U hv a spare..but is it inflated properly?

[Soya]

Checked my space saver spare yesterday and visually it looked fine. Prodded it and din feel soft. Never used it b4 and it's abt 1yr old. But since i was pumping the tyres yesterday, i decided to open up the boot, etc (damn leceh..) to check the spare's pressure too.

 

The spare's sidewall indicated in bold, "Inflate to 60psi". Got a shock when it was onli 28psi all this while tho it looked fine. Thot i'd share this so MCFers to go check their spares too.

[Toalson]

Tks for the info, I oso had not inflated mine since its birth.

[Mzrmazda3]

Thanks for the info Bro

 

Normally my agent does the check for me when i send it to their workshop for servicing

 

So far they are doing the job cos i double check it everytime after the servicing is done

[Tarzan666]

dats y i keep a portable cig socket air compressor inside my boot...can buy in carrefour 4 few $$ onli...handy.

[Bluemice]

any indication of its $$ ?

 

seems to be inrange of 30 +/- si bo ?

 

thanks

 

mice

[Tarzan666]

tink less than $2o....

i can't remember..but there is a guage on the pump..u can pump till correct range.

[Soya]

heh...i bring it to mazda macpherson for service and nobody there seems to hv checked.

[Terenc3]

Whole.. COme to think of it, its time we check the pressure of spare too..

[Mzrmazda3]

For mine, they did check everytime i bring my ride there for service

 

Tamada Some of their servicing fellows sure 'Tao Khai' aka 'Steal Chicken'

[RadX]

sth to think of when I bring my mazda in

 

 

but wait...I no spare

[Bluemice]

thanks bro ...

 

now deciding betw that can of fix-a-flat vs the 12V compressor.

 

 

mice

[Bluemice]

u win liao lor ...

 

mice

[Tarzan666]

i got both in my car..but seriusli i dun tink those cannister can reali fully inflate a flat tyre...wat u can do is put both..they complement each other..

[Triceratops]

i'll never forget the lesson learn. Years back found my rear tyre deflated in MSCP, so took out all the barang barang, and change to spare tyre, got a shock that the spare tyre was even more 'flatter', so.... have to change back to the first tyre, and drove slowly to the nearest tyre shop. Lost some sweat and also confidence in that AD workshop, I just finished a scheduled service days ago. From then on, will check my spare tyre when I check the 4 main tyres.

[Moozzie]

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dats y i keep a portable cig socket air compressor inside my boot...can buy in carrefour 4 few $$ onli...handy.

 

Me too. I keep a small portable air compressor in the boot. Can pump balls too when going for football sessions.