General tyre pressure

[TomMaule]

Reviving an old thread I know, but I'm taking quite a long journey this afternoon straight from work and want to check my tyres before I leave the area, but I haven't got the manual with me - its back home.

Can anyone with the manual to hand let me know the tyre pressures for both front and rear, for both normal and speed/loaded driving, for the Grande Punto 1.4 T-Jet Sporting please? And can you let me know in the next hour or so? Might be a lot to ask, but thought I'd at least try. Thanks in advance!

Forgot to add, I found this site:

http://www.thetyrepressuremonitor.com/locate.asp?action=tire_pressure&maker=Fiat&car_model=3857

But those figures seem a little high to me. Can anyone confirm the figures from the manual please? Thanks!

 

[beany_bot]

Crikey mine are up at 45psi front 40 back, thats what it says in the book thou?

 

[TomMaule]

Crikey mine are up at 45psi front 40 back, thats what it says in the book thou?

Is that a question or a statement? Does it say 45/40psi for front/rear in the book then? Is that for normal, or loaded/speed driving?

 

[beany_bot]

Is that a question or a statement? Does it say 45/40psi for front/rear in the book then? Is that for normal, or loaded/speed driving?

statement, normal load, normal tyres.

 

[TomMaule]

statement, normal load, normal tyres.

Okay thanks. Although do the pressures differ depending on the model? Mines a 1.4 T-Jet, whereas yours looks like a 1.9 M-jet.

 

[dannygp]

Drop the pressure, you dont need them that high.

Better MPG

 

[beany_bot]

Better MPG

better mpg and half the grip. madness if you ask me.

 

[Ffoxy]

better mpg and half the grip. madness if you ask me.

MPG isnt a worry with an MJet of course Beany...

 

[James1989]

35 front 34 rear when i read the manual it said 35 for roughly you and someone else

but your right when i got them they were up at 40 odd i didnt have to pump them for for 4months? dealership trying to kill my tread when i asked about the price of a new tyre she said 110 each i almost fell off my chair i thought the servicing was bad enough.

 

[dannygp]

better mpg and half the grip. madness if you ask me.

When you do as many motorway miles as me, it saves a great deal.

Not many tight corners on the A1

 

[beany_bot]

When you do as many motorway miles as me, it saves a great deal.

Not many tight corners on the A1

hope the money you save goes on more tyres because you will need them because your tyres will last all of 5 mins and end up like this -

 

[OCZedd]

Why?

 

[beany_bot]

because thats what happens when you overinflate tyres. wears down the centre of the tyre, last about a fith of the time and no grip. false economy.