Tyre flat after service
Discussion
I had my vantage serviced last week (Wed). Pretty standard service - nothing out of the ordinary.
Brought the car home and parked it up - no problems.
Came to it Saturday and the front right tyre was partially deflated.
I pumped it back up, checked for nails/scews etc - but couldnt find anything.
It’s been 4 days now and the pressure seems to be holding fine.
Any ideas? Has anyone else had this?
Could it have been something simple like a sticky valve or something (i.e. if they checked the pressures during the service - but the valve pin didn't ping back out fully - resulting in a slow leak?)
Brought the car home and parked it up - no problems.
Came to it Saturday and the front right tyre was partially deflated.
I pumped it back up, checked for nails/scews etc - but couldnt find anything.
It’s been 4 days now and the pressure seems to be holding fine.
Any ideas? Has anyone else had this?
Could it have been something simple like a sticky valve or something (i.e. if they checked the pressures during the service - but the valve pin didn't ping back out fully - resulting in a slow leak?)
Gday2 said:
I had this as well and called it self sealing nail. After it happened again I went to a tire service place and they found a nail stuck in the tire, it was only visible from the inside, took it out sealed the hole and that was it. Cost me IIRC € 20.
Yep - that thought has occurred to me. I'll probably book it in with my local ATS to give it a look just to be sure. I have been half expecting to get a nail or screw in a tyre - we've been having some building work done and the joiners were less than careful with such things. I have been finding loads of them on my gravel drive - but thought i'd pretty much got them all.
I was just surprised not to be able to find anything and for the pressure to remain so steady. Usually when I have got a screw or nail, it's been pretty obvious and despite pumping it back up, I have still lost pressure.
I might have to buy a cheap metal detector online and give the whole drive a once over.
A screw or nail can hide undetected for months in a tyre, I had a tyre which only seemed to lose pressure after a long drive, it would hold up for weeks without any pressure loss, but once the tyre got nice and warm on a long drive the nail could move around and let a small amount of air past.
Having inspected every inch of the tyre several times on my driveway, including jacking up and turning the wheel slowly, I eventually had the tyre taken off at a tyre company to see if I had a rim issue, and there the little blighter was, visible inside protruding into the tyre, but the tread had closed up the hole over the nail on the outside!!
Having inspected every inch of the tyre several times on my driveway, including jacking up and turning the wheel slowly, I eventually had the tyre taken off at a tyre company to see if I had a rim issue, and there the little blighter was, visible inside protruding into the tyre, but the tread had closed up the hole over the nail on the outside!!
Moonhawk said:
Where did I suggest or even imply that might be the case. Why would I offer up a simple explanation that the service centre could not have possibly foreseen if I was looking to try and lay blame.
PH is bizarre sometimes.
As bizarre as posting that you had it serviced before you’ve had a puncture ?PH is bizarre sometimes.
Can’t see the connection or the need to tell us it’s been in for a service to be honest .
Buster73 said:
As bizarre as posting that you had it serviced before you’ve had a puncture ?
Can’t see the connection or the need to tell us it’s been in for a service to be honest .
Does this help Can’t see the connection or the need to tell us it’s been in for a service to be honest .
Moonhawk said:
Could it have been something simple like a sticky valve or something (i.e. if they checked the pressures during the service - but the valve pin didn't ping back out fully - resulting in a slow leak?)
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