Megaweb Clutched March 10, 2007 Share March 10, 2007 Just now drove my car Kia Rio 1.4M to my nearby Petrol Station to top up fuel and pump the tyre. I encountered ERR1 and ERR2 displayed at the air pump while pumping my left front tyre. I realise the air did not pump instead tyre release the air. I tried other 3 tyres and sometimes error came out but did not release the air. I was worried as the tyre was almost flaten. I quickly drove to another air pump and manage to pump back all the tyres in shape. Does anyone encounter this problem before ? Is it Air Pump problem or my tyre ? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion 5th Gear March 10, 2007 Share March 10, 2007 Should be the air pump problem.If you can rectify by pump at another station,quite firm is not your car problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaweb Clutched March 10, 2007 Author Share March 10, 2007 The another pump is located at the entrance. I drove out of the petrol station and went back to the entrance to try other pump. Lucky it worked as the tyre is almost flat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus 3rd Gear March 10, 2007 Share March 10, 2007 (edited) Have not encountered what you've described.... But I have a few times experienced the air leaking our from the valves when I press the nozzle to pump. I think the pump nozzle maybe spoilt, so gave up and search for another pump before too much air escape from the tyre. Edited March 10, 2007 by Octopus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ 1st Gear March 11, 2007 Share March 11, 2007 Yes has happened to me. These new digital pumps do go funny once in a while. I have a foot pump which I sometimes use (when I am lazy to go to the station and I know I only have small adjustments to make or when something like this happens and the station has only 1 pump. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gantan88 Clutched March 11, 2007 Share March 11, 2007 Guys, I have another situation which baffled me. There is one particular tyre which loses air faster than the other 3. While pumping air, i understand that after u poke the nozzle in, the pump will first release some air from the tyre and then try to pump it back to the correct pressure. The same tyre which loses air faster than the other 3 also take longer time to reach the correct pressure. A few times i got so worried because it takes so long so long to reach the correct pressure and a few occasion it simply keep releasing air from my tyre but didnt attempt to pump air in. Any reasoning behind this? Thanks all for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koren Clutched March 11, 2007 Share March 11, 2007 Just now drove my car Kia Rio 1.4M to my nearby Petrol Station to top up fuel and pump the tyre. I encountered ERR1 and ERR2 displayed at the air pump while pumping my left front tyre. I realise the air did not pump instead tyre release the air. I tried other 3 tyres and sometimes error came out but did not release the air. I was worried as the tyre was almost flaten. I quickly drove to another air pump and manage to pump back all the tyres in shape. Does anyone encounter this problem before ? Is it Air Pump problem or my tyre ? when almost flat.. u need to press the "FLAT" button b4 pumping.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheekg98 1st Gear March 11, 2007 Share March 11, 2007 Just now drove my car Kia Rio 1.4M to my nearby Petrol Station to top up fuel and pump the tyre. I encountered ERR1 and ERR2 displayed at the air pump while pumping my left front tyre. I realise the air did not pump instead tyre release the air. I tried other 3 tyres and sometimes error came out but did not release the air. I was worried as the tyre was almost flaten. I quickly drove to another air pump and manage to pump back all the tyres in shape. Does anyone encounter this problem before ? Is it Air Pump problem or my tyre ? tat's why i only use pump at caltex ... simpler to use Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foofam77 Neutral Newbie March 13, 2007 Share March 13, 2007 i have problems with pumping tyres too... always encounter that when i press the air pump nozzle into my tyre, it releases air rather than pump. After that, i tried pressing my fingers on the pump nozzle at its sides, and push the nozzle into the tyre, and apply presssure (by pushing into the tyre)...then i manage to get it pumped..but wondering, is this the correct method without damaging the tyres? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondajazz Neutral Newbie March 13, 2007 Share March 13, 2007 Your technique is not correct. I encounter pump tyre unless it flat, the pump attendent very helpful and teach me the correct method. I had pumped air for more than 30+ and this is the first time i encounter technique incorrect. Luck is bad i guess. Cause i pump 4 tyres, only 1 kana flatten. weired. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear March 13, 2007 Share March 13, 2007 When you first depress the tyre air chuck into the tyre tuless valve, what happens is the chuck will depress the tubless one way needle valve so as to allow the inflator compressed air to enter. The compressed air is held back by the tyre inflator check valve located at the end of the chuck - unless you apply some pressure on the chuck, that valve will not open and therefore no compressed air form the inflator will enter the tyre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaweb Clutched March 13, 2007 Author Share March 13, 2007 when almost flat.. u need to press the "FLAT" button b4 pumping.. Is it true ? I am not sure what is "FLAT" button for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foofam77 Neutral Newbie March 13, 2007 Share March 13, 2007 wow this is abit cheem for me... so are you saying that in order for me to do it properly, i should 1) one hand press the pump nozzle into my tyre tube nozzle AND 2) the other hand to apply pressure on the other end of the pump nozzle? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear March 13, 2007 Share March 13, 2007 Just press the inflator chuck down and the pumping will start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus 3rd Gear March 13, 2007 Share March 13, 2007 But some chuck no matter how hard or which angle you press, air still leaking out from the tyre valve.... I think the chuck must be spoilt cos when I tried other pump station, its ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriki Neutral Newbie March 13, 2007 Share March 13, 2007 yeah... the FLAT button is used when ur tyres are nearly flat.. but so far only tried on my bicycle tyres... they tend to go flat if dun use for some time... tried pumping the normal way like for car 230, but one helpful uncle on a motorbike taught me to use the FLAT button... but kinda worried the tyre might just "blow up" haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear March 13, 2007 Share March 13, 2007 Yes, the inflator chuck seal or check valve is leaking. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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