Continental tyre puncture

[Corey_R]

Anyone have experince of nitrogen in their tyres instead of air?

Since some people couldn't take the hint, I've moved all the posts to the Nitrogen thread

[kimmik]

he meant me. i couldn't take his hint.

[ACTR36Wagon]

Tyre pressures?

I have the Conti 3s with the self seal. I had a screw find its way into the side wall so I had to get one of the near new ones replaced after only a few thousand km. Original wheel size - changing to even lower profile is just asking for trouble IMHO.

I am experimenting with tyre pressures. Currently using 41psi - what do others use?

[R36 DSG]

Currently running 39psi all round in the R36 as I find anymore than this and the ride is quite harsh. Running Bridgestone Potenza RE040. Not sure how these compare to the Contis as they were on the car when purchased.

[Lance B]

I run 39psi as a good compromise between ride and handing.

[nicholas128]

Tyre pressure

I run the tyres at 40 PSI. With relatively low profile tyres (45), the sidewalls are a bit more vulnerable to damage, and my logic is therefore that they can use a little extra pressure over and above the car's recommended pressure spec. I find 40PSI a good compromise.
Nicholas.

[Highlander]

I am running the original Contisport 3 at 39psi, and with 35k on them and lots of tread left, I am happy with grip performance and wear. However the tyres (or at least I hope it is the tyres) have become unbearably noisy. So much so that they almost sound like worn universal joints or wheel bearings and especially noisy ay low speeds because of the duration of the rumble.

Did 100kms as a passenger in my car on Sunday and I was still aware of the noise although not as pronounced at speed.

Haven't touched a gutter. Can't remember a decent pot hole and no perceptible signs of blistering.

Anyone experienced similar problems?

[grtuned]

What did tyre power actually do?? Did they repair the tyre, fit a new one i've heard of the conti's being able to easily seal a 5mm nail
puncture once it's removed.i'd like to know outcome,cheersCheers

Just wanted to share my recent experience with a puncture in my Continental CSC3.
I have a 2010 R36 - last weekend took it for its 15000k service at the dealership. Was told that I had 2 nails sitting in my rear tyre, which I didn't know about. The tyre pressure had been stable the whole time.

Anyway, went to a nearby tyre shop after the service to have the tyre fixed. When the tyre guy removed the nail, the hole sealed over by itself. The tyre guy started asking me what I had put on the tyre. He then realised that it had the self-sealing Contiseal stuff on it, and he had never seen it before. Told me that I should be right to just drive on it now. Of course, I wasn't. I barely drove 5 minutes when the TPMS started alarming. I returned to the shop and swapped my spare in to get home as he said the tyre was unrepairable.

I brought the tyre to 2 other shops, both of which were stated as stockists on the Continental website. One shop didn't want to touch it as they were not familiar with it. Donnellan's in Box Hill said they could repair it but of course they couldn't. Also want to say that they were extremely rude and just generally unprofessional - definitely wouldn't go back to them again.

At this point in time I was getting quite frustrated - the tyres were still quite new and the puncture was pretty small but nobody seemed to know how to fix it. Finally, called Continental and they referred me to Tyrepower in Bulleen. Just got it done this morning, hope it stays alright. The guys at Tyrepower were great and definitely recommend them.

So if you get a puncture in your Contis, I wouldn't recommend just bringing it to any old tyre shop.

[dopey]

I am running the original Contisport 3 at 39psi, and with 35k on them and lots of tread left, I am happy with grip performance and wear. However the tyres (or at least I hope it is the tyres) have become unbearably noisy. So much so that they almost sound like worn universal joints or wheel bearings and especially noisy ay low speeds because of the duration of the rumble.

Did 100kms as a passenger in my car on Sunday and I was still aware of the noise although not as pronounced at speed.

Haven't touched a gutter. Can't remember a decent pot hole and no perceptible signs of blistering.

Anyone experienced similar problems?

I've had similar problems with other tyres as they've aged but not with these particular Continental tyres (because my car is still new....)

A lot of tyres tend to get noisier as they age, the rubber also gets harder with age which is a contributing factor. You'll probably find that when you do get new tyres the car will be nice and quiet again. Does the rubber on the tyre seem like it's harder or has perished a little?

I can't imagine that it would be wheel bearings or anything of that nature for a car that's so new with low kms but if you are truly concerned it can't hurt to get it checked.

[neil]

Mine will be 4 years in November with 45000k's. I have complained since day one about the noise of
my Contisport 2.
Noise is fine on smooth surfaces its when you get on the regional roads of tar and gravel that the
noise is deafening.
40 psi all round and still looks like another 45000 easily out of the originals.
95% freeway driving.

[Highlander]

Noise on "Sealed Gravel"

No use complaining. I don't think they have ever seen our Aussie sealed gravel roads in Europe and hence their suspensions are not designed/tuned for such surfaces.

Every Euro I have owned has been overly noisy on those surfaces and you just have to live with it.My Holden Ute is quiter than the CC on these surfaces.

Be pleased to hear from anyone who has had a positive tyre combination on a Passat with "sealed gravel" roads.

[Corey_R]

Sealed gravel is also the bane of the 9N3 Polo and MKV and MK6 Golf. I don't really have any suggestion on tyres that will fix it either. Continental CSC2, Bridgestone RE050 - neither of them make a diff.

[adrock]

Interesting read about not all shops knowing how to handle punctures on the Conti's. I have an MY10 R36 and put it in for a service last week with 33k on the clock. Got a call 20 minutes I was to pick it up to say they noticed it had a flat so they'd given it off to the tyre shop to get it repaired and that it would be another hour. I thought odd, they looked fine, drove fine, and the tyre alarm had never gone off.

Anyway, they brought the car back and I was just eager to get out of the place as I was going to be running late to the footy. Went out to the car and noticed they hadn't fixed a tyre, but replaced ALL FOUR. And with a different brand at that!! They fitted Dunlop Sport FastResponse.

The fact they never even called to ask about the tyre replacement or my preferred brand is another story. But now I read this I wonder if the tyre joint didn't know how to deal with the repair so just fitted new ones.

[2muchcoffeeman]

I got a roofing screw in one of mine. My guys simply scraped the gunge off in the affected and repaired the tyre.

All is well.

[drzed]

Adrock, which service centre did you go to? It was pretty rude of them not to ask you whether you wanted to change all the tyres, what more what brand you actually wanted. I would be having some stern words with the service centre if I was in your position.