MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Airz182 on May 05, 2015, 10:35:22 am

Title: Wheel valves
Post by: Airz182 on May 05, 2015, 10:35:22 am

Can i replace my metal wheel valves on my monza with any type of wheel valve or will this bring on my pressure warning light?
Sick of my rear tyre going flat, the pin inside the valve keeps sticking i think,

Title: Re: Wheel valves
Post by: TaylorGTi on May 05, 2015, 12:49:59 pm

On my old gti I replace metal with normal as my alloys were corroding and had a rubbish seal on the metal ones... No problems what so ever... Tps I'm sure runs of the rotation speed or something  :grin:

Title: Re: Wheel valves
Post by: Shoduchi on May 05, 2015, 01:24:14 pm

Passive TPMS reads from the ABS sensor, not from the valves. Active TPMS have much different valves, you know when you have it.

You can change your valves with no worries if they look like any other regular valve. :wink:

Title: Re: Wheel valves
Post by: Mitch H on May 05, 2015, 06:20:44 pm

Quote from: Shoduchi on May 05, 2015, 01:24:14 pm

Passive TPMS reads from the ABS sensor, not from the valves. Active TPMS have much different valves, you know when you have it.

You can change your valves with no worries if they look like any other regular valve. :wink:

This! All cars should run this system sensor valves are a pita 3 years old and the seal breaks cos the rubber ring is perished and or the valve base and wheel is corroded.

Title: Re: Wheel valves
Post by: strongbow on May 05, 2015, 07:02:58 pm

you can only buy the metal wheel values from vw dealers. rubber values will not fit as I found out from 2 tyre specialist. had to buy 2 at 14 quid each. only needed 1 as the tyre was leaking air from the rim which was sealed.

Title: Re: Wheel valves
Post by: Mitch H on May 06, 2015, 12:13:48 am

Pretty sure rubber ones will fit your wheels

Title: Re: Wheel valves
Post by: Airz182 on May 06, 2015, 11:19:00 am

Thanks for replies, i have order some metal ones. Not vw ones just some of ebay. Hopefully they will do the trick!

Title: Re: Wheel valves
Post by: BenMiller692 on May 06, 2015, 11:28:52 am

Mine leaked on mine. I replaced the rubber seals with aircon o-rings. Worked a treat for months!

Title: Re: Wheel valves
Post by: Airz182 on May 06, 2015, 01:08:43 pm

Its the pin inside thats leaking i think

Title: Re: Wheel valves
Post by: Andy on May 06, 2015, 08:47:46 pm

any good tyre place will just replace the inner valve for you,if you are near me in richmond pop in andi will change it for you