Time For Sleeep

One of my tires seems to be leaking air (@ about 1-2psi every day or two); I first found out because I had left the car alone for a good week (no driving @ all) and found out one of the tires was down to 15-20 psi .

Took it to firestone thinking i might have run over a nail or something; the guy told me he couldnt' find anything (yes he did the dunk to look for any leaks/nails or anything of the sort and still nothing =/.

Is there anywhere else that a leak could be coming from that wouldnt' show up under water? The rim does not seem to be bent or anything in any way so I'm not sure what to do =/.

Should I bring it somewhere else for a 2nd look?

cliff notes:
-Tire losing air @ 1-2psi a day
-Took to firestone got wheel dunked; no visual leaks
-wondering if there's other ways a tire could lose air.

1V4N

It could be the slow leak common to aluminum-based rims.

Both cars I own have developed leaks 5-6 years later in its life due to natural "corrosion" which caused slow leaks around the rim, where the tire is mounted.

You will need to have the wheels "buffed/sanded" around the rims so that the tire sealant keeps a proper seal with the remounted tire to prevent from leaking air.

Consider it preventive maintenance.

I hope that helps.

htown

I would check if it's leaking from the rivets since it is a 3 piece wheel. Go fill your bathtub and dunk it again. It has to be leaking from somewhere.

Time For Sleeep

If the leak is coming from the rivets; what am I able to do? Order new rivets?

htown

Try to tighten the rivets from the inside, if that doesn't work I would take it to a professional shop because they have to take the wheel apart and get it redone. I recommend going to Wheels of America since they have lifetime warranty on their work. I fixed my rim leaking once and it started leaking again and they fixed it again for free at no charge. Even polished it for me for free.

They have a location in LA, and SF.

cltypeSLOW

your wheels are a hunk of junk.....ill gladly take them

haha no just listen to htown.

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

I never heard that? My rims never leaked air unless I had a leak.


Maybe it's coming from your valve stems.
I'd try somewhere else.

Standout

The seal may be broken just a little, I would dismount the tire. Take the wheel apart, clean where the silcone used to be, very well, and reseal the wheel. Get the torque specs on the bolts before putting them back in. Remember to let the silcone dry for at least 24 hrs before remounting the tire... hopefully that helps.

brianlin87

iTrader: (1)

Nope. I've had these wheles for less than 2 years and have never had a leak. No need to "buff/sand" around the wheel.

I would listen to htown/standout's advice and have the sealant checked afterhaving dunked the entire wheel in a bathtub. If there's no leak, there should be no reason the tire is leaking air. Last I checked when I sold you these wheels, all the rivets were intact and perfectly fine.

LMK if you need any help.

SIRSIG

try putting nitro inside the tires...

Standout

yeah its doubtful that its leaking through the rivets, maybe the valve, but thats doubtful too. I would def take brianlin87's advice about putting the entire wheel/tire in the tub with water. Normally the when they are at a tire place its only part of the wheel at once. You may have a small crack in the tire that you really can't notice, try mounting one of the other tires from the other wheels to that one...

SIRSIG

http://cbs2.com/video/?id=16293@kcbs.dayport.com&cid=71
http://www.nitrogendirect.com/
http://www.cartalk.com/content/colum...tember/05.html

costly, not available yet

brianlin87

iTrader: (1)

yes but if he has a leak, even if he fills it up with nitrogen, it'll still deflate.

slower air pressure loss, is still a loss.

Time For Sleeep

Hey all, (for the Socal peeps);

does anyone know a shop or anything that can basically just unmount the tire, and re-mount it/reseal it/possibly replace the valve stem?

Wheels of America and Wheel Repair specialists are both a no for me. (First said they don't do that kind of work, and the latter says I'm not able to go and wait there while the work is being done. )

marcy69

BUMP!!

The same thing happened to me...had a slow leak (tire is fairly new) and took my car to firestone....they cleaned the corrosion from the rim and told me it was fine...sunday noticed it was low....took it back and they "fixed it"....today it was almost flat....Firestone told me i needed a new rim but when i called acura they said it needed to be buffed and bean sealer needed to be put on. Does this sound right?

sinfulj32

not. i had this problem twice before. there is most likely a leak in the stem or the valve insert. just put your rim in a water bin and look for the bubbles. even at a gas station shop or tire shop can tell you where the leak is. i had to buy new valvestems for my rim before.

brianlin87

iTrader: (1)

why are you calling acura? that in itself doesn't sound right at all. the OP has aftermarket 19" wheels, your problem has nothing to do with this thread.

o1s

mine were leaking at the little seal around the metal valve stem.

marcy69

I called acura because i was going to by a replacement rim and i explained my problem to them. And how doesn't my problem have to do with this thread? same problem...different rim. why post if you aren't going to offer any helpful suggestions?

sbstnce

I know this is an old thread but let me shed some light on some questions. If you go to the gas station and fill up your tires, some of them don't drain their compressors often and now you are spouting air and water which causes mold to build up around the lips of the tires. This corrodes the rim/innerlip and needs to be sanded and buffed which any tire shop worth their salt can do. Just yelp and look at the reviews. I paid $30 and fixed my problem.