Nitrogen in tires?

BryanB · 12-06-2010, 03:35 PM

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 · 12-06-2010, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

pektel · 12-06-2010, 03:41 PM

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.

jledou · 12-06-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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...stions/4302788

longknocker · 12-07-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jledou

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...stions/4302788

Great Article, Jay!

Eleven · 12-06-2010, 05:01 PM

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 · 12-06-2010, 05:54 PM

gimmick

bigswol2 · 12-06-2010, 05:59 PM

I just use air!

longknocker · 12-06-2010, 06:03 PM

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.

awsmith4 · 12-06-2010, 07:54 PM

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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.

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.

Smokin Gator · 12-06-2010, 06:02 PM

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

Ogre · 12-06-2010, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokin Gator

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

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

Sled Dog · 12-06-2010, 06:55 PM

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 · 12-06-2010, 07:48 PM

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

Sled Dog · 12-07-2010, 10:00 AM

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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

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.

icehog3 · 12-07-2010, 10:25 AM

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

T.G · 12-07-2010, 10:29 AM

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

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icehog3 · 12-07-2010, 10:43 AM

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