78-Bandit

I just bought a 2001 vert. It does not have run flats. If I get a flat, is it safe to use fix-a-flat, or will it damage my pressure sensor?

Mr.DJ

I believe that the tire repair kit available from Tire Rack is TPM safe, but many of the aftermarket ones currently available do have a tendency of clogging-up sensors, valve stems, and valve cores.

talon90

Fix-a-flat the brand will be a no-no. Get yourself a plug kit and a small cigarette lighter powered compressor for piece of mind much like the Z06 folks have. You can look into the conti-comfort kit sold on the tire rack website. It is rumored to be TPS safe. I've never tried it so don't go by me. I have always read that you will ruin your sensor as the material must pass thru the sensor to get to the tire and subsequent hole. YMMV.

Paul

wamara

Yup, TireRack claims it's safe. But allow me to play devil's advocate here (assuming my #s are right ). You can buy a 12 volt portable compressor for $10-15 at the parts store, and a can of goo is $5. The TPS on your '01 costs around $30; TireRack's kit is around $79? You'd have the mess to clean up if you used a regular can of fix-a-flat, but otherwise, what perhaps makes more sense?

Mr.DJ

...calling AAA?

wamara

Sometimes, but I wouldn't want that to be my only option.

hardtop

I have been doing some thinking on this recently, especially since I have gotten three flats in the last four months or so. Seems that all of them were caused by a foreign object stuck into the tire. nail, wire, and a screw. The leaks were slow and all I had to do was use my compressor to fill the tire enough to take it to a repair shop. no plugs no GOO and no... AAA!!! If the holes were anything bigger then that, then I would opt for a AAA lift to the nearest repair center, and a replacement tire.
You wont want to drive around on tires filled with GOO anyway. and plugs are only a temp fix. Goo was great for my mountain bike though.

78-Bandit

Thanks all. I think I'll pick up a compressor and plug kit.

TUF-NUF

hardtop; i've logged many thousands of miles on plugged tires...are you sure they're temporary.....?? dave

hardtop

OK, I'll admit I may still be driving on one....or two of them myself.
Gotta be careful in this litigious world, know what I mean? CYA

Vetteman Jack

Would not use the Fix-A-Flat - the stuff can gum up the sensors.