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Tire Pressure Sensors

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#1 ·
Tire Pressure Sensors are a waste of time and money. Just another way of the dealership gouging you for money!!!! $125 dollars to replace. :atomic::atomic:
 
#3 ·
You can always turn them off, or even ignore the warning light. A piece of black electrical tape works wonders.
Me, I love that our Jeep tells us what the current tire pressure is in the tires without me having to actually check.
Why would you pay a dealer to do ANYTHING to your Jeep?
 
#5 ·
And how accurate are they?

Just took my Willy's in for a tire rotation. They sent it out with allegedly 35psi in them. Gauge showed 38! I have my own compressor, but I did take it back and have them drop it a few.

I thought it was noisy before, with those mud tires on there, but now there's more tread up front, it's a real rumble. That's what volume on the stereo is for, when we're on the road, right? Lol!

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#7 ·
Mine are within 2 psi, and they are consistent as well. You can even watch the temp increase as they warm up. They read about 1 or 2 psi higher than my good gauge reads, although not every gauge I own is accurate, I have two that are accurate (you should always have two, that way you can tell if one is going bad), and a few that are just close.
 
#13 ·
Factory TPMS are fairly accurate, if stock, check your pressure every couple weeks, or weekly along with oil, fluids, etc. They should be around what the pressure is on you're door jamb. If it says 37 PSI, that's what the TPMS is set for from the factory. And if the pressure in your tire is 4 -6 psi lower it could set the low pressure light off. It doesn't come on for a pound or two. If it's warmer, and your tire pressure is lower, and it gets cold, it could put the light on. Check the door jamb, check you pressure when the Jeep sit's for a few hours, and adjust. Keep it at what is recommended. And I mean stock models. Lynda, you're Willys should show 37 PSI, and a pound or two up or down makes no difference and won't set nothing off. My 2016 Willys with the MT's are set at 37 PSI on the jamb, right or wrong. A pound don't mean anything.
 
#19 ·
You can change your own sensors.. Google for "replace TPMS yourself".

There are ways of breaking the bead without a tire changing machine. You'll see quite a few ingenious methods. You do need a good compressor that can supply enough air volume to re-seat the bead once you're done.
 
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