TPMS Recommendation

[Kevin D Pem]

Might be an answer here.

Display to read TPMS data from factory-style sensors?

Hey all, I drive a '15 Nissan Frontier SV, which has TPMS that provides only the most basic warning-light notification to the driver. This is enough to realize there's a small leak in a tire but does not display what the tire pressures actually are anywhere. When I recently replaced the...

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[Joe Hogan]

On the way down to the Keys the outer tire on each side duals TPMS sensor stopped broadcasting or the Spartan computer stopped receiving a signal!!??

here is one side failed, shortly later the other outside tire failed

 

[team bradfield]

Mine also randomly lose communication with the system, they take turns and its always the rears so I don't loose any sleep over it, I thump the tires every stop and check the pressures a couple times a week, my past fifth wheel I installed a repeater , I'm thinking of looking into one for the bus

 

[Joe Hogan]

Anyone have a pic of TPMS chassis antenna location . I am considering trying to relocate the antenna to the outside of the chassis rail to allow for better signal.

 

[AbdRahim]

My coach is shorter than yours, but I have it velcroed high on the back wall of the battery compartment. It is covered ziplock plastic, sealed with gorilla tape. It is working well.

 

[Blueblaze]

We had an EEZtire system on our Phoenix Cruiser, for our toad. It came with six sensors and I bought another four flow-through sensors. We had that rig for 10 years, and by the time we sold it, 2 of the 10 sensors I started with were still working. It did save me from a catastrophe one time, when the aux brake locked up for some unknown reason, without giving any indication in the cockpit. The TPMS heat-alarmed on the tires, saving me a brake job and probably a wreck. So I can recommend using TPMS, but not necessarily EEZtire, although I have no idea if any of the competitor's sensors are any better. It's really a rinky-dink way to do this, considering every car made since the 80's has sensors built into the wheels. You'd think someone by now would have figured out a way to monitor the sensor that's already there.

 

[Joe Hogan]

This may have been covered earlier but can you tie the tow sensors into a Spartan chassis TPMS? I'd like to maintain factory FORD sensors in the tow to allow the in car TPMS to work.

 

[Joe Hogan]

Apparently on the Valor Gen 3 it is possible to display multiple tows. I'll read the user manual to determine procedures.

 

[team bradfield]

thanks Joe

 

[AbdRahim]

You'd think someone by now would have figured out a way to monitor the sensor that's already there.

They have them on the high end MH’s, I beleive. As for cars, I have had false alarms on almost every rental car in the last several years. Granted they were not high end cars, but I think I prefer the self installed ones. TST 507. I had one sensor die after 8 years. Simply replaced it. I keep a few spare sensors on hand. Other five sensors still working fine.

Btw, I prefer flow-thoughs,