3 PSI lost in one week? How do I stop this?
01-28-2017, 06:31 PM
#1
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3 PSI lost in one week? How do I stop this?
I filled up my new tires to 35 psi last weekend. The car felt great and responsive. However, the upcoming week I noticed the responsiveness slowly went away and the car felt more of the ho-hum that I was used to.
I checked my tires just now and they are all down to 32psi.
I thought possibly the tires shop did not install them correctly or what-not. However, last weekend I filled up my girlfriends Nissan Rogue to 38psi. I checked one of them to see if it was only my tires and the one I checked went down to 35 psi.
Both cars are parked in a unheated garage, so I know it is cold since outside was in the teens today and in the 20's for the majority of the week. But, does it really make the PSI drop that drastically?
Anyway to stop this?
I checked my tires just now and they are all down to 32psi.
I thought possibly the tires shop did not install them correctly or what-not. However, last weekend I filled up my girlfriends Nissan Rogue to 38psi. I checked one of them to see if it was only my tires and the one I checked went down to 35 psi.
Both cars are parked in a unheated garage, so I know it is cold since outside was in the teens today and in the 20's for the majority of the week. But, does it really make the PSI drop that drastically?
Anyway to stop this?
01-28-2017, 06:52 PM
#2
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Difference in temperature can do funky things to tire pressure, and it depends on if you are checking the pressure while the tires are hot or cold. Cold tires will always be a few pounds less than warm tires.
Also make sure there's no damage to the wheels or tires, sometimes it can be a nail or bent wheel or leak or something else you might not visually notice right away.
Also make sure there's no damage to the wheels or tires, sometimes it can be a nail or bent wheel or leak or something else you might not visually notice right away.
01-28-2017, 09:41 PM
#3
If all your tires went down 3 psi then yes, it would be due to the lower temps. If it was just one tire then chances are there's an issue, but all four, nope, unless you're incredibly unlucky 
FWIW, my truck that I park outside has 35 psi in the afternoon, but down to 30 psi when measured in the morning at about 40 degrees cooler.
FWIW, my truck that I park outside has 35 psi in the afternoon, but down to 30 psi when measured in the morning at about 40 degrees cooler.
01-28-2017, 09:48 PM
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If all your tires went down 3 psi then yes, it would be due to the lower temps. If it was just one tire then chances are there's an issue, but all four, nope, unless you're incredibly unlucky
FWIW, my truck that I park outside has 35 psi in the afternoon, but down to 30 psi when measured in the morning at about 40 degrees cooler.
FWIW, my truck that I park outside has 35 psi in the afternoon, but down to 30 psi when measured in the morning at about 40 degrees cooler.
01-28-2017, 09:49 PM
#5
Colder temps? Approximately every 10 degrees F drops pressure 1 PSI.
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