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Happy tireween to you too.
nice to have a low pressure holiday.
It never really occurred to me that most people don’t check their tire pressure once or twice a month and let it get that bad.
I check mine when my car tells me to <shrug>
In the last month, the high temps where I live have dropped approximately 40 degrees.
That enough to drop tires pressure to the point of the light coming on if you’re not checking it at least biweekly
Which biweekly are you referring to?
Every two weeks.
Twice a week seems excessive…
Exactly
Or they made their seasonal change from their summers to winters, and if, like me, you have separate rims so you can easily do it at home, you now get to drive around with the car whining about no tpms. Because fucking cars can’t have this as built in diagnostic functionality in these giant computers on wheels.
When I have time I’ll pop over to a shop that can reprogram them to the second set, but it’s not exactly priority numero uno.
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Do you mean the time of year where a battery cell goes bad, ruining both the battery and the alternator while you have an Uber passenger in the car an hour from home and every system in your car is cartoonishly shutting off one by one?
Because YEP I GUESS IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME. :(
Chances are that the alternator was already bad, but symptoms didn’t manifest until the battery started to die. A running car should be able to stay alive purely from the alternator. It’s not a great long term solution, since it causes extra wear on the alternator. But it is possible to just push-start it and then keep it alive with the alternator alone.
But it is possible to just push-start it and then keep it alive with the alternator alone.
can confirm. had a buddy in HS whose car had neither a starter nor a working battery. every day after everyone left the parking lot, he would have us push his car over to the street on top of a hill, and then he’d clutch start it on the way down. we only had to push it back up the hill a couple times when he was learning how to do it.
You may well be right, but I’d already wrestled with the battery previously, and as soon as cold weather hit (literally like day 1.5 - 2), the problem cropped up, which is classic battery in my (admittedly pretty limited, but enthusiastic!) experience.
Edit: I see now that what I’m saying doesn’t contradict what you said.
Is that the symbol for a cauldron? I don’t get it
Its a low tire pressure light.
In the fall, lower temperatures cause tire pressure to drop.
I don’t own any horse shoes.
Is it normal for tire emergency lights to come on in autumn?
Just the low tire pressure warning.
Cold temperatures reduce the pressure, and since air leaks out of tires naturally over time, it is quite common for the change in temperature to suddenly put your tires below the threshold for normal tire pressure.
The cold weather compresses air which reduces the pressure… there no need for a leak for this to take place.
As soon as the day warms or the tires warm (with use) the pressure returns… it’s a pain the ass and I have yet to find a proper source that explains what the proper thing to do is.
I just top up my tires in a cold morning, and now they run 4 psi over the mark when they warm up.
We usually get a big enough quick drop in temperatures that I get this each autumn. Even with new tires
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It’s only normal if you’ve been neglecting to check your tire pressure on a regular basis. Unless you live in a place with a massive yearly temperature differential, properly inflated tires won’t lose enough pressure to trigger the TPMS light once temps drop in the autumn.
Prevent a blowout: please stay on top of your tire pressure, people. Check it at least once a month.
But tpms means the car tells me when the tyre pressure gets low?
I think you need to check your definition of “massive”. Coming from the opposite perspective, I assumed that essentially everyone sees this when the season turns.
Question for the Lemmings down under: is fall/autumn when it gets cold or when the calendar says October? What season do you call it when the weather turns cold? Or does it just not?
It’s only normal if you’ve been ~~neglecting to check your tire pressure on a regular basis. ~~
It’s only normal if you’ve been living in an area when temperature drops significantly.
There FIFY
35 to 27…buy a small compressor, its handy
Get a first gen Porsche Cayenne for a couple thousand and you get a hose from passenger footwell. Uses air from the air suspension lol
Fuel economy is as abysmal and it MAY eventually need an engine rebuild. Still best car I’ve ever owned.
Get an air pump that runs off your car battery. Don’t get a jump/pump as those are more expensive and they break. Get one with a flashlight.
It’s one of those cheap purchases that makes a world of difference.
Most places still have a few gas stations with free air!
Don’t buy the cheapest tho, look online for one that has metal piston & cogs (are are only slightly more expensive, or perhaps even not more expensive).
The plastic ones break easily when heated (5 ~ 10 minutes).
But yeah, why not just pump the air at gas stations?
They usually have to recertify the gauges once a year.You are absolutely right about heat. They get hot
As for free air, more and more gas stations have attached credit card machines to their pumps. Having to hunt for ones that haven’t had become a chore. Also, it is so helpful to just have it on hand at any time.
we top ours up at tireween and tirester every year
I just checked my tires, somehow only lost 0-1 psi per tire since April. I did check them on a hot day so that probably helped.
Hah, nailed it. Happened this morning. First frost this year.
At least one of my sensors is busted. The gauge says it’s fine. Looks like I’ll be fixing the issue with electrical tape.
I live in Taiwan and it’s been 90-95 since February.
Spooky!
