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Loosing air pressure in just one tire

Old Jan 30, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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I am having a strange problem. Me loosing air pressure in my front left tire... it goes down from 33 34 to near 23 within days.. can n e one suggest n e thing?

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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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Probably a nail or hole in the tire. Do you want to repair the tire? Most tire places will plug the tire and its not too expensive.
 
Old Jan 30, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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not really strange???? happens ever day..take tire off the honda...bring to a tire shop... or just drive it there they will fix it..could be a bad valve stem or just a hole in tire from a foreign object. or u could try and do it urself with a plug... spray water on tire to find the hole.. and plug it up
 

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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by NJ007
Hi

I am having a strange problem. Me loosing air pressure in my front left tire... it goes down from 33 34 to near 23 within days.. can n e one suggest n e thing?

Thanks
Do you have TPMS on this car..it doesn't say what it even is...
 
Old Jan 31, 2011 | 11:50 AM
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Spray some soapy water over the tire & watch for bubbles.

Nail or something in the tread? Probably fixable.
Leak in the sidewall? Probably not fixable.
Valve stem? Fixable.
Corrosion around the bead? Maybe can be re-sealed??
 
Old Feb 5, 2011 | 03:03 PM
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Thanks
 
Old Feb 6, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by JimBlake
Spray some soapy water over the tire & watch for bubbles.

Nail or something in the tread? Probably fixable.
Leak in the sidewall? Probably not fixable.
Valve stem? Fixable.
Corrosion around the bead? Maybe can be re-sealed??
Yes, use some dishwashing liquid and water. Take the wheel off, and use a brush to cover the entire tire/wheel/valve stem with sudsy water. The growing bubbles will show the leak. At work we test 35ft long- 6ft X 6ft pontoons this way with only 2 lbs of air pressure. I have fixed/pluged my own tires at least 50 times this way, and it always works. Michelin tires that have come with both my Accords seem to be nail magnets.
 

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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 01:14 AM
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Wheels get moisture in the winter and they corrode..have the tire shop break down the wheel and sand and clean that rim..then re-air it up and see if that don't fix that problem...
 
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