01-14-2017, 07:43 PM | #23 | |
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How does tpms reduce the wheel choices? Can't you just add tpms |
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01-15-2017, 08:23 PM | #24 |
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One can open oil cap, and get very good idea of color of oil.
Oil can stay in engine for years without hurting anything, but don't tell your dealer. Read BITOG.com for lots more oil info and Used oil analysis. |
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01-16-2017, 08:07 AM | #25 | |
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As for sensors and RFT, I'm not sure I see the point, but OK! ;-) |
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01-16-2017, 08:36 AM | #26 | |
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01-16-2017, 09:47 AM | #27 |
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They mean used time. Oil is really used up by time it thickens, but many people doing used oil analysis' find that 10k miles, and several years is fine for oil in many cars.
I used to have stored motor oil for years at my fuel business, and ran analysis on many types of oil. I hear people that have expensive stored cars which they drive 100 miles a year go several years without change as do I with an unused car or two. |
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01-18-2017, 08:16 AM | #28 | |
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You really prefer TPMS? With all the added costs? If you have multiple sets of wheels, that's extra sensor costs. Then there's added costs every time you mount and balance wheels w/TPMS. The batteries die, they occasionally fail, etc. And the last thing, of course, is the fact that's it's just another government mandate in the U.S., a completely misguided, knee-jerk response to the Ford Explorer/Firestone problems of the late 80s/90s. IMHO, no way is it worth literally hundreds of dollars to have a few psi better sensitivity. Remember when cars didn't have any of these systems? And you had to look at your tires in the morning, and check them every week or two? What ever did we do.
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01-18-2017, 12:54 PM | #29 |
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No argument that it's worth it for everyone. But I'm not the only driver so would really prefer to know as soon as it happens.
Plus for FTM it needs a few miles to even identify there's an issue... So you could set off with severely under inflated tires and not know till you're a few miles from home. All this is of course worsened when using run flats. Can't wait until airless tires are commonplace. No more punctures!!! :-D |
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