TPMS tool
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If you want to have any sort of functionality like activating the sensor, reading pressures, reading codes, etc., you'll need something like the Autel TS-508. They're not cheap anymore and I see them on the net for $279. If you're only wanting to know which sensor is bad and you never have any intention of programming your own sensors or doing any sort of position relearn after a tire rotation then just take it to a tire shop and ask them to identify the bad sensor.
12 year old truck? They're probably ALL bad.
On my 2010
, they're all original and working.
Same here, my wife's 2011 Yukon with 165k miles still original and working.On my 2010
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2012 Honda and 2011 Nissan checking in here. All 8 functioning well. Honestly surprised. Glad Costco replaces them for cheap since I assume their time is coming.
How cheap? Might be worth joining Costco if they sell them cheap enough! (Or I could ask them at my next call at one, the Express has a dead set).
Any legit tire shop should be able to check your sensors and to replace and program new ones.
A couple years ago I bought four new tires from Tirerack and four new Denso TPMS sensors from Amazon for my 2008 Altima.
I went to a local tire shop and had them do the install. When I brought the car home, the TPMS warning light came on. Took it back to the shop and they did whatever process they do again. They still couldn't get it to work and told me I probably got bad sensors from Amazon, and the only thing they could do was replace all of them with the sensors that they use.
I bought an Autel 501 from Amazon. Followed the instructions and was successful. The 501 is now sitting on the shelf collecting dust in my garage.
I went to a local tire shop and had them do the install. When I brought the car home, the TPMS warning light came on. Took it back to the shop and they did whatever process they do again. They still couldn't get it to work and told me I probably got bad sensors from Amazon, and the only thing they could do was replace all of them with the sensors that they use.
I bought an Autel 501 from Amazon. Followed the instructions and was successful. The 501 is now sitting on the shelf collecting dust in my garage.
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They had a poster up at my Costco. $45 which includes installation. They use Dill branded sensors.
Is disabling TPMS an option here?
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Black tape over the warning light will do it.
