Screen shot 2013-08-29 at 18.55.33Subsequently using your nitro radio controlled automobile for a while you will demand to clean the engine'south air filter chemical element. If you don't do this, dirt and debris will build up over time and volition eventually clog the filter, which will cause issues.

A chock-full air filter will cause the engine to run richer due to lack of air, and the engine may also get erratic, making tuning difficult. Your car volition use more fuel and will also lose power. You lot also run a risk droppings or dirt entering the engine if not cleaned, which can cause other rc engine running problems and premature engine wear.

Off-road apply will require more frequent cleaning, while with on-road use you don't need to worry then much, although it is even so worth doing if you want to keep your car in optimum running condition. I would recommend cleaning the filter later on a solar day of use, specially in dry out, dusty conditions.

It amazes me how many people over the local park never clean their air filter! I don't know whether this is due to laziness or lack of agreement how nitro engines work. It's not hard to do and doesn't take long at all. Here's how it is done:

Cleaning the foam air filter

Cleaning is easy. You will need:

  • An old basin or loving cup filled with warm soapy water
  • Kitchen scroll or paper towels
  • Air filter oil made for rc nitro engines
  • Minor corporeality of rc nitro fuel (optional)
  • Modest plastic bag (optional)

1. Remove the filter housing from the car and detach information technology. This is usually as elementary as undoing a screw and removing the foam element from the plastic housing, but the method will vary depending on your model – see the instruction booklet that came with the car if it is not so elementary.

2. Once the air filter is disassembled, remove whatever loose mud or debris from the filter and housing and give it a good make clean in warm soapy water. This should become most of the clay out and information technology should start looking a lot cleaner. Become it equally clean as you can and and so dry it with a paper towel. Leave information technology somewhere until fully dry.

3. This footstep is optional – If you lot want to get it actually make clean, identify the filter in a small container ( I use an old lid/cap from an droplets tin can ) filled with plenty nitro to submerge the filter completely. Let it soak in and then rinse it out a few times. Don't get the nitro on your hands, use some rubber/disposable gloves and carry this pace out in a well ventilated area – ideally in the garden or garage. One time the filter is clean, dry it with a newspaper towel and allow it dry fully before applying the oil in the next footstep.

4. Now get the air filter oil and pour around 20-xxx drops over the filter. Squash the cream a few times so the oil soaks correct in. An easy way to do this without making a right mess is to place the filter in a modest clear bag, pour the oil in and and so squash the filter around a few times. Yous don't need an excessive corporeality of oil, just plenty so it is fully covered.

five. Now fit the filter element back into the housing, refit the filter back onto your car and you lot are proficient to go!