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Guarantee
MAKITA guarantees the highest quality and will therefore reimburse all costs for repair by replacement of damaged parts resulting from material or pro-
duction faults occurring within the guarantee period after purchase. Please note that in some countries particular guarantee conditions may exist. If you
have any questions, please contact your salesman, who is responsible for the guarantee of the product.
Please note that we cannot accept any responsibility for damage caused by:
• Disregard of the instruction manual.
• Non-performance of the required maintenance and cleaning.
• Incorrect carburetor adjustment.
• Normal wear and tear.
• Obvious overloading due to permanent exceeding of the upper performance limits.
• Use of guide bars and chains which have not been approved.
• Use of guide bar and chain lengths which have not been approved.
• Use of force, improper use, misuse or accidents.
• Damage from overheating due to dirt on the recoil starter.
• Work on the chain saw by unskilled persons or inappropriate repairs.
• Use of unsuitable spare parts or parts which are not original MAKITA parts, insofar as they have caused the damage.
• Use of unsuitable or old oil.
• Damage related to conditions arising from lease or rent contracts.
Cleaning, servicing and adjustment work is not covered by the guarantee. All repairs covered by the guarantee must be performed by a MAKITA service
centre.
Trouble shooting
Malfunction System Observation Cause
Chain does not run Chain brake Engine runs Chain brake actuated.
Engine does not start or only
with difficulty
Ignition system Ignition spark Malfunction in fuel supply system, compression system, mechanical
malfunction.
No ignition spark Switch on STOP, fault or short-circuit in the wiring, plug cap or spark
plug defective.
Fuel supply Fuel tank is filled Choke in wrong position, carburetor defective, suction head dirty, fuel
line bent or interrupted.
Compression system Inside Faulty crankcase gasket, radial shaft packings defective, cylinder or
piston rings defective.
Outside Spark plug does not seal.
Mechanical
malfunction
Starter does not
engage
Spring in starter broken, broken parts inside the engine.
Warm start difficulties Carburetor Fuel tank is filled
Ignition spark
Wrong carburetor adjustment.
Engine starts, but dies
immediately
Fuel supply Fuel tank is filled Wrong idling adjustment, suction head or carburetor dirty. Tank
venting defective, fuel line interrupted, cable defective, STOP switch
defective.
Insufficient power Several systems may
be involved
simultaneously
Engine is idling Air filter dirty, wrong carburetor adjustment, muffler clogged, exhaust
channel in cylinder clogged.
No chain lubrication Oil tank/pump No oil on the chain Oil tank empty.
Oil guide groove dirty.