Winter reminder - tire air pressure

[Son of Butch]

With very cold weather hitting the country hard, just a reminder to check the air pressure in your tires.
Air contracts when cold.
Every 12 degree drop in temperature = a 1 pound loss in tire air pressure.

 

[John SD]

I'm not at all impressed with the factory installed N in my Hyundai tires. The first major temp drop of the season caused the TPMS light to come on. All tires had dropped less than 5 PSI.

Thing is one tire had been repaired and had good old fashioned air in it. Still registered the same as the tires that still had N :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Nesikep]

Usually that's a good thing... need a little less air pressure on the slick roads anyhow

 

[hopalong]

Usually driving on them will heat them up and increase pressure

 

[greybeard]

I'm not at all impressed with the factory installed N in my Hyundai tires. The first major temp drop of the season caused the TPMS light to come on. All tires had dropped less than 5 PSI.

Thing is one tire had been repaired and had good old fashioned air in it. Still registered the same as the tires that still had N :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I hate those tire sensors with a passion and would do away with them all together if it didn't cause 3 different warning lights to come on.
N? One of the biggest :bs: scams ever perpetrated on the public.

 

[John SD]

My plan is to promote the use of helium to inflate tires :idea: :idea: :idea: Cars will get much better gas mileage because they are lighter :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[greybeard]

My plan is to promote the use of helium to inflate tires :idea: :idea: :idea: Cars will get much better gas mileage because they are lighter :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'm going the other way. I want them to build rubber coated highways and we can make our own concrete tires at home with a few sacks of sackrete.

 

[skyhightree1]

we too have same issue with the nitrogen in tires those tpms suck

 

[Craig Miller]

I'm not at all impressed with the factory installed N in my Hyundai tires. The first major temp drop of the season caused the TPMS light to come on. All tires had dropped less than 5 PSI.

Thing is one tire had been repaired and had good old fashioned air in it. Still registered the same as the tires that still had N :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I hate those tire sensors with a passion and would do away with them all together if it didn't cause 3 different warning lights to come on.
N? One of the biggest :bs: scams ever perpetrated on the public.

I agree with both those statements gb. Whats bad is when the mechanic doesnt bither to look at the recommended pressure and lets the air out of the tire because he thinks all vehichles still take 32psi. I was able to get about 4 miles down the road before the harrasment started.