AMV8 Puncture Repair
Discussion
Rear tyre is leaking and losing 6psi per day. Car is going in on Monday for warranty work, so thought I would call dealer to ask about the tyre. They said that repairing tyres on an Aston is not recommended and repairs are only certified up to 80mph. Therefore they never repair tyres.
Now this is the best bit! Tyre standards have changed and I'm advised I can not change just one tyre and have to replace both rears, if a front goes you have to replace all 4!!
Standards I guess I'll have to live with but views on repairs would be good.
Now this is the best bit! Tyre standards have changed and I'm advised I can not change just one tyre and have to replace both rears, if a front goes you have to replace all 4!!
Standards I guess I'll have to live with but views on repairs would be good.
t ....provided ther is no damage to the sidewall tyres are fully repairable for a about 10-20 including balancingIn regards to the repair , yes it is not recommended. AS Michael said you can repair them, as long as it is not near the edges of the tyre.
But let me put it like this , you have a blown out on the motorway god for bid and spin and crash, It is very easy to see if that tyre has had a repair , and i am sure the insurance companies cover ever angle into finding a reason not to pay you .
Just a thought.
In regards to the standards.
Bridgestone changed there tyres to PAH free tyres early lasy year , now if all of your tyres are the old spec , then what the dealer said is true. CNB on the sidewall of the tyre is the old ones,DAM is the new spec.
Here is a bit from a service policy Letter in December 2009
• Only install Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tyres.
• Do not mix tyre types at either the front or the rear of the vehicle (refer to Figure 2).
• The vehicle can have PAH-free tyres at the rear with current production tyres installed at the front (refer to
Figure 1). Thus, if a rear tyre needs replacement, you must replace the two rear tyres with OEM tyres.
• PAH-free tyres must not be installed at the front with current production tyres installed at the rear.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Alan
But let me put it like this , you have a blown out on the motorway god for bid and spin and crash, It is very easy to see if that tyre has had a repair , and i am sure the insurance companies cover ever angle into finding a reason not to pay you .
Just a thought.
In regards to the standards.
Bridgestone changed there tyres to PAH free tyres early lasy year , now if all of your tyres are the old spec , then what the dealer said is true. CNB on the sidewall of the tyre is the old ones,DAM is the new spec.
Here is a bit from a service policy Letter in December 2009
• Only install Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tyres.
• Do not mix tyre types at either the front or the rear of the vehicle (refer to Figure 2).
• The vehicle can have PAH-free tyres at the rear with current production tyres installed at the front (refer to
Figure 1). Thus, if a rear tyre needs replacement, you must replace the two rear tyres with OEM tyres.
• PAH-free tyres must not be installed at the front with current production tyres installed at the rear.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Alan
I have found that several high performance cars I have owned have had tyre repairs - but only found out when tyres are changed in the normal course of events. I've never experienced any issues with repaired tyres - even on my Ferrari which had to have a tyre repaired during a track day. The repair was in the sidewall and the tyre company weren't at all happy to do it but reluctantly agreed to as they couldn't source a tyre. No issues at all (although I changed the tyre very soon afterwards)
Just repair it, about £20 at Kwik-Fit.
I don't know anybody who's ever had a repaired tyre then cause issues later so can't comment on that side, but unless you are about to embark on a run of track days a repair is generally considered absolutely fine. A lot of people worry, but as best I am aware repairs are completely fine, even on cars like this.
(My V8V is rolling on a repaired rear tyre)
I don't know anybody who's ever had a repaired tyre then cause issues later so can't comment on that side, but unless you are about to embark on a run of track days a repair is generally considered absolutely fine. A lot of people worry, but as best I am aware repairs are completely fine, even on cars like this.
(My V8V is rolling on a repaired rear tyre)
Shmee said:
Just repair it, about £20 at Kwik-Fit.
I don't know anybody who's ever had a repaired tyre then cause issues later so can't comment on that side, but unless you are about to embark on a run of track days a repair is generally considered absolutely fine. A lot of people worry, but as best I am aware repairs are completely fine, even on cars like this.
(My V8V is rolling on a repaired rear tyre)
With all due respect , how many people are going to talk about there blown out leading to a crash etc , and it was the same tyre they repaired a month or two ago.I don't know anybody who's ever had a repaired tyre then cause issues later so can't comment on that side, but unless you are about to embark on a run of track days a repair is generally considered absolutely fine. A lot of people worry, but as best I am aware repairs are completely fine, even on cars like this.
(My V8V is rolling on a repaired rear tyre)
Me i would change the tyre , thats my 2p.
Edited by blackice1 on Friday 11th February 17:00
I'm sure we would have heard something if there were safety issues. Even if the repair failed it wouldn't cause a blow out - just a slow puncture. The hole is located then a mushroom shaped patch is used, the 'stalk' is pulled through the hole tightly sealing it and the 'cap' remains on the inside of the tyre sealing it further. I thnk the only risk is if a tyre has been driven flat before being repaired and sidewall damage has occured - in this scenario the tyre shouldn't be repaired and there will be a risk of blow out.
Repairing tyres has been discussed many times before on PH, e.g. here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
On the whole it seems people have no problems. There must be someone out there who's had a repair tyre fail but I get the impression it's very, very rare.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
On the whole it seems people have no problems. There must be someone out there who's had a repair tyre fail but I get the impression it's very, very rare.
Edited by russdunkin on Friday 11th February 21:06
for me at what is now approximately the cost of two and a half full tanks of petrol i'd put a new one on. I'd be weighing that up versus the cost of crashing my V8V (emotional as well as financial!) because a repair failed. On the other hand you can believe that all tyre technicians always do a perfect repair job every time of course!
Good point and fair comment, however due to the tyre standards changing it would of been 2 tyres and both still have 5mm left. Have taken the chance, repairer did say that Porsche tyres can not be repaired as Porsche tyres are specific to the cars. This is not however the case with the AMV8 at least. If it goes horribly wrong I'll let you know!
So, which is a higher percentage:
- Someone will do a bad job patching the tire that will cause an accident
- A replacement tire will have defect that causes an accident
I have actually heard of more people having a defective tire than patches failing
If the hole is not near the sidewall and you are not on a track (or treating the street as a track) patching the tire is fine.
- Someone will do a bad job patching the tire that will cause an accident
- A replacement tire will have defect that causes an accident
I have actually heard of more people having a defective tire than patches failing
If the hole is not near the sidewall and you are not on a track (or treating the street as a track) patching the tire is fine.
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