- Joined
- Apr 1, 2016
- Points
- 208
- Location
- Maybole , South Ayrshire
- Model of Z
- Z3 Individual Dakar / Orinoco Individual
@Nodzed Niall you asked earlier about nitrogen there is a lot of claims about it and its benefits and a lot of people will say in real world makes no odds.
What i would say is a lot of high end road cars come filled with nitrogen so does F1 and big aircraft .
The basic reasons why they all use it is that nitrogen molecules are larger and don't escape as easily ( better maintenance of correct pressure)
It doesn't expand and contract the same as air alone ( better maintenance of correct pressure)
But probably the main one is no water molecules ( if there is no water vapour in the tyre then better internal corrosion resistance and less expansion and contraction of the water molecules so better maintenance of correct pressure)
Now the main claim is that if the pressure is controlled better then tyre pressure wear and handling should theoretically be improved by some margin or other.
On a personal level all our depots have had nitro machines for a couple of years now so i have it in everything out of all the claims made the only one i could substantiate is the fact that we have to drain the main compressor every day and there is always water comes out the drain
The nitrogen machine nevers needs drained ever so based on that i would have to say at the very least nitrogen fill will have the benefit of no water vapour inside the tyre.
Stephen.
What i would say is a lot of high end road cars come filled with nitrogen so does F1 and big aircraft .
The basic reasons why they all use it is that nitrogen molecules are larger and don't escape as easily ( better maintenance of correct pressure)
It doesn't expand and contract the same as air alone ( better maintenance of correct pressure)
But probably the main one is no water molecules ( if there is no water vapour in the tyre then better internal corrosion resistance and less expansion and contraction of the water molecules so better maintenance of correct pressure)
Now the main claim is that if the pressure is controlled better then tyre pressure wear and handling should theoretically be improved by some margin or other.
On a personal level all our depots have had nitro machines for a couple of years now so i have it in everything out of all the claims made the only one i could substantiate is the fact that we have to drain the main compressor every day and there is always water comes out the drain
The nitrogen machine nevers needs drained ever so based on that i would have to say at the very least nitrogen fill will have the benefit of no water vapour inside the tyre.
Stephen.
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. Bad news Steve about your valve but a least you're sorted now.
