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[shata]

I loose about 10psi on my right rear tire week, Took it in to tire shop for dunk tank to have it patched and they said leak is to slow to tell where it is.

What do you guys think about a little bit of automotive slime, will it throw off balance of tire if I do?

[3s4u2]

Use it in my farm tractors and it work like a champ. If you read the directions, it clearly states that it will effect the balance at high speeds. I don't recommend this for autos, sorry...

[Castle]

It's probably not a puncture. If they removed the tire and put it back on the wheel, maybe the problem is solved by now. Sometimes tires develop a little leak off the rim of the wheel. Lubrication while putting the tire back usually solves this problem.

[Potty_Pants]

Originally Posted by Castle

It's probably not a puncture. If they removed the tire and put it back on the wheel, maybe the problem is solved by now. Sometimes tires develop a little leak off the rim of the wheel. Lubrication while putting the tire back usually solves this problem.

+1

shop should have offered this as an possible fix.

ppp

[3s4u2]

You didn't happen the scrape that wheel or hit a bad pot hole? It could be possible that you could have a cracked wheel or tire sensor. I can't believe a good tire center wouldn't be able to locate the leak.

[Wires]

+1. Should be able to just soap it and look for bubbles. My buddy had issues like that, it was flashing from the tire mold that was letting it seep out.

You can just pull the tire off, get some water with dish soap, and coat the tire. You should be able to see bubble forming somewhere.

Another quick test is a wad of split on the end of the valve stem. If the valve is leaking, you'll get bubbles there.

[shata]

Ya I did basic stuff like just valve stem, Ill have to pull it off myself with dish water and see if I can locate the leak. They said they couldnt find it and that 10psi over 1 week is to little of a leak to see.

If not ill have different shop check and pull it off and make sure to "grease the bead" which they need to do anyways when pulling off tire.

[benzo23]

Spray it with soapy water trust me you'll find it somewhere, spray everything.

[3s4u2]

Go to you local dollar store and buy two large bottles of kids blow bubbles and you will find it!

[ChipB]

Did you try tightening the valve stem? I once had a slow leak that turned out be the valve stem - with the valve stem cap in place it was a very slow leak, but when I unscrewed the cap it became immedaately obvious what the problem was.

[E92 M Sport]

Originally Posted by shata

Ya I did basic stuff like just valve stem, Ill have to pull it off myself with dish water and see if I can locate the leak. They said they couldnt find it and that 10psi over 1 week is to little of a leak to see.

If not ill have different shop check and pull it off and make sure to "grease the bead" which they need to do anyways when pulling off tire.

I just had rf wheel and tire replaced under tire plan. It appeared to be losing air only when the car was driven, usually highway. They also couldn't find a leak but after they checked the air pressure over a one week period and saw it lost about 5psi, (they didn't trust that I could do it I guess) they put a new wheel and tire on.

[Wires]

To find the leak, pump it up to the listed maximum on the sidewall. It will accelerate the leak over the standard run pressure.

[Titanium3er]

I had a leak that was causing tire to lose less than 1 psi per day, probably 5 per week. The tire shop found and repaired it. My suggestion is go to another shop.

[VMRWheels]

If there is a leak there, you will see it eventually with soap and water. Spray everything down and pay close attention for any noises/bubbles coming from your wheel and tire.

Originally Posted by VMRWheels

If there is a leak there, you will see it eventually with soap and water. Spray everything down and pay close attention for any noises/bubbles coming from your wheel and tire.

This. The shop you took it to was lazy, that's all. Get the wheel of the car and spend some time with it yourself until you find the leak.

[shata]

Thanks for all the input ill take it off myself this weekend and take look. Always gotta do stuff myself. Idk why I even try to take it somewhere - I never normally do its always waste of time.

Exactly.

[VMRWheels]

Originally Posted by shata

Thanks for all the input ill take it off myself this weekend and take look. Always gotta do stuff myself. Idk why I even try to take it somewhere - I never normally do its always waste of time.

Unfortunately some shops miss things like this. For smaller items I try and solve the problems myself, but there are times where I don't have the right tools or knowledge to fix something, so I'll take my car to a shop.