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Green slime to fix very slow leaks? 850 1996

posted by  BZ on  Tue May 13 07:25 CST 2014
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OK, by now you should know I'm a minimalist. Three of the four tires on my '96 850 wagon (~350K miles) had a very slow leak (could not detect by immersing the entire wheel in water), to where I had to add air every two weeks or so. I did notice that my rims are starting to "bubble up" under the paint, so I'm guessing that there might be some corrosion that's causing these leaks. I added 16 oz of green Slime into each tire, and replaced the valve cores. Voila, no more leaks. Question is: is my tire guy going to be mad at me for putting this stuff in my tires come August/September when I need new tires???

Thanks,

Bernie








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Green slime to fix very slow leaks? 850 1996

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posted by  alschnertz on  Tue May 13 10:16 CST 2014
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Yes, he is going to be mad.

We get tires filled with fix-a-flat gooey mess in our shop on occasion. The subsequent cleaning of the rim to make the new tire seat properly is a royal pain in the a$$. And the expletives fly.
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Green slime to fix very slow leaks? 850 1996

posted by  BZ on  Fri May 16 13:45 CST 2014
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Oh well, I'll have to give him an extra tip then ...

Bernie







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