putting air in my tyres

Random

see attached image of my tyre. it appears to be flat but not puncture flat so i need to go put some air into it. ..

so i hook the air thing in the garage up to it and keep going until it reads 44 psi on it.

simple as that?

thanks

andyseadog

what car? what size tyre? 44psi sounds like a lot.

but you have the basics of how to do it correct

Random

it's a 1994 opel corsa 1.2

seamus

44psi, hell no. That's the max pressure.

Depends on your car and whether it's on the front or back but most tyres should be inflated to around 30psi.

Otherwise, yep it's at simple as that. Screw the cap off the tyre valve, jam the end of the pump onto it and hold down the lever. Stop every so often to check the pressure gauge and see where it's at.

mickdw

44 psi is the max pressure shown on tyre in your pic. Dont put that much in.

Random

right. so i popped around to the garage a while ago to try and do it. gotta learn somewhere i guess.

i tried to put some air in but when i hooked the thing up all i heard was what sounded like air coming out. when i held it down it seemed to fill with air but i couldn't see the pressure gauge so i just put in a random amount which seemed to inflate the thing plenty.

i'm sure i'm missing something along the way here though.

i don't have a car manual so can't check that. i'll have a look inside the door in the morning though.

bmw535d

where do these city folk come from?

it's so simple, you put it on, press the lever let go of the lever and the gauge will show you what you have it the tire.if not enough press it again, if too much let some air out. id put it to 30 psi because when the tyre heats up the pressure increases inside the tire because hot air expands.

Random

we all gotta learn somewhere. we all have to do something for the first time. i've done it but i'm trying to make sure i did it right / find out where i went wrong.

Max_Damage

30psi all round.

Senna

At night its hard to see the gauge on the pump, best head there again in day light tomorrow and bring the tyre up to correct pressure

There should be a sticker like the above on the inside of drivers door (maybe passenger side). I'll say something like, front (2.1) 30 - rear (2.2) 32.
Or if in doubt put 30 all round, check all your tyres while your at it, and dont forget to put the dust caps back on.

jaffa20

Max_Damage wrote: »

30psi all round.

25/26 all round for me but yeah most cars 30 is about right.

OP, if you are anywhere near the spawell roundabout, they have a tyre pressure in the Texaco garage there where you can select the pressure you want and it will beep once if reaches that pressure.

langdang

Corsa B 1.0 was surprisingly low pressure, 28 front, 26 rear iirc.

Checked the pressure in the latest car soon after I bought it - 66 effin psi when it was -5degC, would have been higher at normal temps, tis a wonder the things hadn't popped. Thought my inflator was gone mad in the cold until I verified it with another gauge.

dnme

Has it occurred to anyone this may be a wind-up?

Random

it might be a stupid question but it's not a wind up. what's wrong with asking a question when something doesn't go according to plan?

bmw535d

Random wrote: »

it might be a stupid question but it's not a wind up. what's wrong with asking a question when something doesn't go according to plan?

because its the most simplest car maintenance thing you can ever do, i mean can you butter toast? id advise you to invest in a car maintenance book/guide. as there will be more things you will need to do in the future.

Random

it is simple. exceedingly simple. what's wrong with asking about pressures and what not though? it's not knowledge we're born with and we all have to learn it somewhere!

Gary ITR

bmw535d wrote: »

because its the most simplest car maintenance thing you can ever do, i mean can you butter toast? id advise you to invest in a car maintenance book/guide. as there will be more things you will need to do in the future.

The chap came here to ask a question, no need to mock, not everybody knows everything or even anything about cars

Atlantic Dawn

This should help...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNVXHbja0cE

The correct pressure is usually 30 or 32 for most cars, it's sometimes on the inside of the glove compartment or the fuel filler door.

mbiking123

you might consider something like this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Michelin-Hi-Power-Inflator-Detachable-Digital/dp/B000V5IG5U

you plug it into cigarette lighter and set pressure and let it do its thing

can also buy in halford's etc

Is it possible that the valves are damaged ? maybe this is why you are having problems. These can be replaced at your local tyre centre. They can instruct on tyre inflation etc

Technoprisoner

Onkle wrote: »

The chap came here to ask a question, no need to mock, not everybody knows everything or even anything about cars

dont forget hes an expert in evos pmsl

Gary ITR

Technoprisoner wrote: »

dont forget hes an expert in evos pmsl

Now now.....

MagicMarker

In fairness, depending on the garage, some of those air pumps are complete crap.

If you're in Wexford, the garage by the tesco has a digital display and you can preset the pressure of the tyres, just hook up the pump and it does it all for you, and no €2 coin needed! Haven't seen any in Dublin though.

Anyhoo, just hook up the pump to the valve, there shouldn't be any sound of air coming out, if there is then it's not connecting properly.

Once it's connected, press the lever pump in the air, as soon as you release the lever the gauge on the pump will tell you what the pressure is. If it's too much, half engage the lever to let air out, again once you've done this the gauge will display the new pressure.

Generally on smaller cars the pressure is higher on the front tyres than the rear, say 30/28.

bmw535d

Technoprisoner wrote: »

dont forget hes an expert in evos pmsl

ohh yea according to this dude im an expert:D

Voodoomelon

Can you butter toast, brilliant!

Joe7

Just carry a pressure gauge of your own in the car with you to check after a visit to the garage.
Also there was only mods in this thread at the start, so it did look like a windup.

CrowdedHouse

Do bigger and/or low profile tyres generally have higher pressures ?

The ones on mine are 39 front 44 rear according to the placard on the door(well 2.7 3.1 bar)

Struck me as very high

stevenmu

OP, do get the pressure set correctly as soon as you can, and check all the other tyres while you're at it. Having the correct pressure is important for the balance of car, braking function and grip in corners. Having one tyre at a very different pressure from the others could make the car do very funny things, especially under heavy braking or on the limit in a corner.

It's also important for tyre wear that they are set to the correct pressure, tyres that are either over- or under-inflated will wear more quickly than a tyre at the right pressure.

Ideally you should be checking them every week or two to make sure they're correct.

Twin-go

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Do bigger and/or low profile tyres generally have higher pressures ?

The ones on mine are 39 front 44 rear according to the placard on the door(well 2.7 3.1 bar)

Struck me as very high

What size tires?

I put 34psi in front _(225-40-r17)

And 36psi in rear (245-45-R17)

Car rides best at these psi's

CrowdedHouse

225/40 R18

255/35 R18

(They're Runflats too)

Craggy Island

Everyone has to learn everything from somewhere. We all start out as beginners. I'm sure though itwouldn't be the first wind up on boards if it was. I would have thought most people wold know some one to show them how to do this...



So, 44psi.... Is it a single or a double bale handler you have on it then. I know a lad had a front loader on his car, but it turned out to be a cd player...phew!

Anan1

Random wrote: »

it is simple. exceedingly simple. what's wrong with asking about pressures and what not though? it's not knowledge we're born with and we all have to learn it somewhere!

Bear in mind that the pump can either fill air or tell you the current pressure, not both at the same time. So you read the pressure, pump a bit, read again and so on until you get it right. If you've overfilled a bit then back the end of the nozzle off the valve until you hear air escaping, let some out, read the pressure again. 30-32psi should be fine.

Flesh Gorden

mbiking123 wrote: »

you might consider something like this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Michelin-Hi-Power-Inflator-Detachable-Digital/dp/B000V5IG5U

you plug it into cigarette lighter and set pressure and let it do its thing

I have that one myself for the past two years

completely foolproof, excellent machine
cuts out automatically when it reaches correct pressure
has a valve with a pressure vent if you do go over
and works as a good test machine to see if your tyre even can hold the correct pressure

fits nicely into those velcro backed grey car storage bags you get in tesco for a few euros

can also buy in halford's etc

Around €37 when I bought it there on sale a few years ago, normal price was €50ish

If I was buying one again I'd get it off amazon

langdang wrote: »

Corsa B 1.0 was surprisingly low pressure, 28 front, 26 rear iirc.
.

Thats the figure I'd in my head

I'd a loan of a 1l 98' Corsa for a few weeks and I remember both pressures being in the 20's

even fully laden I think it reccommedned 30psi at the front and 32psi at the rear

probably the other way around, with higher at the front, nearly two years since I'd that car

pretty certain the sticker was next to the fuel cap, might have just been that car though