TPMS playing up
Discussion
Keeps reporting 0 or 78 PSI for front NS and the dash lights flash. May be a hard fault or may just be the in wheel battery? What are the symptoms for the battery failing and how does battery failure play out guys - will all 4 wheels need doing same time as a tyre off job? Any experience welcome. Thanks.
I had an issue with my TPMS when I had my wheels refurbished. The company warned me that they might have difficulty removing my 10 year old valves. this proved to be correct...they contacted the nearest AM dealer for a price..about £160 each for a valve and sensor, BUT they (the AM dealer) advised us to use the old sensors because they would already be programmed to the car (they don't sell the valves separately!)...Why don't they just sell the valves? Ok silly question!
Long story short I spoke to Mcgurks and Bamford Rose, both said "why not just use rubber valves and disconnect the box". That's what I have done, no warning lights for the first few miles. then the tyre warning symbol on the dash display, so we then crawled into the passengers' foot well and unplugged the box and removed it. No warnings since then.
I realise that I no longer have TPMS, but I'm happy to live with that.
I should add that I spoke to my local MOT guys and they say that if the warning light isn't on and I don't tell them that the system exists then there will not be a problem.
I have kept the sensors and other gubbins in case I should want to use it in the future.
Long story short I spoke to Mcgurks and Bamford Rose, both said "why not just use rubber valves and disconnect the box". That's what I have done, no warning lights for the first few miles. then the tyre warning symbol on the dash display, so we then crawled into the passengers' foot well and unplugged the box and removed it. No warnings since then.
I realise that I no longer have TPMS, but I'm happy to live with that.
I should add that I spoke to my local MOT guys and they say that if the warning light isn't on and I don't tell them that the system exists then there will not be a problem.
I have kept the sensors and other gubbins in case I should want to use it in the future.
Thanks Tony.
Someone must know specifics/part number of who makes them for Aston as that £160 per corner will be a huge cost ( I know the TMPS ECU is made by Beru). Off to check the small print on my warranty too to see if this is another sneaky exclusion...
I really like the functionality as it takes away all the pressure checking malarkey or feeling you dont do it often enough and wondering if garage gauges are accurate etc. It can also be difficult to immediately sense a puncture in a straight line with very low profile tyres so would love to keep the function.
Someone must know specifics/part number of who makes them for Aston as that £160 per corner will be a huge cost ( I know the TMPS ECU is made by Beru). Off to check the small print on my warranty too to see if this is another sneaky exclusion...
I really like the functionality as it takes away all the pressure checking malarkey or feeling you dont do it often enough and wondering if garage gauges are accurate etc. It can also be difficult to immediately sense a puncture in a straight line with very low profile tyres so would love to keep the function.
Edited by Ken Figenus on Saturday 22 July 14:27
Had it fixed at Bristol a few weeks ago before a pilgrimage to the Nurburgring - new TPMS sender front left...
Guess what! Rear right is playing up now
. Dashboard was lit up like a Christmas tree on the autobahns during out trip!
This must be a battery lifetime issue right? I can get it fixed on the warranty (odd no sneaky buried clauses on battery life mind)... But at about £200 fitted per corner you wouldn't want this issue out of warranty!
Guess what! Rear right is playing up now
. Dashboard was lit up like a Christmas tree on the autobahns during out trip!This must be a battery lifetime issue right? I can get it fixed on the warranty (odd no sneaky buried clauses on battery life mind)... But at about £200 fitted per corner you wouldn't want this issue out of warranty!
Ken Figenus said:
Had it fixed at Bristol a few weeks ago before a pilgrimage to the Nurburgring - new TPMS sender front left...
Guess what! Rear right is playing up now. Dashboard was lit up like a Christmas tree on the autobahns during out trip!
This must be a battery lifetime issue right? I can get it fixed on the warranty (odd no sneaky buried clauses on battery life mind)... But at about £200 fitted per corner you wouldn't want this issue out of warranty!
Ken, apologies for the late reply to original message.Guess what! Rear right is playing up now
. Dashboard was lit up like a Christmas tree on the autobahns during out trip!This must be a battery lifetime issue right? I can get it fixed on the warranty (odd no sneaky buried clauses on battery life mind)... But at about £200 fitted per corner you wouldn't want this issue out of warranty!
It is a lifetime issue, I was told by AM Works to replace them all. Same as you, fixed one sensor and the other started playing up the week after. Rather annoying. At least I know they will last a while now.
HTH
Seems to be an £86 part for the second gen Beru/Huf system based on Aston part number AD43-360671-AA and they SAY the replacement Huf RDE011it doesn't need coding or specialist diagnostics... [Huf bought out Beru)
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/tpms/huf_beru_tpm...
Can anyone confirm it doesn't need any specialist tools and registers/ learns on the move as that site above suggests? Does not seem plausible to me as it needs a wheel ID? Huf also seems to disagree: https://www.intellisens.com/10/menue/service/
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/tpms/huf_beru_tpm...
Can anyone confirm it doesn't need any specialist tools and registers/ learns on the move as that site above suggests? Does not seem plausible to me as it needs a wheel ID? Huf also seems to disagree: https://www.intellisens.com/10/menue/service/
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