Anyone ever use it or know anything about it?

Yes and yes

Sure,,

It won't work if the hole is in the sidewall of the tire,or if it's a large hole..

wheel,

yes but only use it in an emergency

the tire guys will be pissed if the tire is worth repairing once you get it to the shop

I know that many tire shops will NOT work on a tire that has had it injected. Others will charge more for repairs to fix a flat tires.

I have a tire puncture repair kit.......the kind that inserts a rubber plug. It works good and is a permanent repair.

plugs work okay

^^You like plugs? WOW!

I carry one in the trunk strictly for emergency purposes. I would not use it if I could make it to a shop for repair.

Yeah, I busted tires for Sears many years ago. Hate that goop. Still, some cars don't even come with a friggin' mini spare in them these days.

If you have to drive on it, and use that stuff, I'd get thee to a tire store ASAP. And be up front about having used the goop. You get a car up on the rack, break the seal on that tire and wheel and THEN find it...you could send the customer packing WITH a bill for wasting their time.

BTW, I'm guessing you have a can of that crap because you have run-flats on your Vulva. Er, Volvo. If you can find room to carry at least a donut spare, I'd try my best to pick one of those up and carry that. Not as good as a regular wheel and tire assembly, but more useful that a can of snotburgers. Just be sure to check the date on your air can that comes with the donut and/or keep an eye on the tire pressure if you carry a full-size spare. No spare tire helps if it doesn't have enough air in it.

Also, I'd consider searching online to see if anyone makes a special rig, such as something you can carry under the car. It's a longshot, but you never know. I hated the idea of bolting a plate right to the front bumper on my Mustang, and front plates are mandatory in WA. Found a guy making some really neat brackets, charged a decent fee for the work, and the brackets are still holding tightly three years later.

Andy, the plugs work ok, but I've found that the tire shops like them even less. If you use a plug on a steel belted tire, they won't patch it because when you ream the hole, it shoves some wires into the air chamber and they can't put a patch on the back as the wires will puncture the patch.

Of course, as long as the plug holds, that doesn't matter, but when the plug fails you're SOL (yeah, yeah, you can use a larger plug, but that doesn't always work).

RE #9

Pac,

I'm pretty sure all S80's come with the mini-spares, in the trunk, under the mat.

Volvo hasn't used full size spares in decades in their cars (not sure about the XC though).

There's no way you're going to mount an underslung spare on a volvo sedan - no room under there.

Tire repair places have to handle tires specially that have had fix a flat in them. Flammable gases and a rubbery goo they have to wash out.

The stuff does work well but the repair shop will usually charge you a bit more.

I've used the stuff. It works well, but everyone's right, the tire shops don't like to or sometimes won't repair the tire afterwards.

I leave a can in my wife's car, in case she's stuck and AAA can't get to her in a timely manner. It's good in an emergency.

"Flammable gases"

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The flammable gasses were discontinued when the product was reformulated in the '90s.

#11 I'm having a tough time finding out. rfenst hasn't indicated what model year he got, but Volvo didn't introduce the T6 until the 2008 model year, and IIRC, he was already talking about it at Cfest 2008, so I'm guessing he has a 2008.

The T6 model had run-flats available as an option. While standard equipment included an space-saver spare (donut) mounted inside the vehicle, some car makers don't offer a spare with run-flats, largely to save them $ (although they will usually make other claims, such as weight-savings and gas mileage differences).

With some lines, the size tire and wheel can make a difference, too. 17" was standard, and 18" upgrade was offered. Looks like a 19" might have even been available. With some lines, they don't have enough space in the well in the trunk for a bigger wheel and tire assembly, and those who spend more for the upgrade get a can of goo instead of a spare.

Guess we'd have to see rfenst's Munroney or at least hear from him.

BTW, those heated WSW reservoirs must come in handy on those frosty Orlando mornings, huh?

#12 You can just burn that right off. Just grab an acetylene torch, dial back the O2 for a nice, soft flame, then have the garage's n00b hold the wheel assembly while you remove the goo (and the n00b's eyebrows, hair, etc.).

Rfenst has custom 22 inch rims.

BTW, knowing rfenst, he's really into his particular car, but not a car geek. That means he appreciates a nice auto, but doesn't learn useless details like we've been discussing them...unless it applies to his car or his wife's. One or the other has a can of goo where a spare tire and wheel assembly should be, that's my guess.

#17 Sprees?

If you have a tire pressure monitoring system it will ruin it...found that out on my wife's suv when we were on a road trip...whoops...lol