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Maintenance Chart

Please note that the following maintenance intervals apply for normal operating

 

 

 

 

 

every 12 months

 

 

 

conditions. If your daily working time is longer than normal or cutting conditions

before starting work

after finishing work or daily

after each refueling stop

 

 

 

 

 

are difficult (very dusty work area etc.), shorten the specified intervals accordingly.

 

 

if problem

if damaged

as required

 

 

 

weekly

monthly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete machine

 

Visual inspection (condition, leaks)

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control handle

Check operation

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air filter

 

Clean

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pick up body in fuel tank

 

Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel tank

Clean

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carburetor

 

Check idle adjustment

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readjust idle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readjust electrode gap

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Spark plug

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace after about 100 operating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooling inlets

 

Inspect

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spark arresting screen* in muffler

 

Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have replaced by servicing dealer1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All accessible screws and nuts

Retighten

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

(not adjusting screws)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anti-vibration element

 

Check

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have replaced by servicing dealer1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)STIHL recommends that this work be done by a STIHL servicing dealer

*not in all versions, market-specific

FS 120, FS 120 R, FS 200, FS 200 R, FS 250, FS 250 R

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