Found out this morning that my right rear tire is missing a cap. You know those little things that you remove to pump air into your tire. I don't know how it came loose and do not believe it's any act of vandalism since others remain fine. I just drove to work (roughly 18 miles) and did not notice any air loss in that tire but kinda concerned to how quickly I need to replace one. I may stop by body shop to see if they have any laying around. Anyone with this kind of experience??

 

You should be fine til you can grab one.

 

You mean the valve cap? That has nothing to do with holding air in. It's to keep dirt and crap out of the valve.

 

dont worry you wont loose any air out of it, get some acura caps on ebay...theyre pretty sweet...im pickin up me some
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...cap&category0=

 

Those are kinda nice. I may pick some of those up.

 

Don't spend the $$ on those untill you know someone isn't going to steal them. I went through 4 sets & just gave up.

 

yeah tru...hows that valve lock work?
i cant figure it out

 

yeah valve cap... I mean I notice that there is no air coming out unless you were to push that in kinda like when you are measuring its pressure. but I was just concerned... shoud I try places like pepboys or something or u think i would be able to get a set at dealer or just regular body shop

 

You can just get them at Pepboys, or maybe at a gas station that has a convenience store. Really not that big of a deal though. I wouldn't go out of my way if I were you. Hell, if it makes you feel better, swipe the one off your spare for a day or 2.

 

wow...just wow.

 

You guys are killing me.

 

r u kidding?

 

i'm flipping out too!! can someone tell me why this guy is going hysterical over this?!

one of my friends recently got those valve covers for his bimmer and from a distance they look like dice.

 

Are you sure? If i were you I would immediately check the 3 others before you drive ANYWHERE. If you are unsure I recommend going to the acura dealership to let a service tech take a look at them. While your there you can have Acura special order you a valve cap.

 

Dude, just go to Kauffman. They'll give you a valve-stem cap for free. You only need one, right?

 

Replace it ASAP!!!! For every mile you drive without it you lose 1hp!!!!!!

 

 

Well, in theory, if you don't have the cap in place; a piece of debris could get stuck in the valve and keep it open, and that would suck.

 

I'm sorry, but i found that pathetically funny. Such lowlives to steal valve caps.

 

thanks to those who actually gave me some info that I could actually use. And to those who just enjoy being a smartass... well I got nothing to say to you guys... got me a free valve cap from the nearest bodyshop so I feel all better now.

 

Welcome to AZ, hope you enjoyed your stay.

 

Your tires are going to go flat in no time! Replace it quick!!

 

 

gotta be a girl

 

come on now. it's New Year's! everybody gets a second chance.
right?

 

I seriously need to add to the end of my joke posts.

 

i come over from 1st gen to read this?! LOL you boys are smart in 2nd gen air valve caps

 

i was thinking that too with the definintion of valve cap being

 

- first of all it's just one

I'm pretty sure with all the insight mrsteve, scalbert, niteqwill, smitty, and typeR (just to name a few) have provided on this forum, the knowledge of 2nd gen > 1st gen.











but then again I'm completely biased.

 

oh hell no. is this a 1G chick laughing at us?!

 

Nicly done, Brian.

 

Nicely done, Brian.

 

Oh no Brian forgot to mention Allmotor2000

 

i kid you all

very good info comes from 2nd gen

 

oh come on now...I'm a chick and I was rolling my eyes at that one...

 

Don't worry about all the ribbing, it's all in good fun. They just didn't expect a thread like this. :gheyhug:

 

Yeah but the difference is you're a genius!

 

If you're missing a valve stem cap, just stop by any gas station with an air pump and look around on the ground. You wouldn't believe how many people put air in their tires and forget to put the cap back on. (Am I a cheap @$*%# or what?!)

 

Hey man, what are you driving?? Is it anywhere on AZ?? If you see a '01 Taffeta CL-S on the road, flag me down

 

Now that's the right attitude to have!