Leaking bar oil

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mywaynow

Minister of Fire
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Dec 13, 2010
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Don't remember seeing this on my older saw, but the 359 I just bought leaked a fair amount of bar oil when it was stored in my truck recently. It may have been tilted forward a bit, creating the issue. Is that normal?
 
I don't know if the 359 is known to leak, but most saws will have some oil under them. The details matter.

How much oil?
How long did it take to accumulate this amount of oil?
If you clean up the oil and the saw, does the saw still produce oil even if you don't run it?
 
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