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steelman23 · 10-28-2010, 02:15 PM

almost every 5-7 days i am finding myself inflating air in my rear-passenger side tire. the light goes off every 5-7 days, and when i check the air pressure, it reads at 24-26PSI. I have been inflating back to 33-34PSI. what could be the cause for this? should i consider replacing the tire? or should i take it into toyota first? i have my 48k maintenance appointment this upcoming monday.

magautoparts · 10-28-2010, 02:17 PM

I would suggest filling all tires up with nitrogen and seeing if the problem goes away. You must have a leak somewhere for the tire to be leaking that fast.

thestone11 · 10-28-2010, 02:22 PM

Simply...a nail in your tire.

RollaRed · 10-28-2010, 02:47 PM

Might have a hole somewere. Or your stem might be messed up to.

Overkill_311 · 10-28-2010, 02:51 PM

This thread makes me

cabur · 10-28-2010, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Overkill_311

This thread makes me

+1
There must be a leak in that wheel. Any tire shop can fix.

Dragon-88 · 10-28-2010, 03:20 PM

Funny I have the same problem, my TPMS would come on ever week or 2 within the last few monthes.. Tires were almost bald needed one more rotation. So i got it done and got them to check everything.. No nail nothing... After the tire rotation it seems now it comes on every 3-4 days... Got it checked again no leak.. Not to sure what it is but I need new tires soon anyways so i'm just refilling the air until i find a cheap set of tires for these steelies. Hopefully its just the cheap stock tires that are causing this problem.

MiniPacou · 10-28-2010, 09:16 PM

dish detergent + water @ valve, if that's not the problem live with the leak and fill it regularly until the tires are toast, or get it patched for likely 15-25$

***SuperchargedMR2*** · 10-29-2010, 12:18 AM

Any time I'm losing air in a tire I go by the tire shop, it's a pretty simple thing that I thought everyone driving a car knew to do.

cegusman · 10-29-2010, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperchargedMR2

Any time I'm losing air in a tire I go by the tire shop, it's a pretty simple thing that I thought everyone driving a car knew to do.

x2 this thread should have never been started.

Dragon-88 · 10-29-2010, 11:23 AM

Ive taken it to the tire shop hell. Kal tire here gives free patch jobs.. But apparently its just not visible to find.. Tires are pretty much toast anyways so ill just switch just b4 winter.