Hi sifus, I plan to change my tyre from run-flat to normal ones. My car doesn't have a spare tyre, so need to get a good and reliable tyre pump.

Some consideration is between electric versus foot-pump - will electric pump damage the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System?

Budget up to RM150. Wheel is R18 if it matters. Is there any specification or brand that you recommend from personal experience?

Thank you

Cincai any rm50 from lazada mr diy will do.

Consider buy a can of tyre gel also. Mrdiy

I recently bought a Xiaomi Portable Air Pump at RM139. It runs on battery thus eliminate the hassle of pluging a 12V port and cable/hose limitation.

The MiJia one?

Yes. It is very convenient as you don't need a power source as long as the pump is charged.

Thank you. Found it at Shopee. Does it work for car tyres too? Or only for smaller tyres like bicycle?

It works with car. There are preset mode for bicycle, motorcycle, car, and ball.

Great, adding this to my shortlist

I previously used some cap ayam so called heavy duty air compressor, turns out gauge was inaccurate af and easily hot, and melted after 10 uses. I am planning to buy the 70mai air compressor. You should check that out. Works on all vehicles, bicycle, ball and etc.

This Xiaomi 70mai and Mijia both are in my shortlist. I am still comparing between these 2 as price difference is not much. Why would you consider 70mai over the Mijia? Any specific technical reason.

This post has been edited by Human Nature: Jan 4 2021, 04:35 PM

The 70mai lite version I think a bit slow for my 4x4 tires haha. Mijia I think more suitable for inflating small items such as bicycle and ball when on the go haha. So I am leaning towards the 70mai big metal case one. 😁

Okay, now I get what you mean. The one that look like a router is the lite version. I just found the heavy duty one.

But interestingly, the non-lite limit is 100 psi while lite version is 160psi and Mijia 150 psi

Ya haha, those higher psi air compressor more suitable for bikes applications 😁

Right. I think I have set my eyes on this one too. Now waiting for shopee sales

I bought the 70mai air compressor, the big box for 180 ish. Can't comment on reliability since I don't use it that frequently, but what i can say is it is really quiet and very smooth compared to most other tyre pumps I've used. Pretty fast too. Not too sure about accuracy cause I have no external gauge to use

The only annoying thing is the cap keeps coming off

I am using Mi Air Pump and I must say, one of the best investment I did. I don't need to rely on petrol station pumps anymore as they always faulty or not functioning properly.

I pump whenever I want like before going on long trip or when I see air is low from TPMS.

Check out my video, sorry for the amateurish video but it shows the product enough I hope.

May I know which cap are u referring about? Is it the screw on thing?

Thanks for the review. How about the charging? How long it takes for a full charge and do you need to recharge often?

The semi opaque grey plastic cover of the thing. The nozzle isn't screw type, it's this, whatever it's called, with a clamp?

https://images.app.goo.gl/FFrVLcBsNKZjxr756

It uses the 12v acc port

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Jan 5 2021, 05:08 PM

That is an informative video. Thanks! I usually pump to that value too. May I ask what is the tyre size?