Flat tyre at home

[siteguru]

The Golf I mentioned earlier passed its first MOT with the repaired tyre still fitted, and without any comment re. the tyres (at ~36k miles). ?‍

 

[PVperson]

Sounds like another AA rip-off. you should spend £100 on a spare alloy wheel with a tire on it, and then the AA will change it for free. £20 for a puncture repair and balance...
Or change it yourself, if you have a jack?

 

[Tuareg]

Just repair with a screw in plug, less than a 5 min job. That's what I did with one of my rear tyres a few months ago, been great ever since. Cost? about €0.10 using a kit from Aliexpress, much easier than the rubber strings/snakes I used to use, simply screw into puncture hole. Always carry these and a pump in the car, never, ever use 'slime' or any of that other messy rubbish.

 

[PVperson]

Here's some info (yes it is from the US) on why string repairs are not a good long term option.

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That's an American site playing on native paranoia selling lawyers.

Have you seen what an MG5 (and probably other models) do after you put a wheel back on after using a space saver? (or other wheel) before the battery in the TPM charges, it comes up with some scary errors, including "Hill hold fail" "brake failure!" "ABS fail" as doesn't display any speed, until you've driven a couple of km, and stopped, turned on and back on again, and then the speed display comes back, and all the errors disappear... I was worried the ECU would cut-off the traction battery.

 

[Tuareg]

That's an American site playing on native paranoia selling lawyers.

Yep, the 'nation' of ambulance chasers and treating petty 'litigation' as a sport. Tyre repair strings/plugs are 100% safe as a repair method. Only those who have never used them believe the rubbish spouted by those with agendas simply to make money by frightening the uninformed into spending lots of money they don't need to spend.

 

[tsedge]

That's an American site playing on native paranoia selling lawyers.

You're a (presumably) British forum member dealing in one-line dismissals through negative labelling.

Yep, the 'nation' of ambulance chasers and treating petty 'litigation' as a sport. Tyre repair strings/plugs are 100% safe as a repair method. Only those who have never used them believe the rubbish spouted by those with agendas simply to make money by frightening the uninformed into spending lots of money they don't need to spend.

Unfortunately you take a lot more words to do the same.

 

[Tuareg]

Unfortunately you take a lot more words to do the same.

Enjoy your bushes.

 

[siteguru]

You're a (presumably) British forum member dealing in one-line dismissals through negative labelling.


Unfortunately you take a lot more words to do the same.

Unfortunately (?) he's right, per my own anecdotal evidence. Tyre got puncture 2 weeks from new (my Golf GT in 2012); repaired using one of those tar string things, never lost any pressure and was only changed when all 4 tyres were changed some 40k+ miles later. Same repair method used on my motorbike rear tyre with no adverse effect. Same repair method used on a neighbour's driving school car with no adverse effect.

I think I'll take my own anecdotal evidence in preference to a US website.

 

[tsedge]

Unfortunately (?) he's right, per my own anecdotal evidence. Tyre got puncture 2 weeks from new (my Golf GT in 2012); repaired using one of those tar string things, never lost any pressure and was only changed when all 4 tyres were changed some 40k+ miles later. Same repair method used on my motorbike rear tyre with no adverse effect. Same repair method used on a neighbour's driving school car with no adverse effect.

I think I'll take my own anecdotal evidence in preference to a US website.

Thanks for responding with an argument rather than abuse, much appreciated.

Better to listen to the professionals* I think, such as BS AU 159:

https://www.btmauk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Minor-repairs-to-passenger-car-and-light-van-tyres.pdf

Or to take advice from people who know:

Tyre Repairs and Tyre Punctures | National

Book your Tyre Puncture Repairs at National. Skilled, experienced and certified tyre technicians carry out tyre puncture repair and maintenance services.

www.national.co.uk

Now, I know what some might say: this is the tyre industry wanting to sell more tyres. But I'd need a better argument than "I have tried it, worked for me".

*All British in this post since apparently Americans don't know anything about tyres/tires.

 

[Porsche944]

Already had one puncture on my S5. Pumped it up and it held! Took it to my local tyre dealers & the puncture was a Y shape, we guess sharp stone or rock. Anyway he said no way will sticky string work, so stripped and cleaned it & used the BS approved rubber nail. Touch wood been fine since.
When I had the Mitsubishi I got a thorn in the sidewall. Used the latex gunge & it kept going flat. Called the AA and with his super duper compressor he managed to get it to 39PSI. But he couldn't find the puncture. After jacking and spinning it was in the inside sidewall. He followed me home across the Dartford bridge to Chatham and it held for 2 days, whist new decent tyres were ordered. Took it to my tyre guy & when he popped it there was latex everywhere, he laughed and said that's a job for the apprentice.... Two new tyres fitted all OK.

As a PS when I was motor racing we carried a Dunlop kit of rubber string & adhesive. Many, many racing tyres repaired, all doing very high speed and high revs, never ever a problem.

 

[siteguru]

Thanks for responding with an argument rather than abuse, much appreciated.

Better to listen to the professionals* I think, such as BS AU 159:

https://www.btmauk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Minor-repairs-to-passenger-car-and-light-van-tyres.pdf

Or to take advice from people who know:

Tyre Repairs and Tyre Punctures | National

Book your Tyre Puncture Repairs at National. Skilled, experienced and certified tyre technicians carry out tyre puncture repair and maintenance services.

www.national.co.uk

Now, I know what some might say: this is the tyre industry wanting to sell more tyres. But I'd need a better argument than "I have tried it, worked for me".

*All British in this post since apparently Americans don't know anything about tyres/tires.

Tyre manufacturers and retailers say you should go to them rather than do self repairs ... whodathunkit, eh?

 

[PVperson]

Here's me doing "maintenance" on my MG5. Changing a wheel is easier.

 

[tsedge]

Tyre manufacturers and retailers say you should go to them rather than do self repairs ... whodathunkit, eh?

Well I said that in my message, we disagree. yawn we seem to be repeating the conversation we had two years ago (dunno why this thread got revived) and I am not hearing anything new, so I'll leave it there.

 

[Rolfe]

I suspect someone saw the thread in the "similar threads" list, didn't realise it was so old, and replied.

 

[Tuareg]

These I what I have used for the Xpower, my motorcycles and even my escooter, always worked and very easy to apply, I always have with my car and motorbikes. Had two separate punctures in my motorbike, one on the first day of ownership and another at 5,000kms. Tyre was changed at 13,000kms when it wore out through normal use:

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[ReintjeWA]

These plugs work until they don’t, they’re better than goop, but simply not as complete of a fix as an internal repair. They work for everyone until the day they don’t and then it’s too late. An added benefit of internal repairs is also the internal inspection, overheating from running a tyre under inflated starts on the inside, and is definitely a safety issue.

The argument of “of course tyre manufacturers tell you to do it in a way that makes them money” is a little cheap and cynical, you wouldn’t say the same about the power company telling you not to connect your own three phase to their network. Or maybe MG is also lying about not messing with the high voltage cables in the car, just so they can charge you for doing it themselves…