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Do tire pressure sensors use individual batteries (that may last only 10 years) rather than the car’s electrical system? Could such a battery replacement cost about $85 for each wheel? What about ...

Tire pressure monitoring sensors (TPMS) work by constantly measuring the air pressure within all four of your tires, then relaying that data to your car's computer. If the system is unable to measure ...

Seasons change, and shifting temperatures are in the forecast. Even when it doesn’t feel like much, the expansion of hot air or shrinkage of cold air often impacts tire pressures, which is why you’re ...

What would be the harm (if any) in running steel rims with winter tires without the tire pressure sensor components installed? My reasoning is this: The purchase price of the modules is about $60 per ...

A tire-pressure sensor is a small programmable electronic device, located in the pressurized pocket made by a wheel and tire, that constantly measures the air pressure inside the tire. The sensor ...

My Lexus LS460 has just passed its MOT but the main dealer has told me all the tyres need replacing soon as well as all the tyre pressure sensor valves at an extra cost of over £300 because the ...