Being an automotive technician I would reccomend once u realize u have a flat to FIRST fill your tire to atleast 40psi.(if you have a portable air pump) few reasons why in a real world situation u are not going to want to find the leak by driving on a flat damaging ur rim or breaking the bead of the rim. It's very difficult but possible to plug a tire that has no air but while applying force the rubber tire will fold inwards and bend making it difficult to plug. Just add air to tire first, then pull out what ever is making ur tire leak. plug and fill to your doors placard reccomended PSI.

Tommy out here saving lives!! Actually just had to do this recently to my stock wheels so I can confirm this will hold air and fix the tire!

Thank you so much! I'm only irritated with the fact that this video only has 1k likes! It deserves 10x that many! Excellent video. Thanks a ton!

I carry similar patch kit. Got it from local store. I found some random pump. We have a plug in the trunk on drivers side for power adaptor. Also when fixing flat, if there's still air in them. Take all air out before you patch it. This is just temp fix. But pretty neat to get you back on the road. And get to near tire shop so they can put a plug from the inside. I approve this. Cheers

Great video. Realistically I don't think you have enough leverage to do this without removing the tire. We really need to keep a jack and lug wrench. Thank you for the video.

Great video, thanks! After experiencing two flats on by X5 right rear tire - in two weeks I needed something to relieve my stress level!

Another great video. Your'e good at this stuff, easy there!

Lol ... Dude Im addicted to your videos lmao. I'm going to sell my car and buy one without a spare tire so I can do this 😃😃

Growing up in amish country, this is all common knowledge… but, I recently moved to a city- and omg. I’ve helped more people then I ever thought I would have to

Definitely going into my new m4. Thanks man!

Thanks! Just bought a new Jaguar F-Pace, and it's a shock finding out there is no spare! Just ordered the kit from your link and feel a lot less worried.

Gotta love Tommy. Thanks for the video man

Hi Tommy, thanks for this suggest!. Have a nice day.

Needed a quality pump... just ordered your recommendation. 👍🏾

very nice! great point on not necessarily needing to even jack up the car🤯 for around 100$ altogether for the compressor and plug kit, wow. great thing to keep in the trunk of any vehicle thanks for a great vid dude

Great tip. Thanks Tommy

Thanks for that great explanation. Will be trying that on a tire I have with a slow leak.

I used one of these from Walmart. Works amazing

Great video tommy 🔥🔥🔥

Very helpful. Thanks.

Great video man!

That's kool thx. Just bought a series 1 Beamer & it didn't have a spare so was like?????? It does have a pump though, but very unusual to me. So this has helped me heaps.

...never leave home without such kit! A must have....

Hah! I purchased that same kit in January for my F82.....thought the red case looked familiar and I’m happy to see that it was a good find. Very helpful demo, as always. Not that I want to ever want to use it but it’s a good $25 insurance policy 😉

having this repair kit & a jack does provide peace of mind. However, the most important safety tip is getting your vehicle off the road to a safe area to protect yourself & passengers. A flat can happen anywhere & anytime. Got a flat on an interstate a few years ago w/ my children in the vehicle. Didn't even cross my mind to fix it. Pulled over to the shoulder, flashers on, set up a reflector 50' - 60' behind the vehicle, called 911 to inform state police w/ mileage marker & location then called my insurance company for a tow. And yes, I've seen people replacing flat tires in the most dangerous places.

No tire shop that I have worked at or heard of uses plugs... they all use patches. Plugs do have their place though as they don't require a tire dismount.

Just put on regular tires on my x3. I ordered the plug kit and pliers from your links. I am going to find an old scissor jack and carry as well so it will be easier to find the nail.

Awesome. I been doing this in all my cars for a long time now. I never get tire insurance since I patch my own holes.

Oh boy you are going to hear it! Good luck.

4:36 - Easy there!

Weird how this came up in my feed the same day I bought a space saver wheel.

Oh yeah, this should go smoothly at 2:00 a.m on a pitch black road. Only pure fix is tossing either a space or full size spare. Oh don't forget the Jack😂Each passing M 3-M4 gets longer/wider/fatter yet BMW doesn't include a spare due to added weight.

Another great video. What are the percentages of tint on your windows? Looks like 20% on the three back windows and 35% on the from side windows.

Thanks for posting this! How do you deal with sidewall bubbles on the tri-state area roads - ever get them?

Nice!!

I regard a spare of some kind as essential. I have had several blowouts and used a spare each time during my many (60+) years of motoring . None of these blowouts have have been repairable by any method known to man. One was a low profile tyre that also ruined the wheel.

Maybe a video about letting your m3 idle after a hard run to let the turbos cool off? Not sure if this is myth or something that should be done! Great content btw!

great idea, if your in shape, have a jack, lug wrench. Able to remove the tire , find the issue maybe in the dark! I'm not a nay sayer just looking at the whole picture.

No, every time I’ve had a flat it’s due to a pothole that ALWAYS blows the sidewalk. A spare is the only peace of mind especially up here in Northern areas where roads are bad!

I'm a new subscriber and I love your videos, but I have a question for you, I got some 19×8.5 35 offset for my 2010 bmw 528i, but the front rim rub with the strut, what can I do to fix the problem, some spacers will help? If yes wha size can I get? ,thank you.

Awesome! There is no link for the nail used in the demo tho :)

Thanks Tommy, I ordered the repair kit, my M2 doorcard says it takes 35 psi all around, is it 40psi for the M3?

Tommy, do you recommend carry a full size 225/45/18 wheel in the trunk instead a donut aka space saver wheel for long distance trips?

This is a great video, and the repair kit is certainly very clever, unfortunately though just like tyre repair kits containing a bottle of sealant, it does have its limitations, if the punctured tyre has a large hole or cut in it, it renders this method ineffective, I don’t think there is any substitute for a spare wheel, that works in all situations irregardless of how damaged the tyre is.

It's also nice to have a nice thick folded towel that you can lay on while repairing the rear

Of course if your tire is seriously damaged (a side wall tear for example) this repair kit would be as useful as a child's magic wand. I would not buy a vehicle without a spare and the only reason many people buy cars without spares is that they are clueless about things in general. Even a donut spare would be infinitely more useful than no spare at all. Good luck everybody!

Brilliant solution. I'm going to re-itterate @admiral Ackbar's point, I'd prefer to be able to remove the tyre and so ... will invest in this solution with a spare jack I already have to hand. Very good though ......................................................... (subscribed)

Loved your video. The thing that is missing is the jack. You start with the wheel off. Where do you store the jack?

NEVER jam the plug in by itself. Dip that shit in rubber cement 👌🏽

If you are going the power tool route, consider having a half inch drive electric impact drill with the right size socket, and perhaps a small extension bar. The tire wrench supplied will be a pain if you need to take the tire off. If the wheel lug nuts are torqued to spec, many drivers will not be able to use them. The alternative is a hollow pipe slid on top the car wrench so that it becomes a "breaker bar". That said, an impact wrench is a much better solution. Another is one of those 4-way X wheel nut lug wrenches. they are cheap at under well under US $20, and you have much better leverage. Add a 32 pound hammer, and you are good to go. The main challenge when you have to remove a flat tire is getting an even flat, hard surface. Cars with low ground clearance can make it hard to both take the tire off, or fix the flat with the wheel on. For both methods you need some strength, so those of slight build, low fitness or advanced age could find the process a challenge. So if you have the option, call an auto club.

Very helpful. I've always wondered what bmw owners do in the case of a flat tire and no spare. Thanks

2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. Summer wheels are 18 inch. The winters are 16 inch. What size should my spare be if I can not buy another to match those sizes.

I assume that I can use the tier inflater pump that came with my Toyota Corolla hybrid to pump up the tire, without using that sealant gunk once I put the plug in the tire. Also, I could buy a jack to lift the tire off the ground and then rotate it to expose the nail, screw, or whatever caused the puncture. How long is a home done plug fix good for? I assume it would still be a good idea to have a tire repair shop look at it as soon as possible to make sure the result will remain safe. OTOH Flats caused by punctures are probably the issue in well over half the cases (I'm guessing 60-90%). However, blow outs, wheel damage and huge cuts in the tire due to road hazards are NOT repairable and a spare tire will be the ONLY way to get you on the road again. If you keep an eye on your tire condition, and replace tires long before they wear out you can avoid most blowouts, but you can still suffer a major tire/wheel failure if you drive over major road debris. Off roaders should NEVER go without a spare!!.

What diffuser you have?

I bought that air pump after watching this video. That auto air pressure is $$$

Yeaaaa.... ill just call AAA 😂 but very entertaining video

All plugs and patches are considered temporary and should be use to get to get you to the safest and nearest place to get the tire replaced

40 psi? that seems like alot of pressure. i usually put 33 on my tires for better comfort. That actually happened to my m3, i was too scared to do it my self but the tire shop had to take the tire off and do two patches on each side, the inner side they put a small rubber cap on it so it would never leak. I paid 20 bucks, i was kinda skeptical on taking my m3 to a shop i never went, but it was that or a new tire $$. They actually did better than the 1st shop i went when i got all my tires replaced, and it was a bmw certified shop. They ended breaking my tpms sensor, and nipped my 666 rims, in too of that i was driving with a loose rim! i had to use my impact drill at the house lol

I think the BMW manual on my M4 says to never try and fix the flat and always get it towed on a flatbed. Not sure why. I do have the fix-a-flat kit in the trunk.

Where do you even put a Jack under a low BMW to get the wheel off ?

Most shops plug from the inside out not that style

How you are going to repaire the tire, if it makes an explosion?

The lube thing is called rubber cement

I have all those things but are USELESS when you have a blown tire like it always happens to me for having low profile tures on my bad ass bmw m5!

That’s great and all but remember the actual wheel is gonna be in. So... I don’t know how’s that going to work.

what if tyre has a 2-3cm on the side?

Bmw did not provide fix a flat kit for u car?

Anyone else have an OCD moment looking at the pebble in the adjacent tread area?!?

what car would you own if you didn’t have to have a 4 door vehicle for your kids? or what will you get when they are all grown up

My beamer has a fifth wheel and tire in the trunk!

Now we have to put pucher instead of search for puncher shop

so you dont have to remove the wheel to plug the tire? grts

I would never be able to do this I'm 68 and have bad Shoulder problems

Soooooo many that's what she said jokes in this vid lol

Shit I wish I saw it last month, spent time and money to go to a tire shop for that lol

Hahaha.....my local tyre shop uses this for £5

Easy , but what happen when you are on the road and the tire is on the wheel and you don’t have space for fix the tire ? Do some vacuum to your trunk

But when the cut is on the side of the tire ? Like glass parts cut your tire.....

Unfortunately, at the critical points of your video I couldn't actually see what you were doing because the camera was too far away. It does give me a general idea what to do but also I don't think this would be possible to do if the tire was still on the car, if it was the rear tire.

Boot needs a good hoover :)

It don’t work for my low profile tire, i did plug in run for about 10mile the air came back out. If u put the nail somewhere else not between the tread it will not work. 😂

My van doesn't have a spare either

I keep this kit in all my cars. I feel its much better than the Flat Fix Kit in this video. Check it out: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018EUDHW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

1. Fill tire with air to full. 2. Find leak. 3. Plug the leaking hole while tire is almost full of air, this makes it very easy to plug it. 4. Refill tire with air to the psi specs. 5. Start drifting! 😎

There is no way my wife would would do this, not that she couldn’t, she just wouldn’t, I’m sure if she was 6 hours away she’d call me to come and patch the tire, she just ain’t going to do it, but can’t imagine her changing a tire either🤣😂🤣😂

The theory is OK but try doing this on a dark wet and windy night!

What about damaging your rim when sticking the plug deep into the tire ? Wouldn’t you have to still take the tire off the wheel in order to plug it safely without damaging the rim ?

With run flats this is the only method of repair. A tire shop will not patch a run flats. Some kind of a legal issue.

No use if you've ripped a gash in the tyre wall. I want a spare wheel.

While not all cars (or BMWs) have them, where is the pump that came with your car as part of the factory “fix-a-flat” kit that comes with all BMW M-cars?

It wasn't easy, especially if you are on the road side!

"This is what it looks like on the inside" I won't be able to see this if my tire is on it's rim on the side of the road. If I'm taking my tire off I'll just put the spare on, because if you don't buy one separate if you car doesn't come with one your an idiot. I can put a spare on and have it tightened in 10 min or less.

Pinhole. Pop in the sidewall you need a spare tire wtf

Hit a pothole this video is useless. Just have a real spare tire, don't get cheap. Ive had a few flats with a land-rover and they will destroy a tire so that trick will not work. I have a kit like that but never used it as the tires were too messed up. Its a nice thought for a video and in some rare circumstances. There is no substitute for a real spare.

pot hole blow out (which given the state of UK roads is most common) is not solvable roadside. The cheapskate car manufacturers need to revisit the real world. Why do we need to rely on roadside recovery to get home. Put a spare in the bloody car when it's new!

For some reason this video seems to belong on pornhub not KZfaq 😂. Great educational video.

I'm calling B.S. Doesn't work on sidewalls. Potholes can and will destroy the sidewall. There is no substitute for a spare tire. You WILL be stranded. Run flats included if you're more than 50 miles from help. Tow companies charge $400 plus for an after hour tow. There's zero "peace of mind" in what this video claims after it happens to you.

Totally impractical at the roadside - trying to find your leak in the first place would usually be impossible.

this is useless for a blow-0ut. having no spare with a side-wall failure is a multi day disaster when there is no spare. nail and screw leaks are flat tire 101.

noob. pump air first. soft tire hard to push in the plug..