Alfa 164 Tyre Pressures - Info needed
> From: "Emjay" > > Organization: Customer of PlusNet > Newsgroups: alt.autos.alfa-romeo > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:13:15 +0100 > Subject: Alfa 164 Tyre Pressures - Info needed > > Hello folks, > > Picked up the 164 today, and despite it just being MOT'd and passing, I > can't help but think that the tyre pressures are low. > > The owners manual is missing, so I can't easily look it up.Anyone have any > idea what they should be ?? > > For reference: > > Alfa 164 2.0 TS > > Tyres are Michelin Pilot Primacy 195/65 R15 > > Thanks for looking > > Best regards > > Marcus > I'll have a look at the manual when I get a minute, but I always just have 30 psi all round. I've put 205s on mine, and it's made a big difference to the understeer. > |
Thanks Tom
I checked them in the garage, and 3 were around 27 to 29 psi. Then new tyre that the garage had fitted to get it thro the MOT was at 35 ! Anyway, I've set them all to 30. You're right about the understeer ! :-) Cheers Marcus "Tom Boltwood" > wrote in message ... > > > > From: "Emjay" > > > Organization: Customer of PlusNet > > Newsgroups: alt.autos.alfa-romeo > > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:13:15 +0100 > > Subject: Alfa 164 Tyre Pressures - Info needed > > > > Hello folks, > > > > Picked up the 164 today, and despite it just being MOT'd and passing, I > > can't help but think that the tyre pressures are low. > > > > The owners manual is missing, so I can't easily look it up.Anyone have any > > idea what they should be ?? > > > > For reference: > > > > Alfa 164 2.0 TS > > > > Tyres are Michelin Pilot Primacy 195/65 R15 > > > > Thanks for looking > > > > Best regards > > > > Marcus > > > I'll have a look at the manual when I get a minute, but I always just have > 30 psi all round. I've put 205s on mine, and it's made a big difference to > the understeer. > > > |
On my 164 I had 205/55/R16 91W, and the pressure was 2.5 bar (handbook), but
for long travels @ maximum speed there was written to increase the pressure of 0.5 bar. Mine were about 2.8 bar. Bye -- Jacopo Bolzano, Italia -- Sportwagon 2.5 V6 24V Distinctive |
Thanks for all the info - very much appreciated.
I've checked the tyre size again - they are definately 195 / 65 R15 Michelin Pilot Primacy Has the previous owner fitted wrong rubber? Best regards Marcus On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:39:32 GMT, "Jacopo" > wrote: >On my 164 I had 205/55/R16 91W, and the pressure was 2.5 bar (handbook), but >for long travels @ maximum speed there was written to increase the pressure >of 0.5 bar. Mine were about 2.8 bar. >Bye > >-- >Jacopo >Bolzano, Italia |
"Emjay" > wrote in message
... > Thanks for all the info - very much appreciated. > > I've checked the tyre size again - they are definately 195 / 65 R15 > Michelin Pilot Primacy > > Has the previous owner fitted wrong rubber? No. It definitely says 195/60R15 in my manual (from a 1992 2.0TS), but I've just checked some sales brochures for both pre- and post- facelift (1993) models. All say 195/65R15 in the tech spec. I had a 2.0TS a few years ago, and I've just checked my records - it had 195/65R15 tyres, so you're OK! Sorry if I caused concern, but I blame the manual... I'm not sure you can trust the pressures I gave either. I got the manual I have from a stallholder at Spring Alfa Day a few years ago. I bought it as a memento. It's possible that it was disposed of by the importer due to misprints... who knows! Mark |
Phew - that's a relief - didnt fancy having to fork out so soon on new
tyres ! Ah well - I can rest easy for now. Many thanks Marcus On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:20:31 +0100, "MarkK" > wrote: >"Emjay" > wrote in message .. . >> Thanks for all the info - very much appreciated. >> >> I've checked the tyre size again - they are definately 195 / 65 R15 >> Michelin Pilot Primacy >> >> Has the previous owner fitted wrong rubber? > >No. It definitely says 195/60R15 in my manual (from a 1992 2.0TS), but I've >just checked some sales brochures for both pre- and post- facelift (1993) >models. All say 195/65R15 in the tech spec. I had a 2.0TS a few years ago, >and I've just checked my records - it had 195/65R15 tyres, so you're OK! >Sorry if I caused concern, but I blame the manual... I'm not sure you can >trust the pressures I gave either. > >I got the manual I have from a stallholder at Spring Alfa Day a few years >ago. I bought it as a memento. It's possible that it was disposed of by the >importer due to misprints... who knows! > >Mark > |
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