The bar and chain on my poulan 3314 chainsaw isn’t getting oil delivered to it.?

I've cleaned out the groove on the bar and I've checked for clogs, but this is my first chainsaw and I'm clueless at this point. It's two months out of warranty. Help?

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3 Responses to “The bar and chain on my poulan 3314 chainsaw isn’t getting oil delivered to it.?”

Bare B says:

July 23, 2009 at 4:51 am

Remove the bar and clean out all the sawdust and wood chips that are under the bar where it connects to the saw. Pump your oiler and make sure there is oil under there. Usually it just needs a good cleaning to get the saw dust out that is plugging the oiler output.
Shag says:

July 23, 2009 at 4:51 am

If that model has an automatic oiler, check the adjustment on it. also check the port on the side of the bar where oil enters the chain groove.
renpen says:

July 23, 2009 at 4:51 am

The oil comes from the tank through a pump to the area of the bar. From there it goes through the bar to the groove. All of those areas need to be free of debris. The problem also could be the pump or the hoses from the tank to the pump. Any holes in the hoses will cause a non oiling problem. The saw being that new, I would clean it real good and see if that takes care of the problem. One other question, how do you know it isn’t getting oil? It doesn’t put out a lot of oil. It will put out almost no oil at idle and engough to keep the chain and bar lubed at high speed. Is the chain and bar getting hot? Your owner’s manual should tell you how much oil it should use. Like fill the chain oil tank every other tank of gas. The bar plates could be installed incorrectly. One may have a hole or slot for oil and the other one doesn’t. There are inner and outer plates. They go between the bar and drive case cover. There also may be a screen/filter on the end of the oil pickup hose in the oil tank. Fish the line out of the tank with a piece of wire and check the screen for debris. Don’t run it if the chain isn’t being oiled, it will ruin the chain and hte bar. I usually hold my saw close to a object like a cardboard box and run it full throttle for a bit to see if it is oiling. There will be a bit of oil on the cardboard. Not a lot like a spray but some.