Read post 25.........

 

....and you have notched up yet another question that has been answered definitively already in this very thread. 

 

I meant for this size:

 

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I assume that you know that the recommended tyre pressures for your car are on the inside of rhe fuel filler flap.

Pssssst, I think there has been enough, Bite the bullet and have the wheel checked by a qualified technician and please report his findings and the cure when complete.

 

Thank you in advance.   

I assume that you know that the recommended tyre pressures for your car are on the inside of rhe fuel filler flap.

Does anyone else find the way the tyre pressures are laid out on the inside of the filler cap a bit confusing ?

Does anyone else find the way the tyre pressures are laid out on the inside of the filler cap a bit confusing ?

To be honest, I never knew they were there.  I set the tyres to 34 because it seemed about right, and that seems to be the general consensus on here.  Mine are 195/65R15, I've only had the car for a few weeks, and the previous owner (my Dad) said to check the tyre pressures before I do too many miles.  It was two weeks before I had to fill up, and found the list in there.

Does anyone else find the way the tyre pressures are laid out on the inside of the filler cap a bit confusing ?

Laureen...............................................  .

Simbo please don't aggravate the situation!!

 

This is not the first time that I have had to step in and advise on posts made.

 

Laureen I would suggest that you read and re-read all the help that this forum has given you, if and only if you don't understand what you have read then please advise. DO NOT blatantly ignore the help given by fellow members.

I can see the issues.

 

I don't really want to lock this thread, I am not looking at the advice given but following up on a report.

I did think that the reccomended pressure seemed a bit low but I've been following it - I've had problems of uneven wear from over inflating before... Guess 34 isn't enough to do this?

I wouldn't recommend it if it was going to cause issues.  Even for the most conservative driver it's a good move.

 

Yes same gauge

 

Yes same temperature

 

I checked the tyres when cold (not driven)

 

I have always used 29 PSI at the front as recommended by Skoda

 

Ok so you use 34 PSI at the front, what do use at the back?

 

If you've removed the variables then you have a leak and should go to the tyre shop & get it diagnosed.  If the tyres are going down at different rates then it's because one leak is bigger than the other

 

34psi front & rear.  If the rear feels harsh then drop it back to 32 or 30 as most of the "work" is being done up front.  

The extra pressure in the front is because the weight in an unloaded Octavia is biased the front, the power is fed through the front, 60% of the braking  through the front & the steering is through the front.  

 

The 29psi is a minimum recommended pressure so you have 5 psi of headroom before you go under the minimum.  It also means that if you have a gaggle of friends on board or do a big shop at Ikea you don't have to stop & add air to the tyres.

 

It's basically a good all round pressure for the bulk of drivers.

 

If you don't feel comfortable with that advice then please continue with past practice.

Ok I will use 34 PSI for the front and back and ignore the Skoda recommended guidelines.

I'd a couple of tyres losing pressure last year. They were both caused by corrosion around the valve stems. Wheel refurbishment sorted it.

 

At a recent service the main dealer did not vacuum out the car. Is that an MOT failure?

I'd a couple of tyres losing pressure last year. They were both caused by corrosion around the valve stems. Wheel refurbishment sorted it.

 

At a recent service the main dealer did not vacuum out the car. Is that an MOT failure?

 

Only if its minimum 2 crisp packets or 14g of biscuit crumbs

Ok I will use 34 PSI for the front and back and ignore the Skoda recommended guidelines.

 

  :beer:      :cocktail:    :beer:  :beer:  :beer:   .

I see you are from the west midlands it might be to do with the ambient air pressure. Was on Fred the weather mans news report .

Laureen,

 

Just run the tyre flat, then you don't have to worry about punctures and PSI's...

 

 

When it gets like this simply replace and repeat...

 

 

Seems to have acquired more spokes....

Seems to have acquired more spokes....

 

And a different colour car, a different end to the car too ;)

And a different colour car, a different end to the car too ;)

 

 

Didn't want to be to pedantic.

I think I can understand why Laureen kept asking. Mike said that the tyres should be 34psi "all round".

 

I suspect this was read as "circular" with respect to the tyres, as apposed to those "other" shaped ones...

Edited 24 June, 201511 yr by nickgpfc

Brilliant, love it! So at 34PSI they shouldn't be flat at the bottom?

Unless they are those flat bottomed variety....

Didn't want to be to pedantic.

 

Too* :p :p :p

Too* :p :p :p

Top pedantry sir!!!

Just make sure your tyre valves are at the bottom of the wheel when inflating. If they are at the top it only fills the top of the tyre.

All these years I've been doing it wrong. I've filled the bottom half first, moved the car so the valves are at the top, then filled the top half. Silly me..............

I can't believe you don't even know the basics Mike. You used to be my Skoda guru, I have lost a little faith in you now

My TPMS came on last night on the way home. I looked at the tyre and it appears to have a huge hole in it, well 2 in fact. Can I just pump this up and carry on? What PSI should I use in this instance? Is there a cheap way to have it repaired? Will Halfords do it? Can I stick ducttape on it?

Edited 25 June, 201510 yr by RainbowFire

Are the holes on each side, one on each? Did they each have a circle of metal in? If so you may have to cut the metal out with sharp scissors (get mummy or daddy to help)