Fuels / Refuelling - Makita EK8100 Operator's And Safety Manual

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Fuels
Caution:
This tool uses petroleum products (gasoline and oil).
Be especially careful when handling gasoline.
Do not smoke. Do not allow gasoline to come near flames,
sparks or fire (explosion hazard).
Fuel mixture
This tool is powered by a high-performance air-cooled two-stroke
engine. It runs on a mixture of gasoline and two-stroke engine oil.
The engine is designed for unleaded regular gasoline with a
min. octane value of 89 (R+M)/2. In case no such fuel is avail-
able, you can use fuel with a higher octane value. This will not
affect the engine.
In order to obtain an optimum engine output and to protect
your health and the environment use unleaded fuel only.
To lubricate the engine, use a synthetic oil for two-stroke air-coo-
led engines (quality grade JASO FC or ISO-L-EGD), which has
to be added to the fuel.
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Gasoline
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1.0 Us-gal. (3.7 l)
2.5 Us-gal. (9.4 l)
5.0 Us-gal. (18.9 l)
The correct mixture ratio:
50:1 When using MAKITA synthetic two-stroke engine
oil, i. e. 50 parts gasoline to 1 part oil.
50:1 When using other synthetic two-stroke engine
oil (quality grade JASO FC or ISO -L -EGD), i. e. 50
parts gasoline to 1 part oil.
50:1
2.6 floz. (75 cm )
3
6.4 floz. (189 cm )
3
12.8 floz. (378 cm )
3
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