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chracatoa
Explorer
Jul 07, 2015

25% increase in tire pressure during the day (above max)

So I had 50 psi on my tires before my trip. 50 is the max indicated on the sidewall. Temperature was around 70F or less. Later in the day it was around 100F and my TPMS was telling me 62 PSI. This ...
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GMandJM
Explorer
Jul 08, 2015
chracatoa wrote:
GMandJM wrote:
To borrow a line from Ronald Reagan (who co-opted it from a Russian proverb): Trust but verify.


I had already noticed a difference of ~1.5 psi from me measuring it and the sensor. The numbers here are adjusted for that. (e.g. I read 50psi but sensor was showing 48 or 49).


Yep, that happens. As long as you use the same gauge and the difference is consistent it's not a problem.

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