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Bottom of saw is full of oil when I pick it up. Seems to be coming from where the handle is attached to the bottom of the Plastic housing. I cannot see any cracks in the housing
I think it is quite normal to have some oil leakage in chainsaws, some oils are lighter than others and may cause more leaking. My saws always leaks a little while sitting on the shelf. If it bothers you an easy solution is to remove oil & gas before storing. Maybe storing it lying on its side also helps. Good luck!
Considering your rating "thanks for trying" I have to ask you to clarify you problem. "Bottom of saw is full of oil when I pick it up", well after how long do you pick it up after leaving it? What is the rate of leakage, does the saw sit in a large puddle of oil after just a few hours or is it just a little messy after a week or four sitting at the shelf? I'd agree the former case would be considered not normal, the latter case would be extremely normal IMO and easily manageable as per instructions. Please clarify.
Considering your rating "thanks for trying" I have to ask you to clarify you problem. "Bottom of saw is full of oil when I pick it up", well after how long do you pick it up after leaving it? What is the rate of leakage, does the saw sit in a large puddle of oil after just a few hours or is it just a little messy after a week or four sitting at the shelf? I'd agree the former case would be considered not normal, the latter case would be extremely normal IMO and easily manageable as per instructions. Please clarify.
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There should be an adjusting screw around the bar somewhere. Turn it anti clockwise until it stops and then just crack it one turn. If it still leaks too much then turn it down slightly.also try and store the saw on its side to stop the oil just coming out.
Make sure the bar groove is cleaned with a 'bar groove cleaner' its always good now and again or empty the oil tank completely and flush out with a bit of fuel, as sawdust and debris can often get into the oil tank when filling up. *DEEPER CLEAN - With in the oil tank itself is a plastic mesh filter, this mainly keeps larger debris from entering the oil line.. to clean the oiling system fully you want to remove the clutch drum and clutch, behind that is the oil pump. remove that and you can then blow an airline through the oil pipe and pick-up body back into the oil tank. Make sure both the inlet and outlet of the oil pump are clean of debris and replace it along with the clutch and drum. Also blow out the feed groove to the bar.
I've attached a copy of the full breakdown of the saw so you can see what you have to do. http://www.mediafire.com/view/y9vjvbbvwdv1kcd
The oil inside the tank will expand and contract with heat and cold from where it is stored. It is good to check and see that there is nothing between the bar and the body of the saw which causes the two parts from having a good seal and leaking oil instead of having all the oil go into the bar channel. Take the side cover and bar off the chainsaw and clean where all these parts meet. Sometimes it will not leak as much. If you store a saw in a place that has temperature fluctuations some oil is always going to leak out. I've always stored mine in a plastic container with rags on the bottom.
two things come to mind. 1. The oil adjustment screw on the bottom of the saw is set too high for the type of cutting you're doing. 2.If the oil setting is too high, your saw will have an excess residue of oil on the , chain, sprocket, and oiler. When you set the saw down Oil runs out. Try setting the oil adjustment screw back a turn. Find the screw on the bottom of the saw., or check the owners manual. Good Luck! Alvin
You fill the oil tank with a non fling chain oil, or as heavy an oil as you can get, the non fling addative is to keep the oil on the bottom of the bar where you are cutting, and not just through off the end of the bar.
Most often there is a dust-oil clog in the bottom of the bar slot which closes an oil passage between the bar slot and the hole drilled half way through the side of the bar. This provides a passage between the thin shim plate with the two bar bolt holes beside the bar and through to the oil tank or pump output. You can remove the bar and chain and punch out the blockage in the bar with a paper clip if the chain is removed. Make sure the wire can be pushed from the bar slot right through the side hole in the bar. A gravity feed chainsaw should leak right out into the slot of the shim plate, a button pumper should squirt out there with the bar removed. With a button pumper you may have a tiny check valve in the line or the push button to take apart, replace the spring or unstick the ball inside the check valve. This is why they went to the gravity feed oil system which just leaks in there and gets picked up by the bottom of the links as the chain races past the passage between the bar side hole and the chain slot.
Remove the bar and chain. Clean all parts exposed including the bar drive-end small oil channels that feed oil out to the chain groove on both sides of the bar. Start the engine and look for oil oozing out of a small side port where the bar fits to. If ok and no oil seems to coming from under the case, reassemble all components. Start the engine and run the bar tip at speed near some cardboard--it should throw off a thin line of oil. This saw should have an oil volume adjustment screw in the case back near the lower run of chain or just under the case in the same area. Turn CW to reduce volume. Hope this helps!
Remove the bar and chain, then remove the excess oil and debris. Start the engine and look for oil oozing out of a port near where the bar fits to the case. Any spills while filling the oil tank will allow oil to drip from the case. If the oil comes out properly, clean the drive end of the bar, especially the two small passages from the larger holes out to the chain groove on each side. Clean the chain groove all the way around and inspect the tip sprocket condition. Reassemble the bar and chain, then run the engine for short time with the tip near cardboard to see if it will throw off a thin line of oil onto the cardboard. Hope this helps!
The chainsaw squirts oil into the oil hole in the bar. The chain picks up the oil and carries it all the way around the bar lubing it and the chain. When you quit running the saw there is still a lot of oil on the chain and all away around the chain guide in the bar. Once you quit running it and it sets a while all the oil will follow gravity and run to the bottom of the bar and drip out into the case. It's just another one of life's little nuisances. Have a nice day! Obwhon
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