Thank TPMS...
11-02-2008, 02:34 AM
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Thank TPMS...
Guys, don't disable your TPMS...
Although it's sometimes a nuisance, don't disable your TPMS. It saved me from perhaps something that could have been quite disastrous.
Early this morning I'm driving to the track (NJMP) for a two day DE. On the highway my TPMS flashes Red with a message that my LF tire is flat. I pull over and manually check the tire pressure and it's down to 17 lbs from 30 when I started my journey 15 minutes earlier. Within a couple of mins the pressure dropped to 4 lbs. To make a long story short the LF had a big nail embedded that deflated the tire. The RR also had a big embedded nail but no deflation. I count my blessings that it happened on a highway in the wee hours without any traffic and at moderate speed. Could have been a worse outcome on the track a couple of hours later.
Lesson learnt. Keep the TPMS on all the time.
Cheers.
Although it's sometimes a nuisance, don't disable your TPMS. It saved me from perhaps something that could have been quite disastrous.
Early this morning I'm driving to the track (NJMP) for a two day DE. On the highway my TPMS flashes Red with a message that my LF tire is flat. I pull over and manually check the tire pressure and it's down to 17 lbs from 30 when I started my journey 15 minutes earlier. Within a couple of mins the pressure dropped to 4 lbs. To make a long story short the LF had a big nail embedded that deflated the tire. The RR also had a big embedded nail but no deflation. I count my blessings that it happened on a highway in the wee hours without any traffic and at moderate speed. Could have been a worse outcome on the track a couple of hours later.
Lesson learnt. Keep the TPMS on all the time.
Cheers.
11-02-2008, 03:29 AM
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yes, i agree with you. i hit a curb a few weeks ago in the rain. at first, i didnt think anything of it as i didnt hit the curb that hard. worse case, i thought i jut curb rashed my wheel. then 10sec after hitting the curb, the tpms light came on telling me i had 30lbs ---> 10lbs -- 0lbs. at 10lbs, i immediately pulled off the freeway. low and behold, my tire was completely flat and i had a slice on my side wall. im glad i pulled over when i did.
11-02-2008, 07:06 AM
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Question for you guys. How did you get it fixed...with the can of goo or what. Did the car have to be towed/loaded up to get it to the place where it was fixed or what? This is something I have always worried about with my GT3 and the lack of a spare. Interested in your solution(s). Thanks.
11-02-2008, 07:51 AM
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BC...same here...light came on and I watched the numbers go down rapidly and lucky for me I was about to approach the last exit for quite a while
tried the goo.....useless in my case as an inner aspect was corded and went through....would need gallons of goo to fix that...was able to limp home and not hurt my rim but the tire was a goner....needed two rears...got 17K out of them with just hiway miles
tried the goo.....useless in my case as an inner aspect was corded and went through....would need gallons of goo to fix that...was able to limp home and not hurt my rim but the tire was a goner....needed two rears...got 17K out of them with just hiway miles
11-02-2008, 10:31 AM
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Question for you guys. How did you get it fixed...with the can of goo or what. Did the car have to be towed/loaded up to get it to the place where it was fixed or what? This is something I have always worried about with my GT3 and the lack of a spare. Interested in your solution(s). Thanks.
11-02-2008, 01:35 PM
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I had a similar experience driving from AZ to southern UT.
Probably occured driving through Las Vegas where I picked up a screw in the tread of the LR tire. It was hard to discern a difference in ride/handling due to heavy rain at the time.
TPMS alert came on about 60 miles from destination (26psi). I was able to add air twice to get to destination then put LR of car on a jack until I could get the tire repaired the next day.
Probably occured driving through Las Vegas where I picked up a screw in the tread of the LR tire. It was hard to discern a difference in ride/handling due to heavy rain at the time.
TPMS alert came on about 60 miles from destination (26psi). I was able to add air twice to get to destination then put LR of car on a jack until I could get the tire repaired the next day.
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11-02-2008, 01:47 PM
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BC...same here...light came on and I watched the numbers go down rapidly and lucky for me I was about to approach the last exit for quite a while
tried the goo.....useless in my case as an inner aspect was corded and went through....would need gallons of goo to fix that...was able to limp home and not hurt my rim but the tire was a goner....needed two rears...got 17K out of them with just hiway miles
tried the goo.....useless in my case as an inner aspect was corded and went through....would need gallons of goo to fix that...was able to limp home and not hurt my rim but the tire was a goner....needed two rears...got 17K out of them with just hiway miles
17K?????
11-02-2008, 10:13 PM
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11-02-2008, 10:29 PM
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yeah....feelin' that....we ain't got no canyons to carve our tires on over here...just relatively straight and boring roads for the most part locally
11-03-2008, 02:28 PM
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Question for you guys. How did you get it fixed...with the can of goo or what. Did the car have to be towed/loaded up to get it to the place where it was fixed or what? This is something I have always worried about with my GT3 and the lack of a spare. Interested in your solution(s). Thanks.
it was a $800 curb rash 
