For a slow leak, such as when the screw is well imbedded, refilling with an electric air compressor may be enough to get you to a repair shop.

On my recent trip, I successfully used a tire plug kit (Safety Seal) to fit a hole made may the handle of a rat tail file. Since it is holding air fine after several weeks I probably will not have a shop look at it. It requires more work than a spray can of ****, but is less likely to mess with the pressure system. You still need a decent compressor.

paulj

 

I purchased some stuff in a can that inflates a flat tire and at the same time sprays in some sealant to seal up the hole that will for long enough time to get to a gas station or home or wherever so that you can get the tire changed.

I just realized that "E's" have the TPMS and was wondering if the sealant would somehow screw up the TPMS monitor thingy thing in the tire.
?????????

I was just flipping thru the service manual and Honda does say that using a tire sealant can in fact damage the TPMS sensor.

 

Thanks for the info Lizzurd.

I haven't had tie to read through my service manual yet.

'Appreciate it.

 

I purchased some stuff in a can that inflates a flat tire and at the same time sprays in some sealant to seal up the hole that will for long enough time to get to a gas station or home or wherever so that you can get the tire changed.

I just realized that "E's" have the TPMS and was wondering if the sealant would somehow screw up the TPMS monitor thingy thing in the tire.
?????????

Seems like I read somewhere (maybe the owners manual) not to use that stuff because it will mess up the TPMS.

 

You dont want to use that stuff anyhow it destroys the tire from the inside out.

 

You dont want to use that stuff anyhow it destroys the tire from the inside out.

By destroy, you mean make a mess of, right? The sealant doesn't cause any undo harm to the rubber tire itself, just gunks it all up and makes for an absolute mess for the tire changer to have to clean the tire and wheel. It makes a 15 minute tire patch into possibly close to an hours worth of clean-up and has to increase the cost to patch a tire.

 

One of the dangers in the past with aerasol tire sealants is that the material used was flammable....i havent kept up with tire sealants so i dont know what they use now.BUt when i was starting out in the business i was warned that when ever i fixed a flat tire i had to break it down first to make sure that a sealnt wasn't used.


http://www.tiredefects.com/fix-a-flat/aerosol-tire-inflators.cfm

 

Correct me if I'm wrong - but - years ago I was told that if you use this product you would have to alert your mechanic when he changes the tire that you had used this product. Something about an explosion or something in that nature. Is this right or am I mistaken........Also I heard that mechanics don't recommend using these "fix-it" cans.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong - but - years ago I was told that if you use this product you would have to alert your mechanic when he changes the tire that you had used this product. Something about an explosion or something in that nature. Is this right or am I mistaken........Also I heard that mechanics don't recommend using these "fix-it" cans.

You are corrct...problem was most of the time the customer never said a word about using one of those fix a flat cans.

 

If I remember right, the expansion agent is (or possibly was) butane, so there you go. At one time I think they used Freon, but you know the story there. If I think of it next time I'm in the parts store, I'll check the fine print.

While I don't carry one around, I think they can be a reasonable emergency-only measure, although I will second the idea of carrying around a small compressor instead. Anyway, it then becomes your responsbility to notify whoever does the real repair that you used "the can".

To the TPMS issue: yes, any "sealant" including that green goop in the squeeze bottle will kill the TPMS by clogging the sensing port as if it was a leak.

 

Thanks Honda Tech -- and the rest of ya'll too!! -- for the info.

I'm going to take the can back and get a refund.

paulj...........where did you get your safety seals?

What kind of compressor do you use?

Wouldn't you need a 12v compressor for use?

Thanks.

 

The few we've seen had the plastic of the sensor housing physically dissolved.

Yowee. No surprise, tho', depending on what solvent is being used as a sealant vehicle.

I think TPMS is a classic example of "be careful what you wish for" and "law of unintended consequences". With it soon to be mandatory, we're going to be dealing with this issue for the next 4-5 years. That will be about the time for "TPMS II" to be deployed to fix the obvious design and materials gaffes we're running into already.