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paulmoran2 Member Since: 27 Nov 2013 Location: Leeds Posts: 1422 |
Just s##t myself! I'm down at 'fit-slow' having a Kidney removed as it has a nail in it. Anyway, the fitter removed the tyre and then proceeds to cut off the valve!!!...so I runs out about to give him a ( thinking the idiots damaged the TPMS device) and gets there to find no donkeys plonk fitted? Seems the new fatty uses the difference in wheel circumference calc'd by the ABS to suss a puncture rather than the L322's pressure sensor...calmed down now GONE 2010 Facelifted 3.6 TDV8 - Stornoway Grey + 22" Overfinch Olympus
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24th Sep 2016 8:13am |
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ajac8 Member Since: 04 Oct 2011 Location: Shakespeares County Posts: 1653 |
Is the running circumference not affected by loading? Seems a bit of an unreliable measure for pressure. 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
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24th Sep 2016 9:58am |
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paulmoran2 Member Since: 27 Nov 2013 Location: Leeds Posts: 1422 |
Not fitted? TBH I never thought of the possibility it wasn't fitted. Will have to look into that, but given that I switched the TPMS off on my L322, it's no great loss. GONE 2010 Facelifted 3.6 TDV8 - Stornoway Grey + 22" Overfinch Olympus
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24th Sep 2016 10:42am |
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GraemeC Member Since: 01 Jul 2012 Location: Chester Posts: 836 |
Pretty sure some sort of TMPS (either active like the L322 sensors)or passive (tyre circumference) has been mandatory on new vehicles from about 2012.... 2007 Zermatt Silver TDV8 Vogue SE - now sold but was a great car! |
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24th Sep 2016 12:14pm |
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Emperor Mong Member Since: 07 Jul 2010 Location: London Posts: 1435 |
My car has pressure sensors.
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24th Sep 2016 2:21pm |
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mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029 |
^ Yep, exactly. Although BMW use the ABS sensors and it is way more reliable. |
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24th Sep 2016 2:23pm |
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paulmoran2 Member Since: 27 Nov 2013 Location: Leeds Posts: 1422 |
I don't have any form of TPMS. As EM says, rubber valves are the give away but checked TOPIX to be sure and it says LESS TPMS.....so I haven't got the thing I didn't want GONE 2010 Facelifted 3.6 TDV8 - Stornoway Grey + 22" Overfinch Olympus
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24th Sep 2016 3:28pm |
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martinf Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: sussex Posts: 256 |
It became mandatory in Autumn 2014 |
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24th Sep 2016 3:42pm |
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