URGENT! E39 Tyre Pressure PSI Reccomendations

[Filth 5]

Hi Guys,

This morning my tyre blew out just before the bridge - replaced it and pumped the tyres up to 47psi on all of them...

Please recommend PSI for front and back... Tyre dimensions are 235/45/17.

URGENT!

[Greg111 13]

Hi Guys,

This morning my tyre blew out just before the bridge - replaced it and pumped the tyres up to 47psi on all of them...

Please recommend PSI for front and back... Tyre dimensions are 235/45/17.

URGENT!

Front 36, rear 38.

[Filth 5]

Front 36, rear 38.

And this is fine for a full car incl luggage etc? Thank you for posting btw!

[Greg111 13]

And this is fine for a full car incl luggage etc? Thank you for posting btw!

Yes.

[Filth 5]

Yes.

Thank you thank you!

[kiwi535 538]

Thank you thank you!

front or rear blew out?

[jay^ 1]

47 ... no wonder.

[KwS 2425]

47 is probably fairly close to the MAX pressure for that sized tire. Remember pressures increase as tire heats.

IIRC on my old E39 there was a sticker in the door jam that listed all the tire pressures for different sized wheel/tire combos (including 17").

[NZ BMW 368]

47!

Full of luggage I would go to 40PSI - normally these tyres have a max of 50 or 55, from what I understand you want to allow for an additional 6PSI from when they heat up.

Like KwS says it's either on the door jam or the fuel flap where the pressures are listed.

[Andre3000 55]

32 if cold, 34 if warm. The maximum psi on the side of the tyre is its safe stress limit not the recommended psi...

Edited December 19, 2012 by André3000

[KwS 2425]

and: the spelling is TYRES we are not americans and pressures 250 kPa front 270 Rear , increase rears to 290 if fully loaded assuming you have decent tyres and not some nasty lingong , Nexen or other similar rubbish on your car.

Honestly, get over it

[jay^ 1]

READ THE HANDBOOK

Really so much rubbish speculation and very few facts or informed comments

and: the spelling is TYRES we are not americans and pressures 250 kPa front 270 Rear , increase rears to 290 if fully loaded assuming you have decent tyres and not some nasty lingong , Nexen or other similar rubbish on your car.

So you mean the exact same information already supplied by Greg in the second post. Thanks for your valuable input.

[M5V8 337]

isn't recommended pressures & tyre sizes on the silver sticker in the drivers door jam?

(in case you can't find the HANDBOOK)

Edited December 19, 2012 by M5V8

[jeffbebe 1560]

isn't recommended pressures & tyre sizes on the silver sticker in the drivers door jam?

(in case you can't find the HANDBOOK)

Or you don't have the handbook... And yes, I believe it is.

[Tristan 338]

I fill mine 34 front, 36 rear