Public Service Announcement - flat tire
09-16-2018, 05:14 PM
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Public Service Announcement - flat tire
In recent years, P-cars don't come with a spare tire. They have an air compressor and a can of goo which is 'supposed to' get the tire safely inflated. I say 'supposed to' because many flats can't be fixed that way -- the puncture is too large. I have a 987.2 Boxster S, but the topic is really Porsche-wide since (I think) none of the current line come with spare tires. I didn't like being without one.
So in my recent Porsches I've installed a mini-spare tire, (which I bought from dismantling companies) in the frunk. I had my shop make a mounting bracket and it's in there nice and secure, along with jack, the compressor and goo, gloves (to keep me clean) and a giant garbage bag (to keep the car clean since the damaged tire is too big to fit anywhere but inside the cabin).
I planned to write this message a few weeks ago in response to reading a recent posting about flats on a 981 but didn't get around to it. I guess the gods wanted this message posted because, wouldn't you know it, after more than 10 years of driving 2 different Porsches without any such problems, a few days ago I got a flat. It was rainy and I was 70 miles from home. If I hadn't gotten the spare, the car would have had to be flatbedded away, and I would have had to stay overnight in a motel (for at least 1 or maybe 2 nights [without any car] while waiting for a replacement tire since Pilot Super Sport 275x18 tires are not on-hand at every tire shop) and only then be able to get home.
Instead, the fix was easy to do and I was home only an hour or so late.
The moral: get a spare tire.
So in my recent Porsches I've installed a mini-spare tire, (which I bought from dismantling companies) in the frunk. I had my shop make a mounting bracket and it's in there nice and secure, along with jack, the compressor and goo, gloves (to keep me clean) and a giant garbage bag (to keep the car clean since the damaged tire is too big to fit anywhere but inside the cabin).
I planned to write this message a few weeks ago in response to reading a recent posting about flats on a 981 but didn't get around to it. I guess the gods wanted this message posted because, wouldn't you know it, after more than 10 years of driving 2 different Porsches without any such problems, a few days ago I got a flat. It was rainy and I was 70 miles from home. If I hadn't gotten the spare, the car would have had to be flatbedded away, and I would have had to stay overnight in a motel (for at least 1 or maybe 2 nights [without any car] while waiting for a replacement tire since Pilot Super Sport 275x18 tires are not on-hand at every tire shop) and only then be able to get home.
Instead, the fix was easy to do and I was home only an hour or so late.
The moral: get a spare tire.
09-16-2018, 07:36 PM
#2
Or just use the slime kit. Works great. Easy.
09-17-2018, 12:03 AM
#5
Intermediate
09-17-2018, 02:33 AM
#6
Drifting
In recent years, P-cars don't come with a spare tire. They have an air compressor and a can of goo which is 'supposed to' get the tire safely inflated. I say 'supposed to' because many flats can't be fixed that way -- the puncture is too large. I have a 987.2 Boxster S, but the topic is really Porsche-wide since (I think) none of the current line come with spare tires. I didn't like being without one.
So in my recent Porsches I've installed a mini-spare tire, (which I bought from dismantling companies) in the frunk. I had my shop make a mounting bracket and it's in there nice and secure, along with jack, the compressor and goo, gloves (to keep me clean) and a giant garbage bag (to keep the car clean since the damaged tire is too big to fit anywhere but inside the cabin).
I planned to write this message a few weeks ago in response to reading a recent posting about flats on a 981 but didn't get around to it. I guess the gods wanted this message posted because, wouldn't you know it, after more than 10 years of driving 2 different Porsches without any such problems, a few days ago I got a flat. It was rainy and I was 70 miles from home. If I hadn't gotten the spare, the car would have had to be flatbedded away, and I would have had to stay overnight in a motel (for at least 1 or maybe 2 nights [without any car] while waiting for a replacement tire since Pilot Super Sport 275x18 tires are not on-hand at every tire shop) and only then be able to get home.
Instead, the fix was easy to do and I was home only an hour or so late.
The moral: get a spare tire.
So in my recent Porsches I've installed a mini-spare tire, (which I bought from dismantling companies) in the frunk. I had my shop make a mounting bracket and it's in there nice and secure, along with jack, the compressor and goo, gloves (to keep me clean) and a giant garbage bag (to keep the car clean since the damaged tire is too big to fit anywhere but inside the cabin).
I planned to write this message a few weeks ago in response to reading a recent posting about flats on a 981 but didn't get around to it. I guess the gods wanted this message posted because, wouldn't you know it, after more than 10 years of driving 2 different Porsches without any such problems, a few days ago I got a flat. It was rainy and I was 70 miles from home. If I hadn't gotten the spare, the car would have had to be flatbedded away, and I would have had to stay overnight in a motel (for at least 1 or maybe 2 nights [without any car] while waiting for a replacement tire since Pilot Super Sport 275x18 tires are not on-hand at every tire shop) and only then be able to get home.
Instead, the fix was easy to do and I was home only an hour or so late.
The moral: get a spare tire.
Sounds like the tire wasn’t repairable? What do you do with the wheel and tire if you have a passenger?
09-17-2018, 07:23 AM
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09-17-2018, 12:09 PM
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BryanCO raises a good question:
Answer: You've got a problem --- the passenger puts the tire on his/her lap? 
What do you do with the wheel and tire if you have a passenger?
09-17-2018, 02:28 PM
#9
Don't recall having to pay for a new sensor when I used the Porsche kit, but I can't recall for sure. I know I've harped on this before, but I was shocked at how easy to use the Porsche kit was and how good it worked. And I had a good 1/2"-3/4' flat piece of metal in my tire.
09-17-2018, 02:51 PM
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Don't recall having to pay for a new sensor when I used the Porsche kit, but I can't recall for sure. I know I've harped on this before, but I was shocked at how easy to use the Porsche kit was and how good it worked. And I had a good 1/2"-3/4' flat piece of metal in my tire.
Are they going to want to just replace the sensor anyway? I mean it’s glued in place.
Do you keep the tire if it had a nail hole and filled with repair goo?
That would change the balance.
09-17-2018, 03:06 PM
#12
My dealer just put a new tire on and cleaned up the wheel. No big deal and I’m almost certain that I did not replace the sensor. I’ll see if I still have the paperwork, but that cars been sold, so unlikely.
01-22-2019, 09:10 PM
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Resurrecting this thread... I just picked up a 2008 Boxster. Not having a spare is new to me. And i know this has been discussed frequently, but a few basic questions...
-will either the front or rear wheel+tire fit in the frunk, in the trunk?
-does there exist a pre-inflated space saver tire that would fit in the frunk or trunk? (was the 986 spare a space saver or was it one of those that is not inflated till you need it?)
Thanks.
-will either the front or rear wheel+tire fit in the frunk, in the trunk?
-does there exist a pre-inflated space saver tire that would fit in the frunk or trunk? (was the 986 spare a space saver or was it one of those that is not inflated till you need it?)
Thanks.
01-23-2019, 10:29 PM
#14
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Resurrecting this thread... I just picked up a 2008 Boxster. Not having a spare is new to me. And i know this has been discussed frequently, but a few basic questions...
-will either the front or rear wheel+tire fit in the frunk, in the trunk?
-does there exist a pre-inflated space saver tire that would fit in the frunk or trunk? (was the 986 spare a space saver or was it one of those that is not inflated till you need it?)
Thanks.
-will either the front or rear wheel+tire fit in the frunk, in the trunk?
-does there exist a pre-inflated space saver tire that would fit in the frunk or trunk? (was the 986 spare a space saver or was it one of those that is not inflated till you need it?)
Thanks.
01-24-2019, 10:25 AM
#15
I keep a plug kit in my vehicle. Between that and the compressor I should be good unless I get sidewall damage or a complete blow-out. I've used the plug-kit twice once my Cadillac SUV and another on my Boxster and both times it worked great. The tire lasted for months until I replaced them.
