I recently purchased a used 2013 Leaf (about 3 weeks ago). Previous owner had tires changed within the last few months, not sure where they got them changed.
I purchased an OBD unit (Konnwei KW902) and ran LeafSpy while on the road. LeafSpy displayed the pressure as 58 psi. I read in the manual and on these forums that tire pressure should generally be around 35-40 psi, so I thought wth... that can't be right. I then used a cruddy digital gauge and measured each tire to be around 47 psi. Then I used another cruddy portable air compressor with built-in gauge to measure tire pressure and got around 55 psi.
Regardless, it appears my tire pressure is well above 40 psi. My question is... is there any reason this might be? Maybe there's something I don't understand about tire pressure. The tires themselves say max pressure 35 psi, so I thought that was concerning. Can they even be inflated to 55 psi if it says max pressure is 35 psi??? Also, the car seems to drive fine, which is mainly why I didn't think there was any reason for concern. Then again, it's the only Leaf I've ever driven so I have no comparison point.
Should I deflate until the TPMS readings on LeafSpy read 40ish? Or should I just leave them be if they've operated this long without seeming to be troublesome?
Thanks!
I purchased an OBD unit (Konnwei KW902) and ran LeafSpy while on the road. LeafSpy displayed the pressure as 58 psi. I read in the manual and on these forums that tire pressure should generally be around 35-40 psi, so I thought wth... that can't be right. I then used a cruddy digital gauge and measured each tire to be around 47 psi. Then I used another cruddy portable air compressor with built-in gauge to measure tire pressure and got around 55 psi.
Regardless, it appears my tire pressure is well above 40 psi. My question is... is there any reason this might be? Maybe there's something I don't understand about tire pressure. The tires themselves say max pressure 35 psi, so I thought that was concerning. Can they even be inflated to 55 psi if it says max pressure is 35 psi??? Also, the car seems to drive fine, which is mainly why I didn't think there was any reason for concern. Then again, it's the only Leaf I've ever driven so I have no comparison point.
Should I deflate until the TPMS readings on LeafSpy read 40ish? Or should I just leave them be if they've operated this long without seeming to be troublesome?
Thanks!