Should I replace my 2yr old TPMS when changing tires?

@Mendel Leisk Surely this could be determined by many other sensors ie VSC etc.

I do generally agree this system is sound - apart from Toyotas unsmart implementation to not auto learn new IDs until perhaps 2017-18.

That is not ok. Also - replaceable batteries should be mandatory. It’s all in all not pro.

 

So who's going to design them? YOU can do it!
Something that only likely needs to be replaced once in the life of the car, and is inexpensive?
Unless you purchase aftermarket ones, then their is no telling how long those batteries will last.

You CAN replace the battery, it's just takes some time. There are videos on youtube on how to do it.
Remember you have to fill the void so to protect from the heat and possibility of the battery cell getting
thrown out and flopping around in the tire....

 

I love threads like this. Its easy to id the grumpy old men (some early onset). And some females who are under informed.

 

Easy to id the kids that think they know it all..... ignored...

 

Yeah he lost me at “early onset”.

I’d like to think I’ve developed a “surge pile” over the years, become less prone to knee-jerk reaction, separate wheat from chaff.

@bisco is the sensei in that department.

 

I'll keep mine as proverbial dead doornails and turn off the light on the dash.

 

Did they get you to change your blinker fluid or just a top up?