A few days ago through the car integrated tire pressure monitoring I noticed a tire dropped 7 PSI within 3 days. Topped it up and didn't pay much attention. Today discovered this guy. Possibly drove about 100 miles and 3 days after discovering a pressure drop.

Since we have the Run-Flat is this damage repairable? The tires have 10k on them. I know a repair would be a piece of cake if it was conventional tire. Didn't have a punctured tire for 10 years.

 

I thought Jag didn't use runflats. My salesman made a big deal about it, but it could be different in different markets.

Why not Google "can runflats be repaired"

 

Well I did, and the results are mixed. Mostly people say it might be repairable if not too close to the sidewall. Anyway heading to the indy shop since the dealer and the big names don't want to touch it. Thanks to the manufacturers wanting to squeeze more out of consumers.

 

Done.The mechanic in the shop gave me two options to patch or to plug, but offered a plug since the damage is closer to a sidewall area. So, 10 minutes later and $10 poorer I was given 1" self screw souvenir and the puncture was fixed.

 

Damage that close the shoulder is not recommended to be repaired. I would replace the tire or replace the both if they are worn. Was in the same situation with my Aston a month ago.

 

I believe the problem is that with the plug in the tire, the tire may no longer function as a runflat, and will not support the car properly if it is again punctured.

 

It was repairable since I got lucky by 1/4", a little bit closer to the sidewall I would need to replace it. BTW, non of the authorized shops repair run-flats period no matter where the damage is. A screw was very thin and plug worked OK. If the tire will leak air I'll definitely replace it. Not going to take car to the track anyway.

 

I've had a few flat tires and most times I've taken the car to a repair shop they've said the tire will have to come off so they can patch the hole from the inside.Then when they've taken the wheel off the car and the tire off the wheel they declare the tire to be 'unrepairable'. At this point the car is on the lift, the wheel is without a tire and you're left with little choice but to buy a new tire from the shop at whatever price they demand........I don't know how you can avoid this potential ripoff!

 

Tell them next time put the spare, go to another shop and see if they can patch/plug it. If nether one can just buy online the new one its much cheaper anyway. I always do a little research before going to even an authorized dealer not talking about some indy shop. There are so many dishonest mechanics out there its just staggering.

Also, regarding the run flats, the point is to have them they don't completely get flat. I noticed the sidewalls much reinforced to the extend that when a mechanic took the screw out it deflated a tire to 37 psi out of 47 psi. This lazy guy never put an air and told me it will take a time for the sensors to sync. So, I drove about 3 miles and I see no changes. When I visually inspected the tire I didn't see any difference comparing to other tires.