TPMS IN COLD WEATHER

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by Scionshaun

I took my car back to the dealer and they said this is the cause of cold temperature drops. I had them take the air out of the tires and fill them up with nitrogen which doesn't expand during rapid temp dips for about $24 all around. You may want to invest in the nitrogen for all around.

You just wasted about $24.

This isn't rocket science, EVERYTHING (except water at freezing) expands when temperature increases and contracts when temperature decreases (even nitrogen).

If the temperatures are getting colder you need to add air, when they warm up again in the spring you need to remove air.

[humfrz]

[quote=sklimo;1287989]

Originally Posted by humfrz

He lives in New London I believe. Where did you work in Westport?? I'm in Norwalk

Back in the mid 70's, I worked for Stauffer Chemical Company, that built their corporate HQ on the old Nyala Farms property off of Nyala Farms Road (exit 18, Sherwood Island Connector).

I just loved that part of the country, especially in the fall....

humfrz

[Nm86]

I love this, soo many ppl giving away money for nitrogen, next time they tell you this, just reply with I would like 78% nitrogen. If they don't understand what u just said leave because they don't understand how the world works. Nitrogen is just rediculous.

[mid_life_crisis]

Just read this article.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...jsp?techid=191

[Scionshaun]

Originally Posted by wparsons

You just wasted about $24.

This isn't rocket science, EVERYTHING (except water at freezing) expands when temperature increases and contracts when temperature decreases (even nitrogen).

If the temperatures are getting colder you need to add air, when they warm up again in the spring you need to remove air.

But not when it's hard to find a place that the air pumps work, $24 was well worth it

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by Scionshaun

But not when it's hard to find a place that the air pumps work, $24 was well worth it

You're still going to have to adjust the pressure as the seasons change, nitrogen doesn't eliminate that at all.

You would've been better off spending that $20 on a portable compressor that plugs into your cigarette lighter.

[BRZBlack]

Happened to me on my way in to work last night. Went from 70-something outside to the 30's in about 12 hours so the sensors were probably like "whoa wtf". Almost time for the winter tires to go on, then the sensor light will stay on the entire winter. Yay!