RFT inflation...not too shabby

Craigito · 06-25-2008, 08:31 PM

You guys notice the RFT's seem to hold their pressure very very well. I've added air like twice in 15k miles. Today I got a TPM warning that one of my tires was low. I set them all at around 36psi about 7000 miles ago.

The bad tire was only down to like 30 so I figured the others would all need some air as well. All the other tires were 34 and higher. Must be because of the harder sidewalls? Pretty impressive.

BMWs4ever · 06-25-2008, 09:12 PM

Yes I noticed that too. I check them all the time becuase I read with RFT's they should be kept at their recommended pressure to make them last longer yet I rarely have to add air.

TiAg335i · 06-25-2008, 09:19 PM

Yeah..just wait till you get your first bubbled RFT..your excitement is going to turn to pain.

ak335 · 06-25-2008, 09:27 PM

i have Rft, but how do you check to see the psi of each tires?

ChaneRZ · 06-25-2008, 10:05 PM

are you kidding me!

ak335 · 06-25-2008, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ChaneRZ

are you kidding me!

if your talking about me, sadly no

Atombyte · 06-25-2008, 10:11 PM

They hold pressure okay, but I've had better. I have to top them off at least once a month. They lose about 2 lbs / month consistently on all four.

ChaneRZ · 06-25-2008, 10:13 PM

sorry man, buy a tire pressure gauge from walmart or kragen. check the pressure from each tire.

galahad05 · 06-25-2008, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ak335

if your talking about me, sadly no

Just get a nice little tire pressure monitor from the automotive section of Target, Walmart, Sears, etc. use it on each tire valve stem (remove the valve cap first). Read the result.
Ta Da!

ak335 · 06-25-2008, 10:16 PM

oh, ok i though there was a digital readout like there is on my other car, haha thanks for the review on how to check the pressure

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BMWs4ever Lieutenant 42 Rep 403 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 328i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario iTrader: (0) Garage List 2001.5 Passat GLX V6 [10.00] 2007 328i [10.00]	Yes I noticed that too. I check them all the time becuase I read with RFT's they should be kept at their recommended pressure to make them last longer yet I rarely have to add air.
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TiAg335i Trance Life 315 Rep 4,706 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (4)	Yeah..just wait till you get your first bubbled RFT..your excitement is going to turn to pain.
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ak335 Lieutenant Colonel 117 Rep 1,564 Posts Drives: Cayman S Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern Va iTrader: (3)	i have Rft, but how do you check to see the psi of each tires?
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ChaneRZ If You Aint First, You're last !!! 81 Rep 2,509 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 335i, 01 Honda Prelude Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California iTrader: (0)	sorry man, buy a tire pressure gauge from walmart or kragen. check the pressure from each tire. __________________ 08 BMW BSM 335i 6MT (Sports, Premium, NAV, PDC, AS, IPOD, HD Radio, Rear Sunshade, OEM Alarm) Angel iBright V3, Luminics Fog Bulb, Turbo Tuner, K&N Drop in Filter, Dinan Exhaust, Dinan Pedals, Vorsteiner CF Front Lip, and CF Rear Diffuser. Ordered:08/25/07 Started: 09/09/07 Finished: 09/14/07 On Ship: 09/15/07 Arrived: 10/08/07 Delivered: 10/10/07
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ak335 Lieutenant Colonel 117 Rep 1,564 Posts Drives: Cayman S Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern Va iTrader: (3)	oh, ok i though there was a digital readout like there is on my other car, haha thanks for the review on how to check the pressure
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