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38 front, 36 rear both vehicles. Nitrogen fill
CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE!
- Thread starter JHZR2
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NO!
TPMS has made me a little lazy. I mostly just check the pressure each morning in the info center and physically check them at the tire about once a month now.
I checked my donut spare the other day for the first time in a while. It read 45 PSI and should be 60 PSI. I topped it off.
I also recently bought an ANSI certified tire pressure gauge. I checked it against the dial gauge that has been kept in my vehicles for probably the last 20 years. The old gauge reads 2 lbs high. I wonder if I have been going around with my tires being 2 lbs low for all these years or if the old gauge gradually got out of calibration ?
The good news is I have always kept on top of my tire pressures and routinely pumped them up 1 PSI above the recommended pressures, so maybe I have really been running only 1 pound low ?
I also recently bought an ANSI certified tire pressure gauge. I checked it against the dial gauge that has been kept in my vehicles for probably the last 20 years. The old gauge reads 2 lbs high. I wonder if I have been going around with my tires being 2 lbs low for all these years or if the old gauge gradually got out of calibration ?
The good news is I have always kept on top of my tire pressures and routinely pumped them up 1 PSI above the recommended pressures, so maybe I have really been running only 1 pound low ?
manicrodder
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Test mine monthly at minimum as the H3 states 30 psi and I run 38 to keep wear in check.
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Had a new tire put on a wheel at Discount Tire last Saturday. Car specs 32psi. Checked it while it was cool outside (44F) and it was inflated to over 40psi.
I check the pressures every few weeks on all of our vehicles.
OVERKILL
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Being spoiled with TPMS on the screen, I only haul out the mechanical gauge when I need to adjust. The dealer always over-inflates the tires when they put on the summers, so I have to adjust them down. They did the same with the new Conti's on the RAM, they were at 42, should be at 36, so dropped them down yesterday.
Good One, With your fleet you have a full time job just checking tire pressure.
I just got a new Milton analog gauge today, so I’ll be checking all vehicles tonight. Also, I’m on my way to Americas Tire to change the front (or all) tires. I can compare my new tire gauge with theirs.
The TPMS on our GS350 is whack.
I don't depend on the TPMS readings much, except to highlight a problem. I use a digital tire gauge that gives .5psi increments. I overfill all the tires, and then slowly "leak" them down to 36 according to the gauge. The Canyon's TPMS will have at least 2 that differ by 1-2 psi. When the TPMS says they're all 36, I know they're actually out of whack, but not by enough to be concerned.
I recently inflated my tires at Costco using one of their two new self-serve nitrogen pumps. I overinflated above recommended PSI a bit as it was a warm day and temperatures will be dropping soon.
I really liked the Costco pumps. The PSI setting l selected on the pump matched my tire guage and TPMS reading in car.
I really liked the Costco pumps. The PSI setting l selected on the pump matched my tire guage and TPMS reading in car.
Learned a lesson the other day with the ABS speed TPMS system in the '11 TDI - if all the tires lose pressure at same rate it does not trigger the light as no rotational difference. TPMS light illuminated last week when it got cooler, three tires were down to 27-27.5 PSI (35 PSI all around is recommend) with one down to 26 which I guess was finally enough to trigger the light.
So yeah car apparently thought everything was just fine and dandy because all the wheels turning at same rate because they all deflated around same rate. Mental note to check tires more often.
So yeah car apparently thought everything was just fine and dandy because all the wheels turning at same rate because they all deflated around same rate. Mental note to check tires more often.
Nick1994
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Camry tires were all 24 psi the other day! I guess I should add air more than 2x per year...
My truck was down to 32psi, 40 recommended! I forgot how washboarded one of the roads on my commute was
Cool. This thread has been bumped along for 10 years! I have TPMS sensors on both sets of tires, summer and winter. I rotate them myself, 33” heavy buggers on 17” truck rims. After changing, the TPMS recognizes the tires sitting in the corner of the garage. I have to drive out of range then set the sequence and air down the tires to get the system to recognize the new set. Usually I do it in front of the Cal Tire, then fill up the tires with their pump.
By the way, there are still a lot of guys who were here ten years ago. Get a life!
By the way, there are still a lot of guys who were here ten years ago. Get a life!
