What do you think of inflating tires with nitrogen?

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Shaman said:
As the topic said... what do you guys think about that?

Shaman
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You have to go to a special tire place to get it, but you can save time by
just tossing a few $10 bills down the gutter.

In theory I can see where the larger nitrogen molecule would be better than
the smaller oxygen molecule, but since air is mostly nitrogen anyway, I'll
be damned if I'm going to pay a premium to get ride of hte other 20%.
 
Edwin Pawlowski said:
You have to go to a special tire place to get it, but you can save time by
just tossing a few $10 bills down the gutter.

In theory I can see where the larger nitrogen molecule would be better
than the smaller oxygen molecule, but since air is mostly nitrogen anyway,
I'll be damned if I'm going to pay a premium to get ride of hte other 20%.
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Thanks for your opinion.

Shaman
 
I recently read that nitrogen contains much moisture than air, which better
preserves the interior of the tire. I'm only passing on what I've read; I
don't know how accurate this statement is.
 
Shaman said:
As the topic said... what do you guys think about that?

Shaman
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I think it is a waste of money and nitrogen. And my tires already have
nearly 80% nitrogen and that is enough for me!

Matt
 
Fantine said:
I recently read that nitrogen contains much moisture than air, which better
preserves the interior of the tire. I'm only passing on what I've read; I
don't know how accurate this statement is.
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Since you admit to not knowing what you are writing, why write it?

Matt
 
Wayne Moses said:
Hello Shaman,

S> As the topic said... what do you guys think about that?

Check this web page -- http://www.getnitrogen.org/why/index.php
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Interesting, but have you actually experienced such situations? Have you
ever had a tire go bad from the inside from oxidation? I've gotten as much
as 70k miles from tires, but they were still OK inside, the tread was, as
expected, worn.

Moisture? Never seemed to be a problem either. They state that
compressing the air concentrates the humidity. True, but most is left behind
in the compressor tank and drained out.

Explosions? Ever had a tire explode in flames? They state nitrogen reduces
the possibility, but while that is true, how many car started on fire from
exploding tires?
 
Wayne said:
Hello Shaman,

S> As the topic said... what do you guys think about that?

Check this web page -- http://www.getnitrogen.org/why/index.php
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Yes, there are places where N2 use is warranted such as aircraft and
heavy equipment where extremes of temperature are encountered, but for
normal passenger car tires this is simply addressing problems that
aren't a factor. Check your air pressure once a month (which you should
do even with N2 as leaks can develop other than through diffusion) and
you have nothing to worry about.

Matt
 
Shaman said:
As the topic said... what do you guys think about that?
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It's just another scam designed to part fools from their money. At least
you had the smarts to ask before you fell for it.
 
Hello Edwin,

EP> EP>EP> Interesting, but have you actually experienced such situations?
EP> Have you ever had a tire go bad from the inside from oxidation?
EP> I've gotten as much as 70k miles from tires, but they were still OK
EP> inside, the tread was, as expected, worn.
EP>
EP> Moisture? Never seemed to be a problem either. They state that
EP> compressing the air concentrates the humidity. True, but most is
EP> left behind in the compressor tank and drained out.
EP>
EP> Explosions? Ever had a tire explode in flames? They state nitrogen
EP> reduces the possibility, but while that is true, how many car
EP> started on fire from exploding tires?

Good points, Ed. I just provided the link. :-)

I have heard Pat Goss (Goss' Garage segment on Motorweek on PBS) recommend
nitrogen in tires, and I respect his opinion as a master mechanic.

Regards,
Wayne Moses
Houston, Texa
 
Wayne said:
Hello Edwin,

EP> EP>
EP> Interesting, but have you actually experienced such situations?
EP> Have you ever had a tire go bad from the inside from oxidation?
EP> I've gotten as much as 70k miles from tires, but they were still OK
EP> inside, the tread was, as expected, worn.
EP> EP> Moisture? Never seemed to be a problem either. They state that
EP> compressing the air concentrates the humidity. True, but most is
EP> left behind in the compressor tank and drained out.
EP> EP> Explosions? Ever had a tire explode in flames? They state
nitrogen
EP> reduces the possibility, but while that is true, how many car
EP> started on fire from exploding tires?

Good points, Ed. I just provided the link. :-)

I have heard Pat Goss (Goss' Garage segment on Motorweek on PBS)
recommend nitrogen in tires, and I respect his opinion as a master
mechanic.
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People on TV recommend a lot of things that aren't necessary. The
advantages of nitrogen for passenger car and light truck use simply
doesn't outweigh the costs in both money and energy. It takes energy to
extract 96% pure nitrogen from air. This is simply energy that doesn't
need to be wasted for this application.

Matt
 
Brian Nystrom said:
It's just another scam designed to part fools from their money. At least
you had the smarts to ask before you fell for it.
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Well.. I do have Nitrogen in my tires, but my local Coscto Wholesale
warehouse provided it to me for ...free!

Same for flat tire repairs, and for rotation.

just asked the question, as I wanted to know if all the sayings about
Nitrogen was true.

Shaman
 
Wayne Moses said:
I have heard Pat Goss (Goss' Garage segment on Motorweek on PBS) recommend
nitrogen in tires, and I respect his opinion as a master mechanic.
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I pretty much do too, but sometimes they are being subsidized by some of the
products mentioned on the DIY shows. This Old House is a perfect example.
One company ( a customer of ours) offered to give them product to build a
house, value about $15,000. They said yes, if you also give us $18,000
cash. .
 
Shaman said:
Well.. I do have Nitrogen in my tires, but my local Coscto Wholesale
warehouse provided it to me for ...free!

Same for flat tire repairs, and for rotation.

just asked the question, as I wanted to know if all the sayings about
Nitrogen was true.

Shaman
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Nothing is free. You just didn't pay for it explicitly. :-)

I think most of what is said about Nitrogen is true, it just isn't
terribly relevant for passenger car use. It certainly won't hurt
anything, but it isn't going to change much.

Although, I had to laugh as after reading this thread I heard an
advertisement on the radio today from a tire dealer advertising 99.7%
pure nitrogen for your tires for something like $10 a tire. The
hilarious part is that they claimed that this could save you up to
$134/year! I don't see how these people can rip people off and outright
like like this and still sleep at night.


Matt
 
Hello Shaman,

S> "Brian Nystrom" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message
S> de 2poWh.2842$0d2.931@trndny02...
S>S> Well.. I do have Nitrogen in my tires, but my local Coscto Wholesale
S> warehouse provided it to me for ...free!

I guess you had to be a members and buy the tires there, right?

Regards,
Wayne Moses
Houston, Texa
 
Wayne Moses said:
Hello Shaman,

I guess you had to be a members and buy the tires there, right?

Regards,
Wayne Moses
Houston, Texas
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Sure I am a member, but did'nt never ever bought a single tire there. The
clerk told me it's a "service" they offer to ALL their members. So, as Matt
said, it's not "free" because I pais my member card. But it's free, because
I didn't pay for this specific service.

Shaman
 
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