Posted: 9/2/2014 11:39:09 AM EDT
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Question for you guys on this subject.
I just bought a 2007 Ford F-150. The seller ran some custom wheels and larger tires that he kept to place on his new truck. He did not have the Ford TPMS bands and sensors reinstalled when he mounted the original wheels and tires back on the truck to sell, but he did give them to me. I was planning on going to discount tire and paying them to dismount my tires, install the TPMS sensors, and mount and balance my tires back on. However, understanding that these sensors do have a battery, and these are 7 years old, should I go ahead and replace the TPMS sensors with new ones? It appears I can get them on ebay for around $40 a set. I'd have to pay someone to retrain the ECU for these new sensors, however, unless Discount Tire can handle that. |
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If it was me, I would spend the extra $ to get some new ones installed now. It would save you from having to do it in the not so distant future. I know my local tire shop normally charges around 40 bucks for mount and balance work so you would save a little now if your having the tires broke down anyway.
My mothers GMC Acadia has them and i think one is slowly dying because the light comes on and off in the dash regularly and the tire pressure stays the same. Her acadia is in need of some new tires for the fall anyway so i'm having her wait till then for me to order new sensors with new tires so it is a one stop shop kinda deal. The sensors do go bad but I have had some last forever and some not last for crap. Regardless, I would go with new ones and hope to not have to worry about it for as long as you own the truck. |
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Trash them. Use air gauge. Fuck TPMS. (But you knew I would say that.)  
It is an annoyance since my King Ranch has on screen display for all kinds of stuff - and I have to constantly click reset to clear the messages about the low tire pressure to see my mileage, trip data, etc. Besides, I like TPMS and want to restore it working on this truck. I just am also eternally "cheap" and don't want to spend extra money when I don't have to. |
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I'd have to pay someone to retrain the ECU for these new sensors, however, unless Discount Tire can handle that. And what did Discount say when you called them? The guy I spoke with said no problem, but he also didn't leave with much confidence in what he said because he didn't know anything about TPMS systems other than "oh well its usually no problem" and he was unfamiliar with the system used on the F150, which does not work like valve stem mounted TPMS. |
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The guy I spoke with said no problem, but he also didn't leave with much confidence in what he said because he didn't know anything about TPMS systems other than "oh well its usually no problem" and he was unfamiliar with the system used on the F150, which does not work like valve stem mounted TPMS. Quoted:
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I'd have to pay someone to retrain the ECU for these new sensors, however, unless Discount Tire can handle that. And what did Discount say when you called them? The guy I spoke with said no problem, but he also didn't leave with much confidence in what he said because he didn't know anything about TPMS systems other than "oh well its usually no problem" and he was unfamiliar with the system used on the F150, which does not work like valve stem mounted TPMS. Put them all inside the spare, light goes out, problem solved? |
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I'd have to pay someone to retrain the ECU for these new sensors, however, unless Discount Tire can handle that. And what did Discount say when you called them? The guy I spoke with said no problem, but he also didn't leave with much confidence in what he said because he didn't know anything about TPMS systems other than "oh well its usually no problem" and he was unfamiliar with the system used on the F150, which does not work like valve stem mounted TPMS. Put them all inside the spare, light goes out, problem solved? nope. Computer knows if they are rolling, throws fault after 20 minutes. |