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41jules1967



Member Since: 01 Jun 2025
Location: Leeds
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Pressures

Last winter I got a blow-out on the Jag. Turned out, due to a crack in the wheel, the tyre had slowly deflated and I'd driven at 80+ on a flat.
So one of the things I love about my shiny new RRS is the TPMS.
I looked at my Discovery Sport this morning and the front tyre looked a bit low. Argued with myself as it has TPMS also but checked it and it was a tad low. Actually according to the readout on the dash, they were all over the place but clearly not enough to trigger a warning. I knew it had a tolerance but it's greater than you might imagine so I got the pump out and set them correctly.
On the basis of this, I checked my RRS. It's had main dealer yadayada 3 weeks ago so should be ok. The fronts were close enough but the rears way too high - yet no warning!
Then I was about to wrap up and I thought, what about the spare?
29psi - should be 60!!
So point of this post - don't do as I did and rely on the TPMS - I'm sure it'll save you if you get a slow puncture but for normal use there's no substitute for checking the pressures on the dash every now and then. Also, the spare (if you have one) isn't monitored and probably hasn't been checked for years - so check that too.

BTW - I recently bought one of those chinese automatic digital pumps that run off your de-walt drill battery. Brilliant piece of kit and the first pump I've ever had with an accurate gauge - no more faffing with manual pressure testers, cables and cigarette lighter plugs. Should have bought one years ago.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DM5WZT1H?ref...in_title_1


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