{"id":245560,"date":"2023-11-17T16:19:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=245560"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:19:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:19:50","slug":"im-a-veteran-mechanic-when-to-check-tyre-pressure-for-most-accurate-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/im-a-veteran-mechanic-when-to-check-tyre-pressure-for-most-accurate-results\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m a veteran mechanic – when to check tyre pressure for most accurate results\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A mechanic with 56 years of experience has explained why you need to check your car\u2019s tyre pressure early in the morning to obtain the most accurate readings.<\/p>\n

The auto technician, Scotty Kilmer, explains in a YouTube clip that a tyre\u2019s standard set pressure is when they\u2019re cold.<\/p>\n

Scotty (@scottykilmer) adds in his video tutorial that once you start driving, the tyres will get warmer, causing their pressure to increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He notes a driver who pulls over on the side of a highway to check their tyre pressure will likely get a false reading that\u2019s many pounds higher than it is.<\/p>\n

Scotty suggests streamlining your ability to accurately read and inflate tyre pressure by carrying an air pump in your vehicle.<\/p>\n

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Having an air pump on hand allows you to skip the inconvenience of driving somewhere to access air only to warm and increase your tyres\u2019 pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This seasoned mechanic adds: \u201cHalf of the gas stations you go to today when you\u2019re trying to use their air pump, it\u2019s broken, and it doesn\u2019t even work!\u201d<\/p>\n

Viewers commented their thoughts on Scotty\u2019s video, with one YouTube user writing: \u201cI\u2019m from Illinois, and I totally agree about the gas stations air pumps being broken half the time and now they charge a credit card to use em.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Another YouTube account wrote: \u201cOh yeah, I needed air one time, traveled to four gas stations, all had broken air hoses.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third viewer commented: \u201cThis is why I tell tyre shops not to adjust my tire pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI fill to the correct PSI when cold, but by the time I get to the shop, it will read high, but the tyre shop workers don\u2019t know this and will \u2018correct\u2019 my tyre pressure, which makes it too low when cold.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n