Tire Mobility Kit instruction/usage

[hedgehog99]

I see a few thread on the use of the kit on this board, including an interesting one about Disney. But I could not find the exact answers to my questions.

1. Can I continue to use the kit as an air pump/inflator after I have used the repair function and injected SOME (NOT ALL) of the sealant?
2. What exact does the sealant go, and what does it supposed to fix?

The long and boring story is I got a screw in my tire. Instead of using the tire pump that I'm more familiar with, I grabbed the kit that came with the MME. And instead of just pump it up with air and drive 1 block to the local shop (like I always do), I decided to play pictionary, followed the instructions and turned to "repair" mode. I quickly shut off the pump when white goo was leaking out of the valve (probably no more than 5 seconds). I then added some air and drove to the shop. The tire is now patched.

My question is whether I can still use the kit as a tire pump, even though I did not exhaust all of the sealant in the kit. It looks like the kit can pump more air after the sealant has been expended.

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[RickMachE]

1) Yes, but you will need to buy a new sealant.

2) Into the tire, then it goes around the tire and seals the holes. And is a mess to clean up. Sounds like you got very little in the tire.

 

[Tampamike]

You can still use the pump as just a pump any time. There is a selector switch to choose between repair or fill. I have used it a few times and have never used the repair goo.

 

[macchiaz-o]

You can still use the pump as just a pump any time. There is a selector switch to choose between repair or fill. I have used it a few times and have never used the repair goo.

Once you've used any of the goo at all, you are supposed to replace the hose. On older repair kits (present on most of the Mach-Es), the hose is part of the Slime cannister, so you must replace the cannister.

Since you've only used yours in Air mode, you're fine as is until the cannister expires.

 

[Tampamike]

Once you've used any of the goo at all, you are supposed to replace the hose. On older repair kits (present on most of the Mach-Es), the hose is part of the Slime cannister, so you must replace the cannister.

Since you've only used yours in Air mode, you're fine as is until the cannister expires.

Thanks. Good to know.

 

[ChehRob]

It is an awkward thing to use the first time. Instructions are a little confusing. As the 'repair' injects sealant the pressure read 80psi ???? It is also pretty loud. An 'adept' happened to be in my underground parking level and between the two of us (mostly him) we got it done. In retrospect it worked pretty well. Youtube videos were helpful, but badly labelled. The online manual's index is not user friendly. I think it had been about 30 years since my last flat - I was definitely out of practice, and doing it without a spare.

The 'adept' does not have an EV, hence was not aware we had WiFi in the garage so he learned something from me, and I emailed him the password. He is also interested in the MME, one of these Saturdays we likely will do a 30 mile test drive, mostly him driving.

 

[Pedro Diaz]

WARNING!... I used mine 1 year after car purchase and the inflator started to smoke from overheating. It did injected the sealant and allowed me to top it off with a standard gas station air-pump. I called FORD and they directed me to my local FORD dealership and they did not know what to do and that they will call me back with details on a replacement...I'm still waiting.

 

[JayRose]

Once you've used any of the goo at all, you are supposed to replace the hose. On older repair kits (present on most of the Mach-Es), the hose is part of the Slime cannister, so you must replace the cannister.

Since you've only used yours in Air mode, you're fine as is until the cannister expires.

The kit in my 2025 MME has a detachable hose that can go into either the air-only port or the goo-port (it’s a quarter-turn fitting). I too failed the Pictionary instructions and accidentally put some goo in the tire when I just wanted to add air. I have seen a lot of posts about the Slime replacement canister and that it comes with a new hose. But the images of the Slime product show a hose crimped to the goo canister. My hose is full detachable with the quarter-turn fitting on the source side. Do you know how to get another of this type of hose?

 

[macchiaz-o]

My hose is full detachable with the quarter-turn fitting on the source side. Do you know how to get another of this type of hose?

I have a 2021 with the older design. I'd recommend you check parts.ford.com or call a local dealer's parts department.

You can buy an entirely new kit from Slime through online retailers for around $50 so keep that in mind as another option should the other options be unreasonable.

 

[JayRose]

I have a 2021 with the older design. I'd recommend you check parts.ford.com or call a local dealer's parts department.

You can buy an entirely new kit from Slime through online retailers for around $50 so keep that in mind as another option should the other options be unreasonable.

Thank you!
Yeah, good point about an entirely new kit. I also have a perfectly fine 12V inflator that I’ve carried for years. May just throw that in the frunk.

 

[ChrisO]

Luckily, I have yet to use mine, but a long time ago I did use a sealant like that. I the tire shop I took it to told me that he wished I hadn't because it causes a terrible mess to clean up.

In a lot of cases, you don't need to use the sealant. You get a nail or a screw in the tire and get a slow leak, so you can fill it up and just drive to somewhere to get it fixed (Don't pull out the nail/screw!).

The really needed use of sealant falls into a narrow range of possible uses. Leak to big that just filling up the tire with air isn't going to allow you to get to a place to repair it and not so big that the sealant can't seal it (something bigger than about 1/4"/6mm), and of course sidewall damage.

 

[JayRose]

Luckily, I have yet to use mine, but a long time ago I did use a sealant like that. I the tire shop I took it to told me that he wished I hadn't because it causes a terrible mess to clean up.

In a lot of cases, you don't need to use the sealant. You get a nail or a screw in the tire and get a slow leak, so you can fill it up and just drive to somewhere to get it fixed (Don't pull out the nail/screw!).

The really needed use of sealant falls into a narrow range of possible uses. Leak to big that just filling up the tire with air isn't going to allow you to get to a place to repair it and not so big that the sealant can't seal it (something bigger than about 1/4"/6mm), and of course sidewall damage.

Yes, I know. All of us that have posted about stupidly using the goo (sealant) when trying to just inflate with air know this. I felt like, and still feel like, a total dummy for doing so. That said, the Pictionary (to quote another user) instructions are so stupid. Just say “this side is goo” and “this side is air”.
In 30 years of driving I have never even debated putting the Slime goo in a tire. I managed to do it last night while just trying to top up the left rear which was down 5psi for some reason (not a puncture).
My question was what to do about the now goo’ed hose that I would still like to have as a normal air hose.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

Yes, I know. All of us that have posted about stupidly using the goo (sealant) when trying to just inflate with air know this. I felt like, and still feel like, a total dummy for doing so. That said, the Pictionary (to quote another user) instructions are so stupid. Just say “this side is goo” and “this side is air”.
In 30 years of driving I have never even debated putting the Slime goo in a tire. I managed to do it last night while just trying to top up the left rear which was down 5psi for some reason (not a puncture).
My question was what to do about the now goo’ed hose that I would still like to have as a normal air hose.

The advice I read was to drive your car straight to a tire shop and get the goo out of your tire. You don't want that stuff to linger there as it becomes much harder to remove with time. I am not sure if the hose can be cleaned with some water.

By the way, 24s come with a completely different setups where there are two different outlets on two sides (marked A and B) of the inflator kit and you have to intentionally connect the hose to one of them. I think Illinois Tool Works finally figured out that their initial design is confusing.

I had to stop an think on several occasions as to not make the mistake that you inadvertently made. It's not intuitive at all.

 

[JayRose]

The advice I read was to drive your car straight to a tire shop and get the goo out of your tire. You don't want that stuff to linger there as it becomes much harder to remove with time. I am not sure if the hose can be cleaned with some water.

By the way, 24s come with a completely different setups where there are two different outlets on two sides (marked A and B) of the inflator kit and you have to intentionally connect the hose to one of them. I think Illinois Tool Works finally figured out that their initial design is confusing.

I had to stop an think on several occasions as to not make the mistake that you inadvertently made. It's not intuitive at all.

Got it, thank you. Mine is a ‘25 and has the separate connections for goo or air.

 

[MoonRiver]

Pumping the goo sticky stuff into the tire vale definitely clogs the TPMS sensor, that's why the video says the sensor has to be replaced afterwards. Don't know how much the sensor is plus registration/calibration. For that reason I prefer rubber plug. I put a plug kit in the car and a jack so that I can get by without the goo and replacing the TPMS sensor.

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