You could try tightening the valve core too. But 3 months isn’t really a slow leak. You should probably fill your tires that often anyways
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OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks agoIn warm weather, it might last all summer. In the winter, I can go maybe 3 months before the low pressure warning comes on. I’ll get new valve stems next time I get tires. For some reason, that hadn’t really occurred to me.
lol_idk@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Some rims are slightly wonky, which can also be exacerbated by temperature fluctuations, with the rims getting a bit larger or smaller. I had a problem like this, and used an air compressor plugged into the cigarette-lighter outlet to pump up the tires from time to time.
OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Yeah, I’ve got my own pump too. Great purchase.
Lasherz12@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Some of these newer alloy wheels are harder to mount. If you let them know there’s a history of leaks on that tire they may apply tar to the rim which can go a long way. My car has had a lot of issues on one tire until I found the right mechanics, ironically they were also the cheapest (small business who specialize in used tires). Later after getting new tires the problem went away without the tar, so I think it comes down to surface prep.