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[Chopsdad]

place the tyre in a dry area, get some water with washing up liquid in it and put a small amount all round the rim of the wheel, keep your eye on it and look for the bubbles, its possible their could be very minor corrosion around the rim where the tyre meets it enough that it'll leak air

repeat on the inner side if no sign on outer side

Why didn't you think of that Lee?  

[willyboy]

Yea the soapy water trick as found my leak out in past (didnt have a pool ) to put it in ..
Took it to local tyre/exhaust place & they took the tyre off completely cleaned the rim with electric wire brush there's loads of s*** stuck to the rim when you get the old tyres off, if not cleaned "LEAK"

[lee4206]

place the tyre in a dry area, get some water with washing up liquid in it and put a small amount all round the rim of the wheel, keep your eye on it and look for the bubbles, its possible their could be very minor corrosion around the rim where the tyre meets it enough that it'll leak air

repeat on the inner side if no sign on outer side

Why didn't you think of that Lee?  

try mixing some washing up liquid and water in a spay bottle and spray over the tyre including the rim and valve. leave it for a few mins and you'll probably find out where its leaking from.  If its losing 10psi a day its quite a big leak so id put it down to the numpty thats checking it.

Lee (kw*k fit employee ) but a good one.  

i did and i said it first  

[Chopsdad]

place the tyre in a dry area, get some water with washing up liquid in it and put a small amount all round the rim of the wheel, keep your eye on it and look for the bubbles, its possible their could be very minor corrosion around the rim where the tyre meets it enough that it'll leak air

repeat on the inner side if no sign on outer side

Why didn't you think of that Lee?  

try mixing some washing up liquid and water in a spay bottle and spray over the tyre including the rim and valve. leave it for a few mins and you'll probably find out where its leaking from.  If its losing 10psi a day its quite a big leak so id put it down to the numpty thats checking it.

Lee (kw*k fit employee ) but a good one.  

i did and i said it first  

I know! I read the all the posts!  

[stuart30]

Hi ya, I bet as its your spare they didnt clean the bead.
What I sugest is you get an idependent tyre company to strip the tyre off and wire brush the bead or seat of the rim. To loose 10psi says you have several leak points

Exactly the problem i had...they popped the bead and basicly refitted the tyre problem solved.

Wouldn't even take payment as it was a puncture as i assumed.