how to properly oil outer air filter foam
 

i am a noob. i have a losi 8ight 2.0. i have a question about oiling the air filter foam. i was wondering if you can use too much oil? i am going to attach pics of my air filter after 25 mins of run time. i never have anything penetrate the inner foam. i imagine the only thing too much oil will do is cause the engine to run rich bc it limits air flow and changes air/fuel mixture. right??

I run my outers dry. It lets a little more dirt reach the inner filter, but it never clogs up like yours. Why did they make an inner and outer unless you were supposed to run one dry and one wet?

i dont know i run on a dry and dusty track and i just oil the inside of my outer filter and on the outside of it dirt gets lightly collected and the inner filter stays clean.

I personally oil both... Its that slight extra security for me.. that no dirt can get in to my motor. yes its more hassle, and the dirt sticks-So they need replacing sooner.. but for me.. for the sake of a few filters.. and a £350+ engine... its stupid not too.. But some oil the outer and some don't.. personal preference. But I prefer the added security oiling the outer lightly does.

I flip the outer inside out and lightly oil the inside of the outer. Not real easy with the Losi since it's so thin. I really like these for the Losi.
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Rex

oh yea i like them filters i use the answer white ridged outer filters and they are easy to oil the inner of the outer filter. and collects the dirt great

I am running the Losi filter system on my D8 and D8T, along with the RCPro foams that Rex linked to. Yes, I am sponsored by RCPro...honestly though, the foams are DIALED. I do oil both as I run in dusty conditions. I also do not reuse filters. Get dirty once, toss em. As for my procedure, I soak em in oil, then squeeze the excess out by rolling them in a paper towel.

+1 except i dont throw them out. i use them for a race day then replace,put the dirty ones in a baggy and some cold winter day i will be bored enough to clean and reoil,although i am not too sure the oil lucky7 uses will ever come out !

well with me at least i dont have tons of money il use my inner filter one or twice than throw it out but the outer filters i used them more than twice after cleaning them .

I never oil the outer filter. If its a super dusty track, I'll wrap the filter in vetwrap. I don't throw my filters out either, I rinse them in a little bit of naptha to break down the oil, them wash them in Dawn dish soap till clean.

I use K&N air filter cleaner works great makes them almost new and a big bottle is like 7 bucks at any auto parts store. As for oiling the filters I put a little bit of oil in a sandwich bag and squeeze the filter until its evenly coated. I might do everything wrong so who knows. :D

Oil the filter up with a few drops here and there on the foam (inside and outside). Put in a bad and squish the foam and try and move the oil all around the filter. If you see a bit that hasn't been oiled just add a drop at that point and repeat. Once done wrap up in some tissue and squeeze all the excess out. You'll have to do this about 4 times depending on how much oil you have used.

I use an anti-static filter skin around the 2 stage filter. With those your filter lasts much longer. A lot of dust just falls off...only the finest particles get through to the real filter.

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They make them for bigscale 1/6 filters but for 1/8 scale filters aswell.

i use PJ1 motorcycle air filter spray and i spray both the inner and outer filter always, never have clumps or anything, 95% of the time the inner has no dirt on it... i clean mine with Dawn dish soap and then its good as new.

i do the same thing myself except i use the uni motorcycle filter oil and it works well