01-11-2013, 09:44 PM | #15 |
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01-11-2013, 09:50 PM | #17 |
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The air in my tires is always 78% nitrogen (unless I pump them up on a really humid day....then its about 75-76%).
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01-11-2013, 10:22 PM | #18 |
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One nice part of nitrogen is dry air. We have line dryers all over our shop to keep water out of our tires and tools. Many of tires I have dismounted have a significant amount of water in them. I also seem to replace tire monitors more often or these "wet" tires.
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I add a few drops of snake oil in mine.. works just as well as nitrogen.
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01-12-2013, 03:48 AM | #20 |
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01-12-2013, 08:29 AM | #21 |
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When I bought the car it included a road hazard warranty with the nitrogen filled tires and the dealer refills them for free. I think it's just a marketing gimmick to keep me going back to the dealer, but the tire warranty already took care of a roofing nail once with no questions or hassle. The dealer has given me competitive or better prices on other work too so I'm going along with it.
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01-12-2013, 05:21 PM | #22 |
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While it isn't stupid question, it is one that has been covered MULTIPLE times. Just typing nitrogen in the "search this forum" box gives you pages of results.
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Mine have the green stems so I'm assuming that is has it.
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01-15-2013, 10:22 AM | #24 |
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This I agree with 100%
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01-15-2013, 03:10 PM | #25 |
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My understanding is that the factory uses nitrogen because of several reasons. It is dryer than air so it condenses less, which in turn, will not foul the tpms. I was also told that the molecules are larger, therefore, less will escape from the tire, keeping the pressure more stable for a longer period.
Just my $.02
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