air pressure

[ahhdundee]

What air pressure should I put in my tyres? It says on them max 51 PSI .

[sddsddean]

Look in your hand book and it will tell you. It won't be 51 psi!!!. Most car tyre pressures are around 30 - 35 psi.

[ahhdundee]

Thats great I have it on 32, but wasn`t sure.

[Buenchico]

sddsddean is correct but, if you can't find the handbook for your car, there's often a chart displayed next to the air pump at garages. This shows the recommended pressures for most makes and models.

If you happen to find yourself driving a car for which you don't have the information available (e.g. if you borrowed someone else's car for a few days), the most important thing is to ensure that the pressures of the two tyres on each axle are the same.

I used to deliver cars for a living and, in the absence of any other information, I'd always use 30psi for both front and rear tyres. However, my current car has recommended pressures of just 23psi, front and rear, so it's always best to use the recommended pressures when you can.

Chris

[Toureman]

If you were not so secretive about the details of your car someone would have already given you the correct answer.

[ahhdundee]

It`s a BMW 323i coupe

[BreenM]

Quite often on cars it might even tell you on a little plate somewhere around the inside of your door frame. My car even tells you recommended pressures for several different weights (or number of persons).

[Gef]

Look here.

http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-pressure-search.a sp