Tyre Pressure Monitor

[DaveHerns]

Every so often I get a bleep and a message saying my tyre pressures aren't being monitored?

Any ideas ?

[seefive]

Only had this once with all monitored wheels in place. I was driving near a power/grid line at the time, so put it down to radio interference.

Message will come up of course if you are driving on a spare with no sensor.

[Johndouglas]

Every so often I get a bleep and a message saying my tyre pressures aren't being monitored?

Any ideas ?

 

My guess will be that one of the sensors has lost its function.. Last year I did an ebay buy of an alloy wheel and tyre to match my car. I now carry it as the spare, but although it's fitted with a sensor, whenever I have it on the car, five minutes into a new drive, I get the beep and the message that the tyres are not being montored. Replace the original wheel and things are back to normal.

[DaveHerns]

Must just be old age as I have the 4 alloys with sensors on the road wheels

Never mind

[Fuzzybrush]

It could be that the battery on the sensor is on its way out.  They should last around 6/7 years.

[DaveHerns]

Is that repairable or a new sensor ? Strange thing is that I haven't had this happen for weeks

Touch wood ....

[Fuzzybrush]

^{I'm not sure if the battery can be replaced.  The last sensor I had replaced I ask them to leave the old one in the boot hoping to repair it as the end of the valve had snapped off.  The way it was removed made it impossible to do anything with.  I could not see a battery compartment so it could be sealed when the units are made.} 

[DaveHerns]

I see On EBay there's someone sellling a repair kit for these valves