I've heard that if you put nitrogen in your tires, the nitrogen doesn't leak through the rubber and it helps your fuel economy.
2007-03-26 11:38:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Wrenchman has it right. The amount of difference is unmeasurable and in fact the nitrogen could result in LOWER gas mileage. Nitrogen does not expand with heat as much as plain air (70% nitrogen). Car tire have a recommended COLD inflation pressure which takes into account the increase in pressure as the tires warm up. If you use pure nitrogen the increase would be less and the result would be that the tires would be under inflated hot.
However, there is no way to get pure nitrogen into the tire unless you do it in a laboratory. The machines sold to tire dealers will only yield about 95% pure nitrogen. Now it is also impossible to get all the air out of the tire before inflating with the nitrogen, so the bottom line.....it's a waste of money and yields no benefit.
Save you money, put in free air!
2007-03-26 11:58:49 · answer #1 · answered by Delphi 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's beneficial to the people that put that stuff in the tires, just put extra air in your tires if you want better gas mileage. If you get a leak in a nitrogen filled tire you can't mix air with the nitrogen as they say and it has to be refilled with nitrogen, a rip off!
2007-03-26 13:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Military Jet Air Craft use Gases Nitrogen,reason no moisture
no rust,It is the Best,I used it in the B I tires. The statement
that it doesn"tleak thru rubber,If you have a hole or cut It will leak thru.
2007-03-26 13:15:08 · answer #3 · answered by section hand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The material is amply covered online by professionals in accredited automotive sites. We offer advise and for information please use the Internet to gather what you needed. I short, yes, it is beneficial however small that improvement could be, when applied to millions of tires rolling trillions of miles per year, it adds up.
2014-11-26 09:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actualy it cools the tyre, good for long-distance heavy loads use vehical.. because hot air expands and carrying heavy loads makes it even hotter and finally blow the tyre,.
most SCANIA & VOLVO trucks got em pumped in thier tyres..
it is NOT bout more mpg, but more bout safety.. and who sez'z have to put in 100% pure nitrogen?
2007-03-26 12:46:19 · answer #5 · answered by theblues79 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It will yield 0.0000000000000000000000001 MPG extra.
do it by all means. (not)
2007-03-26 11:42:25 · answer #6 · answered by Wrenchmeister 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it is.
2007-03-26 11:45:16 · answer #7 · answered by some guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋