Are tyre inflation kits any good...really ?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2016
- I'm not a big fan of tyre inflation kits but to be honest until last weekend I'd never had to use one. I thought it would be a good excuse to ask the question...are they any good ?
On this occasion it was an epic fail. Either because of me not using it correctly or more likely because the tyre was so badly damaged from the puncture.
On a serious note. What would have happened if I'd been in the middle of nowhere ? I ended up calling a recovery service. Had I had a spare wheel I could have change it in a few minutes and sorted the problem myself.
I'm still not a big fan !
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This works fine. The sealant bottle needs to be placed in the housing on the compressor as the sealant is gravity fed into the air flow and the car engine needs to be running to preserve the battery. The instructions with the kit and in the car manual are easy to understand. In this case they haven't been read and the procedure is not correct hence the fail. User flaw. I had a puncture this morning from a screw, I used the kit, it worked fine and got me to the garage without need for re-inflation. The puncture was repaired for £15.00. Would have been £10.00 normally but the extra £5.00 was for cleaning the sealant from inside the tyre. I was back on the road within 45 minutes, more than happy. I have been misinformed in comments to these videos that the tyre would need replacing as the sealant renders it useless. This is not the case.
The tyre does need to be replaced if you've driven on it when it was flat. The damage is inside the tyre and you can't see it easily. Best to replace it as a duff tyre can get you dead.
@@hobmoor2042 He used the kit, never said he was driving the thing with the flat tyre.
Something never looked "right" about those tiny inflatable tyre-things.
When I discovered my 2013 KIA Optima only had one of those, I ran out asap & ordered an xtra rim and replacement tyre for it as well as the biggest hydraulic jack they make for emergency tyre changing. The flimsy jack that comes with is dangerous to say the least. Now at least the car won't fall off the jack anymore.
The New Spare Rim and Tyre plus the Hydraulic Jack make the perfect Ballast for my car when Im driving. I always felt pretty light on the road in the past...
Hope you were able to get that sorted quickly. Flat tyres *anywhere are bad news in general....in the middle of nowhere with a flat is a terrible predicament. Glad You Were close to Civilisation.☺Thank-you for sharing your information!!
I've used these, they work perfectly well, I'm puzzled as to why you turn on the compressor before you have deployed the foam, the foam cans come pressurised, empty the can into the tyre first, then pump up the tyre.
I've not seen any reviews (nor anything in the product instructions) about making sure that the tire is rotated such that the puncture at the bottom (so that the sealant finds the hole and can plug it, lest the air keep escaping out the puncture, if it were at the top). Is this a requirement, or does the sealant, somehow, foam up inside of the tire such that it reaches all parts of it?
You are absolutely right mate
Had a flat tyre, been a bit hesitant when I saw this video, tried it as an act of desperation and it worked! You just do it as instructed, get behind your wheel ASAP, drive for a few minutes and it does miracles!
Does anyone know if I can fit a tyre where the tyre used to be in an Astra 2013?
I am just not happy with a can of goo.
My tires isnt popped can i still us it to add pressure?
it would seem like there would be a valve on the bottle of foam to open once the tubes are connected
I had to use one with my company car, you use it, then you have to drive a litle way inflate, drive a little way, inflate drive etc, bloody dangerous when you are on a motorway miles from an exit, on country road, we dumped our "inflation kits", and bought spare wheels for our compnay cars. i had to give up, with the kit, eventually got someone out, he said, i have nver had a sucess with those kits, as still limited to 80kph 50mph & the tyre is runied after using one anyway, so for a total of 4 hours, meeting missed, soaking wet, cold, , eventually new tyre fitted in a car park I managed to get to, and a bill.£120, (well company) But with a spare wheel, 5 minutes to change, repair bill for punture dropped off a garage near office £20 with a guarantee, they even brought to office & fitted and put spare back. so Inflation Kit = Stupid, costly, Spare wheel = sensible, sensible cost.
Do these Repair Kits come with Excessive Noise Ear Protectors?
They should do !
This may sound like a silly question. But if you deliberately deflated a perfectly good tire, and then reinflated the tire using the sealant, would this help prevent future punctures / flat tires ?.
These devices give a short term fix for a puncture and not designed to do that.
I you can't beat having a spare wheel. Car manufacturers put so much electronic crap on cars they leave out good stuff Spare wheel, temp gauge, etc.
LOL...very true 👍
LOL...very true 👍
LOL...very true 👍
LOL...very true 👍
i think you need to start the engine when use that kit if the care are not elctric or hybrid .
Literally just had this happen to me in my pursuit of bog roll in Aldi. Left the foam used the pump drove to tyre repair cost me a tenner. The guy there told me they couldn’t have repaired it if I’d have used the foam.
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The only reason these are out is to save the manufaturer money. The gas savings are negligible. If today's spare tire is considered heavy then one should time travel to the 80's or 70's where a full size spare was used. So get a modern spare tire and live in peace.
Read the instruction!
We market a Kit from OKO - a UK company specializing in sealants - and the only failure for us has been if the puncture is bigger than 7/8mm! These OEM kits usually seal 3/4mm punctures only. But in any event the Video maker takes a slapdash attitude. RTFM dopey!!
It would have been useful to know what was wrong with the tyre. I'm assuming as it was a test, you knew if it was a small nail hole, or a larger hole such as a 5mm chunk taken out by a bolt or something. I think these kits are unlikely to deal with the latter, but if used before the pressure has completely flattened out, could be good enough to get you to a repair.
Major cut and deflation. It didn’t stand a chance 😜
Should be 2 to 2.2 bar on that car... That's 30-35 psi
I've used this very kit, worked for me
I think it was more of a problem with the tyre being too badly damaged.
Someone didn't follow the instructions. Sealant bottle should be mounted upside down on top of the compressor. Damnit he fixed it later in the video.
This inflator kit works great(depends on severity of tire condition)! I carry this kit even though my car has spare tire! Very convenient when we have flat tire!
Yep. Failing to follow the very simple instructions does constitute an epic fail LOL
Yep 😂😂😂
IT'S WHISPER QUIET!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I SAID,,,,,,,,,,,,, IT'S WHISPER QUIET!!
It gave me a headache !!
a spare tire is always better
Some people won't bother lifting and installing it.
Agreed, but manufacturers want to get rid of the spare to save weight and improve the mpg figures. Some hybrid cars have the battery where the spare would normally go.
I don’t rate them. Can’t beat a spare. Plus without engine running, you’d end up with a flat battery. Loved the fact ya admitted the mistake buddy, I’m with ya. We all love an epic fail at times mate.
EPIC fail !
TRY READING ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS NEXT TIME? Connect bottle of gunk to compressor, Connect to tyre, Connect to Cigarette lighter, (Invert and slide bottle of gunk into recess on compressor) now switch On compresser as the gunk will empty via gravity into the compressor? I prefer a proper spare but I think you were the problem with this, When you invert and start the pump that is what sends it into the wheel to seal the hole, You failed to do this so the whole of the inside was not covered. What I would like to see is a video of when this tyre was replaced? Because there is obviously a Max sized hole it can fix with a slash being worse
I know it was my bad for not reading the instructions properly, but even if I had I don't think it would have worked as the tyre was so badly damaged. The only proper solution is to have a full size spare. Space saver spares are OK but you then have the problem of where to put the wheel you take off !
You should start the engine while using the compressor. A car battery has 12 Volts but your alternator generates 13.7 Volts so that increase in Voltage while the engine is running boosts the compressor. Saves you a few minutes if you have a completely flat tyre.
Or get a higher Voltage unit that has both car outlet and wall outlet which typically runs it a bit faster. With that small of an air compressor you can't expect one that has even a small gallon sized compressor. Definitely are better ones on the market and if on a dark road, no cell phone connection and otherwise up the creek so the speak I expect it would be worth having. Would benefit from a light on the unit as well to see what you are doing in the dark and the line on it is pretty short.
"you have a completely flat tyre." And a battery out of juice...
Pardon! good video
You forgot to remove the valve core!
If you have a blow out it’ll do you no good get a space saver save a lot of hassle
Used a kit the other day, totally useless, had to wait 2hrs for breakdown people, £80 for new bottle of liquid and then punture repair, cost just as much as a new tyre, no saving at all, bring back spare wheels
Ouch 😮
I got a new bottle directly from the dealer for £15.. they’ve obviously saw you coming!
@@GeorgieG20 I did not buy one from the Vauxhall dealer because of the price quoted, what dealer did you use...
I've also never had one of these work, good idea in theory but loud and annoying in practice.
When you record a video like this, it helps to focus the camera on the tire rather than yourself. That way we can see the action and the purpose of the video will not be defeated. Great job though.
Hi there. This was one of my early videos. Hopefully my technique has improved since then but thanks for the feedback :-)
Holts spray can is okay...but if you locate the hole don't take any nail or object out of tyre that caused it...leave it in and use spray
He probably cured the product in the container with all that air flow going In would of dried the product inside the cannister
someone must be wrong here, if they are this bad then then why are they in the majority of new cars?
Cost saving !
Bottle is wrong it's on its side
RTFM!!!
Yep 😂
User fail all the way.
Know why epic fail? You should have jacked up the car and let the tire be free from touching the ground. Did this 2 days ago with zero problem. lol
RTFM!
Yep 👍
@@PetrolPed Of course I omitted to say I speak from personal experience! 😋
Cant replace a spire tire with that junk!
you didn't shake it up nor did you roll forward after injecting foam nor did you plug up the inflator directly stop making educational videos if your uneducated at the video your making foam tire plugs an a spare should all be in your car an you should get a patch or a new tire foam an plugs are temporary but plugs give you a while but when a tire is that flat or you use foam a new tire is always needed
Err...this was never meant to be an 'educational' video. It was a bit of fun !
It's an antidote to amuse as the manufacturers are cheating on us all.
The white bottle should be upside-down on the compressor