Vee

I'm losing about 5-7 lbs of tire pressure every few days. It's a pain in the ***! I do not have the run-flats and will need new tires soon, but I'm not ready to pull the trigger on that just yet. I did plug a hole in the tire in question (6 months ago), and I must have done a crappy job, though it looks right. In any case, Just wondering if the "Fix-A-Flat" stuff will cause any problems that have not occurred to me. I will be getting new tires in a couple of months.

The good news is that all the gas stations in my city (Sunrise, FL) are required by city ordinace to provide FREE air, so I've been able to keep all my quarters! Woo-Hoo!

Ellsworth

well if its that green glue crap it will get all over your rim when you try to plug it.

battousai

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I have heard that fix-a-flat rots your rims, but not sure how much fact is behind that.

twelver12

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No fix it the right way, ill use fix a flat in my farm implements and lawn mowers but never in a car.

Take it to a tire shop to get fixed or just get the new tires.

raven154

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Not to mention it will probably mess up your tpms in that wheel.

whisler151

I used a whole can when I threw a nail from my tire on the dyno. It did not mess up anything. Granted, it was only on my TPMS for about an hour. Not sure what prolonged exposure would do, if anything to the TPMS.

After that I switched to runflats and have not looked back.

Vee

OK, so based on the overall consensus...I will NOT be using Fix-a-Flat on my CTS-V....Thanks for the responses!

KamaSutra

I used it on my V when I had managed to get a slow leak. The tires were nearing the point of replacement and I ended up getting new tires about 2 months later. There was no issues with the rim or TPMS sensor.

killernoodle

Tire change techs definitely hate people who bring in fix-a-flat repaired tires. That **** is nasty.

Find the hole and put a worm plug in it. Problem solved. You don't even need to take it off the car. Use soapy water to find the leak.

ColeGraham

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^^^bam!!

Fuzzy_Wuzzy

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Check your old repair, take some windex/409/spit and put it over the old repair and see if it leaks.

If it does, see if you can pull it out, and start over, or try pushing it in (you said you want new tires soon, so i wouldn't worry about it floating around in there for a short time)

Nine Ball

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It usually does ruin the TPMS sensor. There is a very tiny hole on the sensor that is where the sensor measures pressure. That little hole gets any of this stuff in it, the sensor will no longer function.