Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems

Hi Richie,

I am running a Jette System just on the car and find them great, they are a screw on type and I have never lost one. I have done around 10000km's with them maybe even more.

The only problem I have is I don't know which is correct my hand gauge or the Jette. I have tested with 4 devices and all 4 gave different pressure readings now I just make sure I use 1 testing gauge for all 4 and stick with that.

You will find many people on here and other forums saying things like you don't need them, for me it's a nice to have and because I can.

Good luck

I posted a while back on my experience with TPMS. Thread follows.

TPMS - Feedback

Ritchie

We are just in from a difficult multi-car trip and I am not a believer in carrying 2 spares but I was only one with a system - Tyredog screw on type (think Craig Davis is a newer version of tyredog).

We were advized at Mt Dare to remove it because it wouldn't last, but I did not.

There were more BFG AT tyres on this trip than any other and I was the only one who took a hit while playing cross country.

Staked a front tyre - I had little faith in the Tyredog, but set it correctly
and soon after the stake came "Beep Beep Beep Beep" , I thought it was the GPS or something but is was the Tyredog alerting me to the fact that pressure had dropped below 16 PSI.

With Howard(ACT) support we had it plugged so fast we didn't even need the jack and re-inflated from our spare wheel just as quick.

Probably 5 minutes all told from ugly to sunshine.

I'm sold.

Richard,
I will start trying my TPMS system out tomorrow on a five week trip, I decided on them due to the feedback from the Landys post.

I have had no problem setting them up and I can drop the readings from extra axle off easily. I don't leave them on the vehicle or van so as to conserve battery power, as the Landy said 3 years is the life of the transmitters if they are working all the time.

RA.

I have had Tyre dog system for 2 years now. It has paid for itself 3 times over. Other brands availble also. jl

Hi Richie,
Have used both the Tyre Dog and the TPMS monitors and could not fault either. I only switched to the TPMS because I needed to include a on the monitor and would have at that stage needed to get a new Tyre Dog monitor and the TPMS rep. was at a Adelaide camping show and pointed me in his direction. That same TPMS rep has been of great assistance with any teething problems, he did point out they are not keen on the valve cap monitors of which I have. The Tyre Dog has been across the Simpson,Oodnadatta, Birdsville and Strzelecki tracks no problems. The TPMS has been on the Anne Beadell Highway, the Simpson, Oodnadatta track twice, the Birdsville and Strzelecki tracks and alerted me to three staked tires, each time we managed to plug them with enough air in them to continue using them.
Previous to having tire Monitors I wrecked four tires and every one was hard to get off the vehicle being totally flat at least the three I have now saved can be used for something like trailer tires.
Hope this information helps.

Cheers
Graham

As posted a in previous thread, I have a 4 sensor tyre dog system with screw on sensors, fitted 2 years ago, and have done major trips including the Simpson, Connie Sue, Sandy Blight and plenty of mud, slush, and water with never a problem, although the batteries in the sensors had to be replaced after 12 months.....still highly recommended!! It also alerted me to a slow leak in my only puncture and allowed me to deal with it before the tyre was destroyed.
Tony

Richie,
I have a Jette 400 system with 6 sensors. Have been running it for about a year now. I had 1 sensor that gave a 'loss of signal' message a few times but after taking it apart cleaning the battery contacts, it has not repeated that.

The only thing I do not like is that it does not display all the sensor readings at once. Having said that now that the novelty has worn off I don't look at it much. I plan to put in another set of valve stems on my rims so I don't have to remove them when changing pressures. At the moment I don't use the locking ring and I know what will happen soon !
cheers

Can't remeber the brand name but my old car was fitted with internal sensors. so I was getting true tyre pressures and the internal temperatures. System worked quickly and I was able to monitor a slow leak ( 1 psi per week) because the system responded at 4 psi variation.
It ran through a full cycle every time you started the car and then only alarmed if you had a + 4psi change or sudden temperature rise. So it may have been asleep when the ignition was off.

Found it very useful as I didn't need to get the tyre gauge out anymore unless I wanted to change pressures when offroading which reduced the chance of dirt into the valve.

I did put a switch in the wiring so I could turn it off because on frosty mornings it would alarm due to low pressure.

As others have said, they are great for peace of mind and you learn heaps about what is happening to your tyres while driving.

I went internal type after lots of research and was happy with that decision even though the screw on types are easier to fit.


I realised how much I missed having it when I found my new toy already has a slow leak and it was down to 14 psi before I felt it. Takes time to get used to new vehicles!
looks like I will be out shopping soon.

A

Hi Everyone
Many thanks for all your replies, help and info.

Some very interesting comments, TPMS's in general sound good however like most tech/mechanical things there can be problems. I will check out a couple of makes further and then decide which way to go.

Once again thanks for the comments, Richie.

HI Richard have a look at Senastyre new model it can do 16 or more tyres I looked and priced all the other ones and it was cheaper sorry i don't have a link Nobby