Michelin Pilot Sport 4S flat repair on road
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Same tyres as you on my car, I don't carry anything out of the ordinary but do have full AA cover for UK and Europe via my bank account. And the bottle tyre weld (gunk) that sits in the right side of the Vantage boot. Not sure if it's any good though or if it has a use by date.
Only used my AA once on a Jag company car several uear ago, worked very well.
Doesn't the tyre gunk ruin the wheel at all?
Only used my AA once on a Jag company car several uear ago, worked very well.
Doesn't the tyre gunk ruin the wheel at all?
My rear drivers side wheel punctured whilst out for a drive recently, TPMS popped up with check tyres on the dash (not such a useless feature after all!), stopped and sure enough could hear air escaping. Got myself to the nearest tyre place which happened to be a Kwikfit but as the puncture was on the tyre wall they couldnt patch it and they couldnt get stock of a replacement PS4S for a week and as i was 50 miles from home i had to use the gunk to reseal and refinlate the tyre to get back. Worked a charm and lasted the 10 days until my local tyre place got stock of a replacement set of PS4S. Didnt seem to damage my wheel at all
Edited by Bazziz on Friday 8th October 09:16
Bazziz said:
My rear drivers side wheel punctured whilst out for a drive recently, TPMS popped up with check tyres on the dash (not such a useless feature after all!), stopped and sure enough could hear air escaping. Got myself to the nearest tyre place which happened to be a Kwikfit but as the puncture was on the tyre wall they couldnt patch it and they couldnt get stock of a replacement PS4S for a week and as i was 50 miles from home i had to use the gunk to reseal and refinlate the tyre to get back. Worked a charm and lasted the 10 days until my local tyre place got stock of a replacement set of PS4S. Didnt seem to ruin my wheel at all
Thats good to know.If you are competent to decide whether the tyre can be safely plugged (ie nail through the middle 80% of tread), then an external plug kit and a can of Holts tyreweld (seals and inflates) will quickly get you out of trouble if in a remote area where assistance may be distant and new tyres scarce. I also carry a small jack and wheel brace because the job is easier if the wheel is off the car. This kit has got me going again within half an hour when on a long trip through remote parts of Europe.
I burst a MPS4S on a pothole in Wales recently, the tyre had less than 300 miles on it, but the sidewall was burst.
I had an electric tyre pump with me, so inflated the tyre as much as possible and drove to the nearest Michelin tyre fitter, which was less than a mile away. He had a fine array of tractor tyres, but none would fit my Vantage, so we discussed whether I should use my can of tyre gunk to get me back to the hotel until he could get a replacement tyre. The OEM gunk had expired, but I recently bought a can of Holts Tyreweld, the tyre fitter looked at it and said 'yes, that one won't make a mess, we can clean it up'.
Incidentally, the RAC sent me a text every 30 minutes to say they were really busy, then after 2 hours phoned me to see if it was an urgent job, or if they could leave it a bit longer. By the time they called to put me off again, I'd sorted everything myself. So for Scotland next week, will be taking the Holts can, electric pump, and as a last resort, RAC membership.
I had an electric tyre pump with me, so inflated the tyre as much as possible and drove to the nearest Michelin tyre fitter, which was less than a mile away. He had a fine array of tractor tyres, but none would fit my Vantage, so we discussed whether I should use my can of tyre gunk to get me back to the hotel until he could get a replacement tyre. The OEM gunk had expired, but I recently bought a can of Holts Tyreweld, the tyre fitter looked at it and said 'yes, that one won't make a mess, we can clean it up'.
Incidentally, the RAC sent me a text every 30 minutes to say they were really busy, then after 2 hours phoned me to see if it was an urgent job, or if they could leave it a bit longer. By the time they called to put me off again, I'd sorted everything myself. So for Scotland next week, will be taking the Holts can, electric pump, and as a last resort, RAC membership.
Oilchange said:
Not sure I understand how you burst your tyre but you were able to inflate it as much as possible? Would that be not at all?
It had a split about 1" long on the inner sidewall, it hadn't deflated immediately, but had gone down to the point where I could feel the car pulling to the left. The pump was able to get tyre up to 30+ psi, but as soon as I stopped the pump the tyre started going down, so I jumped in and drove it less than a mile to the tyre place. The only bit of luck in the whole episode.john ryan said:
If you are competent to decide whether the tyre can be safely plugged (ie nail through the middle 80% of tread), then an external plug kit and a can of Holts tyreweld (seals and inflates) will quickly get you out of trouble if in a remote area where assistance may be distant and new tyres scarce. I also carry a small jack and wheel brace because the job is easier if the wheel is off the car. This kit has got me going again within half an hour when on a long trip through remote parts of Europe.
Would be interested in seeing detail of the smack jack please. I use the tyre weld on my bikes, which obviously is a smaller version of the gunk we carry in the cars .
This stuff we load into the tyres which run and stays soft like a liquid inside the tyre and coats until you get a puncture etc .
I've used this successfully on three different bikes safe in the knowledge on European trips it would get me out the poo on two wheels,
Why can't we just use the same stuff on our car wheels,
Some of us run aftermarket wheels so don't have TPMS problems.
Im sure I've been told somewhere it doesn't affect the tpms sensors.... I may be wrong
This stuff we load into the tyres which run and stays soft like a liquid inside the tyre and coats until you get a puncture etc .
I've used this successfully on three different bikes safe in the knowledge on European trips it would get me out the poo on two wheels,
Why can't we just use the same stuff on our car wheels,
Some of us run aftermarket wheels so don't have TPMS problems.
Im sure I've been told somewhere it doesn't affect the tpms sensors.... I may be wrong
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