Slow Puncture !

[sb-1]

Guys,
What would you do?
Only 700 Miles on the clock....and I've got a big nail in the tyre...do I chance a repair or get the plastic out for for a new tyre(the're 20" !)
Steve

[Pies]

new tyre, sorry but they are your only contact with the road and on a performance car i wouldnt risk it.

[dazren]

NEW TYRE.

DAZ

[kamal996]

sb-1 said:

Guys, What would you do? Only 700 Miles on the clock....and I've got a big nail in the tyre...do I chance a repair or get the plastic out for for a new tyre(the're 20" !) Steve

There are companies that specialises in repairing such tyres. Its a specialised job
Vulcanized Repairs
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Vulcanized repair charges start from as little as £13.00

Here is a link to such a company

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[Graham.J]

You could always go to your OPC and bat your eyelids nicely at them, may be able to give you a discount off a new tyre or something.

I would recommend a new tyre though.

[agent006]

On a 'normal' car a repair is fine, but porsches can be very fussy about tyres. Especially on (i assume) the KN, with big 20inchers with so much weight.

[sb-1]

Cheers Chaps....I think I had already decided that I would take the new tyre route....I will go with the majority. Safe
Steve

[Graham.J]

agent006 said:

but porsches can be very fussy about tyres.

They like to have them Porsche approved.

On work experience we had a car come in that felt 'dodgy' at the rear when making progress.

Turned out one of the tyres at the rear wasn't Porsche approved which was the problem.

So I was told.

[kamal996]

Pies said:

new tyre, sorry but they are your only contact with the road and on a performance car i wouldnt risk it.

Its a KN not a performance car....

[pesty]

I would go for a new tyre personally.

Question. I was told ages ago that on a 4x4 you had to change both tyres on an axle because if there was a difference in tyre wear it would"wind the diff up"
Now I have no idea what winding a diff up means but it dosnt sound good

Is this duff info Ive been given or is there a shread of truth in this

[sb-1]

Its only done 700 Mls! So tyre wear dosn't come into it!
Steve

[pesty]

sb-1 said:

Its only done 700 Mls! So tyre wear dosn't come into it! Steve

Your driving it too slow then

[sb-1]

New tyre fitted yesterday..!

Steve

[giles]

I took my 993 to Kwik Fit last week to find out the cause of a slow puncture - they found a small hole in the centre of the (almost new)tyre, probably caused by a nail. Told me they could repair it and did so for about 15 quid. How worried should I be? It's in for residual service work at my local OPC - should I ask them to look over it?

[sb-1]

Pies said:

new tyre, sorry but they are your only contact with the road and on a performance car i wouldnt risk it.

Seems to be the popular opinion.

[kamal996]

sb-1 said:

Pies said: new tyre, sorry but they are your only contact with the road and on a performance car i wouldnt risk it. Seems to be the popular opinion.

Why should a repair be acceptable on a normal £15k car and not a "sports car???

I agree that a repair to an area on or near to a side wall is a dangerous thing but I have had repairs done to tyres and driven for many thousands of motorway miles. I would understand your sentiment if you are in Germany and doing 150 mph for 2 hours but its hardly an issue here. If it were dangerous then repairs would have been banned by now.

If I replaced every tyre with a repairable puncture I would be totally broke...I suppose you guys sell your cars when they get dirty just incase you scratch them whilst washing them

[neon_fox]

I agree with Kamal, provided the damage is small (e.g. nail) and not at the edge/wall of the tyre then no problem, get it repaired.

I've run thousands of miles on a repaired rear conti (inc. a track day) with no problems.

Fox
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