What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[drssg]

Seems like false economy to me, you've gotta dismount the tire to get the stem/sensor out, then hack into it to replace the battery, seal it back up and remount/balance the tire. By the time you're done you could've just brought it to the tire shop and come out ahead.

Personally, I wouldn't mess with it, either. I read about people doing it on a motorcycle forum. When they get new tires, they deal with a shop that is willing to work with them. Once the tires are off, the shop provides the sensors for the DIYer to replace the batteries.

The end result is that they pay about $1 per battery, instead of about $75 per sensor.

On top of that, Honda discontinued production on replacement sensors on some of their fairly new motorcycles. Getting a compatible sensor involves replacing the entire system for about $700.

 

[drssg]

They picked up 2 Ho's, a bottle of Rum & went in search of a Dead Man's Chest.

Off topic, but that reminds me of my favorite Key & Peele sketch. The politically correct feminist pirates.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

When my tpms die, in my pickup I'll just put some black electrical tape over whatever light comes on in the dash ...

Surprised they haven't mandated them on my Kenworth ... But I got a tire gauge, and know how to use it!

 

[BravoXray]

Seems like false economy to me, you've gotta dismount the tire to get the stem/sensor out, then hack into it to replace the battery, seal it back up and remount/balance the tire. By the time you're done you could've just brought it to the tire shop and come out ahead.

When they replaced my sensors, they only broke down the outside bead and were able to push the sidewall down enough to change the sensor. No rebalancing needed.
YMMV.

 

[WinterDeere]

I got a tire gauge, and know how to use it!

Me too, but I find it easer to just look at the pressures displayed on my dash, than going around to each tire with a gauge.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

As far as I know, which isn't very much!

On my 2018 Ram it only displays if it's "low" ... Don't recall what that is, as it only ever did that the day following the warm fall afternoon I bought it, it was cool in the morning and it said one was low ... I guess it's possible it's buried in the screen somewhere, but I don't bother with that, IIRC the message came up on the main dash, not the screen in the middle with the clock and whatever else is in the menu's ...

On my semi-truck it's just part of my daily pre-trip inspection on the truck, the trailers have a system that supplies and maintains 100 PSI to the tires, which will compensate for a nail/screw in them, but I still need to look at them ...

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
It only shows low, but you should be able to thumb through your display until it shows the pressure in each tire.

 

[WinterDeere]

On my 2018 Ram it only displays if it's "low" ... Don't recall what that is...

I'd be surprised if that's right. My Ram is a 2015, and has a pretty basic set of options, and it still shows exact pressure on each tire. A lot of the cars I owned in the early-2000's (Jaguar, Audi, Volvo) had only a "low pressure" warning system, but pretty much anything built after 2010 or 2012 seems to show actual pressure, from what I've seen.

I use my dial type tire gauge when filling tires, and verify the TPMS's are correct at the time. But for the few months between having to adjust pressure, I just check the display about once per week.

 

[Oaktree]

When my tpms die, in my pickup I'll just put some black electrical tape over whatever light comes on in the dash ...

If only it was just a light, easy enough to ignore but, at least on GMs the alarm message takes over the DIC display until you clear it. Every time you start the vehicle.

Yeah, the sensors are kinda pricey (I think they're $35 at Town Fair tire), but I kinda like being able to monitor tire pressure while driving.

 

[Oaktree]

I didn’t like my alternator stealing Hp from my engine, so I moved it to the differential
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Don't imagine it charges very well at idle.