[weingarm]

Last few days I've noticed my left-rear tire is losing about 1 PSI per day. When it was down 3 PSI after three days I decided to look for the problem.

Found it.

This nail is about 2 1/4 inches from the inner edge of the tire. Do you think it can be plugged/patched?

Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 - rear size is the standard 285/30 ZR20

Again, a very slow leak at this time but obviously I'd like to fix it. Having my summer tires put back on in about a week but these all-season tires still have around 8/32 tread depth so I'd like to continue using them next winter if possible.

[BryanCO]

Absolutely

[Burrcold]

That's the perfect spot for a plug!

[shadowredlev]

personally I would never plug one of these performance tires, especially if you constantly drive fast or drive down curvy roads, last thing you want is for a plug to fail and now you've crashed your car

id only be comfortable with a patch, as far as patching goes that's borderline but I would say its possible to patch that, just make sure its not a plug

[Berzerker]

Originally Posted by shadowredlev

personally I would never plug one of these performance tires, especially if you constantly drive fast or drive down curvy roads, last thing you want is for a plug to fail and now you've crashed your car

id only be comfortable with a patch, as far as patching goes that's borderline but I would say its possible to patch that, just make sure its not a plug

I'm assuming anyone using "plug" in 2024 means patch, I don't think any reputable tire repair shop will do anything other than patch or scrape nowadays anyway.

[shadowredlev]

Originally Posted by Berzerker

I'm assuming anyone using "plug" in 2024 means patch, I don't think any reputable tire repair shop will do anything other than patch or scrape nowadays anyway.

haha, I live in Glendale, CA , you would not believe how many tire shops here "plug" tires and say they patched them

[weingarm]

Yeah, I really meant to patch the tire, not plug it. I'm rarely fortunate enough to have fun/curvy roads to push it on. My commute is mostly 30-50mph on straight suburban streets, traffic lights, stop & go traffic, etc.

I had a tire on my wife's X7 get a nail in a similar spot in the tread. The tire shop patched it and it worked good as new for the rest of our time with that car (~13,000 more miles).

[gnx]

Yes, definitely.

[M4ROLLIN20]

It can be plugged

[G MONEY]

Plug away. You will be fine

[2011ninja]

People have been plugging tires for years with ZERO issues.

I get the abundance of caution but I think it’s a little ridiculous on this forum sometimes.

That nail is in the meat of the tire and has plenty of tread depth.

It’s an all season tire. Not a track tire.

When I was younger I had a front tire blow out on the hwy. my 1992 VW Corrado.

Nothing happened I just pulled over put the spare on.

Geez it’s a damn nail…

[SwankPeRFection]

Originally Posted by 2011ninja

People have been plugging tires for years with ZERO issues.

I get the abundance of caution but I think it’s a little ridiculous on this forum sometimes.

That nail is in the meat of the tire and has plenty of tread depth.

It’s an all season tire. Not a track tire.

When I was younger I had a front tire blow out on the hwy. my 1992 VW Corrado.

Nothing happened I just pulled over put the spare on.

Geez it’s a damn nail…

Agreed. This is the sort of shit I’d plug in my garage and move on. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve plugged my tires in past years and didn’t have any issues with summer tires and driving SCCA and not a peep.

BTW, I love the speed triggered spoiler on the Corrado. Had a friend that had a VR6 one in the 90’s that was dark green. Saw a red one a couple of months ago that seemed practically mint driving around in town. 🤌

[2011ninja]

Originally Posted by SwankPeRFection

Agreed. This is the sort of shit I’d plug in my garage and move on. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve plugged my tires in past years and didn’t have any issues with summer tires and driving SCCA and not a peep.

BTW, I love the speed triggered spoiler on the Corrado. Had a friend that had a VR6 one in the 90’s that was dark green. Saw a red one a couple of months ago that seemed practically mint driving around in town. 🤌

Ohhh man brings back memories.

That’s was my exact car; Dark Forest Green beige interior.

[BimmerFix]

Originally Posted by shadowredlev

haha, I live in Glendale, CA , you would not believe how many tire shops here "plug" tires and say they patched them

Just don't go to Gurgen , and you'll be fine Lev jan
Some of our armo mechanics/tire shops are something else I tell ya