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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: chopper gti on 17 December 2005, 11:50
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Guys i thought i have a flat tyre so took it down to the garage and put the recommended air in each , specifies on the inside of the filler cap 2.4 bar which is about 34psi, car now doesn't feel right i think this is to much air could somone check there pressures for me or confirm what i should be running for normal driving!!!?
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28-30psi
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what same all round or more in front? i thought 34 was to high!
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Look inside the fuel filler flap, I think you'll find that for a MkV it's as follows;
Half load = 2.4bar (35psi) Front & Rear
Full Load = 2.6bar (37.5psi) Front, 3.0bar (43.5psi) Rear
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Look inside the fuel filler flap, I think you'll find that for a MkV it's as follows;
Half load = 2.4bar (35psi) Front & Rear
Full Load = 2.6bar (37.5psi) Front, 3.0bar (43.5psi) Rear
Thats madness, I've never put more than 34psi in car tyres in 15 years of being a mechanic!
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Look inside the fuel filler flap, I think you'll find that for a MkV it's as follows;
Half load = 2.4bar (35psi) Front & Rear
Full Load = 2.6bar (37.5psi) Front, 3.0bar (43.5psi) Rear
Thats madness, I've never put more than 34psi in car tyres in 15 years of being a mechanic!
Hi Lewy, I'm just repeating what it says inside the petrol filler flap on our own MkV GTI.
Not the same car I know, but just as a comparison & for the sake of this thread, I also have a MY02 Impreza WRX (215/40 R17's) that I run part load at 36PSI Front, 34PSI Rear. These pressures not only produce best steering feel & best handling balance, but also an even wear rate - i.e don't take the centre out of the tyre
There's no way you can compare a MkII 16v Golf that was intended to run on 185/60 R14's & weighs around 1100Kg's, with a MkV Golf GTI that weighs around 1900kg's & runs on 225/45 R17's.
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When you bring the difference of aspect ratios into it, it becomes relative - psi (per square inch).
My 1990 Mk2 runs 185/60/14's, and my 2003 Mk4 runs 225/40/18's and both run about 28-30psi. There is no sign of over or under inflation, and always give me a positive feel, admittedly if I was going on a journey with luggage (or wife in the boot!) I would inflate the rear tyres accordingly
Like I said before I have changed ALOT of tyres in my 15 years, and I personally have never put this kind of pressure in them.
Lewy