I thought about this... then thought about it going completely flat
Tyre is defo losing pressure though, 1psi a day ish...
I thought about this... then thought about it going completely flat
Thats fair enough if it is loosing air. Any time I have done it the tyre has not really lost any air and as I turned the screw I would check with soapy water for bubbles.Scooba_Steve wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:57 amI thought about this... then thought about it going completely flat
Tyre is defo losing pressure though, 1psi a day ish...
Gave the screw a wiggle today and it hissed!Nictrix wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:59 pmThats fair enough if it is loosing air. Any time I have done it the tyre has not really lost any air and as I turned the screw I would check with soapy water for bubbles.Scooba_Steve wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:57 amI thought about this... then thought about it going completely flat
Tyre is defo losing pressure though, 1psi a day ish...
Same for one rear on mine, tyre shop cleaned up the rim and checked for cracks before redoing the bead and putting the tyre back on. Trouble is, now it's losing air faster than it was before...mj2k wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:23 pm Feel for you, had that 3 times in 4 weeks before, luckily on a company car. Remain convinced someone thought they owned that piece of public highway (not infront of their house, or anything uber petty), and did it over night.
Currently the M has a really really slow flat, need to get it sorted, can't see any damage so no idea if anything can actually be done.
Arse, was hoping to read it fixed it! It's so slow I can live with it based on infrequent use of the car, but annoying.Scooba_Steve wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:50 pmSame for one rear on mine, tyre shop cleaned up the rim and checked for cracks before redoing the bead and putting the tyre back on. Trouble is, now it's losing air faster than it was before...mj2k wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:23 pm Feel for you, had that 3 times in 4 weeks before, luckily on a company car. Remain convinced someone thought they owned that piece of public highway (not infront of their house, or anything uber petty), and did it over night.
Currently the M has a really really slow flat, need to get it sorted, can't see any damage so no idea if anything can actually be done.
I'll second that - About 6 years ago, when I used to hire cars out tas taxis, I had a pair of part worns fitted to the front of one of my Mondeos. Gave it back to the driver that night, the following morning, her rang to say he had a screw in a tyre, but had pulled it out and the tyre had not gone down (although I later found out that the muppet hadn't actually checked the pressure) anyway, two weeks later, I got a phonecall to say he'd had the same tyre "fall to pieces" at low speed - Turns out the garage had fitted a runflat, he'd then driven on it for two weeks, or at least 1500 miles with NO air in it before it fell apart...cj10jeeper wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:19 pm Runflats don't just blow up after 50 miles. I have no doubt you could travel 100 miles on it or more with care. Think cold wet night, female, alone, etc. Or dangerous motorway hard shoulder. It'll get you to safety and out of danger.
Second big factor is packaging - there just isn't the need or space to carry a big tyre around in a modern car
I dont like runflats but understand the need
If you're not sure how old the tyres are they should have a date codemj2k wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:54 pm Was tempted to change all the rubber as bought the car on 7k and it's now 24k, but convinced its the original rubber. Need to find the right tyre though given the Michelin changes, but guessing I'd rather lose the last couple mm of tread vs a blow out due to age of tyre.
No idea that existed at all, and petrified!G600 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 9:48 pmIf you're not sure how old the tyres are they should have a date codemj2k wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:54 pm Was tempted to change all the rubber as bought the car on 7k and it's now 24k, but convinced its the original rubber. Need to find the right tyre though given the Michelin changes, but guessing I'd rather lose the last couple mm of tread vs a blow out due to age of tyre.
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