Tire pressure monitoring...

[husker boxster]

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27 seems low for 19s. Look at the tag in the door sill (just below the chrome hook for the latch) when you open the driver's door. It'll give you the proper pressure. I don't know if we have different tires since mine's an S and your's is a base, but mine is 32 and I have 19's. Maybe you are down 4#.

Benson must be playing with his Saints too much and lost track of time. This isn't the 80's. He needs to get with the program. However, I suppose he's the only Porsche and Merc dealership in the area, so he thinks he can set the rules. Woodhouse here in Omaha always gives a loaner if your car has warranty left. Too bad there wasn't another Porsche dealership in NO to provide a little competition.

Yes, service techs will need to be careful with your wheels. In today's photoshop world, it may be useless taking a picture of a newspaper next to your wheels. Might work to take a pic of the service mgr looking at your wheels, though.

[LoveBunny]

I got the 27 psi from the door panel. I could be wrong about it being 27 though. My dad is actually the one who looked and put in the air. But if it's low then why would only one side show up -4? It's equal pressure on both sides. My backs are higher psi than the fronts.

Yep, this is the only Porsche dealer around here. And I don't think they sell a ton of them in New Orleans. They do sell quite a few Mercedes it seems though so I don't know what the deal is with the service. The girl I talked to on the phone didn't even give me a really complete answer. I kept asking if it's just locally, that that dealer doesn't give loaners but not all Porsche dealers, and she kept mentioning that they don't have a loaner fleet.

When I was in Tampa I took my Lexus in once and they were out of loaners. They rented me a car and had it brought over to the dealer. I didn't pay a dime for it, not even the gas in the tank. And my Lexus was out of warranty.

[LoveBunny]

Okay. I just looked in the door frame with my own eyes and the front pressure is supposed to be 32, back 37. I don't know where my dad got 27 from, but I'm thinking maybe he needs to get his vision checked.

[husker boxster]

Take a reading on the left front and see if it's close to 32 (remember to do this in the morning before driving it, aka a "cold" reading). If it's 32, then mystery solved as to why only the right front sensor shows -4.

PS. Don't be upset with your Dad. He's just trying to help his favorite daughter. However, a word of advise. DON'T let your Dad add any fluids (antifreeze, pwr steering, oil, etc) to your car unless he's a Porsche guy. These cars take special fluids and adding ordinary fluids will damage your car. Most people don't know Porsches require special fluids, so unless he knows Porsches he may think it's OK to top off with what he has in the garage. That will be a costly mistake. Might want to casually mention this to him now before he tries to help you out without telling you. It will be too late then to have that conversation.

[LoveBunny]

So the recommended pressures are for a cold tire, not one that is heated up? If so, then I think they are all low. Maybe I should take the pressures in the middle of the night because that's about the only time that it's not hot around here.

[LoveBunny]

Ah, and thanks for the advice about adding fluids. I'd like to think that my dad would know what to do and not to do since he's been working with cars in one way or another for his whole life, but then he's the one that seems to have gotten the tire pressures wrong. I don't think he'd just add fluids to my car, at least I hope not. He seems like he's getting nuttier as he ages though.

When I was planning to buy my Boxster he kept griping and carrying on about how he didn't understand why anyone would get a Porsche and I shouldn't get one, blah, blah, blah. Then right before I was about to get it he sends me an e-mail with a whole bunch of info about Boxsters and tells me they look like great cars. Now that I have it he loves it.

[944boy]

That sucks they don't offer loaners.

I generally don't trust TPMS due to their general lack of accuracy. But it is good to know if a tire is going flat. On such nice wheels I would suggest investing in a good gauge and keeping an eye on them every now and then.

32psi sounds better for a 19".

Husker... I feel what you are saying. The dealer I bought my '05 from said they changed the oil, I believe them, but its a used chevy dealer. As competent as they are I have no idea what they used. I plan on changing the oil in 3K or less miles. Good fluids are important too.

P.S. how does the boxster deal with the rough NO roads. My 944 was not happy with the potholes and rough/unevenness. I bottomed out a number of times when I was there.

Good luck and I hope it all works out!!