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Originally posted by ckcarr
Can someone tell me where to get one of those tire gauges that will show me precisely 31.9 fr, 36.3 rear? And what temperature please?
You could get one of these, Mr. Smarty Pants! Official BMW gauge measures official BMW air pressure. Bleed down the the correct tenth (use interpolation), per factory recommendation...





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I just quoted the owner's manual to be accurate and avoid being "corrected," as is typical. Looks like those numbers are conversions of 2.2 and 2.5 bar.

Since PV = nRT, one would assume the pressure should be adjusted according to each ambient temperature. As "T" increases, "n" must decrease and you push the bleeder button. If "T" goes down, the BMW goes down to the gas station for more "n."
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