i own a gardenline GPCS 42cc petrol chainsaw, bought from ALDI in March 2006 (so now out of its original generous aldi 3 year warranty).

just in case youre wondering why i bought a 'cheapo' saw, rather than a recognized main brand, i only have occaisional use for a chainsaw & therefore didnt want to spend more than necessary!

anyway, the saw has been brilliant to date & has taken down around 2-3 large trees, along with several smaller trees / pruning etc, no problem (im only just about to change the original chain, so this proves how rarely i use it).

i last used the saw around a year ago & all was fine then. however, when i fired it up today, to check it over for an upcoming job, i noticed that the 'auto-chain oiler' wasnt working, so i stripped the relevant parts of the saw, only to find that the plastic teeth on the drive of the 'auto' oil pump have stripped.

the aldi 'helpline' number was coming up as 'not recognized' & after contacting aldi direct, was eventually given a website address for the company now dealing with this old saw model.

'located the saw on the site, but the only 'part' still available, is a spark plug!!!

have also tried the internet (which is how i ended up here!) but no other leads to date!

can ayone please help re. this part, and / or does anyone have an old saw of this model going cheap?

regards. steve

steve, November 2010

Cannot find parts anywhere ,this is not good enough Aldi should be made answerable as they are the retailer, a three year guarantee is fine ,but most people only got this machine for casual use and may have it for years, so parts should be available over a longer period. The lesson is don't buy tools from Aldi.

Paul o neill, June 2017

That model was made by Einhell. Their phone no is 0151 649 1500.

Herbie Mitchell, August 2014

Hy steve iv just stripped the same model.and find the same problem have u found out where to get spares ?

martin c, December 2013