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The "rebuild kit" for a TPMS is simply a new gasket and a new valve core. It does NOT address the battery that powers the sensor, which has an average life of about 10 years.
If you're getting new tires, and especially if you're getting run-flats, because of the difficulty in mounting/dis-mounting them, replacing the TPMS sensors is a good idea. Yes, it will be roughly another $150, but in the long run, it will prevent a lot of aggravation down the road, especially if you don't know the history of your current sensors.
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Yes, you can leave the sensors out but each time you start the car you will get a warning message on the DIC. You can clear the message by pressing the reset button on the left of the gauge cluster, but it is a hassle.
Obviously it is your choice, but for me it is nice to have some advance warning when a tire is losing air.
Obviously it is your choice, but for me it is nice to have some advance warning when a tire is losing air.
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Why would you not want them working?
Yes you could get the car reprogrammed so that it ignored the TPMS, , but frankly I've actually had them warn me of a low tire, (it had a very slow leak)
Yes you could get the car reprogrammed so that it ignored the TPMS, , but frankly I've actually had them warn me of a low tire, (it had a very slow leak)
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I agree with several of the others. You can go to a regular valve stem, but.............it's nice to know if a tire is going low, especially if you are on a long trip and maybe not out of your car for a few hours. I would encourage buying new TPMS.
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Having had a sensor die, and, perhaps coincidentally, a flat on the same wheel....
I will attest the (pilot sport) run flats can indeed hold the car up with zero pressure
And
visuallly, it is difficult to tell there is no pressure.
drivability,..other than a slight pull, its also tough to tell something isn’t right, Best I can figure, I drove around for at least 3 days on no pressure, even over RR tracks at 50+...didn’t feel much different.
( What I didn’t do was interstate and hard at speed turns - probably would have had a drivability issue first on/off ramp I took at speed.)
Given my experience, ya, I’d spend the money and get the thing replaced.
I will attest the (pilot sport) run flats can indeed hold the car up with zero pressure
And
visuallly, it is difficult to tell there is no pressure.
drivability,..other than a slight pull, its also tough to tell something isn’t right, Best I can figure, I drove around for at least 3 days on no pressure, even over RR tracks at 50+...didn’t feel much different.
( What I didn’t do was interstate and hard at speed turns - probably would have had a drivability issue first on/off ramp I took at speed.)
Given my experience, ya, I’d spend the money and get the thing replaced.
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Having had a sensor die, and, perhaps coincidentally, a flat on the same wheel....
I will attest the (pilot sport) run flats can indeed hold the car up with zero pressure
And
visuallly, it is difficult to tell there is no pressure.
drivability,..other than a slight pull, its also tough to tell something isn’t right, Best I can figure, I drove around for at least 3 days on no pressure, even over RR tracks at 50+...didn’t feel much different.
( What I didn’t do was interstate and hard at speed turns - probably would have had a drivability issue first on/off ramp I took at speed.)
Given my experience, ya, I’d spend the money and get the thing replaced.
I will attest the (pilot sport) run flats can indeed hold the car up with zero pressure
And
visuallly, it is difficult to tell there is no pressure.
drivability,..other than a slight pull, its also tough to tell something isn’t right, Best I can figure, I drove around for at least 3 days on no pressure, even over RR tracks at 50+...didn’t feel much different.
( What I didn’t do was interstate and hard at speed turns - probably would have had a drivability issue first on/off ramp I took at speed.)
Given my experience, ya, I’d spend the money and get the thing replaced.
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No damage - Local tire shop patched it, got normal life out of it.
Last edited by aj98; Aug 5, 2018 at 02:30 PM.
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