So after about 3 days of my car sat on the drive, I've noticed that 3 of my tyres lose pressure, 1 of them losing the most quicker. I'd want to get these fixed as I've heard that leaving your car on deflated tyres can ruin them and I don't particularly want to buy 3 new tyres as I am sure the tread is still good. I haven't tested to see if it's tyre tread or bead leak yet, but say it is bead leak, how can I go about fixing them and is it possible to do it myself? Or another option may be to get a used set of alloys with tyres. I've heard most garages can fix a tyre slow puncture for about £10-£20 a tyre. Any info would be helpful, cheers.

1 hour ago, Frosty99 said:

how can I go about fixing them and is it possible to do it myself?

If you don't have a tyre machine, your only recourse would be to go weight off wheel(s), blow them up to about 3 bar (45 PSI), then deflate to manufacturer's recommendation for model.

3 hours ago, KenONeill said:

If you don't have a tyre machine, your only recourse would be to go weight off wheel(s), blow them up to about 3 bar (45 PSI), then deflate to manufacturer's recommendation for model.

You reckon that would work? If so, how does it work? I'm assuming that it just tries to push the tyre bead right against the alloy to create that snug fit

1 hour ago, Frosty99 said:

You reckon that would work? If so, how does it work? I'm assuming that it just tries to push the tyre bead right against the alloy to create that snug fit

Pretty much yes. It's based on knowing a couple of actual tyre fitters.

There's probably a build up of corrosion where the bead sits (possibly the valve) that is allowing the air to escape. If you don't want to have to be keeping topping up your tyre pressures, you'd be worth getting them sorted.

 

Obviously the best option would be for you to have the wheels fully reconditioned but that is probably the most expensive option too.

 

If you were to take the car to a tyre place, they would take the tyres off, clean the rim back to the metal, paint on some bead sealer then refit the tyre. This is the procedure that they would probably charge you in the region of £20 per wheel for. It's not really something you can do yourself unless to have access to tyre fitting equipment. 

 

Hope you get it sorted.