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Klint
01-30-2006, 11:27 PM
Do not use it, screws up your air censore and you wil have to replace it.
Klint
01-30-2006, 11:27 PM
Do not use it, screws up your air censore and you wil have to replace it.
f5fstop
01-30-2006, 11:33 PM
Hope you didn't try it!
Very true, but if it is the last resort (that or walking a few hundred miles), the sensor is only about $50.00. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
(Besides, fix-a-flat also causes out of balance issues, but again, there are times it might be necessary.)
bparker
01-31-2006, 02:17 AM
LOL
bparker
01-31-2006, 02:18 AM
Also, for the record you CAN use Tire Jack made by Prestone. AutoZone sells it. It is acrylic based and wont mess up your tires and or sensors.
f5fstop
02-01-2006, 09:04 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by bparker:
Also, for the record you CAN use Tire Jack made by Prestone. AutoZone sells it. It is acrylic based and wont mess up your tires and or sensors. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Have you tried it? I have to say fix-a-flat works for emergencies. I have been able to plug while on vehicle and not use the fix-a-flat in many year, but in case of an emergency, I would not worry about a $50.00 sensor. However if this stuff works as good, and does not mess up a sensor, this old guy might prefer to use this than lay on the ground and plug a tire. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
bparker
02-01-2006, 01:22 PM
Yes, I had to use it twice in my old Z06. Its handy stuff!

I had the sensors installed and the monitoring option turned on in the PCM with a Tech-2. So i was able to get off the road before I went flat and I always kept 2-3 bottles of the Tire Jack in my rear compartment.
f5fstop
02-01-2006, 07:43 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by bparker:
Yes, I had to use it twice in my old Z06. Its handy stuff!

I had the sensors installed and the monitoring option turned on in the PCM with a Tech-2. So i was able to get off the road before I went flat and I always kept 2-3 bottles of the Tire Jack in my rear compartment. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Good information, I have to get a couple cans.
Never had a flat in any of my Vettes, and never ran the run-flats; except from the dealer to the tire store.