Faulty TPMS sensor valve

A previous customer called us at hometyre Sussex to say he had a problem with a tyre loosing air. We took a spare tyre with us in-case it was something that was not repairable.

When I got there he explained that he had the wheel rims refurbished last week and had since noticed that the tyre pressure kept going down, but didn't know if this had something to do with the refurb or was a puncture.

I jacked the car up, removed the wheel and took it into my van. I checked over the tyre with a leak detector and found the leak was coming from around the valve. I removed the tyre and undid the sealing nut holding the TPMS valve in, then removed the valve. This showed the problem, when they had refurbished the rim and replaced the valve, they had damaged the rubber seal.

We at Hometyre carry spare parts for all types of TPMS valve, and were soon able to replace the stem and sealing nut. The tyre was put back on and inflated, I then rechecked the valve, which was OK. Once the wheel was bolted back on the car, I then checked all of the TPMS sensors using our diagnostic machine. Once this was done I was able to reset the sensor on the car.

If you have problems with your cars TPMS sensor valves give us a call at hometyre on 03334445454. or click here for more info.