I take it this tyre is FUBAR?

[Scrubs]

Got a feeling I picked this up from doing a tip run last night.

Not losing any air. I take it that I can expect a nice gush of wind though if I attempt to remove it?

[GeniusOfLove]

You have to ask?!

[Simon_GH]

There’s a chance it’s only in the curb protection part of the tyre but I’d keep an eye on the sidewall if you continuing using the tyre in case it starts to bulge.

[LightweightLouisDanvers]

Naturally a very new tyre too, never happens to an old one that needs replacing!

[Radec]

Take it to Kwik Fit for a laugh

[Scrubs]

Radec said:

Take it to Kwik Fit for a laugh

Funnily enough they are working out the cheapest for that tyre at £330 quid fitted.

Annoyingly the car is only 5 months old.

[GreenV8S]

If you have a spare, I'd fit that now and use it to get the wheel to a tyre shop.

If you don't have a spare and need to drive on this wheel to get it repaired, I'd take the screw out before that - and drive as though the tyre could go flat at any moment. This avoids the risk of the screw doing any further damage as the tyre flexes.

I wouldn't expect you to get a leak when you remove the screw. If the screw had gone the whole way through the tyre it would already be leaking. But the scructure of the tyre has obviously been compromised and it isn't safe to continue using that tyre as it is.

[Scrubs]

GreenV8S said:

If you have a spare, I'd fit that now and use it to get the wheel to a tyre shop.

If you don't have a spare and need to drive on this wheel to get it repaired, I'd take the screw out before that - and drive as though the tyre could go flat at any moment. This avoids the risk of the screw doing any further damage as the tyre flexes.

I wouldn't expect you to get a leak when you remove the screw. If the screw had gone the whole way through the tyre it would already be leaking. But the scructure of the tyre has obviously been compromised and it isn't safe to continue using that tyre as it is.

Cheers for this advice. Don't have a spare but decided to try and remove it. I slowly turned it with a pair of pliers for 30 seconds and that's it now removed with no air leak. The screw itself is pretty long as can be seen from the pic, but wasn't that thick so has just been through the outside rubber. Will keep an eye on it and get it looked at.

[rallye101]

Yeeeaaaahhhh.......fu£ked

[CoolHands]

Radec said:

Take it to Kwik Fit for a laugh

4 new tyres + a new exhaust

[cerb4.5lee]

CoolHands said:

Radec said:

Take it to Kwik Fit for a laugh

4 new tyres + a new exhaust

I'm not sure where the exhaust is going on a Tesla though?!

[SAS Tom]

I’d replace the car. Just in case.

[stevieturbo]

That's quite an impressive one really.

[paul_c123]

Not necessarily. Unless the tyre is damaged to the extent the cords are exposed (either clearly visibly, or by exposing the damaged area with a blunt tool); or there is a bulge, it would pass an MoT (probably earn an advisory). You could superglue the flaps to avoid further damage.

[DickyC]

Plus Superglue for any raggedy bits as mentioned above. If a dealer I drove for had a car going out with an iffy tyre, he would put jn a can of squirt. In the two years I was there, none came back under complaint. (Clarification - plenty of cars came back under complaint, none tyre foam related.)

It was so effective, I do it on my own cars now. If in doubt, buy a can of tyre weld.

It has to be worth a tenner as an experiment.

[bimsb6]

The screw looks useable .