 tire troubles, fluctuating psi |
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 Aug 18, 2003 - 12:07 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 29, '02 From ny to philly Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I've had some problems recently with my new tires. For reference they are 215/45 Falken Ziex ZE-512s mounted on 17x7 rims. So Saturday night I am driving where there are some bad roads but I didn't think of it because I took them nice and slow. Next day I get up and notice one of my tires is flat. I check the tire pressure and it doesn't even register, 0 psi I guess. I'm pissed because these tires are a week and a half old, but I figure I'll go fill it up and see how quickly the pressure drops. I check the tire pressure in 4 hours and its dropped 2 psi. Not too bad. So I put the rim back on and I proceed to play with the suspension a bit. Now its Monday morning, and I just checked the pressure and its still only down by 2 psi. I'm wondering whats going on. Is the tire leaking or what?
Thanks in advance, pete |
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Aug 18, 2003 - 10:18 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Dallas, Tx Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If it doesn't keep going down then its probably not leaking. Keep in mind tho that when using regular air in tires (as opposed to nitrogen) that the temperature can fluxuate a lot especially if the air in the tires has a lot of moisture in it. Its totally a possibility that the tire has a puncture and still has the foreign object in it...it leaked until the nail or screw or whatever got in just the right place and then it stopped. Visually check the tire all the way around to ensure theres nothing stuck in it. If there is it can likely be patched so don't freak.
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Aug 19, 2003 - 10:15 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 9, '03 From Tampa Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I dont know what the weather is like there but believe it or not it can cause tire preasure to go down. If you have cold nights and hot days it can cause you to loose tire preasure. I dont think it would cause it loose all the preasure but you never know.
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Aug 19, 2003 - 11:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
dog check for a nail or scre in your tire... if it's that then she pull and plug.. jersey roads suck alway construction somewhere i wouldn't be suprised if you ran over something and didn't know it..
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Aug 20, 2003 - 12:13 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From ny to philly Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
right on brother. jersey roads SUCK. but I checked the tire and I didn't see anything stuck in it so I'm gonna assume its the strange weather. thanks for the replies, and keep ya'll updated on what happens. peace, pete |
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Aug 20, 2003 - 1:12 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '02 From Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
On my vette, I discovered I had a bad valve stem. You might pour some soapy water around the stem and see if it might be leaking.
Jon |
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Aug 20, 2003 - 3:42 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yea do that i had a slow leak from mine like 4 months ago.. i thousht my wheel was cracked but one day when it was rain and i stoped to put some air in my tire i saw that bubbles were coming out from the edge of the stem.. -------------------- |
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