So you decided to have your tires inflated with nitrogen. After a long trip, you notice one tire looks a little underinflated and nitrogen tire inflation isn’t available at any of the service stations or tire shops nearby. Now what? Can you mix air and nitrogen in tires?
The answer is yes! No harm will be done if you mix air and nitrogen in your tires. You can put air into tires filled with nitrogen and vice versa.
Is the Air-Nitrogen mixture worth it? Not really. While there will be no dangerous effects if you add air to nitrogen-filled tires, the purity of the nitrogen will become diluted, and you will lose some of the effectiveness. That being said, you will still have some advantages because the ratio of oxygen and water in the tire will be much less than if the whole tire was filled with regular air. The only way to totally maintain all the benefits of nitrogen-filled tires is to fill your tires with pure nitrogen. All Hilltop Tire Service locations offer nitrogen for your tires.
Will the Air-Nitrogen Mixture Affect TPMS? No, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System measures the pressure of gas in the tires. It doesn’t matter if that gas is air or nitrogen.
Stabilizes Tire Pressure: Have you ever noticed that pesky tire pressure light pop up on chilly mornings and by midday it’s gone? Nitrogen-filled tires will help illuminate this problem. Over time tires lose air and when there’s a drop in temperature, it goes much quicker! For every 10 degrees drop in temperature, your tires lose 1 psi. Nitrogen molecules are larger and don’t fluctuate with the temperature as much as oxygen does, so the pressure is more stable.
Better Fuel Economy: Underinflated tires will affect your gas mileage; your vehicle has to work harder when the tires are low on air, therefore, using more fuel. By having nitrogen-filled tires, the air pressure in your tires will be properly maintained, thus giving you better fuel efficiency.
Increases tire life: Nitrogen-filled tires will help your tires last longer because they do not lose pressure as quickly. Underinflated tires wear out faster.
Go Green: Filling your tires with nitrogen will help our world become a greener place. Because nitrogen-filled tires help maintain proper tire pressure, increase fuel economy, reduces emissions, and increases tire life, meaning fewer tires are manufactured, which decreases the use of natural resources and helps our environment.
You can safely mix air and nitrogen in tires, like when topping up nitrogen-filled tires with air or filling air-filled tires with nitrogen without purging the tire of air first. Obviously, you will lose some of the benefits, because the purity of nitrogen will be diluted by air.
Whether you need air or you need nitrogen, stop by Hilltop Tire Service today for all your auto and tire care needs!
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