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Car Forum / Jaguar Cars / March 2004

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XJ-S 3.6 Tyre pressures..

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Pete M - 05 Mar 2004 18:07 GMT
Ello again!

As I've not got the handbook for my XJ-S, and it seems too old for the
charts on the walls of tyre places, can anyone tell me what the correct tyre
pressures are?

My XJ-S is a 1990 3.6 auto Sport with 235/60/15's on.

Ta very much!

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Pete M

Alfa 164 TS,
Mercedes 500 SEL,
Jaguar XJ-S 3.6

Scouse Git extraordinaire.
Liverpool, Great Britain

Pete M - 08 Mar 2004 11:56 GMT
In news:pl32c.9434$_q6.124490905@news-text.cableinet.net,
Pete M <pete.murray@blue-nopressedmeat-yonder.co.uk> decided to enlighten
our sheltered souls with a rant as follows
> Ello again!
>
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>
> Ta very much!

C'mon folks, surely this newsgroup isn't THAT useless.. all I want is tyre
pressures...

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Pete M

Alfa 164 TS,
Mercedes 500 SEL,
Jaguar XJ-S 3.6

Scouse Git extraordinaire.
Liverpool, Great Britain

DieInterim - 08 Mar 2004 21:02 GMT
Hello,

> C'mon folks, surely this newsgroup isn't THAT useless.. all I want is tyre
> pressures...

Tyres are all equal right? No, not really. I have seen tyres rated at
33psi, 30psi, and 35psi.

Manufacturers are requires to imprint specifications along the edge of
the wheel, are there you will find your guide.

so 33-35psi would be a safe guess.

Blake

http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/auto/auto_cons_bib_press.jsp
Pete M - 08 Mar 2004 23:30 GMT
In news:a86203f2.0403081302.779ce092@posting.google.com,
DieInterim <tdc@pobox.com> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a
rant as follows
> Hello,
>
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
> http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/auto/auto_cons_bib_press.jsp

amusingly, about 10 minutes ago I was putting fuel in the XJ-S and spotted a
rusty old tyre pressure chart on the wall of the petrol station.

It had 215 / 60 / 15's on an XJ-S at 26 psi all round, and 16" ones at 26
front, 28 rear...

but thanks anyhow :-)

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Pete M

Alfa 164 TS,
Mercedes 500 SEL,
Jaguar XJ-S 3.6,
Golf GTi 8v Mk2

Scouse Git extraordinaire.
Liverpool, Great Britain

Chris Halpin - 09 Mar 2004 03:55 GMT
Hi Pete M,

From a user's guide:

For speeds above 160km/h (100mph) Front 2.25kg/cm2 (32psi) and Rear
2.11kg/cm2 (30psi) - For maximum comfort in countries where speeds are
not in excess of 160km/h (100mph) the above inflation pressures may be
reduced by 0.42kg/cm2 (6psi) on front and rear tyres.

I have been advised by a suspension/tyre specialist, who set up cars for
rallying, to run my tyres in my XJS at around 36psi and 32psi front and
rear.

His reasoning is that the tyres wear more evenly when at a higher
pressure, flat across the tread, rather than rounded when under inflated
and the car tracks better.
The car manufacturer doesn't mind lower pressures as the car seems more
luxurious and the tyre manufacturer doesn't mind either because the
tyres wear out more quickly.

My experience is that the car handles more precisely and "rolls as
though on railway lines".

Regards

Chris

>In news:a86203f2.0403081302.779ce092@posting.google.com,
>DieInterim <tdc@pobox.com> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a
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