A Few Rogue 2010 Questions

[iKokomo]

I had a few questions about my vehicle (that I had no clue who to ask until I found this forum yesterday) Thanks a lot for all your help

1. My car has nitrogen tires, and I was wondering where can I fill the tires? (no gas station has nitrogen to fill the tires, just air) Can I use air in these tires?

2. There is a ticking sound in the engine when the car first starts up (more when cold) that eventually goes away or at least is quiet enough that I do not notice it.

3. I have remote car starter (http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Remote-2492 ... B000OEK5U2) and a friend that knows cars pretty well. How hard is it to do this?

4. When do I know when it is time to change the battery? and what kind of battery should I get for my vehicle?

Thanks for all of your help!

[ImStricken06]

1. My car has nitrogen tires, and I was wondering where can I fill the tires? (no gas station has nitrogen to fill the tires, just air) Can I use air in these tires?

why does your car have Nitrogen filled tires? are you 100% sure it does? thats a total waste for a Rogue. the only nissan car that has that is the GTR. the nitrogen doesn't get hot nearly as quickly as normal air does. but the rogue couldnt even if you tried get the tires to heat up quickly enough to expand and make a difference (unless you decrease air pressure which in result increases the contact patch, and over-flexes the tire = resulting in greater heat build up)

id suggest deflating your tires and refilling using normal air. Nitrogen filled tires are great for the racetrack, and thats it. i know when im racing my bike, i start out with about 24psi - and after a 10min circuit, i come back in and im at 32psi-36psi = because its the racing conditions; but on the street???

2. There is a ticking sound in the engine when the car first starts up (more when cold) that eventually goes away or at least is quiet enough that I do not notice it.

i did a mini write-up/explanation: post6322338.html?hilit=coconut#p6322338

3. I have remote car starter (http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Remote-2492 ... B000OEK5U2) and a friend that knows cars pretty well. How hard is it to do this?

its very hard if your friend "knows cars pretty well". its fairly easy if your friend is an automotive electronics specialist aka aftermarket installer. it might require installing one of your key's hidden in the dashboard(depending on car)

4. When do I know when it is time to change the battery? and what kind of battery should I get for my vehicle?

you will know by it starting slower than normal. sometimes the AWD light will ignite and not turn off(first sign of a dying battery because not enough juice to get the AWD system to do its checks the same moment the car is starting up). things like windows will roll up slower when the car is off. the lights will dim greatly, when the car is off, etc.

read these threads:
post6420641.html?hilit=battery#p6420641
battery-replacement-t569763.html

Thanks for all of your help!

that will be $50 sir. jk

[iKokomo]

Thank you so much!!

Question 1: Yes, I know it has Nitrogen tires, because the dealer said it did, and it was on the options sheet that they wrote up!

Question 3: He does a lot of car work (aka works under cars and engine work) but not really electronic work (he just has little experience with that)

Question 4: Well it hesitates when it starts in the morning (of course, I think the negative 15 weather might affect that haha

[ImStricken06]

Question 1: Yes, I know it has Nitrogen tires, because the dealer said it did, and it was on the options sheet that they wrote up!

you fell for a sales gimmick. deflate and put in regular air.

Question 3: He does a lot of car work (aka works under cars and engine work) but not really electronic work (he just has little experience with that)

there are 4 types of mechanics. General Mechanic, Transmission Tech, only engine re-builders, and aftermarket guys.
the transmission guys are a weird bunch. thats all they do is trannies. same with the engine builders. they probably couldnt change a brake pad if they tried - but doing everything super technical from 1/1,000th of an inch is their forte.

Question 4: Well it hesitates when it starts in the morning (of course, I think the negative 15 weather might affect that haha

id just keep an eye on it.

[TrevorK]

I had a few questions about my vehicle (that I had no clue who to ask until I found this forum yesterday) Thanks a lot for all your help

1. My car has nitrogen tires, and I was wondering where can I fill the tires? (no gas station has nitrogen to fill the tires, just air) Can I use air in these tires?

Many local repair shops have nitrogen but I suspect you'll have to pay for it, or pay for another service and talk them into filling up your tires (like an oil change or something).

If you mix normal air in with your nitrogen you lose the properties the nitrogen brings (by being pure nitrogen that is). No need to deflate it or anything, it's not as if the nitrogen is bad.

What does nitrogen bring? Here are a couple articles from non-biased sources:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/ho ... ns/4302788
http://www.industryleadersmagazine.com/ ... inflation/

While it seems clear that nitrogen is superior when compared to normal air (as evidenced by science and Nascar, airplanes, etc... using it) the question is more of whether you'll actually notice a benefit in a passenger car (in regards to pressure change and water vapour inside the tire). Some feel it is important because normal air is affected more by extreme temperature changes (because of the water vapour inside), others just watch their tire pressure and inflate/deflate as appropriate.


I think the important part is not whether you use nitrogen or air but to make sure the tires stay properly inflated. That will give you the best return/bang for your buck. If the place you do your oil changes tops it up with nitrogen for you then I would just keep it up.

[takeshi]

When do I know when it is time to change the battery? and what kind of battery should I get for my vehicle?

If in doubt get it tested. Most manufacturers have application guides to help you find the battery for your vehicle. If you mean whether or not you should use a dry cell versus a "traditional" battery that's a call that you have to make for yourself. Most people probably won't see much benefit from going with a dry cell.

why does your car have Nitrogen filled tires?

It's not uncommon for dealers to push/upsell it.

thats a total waste for a Rogue. the only nissan car that has that is the GTR. the nitrogen doesn't get hot nearly as quickly as normal air does.

Nitrogen is also less likely to migrate through tire rubber than oxygen. That said, most leaks are really due to poor fit or other causes where nitrogen offers no benefit in maintaining pressure.
Properly filled nitrogen filled tires won't have water vapor like air filled tires which should mean less corrosion but that doesn't matter for alloy wheels or even most steel wheels these days.

It doesn't hurt to have nitrogen filled tires. IIRC Air is >70% nitrogen anyway. The tires a can be topped off with air but, as stated above, the benefits of nitrogen filled tires will be lost when you do so.