Pressure Sensors vs. Fix a Flat
 

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?

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. ;)

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 :cheers:

Yup, TireRack claims it's safe. But allow me to play devil's advocate here (assuming my #s are right :eek: ). 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?

...calling AAA? :D

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

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. :D

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

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

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?:D CYA

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