Need quick help! (Tire PSI)
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Burning Brakes
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Need quick help! (Tire PSI)
Right Front is showing 22 PSI, rest of the car is 30PSI.
It raises while driving 1 pound after awhile.
Should I just add air to the tire? Someone please lend the assist
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It raises while driving 1 pound after awhile.
Should I just add air to the tire? Someone please lend the assist
.
Le Mans Master
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From: Waldorf MD
Check it with a gauge and add air accordingly.
Sometimes the Tire Pressure Sensors get switched, so check all your tires and compare gauge readings with the DIC readings.
Tire pressures decrease with cold weather. Tire pressures increase with driving.
Sometimes the Tire Pressure Sensors get switched, so check all your tires and compare gauge readings with the DIC readings.
Tire pressures decrease with cold weather. Tire pressures increase with driving.
Le Mans Master
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From: Longview Texas
You have a hole in the right front tire. Check for what is causing the problem. Temperature would cause all the tires to drop equally.
Tire pressure sensors are no substitute for checking tires with an accurate pressure gage.
Tire pressure sensors are no substitute for checking tires with an accurate pressure gage.
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Well....
Personally I think it's it's easier to fill up the low tire rather then let air out of the other three to match.
Then, if there is no obvious leak in the low one, I'd keep a close eye on it. If it goes down again take it in and get it repaired.
Personally I think it's it's easier to fill up the low tire rather then let air out of the other three to match.
Then, if there is no obvious leak in the low one, I'd keep a close eye on it. If it goes down again take it in and get it repaired.
Le Mans Master
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From: Waldorf MD
Now that I have had time to think about your problem, I'm afraid it is much more serious than I first thought. 
I'm afraid that there is nothing you can do to fix your car now that the tire pressure is so low.
I would take this problem car off of your hands without any payment from you. Please PM me with your address immediately. 
Sorry, sometimes these Corvettes just go bad.
I'm afraid that there is nothing you can do to fix your car now that the tire pressure is so low.
I would take this problem car off of your hands without any payment from you. Please PM me with your address immediately. Sorry, sometimes these Corvettes just go bad.
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From: Forney Texas
Now that I have had time to think about your problem, I'm afraid it is much more serious than I first thought.
I'm afraid that there is nothing you can do to fix your car now that the tire pressure is so low. I would take this problem car off of your hands without any payment from you. Please PM me with your address immediately.
Sorry, sometimes these Corvettes just go bad.
I'm afraid that there is nothing you can do to fix your car now that the tire pressure is so low.
I would take this problem car off of your hands without any payment from you. Please PM me with your address immediately. Sorry, sometimes these Corvettes just go bad.
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From: Dyer, IN
My suggestion, is that you take your car to a qualified mechanic to have the tire pressure checked. Most qualified mechanics have a device called a "tire pressure gauge". This device is used to ascertain the air pressure in each individual tire. After evaluating the air pressure in each tire, the mechanic can then decide what the best course of action is.
Le Mans Master
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From: Waldorf MD
Although you can't rotate the tires on a C5 (due to size and directional characteristics), you should rotate the air in your tires. Have you been doing this? If not, you probably ruined one of your tire's seals.
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From: Dyer, IN
Good call 
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To the OP, now that you've had your flame suit cooked a bit, did you resolve the issue? BTW, we've all had our moments here on the forum so believe me, you aren't alone. If you truly have a bad TPS, the batteries in them supposedly last about 8-10 years and there is a place that can rebuild them but their website is full of spybots, so I won't post it here. Most people just buy new ones.