VW Tyres - Continental with ContiSeal - Absolute Rubbish

[FastMitch]

Continental Tyres with ContiSeal looks like a complete marketing scam

Got a small screw within the 5mm limits as specified by Continental and the Tyre still leaked air
Tyre Technology - Sealing punctures with ContiSeal™

Worse still, when you take it in to get repaired, Tyre places say its a headache to remove the ContiSeal goo that is stuck on the inside and are hesitant to do the work.

Seems our friends in the UK have the same issue
ContiSeal tyres and a space saver? What's the point? - Page 3 - VW Tiguan MK2 Forums


Has anyone else experienced nail / screws in their Continental with ContiSeal Tyre's and they still leaked ?

[iDiesel]

Which models come with these tyres?
Didn’t know such a thing existed. I have always used a puncture repair kit it’s saved me about 6 trips to the tyre shop

[INASNT]

Continental Tyres with ContiSeal looks like a complete marketing scam

Got a small screw within the 5mm limits as specified by Continental and the Tyre still leaked air
Tyre Technology - Sealing punctures with ContiSeal™

Worse still, when you take it in to get repaired, Tyre places say its a headache to remove the ContiSeal goo that is stuck on the inside and are hesitant to do the work.

Seems our friends in the UK have the same issue
ContiSeal tyres and a space saver? What's the point? - Page 3 - VW Tiguan MK2 Forums


Has anyone else experienced nail / screws in their Continental with ContiSeal Tyre's and they still leaked ?

Had a nail in the side wall of one of my fronts last week, went with the conti 101Y AO front replacements as they were both due for replacement..

[FastMitch]

I have always used a puncture repair kit it’s saved me about 6 trips to the tyre shop

I think you'll find that is for off-road massive tyres. Can't see this working well on thin 20" tyres.
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If you need to do it as a DIY, this kit looks better
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Which models come with these tyres? Didn’t know such a thing existed.

Neither did I until I got the screw in the Tyre. Model is a Tiguan Highline RLine

[PDMJO]

I think you'll find that is for off-road massive tyres. Can't see this working well on thin 20" tyres.
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If you need to do it as a DIY, this kit looks better
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Neither did I until I got the screw in the Tyre. Model is a Tiguan Highline RLine

I’ve never had to use it, but the Mini Cooper comes with a repair kit by default, as there’s no space for a spare wheel.

Not saying it’s a good alternative, but an alternative (for non 4WD’s) nonetheless.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Same, I had a roofing screw go into mine then took it to a tyre shop and they said these are a massive pain in the arse to repair.

I tried to pull out the roofing screw and it leaked air, so I pushed it back in and took it to a repair shop.

[FastMitch]

Same, I had a roofing screw go into mine then took it to a tyre shop and they said these are a massive pain in the arse to repair.

I tried to pull out the roofing screw and it leaked air, so I pushed it back in and took it to a repair shop.

Did the Tyre shop repair it in the end ?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Did the Tyre shop repair it in the end ?

Yes they did, but charged me $50 where as last time they repaired a normal tyre or was $30.

They use a proper mushroom to plug up the hole, ie remove the tyre plug it up, then back on. Other places just use that rubber strip thing (which you can do yourself).

This was done at Blair's Tyres Lansvale.

[FastMitch]

Yes they did, but charged me $50 where as last time they repaired a normal tyre or was $30.

They use a proper mushroom to plug up the hole, ie remove the tyre plug it up, then back on. Other places just use that rubber strip thing (which you can do yourself).

This was done at Blair's Tyres Lansvale.

Did they have to scrape off the Tar Goo before they put in the plug ?

I wonder if the Continental with ContiSeal comes with any sort of warranty ?

Or if this should be covered under VW warranty as they are the seller ?

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[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Did they have to scrape off the Tar Goo before they put in the plug ?

I wonder if the Continental with ContiSeal comes with any sort of warranty ?

Or if this should be covered under VW warranty as they are the seller ?

No idea TBH Mitch, but all my tyres are nearing the tread indicator so I didn't mind too much.
Will be replacing them all with something else, either Bridgestone RE003 or Hankook RS-4 (if that make it in that size) or similar

[doc_777]

My wife’s car has the pirelli tyres with “seal inside”. She got a puncture that sealed itself in a similar manner to the way the continental tyres should work. I fixed it myself with a mushroom plug (easy to insert from the outside with the correct application tools). Hasn’t been a problem since, but it’ll be due for tyres soon.

I think the concept of the self-sealing tyre is good - has the potential to prevent the catastrophic destruction of the tyre carcass - leaving enough time for a driver to pull over and change to the spare. For people who are in any way attentive to their vehicles however, I think it’s of dubious value and IMO certainly not worth the high price come time to replace the tyres.


just replaced the pirellis on my alltrack a few weeks ago. Can gladly recommend the new Kumho PA51 which was released towards the end of last year - so much so, I’ll be putting the same model of tyres on my wife’s comfort line in the coming weeks.

[FastMitch]

Will be replacing them all with something else, either Bridgestone RE003 or Hankook RS-4 (if that make it in that size) or similar

Let me know which one you go with and if they are better than the Continentals (grip & quiet)

[FastMitch]

My wife’s car has the pirelli tyres with “seal inside”. She got a puncture that sealed itself in a similar manner to the way the continental tyres should work. I fixed it myself with a mushroom plug (easy to insert from the outside with the correct application tools)

What type of DIY Tyre puncture kit did you use ?

Was the mushroom plug on a 20" Tyre ?

just replaced the pirellis on my alltrack a few weeks ago. Can gladly recommend the new Kumho PA51 which was released towards the end of last year - so much so, I’ll be putting the same model of tyres on my wife’s comfort line in the coming weeks.

Are the Kumho PA51 quiet compared to the 20" Continentals ?

[Hotlad]

I had a nail in my front left tyre. Took it to my mate, he owns a tyre shop, and he just got one of his guys to pull the nail out and the contiseal made a perfect seal once the nail was out.

It protruded out of the hole, he filed it back slightly just so it was flush with the rest of the tyre and once i got home, couldn't even tell where the nail went in. The hole was completely filled in, and blended into the tyre from road wear. Same colour and same texture as the tyre itself.

From my experience, I could not recommend the technology enough.

Since that first one, I had another nail is drivers rear, this time I pulled it out, it was in one of the big water channels and another perfect seal with road driving then blending the seal into the tyre to be completely unoticeable again.

[Simonr23]

Nails in the ‘flat’ part of the tyre (main tread area) is the ideal scenario for sealant-filled tyres. For most people, these are the most common punctures, too.

It’s not meant to be a magic fix for all/any possible puncture causing issues- and there are drawbacks for anything not in the design brief of the tyres.

If I have a car with no spare/space saver. I’d rather have the goo, than not. I just pity anyone who does need to do a repair by hand.