Strange issues with new wheels...

Draman · 07-10-2009, 07:36 PM

Recently I got a new set of DPE R-05 Variant S' and I'm having a strange issue with 1 of the wheels. The rear drivers side wheel is completely incapable of keeping a valve cap. After getting the wheels mounted and balanced I drove home and in my garage I noticed the valve cap for that wheel was missing; I figured they forgot to put it on at the shop. I went back there and they gave me a new cap to put on. After that I didn't drive the car for a few days and it was parked in my garage. When I went to drive the car (roughly 3 days later) that wheel was low on pressure (around 20 psi). I took the wheel to fill it up and lo and behold the valve cap was gone again. I assumed something was wrong with the wheel and took it back to the tire shop; they pressure tested everything and found no leaks and just to be on the safe side they used a sealing agent to seal everything up. Again I didn't drive the car for a few days and it was parked in my garage; when I went to drive the car again the valve cap was missing once again. I checked the pressure and it was fine but the valve cap was no where to be found. I tossed a cap from my stock wheels on and went out. When I came home a few hours later the valve cap was once again missing.

At this point in roughly 2 weeks I've lost 4 valve caps on that 1 wheel. I've driven 200 miles or so tops in this time. The car is parked in my garage and I live by myself so I know no one is just messing with me. What in the world is going on? Why do I keep losing valve caps on only this 1 wheel? Is it somehow being forcefully thrown off after some kind of pressure loss?

Bartman619 · 07-10-2009, 08:15 PM

Put some antiseize on the valves when you screw in the caps.

yuyue · 07-10-2009, 09:17 PM

If I were you, I would do something after I lost the first one....

Draman · 07-10-2009, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by yuyue

If I were you, I would do something after I lost the first one....

As I said in the original post, I've taken the wheel back to the tire shop twice. They were not able to find any leaks or anything wrong with the wheel...

07-10-2009, 07:36 PM	#1
Draman Second Lieutenant 33 Rep 241 Posts Drives: F06 650i, G05 X5, Taycan turbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	Strange issues with new wheels... Recently I got a new set of DPE R-05 Variant S' and I'm having a strange issue with 1 of the wheels. The rear drivers side wheel is completely incapable of keeping a valve cap. After getting the wheels mounted and balanced I drove home and in my garage I noticed the valve cap for that wheel was missing; I figured they forgot to put it on at the shop. I went back there and they gave me a new cap to put on. After that I didn't drive the car for a few days and it was parked in my garage. When I went to drive the car (roughly 3 days later) that wheel was low on pressure (around 20 psi). I took the wheel to fill it up and lo and behold the valve cap was gone again. I assumed something was wrong with the wheel and took it back to the tire shop; they pressure tested everything and found no leaks and just to be on the safe side they used a sealing agent to seal everything up. Again I didn't drive the car for a few days and it was parked in my garage; when I went to drive the car again the valve cap was missing once again. I checked the pressure and it was fine but the valve cap was no where to be found. I tossed a cap from my stock wheels on and went out. When I came home a few hours later the valve cap was once again missing. At this point in roughly 2 weeks I've lost 4 valve caps on that 1 wheel. I've driven 200 miles or so tops in this time. The car is parked in my garage and I live by myself so I know no one is just messing with me. What in the world is going on? Why do I keep losing valve caps on only this 1 wheel? Is it somehow being forcefully thrown off after some kind of pressure loss? __________________ F06 650i Carbon Black / Black G05 X5 m50i Mineral White / Tartufo Porsche Taycan Turbo Carrara White / Limestone Beige
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07-10-2009, 08:15 PM	#2
Bartman619 Captain 25 Rep 701 Posts Drives: Bimmer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SDCA iTrader: (2)	Put some antiseize on the valves when you screw in the caps.
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07-10-2009, 09:17 PM	#3
yuyue First Lieutenant 23 Rep 335 Posts Drives: 08' 328i E90 MT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (5)	If I were you, I would do something after I lost the first one....
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