Hi all,

I've been having this really annoying issue. one of my rear tyres keeps losing tyre pressure however it doesn't go flat. I will go and pump the tyre to the recommended pressure being 32PSI however after a couple of days it always seems to be at 24PSI. I have done this of quite a few occasions and is very frustrating as surely it can't be a puncuture?

Has anyone experience this before?

Thanks,

Daniel

Bead could be leaking?

Slow puncture?

Leaking valve?

I'd take it to a tyre place mate and ask them to check it, probably won't cost more than a fiver. You could check for a puncture yourself with a bucket of soapy water though

I had two tyres replaced the front last week and a couple of days later I noticed one of them looked down, I checked the pressure and it was 1.75 bar instead of 2.3 bar. Pumped it up then I washed the car then heard a bubbling noise and could see the air escaping through the rim where the tyre meets the wheel, took it to the Skoda garage and they took the tyre off, cleaned the rim and sealed it again and now it's fine.

can of tyre weld, a slow puncture like that can be permanently fixed by that stuff, 2 years in on my rear tyre since tyre weld, very slow puncture too

Maybe just make up a strong solution of soapy water in a jar and apply that using an old paint brush, starting at the area round the valve then, preferably with the wheel off the car and lying down flat, work your way round the rim - inside and outside, with an older car, especially with paint damage, there is the possibilty that the area at the tyre/rim join is leaking and needs cleaning up, one of my winter wheels/tyres is like that right now!

Edited, meant soap not soup - don't think soup bubbles up enough!!!

Edited 16 June, 201214 yr by rum4mo

Take it to a tire place, may need bead re-sealed, may be nail or may be a cracked rim!

Ive had all 3 before (not together)

Common on these wheel to leak around the valves put some water in a cup and pour over the valve area.

Thanks for all the replies.

The weirdest thing is i actually took it to a tyre place a couple of weeks who cleaned the inside of the wheel and used sealant which seemed to make no difference... I will try that soapy water option on both the tyre and valve, hopefully will give me an answer

I had the same problem, told Protyre in Gloucester about it when the tyres were swapped, they said they'd treated the inside of the wheel to prevent it - and it still goes down...

Has anyone experience this before?

I had a leaky valve after getting 4 new tyres. Previously all 4 tyres held pressure fine. Garage said they couldn't get a good seal due to corrosion on the wheel.

Went to another garage and got a new valve fitted. Problem solved. Not sure if the original garage were lazy or just useless.

I had a leaky valve after getting 4 new tyres. Previously all 4 tyres held pressure fine. Garage said they couldn't get a good seal due to corrosion on the wheel.

Went to another garage and got a new valve fitted. Problem solved. Not sure if the original garage were lazy or just useless.

That happened to me, ie one of my wife's tyres started to lose pressure slightly, I checked all over the tyre and found nothing, checked the valve and it was leaking round its body, local garage deflated it, removed the valve scraped around the valve opening, fitted new valve and inflated it, now its okay, but, I wish that I had taken it away to clean up and paint before it was fitted with a new valve, to try to slow down ths happening again.

If the paint on the area were the tyre seals against the rim is lifting, then really it needs removing and any curd got rid off and repainting before the tyre is put back on. No ammount of slavering with sealant over the loose raised paint and corrosion will give a lasting result.

I had the same problem, told Protyre in Gloucester about it when the tyres were swapped, they said they'd treated the inside of the wheel to prevent it - and it still goes down...

Funny you say that as i'm sure the place i went with was the same company but different area... Kinda feeling ripped off i were to be honest :/

It's mega annoying and can tell the difference for one by handling and second MPG