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Where can I fill my tires with nitrogen?

Joe Ford

Where can I fill my tires with nitrogen?

Places to Get Nitrogen Tire Refills

  • Tire Centers. Tire centers nationwide use nitrogen to fill tires. They can sell a new tire and fill it or top off a tire brought in to them.
  • Car Dealerships. New cars are available with nitrogen-filled tires.
  • Discount Superstores. Some discount superstores with automotive centers have nitrogen for tires.

Can you put regular air in a nitrogen-filled tire?

It is FALSE that air cannot be used to top off a tire filled with nitrogen. It is simply not true that air and nitrogen cannot coexist inside a tire. There is no harm in topping off a nitrogen-filled tire with regular air.

Will Discount Tire fill up your tires for free?

Visit your local Discount Tire for a complimentary air pressure check. Just look for our “free air check” sign, and a courteous staff member will be happy to properly air up your tires and inspect their tread at no charge.

What free services does Discount Tire offer?

Any tire rotation, balancing or rebalancing service, air pressure check or puncture repair on tires sold at Discount Tire is always free. Also, be sure to take advantage of our tire certificate program for even more peace of mind when it comes to protecting and maintaining your tires.

How much does it cost to plug a tire at Discount Tire?

Flat tire repairs due to a nail can charge anywhere from $10 to $20. Discount Tires offers free flat tire repairs, no matter where you bought your tires from. There are over 900 Discount Tire locations in the United States.

Do you tip the air guy at Discount Tire?

Nope, but I’m sure they take it out on customers by scraping your wheels and then denying they did anything wrong. I only tip spinners. I am the only person I’ve ever seen who gives the guy a tip.

How long can you go with a screw in your tire?

It can honestly depend on a lot of factors. I drove with a screw in my tire for 3 weeks once…and lost very little air. Just topped it off with the compressor every few days. In another instance, I had a flat tire within an hour.

Can a nail cause a tire blowout?

It’s one of the most unexpected—and unnerving—driving experiences: a tire blowout. And something as small as a nail in the road can be the cause. “It happens any time the air in the tire escapes at a rapid speed,” says James Solomon, a defensive driving expert with the National Safety Council (NSC).

How long can a nail stay in a tire?

A repair too close to the sidewall may cause a blowout if you hit a curb just right. If the nail is toward the center of the tire, you’re in luck because it can be patched. I’ve driven close to 3 weeks with a nail in the center area of the tread.

How do you get a nail in the side of your tire?

Sidewall punctures happen the same way, the tread of the tire hits one end of the object, causing the other end to flip up into the bulge of the sidewall. Sidewall punctures are less likely on non-radial tires due to a far smaller bulge in the sidewall where the tire meets the road.

Can you use fix a flat on a slow leak?

Fix a flat works reasonably well when dealing with a nail hole that the goo can squirt through and then set up in. Doesn’t work well at all as a slime type coating for slow leaks. With car tires, the resulting imbalance can be a real vibration problem. So, I would not recommend using a fix-a-flat for this car.