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Tires are the most important thing on your car. It is best to check your tire pressure every month, having the proper tire pressure is a crucial safety issue. Incorrect tire pressure will compromise cornering, braking and stability. Your tires will wear prematurely if the tire pressure is too low or too high, When checking your tire pressure it's good to look at the tire condition too, look for edge wear or sidewall cracking. Edge wear and sidewall cracking could lead to tire separation. If you don't drive your car often and park it in the streets, prolong sun exposure and weather elements will result in sidewall cracking. Overheat could lead to tire separation if your tire are cracking. The worst-case scenario, improper tire pressure can lead to tire failure and a serious accident. Incorrect tire pressure also will affect your comfort, fuel economy and tire life. You need to check your tire pressure even if your tires are not leaking. Why? Because tire pressure also changes with the temperature outside. Tire pressure decreases by about 1 pound per square inch for every 10-degree drop in outside air temperature. So if you had your tire pressure checked in July, when it was 80 degrees outside, and it's now January and the temperature is minus 20, your tires may be underinflated by 10 pounds, which is dangerous. Did you know proper tire pressure can save you money? Here's why: lower tire pressure lower your gas mileage and faster tread wear. Gas mileage: For each pound of under inflation, your gas mileage can drop up to 1 percent. Tread wear: lower pressure causes the tread to wear out faster and forces premature replacement.

The recommended tire pressure is usually located at the driver's door pillar, door jam or in your owner's manual. Most Hondas recommend 32 PSI. Honda Insight for model year 2000-2006 has a slightly different tire pressure: front tire presussure at 38 PSI and the rear at 36 PSI. Once you know the recommended tire pressure, you will need an accurate tire gauge to check the tire pressure. Some tire gauges, such as the popular pencil-style gauge, are notoriously inaccurate. Analog, dial-type gauges or digital gauges tend to be fairly accurate. You should check your tire pressure when the tires are cold, meaning that your tires are at air temperature. You can check tire pressure any time of the day, as long as the tires have been sitting for a few hours or haven't been driven for more than a few miles. It's best to just check your tire pressure in the morning. If you don't a portable tire inflator to check your tire pressure at home, then make the habit of checking your tires at the gas station while filling your gas tank. Remember to check all four tires, just because three of your tires are at 32 pounds doesn't mean that the fourth tire isn't nearly flat. Also check your spare tire once in a while every 6 months. Spare tire should inflate to 60 PSI. It would be an unpleasant surprise to find the spare tire is flat when you need it. Check your tire pressure even if your tires look fine. They may look fine even when they're down 10 pounds of air — or overinflated by 10 pounds. So don't trust your eyes — use your tire gauge.