Tyre Pressure 205\55 R16

Chopper_Read

Del_Astra wrote: »

Nope just KG's.

That plate is usually under the bonnet.

What you have sounds right. 36 for the eco but tyres won't last as long. You need to calculate that against mpg.

arcon5

I have same tyres as you and always put them at 33psi... fairly certain this is recommended also.

Chopper_Read

arcon5 wrote: »

I have same tyres as you and always put them at 33psi... fairly certain this is recommended also.

They ain't the same on both axles and deffo not 33.

agrinnall

Of course, it may be that none of us can really say what the correct pressures should be as the OP hasn't told us what engine his car has, and it's quite common for pressures to be different for diesel and petrol models.

MX5huggy

arcon5 wrote: »

I have same tyres as you and always put them at 33psi... fairly certain this is recommended also.

It's not the tyre size the dictates the pressure required. It's the weight of the car.

Ratboy

The tyres are clearly NOT standard to the car, they are rubberband tyres....so disregard the figures in the manual, or the ones you couldn't find on the door pillars.

Contact the tyre manufacturer, and maybe ask them? Maybe ask the people that fitted the tyres?

If you are unclear, or unsure regarding this simple issue, maybe you shouldn't be allowed to drive?

Stooby2

The tyres are clearly NOT standard to the car, they are rubberband tyres....so disregard the figures in the manual, or the ones you couldn't find on the door pillars.

Wrong again - according to several tyre websites 205/55 is the correct size for the 16 inch rim on an Astra estate.

http://www.puretyre.co.uk/vauxhall-tyre-pressures/ gives the range of tyre pressures.

And this shows why more basic maintenance should be in the driving test. Your MPG has dropped as a higher pressure tyre has lower rolling resistance - one of the many tricks car manufacturers use is to run very high pressures during their testing to determine MPG for their new cars, hence the rather ridiculous figures they get.

photome

is this a belated april fools

arcon5

Chopper_Read wrote: »

They ain't the same on both axles and deffo not 33.

Actually just checked and yes front are supposed to be 33 and 30 on the rear

neilmcl

photome wrote: »

is this a belated april fools

Must be, have to admit I forgot all about that when I first replied.