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Thanks Will.....maybe I'll make the long journey and come see you this evening or Saturday morning.
Actually, when I went to take the car out for a drive last sunday, my dash warning red light was on indicating the tire was down 8 psi. Checked with a guage and yes, it was down to 32 psi. Pumped it back up to 40, took it for a drive and the pressure held steady. Tuesday after work, checked again with a guage and it was back down to 32. So...its a slow leak and TPMS seems to be working perfectly.
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Agreed. The CT plug kit likely won't fix a gash that wide.
Today, I discovered a nail in the RR tire in close to that location ... where tread meets sidewall. Decided two new rear tires needed. I think the same for OP's puncture.
Do you think I need to replace both?
I've got about 6 K on these (6000 km)
I'll replace this one now and then put the car away for the winter.
What mileage can I expect to get on these tires, generally speaking.
I don't drive too agressive or track.
Mine is at a little more than 50% of new thread depth so I'm changing both. I drive hard, fast and aggressive [quick lane changes, hard into corners, etc] so I won't chance unpredictable handling with changing only one tire in the rear.
I'd say 15k of use and you'd be doing ok. If you are about to put the car in storage, then I'd put the spare on it and buy two new tires when you take it out of storage.
I had a blowout on the left rear last year on the QEW from debris. All 4 tires were fairly new, 5000km or so at the most. I just replaced the one, and I never noticed the difference. If it's the front, I'd replace the one but put them on the rear so the fronts are matched.
X 5 ... new tires. Pair. Keep the other used good one as a spare.
You'll never need it, if you have one.
FF 2018, why do I still have that stupid spare tire, its in the way, its dusty, why did I ever keep it.
I have a factory (996) jack, and a piece of 2x6 for soft ground. I'm not sure what the Cayman jack points are like but I'd look for a hand crank scissor jack as they are compact, fit under a low car and less likely to fail as compared to hydraulic jacks.
I'd also recommend carrying a breaker bar with the appropriate sized socket for the lugs. Nothing worse than snapping a factory lug wrench on the Friday of a long weekend...