Tire Damage?

[artbuc]

Wife just home with 10-15 psi in driver rear. Drove about 40 miles at reduced speed and did not hit any potholes. Rim not damaged but I wonder about tire sidewalls?

Looks like tire was vandalized with a knife into tread. Not sure it can be fixed so question may be moot.

Thanks for your feedback.

 

[CKN]

Wife just home with 10-15 psi in driver rear. Drove about 40 miles at reduced speed and did not hit any potholes. Rim not damaged but I wonder about tire sidewalls?

Looks like tire was vandalized with a knife into tread. Not sure it can be fixed so question may be moot.

Thanks for your feedback.

Or-conversely it hit a road hazard and was damaged that way. What feedback do you want? You already know that's not healthy for a tire and it needs to be replaced.

 

[CapriRacer]

You need to look inside for rubber dust. I'll bet there is a little and if so, tire is done!

 

[artbuc]

No, I don’t know that. That is my question. Assuming tire puncture can be repaired, can I be confident sidewall is ok. She was not running on the rim.

 

[artbuc]

Thx, will make sure tech looks.

You need to look inside for rubber dust. I'll bet there is a little and if so, tire is done!

 

[artbuc]

Capri, I just saw your post about replacement tires being different from OEM tires. Tire in question is the crapper Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422+ that came on our Venza. I know they suck because they also came on my Lexus. But, they only have about 7k miles and I did not want to replace all four this soon.

Will differences between OEM and replacement make that much difference?

 

[eljefino]

+2 on the dust, dust means done.

Sounds like you're going for a mushroom patch (good) and not a plug (bad.)

A hole can be patched, a slash cannot.

 

[artbuc]

Shop not open until Monday. Will post back what they say.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Have the shop mark the balance point. Dismount tire. Dust done. Buy a new one or a good used one ( check date stamp ! ) Can't be that big of a slash if holding 10-15 PSI on vehicle. If shop is reputable, they will tell you if it's repairable with a patch. NO PLUG. Those are the worst repairs you can buy.

 

[artbuc]

No sidewall cracks or rubber dust. Repaired with combo plug/patch. Match marked so no rebalance. Shop took all actions without prompts from me. Thx to all for helpful comments.

Have the shop mark the balance point. Dismount tire. Dust done. Buy a new one or a good used one ( check date stamp ! ) Can't be that big of a slash if holding 10-15 PSI on vehicle. If shop is reputable, they will tell you if it's repairable with a patch. NO PLUG. Those are the worst repairs you can buy.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Great ! Good luck with it. Shouldn't give you a problem. Sounds like tire shop knew what they were doing.

 

[artbuc]

Sounds like you do too!

Great ! Good luck with it. Shouldn't give you a problem. Sounds like tire shop knew what they were doing.

 

[CapriRacer]

Just saw this, and even though you've resolved the issue, the question is worthy of a response.

Capri, I just saw your post about replacement tires being different from OEM tires. Tire in question is the crapper Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422+ that came on our Venza. I know they suck because they also came on my Lexus. But, they only have about 7k miles and I did not want to replace all four this soon.

Will differences between OEM and replacement make that much difference?

First, the OE tires that came on your Lexus are different than the OE tires that came on your Venza. That's because the car manufacturer sets the specs for each and the tires are designed to those specs regardless of what name is on the sidewall. Even within a car manufacturer, the specs are always different for each car model. Usually OE tires are designed to deliver good fuel economy (Low Rolling Resistance), and they get that by sacrificing treadwear and/or traction, especially wet traction.

Now to what is the difference between OE and replacement? Hard to say as each OE tire is different. Just be aware that trying to explain this is really complicated - but you can be assured that the replacement tire will be worse for rolling resistance, and better for treadwear, and maybe wet traction as well.

Where it gets complicated is that many times, the OE tire gets changed to replacement market specs, but the name is not changed. The problem here is that the tire available through the local tire dealer is usually the same as the OE tire until after that tire is no longer supplied to the car manufacturer. But there is a lag time between the time the tire is no longer supplied and when all those OE tires are sold off.

 

[benjamming]

I think it's wild that the requirements priority for a car mfg is less wet traction for the sake of better mpg. So much for safety...

 

[RooflessVW]

Sounds like you're going for a mushroom patch (good) and not a plug (bad.)

NO PLUG. Those are the worst repairs you can buy.

Quality plugs work very well and I consider them a permanent repair.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Been in some shady repair shops in The Bronx, where I grew up. I've seen those characters patch SIDEWALLS just to make a few bucks. Always had my eye on them.

 

[CKN]

I think it's wild that the requirements priority for a car mfg is less wet traction for the sake of better mpg. So much for safety...

The OEM tires are also geared for a smooth ride.