How often did u check tire pressure of your cars?
06-07-2009, 06:43 AM
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OMG...my car was kind of in the garage for 4 to 5 months.....drove it a few...check today and it was like 25psi front and 31 rear??
Need air!!!! I do 35 front and 38 rear ...what do you guys do??
Need air!!!! I do 35 front and 38 rear ...what do you guys do??
06-07-2009, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by khooger' post='903285' date='Jun 7 2009, 10:43 AM
OMG...my car was kind of in the garage for 4 to 5 months.....drove it a few...check today and it was like 25psi front and 31 rear??
Need air!!!! I do 35 front and 38 rear ...what do you guys do??
Need air!!!! I do 35 front and 38 rear ...what do you guys do??
06-07-2009, 06:52 AM
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I set mine once...reset the TPM...and don't ever check it again. As far as the actual pressures, I don't recall them at the moment, but I set both the rears and the fronts about 2 psi higher than the door jam shows. I find the car handles a bit "sharper" with the pressures elevated slightly.
06-07-2009, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Alpine White Girl' post='903298' date='Jun 7 2009, 09:55 AM
i have 20in wheels and run my psi at 44, max is 51 i believe
i typically check 2 times a month. i keep the little digital psi gauge in the driver door compartment
i typically check 2 times a month. i keep the little digital psi gauge in the driver door compartment
06-07-2009, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Alpine White Girl' post='903298' date='Jun 7 2009, 10:55 AM
i have 20in wheels and run my psi at 44, max is 51 i believe
i typically check 2 times a month. i keep the little digital psi gauge in the driver door compartment
i typically check 2 times a month. i keep the little digital psi gauge in the driver door compartment
06-07-2009, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='903300' date='Jun 7 2009, 09:57 AM
44 seems a bit high, no?
06-07-2009, 08:27 AM
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Funny you mention it. Last night on the way home I got a flat tire warning. I pulled into a walmart to see what tire was low. I didn't notice any tire being low, so I went to a gas station to fill it up. It didn't have a tire pressure built in so I added a bit of air. My tire was not registering a PSI in the morning when I went to look, the left rear was flat, and I checked my right rear and it was showing 22PSI. I hadn't checked the PSI in a long time.
06-07-2009, 10:15 AM
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You know, iys a very good question. I have the 2005 545i so it doesnt give an actual pressure, only differences bw the wheels. After I bought my car I didnt check for 6 months and didnt really notice anything (atleast I didnt realize it bc i have runflats). I decided one day to check and would you believe both rears were at 22 and frints were 17-18...how the heck does that happen that they all lose air equally? So now I check every 1-2 months
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Originally Posted by khooger' post='903301' date='Jun 7 2009, 10:58 AM
I also have the digital psi gauge from BMW in my glove compartment.