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david_yorkshire
Spa-Francorchamps
Joined: 05 Feb 2009
Posts: 289
Location: Herts
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 Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 4:36 pm Post subject: Tyre puncture
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So;
got a bloody nail in my rear tyre
about 5 cm from edge
nail is small - think picture hook size nail.
very slow loss of pressure - 1 psi in 300 miles / 4 days (when tpms indicated a little low, I initially couldn't even find the nail)
Tyre is a Cup 2, still showing min 6mm tread, so hardly worn ( only done 1/2 a track day on it plus a bit of road use !)
Would a repair / plug be OK ?
seems an arse to have to replace the tyre.
or am i just being a tight arse.....
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Magic919
Suzuka
Joined: 05 Jun 2013
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Location: Berkshire
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I’d have it repaired.
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T8
General
Joined: 29 Jun 2010
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Location: Kent
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If a professional tyre company consider it to be repairable I'd get it repaired.
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Cunno
Indianapolis
Joined: 13 Dec 2008
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Location: Nottinghamshire
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 6:46 pm Post subject:
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| T8 wrote: | | If a professional tyre company consider it to be repairable I'd get it repaired. |
^^^^^This^^^^^^
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deMort
Long Beach
Joined: 21 Mar 2015
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Location: Brighton
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 7:33 pm Post subject:
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Porsche,s official line is no puncture repairs are allowed .
To be fair though ive done many at an OPC !
Repair is fine as long as its not too close to the edge .. patch wont seal properly if it is .
If your going to track it though i might have to question if a repair was advisable.
Track use puts a lot more strain on a tyre than normal road use.
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Senoj
Zolder
Joined: 23 Jan 2006
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Location: Sussex
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 8:28 pm Post subject:
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Ive repaired and tracked tyres and lived to tell the tale...
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david_yorkshire
Spa-Francorchamps
Joined: 05 Feb 2009
Posts: 289
Location: Herts
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 5:34 am Post subject:
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Going to try the repair route
No track days booked at the mo so we’ll see how it gets on with just road use
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Tobyone
Spa-Francorchamps
Joined: 20 Jan 2018
Posts: 277
Location: Somewhere else
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 6:04 am Post subject:
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Repaired my own using a kit.
Loads around you get a hole cleaning tool, plugs and glue etc.
Brilliant to get you out of bother and far better than the sticky stuff that is a nightmare to get off the inside when you replace or fix tyre properly.
Yes I know it is not a repair to last forever or suitable using the car track day style.
But I don't blast around on it and it has been fine.
Kit was about a tenner on ebay.
Oh and it saves a butcher getting there hands on your wheels at a pikey car tyre place.
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NXI20
Paul Ricard
Joined: 02 Feb 2008
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Location: South Bucks
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 11:27 am Post subject:
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| Tobyone wrote: | Repaired my own using a kit.
Loads around you get a hole cleaning tool, plugs and glue etc.
Brilliant to get you out of bother and far better than the sticky stuff that is a nightmare to get off the inside when you replace or fix tyre properly.
Yes I know it is not a repair to last forever or suitable using the car track day style.
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Not true.
I've repaired a race slick with one of those kits. It managed to pick up a puncture when it was brand new while it was still in the pit lane 
Worked absolutely fine until it was binned due to heat cycles.
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david_yorkshire
Spa-Francorchamps
Joined: 05 Feb 2009
Posts: 289
Location: Herts
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 1:25 pm Post subject:
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tyre all sorted
Black Boots at Chesham
They have the required torque wrench, adapter and more importantly the knowledge of what they are doing !
quick service too.
now - when's the next trackday 
I've got a new engine to blow up 
might pick up one of these eBay kits just for emergencies 
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Magic919
Suzuka
Joined: 05 Jun 2013
Posts: 1168
Location: Berkshire
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 1:36 pm Post subject:
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Tony and the guys can be trusted.
I have the Silverline kit in the car just in case.
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Gottans
Monza
Joined: 25 Mar 2016
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 6:50 pm Post subject:
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I feel your pain with tyres, I have managed to ruin 2 on the daily driver within a week. First was catching a dislodged drain cover and ripping a hole in the sidewall whilst avoiding an oncoming car and the second was a pothole causing the sidewall to bulge. Ended up replacing all four as the two best ones got wrecked.
Looks like beans on toast for the rest of the month..
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DRZ911
Barcelona
Joined: 13 Mar 2013
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Location: Belfast
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| david_yorkshire wrote: | | I've got a new engine to blow up |
Hope not - want this latest engine of yours to finally prove that Porsche has solved the problem. 
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Tobyone
Spa-Francorchamps
Joined: 20 Jan 2018
Posts: 277
Location: Somewhere else
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 9:10 pm Post subject:
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| NXI20 wrote: | | Tobyone wrote: | Repaired my own using a kit.
Loads around you get a hole cleaning tool, plugs and glue etc.
Brilliant to get you out of bother and far better than the sticky stuff that is a nightmare to get off the inside when you replace or fix tyre properly.
Yes I know it is not a repair to last forever or suitable using the car track day style.
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Not true.
I've repaired a race slick with one of those kits. It managed to pick up a puncture when it was brand new while it was still in the pit lane
Worked absolutely fine until it was binned due to heat cycles. |
Indeed yes.
I was on the cautious side being on the forum.
My OPC slated me for using one of these kits saying it would risk a blow out.
Took absolutely not notice at all as I do have an in-depth knowledge of this sort of thing and never had the slightest problem at all even at enthusiastic speeds.
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david_yorkshire
Spa-Francorchamps
Joined: 05 Feb 2009
Posts: 289
Location: Herts
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 5:23 am Post subject:
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| DRZ911 wrote: | | david_yorkshire wrote: | | I've got a new engine to blow up |
Hope not - want this latest engine of yours to finally prove that Porsche has solved the problem. |
Unfortunately yes - second G series engine fitted
( there is a thread on here - last one went pop at Oulton in March)
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