Check your tires! Colder ambient temp = lower tire psi.

smmmurf · 11-23-2009, 04:42 PM

It's winter! I just checked my tires and they were 2-3 psi low. The drop in ambient temperature over the last month resulted in the tires not being at the minimum cold inflation pressure. Remember to check your tire pressure frequently and not just trust TPMS!

No wonder my basketball has been feeling a little bit flat lately...

OzStriker · 11-23-2009, 04:54 PM

smmmurf · 11-23-2009, 06:36 PM

Excuse me, sir, I intended my post as a friendly reminder to perform a subtle adjustment that not everyone remembers to make. It isn't quite as stupid as telling people to put gas in their car after running out of gas personally (something that would deserve the Wiggum award).

If you don't have anything nice to say...

NugeMobile · 11-23-2009, 06:50 PM

hahahahah! While I agree that the reply is a little harsh - I did laugh my ass off...thanks for the reminder -- gunna check them tonight

aus · 11-23-2009, 07:14 PM

I know what you mean. My pressures were around 35 when I left home for Palmdale. Next morning, my tire pressure light is BLAZING when it was around 34 F outside.

bavarian19 · 11-23-2009, 07:50 PM

Leozap · 11-23-2009, 07:51 PM

pics war!

Race_Doc11 · 11-23-2009, 09:42 PM

Thanks ! not a lot of people pay attension to this .

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Originally Posted by smmmurf

It's winter! I just checked my tires and they were 2-3 psi low. The drop in ambient temperature over the last month resulted in the tires not being at the minimum cold inflation pressure. Remember to check your tire pressure frequently and not just trust TPMS!

No wonder my basketball has been feeling a little bit flat lately...

808MGuy · 11-23-2009, 09:57 PM

Crap! I better go check. Temps have dropped about 5 degrees from summer in Hawaii

iveman89 · 11-23-2009, 11:24 PM

i got in my car and the TPMS was going off. tire pressure dropped 5 psi or so i was a bit shocked haha

!Xoible · 11-23-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by OzStriker

HEY! how did you get my picture man?!

Bluesummer · 11-24-2009, 12:41 AM

it's getting cold out there

e92socal · 11-25-2009, 03:43 AM

Yah it is a good reminder. My TPMs went off as well and my tires were a good 5psi low. When I had my e60 it never went off and never thought anything of it.

MJC///M3 · 11-25-2009, 08:33 AM

just inflated my tires to 40 psi all around. been somewhat mild in the NYC area......but you can feel the winter approaching.

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smmmurf Colonel 309 Rep 2,189 Posts Drives: E92 M3 DCT 353k+ miles Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Half Moon Bay, CA iTrader: (7)	Excuse me, sir, I intended my post as a friendly reminder to perform a subtle adjustment that not everyone remembers to make. It isn't quite as stupid as telling people to put gas in their car after running out of gas personally (something that would deserve the Wiggum award). If you don't have anything nice to say...
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NugeMobile Private First Class 13 Rep 152 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 (E90) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	hahahahah! While I agree that the reply is a little harsh - I did laugh my ass off...thanks for the reminder -- gunna check them tonight
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aus Major General 890 Rep 9,032 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	I know what you mean. My pressures were around 35 when I left home for Palmdale. Next morning, my tire pressure light is BLAZING when it was around 34 F outside. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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808MGuy Colonel 219 Rep 2,339 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oahu, Hawaii iTrader: (3)	Crap! I better go check. Temps have dropped about 5 degrees from summer in Hawaii __________________ 2016 Porsche Cayman GTS - Sapphire Blue / Black Full Leather Interior / Carrera S Wheels
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iveman89 First Lieutenant 18 Rep 391 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 E93 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: watsonville, CA iTrader: (0)	i got in my car and the TPMS was going off. tire pressure dropped 5 psi or so i was a bit shocked haha
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e92socal New Member 3 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 09 M3 AW Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	Yah it is a good reminder. My TPMs went off as well and my tires were a good 5psi low. When I had my e60 it never went off and never thought anything of it.
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MJC///M3 Colonel 87 Rep 2,324 Posts Drives: 09 SSII E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bronx, NYC iTrader: (0)	just inflated my tires to 40 psi all around. been somewhat mild in the NYC area......but you can feel the winter approaching. __________________ "You will get there, but it is up to you and you alone. It is what you are willing to do, and how you are willing to get there. You must be relentless, you must be tireless, you must pursue at all costs, so that you are ready, when the time is right." -Dad
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