OFFICIAL TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) discussion.
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nocoolnames
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I just rotated mine without resetting them and like rdss said there is no noticeable effect. If you want to train the tires for onstar reports there's a thread that covers where to get the tool and everything.
jimric
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What kind of remark was that??
Eric Smit
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rdss posted before I replied, and I've been calling him the trendsetter for the Forge BOV/BPV testing. it's ironic because he started calling me that a while ago.
-Eric Smit
ThatTmoGuy
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Highly Doubtful, if you had the "tool" to relearn the TPMS it may work but I doubt it.
dvn
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laborsmith
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Install kits to swap are about $5 a sensor. Each sensor is about $40 if you choose not to swap.
I have never been charged for a relearn, even by a dealer. The TPMS system is a safety item so there should not be a charge.
The tool to learn the sensors is available and my memory is there is a thread in this section about where to buy one. But I do not think you will need to just go to a dealer or a tire shop and one of them will get it done.
Laborsmith
I have never been charged for a relearn, even by a dealer. The TPMS system is a safety item so there should not be a charge.
The tool to learn the sensors is available and my memory is there is a thread in this section about where to buy one. But I do not think you will need to just go to a dealer or a tire shop and one of them will get it done.
Laborsmith
laborsmith
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I see now I answered A question but not your question. The learning tool is used so the BCM knows which tire is low in pressure but the Sonic only says a tire is low not which tire. If you have an active OnStar subscription, they can tell you which tire and how low. When the light came on for me I used a tire pressure gauge to tell me which tire needed air.
A test, put the wheels/tires on, let air out of one tire until you are down to less than 28lbs drive around for several minutes and if the tpms light comes on you need not bother with sensor learning. Unless you want OnStar to tell you which tire is low because using a tire pressure gauge on four tires is really a tremendous amount of work.
Laborsmith
A test, put the wheels/tires on, let air out of one tire until you are down to less than 28lbs drive around for several minutes and if the tpms light comes on you need not bother with sensor learning. Unless you want OnStar to tell you which tire is low because using a tire pressure gauge on four tires is really a tremendous amount of work.
Laborsmith
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
I feel the whole system is a waste of time and money, and worse that it adds weight to the tires, which is the worst place (well maybe the flywheel) to add weight to your car.
I've been driving cars for more than half my life, and this is the first car with TPMS. Have I suddenly become incapable of glancing at my tires when i walk up to the car, or of every couple weeks running a tire sensor on them all? Nope. So what is the point of this system?
I mean sure, I guess it would be nice to get a warning signal if I'm losing pressure while in the middle of a long drive, but I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times this has ever been an issue, on car after car, and that is to say on some really bad balding radial wires sticking out tires, too.
I'm concerned that the PA state inspections might require TMPS, but I think the logical solution is to keep the sensors in my stock tires on my stock rims, and run my real wheels without the damn things.
I've been driving cars for more than half my life, and this is the first car with TPMS. Have I suddenly become incapable of glancing at my tires when i walk up to the car, or of every couple weeks running a tire sensor on them all? Nope. So what is the point of this system?
I mean sure, I guess it would be nice to get a warning signal if I'm losing pressure while in the middle of a long drive, but I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times this has ever been an issue, on car after car, and that is to say on some really bad balding radial wires sticking out tires, too.
I'm concerned that the PA state inspections might require TMPS, but I think the logical solution is to keep the sensors in my stock tires on my stock rims, and run my real wheels without the damn things.
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