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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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Tire loses pressure at highway speeds, whats wrong?

hey guys! so im having this issue.

about a month ago or so i went to vegas and noticed that my tire kept loosing pressure on the highway. I visually inspected the tire and found nothing wrong with it. at one point it was as low as 15 PSI - TPMS system keep coming on so thats how i knew the pressure was low.

Slowed my speed down and noticed the tire is absolutely fine. No lost of pressure. TPMS never went on.

I took it to a local tire shop, They inspected the wheel and tire, dunked it in water and everthing checked out ok. No nails, no leaks from what they can see and no bends or cracks on the wheel

Its always the same wheel that is doing it and i am lost, no idea what it could be. ANY IDEAS?
 
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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did you check the valve stem area? wet the area and apply some light pressure against it and see if it's gotten loose. it's hard to find it unless you actually press against it and see/hear the bubbles and air seaping out.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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Im not sure if the tire shop checked that but i will check it tonight.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 07:05 PM
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I still got nothing, still loosing pressure.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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same thing happens to me half way to vegas or even driving for a long period of time.
 
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