doubleurx

I have a plug kit as well. IIRC our cars also come with the can of tire goo and a compressor? In a pinch those will get you to the dealership. I know they can mess up the sensor, but probably worth it to me at night in the rain.

jlanka

Compressor I know about, but where is the goo located?

ElectricChair

Thanks, I will get this kit for sure.

doubleurx

I'm not positive it is there? But typically when there is no spare, there is a can of tire sealant near the compressor. I'm sure it would be in the manual as well.

rockitman

I have not seen sealant in my car. Where's it hiding ? Personally, I don't think it is there.

doubleurx

Well, now you have me curious. I'll peak around tonight and check the manual, unless someone can do that sooner.

Macca

Sealant is under plastic cover where battery is located IIRC. Where is the pump?

jlanka

Same place

mlpor

That's when I finally got the "Where would you like your 10psi" offer

bronson7

Can of sealant, air compressor, it's all there. Just check your manual.

rockitman

Yes...better to familiarize yourself prior to a break down emergency rather than having to on the side of the road.

bronson7

Lebo

What are your options when you have a flat ? From what i understood from the dealer and this post in particular , is that you have to call a recovery vechile and you have no other options .
Any one has a different experience /option ?

mqandil

Jeff, if your other tire mounted on the same axle has less than 70% tread left or less, you may end up with strange handling characteristics. Last year I had a incident on my 2013 Boxster S, where my wife ran over a pothole and damaged both tires (front & rear) on the driver side and had to get 2 brandnew tires. The car had 4000 miles with roughly 65% tread left on the passenger side. After replacing the tires, the car handling changed significantly. The car became extremely loose while turning right and understeerd a lot when Turning left, and it was flat out dangerous to operate in the wet. In addition the torque vectoring feature was activating all the time when I turn right to the point, the rear brake pads on the passenger side were significantly worn out. In general the car handling was very odd. I drove the car like this for 4000 miles, then decided I could no longer live with it and replaced all 4 tires, with a new set. The car handling was instantly restored. This experience made me really sensitive about replacing only 1 tire on a given axle.
I would personally patch the flat rather than changing 1 tire only unless the mating tire on the same axle is fairly new, or just replace both tires on the same axle. Just keep an eye on your car handling. Mark

mqandil

In an emergency situation I would not hesitate to go to a local reputable tire shop, to perform the flat repair providing I have few tools in my car, and I am present during the removal & installation of the wheel, to guide them through the emergency torque procedure of the wheel. The trick is that yourself is well aware of how to remove and reinstall CL wheel and can guide these guys.

Removing the wheel off the car is fairly simple and only requires a large enough breaker bar which most tire shops have. However remounting the wheel back is the challenging part as it requires you torque the wheel to 443 ft.lbs where most tire shops don't have a large enough torque wrench to achieve this, and this is where the Porsche emergency torque procedure comes in handy. In addition you need the special anti seize grease to apply to the CL bolt & nut threads, but this is not necessary in most cases and not required everytime you remove & reinstall your wheel, as there is usually enough grease left that you don't need to reapply fresh grease every time you remove the wheel unless it is all gone. So I would just inspect the grease and I would not apply fresh grease during the repair, and if for some reason there was not enough grease or the grease is not in good condition, I can wait till I get home after the repair and reapply it in my own garage. But I usually carry a tube of grease in the car and would just apply it myself at the tire shop if grease is needed.

Once the wheel is off the car, it is just like any other wheel and the tire shop can handle it easily and perform the repair or tire change.

So the trick is how to torque the wheel to the specified figure, and if you are familiar with the procedure you can guide the tire shop to follow Porsche emergency torquing procedure. It really is not that big of a deal, to have the repair done at your local tire shop providing you yourself are very familiar & comfortable with handling CL wheel and the tire shop allows you to guide them through it. Mark