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\u201cSomething like 80 percent of the air we are not breathing in is nitrogen right, so all you’re doing is getting rid of 20 percent of the rest and putting nitrogen in.<\/p>\n
“Nitrogen is an inert gas so it won\u2019t rust the inside of your wheels, most people have aluminium or magnesium wheels, even the steel ones don’t really rust out. They don\u2019t have the big temperature change, it’s not that big of a deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey do put [nitrogen] in airplanes. You know what it’s like when you’re 40,000 ft in the air. It\u2019s really cold. You don\u2019t want them expanding and contracting from the temperature which nitrogen does.<\/p>\n
“Race cars, they’re going 200 mph they get real hot the pressure will change a lot, it won’t change as much with nitrogen.<\/p>\n
DON’T MISS <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n “But for normal driving, it’s a complete waste of your money. Like come on, it’s a joke for most people.\u201d<\/p>\n Tyre pressures are crucial to vehicle safety with police officers likely to issue a Penalty Charge Notice to any drivers with under-inflated rubber.<\/p>\n Dunlop warns that tyres which appear obviously under-inflated are also likely to fail an MOT test.<\/p>\n Experts at Continental Tyres stressed pumping nitrogen into your tyres would cause no damage but admitted there was little benefit to trying it.<\/p>\n They commented: \u201cTo be clear, inflating tyres with nitrogen is not harmful. Moreover, the PSI stays steady in the long term. (Tyres filled with regular air lose pressure through permeation a little more quickly.)<\/p>\n \u201cBut for the most part, nitrogen makes absolutely no difference when it comes to a loss of pressure caused by tyre punctures, tyre bead leaks, valve leaks or other mechanical leaks.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no discernible benefit over air-filled tyres, and that includes performance factors such as rolling resistance, fuel economy and tyre [ageing].\u201d<\/p>\n
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