Tyrepal sensors

[POH]

Hi how do you stop the sensor? leaking air, n/s/f has been losing a bit of air from 5.5 bar to 4.7 bar according the the display , was also thinking of removing all of them ,what do the forum think yes or no .

 

[daveclare]

Have you tried replacing the o rings? There should be some spares in the kit that came with the sensors.

 

[ManTheVan]

Ours haven’t leaked at all since I fitted them a couple of years ago. Wouldn’t be without them.

 

[POH]

Have you tried replacing the o rings? There should be some spares in the kit that came with the sensors.

Hi Dave didn't think of that will have a look in next couple of day

 

[mikebeaches]

I've had ours over a decade without any issues - they've been fitted to two different vans.

I wouldn't really want to be without them. Last van didn't have any way to fit or carry a spare wheel which is why I purchased the Tyrepal TPMS in the first place. I do have a spare on this van but still consider the kit indispensable.

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[Bustup15]

I think they're great. In Italy removed all sensors to check and balance pressures. 3 hours later. Alarm going off at zero pressure fns.
Looked and all looked OK but decided to check with pressure guage on inflator. Nothing showing as in pressure but looked ok, found the small o ring from the valve in the inflator. Once back in position, inflated and has been OK since.

 

[Brains]

I'd keep them on the tyres.
You only need to use them once for them to be worth keeping.

We picked up a nail on a Saturday morning in Croatia this summer.
The TPS spotted the the slow puncture way before we would have done.
We just managed to be the last customer of the day in the last remaining tyre place open in a major city before they all went home for a long weekend.

So the TPS saved us what would have been a three night compulsory layover in the middle of a holiday, with all the problems with bookings etc that would ahve caused down the line.

TPS are an essential bit of kit.
They can save you a lot of time and money and possibly your life

 

[dpsuk999]

Hi how do you stop the sensor? leaking air, n/s/f has been losing a bit of air from 5.5 bar to 4.7 bar according the the display , was also thinking of removing all of them ,what do the forum think yes or no .

How do you know it’s the sensor and not a slow puncture? I’ve had the sensors on for well over 8 years and had no problems at all

 

[monzer]

Are they on tight enough. They need to be tight but only finger tight. I found there's a point just before being tight that they will release air.

Buy a tin of leak detection spray and keep it in your van, really handy stuff.

 

[chippie]

I had a wheel loosing 1 psi a week for months as indicated by the tyre pal sensor, I swapped the position of the sensor to another wheel and the other sensor still showed the same pressure drop which proved it was not a sensor issue, it turned out to be a very slow leak from the high pressure valve stem.

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[Bubba]

Are the fleabay ones as good as tyrepal?
I don't know much about them until now, but looks an essential but of kit

 

[chippie]

Tyre pal everytime for me, if you look around they do offer a discount code, think caravan club maybe one of the places to find it.

 

[TerryL]

Recent trip the sensor warned me of a slow puncture. On our way home it warned me that I needed to pump it up again to get home. Did what I bought them for.

The only problem was that the puncture was a screw in the sidewall, new tyre. Not only that but the tyre shop checked them all and pointed out that the two fronts were well down (though still legal) and the last one seemed to be wearing a little oddly. Result was 5, yes 5 (spare was rubbish too!) new tyres.

But at least the TP sensor enabled me to sort it out at my own leisure rather than being stuck on the side of the road. Worth every penny.

 

[DDJC]

In August, Tyrepal warned us as we came down off the Pyrenees that the tyre was hotter than the maximum I had set it. Pulled over and the brakes were smoking. Couple more twisty downhill bends and we could have had an Italian Job coach moment. Wouldn't be without them.

I also do a tad over finger tight, and have replaced the o rings. Never had a problem with air pressure loss.

 

[Jim]

I’ve had no joy with them, imo they just add another way your tyre can lose air.

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[scotjimland]

Hi how do you stop the sensor? leaking air, n/s/f has been losing a bit of air from 5.5 bar to 4.7 bar according the the display , was also thinking of removing all of them ,what do the forum think yes or no .

Tyrepal Solar are they as bad as I think

I had 6 of these these fitted to the RV which on our first run out resulted in the sensor letting every bit of air out of a tyre. I threw them in a drawer in disgust and two years later only just picked them up again. With a full charge I am having problems with them remembering the pressures...

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Are the fleabay ones as good as tyrepal?
I don't know much about them until now, but looks an essential but of kit

Good, for about a year, then the supplying company sets up under a different seller name. Two out of the set of six I bought have now stopped sending accurate readings. New batteries made no difference. I just manually check them with a digital gauge now, and do a visual inspection at the same time.
Mike.

 

[Jim]

Are the fleabay ones as good as tyrepal?

My guess would be they are very similar. When Tyrepal started out, their units used to look exactly the same as a chinese product branded "Tyre Dog" sold at a fraction of the Tyrepal price.

If you bought enough units, Tyre Dog would let you brand the product with any name you like. I always assumed thats what Tyrepal did, but I might be wrong it could have been their own product. They may be the same product but with better quality control and inspections on their line. I'm sure Tyrepal would tell you what differentiates them from the lookalike competition.

 

[LesW]

Are the fleabay ones as good as tyrepal?
I don't know much about them until now, but looks an essential but of kit

I have the cheapo Chinese versions (about £25), they seem to work well, but being an ex mechanic I have an inbuilt distrust of electric gadgets, so still periodically manually check the pressures.

I certainly wouldn't lash out £120 or whatever for Tyrepal items.

 

[jongood]

Are the fleabay ones as good as tyrepal?
I don't know much about them until now, but looks an essential but of kit

A friend bought the chinese version that worked on an app, trouble is the app wasn't good at maintaining contact with the sensors and defeated the object.

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[Pausim]

I had a wheel loosing 1 psi a week for months as indicated by the tyre pal sensor, I swapped the position of the sensor to another wheel and the other sensor still showed the same pressure drop which proved it was not a sensor issue, it turned out to be a very slow leak from the high pressure valve stem.

I had the same. A very slow leak from the valve stem, which Tyrepal picked up before it became a problem. The tyrepal sensors report exactly the same pressures as I get from the pump supplied by Carthago.

I previously had a Fit2Go system which was poo. The sensor batteries went flat in 1 year and can’t be changed. Can the batteries in the cheap alternatives be changed?

 

[scotjimland]

I wouldn't fit any product that compromises the integrity of the high pressure valve.

 

[offagen]

We have Tyrepal sensors on the toad with the monitor on the MH’s dashboard, and signal repeater in the back. We didn’t like the possibility of towing the car with a soft or flat tyre. Unfortunately Tyrepal doesn’t seem to offer a system that will cover both the MH and toad, you have to buy two separate systems and have two monitors on the MH’s dashboard.

 

[ontheroadagain]

I have had Tyrepal fitted for almost two years now with no problems whatsoever.
I haven't needed to top up our tyres for over 6 months and the pressure remains constant.
I change the batteries once a year and also changed the "O" rings about 6 months ago, but to be honest I don't think they needed to be changed. It is a great system that I wouldn't be without.

Hi how do you stop the sensor? leaking air

As others have suggested, try changing the small washer/o ring that seals against the top of valve.
Also, how do you know that it is the sensor? You may have a slow puncture.

 

[RioRob]

I have a set of tyrepal in my cupboard which I used on my previous van. The current van based on 2022 Fiat Ducato has tyre sensors built in so I haven't bothered fitting the Tyrepal. If I did fit it would it affect the built in system? Also have another set for another car but the threads on the valves don't seem to match very well so a pain to fit the sensors without loosing all the air I just pumped in!

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[dpsuk999]

We have Tyrepal sensors on the toad with the monitor on the MH’s dashboard, and signal repeater in the back. We didn’t like the possibility of towing the car with a soft or flat tyre. Unfortunately Tyrepal doesn’t seem to offer a system that will cover both the MH and toad, you have to buy two separate systems and have two monitors on the MH’s dashboard.

Yes they do TC215 with a max of 22 wheels

 

[Pablo19]

I’ve had no joy with them, imo they just add another way your tyre can lose air.

Mine have been faultless, never lost any air at all apart from the second or two when you tighten them up. Great bit of kit and essential if not carrying a spare wheel!

 

[pwilmo]

Tyrepal, very good, however, slow to activate readings on start of the journey.

They saved my bacon on the Switzerland mountain roads, Tyrepal alarm alerted me to tyres overheating.

We pulled in unaware, but touching the tyre wall was very, very hot and the brakes smelt of clutch burning smell.

The temperature outside was 34C, so that probably contributed .. cup of tea time and allowed them to cool.

Changed the brake fluid when I got home.

In all the time 4yrs never had leaks and changed the sensor batteries when no readings appear.

 

[jezport]

Saved us on the A1. Sudden deflation and the Tyrepal went off giving me time to pull over before shredding the tyre and wheel.
They also showed me that the cold pressure of a tyre can be massively different to a hot tyre, this difference can lead you yo having a blowout when a tyre inflated to 80psi cold end up near 100psi when hot and under load !

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

I had noted that effect on my sensors, but wondered what the temperatures would reach if they were run at under the coach builders recommended pressures?

Mike.