nice report, nice thread,just saw it now.
sorry for quoting all the old posts, but i'm like that, always have an opinion on everything.
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Originally Posted by Eddy But the recommended pressure is 36 & 34. I drive with 34 and 32 feel reasonably comfortable. |
I do the same, but with nitrogen in the tyres. the car is quite comfortable.
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Originally Posted by normally_crazy well I know that (its 32 psi for the RS, I think) but I feel better and more comfortable with 28 psi all around. I am mostly alone or with a single person in the car 95 % of the time, so I have the pressure @ 28 psi.
There is a marked difference in ride quality. Same was the case with the ikon as well. In fact have been on 28 psi since the start. |
actually, the lower you go with tyre pressure, the more comfortable the ride becomes(upto a limit)thats because the tyre wall flex will give added cushioning.
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Originally Posted by DieselFan Folks,
I have seen quite a few suggestions on going low on the tyre pressure than what is recommended by Maruti. Other than lower mileage is there any other disadvantage with lesser air pressure in the tyres as compared to manufacturer recommended pressure. One major disadvantage I see is on long drives tyres will get heated up fast with less pressure. How long is this long drive? I drive about 25 to 30km at a stretch each day. |
tyre wear is worse in under inflated and over inflated tyres.
the sidewalls get damaged more with under inflation, uneven tyre wear results from over inflation. blowouts are common with both under and over inflation at high speeds. all this i read off a website a few years ago, cant remember where.
ofcourse, maruti's advice on tyre pressure has always been suspect, but what choice do we have but to follow the instructions?
I tend to underinflate all recommended pressures by 2PSI. I dont know if its the best way to do things, but i like it like that.
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Originally Posted by normally_crazy If tyres get heated up - the pressure should increase right ? I am guessing but it should go up by 1-2 psi.
So if you keep your pressure 28 psi when cold - it should reach 30 psi when the tyres are running and at higher temperature.
tyre gurus ? your feed back ? |
i'm no tyre guru, but the what most self proclaimed gurus recommend is using nitrogen in the tyres to prevent heating at high speeds.
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Originally Posted by mobike008 For my viva crdi, it is 30psi recommended for all 4 tyres and i generally keep 32psi and i really feel the surge in acceleration from standstill which is not similar if its 30psi and purely for this reason, i keep 32psi, also there is no marked difference in ride as i ride 80% of the time all alone.
For highway drives i keep 32psi and always got more than 18kmpl |
the accent CRDI has a softer suspension than the swift. elevating the tyre pressure will not cause the kind of stiff ride that would happen with doing the same in a swift. the accent's suspension takes up the slack.
i feel the same about acceleration- slightly higher than recommended tyre pressure does seem to improve stright line speeds and acceleration, also mileage.
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Originally Posted by nikunj_cal We had a visitor who an accent crdi in our building recently. I guessed it was a diesel because of the diesel pitter patter . I have to admit that even thought the sound was a tad higher as compared to my swift , it has an amazingly refined sound !Any comment mobike ? |
this i'm not so sure of. i've used both cars. the accent is way noisier than the swift VDi. maybe it was a poorly maintained petrol accent that sounded like a diesel
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Originally Posted by DieselFan My Swift DDIS has now done close to 18000 km. I am using System D diesel fuel additive regularly and getting a FE of 20 + kmpl with both highway and city driving (50-50) and with AC on 80% of the time. There has been an improvement in FE by at least 2 kmpl after I started using the fuel additive. The engine has also gone pretty smooth and is less noisy under normal driving condition. Engine just races to 80 kmph without any difficulty.
Will keep you all updated as we go along. |
the premium fuel provided at petrol pumps has been accused of shortening engine life. i dont know how true that is, but i dont risk the car anymore,i'm using IOC regular since we sold off the long suffering accent CRDI
wont system d do the same?
like jaggu requested,
would you please let us know what the pattern of usage is for the system D?
PS@diesel fan- you seem to have posted while i was typing out my excessively lengthy post. thanks for the reply.