It’s not even required to remove and replace the valve core, with only a few steps you are ready to go again. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Having a single use compressor seems an expensive waste and surely it can't be good for the environment?

Motorists wishing to equip their cars with puncture sealant can obtain the complete ContiMobilityKit, including the compressor, as a retrofit solution. The only other thing I had to do was find some bolt thread covers for the bare bolts sticking up from that under space so they wouldn't catch or tear anything. The tyre sealant bottle is screwed into an internal connection and when the unit is set to repair, the bottle neck is pierced and the sealant is transferred into the tyre when the unit is switched on. Can you find anything to back up that theory because it sounds like the kind of excuse a tyre retailer would use because they can't be arsed cleaning the tyre out and a new tyre is higher value than a repair?

Tip: Take a photo of your existing tyre sidewall to make it easier to identify your tyre size using the guide below. I was able to get it all to fit (the dealer didn't want to do it; however, they at least gave me a discount on the pricing), along with some padding from a moving blanket, to keep it from bouncing around, in the space under the rear floor. Premium tyre range as of 26/12/2023 includes Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear, Hankook, Michelin, Pirelli and Yokohama. It is what is needed in a Jaguar (and probably in other cars too, but it was expensive for the size. The ContiMobilityKit is only suitable for passenger car tires with a mandatory maximum tire pressure of 3 bar.

Here too, a glance into the luggage compartment may well lead to extra sales: each year, some three million kits with a squeeze bottle of sealant are used by European car manufacturers. The tyre inflation hose, the receiver, and the sealant bottle must be replaced once a new tyre has been fitted.Seller kept in touch to advise and inform of any potential disruption due to customs and outside sources.

Tip : If you can see where the leak is occurring try to mark it to help the repair guy with locating the leak. It fixed a puncture and I not only drove home on it which was over 20 miles away, but it was two days before I could get the tyre replaced and whilst I didn’t use the car till the trip to the garage, when I checked the pressure, it hadn’t dropped by one psi. If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.Not too concerned about losing that small amount of rear space as opposed to a heavy box that might break the lip on that removable floor. The age of the sealant – A sealant canister past its expiry date will likely be less effective at providing a durable puncture repair. It seals Durchstiche on car tyres caused by nails or other similar objects with a diameter of up to 6 mm The 450 ml replacement bottle is suitable for replacing 300 ml, 450 ml and 560 ml OE bottles of the Conti Mob Ilitykits (560 ml OE bottle depending on the tyre dimension).

Last year, one in every three cars rolling off European assembly lines was kitted out with a puncture sealant kit.

The cause and size of the initial puncture – The kit can repair punctures up to 6mm but smaller punctures are generally easier to repair and will last longer. The position of the puncture – it’s possible to achieve a much cleaner seal if the puncture is in the middle of the tread as opposed to near the sidewall. In 2015, one out of three cars that came off the assembly line in Europe had a sealant kit for punctures instead. The aspect ratio or profile height of the tyre sidewall is expressed as a percentage of the tyre width. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.