Seal on wheels routinely going
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My e46 wheels are unbelievable - evrey couple of months one will start to rapidly lose pressure - e.g. be down from 35 psi to about 10 in a week. I filled the front offside up on sunday and today it ended up flat. Only noticed on the motorway - it was pulling to the side. got to where i was going pulled up and flat. Put the spare on and took it to national tyres.
Luckily running for a bit on the nearly flat tyre had not shredded the inside to bits (has happened before) and the tyre was fine.
Its the same every time - the paint inside the rim has decayed and flaked off and is letting air out. when they tested it with soapy water it was leaking out all around the wheel!
He said it was common with bmw wheels. This is not pourous or cracked alloys.
So is my only option a full refurb? with bead blasting etc? Should i go for a painted finish or powder coated?
Any suggestions of somewhere in yorkshire area? and an idea of price?
cheers
Luckily running for a bit on the nearly flat tyre had not shredded the inside to bits (has happened before) and the tyre was fine.
Its the same every time - the paint inside the rim has decayed and flaked off and is letting air out. when they tested it with soapy water it was leaking out all around the wheel!
He said it was common with bmw wheels. This is not pourous or cracked alloys.
So is my only option a full refurb? with bead blasting etc? Should i go for a painted finish or powder coated?
Any suggestions of somewhere in yorkshire area? and an idea of price?
cheers
Hiya
OP and the first responder - this is amongst the very 'few' posts I read about wheels that have paint flaking off then causing loss in pressures.
Common thing in both your posts is flaking paintwork and corrosion, leading me to think it's either replica wheels and/or a combination of a less than good previous refurbishing job
I do know that some tyre places will use some of that sealant type stuff to help with slightly out of round wheels and 'plug' slow leaks etc, perhaps it's worthwhile to do that as a stop gap fix. Later, i'd suggest refurbishing the wheels at one of the more reputable specialists and indeed, if they are replica wheels, getting rid of those for stronger OEM or aftermarket quality wheels.
Cheers, Dennis!
OP and the first responder - this is amongst the very 'few' posts I read about wheels that have paint flaking off then causing loss in pressures.
Common thing in both your posts is flaking paintwork and corrosion, leading me to think it's either replica wheels and/or a combination of a less than good previous refurbishing job
I do know that some tyre places will use some of that sealant type stuff to help with slightly out of round wheels and 'plug' slow leaks etc, perhaps it's worthwhile to do that as a stop gap fix. Later, i'd suggest refurbishing the wheels at one of the more reputable specialists and indeed, if they are replica wheels, getting rid of those for stronger OEM or aftermarket quality wheels.
Cheers, Dennis!
Hi
Exactly the same happened to me - just one wheel, thought I had a puncture but was actually coming from round the rim. Local tyre company did a temp fix which basically consisted of putting extra soap and sealant on aand refitting the tyre - worked for a month or so then went again.
I had all 4 wheels re-furbed locally, did a cracking job in just paint finish - cost £65 per wheel.
Had no trouble since - apart from a bonefide puncture and a bill for £212 for new tyre!
Exactly the same happened to me - just one wheel, thought I had a puncture but was actually coming from round the rim. Local tyre company did a temp fix which basically consisted of putting extra soap and sealant on aand refitting the tyre - worked for a month or so then went again.
I had all 4 wheels re-furbed locally, did a cracking job in just paint finish - cost £65 per wheel.
Had no trouble since - apart from a bonefide puncture and a bill for £212 for new tyre!
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