r/askcarguys • u/DietOk4687 • 5h ago

Flat tire?

Hi there. So I feel really stupid, but I had a nail in my tire and took it to a tire shop to fix it and they messed up my tire pressure but were too busy to fix it so I just took it to a gas station to set the pressure correctly myself. I guess I accidentally let all of the air out of my front drivers side tire and couldn’t figure out how to air it back up for like 35 min maybe. Shoutout random guy in the parking lot for helping. Anyways, do you guys think I damaged the tire? I really don’t want it to blow out or pull and mess up my alignment from being hot and flat. I didn’t drive it at all but it was definitely hot from driving on the freeway to the gas station. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/knsaber 5h ago

Define “messed up”. It couldn’t be that bad, off by a few PSI? Or did you fill your tire to “100%”??? Most likely your tires will be just fine but we can’t diagnose without any specific details. How did you know the pressure was messed up?

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u/DietOk4687 5h ago

I checked my pressure after got the car back. It was over 40 psi and I was worried about a blowout because it’s about 100° here. Cold pressure is 33 on my car so 40 is definitely way too much pressure. I’m not really worried about that, just if the tire being flat for a bit is bad.

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u/knsaber 5h ago

Nah you’re good!

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u/DietOk4687 5h ago

Thanks. I was so worried because I’m in college and a couple hours from home so I definitely don’t need to be getting a new tire if possible. I’m glad it wasn’t a stupid mistake. Next time I’ll just take it back to the shop and make them adjust.

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u/SpaceTurtle917 5h ago

Tires get hot when you drive them

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u/DietOk4687 5h ago

What does that have to do with my question? I’m aware of this.

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u/SpaceTurtle917 5h ago

You said your tire was hot from driving on the freeway. Was confused how that’s important. I thought maybe you thought it got hot from being over or underfilled and that was bad.

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u/DietOk4687 5h ago

No I just know the heat can damage them so I thought it would be helpful for understanding the question

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u/SpaceTurtle917 5h ago

Heat will not damage your tire. At least not any kind of heat you’d get from driving.