Guarantee
MAKITA guarantees the highest quality and will therefore reimburse all costs for repair by replacement of damaged parts resulting
from material or production 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:
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Disregard of the instruction manual.
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Non-performance of the required maintenance and cleaning.
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Incorrect carburetor adjustment.
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Normal wear and tear.
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Obvious overloading due to permanent exceeding of the upper performance limits.
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The use of other than original MAKITA cutting discs.
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Use of force, improper use, misuse or accidents.
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Damage from overheating due to dirt on the fan housing.
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Work on the Power Cut by unskilled persons or inappropriate repairs.
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Use of unsuitable spare parts or parts which are not original MAKITA parts, insofar as they have caused the damage.
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Use of unsuitable or old oil.
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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.
Troubleshooting
Malfunction
Cutting disc does not
start turning
Cutting disc runs in idle
Engine does not start or
only with difficulty
Warm start difficulties
Engine starts, but
dies immediately
Insufficient power
System
Observation
Clutch
Engine runs
Carburetor,
Cutting disc runs
clutch
Ignition system
Ignition spark
No ignition spark
Fuel supply
Fuel tank is filled
Compression
Inside
system
Outside
Mechanical
Starter does not engage
malfunction
Carburetor
Fuel tank is filled
Fuel supply
Fuel tank is filled
Several systems
Engine is idling
may be involved
simultaneously
Cause
Damage to clutch
Incorrect idle speed,
blocked clutch
Malfunction in fuel supply system, com-
pression system, mechanical malfunction.
Switch on STOP, fault or short-circuit in the
wiring, plug cap or spark plug defective.
Choke in wrong position, carburetor defective,
suction head dirty, fuel line bent or interrupted.
Cylinder base packing ring defective, radial
shaft packings defective, cylinder or piston rings
defective
Spark plug does not seal.
Spring in starter broken, broken parts
inside the engine.
Wrong carburetor adjustment.
Ignition spark
Wrong idling adjustment, suction head or
carburetor dirty.
Tank venting defective, fuel line interrupted,
cable defective, STOP switch defective.
Decompression valve dirty
Air filter dirty, wrong carburetor adjustment,
muffler clogged, exhaust channel in cylinder
clogged, spark arrester screen clogged.
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