Troubleshooting Guide - EINHELL GE-LC 18 Li T Originalbetriebsanleitung

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
Saw chain is dry
Chain/guide bar
is hot
Chainsaw judders,
vibrates or does not
saw properly
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Possible cause
- No oil in the tank
- Vent in the oil tank cap is blocked
- Oil outlet is blocked
- No oil in the tank
- Vent in the oil tank cap is blocked
- Oil outlet is blocked
- Chain is blunt
- Chain is overtensioned
- Chain is undertensioned
- Chain is blunt
- Chain is worn
- Saw teeth point in the wrong direc-
tion
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Remedy
- Top up with oil
- Clean the oil tank cap
- Clear the oil outlet
- Top up with oil
- Clean the oil tank cap
- Clear the oil outlet
- Re-sharpen or replace the chain
- Check the chain tension
- 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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