Have you checked your tire pressure lately?
11/16/06, 07:39 AM
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On this note - I suddenly got an air leak in my 16in right rear tire. It goes from 35PSI to 15-20 overnight. While I am going to a dealer to fix it this Saturday I have to inflate the tire every morning and before leaving for home from work. Any ideas what migth have caused it? A nail? I busted valve? With 25k miles any chance it might be covered by a warranty (assuming it's a valve)?
11/16/06, 12:30 PM
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Probably a nail. I had one in my 18" BFG KDW and it was losing about 16-20 psi a night. Made me mad! I got a $4 tire repair kit at pep boys and fixed it myself. Real easy, can't believe I almost went to a dealer or NTB. Simple stuff as long as the hole isn't in the sidewall.
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11/16/06, 12:48 PM
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Probably a nail. I had one in my 18" BFG KDW and it was losing about 16-20 psi a night. Made me mad! I got a $4 tire repair kit at pep boys and fixed it myself. Real easy, can't believe I almost went to a dealer or NTB. Simple stuff as long as the hole isn't in the sidewall.
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Also I would not recommend making that a permanent repair, or drive over 65 mph for a sustained period
2/25/07, 08:50 PM
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I check mine about every two weeks and sometimes more. A little leak can pop up and you can be down 10 or more lbs and not even notice. I have been surprised many times in the past by checking my tires and finding they were low when I thought they were fine.
2/25/07, 08:57 PM
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Just curious: your TPMS should kick in WAY before you're down "10 or more lbs"... how did yours go unnoticed?
2/26/07, 07:35 PM
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True, TPMS would kick in before you're down 10 psi.
2/27/07, 07:18 AM
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Dude, I went out there this weekend and checked, my two fronts were left=11.5, right=15, and the back left=22 and the back right 25. I was like WTF!!! They didn't look like they were going flat!!
2/27/07, 07:45 AM
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Mine also consistently lose about 1-2 lb per month. I have 50K+ miles and the Pirellis still look pretty good. And I think that this is the longest I have ever gone without picking up a nail or screw.
2/27/07, 09:36 AM
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I had a slow leak in my right rear tire for the last few months, Discount Tire couldn't find it, but I got used to airing it up every 10 days or so. It'd take that long to go from 32 to 20psi. Finally just got them to put a new tire on (I changed out to KDW NT's less than a week after picking the car up) and it's been steady ever since.
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