Fix -a-flat

[imported_DIYperformance]

Okay, I've got a slow leak in my tire that loses about 3-4 pounds of air a day. I absolutely cannot find a hole anywhere to plug, so I was thinking about just filling it with fix-a-flat. But fix-a-flat says NOT to use it with Z rated tires. Anyone know why??? And do you think I'll be okay using it for just a tiny leak, not trying to fill a hole from a nail or something?

[imported_mntdewred]

fix-a-leak is soooo messy when you take that tire off the rim.

i know on the rims and tires I got (eric can attest to this), one set liked to lose air. funny thing is, the tire wasn't the one losing air, it was the rim. the rim had tiny pinhead sized holes all over the place.

if you can, take the wheel and tire and submerge it into some water (preferably a pool) and see where bubbles form. that will tell you where the leak is.

[imported_comutek]

i might be missing something but why not take it to a tire shop.

[NstyGrnHatch]

yeah dude it cost like 8 bucks to plug a tire theres nothing to it. I keep a plug kit in my car, came in handy the other day when i got a screw in my tire and it went flat when i came home, took it off, plugged it and went on my way.

[imported_comutek]

flats are fixed free at my tire shop

[CivicSi04']

dude dont use fix a flat. its really shitty. the only reason i can possibly think that they dont want u to use it with z rated tires is cuz it may cause the wheel to be slightly heavier inside but only in certain places, i dunno maybe a possibility.

[imported_DIYperformance]

First off, you think my name is DIY and I can't fix a tire??? HAHAHA LOL

Trust me, in Florida you'll get 1 or 2 flats a month due to all the construction. It's second nature now to fix them. But this one is a tiny leak that I CANNOT find on the tire. I took my pick tools and spread open all of the cracks and slits on the tire but none of them have a puncture. I sprayed soapy water all over the potential spots but it's not doing anything, I figured because the leak was too slow. I got the setup from Discount Tire, and there is one of them right near where I work. They guarantee to fix any tire in it's lifetime as long as you bought it from them. But I don't have much extra time to go out there, I figured maybe I could find it and "DO IT MYSELF"!!!

[imported_mntdewred]

spray the rim too

[NstyGrnHatch]

Originally posted by DIYperformance@Mar 16 2005, 08:55 PM
First off, you think my name is DIY and I can't fix a tire??? HAHAHA LOL

Trust me, in Florida you'll get 1 or 2 flats a month due to all the construction. It's second nature now to fix them. But this one is a tiny leak that I CANNOT find on the tire. I took my pick tools and spread open all of the cracks and slits on the tire but none of them have a puncture. I sprayed soapy water all over the potential spots but it's not doing anything, I figured because the leak was too slow. I got the setup from Discount Tire, and there is one of them right near where I work. They guarantee to fix any tire in it's lifetime as long as you bought it from them. But I don't have much extra time to go out there, I figured maybe I could find it and "DO IT MYSELF"!!!

you spray the valve stem too? could be leaking out of there

[2000Si]

Originally posted by NstyGrnHatch@Mar 16 2005, 07:09 PM
yeah dude it cost like 8 bucks to plug a tire theres nothing to it. I keep a plug kit in my car, came in handy the other day when i got a screw in my tire and it went flat when i came home, took it off, plugged it and went on my way.

That's 5 bucks too much.

I grabbed a nice construction nail off the road and had to fix my own tire. The fixaflat pieces of rubber you have to stuff in and cover with rubber cement. Yeah, the hardest part is getting the rubber piece to go into and stay in the tire.

But it cost like 3 bucks for the glue, tools and 8 strips.