I've had a slow leak in the rear left tire for months — a small screw in the thread too close to the sidewall to be repaired. Tire wear has been minimal — even after 25000 the tires have plenty of life left — so I was reluctant to buy a whole new tire. I haven't been driving the Smart car much these last few months so I got by refilling the tire every few weeks. But finally decided to make the splurge at the local Big-O — they didn't have any tires that small on hand so they had to have it ordered — the original equipment 175/55 R 15 Continentals. Snapped a picture of the old tire to make sure I ordered the correct one. The new tire is riding fine — nice to have the piece-of-mind when driving the tiny car with up-to-spec equipment.
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Simply remove the cap and put a little saliva on the valve to check for a leaking valve. If it bubbles, you have a leak.
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