Tires always leaking
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Drifting
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Tires always leaking
I have a 22 c8, I kid you not....every other day I will go out and a tire, random side, will be down to 21 lbs. I don't think someone is jacking with me but air stability is my problem. Stock tires, still plenty of tread.
anyone experienced this?
anyone experienced this?
Race Director
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From: Phila PA, Bonita Springs FL
Are you using the tire pressure on the screen or a hand held gauge?
Have you verified the pressure loss with a tire gauge?
My point, if you measured with a pressure gauge and all is good, then the display tire pressure may have a glitch.
If indeed an arbitrary tire is down 10 psi overnight, that certainly is strange.
Do you park it outside? If yes, them someone is definitely messing with you.
If its parked inside, and arbitrary different tires go down 10 psi overnight, I have no idea what to tell you bro!
Have you verified the pressure loss with a tire gauge?
My point, if you measured with a pressure gauge and all is good, then the display tire pressure may have a glitch.
If indeed an arbitrary tire is down 10 psi overnight, that certainly is strange.
Do you park it outside? If yes, them someone is definitely messing with you.
If its parked inside, and arbitrary different tires go down 10 psi overnight, I have no idea what to tell you bro!
Melting Slicks
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Drifting
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: In a house
Are you using the tire pressure on the screen or a hand held gauge?
Have you verified the pressure loss with a tire gauge?
My point, if you measured with a pressure gauge and all is good, then the display tire pressure may have a glitch.
If indeed an arbitrary tire is down 10 psi overnight, that certainly is strange.
Do you park it outside? If yes, them someone is definitely messing with you.
If its parked inside, and arbitrary different tires go down 10 psi overnight, I have no idea what to tell you bro!
Have you verified the pressure loss with a tire gauge?
My point, if you measured with a pressure gauge and all is good, then the display tire pressure may have a glitch.
If indeed an arbitrary tire is down 10 psi overnight, that certainly is strange.
Do you park it outside? If yes, them someone is definitely messing with you.
If its parked inside, and arbitrary different tires go down 10 psi overnight, I have no idea what to tell you bro!
I may get a camera setup just to see cuz this isn't funny...lol
I'm going to change all the cores for fun.
Thanks for all the input guys...I was just curious.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Massachusetts
If not, you need to mix a little dish soap with water in a spray bottle.
My sister-in-law had a slow leak but hers took 2 months to loose 5 lbs. Turned out to be a tiny nail or a piece of wire. It took a lot of time spraying and looking for the small bubbles while spinning the tire on the car.
Melting Slicks
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From: Oregon
They gain 3-4 pounds when driving on a hot day. Bad valve stem? Bent wheel? Nail or slow leak? Neighborhood pranksters.
Have the tires ever been off these wheels? Are they the original rims. Did somebody screw up the bead when changing tires.
Have the tires ever been off these wheels? Are they the original rims. Did somebody screw up the bead when changing tires.
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From: Phila PA, Bonita Springs FL
I think some here are misreading the original post...
He's losing air, not from the same tire, but from DIFFERENT tires, DIFFERENT sides, every other night he stated...
So the issue isn't a valve stem, or tire bead....
I feel someone's messing around... as its parked outside....
He's losing air, not from the same tire, but from DIFFERENT tires, DIFFERENT sides, every other night he stated...
So the issue isn't a valve stem, or tire bead....
I feel someone's messing around... as its parked outside....
Le Mans Master
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Random tires. different tire every day?
Loose valve stem seals or Schrader valves may be the easy answer.
Bent rims, bad tire seals, small punctures... a shop with a dunk tank could be low-cost step two.
But.... random act of "vandalism"... perhaps.
I recall seeing "locking" valve stem caps, which could be worth buying.
Blue Lock Tight... I would not recommend.
Good luck.
Loose valve stem seals or Schrader valves may be the easy answer.
Bent rims, bad tire seals, small punctures... a shop with a dunk tank could be low-cost step two.
But.... random act of "vandalism"... perhaps.
I recall seeing "locking" valve stem caps, which could be worth buying.
Blue Lock Tight... I would not recommend.
Good luck.
Instructor
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Advanced
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From: NJ
I had a tire leak (not Corvette) only when the tire was in a certain position. I could go for weeks without losing air and then at other random times it would be down a few pounds. I finally found a small nail in the tread. My assumption was that it only leaked when the tire was flexed in a certain position while parked. However, this seems unlikely if there is more than one tire with this random leaking problem.
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Drifting
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I had one wheel/tire that did this.....had to check it about once a week or so.....same one every time. finally took it to a tire shop, broke the bead.....cleaned the bead sealing surface on both sides.....lubed the tire like normal when putting tires on, it never leaked again.