PV / T = k and where the run flats fall flat |
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Beakerzor
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Posted: September/07/14 at 8:39am |
Susan and I are on an 2 week road trip deep into the Canadian Rockies with our new MINI. Our first experience with Run-Flats.
We woke up in Jasper and the MINI saw its first frost. Elevation 1,060m or 3,480 ft Using the combined gas law, PV/T = k as the (T)emperature dropped, with the (V)olume staying the same, and the (k)onstant not changing ever because of physics laws and what not, meant the (P)ressure had to drop with the temperature. Basic physics 101 stuff. It set off the "low tire" warning system, and sent us into a mini panic (pun intended). Lessons we learned: 1. It takes a special machine to remove run-flat tires from a wheel, there are no such places near Jasper for hundreds of miles. We would have had to buy new rims and tires, if we had a real flat. 2. The dash-board display system wouldn't tell us exactly which tire was low or by how much, it just said "tire(s) low". I couldn't find any tire information using an OBD bluetooth device. Is this even possible? TIP: Always fix the tire pressure before leaving on a trip (which we did not). Our repaired run-flat was at 41psi, and the other 3 tires were at 30psi.
Edited by Beakerzor - September/07/14 at 11:06am |
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CORNERS
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OBD scanners won't talk to the tire pressure system. You'd need a special BMW/MINI software to do that.
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racingbmwm3
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Check all fluids and tire pressures before any trip and ideally at least once a month of regular driving.
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