Tyre advice please..!!

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Voodoo

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 SE Kent
Hi all,

Whilst out on a country "run" this evening, my tyre warning light came on with a chime, so I stopped immediately and had a look. :roll:

Upon checking the tyres out, the nearside front was down on pressure and after checking the tread over, I came across a nail embedded in my tyre. Fortunately, the nail is in the centre portion of the tyre.

Now, I'm off to France for a week soon and I can do without having any tyre issues there, so I'm unsure what my best option is. :?

1. Puncture repair.
2. New Conti tyre on NSF only.
3. Two new Contis on front.
3. Two new tyres of a different make on front.

Can I just change one tyre on these cars? On my Impreza, if one was being changed, all four needed to go because of the AWD diffs, but as the Z is RWD, that's not a problem unless it's on the rear, surely?

I'm thinking that the best bet is to replace the tyre as opposed to a repair, as I don't tend to hang about generally. The current tyre tread depth looks pretty good all round, the car's done 10000miles now (I bought it at 8.5k) and the current Conti M3's still have the little rubber pimple things on them. Can I just change one tyre with no issues? How good are puncture repairs these days, especially on sustained high speed runs?

Your views and advice is appreciated gents. :poke:
 
If it can be repaired then don't see a problem really. If it's a nail then there's a small hole in the centre area of the tyre that will need a bung repair. Assume worse case that repair fails somehow, you'll get another slow puncture and the warning light will come on.
 
I agree, I had one repaired 18 months ago, lasted fine, TBH once you've done a few miles on the tyre, I doubt you could ever find the repair again anyway.
 
My only question mark over the repair is on a sustained high speed run equivalent to a track day or a run on an autobahn. Would the repair be fine in a situation like those? :?
 
Yep would have thought so, I would be more inclined to think that a new or different tyre would be a greater risk than a repaired tyre, more chance of introducing some strange high-speed handling characteristic.

If in doubt take it to a tye place and let them see what you think. I take it that the nail is in the middle of one of the large tread blocks in the middle anyway, like a solid piece of rubber.
 
I'll have a chat to my local tyre specialist tomorrow and see what they say. The nail is actually in between two of the larger blocks as opposed to in the block itself.

My worry is mainly due to my imminent French trip, I was even thinking of putting two new fronts on, then switching back to my used & repaired fronts once the new ones wear out in about 12k miles. Storing them in the dark away from UV isn't an issue for me.

Incidentally, what's the score with the in-wheel sensors? When do they have to be replaced? What's the result if I ended up with a full on flat somewhere and have to use the can of goo from the kit? Does the goo render the tyre irrepairable and how far can I drive on the goo filled tyre? :?
 
The run flat sensor uses the ABS to count wheel revolutions rather than anything hi-tech so nothing to replace there.

Yep the goo will render the tyre irrepairable.
 
What a learning curve I'm on..!! :lol:

Thanks for the advice Mike, sometimes I think I worry far too much about things like this..!!
 
Wondermike said:
The run flat sensor uses the ABS to count wheel revolutions rather than anything hi-tech so nothing to replace there.

Yep the goo will render the tyre irrepairable.
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The sealant can be cleaned from the inside of the tyre apparently, the tyre fitter will make a charge for doing so though.
 
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