Cylinder kits are often required when Stihl equipment is diagnosed to have a damaged cylinder. Most kits contain the cylinder, piston, piston rings, piston pin and pin retainer clips. The cylinder base gasket, exhaust gasket, cylinder bolts and piston needle bearing are usually not included and must be purchased separately.
Most Stihl cylinders are fastened in place using Torx number 27 (T-27) head bolts, and a long shaft #27 Torx wrench is required to reach these bolts through the cylinder access holes.
Stihl cylinder replacement kit lookup
1108 020 1220 Cylinder and Piston Kit 08S, TS350AVE, TS08, TS350, TS360
1111 020 1200 Cylinder and Piston Kit 050, 051, TS50, TS510
1111 020 1206 Cylinder and Piston Kit 075, 076, TS760
1113 020 1203 Cylinder and Piston Kit 030, 031 and 032
1114 020 1210 Cylinder and Piston Kit 020, TS200
1115 020 1200 Cylinder and Piston Kit 045 , 056
1119 020 1202 Cylinder and Piston Kit 038, MS380
1121 020 1200 Cylinder and Piston Kit 024 MS240
1121 020 1209 Cylinder and Piston Kit 026, MS260
1122 020 1203 Cylinder and Piston Kit 064, MS640
1122 020 1211 Cylinder and Piston Kit 066, MS660
1122 020 1219 Cylinder and Piston Kit MS650, MS660
1123 020 1209 Cylinder and Piston Kit 025, MS250
1123 020 1221 Cylinder and Piston Kit 021, MS210
1123 020 1223 Cylinder and Piston Kit 023, MS230
1125 020 1206 Cylinder and Piston Kit 034 Super, 036
1125 020 1209 Cylinder and Piston Kit 034, MS340
1125 020 1216 Cylinder and Piston Kit 036, MS360
1127 020 1210 Cylinder and Piston Kit 029, MS290
1127 020 1213 Cylinder and Piston Kit 039, MS390
1128 020 1221 Cylinder and Piston Kit 046, MS460
1128 020 1227 Cylinder and Piston Kit 044, MS440
1130 020 1205 Cylinder and Piston Kit 018, MS180
1130 020 1207 Cylinder and Piston Kit 017, MS170
1130 020 1208 Cylinder and Piston Kit 018, MS180
1132 020 1200 Cylinder and Piston Kit 019, 019T, MS190T
4201 020 1200 Cylinder and Piston Kit 08S, TS350, TS360
4238 020 1202 Cylinder and Piston Kit TS410, TS420
In some situations a full cylinder kit is not required and the engine fault can be corrected by replacing the piston rings, piston, cylinder only, cylinder base gasket or a combination of any of these.
Stihl cylinders are made from cast magnesium that have been machined to close tolerances with a chrome plated cylinder bore for wear resistance. Stihl pistons are made from closely machined aluminum.