Multiple Tyre Plugs

Caveat emptor. I doubt you will get a response from the seller.

About the only thing you can do is take it to a repairer asn see if it can be plugged - on the shoulder it usually cannot be repaired but there is nothing lost asking.

Garry

Yup put some plugs in it! cause the practice won't hurt, and you should have a plug kit in any case.

But get a good one steer away from the plastic handle ones.

My old Bridgestones must of had all up 20-30 plugs in them, not one ever failed and had to be re-done.

Cheers.

Lloyd, I've been dudded so often by bricks and mortar retailers it makes me wonder how different life might have been otherwise. Most stuff I buy now is on eBay. It saves a bomb. Spare car parts are a classic example. The extremely rare eBay disappointment has to be put into perspective.

Bob

Lloyd, jut check around the tyre edge for the date of manufacture. This should indicate if the tyre is old & brittle. Slow leaks around the shoulder on older tyres can be indicative of worse things than can be fixed by plug! If it's 5 years or older, i'd recommend getting rid of it and getting something a bit better.

Cheers Mick

Put a tube in it.
Multiple small leaks is a worry though - my guess is that the tyre has suffered delamination due to being run at very low pressure.

I would never put in a tube. They are trouble waiting to happen in most situations for most people. A quick fix is a plug put in from the outside. A better fix is a good quality internal patch like a rema tip-top patch, correctly fitted or a mushroom plug also internally fitted. If the damage is greater than can be fixed by these two methods then the tyre is to dangerous to use anyway and if you were to use a tube it is unlikely to last long.
The two biggest problems with tubes are their quality has deteriorated and that on newer vehicles, particularly with alloys, the profile of the rims are not tube friendly. Also if you were to use a tube you would have to remove any internal TPMS which is the last thing you want to do with a tyre you are having an issue with.
This advice is for those of you who are unsure as to which way to go. This advice will work every time. There will be people who will say they have used tubes and never had an issue and there are certainly circumstances when a tube will fix a problem. However the fact remains that a internal patch or plug is safer and more likely to fix the problem and in many case the fix, if done correctly, will last the life of the tyre.
I do a lot of very remote outback travel so I need to be able repair punctures safely and reliably which is the basis of my recommendations. If you do not travel in extreme situations then you may be able to get away with not being able to to get to the inside of your tyres to be able to fix them.

Lloyd
I would seriously suggest another spare tyre. From all accounts this one has seen many miles. On a Kimberley trip is suggest tyres are your most valuable asset and most important need for a good spare
CJ

Of course it can be fixed. Either plugs or a tube.

Then you can spend the rest of your holidays wondering if it will last as long as you need it to and if it will be flat again when you do need it..
But that's another example of false economy isn't it.

Regarding Tyre Plugs: Returning from Arkaroola, I had a stone puncture and whilst the damage was being investigated and it was established that the repair was beyond patches (could put one's finger through). As he changed the wheel etc., I asked the tyre guy about the efficiency of plugs for punctures. He stated that it was illegal to plug a tyre, as the law had changed for the use of plugs in S.A. Just passing it on!