Can I drive with 29psi in my tire

[slowbrz]

My tires are at: 29, 30, 31, 32 psi respectively and use nitrogen.

From my understanding, only dealerships offer nitrogen for tires.

Is it safe for me to drive 10-15 miles to go to the dealership?

Does my warranty cover nitrogen to inflate my tires at the dealership?

[OrbitalEllipses]

[feldy]

Ok you are fine. Dealerships are not the only ones. Most tire shops have them. do not freak out warranty is fine. You can even put normal air into the tires. I know its crazy but its true.

Originally Posted by slowbrz

My tires are at: 29, 30, 31, 32 psi respectively and use nitrogen.

From my understanding, only dealerships offer nitrogen for tires.

Is it safe for me to drive 10-15 miles to go to the dealership?

Does my warranty cover nitrogen to inflate my tires at the dealership?

[Slash]

This forum. I can't even...

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[Dezoris]

29PSI is totally fine just don't be doing any high load turns as you will roll those tires over on the side wall much easier.

[7thgear]

[Tansey86]

15 miles is ok. Once you hit 16 your car will explode.

[7thgear]

NO ONE, ever, will guarantee or warranty you the pressures in your tires.

And while your tires come with low pressure indicators, you should MAKE IT A HABIT to inspect your tires occasionally by using a tire pressure gauge.

Nitrogen or Air don’t make a difference, for everyday driving you’re not gaining anything by using nitrogen. Use a normal compressor to pump it up and call it a day.

Pressure differences across the tires don’t make much of a difference for daily commuting either, but generally keeping them uniform is good practice.

Welcome to the world of car ownership… it's a sad day in panda land that you are one but I’m sure as hell glad that you’ve come here with questions.. I suggest you ask a lot of them any time something comes up with your car.

And don’t go to the dealership… for anything.

[HunterGreene]

The atmosphere is 78% Nitrogen, so really, all our tires are filled with (mostly) Nitrogen.

TL: DR--Don't waste your money getting nitrogen fillups. There is no benefit.



P.S.--you're fine. Just go top off your tires. No warranty concerns, just increased tire wear.

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by slowbrz

Is it safe for me to drive 10-15 miles to go to the dealership?

Does my warranty cover nitrogen to inflate my tires at the dealership?

Yes.

No.

I would instead buy your own air compressor and add some 78% nitrogen air to get the tires back up to 35 psi cold.

[chutrain]

Nitrogen tends to maintain pressure better over time and no influence by temperature, so a track situation, the benefits are better exploited. However, for normal daily driving you are better off using regular air. If you do not have an air compressor, you can fill up at any gas station. You won't have to worry about finding a shop that can fill.

But keep in mind, once you introduce air to a nitrogen fill you will need to have the the wheel and tire combo reprepped if you go back to nitrogen. They will need to completely remove all the air and then refill with nitrogen. They will charge extra for that.

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by chutrain

Nitrogen tends to maintain pressure better over time and no influence by temperature, so a track situation, the benefits are better exploited. However, for normal daily driving you are better off using regular air. If you do not have an air compressor, you can fill up at any gas station. You won't have to worry about finding a shop that can fill.

But keep in mind, once you introduce air to a nitrogen fill you will need to have the the wheel and tire combo reprepped if you go back to nitrogen. They will need to completely remove all the air and then refill with nitrogen. They will charge extra for that.

Most of your information is correct...but nitrogen is affected by temperature the same as any other gas. The pressure change may be less, simply because its a single gas as opposed to an atmospheric mixture. If you really want a fill thats not affected by temperature, fill it with a liquid.

[Anthonytpt]

Go to Costco - free nitrogen. The station is usually situated right outside their Tire Service area.

[whaap]

When we took delivery of my wife's CR-V the dealership had done the Nitrogen trick. I was happy enough with the deal we got not to make an issue over their little trick to get some more money out of our pocket. The few times we've had to raise the pressure in the tires I just use my home air compressor. Nothing will be harmed by mixing the two.