Just before Mike Magrath handed me the key to our 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, he pulled the key back and said, "There's a string attached to this." "Ok. Let's hear it," I said. "We think one of the tire pressure sensors might be malfunctioning, but we don't know. Could you check the tire pressures before you leave?" "Sure," I nodded. "Great. Let me know if there's a blow out and you're killed." "You got it," I smirked.
Happily, I didn't have to call Magrath and tell him I'd been killed. After checking pressures before leaving last night and after I got home and checking them again before leaving this morning and after I got to work, it's safe to say one of the tire pressure sensors was damaged or was not reset when two of the tires were recently replaced.
You might remember Erin's ongoing quest to eliminate all radial tires from the Earth is what led to the replacement of two of the STI's tires.Â
Kurt Niebuhr, Photo Editor @ 19,475 miles
m_thrizzle says:
02:39 PM, 02/27/09
If you replace tires, you may need to reset the TPMS. Or there could be a problem w/ one of your sensors. Check the manual.
tsy says:
03:06 PM, 02/27/09
Shouldn't need to reset the TPMS just because you changed the tires. Had no problem with my STi when I changed out mine.
Why only replace 2 tires? Usually Subaru recommends all 4 be the same circumference, although with the STi's center diff maybe this isn't necessary?
kissel1 says:
05:45 AM, 02/28/09
Hi Kurt! Great post!
Question: what does that little yellow light with the exclamation point mean?
Thanks in advance!
vt8919 says:
04:41 PM, 02/28/09
Kissel1:
It means low tire pressure.