Re: e36 M3 losing air

["David Orr" <orrs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

    Have you checked to see where the leak is coming from? The easiest way
to do this is take soapy water and a towel or a wash mit and put the soapy
water
on the tires, around the beads and valve stem. The leak will make bubbles.
If you
don't see any around the beads soap up the treads. I have seen where some
tires/
wheels will leak around the wheel weights. Maybe the wrong ones were used on
your tires?

Dave

- ----- Original Message -----
> I had my wheel/tire shop apply bead sealant which is like silicone but is
> brushed on from a can to the bead on what I thought was the only leaking
> tire and it held air until I drove the car two days later. It started
> leaking down again.  And the other two starting leaking down then as well.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > You can break the beads off and put a very thin layer of silicone
> > on the beads.
> >
> > Good Luck.
> >
> > Dave Orr
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >
> > I have 3 BBS wheels for my e36 M3 with Michelin MXX3 Pilots 235/35/18
> > mounted that are leaking air around the beads, both front and back.  The
> > fourth is OK.  The wheels/tires have been off the car for about 6 months
> and
> > were fine before being taken off.  Now that they are being put back in
> > service they are leaking, losing 20 lbs + overnight.  Anybody have a
> > solution for making sure these wheels  and tires don't leak?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike

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