stupid forecourt compressors

yella said:

why have yer got a recoil hose lay on the floor?

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cos i aint got a wall strong enuff ter bolt it to!

ffs

tis bolted to the floor instead - works OK.

Grippa said:

Them machines is designed fur wimmin!

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and they still struggle!

ever sat behind a woman at the water pump and she gets the manual out to see where it goes??? why cant they just pull out the way till they find out or just ask???

Anyone ever tried pressing the other button? The one for a flat tyre

Cause i run LPG and aint got a spare anymore, my local LPG centre can put sum green stuff in the tyre which will seal it in case I gets a nail in it. The stuff is rated to 155mph and can seal holes up to 1/4" (6mm for you modern men).

It stays in for the life of the tyre regardless of how many holes you get. They claim it also helps with economy tyre wear etc, cause it will fill any little leaks like what you have.

Can find a brand name if you want.

expanding foam??????

Dorset VogueSE said:

Cause i run LPG and aint got a spare anymore, my local LPG centre can put sum green stuff in the tyre which will seal it in case I gets a nail in it. The stuff is rated to 155mph and can seal holes up to 1/4" (6mm for you modern men).

It stays in for the life of the tyre regardless of how many holes you get. They claim it also helps with economy tyre wear etc, cause it will fill any little leaks like what you have.

Can find a brand name if you want.

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Yes please!

Hi Revjames,

Have been in contact with the garage, the stuff is called Protex.

The amount needed is dependant on tyre size. I have 255/60 18 tyres which need something like 11 units per tyre.

This costs approx £110 for all of my 4 tyres or the approx cost of another tyre. I think if it saves just one tyre from puncture damage during 30K miles its worth it, plus the added benefit of maintaining correctly inflated tyres.

By the way if theres any Tratta boys reading this, it works in off road situations apparantly for the likes of farm equipment, so may be of use when playing down the lanes.

the problem with that stuff is that it can hide damage to your tyre by plugging the leak so that it doesn't deflate and reveal itself. the tyre can then fail with a bang at high speed.
it's bright green/yellow in colour so that it can be seen if it plugs a hole, so the instructions tell you to inspect the tyres regularly, which few people do.
it lulls you into a false sense of security.

personally, i wouldn't use it for a car that is used on the road at speed.
it may be useful for a dedicated off-roader.

Treworgey 90 said:

the problem with that stuff is that it can hide damage to your tyre by plugging the leak so that it doesn't deflate and reveal itself. the tyre can then fail with a bang at high speed.
it's bright green/yellow in colour so that it can be seen if it plugs a hole, so the instructions tell you to inspect the tyres regularly, which few people do.
it lulls you into a false sense of security.

personally, i wouldn't use it for a car that is used on the road at speed.
it may be useful for a dedicated off-roader.

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I asked about this when I was first shown it. I ride a bike too and wouldn't like to think that a tyre would suddenly let go on me.

The response I got was that if a tyre could have been proffesionally repaired then this stuff will seal it instead.

If the puncture is too large or in an area of the tyre that is not normally repairable eg sidewall, then it wont work and the tyre is fooked anyway( something to do with sidewall flexing).

Its just that with the weight of my ranger, a 'repairable' puncture could scrap the tyre after being driven flat on the sidewall, even for a very short period of time, eg stopping, so I thinks it could be worth the effort.

Lets face a blow out on any tyre, with or without slimy stuff in it, isn't a nice experience

Take the wheels off, lay them flat, and dribble soapy water round the rim where the tyres seat, both sides.

Probably blowing little bubbles around the rims.

Easy fixed if you know a decent tyre fitter.

CharlesY

rev, i pick up quite a few nails and the like in on the roads i travel,
even having them repaired, i still was having to inflate them every other week

i bought some tyre sealant liquid, ebay about 15 quid to do 4 tyres worked for me,

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I've been to the tyre services 3 times and paid for puncture repairs. The last time they checked the wheel concerned and assured me there was nothing wrong with it. I still have to blow it up 8psi/wk. which is a pita to say the least. I might try that or the other stuff 'tyre weld' if I can get it off the shelf locally.

Think its 3.99 or 4.99 a tin in wilkinsons