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Slow puncture

Post by Speedy88 » 09 Mar 2011 11:18 pm

Ok I'm a little lost as to what to do here, tyre goes down over the course of around a week. Couldn't find the hole with washing liquid, neither can the tyre man round the corner. Only option is to leave the tyre for days on end which isn't an option, I need the car every day.

Any ideas?
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by Hell Driver » 09 Mar 2011 11:26 pm

Pump it up high, put a bath full of water or similar, look for bubbles. Leaking valve or poor seal on rim?
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by Speedy88 » 09 Mar 2011 11:31 pm

Just remembered I've got a can of tyre weld stuff. Not sure If I'd be wasting my money though - doesn't it need air flowing out a hole to work?
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by MCHUDD » 10 Mar 2011 01:14 pm

Hi speedy.
You could also get the tyre people to put a tube in it.
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by Speedy88 » 10 Mar 2011 01:47 pm

Ah yes! Didn't think of that, I'll try the bath thing and if not, tube it is :mrgreen:
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by filthyjohn » 10 Mar 2011 03:05 pm

Just keep pumping it up?
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by volvosneverdie » 10 Mar 2011 03:47 pm

filthyjohn wrote:Just keep pumping it up?
No hardship really.
I check mine every petrol stop since I had a slow puncture catch me out.
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by Speedy88 » 10 Mar 2011 04:08 pm

No free air near me, otherwise I would
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by volvosneverdie » 10 Mar 2011 04:13 pm

Speedy88 wrote:No free air near me, otherwise I would
Yeah, but if you insert a coin, then air will be dispensed.

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Re: Slow puncture

Post by Speedy88 » 10 Mar 2011 04:31 pm

20p a week is £10.40 a year! Could have spent that on an extra round :shock:
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by MCHUDD » 10 Mar 2011 10:16 pm

Hi mate.
Our local BP garage charges 20p for aie where Sainbureys give away for free.
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by volvosneverdie » 10 Mar 2011 10:37 pm

MCHUDD wrote:Hi mate.
Our local BP garage charges 20p for aie where Sainbureys give away for free.
Cheers Mark. sm4
I bought a sh!tty pound shop compessor, for a pound (funnily enough) that runs off the cigarette lighter. I used to top the GLE's leaky hoops often.
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by TheNed » 11 Mar 2011 01:41 am

Somthing that shits me on my dirtbikes all the time. Check the valve is tight in the stem, if they vibrate loose even a poofteenth air slowly leaks past at a unnoticeable rate until you notice the bloody tires flat again.
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Re: Slow puncture

Post by Speedy88 » 22 Mar 2011 05:12 pm

Boring update. Turns out it was a tac slowly forcing it's way in over along period of time. Woke up yesterday to find the thing totally flat. WINNING.
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