flat tire
I have a 2005 z 17 inch tires. I had a mail in the tire about a month ago. Took it and had it plugged. Worked great til now. Everday my psi sensor is on and i have 24 psi in right rear tire.
The question i have is can or should i use fix-a- flat? If i can should i deflate the tire completly? If can not use the fix-a-flat, do i need to replace both rear tires? What about the alignment? Thanks for all the help in advance! |
The plug may or may not fix the leak. Just watch the tire pressure. If your losing 5 psi/month, you may be able to live with it. If your losing 5 psi/day, that’s another story. Time for a new tire.
“Fix-a-leak” is a temporary fix to get you to someplace to get the tire repaired. Its liquid glue. Have you seen the inside of a wheel and tire after someone has used fix-a-leak? It isn’t pretty. |
Do not use "Fix-a-Flat" it can cause the tire to become unbalanced.....you should never really plug a tire. Always spend the extra cash and get it patched, it really is the only way to go if you pick up a nail or such! You can still take it to a shop and getted it patched!
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To get the tire patched is only about $20 (even less, depends where you go), never use the liquid, unless you don't have any other choice.
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Originally Posted by davidv
Have you seen the inside of a wheel and tire after someone has used fix-a-leak? It isn’t pretty.
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costco and sam's club will patch tires (regardless of where you bought it) if you are a member:) however I've heard they take a while getting to it if they're busy so it might be better to just pay $20 someplace else.
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looks like i need a new tire. should i buy 2 and realign the car?
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another thing i misspoke earlier they did patch the tire, it was done at the dealer
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Some places will just patch it for free, and you can tip the guy who does it if you want. $5...
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It sounds like fix-a-flat will damage the $250 tire pressure sensors as well. Can anyone confirm this?
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I used this "can of air" stuff a while back called "Super X", but it included a vinyl acetate copolymer of some sort that would supposedly seal leaks.
On the can, it said that would not cause tire imbalance, but should I trust that? What should I do now? Drain all the air out of the tire and reinflate? |
Originally Posted by rokinkead
It sounds like fix-a-flat will damage the $250 tire pressure sensors as well. Can anyone confirm this?
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I too picked up a nail on my rear tire when I went visit my brother in law, he just finished building a garege and he wanted my Z to be the 1st to use it (stayed over nite). Next day sure nuff there it was big funking nail about 3" sticking out of my tire. I deflated the tire and pluged it then I waited for the cement to cure and inflated the tire to specs. That was about 10,000 miles back, I must have done an excellent job cause I had no loss of air preasure, but i agree it should have been patched. Don`t know!! maybe you should try repatching it one more time, what have you got to lose? Damm Potenza`s are pretty expenssive..
Oh yeah.. Don`t use that "fix a flat " crap |
This is a little off the topic but does anyone know how to get the Tire Pressure Monitor to work on G35 18's?
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Thanks for the help fellas
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