Not sure if BMW are the same but from my time with Toyota, if we didn’t have a sensor in stock or customer didn’t want to pay for a new one, if you deflate the tyre completely and pump it back up, it can ‘wake’ the sensor up again, it’s only a temporary fix but definitely helpful for people going for their annual inspection 😁
Might save money for the customer short term but when the other sensors fail, the customer will have to pay again to get a new sensor and pay for them to get fitted again...
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
Did BMW misdiagnose it or did they figure ones broke so the rest will inevitably break, change them out now so the customer doesn't come back with the same fault?
Quite possibly. Or standard Dealership up sell. Company car I had in 2019, was in for service, told needs 4 new tyres. I knew it didn't. All 4 tyres were 3 - 4mm. Garage claimed that as the next service was 10k miles away, the car would need 4 tyres before then. Told them fine I will replace in 1 - 2 months time. Went elsewhere for better tyres, cheaper. Didn't like the O.E. tyres in the wet.
“They tend to corrode and take the wheel with them” - I’m not 100% sure these are a net positive. I get that most drivers don’t check tyres and will drive under inflated until their next MOT but… that’s a driver fault. Bit unfair to condemn someone’s expensive alloy just to flash a message they might choose to still ignore. I’m usually pretty pro-technology but on the fence here.
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
Yep absolutely shocking, so hard to keep these modern cars to the speed limit, plus half the time you get taken over on people on electric mountain bikes 😂😂😂😂
Baz, you’ll get used to it, honest. Coming from Germany where basically anywhere suburban has an 18mph limit it shocks me when I return to the UK and see how fast people drive round suburbs and villages. Anyway great video
I have had main main stealers with all the gear and no idea spotless premises working on my car in the end I found a good independent place and am now more than happy never judge a book bye its cover I would be more than happy to have baz work on my car
@@PeterOgden-h1k Im not talking about the quality of work I’m talking about general tidyness of the place no one is ever too busy to tidy up and empty a few bins !!
@@garyparker5012 Why? It's just going to get mucky again. Otherwise costs go up which is passed on to the customer. Frankly I'd rather have a workshop that's a bit messy and lower costs....
I think that Launch TPMS sensor comes with a plastic washer... but I found a LOT don't... even genuine items. Then the aluminium / steel bolt corrodes onto the wheel... after it gouged up the factory paint... because there is no washer 🙄🙄
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
I’ve been a mechanic for 43 years and all this bullshit don’t make cars better glad I’m almost finished with this shit
Not sure if BMW are the same but from my time with Toyota, if we didn’t have a sensor in stock or customer didn’t want to pay for a new one, if you deflate the tyre completely and pump it back up, it can ‘wake’ the sensor up again, it’s only a temporary fix but definitely helpful for people going for their annual inspection 😁
This modern teck is BEYOND BULLSHIT
This stuff isn’t new , it’s been on cars for close to 20 years
If the other 3 sensors date from 2016 ? they will soon follow the faulty one , perhaps in this case the BMW dealer was looking long term ?
BMW....short for Baz Meredith Wales.
Shocking price from the stealership.
If the other 3 sensors date from 2016 ? they will soon follow the faulty one , perhaps in this case the BMW dealer was looking long term ?
Might save money for the customer short term but when the other sensors fail, the customer will have to pay again to get a new sensor and pay for them to get fitted again...
Nice work 🤙we have one of those wands they certainly are magic.
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
Did BMW misdiagnose it or did they figure ones broke so the rest will inevitably break, change them out now so the customer doesn't come back with the same fault?
Quite possibly. Or standard Dealership up sell. Company car I had in 2019, was in for service, told needs 4 new tyres. I knew it didn't. All 4 tyres were 3 - 4mm. Garage claimed that as the next service was 10k miles away, the car would need 4 tyres before then. Told them fine I will replace in 1 - 2 months time. Went elsewhere for better tyres, cheaper. Didn't like the O.E. tyres in the wet.
So that’s how they work, obviously having the equipment and the knowledge to use it makes all the difference 👍
That's how some of them work.
Good evening Baz cool guy fixing man and sharing his knowledge 🤩
Always wondered what they looked like! Can you change the battery in the sensor, or does it have to be the whole sensor?
Nope , new sensor , battery is sealed in , they normally last about 5 yrs , but it keeps us in a job 😂
Who would have thought that BMW would try to rip you off.
If the other 3 sensors date from 2016 ? they will soon follow the faulty one , perhaps in this case the BMW dealer was looking long term ?
@@igigig27if you break one arm you don’t put two in plaster.
“They tend to corrode and take the wheel with them” - I’m not 100% sure these are a net positive. I get that most drivers don’t check tyres and will drive under inflated until their next MOT but… that’s a driver fault. Bit unfair to condemn someone’s expensive alloy just to flash a message they might choose to still ignore. I’m usually pretty pro-technology but on the fence here.
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
i have ford focus i just turned mine of Completely the sensor cost 75 pounds each not Difficult tell if your Tyre is going flat
Learnt something today.
The speed limit in Wales is 20mph? wat!
Yep absolutely shocking, so hard to keep these modern cars to the speed limit, plus half the time you get taken over on people on electric mountain bikes 😂😂😂😂
I bet there is a massive market. In reconditioned milk floats 20 mph.
Baz, you’ll get used to it, honest. Coming from Germany where basically anywhere suburban has an 18mph limit it shocks me when I return to the UK and see how fast people drive round suburbs and villages. Anyway great video
engine management light is on why did you do a test on that too please let us know
i always wondered how to change those things... Thx for the video
Think you need a cleaner and a gardener to with the amount of rubbish laying about the workshop and the vegetation growing through the roof 😂😂
I ain't got time for clearing up, as long as my workspace is clear and my ramp is clean that's all I'm worried about
I have had main main stealers with all the gear and no idea spotless premises working on my car in the end I found a good independent place and am now more than happy never judge a book bye its cover I would be more than happy to have baz work on my car
@@PeterOgden-h1k Im not talking about the quality of work I’m talking about general tidyness of the place no one is ever too busy to tidy up and empty a few bins !!
@@bazmeredith no one is ever too busy to tidy up and keep a workshop clean and tidy
@@garyparker5012 Why? It's just going to get mucky again. Otherwise costs go up which is passed on to the customer. Frankly I'd rather have a workshop that's a bit messy and lower costs....
I think that Launch TPMS sensor comes with a plastic washer... but I found a LOT don't... even genuine items. Then the aluminium / steel bolt corrodes onto the wheel... after it gouged up the factory paint... because there is no washer 🙄🙄
They calibrate faster if you can create indifference in wheel speed I.e cornering speed hasn't got much to do with it. Ex bmw tech, 1 hour diag + sensor repair kit probably £300 at main dealer.
I got similar problem with my focus and kwik fit wanted same amount
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Wow at 4.49 pentagrams on tyres now? 😭😭😭😭
I Will take the job but i want to wrench too😂