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How accurate are tyre pressure devices? I gave three different ones and they all give slightly different readings.
If a tyre loses pressure a warning symbol appears on my instrument cluster in my Fiat 500. So why are we always advised to check tyre pressures regularly?
In response to another question recently asked on tyre pressure and temperature, I've just come back from a high speed Germany tour in 35-plus degrees heat where the PSI rose on my 911 Turbo S by as much...
Gay-Lussac's law of gases put simply is - in a given volume of gas (e.g in a tyre) the pressure is in direct proportion to the temperature. So as temperature increases so pressure increases and vice versa. Therefore...
I've heard differing opinions but I understand if a tyre pressure monitor fails, it is an MoT fail? Is this true, if so it makes no sense? Surely the MoT is concerned with vehicle safety? A failed tyre...
I have three pressure gauges, each of which shows a different pressure taken at the same time on the same tyre. Can you recommend an accurate one?
My Mazda MX-5 is covered for the winter and wired to my battery charger, so I cannot move it. The tyres are Bridgestone Portenza 205-45R17 84W CKC4509. What is the safest maximum I can inflate them to...
Why is my new Honda Jazz EX CVT not remotely like the car you reviewed on your website? The ride in the back is atrocious.
I live in a country village and my nearest service station is about 15 minutes drive away. I find it almost impossible to check my tyre pressure when the tyres are cold (which is what I have been recommended)....
What's the most accurate tyre pressure gauge?
 

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