Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (Tpms on your car) valves are apparently notoriously poor, made from aluminium and prone to corrosion / dirt.
Just had two new tyres fitted....but you valves are leaking they said (quite rightly...I knew I had a minor problem but assumed it was a slow puncture).
Ok, how much.....
If they had the right kit...maybe £10 a wheel.
New valves if available were more.
But Vauxhall won't just sell the valve you have to have the sensor as well.....
It'd have meant a circa £200 bill if I interpreted their coats right....it might have been £140 ish at best.
Can you put normal valves on for now I asked.
Oh yes....but your TPMS will alarm and it'll be an automatic MOT fail.
Ebay, new valves, £7.50 each.
I'll get my SIL to whip the tyres off sometime in the future and refit the TPMS sensors.
Ridiculous....but that's modern cars.