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Has anyone had experience of these? They seem pretty cheap and plentiful so was wondering if they’re worth fitting.
I’ve had a few punctures over the last few years always with Phillips type screws and it would have been good to have some early warning that something was amiss.
Also could help with keeping pressures accurate.
any recommendations or tips re these systems welcome.
Just had a blummin puncture with one of those said screws. TBH it was quite noticeable the tyre was going down. Only popped to the supermarket, looked back at car, hmm. Quickly inflated it upto pressure drove home. Appointment for repair at 4:30, so I'll pump up again and drive the 1/2 mile. No spare on the car, and I'm not about to put gunk in it and write off a very new tyre.
I've never had a need for automatic systems, weekly check - quick squeeze of tyre is enough.
weekly check – quick squeeze of tyre is enough
I don't think it is. The alloys corroded on our last car, leading to slow punctures. You didn't really notice squeezing or looking at it until they were very low indeed, particularly as we parked on uneven ground which made the various tyres look different anyway. I do check current cars with a gauge regularly based on this experience but it would be easier with a mobile app, that's all. Tyre pressures vary with weather. Looking at today's temps if you haven't checked for 3 months they'll be well out even if your tyres are perfectly sealed.
Tyre pressures vary with weather. Looking at today’s temps if you haven’t checked for 3 months they’ll be well out even if your tyres are perfectly sealed.
Doesn't matter as you get 4 readings on the dash and if it's temp related they all move the same up/down, so you can still spot the odd man out.....
The only air leaks I've had from the tyres on my car are a result of it having TPMS. The weight of the sensor on the inside of the valve causes the valve to move slightly, resulting in corrosion of the alloy and loss of seal. I've had to have new valves fitted 3 times in 7 years. Would be happy not to have TPMS but the car expects it and throws errors of the dash if it's not there.
I recently bought some from ebay that a mechanic had recommended in the past. They're getting fitted on Friday as part of an MOT. Similar to greybeard, if the sensors aren't happy, it shows on the dashboard and an MOT failure which is annoying
the car expects it and throws errors of the dash if it’s not there.
And it's things like this that mean your motor is likely destined to be scraped earlier than its predecessors because the cost of sorting the problem is too high.
I've had a TyrePal system on our camper for the last 3+ years - It has worked flawlessly all that time. It's had one new set of batteries in the sensors in that time (it warns you that they are running low). It also displays tyre temperatures.
The display unit is solar powered through the windscreen, so no wiring needed.
Thoroughly recommended.
https://www.tyrepal.co.uk/product/kit-brand-new-solar-colour-pro-monitor-4-tcso-sensors/
The price in the link looks very high - I paid £67 shipped in 2019 on some sort of promotion deal. Perhaps it'll come down on "black Friday" (Friday of colour??)