Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Cheshire CT
Tire pressure monitoring systems are electronic devices that are designed to check the pressure of tires. Learn more about TPMS and how its used to maintain and repair your car.
Finding a Fix: Troubleshooting Customer TPMS Problems Cheshire CT
Low profile tires with short, stiff sidewalls change diameter less than tires with tall aspect ratios that have more compliant sidewalls. Consequently, a loss of 10 psi in a low profile tire may only change the diameter of the tire less than 1mm (0.040 inches). Most ABS-based systems cannot detect changes smaller than 1 mm. For this reason, indirect ABS-based TPMS systems are not as sensitive as the newer direct systems which have a pressure sensor inside each wheel.
Tool Feature: Tooling Up for TPMS Cheshire CT
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems have been phasing in for more than a decade — with some systems dating back to the late 1990s (such as Corvette) — and are now required on all new passenger cars and light trucks. TPMS is a great safety innovation and has likely saved some lives.
TPMS Troubles: "Simple" Tire Rotations with TPMS Can Prove Tricky Cheshire CT
What good can possibly come from a TPMS system that regularly issues false positives? Thinking back, didn’t NHTSA say that setting the warning level at the safer 20% level could cause false alarms that would cause drivers to disregard the TPMS? My TPMS – and I suspect many other drivers’ units – seem to have a technical poltergeist.
