Recently, I've noticed the chain getting very little oil during cutting. I took the bar off to check the oiling and saw nothing coming out of the slot. With the guide plate (32) off, I can see some oil trickling out of the hose (1) at WOT, but little if any oil makes it to the bar. Changing the adjustment settings had no discernible impact. Before I take the whole thing apart - do any of you have some suggestions for the likely culprit here? Thanks.
Plugged filter at pickup hose, tank vent plugged or partial plug, lines to pump kinked or split or faulty pump. All are possible causes.
Could be worm drive worn. Looks like screw goes from bar oil chamber to chain had that happen on jonsered
I like the KISS method. Id start with draining the oil tank and making sure the filter and line isn't plugged then go from there.
I bought a vintage homelite saw of the local online auction that wouldn't oil. It was plugged from the filter out to the bar pad. Lol. The filter had deteriorated and let the fines pass through. I keep a soft bristle brush with my saw kit to get at much of the debris off from around the caps before opening them. It only takes a few seconds and will save me a headache later.
