Hi Everyone
I've got a 407 with pressure sensors on the tyres. I had a tyre replaced recently at a tyre dealer , and now the dashboard display comes up after a few minutes running saying 'the tyre pressure(s) are not monitored. '
Talking to a parts dept they tell me the new sensor is £56 + vat to buy and I presume there will be a fitting charge. So I'm looking at a £100 bill I expect.
Anyone else had experience of this? Any advice?
Simple question, is the sensor plugged in? Presumably there is a wire running to the axle and then some sort of capacative or inductive coupling to the sensor in the wheel [1]. So did thetyre fitter inadvertantly disconnect the wire. It would only take a few minutes to pop the wheel off and check.
[1] The only tyre sensor I have any knowledge of is on the Airbus A330 and that was in 1989-- Malc
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The sensor was ripped off by an incompetent tyre fitter when they changed the tyre.
You have four choices:
1/ Ignore the warning. 2/ Have the dealer reprogram the car so the warning isn't given. 3/ Get the tyre fitters company to pay for a new sensor to be fitted. 4/ Pay for it yourself.As I bought my Citroen (same system as Peugeot I believe) second hand with tyre sensors ripped off by an incompetent tyre fitter I opted for
2.Simple question, is the sensor plugged in? Presumably there is a wire running to the axle and then some sort of capacative or inductive coupling to the sensor in the wheel [1]. So did thetyre fitter inadvertantly disconnect the wire. It would only take a few minutes to pop the wheel off and check.
It's a little plastic black box about the size of a swan vestas match box inside the tyre connected to the valve.
Presume it's a little wireless transmitter.
When the tyre was fitted the company did warn that it was possible the sensor would be damaged so I can't argue with them. As they had`fitted 2 tyres ok a month before I thought they would do the same..
Just spoken to a Peugeot dealer
Diagnostic fee then parts purchase and fitting and reprogramming fee. About £180 - £200 they reckon. More than the tyre cost!
Methinks I'll ignore the messages for a while.
Bob
Intriguing, I'll give it a whirl.
I wouldn't put it past a dealer to charge £80 to diagnose you need a reboot and then £50 to reprogram by disconnecting and rebooting it!
Ok, that's interesting. I wonder where it gets its power from?
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