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Tyre Pressure in cold weather / ice / snow

  • 21-12-2010 9:56am
    #1
    Kazooie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 729 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Would the cold weather have anything to do with losing air from your tyres? One during the first cold spell and now again this morning the same tyre has been flat when I went to drive to work. The first time there was also a second tyre on the car that had lost almost all of it's air.

    The first time I brought the tyre to a garage and they couldn't find a puncture, or any loss from the rim or valves, nothing. Just pumped it up back on the car and it was fine again.

    Tyres are low profile which may also be a factor. Anyone else notice this or have i just got a dodgy tyre? :)


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  • #2
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭langdang


    Her tyres lost* a good 6psi between being pumped at 17degC and being measured a few weeks later at -4. Your's may have been low to start with if they ended up flat flat.

    *The air didn't go anywhere, the air just contracted, decreasing the pressure.

    Was expecting a few psi change, was surprised at 6+ !


  • #3
    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    Kazooie wrote: »
    Tyres are low profile which may also be a factor. Anyone else notice this or have i just got a dodgy tyre? :)

    Yeah, I'd a puncture on low profile tyres last week.
    The guys had to remove the tyre from the wheel and add tyre glue/sealant stuff around the rims. So I don't think there was any physical puncture of the tyre.


  • #4
    Kazooie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 729 ✭✭✭Kazooie


    Thanks guys, I knew there was some science to it. Will have to check the pressure more regularly untill this ice age ends for good.

    Really sick of this weather now. Bent one of the wiper arms as well yesterday by turning on the wipers before de icing the windscreen. Monday morning still half asleep is my excuse for that though.


  • #5
    Slogger Jogger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,441 ✭✭✭Slogger Jogger


    I'm supposed to be driving the family to Wexford for Christmas. For stability in this weather is it good practise to reduce the air pressure in your tyres?


  • #6
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    I blame Boyle's Law

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle's_law


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  • #7
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Slogger Jogger wrote: »
    For stability in this weather is it good practise to reduce the air pressure in your tyres?

    NO


    Stick by the manufacturers recommendations.

    Reduce pressure only if you are stuck in soft snow and it is your last option for getting out.

    Re inflate tyres at the nearest garage which should be driven to carefully.

    The amount of cars I've past with blow outs, puncture and tyre/rim separation lately has been shocking.


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