Ralphie Posted April 24, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 24, 2019 The Faarstone guys all know me well. Have to use some of Ralph’s Day Off to take the civic in today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn Posted April 24, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 24, 2019 If it wasn’t for the stupid tire pressure sensors you could just fill the Taars with slime and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted April 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, Longjohn said: If it wasn’t for the stupid tire pressure sensors you could just fill the Taars with slime and be done with it. I really dislike Honda’s, where they don’t tell you the individual taar pressures, just that something is amiss, so check till you find the bad one. Even a low level Hyundai had a read oot of the pressure in each taar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 24, 2019 Share #4 Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I really dislike Honda’s, where they don’t tell you the individual taar pressures, just that something is amiss, so check till you find the bad one. Even a low level Hyundai had a read oot of the pressure in each taar. What is, "a first world problem"? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted April 24, 2019 Share #5 Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I really dislike Honda’s, where they don’t tell you the individual taar pressures, just that something is amiss, so check till you find the bad one. Even a low level Hyundai had a read oot of the pressure in each taar. My wife's MDX does, but I guess the problem is, once you rotate the tires, the pressure readout doesn't actually correspond with the tire location. That's why most don't do it as it causes more confusion than it does help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted April 24, 2019 Share #6 Posted April 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, Indy said: My wife's MDX does, but I guess the problem is, once you rotate the tires, the pressure readout doesn't actually correspond with the tire location. That's why most don't do it as it causes more confusion than it does help. Can't it be reprogrammed after the switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted April 24, 2019 Share #7 Posted April 24, 2019 2 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: The Faarstone guys all know me well. Have to use some of Ralph’s Day Off to take the civic in today. Is this the result of not recognizing the need to replace winter air with spring air? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 24, 2019 Share #8 Posted April 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Can't it be reprogrammed after the switch? Is using a more accurate hand-held tire gauge really all that difficult? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted April 24, 2019 Share #9 Posted April 24, 2019 So the way I tend to buy tires is order them from Tire Rack (best selection, prices and comparison tools) and have them delivered to one of their approved installers. The Mr. Tire near me has always been good to me. When I dropped the truck off, I waited behind a guy who - don't know what he brought his vehicle in for, but he was being told about how he should really pay for the new intake manifold gasket as part of the spark plug replacement, and really good thing he also was getting the 3 stage fuel cleaning. Then he told me I should have bought Hankook because my Michelin tires were going to dry rot in 3 years (They stock Hankook but not Michelin). Picking up the truck, he was doing a similar upsell on another customer, and describing to someone else why one bad tire on an AWD car means you need to replace all the tires. I got my truck back, they never took off any of the stickers. They did put air in the tires. Random amounts, none of which are enough. I won't be back there anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD Posted April 24, 2019 Share #10 Posted April 24, 2019 I had a leaky tire on my last car, probably because of an extremely slow leak around a plug. I had a leaky tire last summer and got lazy about doing anything about it until it needed more air every few days. I turned out there was a nail whose head was missing too close to the sidewall to patch, so I had to get a new tire. At least I don't have anything leaking now - on the little tires on my Honda Fit, there's not a lot of air to leak out! At least replacement tires are relatively cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted April 24, 2019 Share #11 Posted April 24, 2019 Nissans of a certain age are notorious for leaky tires. For some reason the pressure sensor they use corrodes at the attach point to the wheel. Unfortunately that is not fixed with a $10 cartridge replacement. It requires replacement of the intire unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted April 24, 2019 48 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Nissans of a certain age are notorious for leaky tires. For some reason the pressure sensor they use corrodes at the attach point to the wheel. Unfortunately that is not fixed with a $10 cartridge replacement. It requires replacement of the intire unit. It did turn oot to be a leaky sensor. It broked, so they replaced it for no charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted April 24, 2019 Share #13 Posted April 24, 2019 2 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: It did turn oot to be a leaky sensor. It broked, so they replaced it for no charge. Oh sure. No charge for you. $90 for me. Well, maybe your car was still under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted April 25, 2019 Just now, maddmaxx said: Oh sure. No charge for you. $90 for me. Well, maybe your car was still under warranty. Just a taar road hazard warranty. Maybe Honda uses the same type, because they mentioned corrosion also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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