TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor programming tool

[alex16]

I was looking into a set of used sensors for future snow tires/wheels. I know it's a little over kill to have a computer monitoring my tire pressure but it is nice to know if I have a slow leak before I can visually see it, or before my monthly tire pressure check. The issue is programming the sensors, I know the dealership will likely charge me at least 40 dollars for this service so I researched if I could do it myself.. yes I can unfortunately it is pricey.



http://www.amazon.com/ATEQ-Mitsubishi-Outlander-Pressure-Monitoring/dp/B00ISCA96M

http://www.amazon.com/ATEQ-VT15-Reset-Trigger-Activation/dp/B0099RGK5E/ref=pd_bxgy_auto_img_y

These are the tools needed. $300 bucks. Well that's like 7 dealership trips.

[Cani Lupine]

Monthly? I visually check the tires daily and check the pressures weekly. Though the TPMS light on these cars automatically resets after the pressure is above the threshold, unless you have a bad sensor. If you were to get the same types of sensors as OEM, I don't think you'd need to reprogram them.

Almost every car that comes into my work has low tire pressure. People just don't check them often enough.

[alex16]

Too often for me lol, I prefer monthly, by the end of the month I normally see about 1-2 psi drop on my jeep, my mirage hopefully will be about the same. I use a small craftsman 12v compressor in a parking lot since I don't have a driveway or garage.

I hope your right. In my past experiences with Ford and GM TPMS sensors we had to program the new sensors and the old sensors when we rotated the tires, it was a PITA doing it the manual way with the horn chirps and letting the tire pressure down then re inflating them, once we got our TPMS programmer a 10 minute job turned into 2 minutes.

[satria_wr]

You can disable it (but it's illegal in your contry).

[Cani Lupine]

Yeah, the Ford/GM sensors are different. There's several different types. I got a job at a Sears Auto Center in September, so I'm learning about all these things on various cars. The Ford/GM ones do require relearning, but there's others that are plug-and-play for the most part. With the Mirage, it doesn't monitor pressures individually, it just has the light come on when one of the sensors reads low pressure, so there isn't a need to program it's position. When I put the sensors in my VX wheels last week, the light turned off after driving for a quarter mile.

[uheym]

[QUOTE=alex16;21967]I was looking into a set of used sensors for future snow tires/wheels. I know it's a little over kill to have a computer monitoring my tire pressure but it is nice to know if I have a slow leak before I can visually see it, or before my monthly tire pressure check. The issue is programming the sensors, I know the dealership will likely charge me at least 40 dollars for this service so I researched if I could do it myself.. yes I can unfortunately it is pricey.



http://www.amazon.com/ATEQ-Mitsubish.../dp/B00ISCA96M

http://www.amazon.com/ATEQ-VT15-Rese...xgy_auto_img_y

These are the tools needed. $300 bucks. Well that's like 7 dealership trips.

(Removed the video link as we don't need to see it twice)

alex16

Did you ever purchase the tpms resetter?
I will soon change from Winter tyres to Summer tires, and i probably need to go to the dealer and make them set the TPMS again, as my winter tires don't have the TPMS sensors.. (I know it's illegal, to drive without, but i check the presure very often, so i don't really need it) and i don't want to spend a lot of money and time , by the need to go to the dealer 2 times a year for a TPMS reset ....

( I think it's funny, that this topic actually is not more interested as it is, because i assume many of us need to change the wheels/tires each year - for the season shift and could save a bit

[Cobrajet]

[QUOTE=uheym;43821]

I was looking into a set of used sensors for future snow tires/wheels. I know it's a little over kill to have a computer monitoring my tire pressure but it is nice to know if I have a slow leak before I can visually see it, or before my monthly tire pressure check. The issue is programming the sensors, I know the dealership will likely charge me at least 40 dollars for this service so I researched if I could do it myself.. yes I can unfortunately it is pricey.

http://www.amazon.com/ATEQ-Mitsubish.../dp/B00ISCA96M

http://www.amazon.com/ATEQ-VT15-Rese...xgy_auto_img_y

These are the tools needed. $300 bucks. Well that's like 7 dealership trips.

(Removed the video link as we don't need to see it twice)

alex16

Did you ever purchase the tpms resetter?
I will soon change from Winter tyres to Summer tires, and i probably need to go to the dealer and make them set the TPMS again, as my winter tires don't have the TPMS sensors.. (I know it's illegal, to drive without, but i check the presure very often, so i don't really need it) and i don't want to spend a lot of money and time , by the need to go to the dealer 2 times a year for a TPMS reset ....

( I think it's funny, that this topic actually is not more interested as it is, because i assume many of us need to change the wheels/tires each year - for the season shift and could save a bit

If you simply went without TPMS sensors for the season, no reset should be necessary when you put the same sensors the system is already programmed for back on, right?

[uheym]

Jep
I figured that out a couple of days ago ! (When i put back on the Summer tires)

I thought i had to go to the dealer, and let them reprogram the ECU with the sensor details from each wheel.
So i thought that car forgot the sensors from the wheels, so they had to be re-programmed each time, (Making it a money machine for Mitsubishi)

Am i right, i only need that tool above, if i have 2 sets of wheels all equipped with TPMS sensors, one set for winter & one set for summer, because the ECU can't remeber 8 wheel's ?

( I don't need it, will drive without TPMS in the winter time, because i don't wanna spend the money on the sensors, as they cost much more than they should )

[Cobrajet]

I am curious about this as well. If I have two sets of OEM wheels with OEM sensors, one set for winter and the other for spring/summer/fall, will I need to reprogram the TPMS system each time I change the wheels?

Or is the fact that they are both sets of OEM sensors good enough for the TPMS system?

[Heffu]

I am curious about this as well. If I have two sets of OEM wheels with OEM sensors, one set for winter and the other for spring/summer/fall, will I need to reprogram the TPMS system each time I change the wheels?

Or is the fact that they are both sets of OEM sensors good enough for the TPMS system?

If I have understood correctly, you are able to store (at least) two sets of TPMS sensor ID:s to the system (ETACS-ECU).

When you change the wheels (from summer to winter tires for example) you can just choose from instruments clusters multi-information display which set is in use. It is written in user manual (i will double check).