Stupid question, slow puncture, worth repairing?
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Think I have slow puncture, inflate tyre to 30psi, within a week its down to below 20 again, been going on for a month or so. Just looked at it and flat as a pancake. Tyres less than a year, 5k miles and dont fancy shelling out £130 for a new one.
Never had a tyre repaired at all, is it worth the agg or just man up to the bill?
Never had a tyre repaired at all, is it worth the agg or just man up to the bill?
DrDeAtH said:
Just go to a proper tyre shop and get it fixed.. stop being so tight.
No issue with a proper tyre shop at all, well, Kiwk fit is the only place locally. Just asking whether its worth getting it fixed (I can't find any obvious reason for the puncture I should add, maybe dodgy valve) If I end up leaving the car there an hour an dthey dont find anything wrong, it'd be easier to say f
k it and get a mobile fitting and save the agg (time is not my friend this week and I really need the car) typical!Budget 20 quid for a proper puncture repair, whether it's a valve or a hole in the tyre. Make sure they identify the reason for the leak in any case before fitting a new tyre.
Given how long it's been doing this, I'd be asking myself how many miles have I driven, under what sort of load and speed, with the tyre running substantially below the correct pressure. If it's quite a few/4 fat blokes plus luggage/100 kleptons regularly/no idea, I would suggest a new tyre as the only safe option as you'll have very little idea whether the structure of the tyre has been damaged.
A DECENT repairer will look at the inside of the tyre to look for signs of damage, but it's not always obvious so they may just repair and send you away. It will then fail at a later point when the structure of the tyre is compromised.
If you catch it straight off a repair is worth it, assuming there's life in the tyre.
Given how long it's been doing this, I'd be asking myself how many miles have I driven, under what sort of load and speed, with the tyre running substantially below the correct pressure. If it's quite a few/4 fat blokes plus luggage/100 kleptons regularly/no idea, I would suggest a new tyre as the only safe option as you'll have very little idea whether the structure of the tyre has been damaged.
A DECENT repairer will look at the inside of the tyre to look for signs of damage, but it's not always obvious so they may just repair and send you away. It will then fail at a later point when the structure of the tyre is compromised.
If you catch it straight off a repair is worth it, assuming there's life in the tyre.
Adrian E said:
Budget 20 quid for a proper puncture repair, whether it's a valve or a hole in the tyre. Make sure they identify the reason for the leak in any case before fitting a new tyre.
Given how long it's been doing this, I'd be asking myself how many miles have I driven, under what sort of load and speed, with the tyre running substantially below the correct pressure. If it's quite a few/4 fat blokes plus luggage/100 kleptons regularly/no idea, I would suggest a new tyre as the only safe option as you'll have very little idea whether the structure of the tyre has been damaged.
A DECENT repairer will look at the inside of the tyre to look for signs of damage, but it's not always obvious so they may just repair and send you away. It will then fail at a later point when the structure of the tyre is compromised.
If you catch it straight off a repair is worth it, assuming there's life in the tyre.
Excellent advice above, if you're pounding the miles at motorway speeds then i'd on this occassion fit a new tyre. Early signs of a puncture i'd get it repaired and happily use it again.Given how long it's been doing this, I'd be asking myself how many miles have I driven, under what sort of load and speed, with the tyre running substantially below the correct pressure. If it's quite a few/4 fat blokes plus luggage/100 kleptons regularly/no idea, I would suggest a new tyre as the only safe option as you'll have very little idea whether the structure of the tyre has been damaged.
A DECENT repairer will look at the inside of the tyre to look for signs of damage, but it's not always obvious so they may just repair and send you away. It will then fail at a later point when the structure of the tyre is compromised.
If you catch it straight off a repair is worth it, assuming there's life in the tyre.
All sound advice. Car is 05My v70, 100k on the clock. Offside front down to 14psi from 32 10 days ago, odd thing is nearside looked ok (in comparison) and that was down to 17....
Car not heavily loaded recently, tyres fitted at same time so maybe poor quality valves or poor seal. I'll take it in Monday, only local trips until then.
Thanks all
Car not heavily loaded recently, tyres fitted at same time so maybe poor quality valves or poor seal. I'll take it in Monday, only local trips until then.
Thanks all
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