Reeeally slow leak

BravoMikeWhiskey · 07-20-2015, 01:25 AM

Every...ooh...6 weeks or so I get the tyre warning...always the front left (The oldest tyre I have), it's down about 100, so I top it back up to 280, and reset...all good.
It's happened for the third time now, so clearly the tyre has a fault, AND it has tyre insurance.

Great, so take it and get it repaired...right?

Well, BMW Southbank have a habit of checking pressure, topping up, checking pressure again...and assuming that if A=B, nothings wrong. For example, last year i had a NAIL in the friggin tyre, and they still told me "no fault found" I had to tell them to look again, as I, removed a 3 inch nail..."Oh, we found the fault..." Yeah, geniuses...

So how do I convince them to find such a slow leak if they can't find a 2mm hole?

07-20-2015, 09:25 AM

Find the leak yourself.

wdeerfield · 07-20-2015, 09:49 AM

bring it to a place that fixes tires and not the dealer.

vapore0n · 07-22-2015, 01:48 PM

Get a sprayer bottle and fill it with soapy water.
Use it to find the leak. It will bubble where the leak is.
Mark the area.
Take it to dealer and do the same.

07-20-2015, 01:25 AM	#1
BravoMikeWhiskey New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 2008 325i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0)	Reeeally slow leak Every...ooh...6 weeks or so I get the tyre warning...always the front left (The oldest tyre I have), it's down about 100, so I top it back up to 280, and reset...all good. It's happened for the third time now, so clearly the tyre has a fault, AND it has tyre insurance. Great, so take it and get it repaired...right? Well, BMW Southbank have a habit of checking pressure, topping up, checking pressure again...and assuming that if A=B, nothings wrong. For example, last year i had a NAIL in the friggin tyre, and they still told me "no fault found" I had to tell them to look again, as I, removed a 3 inch nail..."Oh, we found the fault..." Yeah, geniuses... So how do I convince them to find such a slow leak if they can't find a 2mm hole?
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07-20-2015, 09:25 AM	#2
FCobra94 Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	Find the leak yourself.
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07-20-2015, 09:49 AM	#3
wdeerfield A family of bimmers 2825 Rep 7,760 Posts Drives: '18 G01 X3M40i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Clifton Park, NY iTrader: (0)	bring it to a place that fixes tires and not the dealer. __________________ 2018 PB/Black G01 X3M40i \| 699M \| ZDA \| ZPP \| ZPX \| Maxton front lip \| X3M vents \| 15mm Spacers \| Diamond G20 style grills
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07-22-2015, 01:48 PM	#4
vapore0n Captain 40 Rep 669 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: MA iTrader: (0)	Get a sprayer bottle and fill it with soapy water. Use it to find the leak. It will bubble where the leak is. Mark the area. Take it to dealer and do the same.
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