Electric chainsaw bar oiler not working

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Easy Livin’ 3000

Minister of Fire
Dec 23, 2015
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My relatively new electric chainsaw's bar oiler isn't working. Anyone have this problem with an easy fix? It is out of warranty.

It's from the dreaded Harbor Freight, but from what I can tell, most of these low-end saws are almost identical except for aesthetic changes to differentiate the brand.

I took a quick look at the parts diagram, doesn't look like the oiler in gas saws.
 
Can't really give specific advice since I'm not looking at it but I would start taking off the bar and running the saw to see if it's pumping ANY oil. If not, I'd take the oiler apart and clean it making sure that no sawdust is clogging it up. If that fails, flush the oiling system with gas or diesel.
 
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Can't really give specific advice since I'm not looking at it but I would start taking off the bar and running the saw to see if it's pumping ANY oil. If not, I'd take the oiler apart and clean it making sure that no sawdust is clogging it up. If that fails, flush the oiling system with gas or diesel.
Thanks Sodbuster, good advice, I have someplace to start now.