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SO THATS WHY YOU BECAME MY FRIEND!!!! :gtfo2: JK, besides at Costco we will top anyone off at the very least if you just pull up outside the tire bays and ask for an air check. |
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mainly nitrogen is less susceptible to pressure changes when the air temperature changes. So basically your tpms will be more accurate.
"So, to answer your specific questions: With nitrogen, your tire pressures will remain more constant, saving you a small amount in fuel and tire-maintenance costs. There will be less moisture inside your tires, meaning less corrosion on your wheels. You will not be able to feel any difference in the ride or handling or braking, unless your tire pressures were seriously out of spec and changing to nitrogen brought them back to the proper numbers." Source: Nitrogen vs Air In Tires - Why Nitrogen in Tires - Popular Mechanics Now, do I only put pure nitrogen in my tires? Nope! |
Mine came filled with nitrogen from the dealer. I top it off with regular compressed air.
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Water = H2O wonder what the O stands for??
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Doesn't make sense to me, but you may be in a more remote area than I am. Not much. There are some minor advantages to N2 (see posts above - IMNSHO the biggest one is TPMS sensor corrosion and that shouldn't be anything major), but just adding some air to your N2-inflated tire will not do any damage (assuming it is reasonably clean and doesn't contain too much oil or other contaminates). Only 20-something% of what you're adding is not N2 and you're only adding a small amount, so you're not diluting it by much. There will more than likely be some water entrained in the air (how much depends on the compressor setup, humidity, &c), but it should be minimal and the N2 that is already in the tire will absorb some of it. Unless you are obsessive about having 100% N2 in your tires, all you need to do is have the tire(s) bled down and refilled with N2 at your convenience. If this is the only time you've added air, I wouldn't give it a second thought. Edit: Neither Goodyear nor Hankook even mention N2, much less recommend it. YMMV |
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Is it better? yes, is it worth it or needed? hell no. what's it cost the dealers to fill four Z tires? $2-300 in initial equipment and about $2 for each car, if that. |
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Below is a picture (taken from CNN) of a car which was filled up with regular air when it already had nitrogen in its tires: http://media.screened.com/uploads/0/...8h52m41s77.jpg |
In all seriousness though, normal air may fluctuate a little more with temp changes outside and may leak a teensy bit more. So just check your tire pressures. On track pure nitrogen would expand less I assume making tire pressures and thus temps fluctuate less but I have yet to see anyone use nitrogen on track regularly.
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