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You'd think getting a tyre repaired wouldn't create such a farsical problem as what happened when I tried to get my tyre repaired.

Just over a month ago the thingy in the car kept saying I had low pressure in my tyre. Having pumped it up several times I realised I must have a slow puncture. I took it to the tyre place and they check it. No puncture they say it's a faulty valve thing so they change it and off I go quite happy. A couple of days later low pressure again. I take it back they then find the tiniest little hole in my tyre. They fix it and off I go again. Couple of days later low pressure so back I go and they check it. The mend hasn't adhered to the inside of the tyre so they do it again. It doesn't want to adhere so they loan me a tyre whilst mine goes away to be fixed. I call in today to get the tyre changed back. They go to put the repaired tyre back on the wheel but they notice that they haven't repaired it, a pain but not a major problem. In the process of putting another tyre on the wheel the sensor gets broken.

I'm now driving around with a permanant STOP on my dash and a wonderful picture of a nail in a tyre pops up every now and then. I ring the dealers but all the service people took an early dart today so I can't make an appointment to have the sensor repaired until Monday but I was reliably informed that they have nothing available all next week and I'll have to ring very early Monday if I want an appointment the week after.

All this caused by a tiny little hole in my tyre :roll:

Was the person fixing your puncher a blonde by any chance

Surely a new tyre would have been cheaper in the first place.

Your not having a Goodyear are you Toots. :lol:

It hasn't actually cost me anything more than the first £5.00 to repair the puncture and it's not going to cost me anything to have the sensor fixed and reprogrammed by Pug dealer it's just annoying cos I've got so much travelling to do this week looking at a red light telling me to STOP then showing me a nail in a tyre.

toots wrote:

May I sugest a very cheap and quick fix for your problem. A roll of black insulation tape. It wont fix the leak or the broken sensor.............but you can use it to cover up the annoying light on the dash until it is fixed. :lol:

jump leads
12v tyre pump
a GOOD pressure gauge
torch

I remember a few years ago when I got a nail in the tyre, it was in the middle so it could be plugged, the lad did the job and on my way I went.

A day later I was on the rank when I noticed that my tyre was flat again, I went round to the lad who did it for me who checked the tyre but there was nothing in it. He re-sealed the tyre rim and pumped it back up for me, off I went to work.

The next day the tyre was soft again, I went back to the garage who did it for me. The lad said there must be something in your tyre but I've checked it twice and there's nothing in it, he checked the tyre and this time he checked around the patch he'd put in, there was a bit of glass sticking through the patch, it was only a small shard of glass but it was enough to make it lose air, I asked him the odds of that happening? He said he'd never seen it before where he'd put a patch on then the patch being punctured.

Author:	toots [ Sat May 30, 2009 5:45 pm ]
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You'd think getting a tyre repaired wouldn't create such a farsical problem as what happened when I tried to get my tyre repaired. Just over a month ago the thingy in the car kept saying I had low pressure in my tyre. Having pumped it up several times I realised I must have a slow puncture. I took it to the tyre place and they check it. No puncture they say it's a faulty valve thing so they change it and off I go quite happy. A couple of days later low pressure again. I take it back they then find the tiniest little hole in my tyre. They fix it and off I go again. Couple of days later low pressure so back I go and they check it. The mend hasn't adhered to the inside of the tyre so they do it again. It doesn't want to adhere so they loan me a tyre whilst mine goes away to be fixed. I call in today to get the tyre changed back. They go to put the repaired tyre back on the wheel but they notice that they haven't repaired it, a pain but not a major problem. In the process of putting another tyre on the wheel the sensor gets broken. I'm now driving around with a permanant STOP on my dash and a wonderful picture of a nail in a tyre pops up every now and then. I ring the dealers but all the service people took an early dart today so I can't make an appointment to have the sensor repaired until Monday but I was reliably informed that they have nothing available all next week and I'll have to ring very early Monday if I want an appointment the week after. All this caused by a tiny little hole in my tyre

Author:	MR T [ Sat May 30, 2009 6:26 pm ]
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Was the person fixing your puncher a blonde by any chance

Author:	taximan [ Sat May 30, 2009 7:28 pm ]
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Surely a new tyre would have been cheaper in the first place.

Author:	Smoked Glass [ Sat May 30, 2009 8:56 pm ]
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toots wrote: You'd think getting a tyre repaired wouldn't create such a farsical problem as what happened when I tried to get my tyre repaired. Just over a month ago the thingy in the car kept saying I had low pressure in my tyre. Having pumped it up several times I realised I must have a slow puncture. I took it to the tyre place and they check it. No puncture they say it's a faulty valve thing so they change it and off I go quite happy. A couple of days later low pressure again. I take it back they then find the tiniest little hole in my tyre. They fix it and off I go again. Couple of days later low pressure so back I go and they check it. The mend hasn't adhered to the inside of the tyre so they do it again. It doesn't want to adhere so they loan me a tyre whilst mine goes away to be fixed. I call in today to get the tyre changed back. They go to put the repaired tyre back on the wheel but they notice that they haven't repaired it, a pain but not a major problem. In the process of putting another tyre on the wheel the sensor gets broken. I'm now driving around with a permanant STOP on my dash and a wonderful picture of a nail in a tyre pops up every now and then. I ring the dealers but all the service people took an early dart today so I can't make an appointment to have the sensor repaired until Monday but I was reliably informed that they have nothing available all next week and I'll have to ring very early Monday if I want an appointment the week after. All this caused by a tiny little hole in my tyre Your not having a Goodyear are you Toots.

Author:	toots [ Sat May 30, 2009 8:57 pm ]
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Quote: Was the person fixing your puncher a blonde by any chance No actually a scouser But to be fair the guy who broke the sensor was a fit young apprentice Quote: Surely a new tyre would have been cheaper in the first place. It hasn't actually cost me anything more than the first £5.00 to repair the puncture and it's not going to cost me anything to have the sensor fixed and reprogrammed by Pug dealer it's just annoying cos I've got so much travelling to do this week looking at a red light telling me to STOP then showing me a nail in a tyre. I hope I don't actually get a puncture cos I won't notice until it's too late Quote: Your not having a Goodyear are you Toots. You don't know how close to the truth you are

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Author:	wannabeeahack [ Sat May 30, 2009 9:23 pm ]
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Author:	toots [ Sat May 30, 2009 9:29 pm ]
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What's that

Author:	wannabeeahack [ Sat May 30, 2009 10:03 pm ]
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toots wrote: What's that a can of tyre sealant+inflator http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... _langId_-1 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HOLTS-TYREWELD-PU ... 1\|294%3A50 dont leave home without one I always carry jump leads 12v tyre pump a GOOD pressure gauge torch can of tyre puncture repairer

Author:	grandad [ Sat May 30, 2009 10:31 pm ]
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toots wrote: It hasn't actually cost me anything more than the first £5.00 to repair the puncture and it's not going to cost me anything to have the sensor fixed and reprogrammed by Pug dealer it's just annoying cos I've got so much travelling to do this week looking at a red light telling me to STOP then showing me a nail in a tyre. May I sugest a very cheap and quick fix for your problem. A roll of black insulation tape. It wont fix the leak or the broken sensor.............but you can use it to cover up the annoying light on the dash until it is fixed.

Author:	toots [ Sat May 30, 2009 10:38 pm ]
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grandad wrote: toots wrote: It hasn't actually cost me anything more than the first £5.00 to repair the puncture and it's not going to cost me anything to have the sensor fixed and reprogrammed by Pug dealer it's just annoying cos I've got so much travelling to do this week looking at a red light telling me to STOP then showing me a nail in a tyre. May I sugest a very cheap and quick fix for your problem. A roll of black insulation tape. It wont fix the leak or the broken sensor.............but you can use it to cover up the annoying light on the dash until it is fixed. Excellent what a fab idea you're a gem thanks Quote: jump leads 12v tyre pump a GOOD pressure gauge torch I always carry those but no sealant but I do have a hi viz jacket so I don't get runover if I break down in a dark place, or at least that's the theory oh yeah an a triangle thingy in case I break down so I can warn other drivers, a book so I don't get bored and a blanky so I don't get cold

Author:	echo15 [ Sun May 31, 2009 12:07 am ]
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Pug 407 right? Get the dealer to disable the sensors via the computer link you can check your tyres daily. Who needs a sensor to tell you your tyres flat.

Author:	Doom [ Sun May 31, 2009 4:13 am ]
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Be warned Toots that the tyre weld normally writes off a tyre, the tyre centres won't fix em because of the mess it creates in the tyre. hth.

Author:	toots [ Sun May 31, 2009 5:54 am ]
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Thanks for the advice. I had heard about the stuff you put in your tyres and the fact that the tyre places don't like to deal with them, I suppose it's ok in an emergency to get you home but then your stuffed. I don't think I want the sensors disabled I kinda like the fact that my car indicates the low pressure in the tyres cos I always forget about things like that or more to the point can't be bothered cos I don't like to get my hands dirty

Author:	Nigel [ Sun May 31, 2009 6:13 am ]
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I remember a few years ago when I got a nail in the tyre, it was in the middle so it could be plugged, the lad did the job and on my way I went. A day later I was on the rank when I noticed that my tyre was flat again, I went round to the lad who did it for me who checked the tyre but there was nothing in it. He re-sealed the tyre rim and pumped it back up for me, off I went to work. The next day the tyre was soft again, I went back to the garage who did it for me. The lad said there must be something in your tyre but I've checked it twice and there's nothing in it, he checked the tyre and this time he checked around the patch he'd put in, there was a bit of glass sticking through the patch, it was only a small shard of glass but it was enough to make it lose air, I asked him the odds of that happening? He said he'd never seen it before where he'd put a patch on then the patch being punctured.

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Author:	grandad [ Sun May 31, 2009 9:51 am ]
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Nigel wrote: I remember a few years ago when I got a nail in the tyre, it was in the middle so it could be plugged, the lad did the job and on my way I went. A day later I was on the rank when I noticed that my tyre was flat again, I went round to the lad who did it for me who checked the tyre but there was nothing in it. He re-sealed the tyre rim and pumped it back up for me, off I went to work. The next day the tyre was soft again, I went back to the garage who did it for me. The lad said there must be something in your tyre but I've checked it twice and there's nothing in it, he checked the tyre and this time he checked around the patch he'd put in, there was a bit of glass sticking through the patch, it was only a small shard of glass but it was enough to make it lose air, I asked him the odds of that happening? He said he'd never seen it before where he'd put a patch on then the patch being punctured. Who said lighting doesn't stike the same place twice.