Nitrogen in tires?

[BryanB]

I just got my first truck with a tire pressure system. The first cold night and the light is on and my tire pressure is low. I read that nitrogen helps with this problem. Anybody use nitrogen instead of air? Is it worth the price?


Thanks in advance.

[longknocker]

I just got my first truck with a tire pressure system. The first cold night and the light is on and my tire pressure is low. I read that nitrogen helps with this problem. Anybody use nitrogen instead of air? Is it worth the price?


Thanks in advance.

I Do In Both My Vehicles & I Think It Helps In Cold Weather.:tu

[pektel]

It may. Remember that regular air is like 85% nitrogen anyways. Just keep an eye on the pressure, and you are all set.

The nitrogen thing is like snake oil to me. But I have an air compressor in the garage, and can check pressure/top off the tires every night if I felt like it. Especially for the exhorbitant price they charge for it. If they'd do it for free, I may try it.

[Eleven]

Consumer Reports: "Overall, consumers can use nitrogen and might enjoy the slight improvement in air retention provided, but it's not a substitute for regular inflation checks."

[hotreds]

gimmick

[bigswol2]

I just use air!

[Smokin Gator]

If you are a NASCAR driver you need nitrogen. Otherwise... no!!

[longknocker]

I Have A New Acura; The Dealer Recommended Nitrogen Because Several People Were Having The Tire Pressure Warning Going Off When The Weather Turned Colder. My Tires Stay @ 35 PSI & Have For The Last 6 Months.

:2

[Ogre]

If you are a NASCAR driver you need nitrogen. Otherwise... no!!

:tpd: your tires dont get hot enough to worry about it. Just do regular pressure checks and all will be good.

[Sled Dog]

Your tire pressure can have some pretty significant changes throughout the day. In the fall on cold mornings, my Z will have read out at 29 psi in the tires when its 35 degrees, then later in the day when its 70 and sunny, the tires will be 34-35 psi. In the winter, I just fill the tires and check the pressure when its in the mid 20's and i'm good to go

[akumushi]

Also, I may be off here, but don't your tires warm up considerably once you're driving? Even if the reading is off in the morning before you get started, I would think that you'd be good to by the time you hit the highway:2

[awsmith4]

I Have A New Acura; The Dealer Recommended Nitrogen Because Several People Were Having The Tire Pressure Warning Going Off When The Weather Turned Colder. My Tires Stay @ 35 PSI & Have For The Last 6 Months.

:2

That may be the answer for my mother's accord although the tire pressure light wouldn't even go off while I was driving it down in FL.

[jledou]

It may. Remember that regular air is like 85% nitrogen anyways. Just keep an eye on the pressure, and you are all set.

The nitrogen thing is like snake oil to me. But I have an air compressor in the garage, and can check pressure/top off the tires every night if I felt like it. Especially for the exhorbitant price they charge for it. If they'd do it for free, I may try it.


Air is just under 79% nitrogen. I get the warning on the first cold day of the year and put a little air back in and all is good until the summer ( 6 months typically) which is about the normal leak rate for air on most tires. Nitrogen is slower in most cases but a lot more expensive to refill.

Another point of view http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/repair-questions/4302788

[Sled Dog]

Also, I may be off here, but don't your tires warm up considerably once you're driving? Even if the reading is off in the morning before you get started, I would think that you'd be good to by the time you hit the highway:2

You will gain maybe 2 - 3 psi if you drive for a bit, but that's the most I've noticed even in the summer.

[longknocker]

Air is just under 79% nitrogen. I get the warning on the first cold day of the year and put a little air back in and all is good until the summer ( 6 months typically) which is about the normal leak rate for air on most tires. Nitrogen is slower in most cases but a lot more expensive to refill.

Another point of view http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/repair-questions/4302788

Great Article, Jay!:tu

[icehog3]

If someone wants me to pay it forward with a Pif other than cigars, I can send you a Nitrogen Bomb. :)

[T.G]

If someone wants me to pay it forward with a Pif other than cigars, I can send you a Nitrogen Bomb. :)

Is that anything like a :pn ?

[icehog3]

Is that anything like a :pn ?

Maybe.......