JKellz

Okay, as some of you know Im new to the site. I picked up an 07 Is250. Now I dont know how to describe the problem (if you want to call it that) Im having right now. When I turned the car off yesterday, I noticed a hissing noise coming from my back drivers side tire. Took out the tire pressure gauge, it was at a normal reading. looked all around the side wall and tread of the tire for any air bubbles (it was raining and the tire was wet). Saw nothing so I thought nothing of it. I went out to grab the paper this morning, still heard the same sound coming from that area. The tire isnt flat, and yet again had a normal tire pressure reading without any variation to the reading I took yesterday. Im assuming its not the tire at this point. Does anyone know what this is? Or has anyone else had this issue with the 250/350?

Thanks guys

chikoo

Is the engine on or off when u hear the hissing?

JKellz

the engine is off. yesterday it had been off for 2 hours and i came out and heard it. today when i went outside, the car had been off for 12+ hours and it was the same noise.

iRock

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Ill take a shot in the dark and say ur shock? Maybe u got a snake under ur car lol. GL

JMcDonald

iTrader: (2)

Could very well be the shock man.

quick123

iTrader: (2)

The only thing I know of that can make a hissing noise in that area of a car would either be a leak in the tire (which you have dismissed), or sometimes you can hear the pressure being released from your EVAP system VSVs or charcoal canister VSV (but those would only be when the car is on or just after shut-off)...

JMcDonald

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Yea, I'm willing to bet its gas releasing out of the shock.

JKellz

fantastic. time to do coilovers haha

llamaboiz

coils? nah you're in a snow zone, go airrunner, slam in the summer and raise in the winter

JKellz

i wont slam this car even in the summer. unlike some people, i enjoy the functional aspect of my car and dont want it to look like another douchebag VW