Has anyone here ever tried using nitrogen for the tires?
08-04-2009, 07:22 AM
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Don't bother, it isn't THAT much hassle to check your pressures every month is it? Nitrogen isn't affected by temperature as much as normal air and also it doesn't leak out as much either. With normal air you should check your pressures once a month to maintain consistency, but with nitrogen you don't have to. If the cost is $75, as our other poster said, it is easier and cheaper to just continue to check the pressure.
08-04-2009, 07:24 AM
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it's been discussed before...
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=59894
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https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=71521
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https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=66982
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=59894
and
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=71521
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https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=66982
08-04-2009, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by e60hodzic530' post='965082' date='Aug 4 2009, 11:24 AM
air is all you need forget about the nitrooo its not worth it
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Originally Posted by GH_E60' post='965067' date='Aug 4 2009, 08:16 AM
I heard it doesn't expand or contract because of temperature changes. Have you guys tried it?
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Originally Posted by unknown' post='965071' date='Aug 4 2009, 08:19 AM
not worth the 75 bucks dealers wanna charge
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Costco in Canada has the same service if your tires are purchased from them the nitrogen is free whenever needed. In the extreme cold temps we get sometimes with regular "air" the tpms sensors will go off, but the nitrogen fill prevents the faulse alarms.