Technical Wheel 215/70 R15

[Catalan Tone]

Does anyone know if the Ducato wheel design changed as the model design changed over the years? The reason I ask is that about 5 years ago one of my rear tyres developed a very slow puncture, which turned out to be through the wheel rather than the tyre! I resolved the problem by installing a tube in the tyre and use that as the spare. Now one of my front tyres has also developed a very slow puncture, and its booked in on Tuesday to have the wheel tested to see where the leak is - if it transpires its also the wheel rather than the tyre (the vehicle is 29 years old - Ive had it for the last 24 years) then because of the cost I want to look to buy the latest year of manufacture secondhand wheel that looks cosmetically/physically the same as the ones on my vehicle.

 

[bugsymike]

Does anyone know if the Ducato wheel design changed as the model design changed over the years? The reason I ask is that about 5 years ago one of my rear tyres developed a very slow puncture, which turned out to be through the wheel rather than the tyre! I resolved the problem by installing a tube in the tyre and use that as the spare. Now one of my front tyres has also developed a very slow puncture, and its booked in on Tuesday to have the wheel tested to see where the leak is - if it transpires its also the wheel rather than the tyre (the vehicle is 29 years old - Ive had it for the last 24 years) then because of the cost I want to look to buy the latest year of manufacture secondhand wheel that looks cosmetically/physically the same as the ones on my vehicle.

There are many variations of wheel depending on the load it was designed to carry etc.
If you have a look at your spare wheel and give it a good clean there will be a series of numbers etc. that identify it.
You may also widen your choice if there is a similar van badge engineered as a Citroen/Peugeot/Renault etc.
Re wheel choices as an example I have a long wheel base Fiat Scudo, the handbook gives these options.

 

[Catalan Tone]

There are many variations of wheel depending on the load it was designed to carry etc.
If you have a look at your spare wheel and give it a good clean there will be a series of numbers etc. that identify it.
You may also widen your choice if there is a similar van badge engineered as a Citroen/Peugeot/Renault etc.
Re wheel choices as an example I have a long wheel base Fiat Scudo, the handbook gives these options.

Is that number visible with the tire on the wheel or only when the tyre is removed?

 

[bugsymike]

Is that number visible with the tire on the wheel or only when the tyre is removed?

You can see it with tyre on, often on the part of the rim near the wheel studs.