Should TPMS Sensors Be Replaced? How Often?

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Jun 10, 2010 | 09:57 PM

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Mark C5

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Of course you can always go this way:

http://www.dragtimes.com/parts/1997-...460900273.html

Jun 11, 2010 | 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark C5

Of course you can always go this way:

http://www.dragtimes.com/parts/1997-...460900273.html

Why would you ever want to do that?

Jun 11, 2010 | 08:28 PM

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You don't get a warning on the DIC unless it's pretty low. By that time (when the display pops up) on a non run-flat tire you would have known physically from feel through the seat.... it's not the same as a slow leak on a factory run-flat.

Quite untrue. Trios is right. Most of the leaks are slow. You get a warning on the DIC before you feel anything, unless you're racing. Maybe not even then. If you're in the middle of nowhere when it gets too low, you whip out your cigarette lighter socket powered air pump, pump it back up, and head in the direction of the tire store.

You can buy the tire pump from what you save by buying one non-runflat tire, versus a runflat. Buy two tires, and you've saved enough for AAA premium road service, which gets you flatbedded for 100 miles. Might not be enough, but how far can you go on a runflat with no air???

If the car is the airhead "trophy wife's" daily driver, runflats are probably needed. If that's the case, you've bent over and grabbed your ankles with your pants down plenty of times already, so just go with the runflats.

If you value performance, I don't know of any tire tests which put runflats at the top of the pack.

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Jun 11, 2010 | 08:39 PM

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Mark C5

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Why would you ever want to do that?

Because if you have a '97-'00 it is much cheaper than replacing sensors and it uses the '01-'04 FOB which is also much cheaper.

Jun 12, 2010 | 07:57 AM

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Because if you have a '97-'00 it is much cheaper than replacing sensors and it uses the '01-'04 FOB which is also much cheaper.

You also can do the same upgrade using OEM '01-'04 parts, which would be my preferred way to go.

Jun 12, 2010 | 08:06 AM

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You also can do the same upgrade using OEM '01-'04 parts, which would be my preferred way to go.

Yes, for a lot more money.

Jun 12, 2010 | 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by phils C5 vette

I had them rebuilt, and out of the five i had rebuilt, two worked,
Now only one of the rebuilts work properly. Yes one of five after 6 months.

I order new ones after having the old ones rebuilt and they failed.

Phil - there is nothing about this story that feels good. Bugger. I hope my luck is better. I'm thinking: put the vette up on blocks and after fixing the TPMS, put the rims back on and confirm they work before mounting the tires. Seems like that should be a reasonable test. If someone knows better, perhaps they wouldn't mind saving me from myself.

Thx

Dave

Jun 12, 2010 | 12:58 PM

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Dave, you don't even have to have the sensors mounted in the wheels to test them.

I programmed my new sensors, with them sitting on my lap, from inside the car.