I'm trying to find out what happened to my air compressor. It suddenly stopped working. It wasn't overheated and the breaker didn't trip. I had it plugged into the same extension cord than the table saw, which I used at the same time. Later I noticed that it had double the amount of oil in it.

I purchased a new Makita mac 700 just over a year ago. I followed the break-in procedure in the manual and used it very lightly (a few hours actual run time). I recently got it out and noticed the oil level was very low. I opened the drain valve and oil drained out of the air tank. Is it possible the rings never sealed? Could doing the break-in procedure again still seat the rings properly?

Every so often when my mac700 is building up pressure and reaches the cut-out point, the valve on the side of the pressure switch (I think it is called the pressure switch unloading valve) seems to stick open and lets air pour out. Therefore the motor runs continuously and never shuts off. Is this a common problem and do I need a new pressure switch or should I adjust something on the valve?

Hi My MAC700 is slow to build up pressure (20 minutes to 120 psi). The previous owner said he put too much oil in it. Any idea what the problem could be? Valves?

Patrick Bernal. Question, compressor will come on, fill to 105psi after drawn down it will bog down and kick out the breaker. when the presser is down and the reset button is pushed on it will start again.

This is a great compressor, except for 1 thing. It's quiet, uses very little electricity, and makes a lot of air for the short time it runs. My only beef is that Makita does not sell replacment parts, they only sell replacement components. The air regulator started leaking after 1.5 yrs, and needs a new rubber seal, which is not available. They'll gladly sell a replacement regulator for $36 but not the $.50 seal. Sounds like the auto industry, making most of their money on parts and service.