Recently, I noticed that the front right tire of my Honda Civic FD2 was deflating much faster than the other tires. The rate of deflation was alarming (in terms of days) and seems was getting shorter between trips to the gas station (for air to inflate the tires).
Thus, I stopped by Ee Hern Trading at Taman Melaka Baru (you can find it on Google Maps, so I don't need to leave the details here) to get it fixed. I was here two years ago to patch a leak on a Toyota Fortuner (read about it here) with a good experience back then, so hope things are still good after so long. True enough, the helpful guy there wasted no time in removing the tire and checking for leaks. Interestingly, it wasn't a new nail in the tire, but the leak was coming from an previous old patched leak. The young gentleman was quite frank, a repair may or may not work or last, but since it just cost RM10, can give it a try and if still leaking, can opt for tire replacement.
Given that it had been some years since my current set of tires, I opted for the patch. It was a quick fix, done in roughly 15 mins. Well, let's see how long it lasts, and my expectation was to find some time to replace all 4 tires soon. Since the good old days of "tracking" on the Sepang F1 circuit were way behind me, won't need an ultra high performance tire, so will be on the lookout for something "average" - haha, transitioning nicely into "uncle" phase...! :D
Forgot to ask what tires they have at Ee Hern, will try to drop by again one of these days to ask (also if they have ready stock). The shop is a bit small, so I'm worried that they may be overloaded / without stock - let's see.
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