TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
I have had the rear wheel renovated, due to corrosion, and the company has just told me the tyre pressure sensor snapped during removal. (2015 LC, 32000 miles)
:alas:
I can get a used sensor from eBay, but apparently the sensor battery has limited life anyway, so the replacement might not last long anyway. Thoughts?
If I go for a new sensor, I assume that the wheel will be out-of-balance without a sensor securely installed; correct? (If so, I would have to take the wheel by car to a dealer to have a replacement fitted. The nearest is some distance away.)
I assume a replacement sensor will have to be paired with the ECU; correct? If so, is this a GS911 job that would entail a second trip to the dealer?
I thought the wheel renovation cost was a bargain, but it looks like costs are going to mount up!
:alas:
I can get a used sensor from eBay, but apparently the sensor battery has limited life anyway, so the replacement might not last long anyway. Thoughts?
If I go for a new sensor, I assume that the wheel will be out-of-balance without a sensor securely installed; correct? (If so, I would have to take the wheel by car to a dealer to have a replacement fitted. The nearest is some distance away.)
I assume a replacement sensor will have to be paired with the ECU; correct? If so, is this a GS911 job that would entail a second trip to the dealer?
I thought the wheel renovation cost was a bargain, but it looks like costs are going to mount up!
DW
Re: TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
If the wheel/Tyre is balanced without a sensor and just an ordinary valve it will be ok
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Re: TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
Are the tyre pressure sensor and valve two separate items attached to the rear wheel.
#3 Valve (attached to the side of a spoke).
Tyre pressure sensor
I can't work out how the tyre pressure sensor is fitted.
#3 Valve (attached to the side of a spoke).
Tyre pressure sensor
I can't work out how the tyre pressure sensor is fitted.
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Re: TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
Thank you, does that mean that there is a blind threaded hole in the rim for the tyre pressure sensor and the valve is separate on the spoke.Boxflyer wrote:This might be of some help.
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[size=2px]I can get a used sensor from eBay, but apparently the sensor battery has limited life anyway, so the replacement might not last long anyway. [/size][size=2px]Thoughts?[/size]
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Re: TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
That's great thank you, finally, is the TPMS bolt hollow, I suppose it has to be to work as described.
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Re: TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
So, you could ditch the TPMS and just retain the valve screwed on the side of the spoke.
Without a TPMS, would you always get an error on the dash or can this be eliminated.
Without a TPMS, would you always get an error on the dash or can this be eliminated.
Re: TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
Yes, you could remove the TPMS sender, and it should be just 2.0oz weight difference (minimal).
Having no signal from a dead battery is the same thing as no TPMS installed, so yes you would get the dash warnings.
Having no signal from a dead battery is the same thing as no TPMS installed, so yes you would get the dash warnings.
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Re: TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
Can the warning be removed.Boxflyer wrote:Having no signal from a dead battery is the same thing as no TPMS installed, so yes you would get the dash warnings.
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Re: TPMS: Pressure sensor in wheel
For completeness & my education, this is the type of combined TPMS/Valve arrangement on a pre-LC RT rear wheel.
This is the valve only for a rear wheel on a pre-LC RT.
The front wheel seems to be the same set up on all RT's, with separate TPMS & valve on the side of the spoke.
This is the valve only for a rear wheel on a pre-LC RT.
The front wheel seems to be the same set up on all RT's, with separate TPMS & valve on the side of the spoke.
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