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How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by duketunde: 2:44pm On May 15, 2016
Do you 90% of accident on the road are caused by blow-out?

You can find the right psi for your vehicle on the driver door..

Do you even know there's limit to what pressure you put in your car's tire?

The pressure pumped inside tire are measure in pounds per square inch (psi)?

Do you know that the maximum inflation pressure is indicated in a relatively small-sized print branded near the tire's bead (adjacent to the wheel).

Many lives have been lost due to the errors of our road side Vulcanizers in Nigeria, who pumped whatever they just dim fit into our tires.


Do you know the life-span of every tire is just 4 years?

WHAT IS THE RIGHT PSI TO AVOID BLOW-OUT:

Usually, your tire’s maximum tire pressure is somewhere between 30 and 35 PSI but here in Nigeria it seems all the road side vulcanizer's agreed pressure is 50 and sometimes 60 and that is about 70 to 75% increased psi.

Again you must have heard that if your tire is pumped to the maximum it performs best and reduce fuel comsumption! yes that's very correct...so i will still recommend increasing your pressure from the FEH recommended 35psi by not more than 10% meaning 110% pressure.
Here's how 1.10 x 35 = 38.5psi or max 40psi which is 14.2% increase in pressure.

Read more at http://www.duketundesblog.com/2016/05/how-to-avoid-tire-blow-out-by-pumping.html#qRYcepjmR2MjRgSV.99

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by adanny01(m): 7:24am On May 16, 2016
What you didnt mention is the fact that on most cars, the word "COLD" is written above or after the rated psi.

What the cold means is that the rated psi is at cold temperatures. This is because air pressure of the tire increases when the tire temperature rises. By driving, because of friction, heat from asphalt, brakes and ambient heat, tire temperature would rise considerably. Therefore it is best to pump air to recommended pressure in the morning before driving off or not far from the house/take off point before the tire temperature rises.

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by opius: 6:34am On May 18, 2016
Educative
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by Daslim180(m): 6:35am On May 18, 2016
1. 90% accident ain't caused by blow up but by reckless driving.

2. 30-35 psi will neva be cool for Nigeria Drivers who uses their vehicle for overloading (bad anyway)

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by GuDErboY(m): 6:36am On May 18, 2016
Aiiit noted.
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by mostyg(m): 6:37am On May 18, 2016
Legalise illegal refineries


#legaliseiilegalrefineries

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by Nobody: 6:37am On May 18, 2016
Op it's tyre not tire...

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by Mudash(m): 6:38am On May 18, 2016
Tnks on way to check mine
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by fav444(f): 6:38am On May 18, 2016
every tin still boils down to education.
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by englishmart(m): 6:39am On May 18, 2016
I thought it's tyre o. So your own na tire.

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by vicuto(m): 6:39am On May 18, 2016
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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by Joshuahunpe(m): 6:40am On May 18, 2016
Im sleeping wake me up when Buhari turn exchange rate to 1naira to 1dollar grin grin grin grin

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by Emmahunk(m): 6:41am On May 18, 2016
Thank you OP
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by rockiedink(m): 6:41am On May 18, 2016
Actually, best practice is to use the tyre pressure recommended by your car manufacturer and not the tyre manufacturer as they sometimes differ.

Because the same tyre can be used in different cars with differing weights and therefore bear different loads, you should use the manufacturer's recommendation.

This can be found on the inside of your glove box compartment an on the "B" pillar of the car when you open the driver side front door.

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by Dlee1(m): 6:42am On May 18, 2016
I have already saved this page.
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by Sir03(m): 6:42am On May 18, 2016
Thanks for the enlightenment
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by rockiedink(m): 6:43am On May 18, 2016
englishmart:
I thought it's tyre o. So your own na tire.

Both are actually correct...

Tire = American English
Tyre = British English

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by demarc001: 6:43am On May 18, 2016
Everyday different lecture on tyres isorite
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by Brainiacmrtolz(m): 6:45am On May 18, 2016
englishmart:
I thought it's tyre o. So your own na tire.

I tire oo
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by cutetopsey(f): 6:45am On May 18, 2016
Ok
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by osibembem: 6:45am On May 18, 2016
tires differs....u cannot pump d tire of a jeep d same psi as dat of a small car.
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by osibembem: 6:46am On May 18, 2016
tires differs....u cannot pump d tire of a jeep with
d same psi as dat of a small car.
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by Bose253(f): 6:47am On May 18, 2016
But when your tyre gauge is less than 35, your car wouldn't run smoothly

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by TrumpDonald(m): 6:49am On May 18, 2016
Mods I hail ooo.
Una just dey ban anyhow.
Person no fit follow una play again? grin grin
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by XaviDayo(m): 6:52am On May 18, 2016
Is there a "Free Basic Complaints" platform where we can all submit the atrocities of these Zombie administration for the whole world to view? Facebook, instagram and Twitter are already in on this, the creator is currently begging MTN to join.

Free Basics ko, how e use translate to reduced price of garri? Iranu Abasha
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by fapcrook(m): 6:52am On May 18, 2016
Joshuahunpe:
Im sleeping wake me up when Buhari turn exchange rate to 1naira to 1dollar grin grin grin grin
you had better not curse of yourself, don't you want to wake up anymore ? Since a naira can't be equal to a dollar again
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by SmithHumble50: 6:52am On May 18, 2016
Educative...

Who will sanitize and explain dis stuffs to roadside vulcanizers...

Cause dey need dis...

They always put 40 PSI on everyones tires... no matter the size of d tire angry
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by wordychap: 7:00am On May 18, 2016
Very educative!
Just pumped mine to 40psi yesterday was getting scared I over-inflated.
Besides didn't find it beside my drivers door
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by adanny01(m): 7:07am On May 18, 2016
Daslim180:
1. 90% accident ain't caused by blow up but by reckless driving.

2. 30-35 psi will neva be cool for Nigeria Drivers who uses their vehicle for overloading (bad anyway)

1. This thread is about tires not accident in general
2. Every tire has a load limit and a maximum pressure limit. Overloading is one rule breaker, adding pressure beyond the limit is signing one's death warrant.

I cant say which one is more dangerous between overloading and over pressure, combining the 2 is certainly more dangerous.

One othe fact is that under pressure is even more dangerous to over pressure. Thats because under pressure increases the surface area in contact with the asphalt which means higher tire temperature and higher risk of blowout
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by sniperwolf(m): 7:09am On May 18, 2016
I thought the 4 digits indicate date of expiration
Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by englishmart(m): 7:12am On May 18, 2016
rockiedink:


Both are actually correct...

Tire = American English
Tyre = British English
why don't you spell favour as favor in your application letter

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Re: How To Avoid Tire Blow-out By Pumping Right Pressure Into Your Tire by wordychap: 7:13am On May 18, 2016
My car manual gave me 35psi
But checking d tyres of d car I saw max 51psi
I think the best notion is to check what's on d tyre of d vehicle especially if one has had a change of tyres before after car purchase.

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