
thank you sir
I think the new design Stihl fuel and bar oil caps are a very poor design in many ways.
It’s almost impossible to pre clean the area before removing the caps , to many voids to wipe off with a rag or brush. Then dirt and debris fall inside the fuel tank and the bar oil tank to cause for sure future blockages to filter and bar oil pump .
I wish I could put the original screw on all my Stihl equipment. It was much easier to wipe the old style filler caps clean before opening them. And I absolutely hate the fight and trouble of the new caps not going on and latching down on the first attempt & sometimes many attempted failed try’s. I have a lot of Stihl equipment/ Tools and they are very good. But what the ... those filler caps piss everyone off .
I all ways keep a multi tool saw wrench-screwdriver with my fuel can . Its part of the basics everyone should keep together. Used to be so easy and clean. Now I’m wondering if the extremely talented German Engineer that made this rubrics cube filler cap ever goes out and works up a sweat and then try’s to put it back on in a rush or at a normal pace with steamed up safety glasses on ?
I know of all the people I’ve worked around , all have trouble with the reinstall of the Stihl filler caps .
Wish Stihl would do a recall on these and go back to the original type or a faster and simpler way.
Borrowed one of these for a small job. The caps alone are enough for me to never buy one of these. Spent more time arsing about with them than using the saw.
Hi
I'll give it a go, so unhappy with this cap, STIHL SORT IT OUT.
Thanks bud
thanks for the vid im a little worried about trying it though its not my cap
You can use something soft like a firm piece of plastic to "encourage"the bottom part of the cap to rotate. haven't broken mine yet and it's been err 4 years? :)
Cap on my fs90 pisses me off too.
Aha! Thank you!!!
excellent thanks
what a great video. Do you work as a camera man for one of the major networks?
I can smell the sarcasm in your comment. This isn't The Expendables 4, so calm down.
It's a funny comment and I like it
Informative but frustrating as the camera’s all over the place.
Because the trick didn't work for the oil tank cap, I tried pressing the middle part of it down with a screw driver. No-one's finger fit into the space. I succeeded. Also the fuel tank cap got closed by pressing the middle part down. Before succeeding I had failed maybe one million times with each of them.
good to know by pressing. It really drove me insane for so long, I had no idea why it wouldn't seal properly.
ATG told Stihl about this problem many years ago. They simply don't care.
Can these worthless caps just be changed out with the screw type? Has anyone tried to do this yet?
That would be a good fix
maybe they need to design shit properly
Just push in while twisting the cap..... Don't use a pocket knife... that's just insane
What happened to the threaded gas caps? They replaced them with these junk ones. The threaded ones were too easy I guess. Who doesn't want to spend 20 minutes trying to get your cap on properly?
It's a pretty bad design. Once you know how to get it to slide/rotate over it works fine. But I agree, whats wrong with screwing something on? It works in a million other applications.
I tried and it don't work ... I'm about to throw the chainsaw ...
Looks dangerous , just get a saw without flippy caps
That's first gen quick cap, they have flaws. You can file down the notches just a hair so it'll slide easier. You can also buy much better aftermarket caps from china for like $2.50 on ebay, which is what I did a year ago and the quality of the cap seems better than original $35 stihl caps from the dealer, which is kind of ridiculous.
Your dealer must be a crook. I just bought a genuine Stihl cap from Madsen’s the other day for $5
who EVER designed this JUNK at Stihl should be ETERNALLY ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. I have this problem on BOTH saws I bought NEW.
I agree. A simple screw on screw off would work just fine.
It’s not working
I heard they went back to the old style type and I also hope the engineers were fired for this stupid cap...
Absolute garbage cap, has not worked since day 1, completely shattered today. Machines runs like a dream ....... unless you can’t keep gas in it !!!!!! Makes me look at replacing with Huski or Echo.
Mine broke today wtf junk bs caps!
Whoever designed this needs to be fired.
and rehired and slapped and fired for the second time.
Heavens forbid you buy a new cap...SMH
Worst fucking design ever! Mine just broke today, how is this a fix? its ridiculous to have to do that lol
That gas cap has got to be one of the dumbest designs of all time.
That’s not fixed .... who the fuck wants to keep doing that... just buy a new cap
Yeah what a pile of shit design this is. Give me a regular screw on cap any day. Spent more time yesterday messing with the cap then i did cutting. Of course i was out in the woods and didn't have a small sharp object with me . Ran one tank and then used my little ms180 the rest of the day. Apparently these have been recalled for this cap. You might go check that out. I am calling on Monday
I tried and it don't work ... I'm about to throw the chainsaw ...