Corsa tyre pressure

silkyuk9

I have a corsa, 1.2 bog standard car. ive read trye pressure for the car is 30psi. However I read that most cars should have around 40psi as this makes the tryes last longer. Is there any truth in this? Also is 30psi for my car correct??

poppasmurf_bewdley

Go by what the car manufacturer says. Increasing tyre pressure to 40psi will alter the physical characteristics of the tyre and will result in increased tyre wear and more chance of a blowout.

30psi sounds about right for a Corsa but check with one of the Vauxhall Owners Forums for accurate details.

Mark_Hewitt

Ditto. Stick with the manufacturer recommended levels. Over pressuring your tyres can save you fuel as there is less rolling resistance, however you also get less grip too, and the tyre is more likely to fail. This time of year don't risk it.

Mankysteve

What age Corsa according to I've got a C and according to the Haynes manual it should be 32psi front 26 psi back.

Unless it going to driven fully loaded in which case its35 front 30psi back

Stigy

Between 26 and 32psi is about right, although whatever the manufacturer says goes really. I've never put as much as 40psi in a car the size of a Corsa before. Front and rear tyre pressures can differ, too.

silkyuk9

Mankysteve wrote: »

What age Corsa according to I've got a C and according to the Haynes manual it should be 32psi front 26 psi back.

Unless it going to driven fully loaded in which case its35 front 30psi back

i have a 2002, 1.2 corsa.

Notmyrealname

The only time I've put 40PSI in a car is with a boot full of luggage and 4 people in it as per the manual recommendations. When I drove it the following week before lowering the pressures back to 30PSI with just myself and the wife in and an empty boot it felt very unstable at the rear on corners.

molerat

It makes the outside edges of the tyre last longer than the middle bit

Mankysteve

silkyuk9 wrote: »

i have a 2002, 1.2 corsa.

Same as mine then.