Tyre puncture caused by Gravel area..??

sujsuj

Just moved to new place already twice had car tyre slow puncture in 1 month though car is driven rarely only. Only difference from last house was a long Gravel area where cars are parked normally . about 5m gravel area driving over it while taking car out  and coming in and parked over night over Gravel area. Gravel looks to be more round gravel. While driving over it was driving slowly ..Still  2 puncture for 2 different cars  in 1 month...Any experience of this sort to anyone..?  

pinkteapot

Might be better on the Motoring board?

AdrianC

Was there any indication of what had caused either puncture? You say it was slow - so was it a very small foreign object penetrating the tread (probably still embedded in there)? Slow deflation is more often a leak at the bead or valve.

I s'pose an underinflated tyre could get a bit of gravel dislodging the bead slightly, but unless a stone had actually pierced the tread... And that'd be very visible.

ElephantBoy57

A gravel area will not cause a puncture, even a slow one.

Jeepers_Creepers

As E57 says.

Sujsuj, when you get the slow-leak repaired - which I presume you have before and will again - ask what the actual cause was; they should know.

The gravel might be hiding a multitude of piercing sins, of course, if - say - a chippy lives there too and has a habit of dropping or brushing out all his loose screws and nails.

But, gravel? No. Smooth pea-gravel? Def no. 

sujsuj

AdrianC said:

Was there any indication of what had caused either puncture? You say it was slow - so was it a very small foreign object penetrating the tread (probably still embedded in there)? Slow deflation is more often a leak at the bead or valve.

I s'pose an underinflated tyre could get a bit of gravel dislodging the bead slightly, but unless a stone had actually pierced the tread... And that'd be very visible.

Tyre bead  leak...Is there a chance of this more when driving or parking car in Garvel..? nearly new tyres from Michelin and no issues till now. I put some GOOP Puncture Repair Sealant on my car and seems to be OK. second one I am not keen to do that its 2019 model and with less milege..

sujsuj

Jeepers_Creepers said:

As E57 says.

Sujsuj, when you get the slow-leak repaired - which I presume you have - ask what the actual cause was; they should know.

The gravel might be hiding a multitude of piercing sins, of course, if - say - a chippy lives there too and has a habit of dropping or brushing out all his loose screws and nails.

But, gravel? No. Smooth pea-gravel? Def no. 

Its semirural area, no chiipys (or any shop) for next 4/5 miles..No chance of that. 

AdrianC

sujsuj said:

AdrianC said:

Was there any indication of what had caused either puncture? You say it was slow - so was it a very small foreign object penetrating the tread (probably still embedded in there)? Slow deflation is more often a leak at the bead or valve.

I s'pose an underinflated tyre could get a bit of gravel dislodging the bead slightly, but unless a stone had actually pierced the tread... And that'd be very visible.

Tyre bead  leak...Is there a chance of this more when driving or parking car in Garvel..? nearly new tyres from Michelin and no issues till now. I put some GOOP Puncture Repair Sealant on my car and seems to be OK. second one I am not keen to do that its 2019 model and with less milege..

The bead is the seal between the metal of the wheel rim and the tyre. If you're getting leaks there, it's almost certainly down to the tyre fitter not cleaning the wheel rim and applying sufficient sealant when he fitted the tyre.

sujsuj said:

Jeepers_Creepers said:

As E57 says.

Sujsuj, when you get the slow-leak repaired - which I presume you have - ask what the actual cause was; they should know.

The gravel might be hiding a multitude of piercing sins, of course, if - say - a chippy lives there too and has a habit of dropping or brushing out all his loose screws and nails.

But, gravel? No. Smooth pea-gravel? Def no. 

Its semirural area, no chiipys (or any shop) for next 4/5 miles..No chance of that. 

"Chippy" is a nickname for a carpenter.

frogglet

I'd be more inclined to think there is alsorts hidden in gravel.
We've had a new gravel drive and not had punctures but are careful if anything gets dropped as it just disappears.
As for those dammed chips lol

sujsuj

AdrianC said:

sujsuj said:

AdrianC said:

Was there any indication of what had caused either puncture? You say it was slow - so was it a very small foreign object penetrating the tread (probably still embedded in there)? Slow deflation is more often a leak at the bead or valve.

I s'pose an underinflated tyre could get a bit of gravel dislodging the bead slightly, but unless a stone had actually pierced the tread... And that'd be very visible.

Tyre bead  leak...Is there a chance of this more when driving or parking car in Garvel..? nearly new tyres from Michelin and no issues till now. I put some GOOP Puncture Repair Sealant on my car and seems to be OK. second one I am not keen to do that its 2019 model and with less milege..

The bead is the seal between the metal of the wheel rim and the tyre. If you're getting leaks there, it's almost certainly down to the tyre fitter not cleaning the wheel rim and applying sufficient sealant when he fitted the tyre.

sujsuj said:

Jeepers_Creepers said:

As E57 says.

Sujsuj, when you get the slow-leak repaired - which I presume you have - ask what the actual cause was; they should know.

The gravel might be hiding a multitude of piercing sins, of course, if - say - a chippy lives there too and has a habit of dropping or brushing out all his loose screws and nails.

But, gravel? No. Smooth pea-gravel? Def no. 

Its semirural area, no chiipys (or any shop) for next 4/5 miles..No chance of that. 

"Chippy" is a nickname for a carpenter.

If it was tyre fit or bead seal issue, it could have happened when I was in my old home where I parked on tarmac no gravel drive. Issue happened for both cars when I started driving and parking on Gravel area..

Oops urban Chippy  is Fish & Chips...

Jeepers_Creepers

As Adrian says, a tyre bead leak is either down to a corroded rim (not in your case - too young), a poor sealing job by the tyre fitter (possible), a bad moulding on the tyre (possible), damage caused to the alloy inside rim during fitting (possible), an almost-flat tyre being driven on (possible - but unlikely as you'd know), or driving on pea gravel (only kidding - it ain't that).

Having it happen to two cars is quite possibly a red herring, if clearly unfortunate; do you know for sure this new leak is also a bead seal issue?