07-17-2013, 09:44 PM | #1 |
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Battery in a pool of tire sealant for almost a year
My van decided to die out on me today so I figured I'd use my camaro and jumpstart it. Since my camaro was in my garage and the van was parked behind it I thought to myself "Glad the battery is behind. No need for any long jumper cables" . So I go and pop the trunk and remove the thermocol cover that sits on the battery and lo and behold the battery is sitting in a pool of white liquid. Nearly freaked me out. I was wondering how nothing had shorted out yet. The only time I had ever removed the compressor out was when I was helping a friend out with a flat about a year back. I'm pretty sure I had put the cap back on the tire sealant line in the air compressor but I guess it somehow popped out and all the tire sealant liquid basically dumped into the battery compartment.
I took some pictures but by then I had already removed most of the gunk out. The pictures below are after I had removed almost 75% of the sealant liquid. The tire sealant is a really sticky liquid and it was a real pain to clean especially because you can't reach under the battery stand and the floor of the trunk. I had to pop open a seal cap on the bottom of the trunk that basically acted like a drain hole and gently keep pouring water until all the sealant drained away. Has this happened to anyone else or am I the only one? Also how come the tire sealant just flowed out of the compressor unit. Isn't it supposed to flow out only when the compressor is ON?
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07-17-2013, 09:46 PM | #2 |
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dam, now I have to go check mine... /brb
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07-17-2013, 10:07 PM | #3 |
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Rut row raggy
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07-17-2013, 10:10 PM | #4 |
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Those are a piece of shit. I used mine, made a huge mess, and couldn't get it to stop releasing fix-a-flat afterwards. I threw away the fix-a-flat canister and just kept the air compressor.
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07-17-2013, 10:10 PM | #5 |
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07-17-2013, 10:31 PM | #6 |
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Same problem...
Hi, I had the same thing happen to me and dealer has a new one on order under warranty...fyi. PS that stuff is gross as hell...
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07-17-2013, 11:59 PM | #7 |
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Looks like a....
....bit from "Honey Boo Boo scratch and sniff"....
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07-18-2013, 07:07 AM | #8 |
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That's why I ordered mine with the spare.
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07-18-2013, 07:48 AM | #9 |
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07-18-2013, 08:05 AM | #10 |
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Looks like you had sex with your car..
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07-18-2013, 08:14 AM | #11 |
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has anyone used this stuff before to see if it even works?
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07-18-2013, 08:39 AM | #12 |
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Well, at least your trunk floor should be very well sealed.
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07-18-2013, 08:50 AM | #13 |
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I carry a tire plugger kit and the compressor. No way in hell am I going to fill my tires with that shit.
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07-18-2013, 12:48 PM | #14 |
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This is probably the better advice to follow. And less likely to foul your TPMS sensors.
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