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10. Troubleshooting guide
Caution!
Before troubleshooting, switch off the equipment and remove the battery.
The table below contains a list of fault symptoms and explains what you can do to remedy the problem
if your equipment fails to work properly. If the problem still persists after working through the list, please
contact your nearest service workshop.
Fault Possible cause Remedy
Saw chain is dry - No oil in the tank
- Vent in the oil tank cap is blocked
- Oil outlet is blocked
- Top up with oil
- Clean the oil tank cap
- Clear the oil outlet
Chain/guide bar
is hot
- No oil in the tank
- Vent in the oil tank cap is blocked
- Oil outlet is blocked
- Chain is blunt
- Chain is overtensioned
- Top up with oil
- Clean the oil tank cap
- Clear the oil outlet
- Re-sharpen or replace the chain
- Check the chain tension
Chainsaw judders,
vibrates or does not
saw properly
- Chain is undertensioned
- Chain is blunt
- Chain is worn
- Saw teeth point in the wrong direc-
tion
- Adjust the chain tension
- Re-sharpen or replace the chain
- Replace the chain
- Refi t the chain with the teeth facing
in the correct direction
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