Tires keeps losing pressure . . . HELP

gt3fever · 01-30-2009, 12:21 PM

Long story short, i recently purchase 1 set of 2pcs forged wheels from friend,
however, i had them installed 2 days ago, BUT the tires keeps leaking air.
I have been to gas station 3 times in 2 DAYS for air !!
has anyone experience about forged wheels keeps losing tire pressure? ? ?
the tire shop told me the leaking is from the wheels where pieces seals...
what should i do ?

jzchen · 01-30-2009, 12:32 PM

Do you have runflat tires? They can get damaged if someone attempts to remove them from wheels without propper equipment, from my experience. But all four, try another shop. Maybe they are leaking from the valves.

gt3fever · 01-30-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jzchen

Do you have runflat tires? They can get damaged if someone attempts to remove them from wheels without propper equipment, from my experience. But all four, try another shop. Maybe they are leaking from the valves.

i have aftermarket wheels + perf. tires.
the leaking is from rear tire. the front are just fine.

elwoodwffw · 01-30-2009, 10:11 PM

i have a set of i forge rims and my back right tire gets low pressure every 3-4 days and have to put about 10 more psi in her... havent taken it off yet to find the reason...... i will let you know when i do.....

brokemywallet · 01-31-2009, 02:24 AM

my friend.....2 pc wheels will usually not leak unless it's from the valve stem.
if it's a 3 pc wheel, then i can see the seal leaking.......

but dismount the wheels and reseal or change out the valve stems....that's the only way to fix your leaking problem.......

gt3fever · 01-31-2009, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elwoodwffw

i have a set of i forge rims and my back right tire gets low pressure every 3-4 days and have to put about 10 more psi in her... havent taken it off yet to find the reason...... i will let you know when i do.....

that would be great. Its really bothering me that i have to watch out tire pressure everyday.

Quote:

Originally Posted by brokemywallet

my friend.....2 pc wheels will usually not leak unless it's from the valve stem.
if it's a 3 pc wheel, then i can see the seal leaking.......

but dismount the wheels and reseal or change out the valve stems....that's the only way to fix your leaking problem.......

i was thinking to reassemble the pieces or maybe should i just send the wheels back to the company to look up issues?

VMRWheels · 02-01-2009, 04:10 PM

Iv seen many 2 piece wheels leak... You might want to check the seals where the the bolts go or check the valve stems.

-Charles@VMRWheels

gt3fever · 02-02-2009, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VMRWheels

Iv seen many 2 piece wheels leak... You might want to check the seals where the the bolts go or check the valve stems.

-Charles@VMRWheels

do you know any good shops in socal can fix it?

Spydeputy · 02-02-2009, 06:09 AM

check and make sure the needle valves are seated all the way in the stem.

samwoo2go · 02-09-2009, 03:51 AM

put some soappy water on the valve stem to check leak, I had a leaky rear wheel due to fucked up ruber seal on valve stem.

gt3fever · 02-09-2009, 01:16 PM

thanks for advices guys

John 070 · 02-09-2009, 08:49 PM

My other car had a leak in the bead. I was putting 10 lbs. in every week, and they're 2 pc. rims. I wasn't sure what was gonna happen when the tire shop checked 3X for a leak in the tread and could find nothing. But they unseated and reseated the tire along with some bead sealer and the leak was gone. I'm not sure if that sealer ruins the rim (like fix a flat) but I think it should be ok. After all, what good is the rim anyway if the tire can be seated?

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gt3fever Major 78 Rep 1,232 Posts Drives: 992 GT3, G87 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Socal, Taiwan iTrader: (15)	Tires keeps losing pressure . . . HELP Long story short, i recently purchase 1 set of 2pcs forged wheels from friend, however, i had them installed 2 days ago, BUT the tires keeps leaking air. I have been to gas station 3 times in 2 DAYS for air !! has anyone experience about forged wheels keeps losing tire pressure? ? ? the tire shop told me the leaking is from the wheels where pieces seals... what should i do ?
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jzchen Captain 12 Rep 656 Posts Drives: '08 335xi E90 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Arcadia, CA iTrader: (0)	Do you have runflat tires? They can get damaged if someone attempts to remove them from wheels without propper equipment, from my experience. But all four, try another shop. Maybe they are leaking from the valves.
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brokemywallet Slaveaholic 18 Rep 707 Posts Drives: 2006 330I Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: So. Cal iTrader: (6)	my friend.....2 pc wheels will usually not leak unless it's from the valve stem. if it's a 3 pc wheel, then i can see the seal leaking....... but dismount the wheels and reseal or change out the valve stems....that's the only way to fix your leaking problem.......
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samwoo2go Banned 469 Rep 779 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (12)	put some soappy water on the valve stem to check leak, I had a leaky rear wheel due to fucked up ruber seal on valve stem.
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1725 Rep 14,825 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	My other car had a leak in the bead. I was putting 10 lbs. in every week, and they're 2 pc. rims. I wasn't sure what was gonna happen when the tire shop checked 3X for a leak in the tread and could find nothing. But they unseated and reseated the tire along with some bead sealer and the leak was gone. I'm not sure if that sealer ruins the rim (like fix a flat) but I think it should be ok. After all, what good is the rim anyway if the tire can be seated?
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