OK, here's my only "problem" with my S2K so far since buying it last year:

I have an extremely slow air leak in my left front tire (2003 S2K with stock S-02's, approximately 6500 miles).

I can't see any sign of damage or an embedded screw, and the rate of leakage is quite small. I seem to need air every couple of weeks, and I know this by how the steering feels: slightly heavier and a stronger return to center, especially when driving on the freeway.

Has anyone else experienced a slow leak not related to a puncture? I'm thinking of having it looked at by Honda when I bring the car in for its initial service. Would something like this be covered under warranty if there is no clear evidence of a puncture?

Thanks in advance!

Dan

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by djs94124

 

sometimes the tire can be cut by a piece of glass. you can get a spray bottle and spray down the tire. you should see air bubbles from the puncture. if the hole is not too big, you can get it patched from the inside. just make sure they rebalance the tire after they reinstall the tire.

 

valve stem!!

 

I agreed with 99civicboy. Check the valve stem or have it replaced as it may be leaking. I had the same problem with with one of my tires, but it wasn't a few weeks; it was a few days and the tire would lose a lot of air. I had the valve stem replaced and it solve the problem. Also you may want to pm member "tireguy". Good luck

 

Have the tire/wheel removed at a shop and placed in a water tank. The leak should show up with bubbles.

 

Haven't had this problem, but my guess would be to look at the tire and try to find it with the suggestions above. If for some reason you can't find the error, but you can confirm a leak - bring it to a shop. It's probably nothing but better to spend a wasted $50 fixing the problem then having a blowout.

 

1. Valve stem
2. sometimes they leak around the edge where the tire meets the wheel. Speciall if you have had an 'agricultural' experience, sometimes you can get dirt/grass in there and cause a small leak... don't ask me how I know

 

Try tightening the valve stem core. You can find this little tool sometimes on the end of those older pencil type tire gauges. It just unscrews from the end. Some bicycly tire valve caps also have a core tool build right into them.
You may also have a tire with porous rubber or one that has a poor bead seal. You can't do much about the first, but the second you can have the tire remounted with special attention to cleaning the bead of the wheel and the tire.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DAR
Have the tire/wheel removed at a shop and placed in a water tank.