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Originally Posted by Monkey Wrench
how does this work? is there some sort of sensor in the tire that sends info to the carby wifi or someting similar?
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Originally Posted by masraum
Yeah, there’s a sensor in each tire.
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They are sealed units with an internal battery that eventually dies. Tire stores may try to tell you that you are on borrowed time after 7 years and should proactively replace them when you get new tires...
I have a 13 year old car with over 100k and only one sensor died so far. The shop has a wireless tool to see which wheel has the bad sensor. Replacement requires tire removal and re-balanced but I have saved way more when one goes bad than buying four every tire purchase.
I don't see any "danger" in a bad sensor (other than an annoying idiot light until it is fixed) but you have to be sure you have an inflated tire...
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