Tyre self sealant

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On Friday afternoon I found a screw in my rear tyre. Pulled the nail out and waited for the tyre to deflate (was a really big screw). It never did.

Then I remembered when I replaced my front tyres a few months ago it had some kind of goo on the inside, so now I assume the rear tyres must have the same stuff in.

Does anybody here know what that is, and can I trust that it sealed the tyre properly so that it doesn't now go flat after a week or two? If it doesn't go flat in the next week I want to go buy more to add to my front tyres as well as to my wife's car. But now it need to find out what the product is as it seems to work rather well.
 
Rickster said:
Gorilla snot, just ask for that at a spares shop.
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Can't find that product on google, I'll go check at midas later this week. Have you used this?

It's not the same as this?

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Cr419 said:
Can't find that product on google, I'll go check at midas later this week. Have you used this?
It's not the same as this?
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It is that, just not the same brand, its like a foam that expands inside the tyre.
 
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Rickster said:
It is that, just not the same brand, its like a foam that expands inside the tyre.
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Ok, thank you. I'll go check. It seems to be very cheap, R65 at makro. To plug a tyre at TWT cost R125 plus the inconvenience of a flat. I'm very surprised that I've never heard of this.
 
Cr419 said:
Ok, thank you. I'll go check. It seems to be very cheap, R65 at makro. To plug a tyre at TWT cost R125 plus the inconvenience of a flat. I'm very surprised that I've never heard of this.
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The plug is a better long term fix, the foam is a temporary fix only Eg: only use it if you are away from civilisation like if you get a flat in the veld doing off roading.


Not to be used if you are going 60>
 
I had a product pumped into my tyres. It is a liquid that they pumped into the tyre and then I slowly had to move the car back and forward for it to spread, and then he said if possible I must go on the highway home and go about 100kph just so it spreads and settles evenly in the tyre.
 
Ockie said:
I had a product pumped into my tyres. It is a liquid that they pumped into the tyre and then I slowly had to move the car back and forward for it to spread, and then he said if possible I must go on the highway home and go about 100kph just so it spreads and settles evenly in the tyre.
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The old tyres that I took off had the goo evenly spread throughout the tyre.

Rickster said:
The plug is a better long term fix, the foam is a temporary fix only Eg: only use it if you are away from civilisation like if you get a flat in the veld doing off roading.


Not to be used if you are going 60>
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This is actually my question, this was in the tyre when I bought the car. It having been there, would it plug the hole permanently or will it start leaking at some stage? I told my wife she must call me if the TPM goes off at any stage with the car today just in case.
 
I don't know of a long term thing inside tyres that would work after x amount of time. E.g Tyre Jack you deflate, spray it in then drive so it hardens and coats the inside. It might be possible to make a liquid inside that'll harden on contact with e.g. oxygen, but then you'd have had to use nitrogen to re-inflate the whole time etc.

You might just have had the leak in a place where the tyre is pushing in on itself, so its only leaking very slowly.
 
Ockie said:
I had a product pumped into my tyres. It is a liquid that they pumped into the tyre and then I slowly had to move the car back and forward for it to spread, and then he said if possible I must go on the highway home and go about 100kph just so it spreads and settles evenly in the tyre.
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Where did you have this done and what was the cost ?
 
I think I still have the invoice for the stuff they put into my tyres because it has a warranty on it. I will look for it tonight and then post the name of it.
 
e4et said:
Where did you have this done and what was the cost ?
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I cant remember the name now, but I had it done in Eastgate when I was still working there a few months ago. Had it done soon after I bought the new car. Was about R400.00 for all 4 tyres. I knew this kind of product existed because a collgue told me she had it put into her tyres and true as bob a few months later she had a nail in the tyre and when it was pulled out the tyre was fine. Kept its pressure. So with my luck when it comes to cars and having to replace all four tyres on the mini and getting stuck on the side of the road with the mini once with a flat, I thought it cant hurt to have it done on the new car.

Will look for the invoice tonight and post the name of it.
 
Ockie said:
I cant remember the name now, but I had it done in Eastgate when I was still working there a few months ago. Had it done soon after I bought the new car. Was about R400.00 for all 4 tyres. I knew this kind of product existed because a collgue told me she had it put into her tyres and true as bob a few months later she had a nail in the tyre and when it was pulled out the tyre was fine. Kept its pressure. So with my luck when it comes to cars and having to replace all four tyres on the mini and getting stuck on the side of the road with the mini once with a flat, I thought it cant hurt to have it done on the new car.

Will look for the invoice tonight and post the name of it.
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Thanks Ockie
 
animal531 said:
I don't know of a long term thing inside tyres that would work after x amount of time. E.g Tyre Jack you deflate, spray it in then drive so it hardens and coats the inside. It might be possible to make a liquid inside that'll harden on contact with e.g. oxygen, but then you'd have had to use nitrogen to re-inflate the whole time etc.

You might just have had the leak in a place where the tyre is pushing in on itself, so its only leaking very slowly.
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I definitely don't have a leak. It actually works very well as the TPM is very sensitive and would let me know if the pressure on that tyre changes.

Ockie said:
I think I still have the invoice for the stuff they put into my tyres because it has a warranty on it. I will look for it tonight and then post the name of it.
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That would actually be nice. R400 for all 4 tyres is not to bad considering how well it works.
 
That is only supposed to be a short term emergency fix, so get your types repaired properly with a patch - R50 most places.
 
I'm looking to add "FugIt" to my bike and car tyres.
The product sounds quite good for permanent application and the video on their site is pretty darn impressive.
 
I have that compound available for an emergency repair in the veldt in my 4 x 4. Never had to use it yet. Those that have all state that it is an emergency measure and you should make a permanent repair as soon as possible.

Off road cyclists use a similar compound in the tubeless tyres used on their bikes. The compound is regularly replaced because it tends to separate from the inside surface of the tyres if the bike stands for a while unused.

I seem to have read somewhere that these compounds should not be used on tyres equipped with TPM systems because the compound can clog the TPM sensor in/on the tyre?

@OP, which TPM system have you installed on your car and what does its manual say?
 
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Geoff.D said:
I have that compound available for an emergency repair in the veldt in my 4 x 4. Never had to use it yet. Those that have all state that is an emergency measure and you should make a permanent repair as soon as possible.

Off road cyclists use a similar compound in the tubeless tyres used on their bikes. The compound is regularly replaced because it tends to separate from the inside surface of the tyres if the bike stands for a while unused.

I seem to have read somewhere that these compounds should not be used on tyres equipped with TPM systems because the compound can clog the TPM sensor in/on the tyre?
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This is actually what I was looking for, so I should have the tyre looked at anyway, even if it doesn't leak any air?

I don't think I have a sensor for my TPM on my car, as far as I know it uses ABS. Might have to call the dealer to ask, or google might know better.
 
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Rickster said:
The plug is a better long term fix, the foam is a temporary fix only Eg: only use it if you are away from civilisation like if you get a flat in the veld doing off roading.


Not to be used if you are going 60>
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If you drive over a sharp object like a nail in a large plank you'll not know that the sealant has done its work because the nail is not embedded in the tyre so you will blissfully continue to cruise at high speeds.

This doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
 
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