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TSmoon yuen
post Jul 12 2020, 03:02 PM, updated 4y ago

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How to take care of ur car tyre ? Especially in Malaysia.

I m dummy regarding car maintenance especially in tyre.
How frequent (km) to change tyre?

This post has been edited by moon yuen: Jul 12 2020, 07:57 PM
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post Jul 12 2020, 03:20 PM

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minimise exposure to direct sunlight, maintain correct pressure and alignment settings, minimise driving over curbs, dry steering, parking for more than a week. then clean and condition as often as u can.
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post Jul 12 2020, 03:24 PM

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1. Pay attention when driving to avoid potholes or any odd objects on the road.
2. Check air pressure once a month and don't over/under inflate.
3. Rotate every 10 or 15k km. Inspect at each oil change.
4. Do alignment when steering not straight or when you observe got uneven tire wear, or once every 20k km.
5. Every time before you go out the first time, go around your car to visually check if the tires not under inflated.

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post Jul 12 2020, 10:09 PM

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how frequent to change tyre is really subjective..depends on ur driving habit and types of car..
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post Jul 13 2020, 09:15 AM

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Also frequently check the tyre wear indicator.

It is the arrow or michelin man (for michelin tyres) at the sidewall of the tyre.

Change your tyres when the wear has reach that indicator
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post Jul 13 2020, 03:39 PM

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don't park the car in such a way the tyre look like pacman because the kerb/stopper is squeezing so hard on the tyre..give it a two finger gap at least..
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post Jul 13 2020, 05:41 PM

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QUOTE(ceo684 @ Jul 13 2020, 03:39 PM)
don't park the car in such a way the tyre look like pacman because the kerb/stopper is squeezing so hard on the tyre..give it a two finger gap at least..
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U mean tyre should not touch against d stopper?
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post Jul 13 2020, 08:40 PM

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QUOTE(moon yuen @ Jul 13 2020, 05:41 PM)
U mean tyre should not touch against d stopper?
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Yes, once touch already just move back a little bit. Keeping it unnaturally compressed will weaken the sidewall. Repeated pacmans risk the tire integrity when u hit a pothole.

 

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