Injin yana buƙatar tsotse iska mai yawa yayin aikin aiki.Idan ba a tace iska ba, ƙurar da aka dakatar a cikin iska za ta tsotse cikin silinda, wanda zai hanzarta lalacewa na rukunin piston da silinda.Manya-manyan barbashi da ke shiga tsakanin fistan da silinda na iya haifar da “jawo silinda” mai tsanani, wanda ke da tsanani musamman a busassun wuraren aiki da yashi.Ana shigar da matattarar iska a gaban motar carburetor ko bututun ci don tace ƙura da yashi a cikin iska, tabbatar da cewa isasshiyar iska mai tsabta ta shiga cikin silinda.
Dangane da ka'idar tacewa, ana iya raba matatun iska zuwa nau'in tacewa, nau'in centrifugal, nau'in wankan mai da nau'in hadewa.
A lokacin kulawa, ba dole ba ne a tsaftace kayan tace takarda a cikin mai, in ba haka ba kayan tace takarda zai kasa, kuma yana da sauƙi don haifar da haɗari mai sauri.A lokacin kiyayewa, kawai hanyar girgiza, hanyar kawar da goga mai laushi (don gogewa tare da wrinkle) ko kuma matsewar hanyar busa iska kawai za'a iya amfani da ita don cire ƙura da datti da ke haɗe a saman ɓangaren tace takarda.Don ɓangaren tacewa, ƙurar da ke cikin ɓangaren tattara ƙurar, ruwan wukake da bututun guguwa ya kamata a cire cikin lokaci.Ko da za a iya kiyaye shi a hankali kowane lokaci, ɓangaren tace takarda ba zai iya cika ainihin aikinsa ba, kuma juriya na iska zai karu.Don haka, gabaɗaya, lokacin da ake buƙatar kiyaye ɓangaren tace takarda a karo na huɗu, yakamata a canza shi da sabon nau'in tacewa.Idan abin tace takarda ya tsage, ya fashe, ko kuma takardar tacewa da hular ƙarewa ta lalace, sai a maye gurbinsu nan take.