Bandit xl 10705-a. Oiler cap

[watty007]

I have a XL 30 bandit,the oiler bulb has cracked,prior to that the bulb pushed in but would not return to normal,any info as to where I can find a cap? any other suggestions on things that I should look for when dealing with my push button oiler.Thanks in advance model ut10705-a

[onlyhomelites]

The A-00133 oil cap has been obsolete for a while, consequently anyone who has one asks a horrid price. I found this one on Ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/Homelite-Oil-Cap-Part-A00133-NOS-NLA-/331729559487?hash=item4d3c9f5fbf:g:EVYAAOSwAKxWaass

Your other option is to carefully pop the retainer ring off, measure the base of the old bulb, order a new bulb and then glue the ring back on with super glue. I've done that many times with success and it's a helluva lot cheaper!

[Supercharged86]

This saw is essentially the same as an XL, XL2 and Super2. www.leonschainsawpartsandrepair.com/uploads/3/9/7/9/39792537/homelite_lx-30_bandit_chainsaw_ipl_18823_2.pdf

Did they actually turn this saw into a manual oiler using a primer bulb on top of the tank cap? Wow! What were they thinking here? Leon beat me to the ebay ad. Good luck. Steve

[onlyhomelites]

They did eliminate the automatic oiler and ad the cap with a bulb as a manual oiler! I'm guessing it was to compete with the McCulloch Eager Beaver 2.0 at the time that had a manual oiler only. It didn't prove to be very popular (go figure!) as every other saw after that had an automatic oiler.