Slow tire leak?

[Jester4kicks]

Need some advice on my girlfriend's car troubles. She's got a sedan with two tires that can't seem to stay inflated. They were filled to ~35 psi just a coupe weeks ago, and one of them is down to almost 15 psi, and the other is around 25.

She's taken them back to Big-O tires twice for this issue, but both times they just tell her there's no leak and send her on her way.

Is there some way a tire can leak air that a tire shop would normally find? What can she do?

 

[habanero]

Have you tried the soapy water, look for bubbles trick? Be very patient. Pull a tire off the car for best access, air it up, check at the valve stem too. Sometimes if the rim is too corroded a tire won't seat properly and that can leak too. Otherwise wow, those are some porous tires!

 

[jirehn]

Try it in bubbles,so that you can determine if the tire have a leak.

 

[KidVermicious]

Need some advice on my girlfriend's car troubles. She's got a sedan with two tires that can't seem to stay inflated. They were filled to ~35 psi just a coupe weeks ago, and one of them is down to almost 15 psi, and the other is around 25.

She's taken them back to Big-O tires twice for this issue, but both times they just tell her there's no leak and send her on her way.

Is there some way a tire can leak air that a tire shop would normally find? What can she do?

If there's no sensors to muck up, you could try hitting them with FixaFlat.

 

[Barry694]

Tire Leak

Why not take it to another tire shop (not Big O) and have them put it in a water submersion tank. That will catch most leaks.

 

[Jester4kicks]

Yeah, unfortunately there are sensors, so I guess I'll just have to get the soapy water out and find it myself. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Thanks for the responses!