I work for a big chain auto parts store and I always recommend buying the tire pressure sensor from the dealership because I know the aftermarket ones we sell are junk so my customers appreciate that I'm honest about them. I bought a 2018 Highlander XLE in 2020 and the first winter with it the light came on, I always keep a gauge in my vehicle so I checked the tire pressure of all four tires and had two low ones, I added pressure and the light hasn't come back on since. As someone who's been in the automotive business for 38 years in a few different aspects of it I think you are doing a great service educating people about their cars different systems. Thank you and keep making these videos I have learned a lot of information that I can pass on to my customers.
In my case the sensor replacement cost would be 10-15% of the entire car's value. Replacing 4 ~$250 sensors just because some glued in watch batteries died is a joke. Its not needed for the state safety inspection so I'm perfectly happy monitoring tire pressures the old fashioned way.
You know what's awesome? I have been auditing my dealership visits for the last 5 years with my RX350, and every item that was done or suggested that I didn't understand I would search TH-cam for and AMD would be at the top of the list with a detailed explanation. I wish I still lived in Chicago so I could take my car to him for all my work, even if I could do it myself. Knowledge is so important, thanks AMD! Edit: Hilarious that 8 days after this post, one of my original 2008 RX 350 TPMS sensors finally crapped out... damn good run though! Replaced all 5 sensors with confidence, thanks again!
Easily the bestm most comprehensive, detailed , explanation of how the TPMS sensors work on Toyota. Brought my 2015 Highlander XLE to the local Toyota dealership because the TPMS light would not go out, or reset on the dash. The service manager wanted to replace all the sensors $400 each, plus all the other crap they charge for. Thank you for the education.
I recently went through this with a local tire shop. They insisted my receiver was bad. 0ne sensor was bad and they tried 3 times (2 different after market sensors) never worked. I told them from the beginning that it has to be programmed at the dealership but they wouldn't listen. Dealership broke down the tire, got the number off the after market sensor, programmed the system, and washed the car all for no charge! 2014 Lexus LS460. I would say great service from the Lexus dealership.
A very comprehensive tutorial. The Care Car Nut is the Christmas gift that keeps on giving the whole year long. Thanks for everything that you do for the Toyota community.
Hi Me again. Today my dealer installed 4 original Toyota tpms valves on my sienna 2021 winter wheels. I told them not to do any programming. (all the dealers in Terrebonne Québec Canada region wanted to do some programming and charge me aprx. $40.00) After driving 2 minutes, the tire pressure light, that was always on, started to flash. Aprx. 5 minutes later BINGO. Lights went off. I now have pressure reading on 4 wheels. Thank you again for your videos !! I went back to the dealer to show them that no programming was needed !!!
@@willaut575 I am guessing that @danouis would not move the sensors from summer wheels to winter wheels as @danouis would then lose one of the main advantages of two sets of wheels.
I love your lecture on TPMS you are a genuine car tech professional, the reason why I was trying to know something about TPMS, because I have Sienna 2015 which gave me hard time.
Thanks for this Ahmed. I just drove away from an appointment I had at my local tire shop, Town Fair Tire in Hanover MA. The back story; I got new tires installed there on our 2008 Highlander Sport 6 months ago. At the time I also requested new TPMS sensors to be installed as ours were the original 2008 factory sensors and the light had been coming on and off for a year while my kid had the car at college in PA. Well, they couldn't get the sensors to fit the car that day, so they installed the tires and said come back another time and we'll install the sensors for the cost of the sensor only. We sent our son back to PA after Thanksgiving with his mom's Mazda so I could do some work on the old 'Lander (245,000 miles!), and made the appointment to have the sensors finally installed. Here's what went down: Our full-sized spare tire is the original tire that's been dangling from the bottom of the car since it was built. It's only been used as a spare twice. I asked to have all 4 tire sensors replaced, and asked if the spare also had one. They checked it and said yes it does, but they wouldn't touch it as it was more than 10 years old - their policy. So, I explained "it makes no sense for me to pay you nearly $200 to replace the sensors on my 4 wheels if the one on the spare is dead and still going to trigger the tire light on my gage cluster".... They offered to sell me a new tire for the spare to solve the problem. I said that "a small piece of black electrical tape on the gage cluster will solve that problem for free." They agreed, and off I drove. Crazy!!
I had one sensor go out on because the battery died prematurely, and another go out when a tech broke it when installing new tires. (2015 Nissan Versa-- an emergency replacement car following a flood.) The shop couldn't get a sensor in time (I was sitting in the waiting room for the new tire installation), so they put a rubber stem in and offered to install the new one later for free. -- Keeping in mind that one sensor battery was already gone, and others would likely follow soon, and that the inflexibility of the metal stems sometimes made it hard to get a gauge or a tire chuck to seat on the TPS stems, I said screw it and just lived with the light on until the next time I needed tires and had all the sensors replaced with rubber stems. -- For an older car nearing the end of the TPS battery life, the system doesn't make cost/benefit sense for me. And as the car approaches 10 years old, I anticipate getting a new spare tire soon, and I'll get rid of that sensor then, too. When you've had a flat and are running on the spare, you're riding with no spare tire until you get the flat fixed or replaced, so I don't want to be riding on an old, cracked spare in the middle of the night when making a long drive, as I do often.
Light is on and stays on , called Toyota and it’s $250 each tire that’s bad , car is 7 years old , tire gauge works great and has for over 50 years, gonna keep using it . Great video, great info , thanks
You absolutely nailed it! I put air in the spare tire (was like 10psi and needed to be at 60psi!). Since your piece was longish and comprehensive I was reluctant at first to check it out. So glad I did watch the entire recording. Thanks again!!
First had this system on my 08 CRV. I drove it to construction sites for work. This system saved me several times from being stuck on the side of the road. I would come out in the morning and the light would be on and I would have a screw or nail in my tire. Much easier dealing with that at home, then the side of the road. I used an Autel TPMS tool and cloned one of the bad sensors on the CRV, and it worked fine on it. I have it now on my 18 Tundra, and really like being able to see the pressure. Thanks for the tip on the switch.
THANK YOU ! finally some useful information !!! this information is WAY more valuable that the other useless videos that just tell you to push the button, but don't tell you anything else about how it works and when to do it, much less what year model car they are referring too and how there are different variations
I disabled the entire TPS system on my 2012 Tacoma prerunner, it's very simple to do, find the module under the glove box, splice 2 wires together with a quick splice snap connector. I have no TPS sensors in my custom wheels and no warning light on the dash. Do a TH-cam search for a tutorial, there's at least a dozen videos on it 😄
@@lavernedjoseph7663 Flashing light is a sensor problem and not an actual tire pressure problem so if you want to turn off the sensor light because some 'non-replaceable' button batteries died (as they do for 2012 cars), it doesn't matter. Back in the day everyone checked tire pressure themselves. Safety inspection is going to ignore that light regardless since they check the actual tires, not the sensors. At least in my state. Taping over that dashboard light accomplishes the same thing.
I am a test automation engineer at a company that (among other things) puts TPMS systems on semi trailers. I am (sort of) the TPMS expert in the testing department. I like this video, but I have things to add. I recently bought a 2023 Prius and the center display can show you the actual tire pressures for each tire, and I HIGHLY appreciate that information. My company does not deal in TPMS sensors that go inside the tires. Instead, they mount on the valve stems, easy installation and removal. They all have an 8-character hex ID, and there are multiple technologies for the sensor reporting, though they all report at 433Mhz. Now, let's talk about tires. Anyone that has driven on the freeways much has seen tire pieces on the road, often on the shoulder. These include big strips of actual tread. They are from tires that have exploded, and I do mean with a loud BANG. Usually they are from truck tires, though I once had a tire explode like that on my RV. I also once saw a tire on a city bus explode, ripping off significant parts of the bus body. It seems to happen with higher-pressure tires, like on trucks and buses. Why do tires explode? The answer is troubling. What happens is that as tires age the rubber in them changes, and after a number of years the rubber can lose it's grip on the ply in the tires. This means that as the tire rolls merrily down the highway the ply in a given tire may start slipping back and forth. This causes friction, which causes heat, which causes the tire to heat up, which causes the air inside the tire to expand, which causes the air pressure to go way up, and then BANG. You checked your pressure before starting your trip, which is good, and after you have parked for a while it will look good again because the tire cooled. But you are flirting with disaster. This is why you are supposed to get new tires every so often even if the tread still looks new. Your TPMS system can alert you to a problem tire if you can check the pressures while you are driving. You can get TPMS systems from Amazon with sensors that mount on the valve stems. Then there is a little display that can sit on the dash in your car giving you a constant display of tire pressures at a glance. I have not gotten one yet, but I want one for my RV if I ever manage to start camping in it again. I don't know anything about the quality or reliability of these systems, and I want to know more. But using one of these things on your RV might save you, and if you can detect a problematic tire you can replace just that tire and not have to replace all tires every, what, seven years even though they look great?
Oh thank god I finally got the answer I needed. Thank you sir. I have a 2021 corolla SE I plan on buying OEM sensors for a set of separate winter rims from my local Toyota. But I'm taking those OEM tpms's to a tire shop that's not Toyota, and now I know I can just have them installed in the winter rim with new winter tires, bolt on my car and drive away knowing they will learn the new tpms on their own. Excellent!!!
This video just saved me a ton of money. Last time i got tires at Disc. Tr. They sold me the universal programmable sensors. They worked a week then quit. They reprogrammed them 3 or 4 times then i gave up. Now i need new tires so i was going to replace them all. The toyo dealer wanted close to $1000 for the sensors and programming and mounting new tires that ive already paid for. My 2007 tundra originally had TRW sensors. They are hard to get even from the dealer. That who made them for toyota that year. I was ready to buy an Autel tpms tool. I wont waste my money. Ill just put electric tape over the light. I need a new driveshaft carrier bearing and 3 new u joints right now. So the tpms system will get ignored for this maintenance. Im glad to know none of the knock off sensors will work. Saved me a lot! Thanks. God bless!
I found the ultimate fix for the TPMS light… I took apart the dash and removed the light! I’ve been driving 35+ years, I know what a low tire feels like and I check pressures regularly.
I did this with my Ford Mondeo here in Finland where winters are long and cold, Ford decided that it is a good idea to give a RED warning light in the dials when temperature goes below -4c. Not fun to look at that for 4-5months per year... Usually red light means that something is terribly wrong
I like them. You get a warning before the tire gets so low that you ruin the tire. I can’t remember the last time I changed a tire myself because the system warms me when I first get a nail and the pressure drops. Gives me time to get to Discount Tire and address the issues. Free tire repair vs changing a tire on the side of the highway and then buying a new tire.
Thanks you for all your VERY informative videos CCN! The TPMs has saved me from a serious problems a number of of times over 11 years due to punctures from nails and once a sheet metal screw puncture. For that reason I am glad my 2012 Tacoma SR5 4x4 has it. I replaced my original Dunlops after about 5 years and was asked by the tire store if I wanted new TPMS sensors at that time which I of course declined. About 6 months ago out of the blue I started getting the flashing TPMS light at startup followed by the steady light, which I learned indicated a system malfunction. Jade been doing regular old school manual pressure gate checks regularly and plan to have a new set of sensors installed to replace the now 11 year old original ones when I have a new set of Michelin LT tires put on in a few months. Mysteriously, after a couple of months, the TPMS started working normally again on its own - no flashing on startup, and no lock in light, I at first thought the TPMS indicator. on the dash had burned out, but it still comes on briefly with all the other indicators on key on. Was surprised to see the system somehow correct itself, I was thinking the failure was most likely due to a dead sensor battery, but who knows? Couple of questions - when I go for my next set of tires in a few months, should I also replace the original now 11 year old but otherwise zero wear spare? Does the spare have a TPMS sensor in a 2012 Tacoma? Should it’s 11 year old sensor be replaced along with the others? I was going to have the tires and sensors replaced by the dealership that sold me the Tacoma in 2012 when they replaced the trucks frame under the recall program a few months ago, but their price quote for the tires and especially replacement of all the TPMS was ridiculously high relative to quotes I received from two major tire store chains. I just can’t rationalize why I would want to pay so much more to the dealership, and therefore am leaning towards going elsewhere, The main difference in the quotes was the cost of replacing the TPMS sensors, the dealer quote was more than twice that of the major chains, at close to 600 dollars! Maybe I’ll see ii the chain stores can give me a quite that includes OEM Toyota sensors, can you tell me the manufacturer? Thanks CCN! Chris in Connecticut
Great video, TPMS light just started came out from nowhere yesterday. Had the tyres re-filled and gauged at least thrice now but light still persists after blinking for a few minutes. May have to go see a mechanic. This was a great video to prep myself before going.
Thanks for the great info!!! Once again I am reminded I made the right decision when I stopped working as a car mechanic 50 years ago. In the 1960s a Formula 1 Ferrari wasn't this complicated!
I knew most of this.. but not all. Very informative video... your videos are valuable to the average shop mechanic as it’s hard to get information out of Toyota... thank you very much.
Great explanation on the TPMS system. One good tip I picked up, you don’t need to replace ALL at the same time. A tire store recommended to me changing all, plus reprogramming charges, and it was a hefty sum of money. So you do it one at a time then, and to get a genuine sensor, go to a Toyota dealer.
Well, they should charge less to change them when they are installing new tires because the tires are already removed from the rims. If they fail and the tire is good then it cost extra to remove the tire and reinstall it.
True, but just like headlights, if one goes it is probably just a matter of time before the other goes. May as well replace both and be done with it. Of course, with TPMS if one goes I'm not going to worry about it until new tire time.
When 3 tire shops fail goto TH-cam! This guy mentions if everything is good but the light is still on drop all your tires down to 10psi or less then refill the tires this will clear the system and reset it. AND IT WORKED! if the light turns back on I will take it back to lexus and update this post.
You made a great point that a lot of people miss... If there were 4 of them on the car, they all got installed at the same time, they are all the same part... When ONE goes bad, the rest will too. That was just the FIRST one that failed.
This is why you ask "why". You are the mechanic i was searching for last March. (10 months, $5700 later Im still having issues w van & mechanics and their work and lack of ethics.) I watch alot of your videos even thought i have a problem Odyssey on my hands. I can understand & can follow you and you have helped me to understand todays cars. Thanks you.😊
In 2008 I bought a 2005 4Runner. I was chasing TPMS demons for the better half of the first 2 years I had it. Dealers kept telling me there was nothing wrong and kept resetting code (I think they just didn't want to honor my warranty). Finally found a good independent mechanic that sorted it out.
Back in 2013 when I had a BRZ (FR-S), which used Toyota's system, I bought 4 new compatible TPMS sensors, shoved them in a home-made PVC-pipe container with a Schrader valve, pressurized it to 40PSI, threw it in the trunk, reprogrammed the car for those sensors using ATEQ tool, and never had to worry about the stupid yellow light while swapping to-and-from my summer wheels. Now I have a Honda, which uses indirect (wheel-speed based) sensing. And yes, the new indirect sensing WILL detect all 4 wheels loosing pressure at the same rate. Mazda also uses similar system. I think some of the European brands do, also.
The compatible sensors were Huf Intellisens (some German brand), and they all worked fine. Also, no, I'm not going to buy another car using direct sensors. I'm sticking to indirect sensing cars only.
I have a 2008 Honda CRV. The car sits out in extremely cold temperatures and, just recently, the tire light came on. I've had this happen in another CRV too. As soon as the outside temp goes up to around 50-55 degrees the light goes off. It took several days for that to happen but it did. Great commentary. Thanks for the info.
I have a Highlander Hybrid 2015 and your videos continue to inform, educate, and help me with maintaining my car. Thank you for taking the time to help me and others. What a great channel! And may the Lord also bless you and your loved ones!
I have to say. I got my TPS sensors replaced (on a Dodge in this case) had a second one go out, then 3rd. When I had the 3rd go out I needed new tires anyway so I got the 3rd and 4th replaced. I live way north in rust belt as you call it. But the car is also 15 years old. It was worth it to me even though I was told to just ignore it and it was not worth the money. When it is -5 F it is ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT. I don't have to break another stem or seize a stem checking the pressure.
'05 4Runner here. About 3 years ago, I installed new wheels and new OEM sensors on each (5 with the spare). Had them programmed and worked fine for a couple of months, then the low pressure idiot light came on. Checked all (5) tires for pressure and none had fallen off. Scratched my head and found a way to bypass (via wire jumper) the TPMS so the light would stay off. All has been good with the world since. I'm about to get some new rubber and will have the tire shop replace the sensors with regular, rubber valve stems. Something to consider if you often deflate your tires for better traction in sand/mud/snow. If the shop (Pep Boys) tries to upsell the TPMS service as 'required by law,' I'll remind them the TPMS law was enacted for vehicles manufactured after September 1, 2007. Hope this helps someone.
I just replaced all 4 of mine. The most difficult part was breaking the bead on the tire. The originals lasted 11 years. I replaced them with OEM from Rock Auto. $35 each preprogrammed. I put silicone grease on the seals and threads. I finally got to use the Chinese knock off Honda HIM dongle to reset the system.
Wow! You are a life saver and so knowledable. Thank you! So my door says 35 but I'm trying to maintain 36 in them. 1 lb over. is all. I just paused the video and ran downstairs and reset my annoying, disconcerting light after my new Cooper tires on my new used 2005 Sienna CE with 150K on it. I'm doing all of your and Scotty Kilmers advice on my nice van and so thankful. I am concerned after I do a tune up and fuel system and engines clean out stuff you guys recommend that I have a transmission problem in 1st gear a bit..
After watching this video I am happy that my car has the most inexpensive form of TPMS. I check them as needed with an old school tire gauge and add air if needed from my own compressor which is usually when the weather turns colder in the winter.
I always ignore the TPMS. Always used a good gauge and checked regularly. Every day when i go to my vehicle i visually inspect the tires to see if they look low or have a nail or screw in them.
Thank you for the info you gave here. I have looked at many videos on the TPMS system and no one else has the info you have. They have no idea what is going on when the light starts flashing when you crank up. I am going to try a different key fob and also letting the pressure down on all for tires and reinflating. I have a 2019 Tacoma by the way
Great! I fixed the TPMS sensor issue on my LEXUS ES350 2012 with less than 50k mileage. First I found the RR tire sensor has issue with MaxiTPMS TS401. Following advice in this video, I release air in that tire to below 20psi, then filled air to 31psi. At first the light was still on, then today after driving, it's gone. Thank you for your video.
Great video! Very informative, as always. Thanks for the information about not wasting money on aftermarket pressure sensors! And about the system on my 99 Sienna. I was wondering when the tire pressure sensors were going to need new batteries - No batteries, no transmitters, no pressure sensors, that's genius! 23 years, and it just started acting up for the first time today!
Why do you think after market systems are a waste of money? I got mine for only $25 and it works great. Just screw on 4 special tire caps with a tiny (replaceable!) button battery. So much better than trying to fix the obsolete factory system that would not even give individual tire pressure.
Great video. On point as usual. My 2019 Camry, TPM system is less finicky (for now) than my old 2012 was. The 2012 SE TPM would just say low tire, it would show a row of 4 tires but I had to either keep track when tires were rotated or test each to see which was low. That was the only frustrating part on the 2012 besides the cost when I had to replace one of the wheel sensors when it went bad.
Dear Master AMD! Thank you 🙏 Thank you 🙏 Thank you 🙏 And I can’t thanks enough for the beautiful explanation of the tire monitor BUTTON! You are my hero!
Had the blinky blink case. I had purchased an original sensor from the stealership and only a week after the sensor was replaced on my 2018 RAV4 the light came on and was blinking when turning on the ignition. Really good info from you sir! Thank1 you! I will take care of this sometime in the not to distant future now that I know what is going on. Could be just another sensor biting the dust for all I know , the pressures are fine and stable for weeks, nothing wrong.
Dougie D. Having worked in automotive services for over 30 years before I went into manufacturing. I know these can save you from a set of 4 tires on a awd vehicle when you run 1 tire flat. Love your channel great advice!
my tire pressure sensors were too slow by the time light came on after running over a chunk of rubber from a exploded truck tire the rim of tire was damaged they said, and I needed whole new set since all the tires were half worn out
@@ranger178 my last car was old enough to not have a system. I did regularly check my pressure. How everything was out driving during the day and I noticed something didn't feel right when braking the first thing I would check is tire pressure and and sometimes would just happen that one of the tires had lost quite a bit of air. I would fill it and then take it to the mechanic. Many times I was able to patch it.
Great stuff as always! If makes sense for you too, can you make videos about "rust in general" and "correct tire pressure"? Anything from best practices to things to avoid. Keep up the good work! 👌
The new generation Camry tire pressure monitors work well and are easy to read.. you just go to the settings scroll down to the picture of your car click on it and it spins around and shows the tire pressure of each tire.
@@captar1 Hey man you are right !! I used voice text at the time .. I said one thing and it typed something else ... I just corrected it ..It had me wondering what I said as well? ?😂
This video was very helpful. Thumbs up! I will follow your advice, I’m gonna check air pressure on all four tires at 32 psi, press the magic knob and im pretty sure that will fix the problem. I will let you know. Thanks 🙏.
I have two sets of wheels for each of my two vehicles, because I must climb winter ridge roads to get home. I wouldn't get 100 yards past my driveway on some days without good winter tires, and I like using up my older tires during the summer months. I bought an Autel TS408 tool (approximately $120) and eight MX-Sensor 2-in-1 (approximately $30/sensor) this past summer. It took approximately 10 minute to clone four new sensors to the original factory sensors for each vehicle. It cost me $30 to have my local mechanic install the new sensors in all four winter wheels & rebalance the wheels for each vehicle. That was $30 total to do all four tires. When I added my winter tires to both vehicles in November, the TPMS never knew anything was changed in either vehicle. I am not a fan of TPMS. If you switch tires in the winter, cloning is a simple way of keeping the system working.
I started screaming..." in 1965 if we had a LOW TIRE, WE PUT AIR IN IT!!!!!" I love my 06 Tacoma. 348,000 so far. That light has been blinking for the last 13 years. Electrical tape!
Awesome video - another example of a system that frustrates people like me who check there tires and don’t need an expensive system to tell you what to do. People who don’t have a clue about their tires and their pressures cause systems like this to be forced on the masses. I have 16 and an 04 Highlander - direct and indirect systems. I disagree with your assessment of indirect because the cases you describe aren’t realistic cases. Indirect is nice because it uses existing information and will warn of a low pressure. That’s it. No expensive sensors etc. I prefer it much more than my 16 HL. At some point people need to be responsible for doing something when it comes to maintenance. Same thing with other systems in cars. No one knows how to drive anymore because the car is telling them everything. Too much reliance on systems doing it all for you. Thanks for the video. Good job. PS did not talk much about spares and how they fit in the system. Some have 60 psi tires so curious how system treats them
Hi. The spare tires that are at 60 psi that do have a sensor will be programmed to work with the 60 psi pressure. However most of the models that have a sensor for the spare will have a full size tire which has normal pressure
Hi AMD, love your videos and insight into Toyota vehicles and tech. Living in the snow belt, I have two sets of rims for each of my 2010 Corolla S and 2017 Avalon Limited for snow tires. For the Corolla, I bought aftermarket Dorman TPMS sensors from Rock Auto, and for seasonal tire changeovers, I change IDs with the ATEQ Quickset tool, been working without issue since 2014. For the Avalon, I bought Denso TPMS sensors from Rock Auto, and the Quickset tool is supposed to also support the 2017 Avalon but it does not work (tried dealing with ATEQ customer support but they threw their hands up in the end without providing a solution.) For the Avalon, I settled on using the Carista Android app and dongle to change IDs, been working great for past year (including the real time pressure displays on the cluster), only downside is that Carista is a pay to use, but still cheaper than tire shop or dealer. Keep up the good work sir!
If it hasn't been mentioned in the comments (please correct me if I'm wrong!): What about if you press the button after you replace a sensor, but hasn't been programmed into the ECU yet. There's mention of a dreaded (Toyota) ECU Loop problem. The ECU may need to be "unlocked" to allow you to reprogram the ECU. Up until yesterday, I thought I had this problem. The actual fix was that I needed to update the software on my scan tool. I was able to successfully reprogram the ECU with my scan tool today. This was so I could register my winter tires. I actually have a bad sensor on the summer tires, which was where the original problem originated from. Anyway... I wish I had discovered your video two weeks ago. I really needed the education that came with it. The information you shared has been the most informative and educational that I could find. A belated Thank you!
Thank you! Great information, I have a 2008 Scion xB bought it since new. I've been driving with the TPM light on for the last couple years. I think the battery die on one of them. So I think it does last around 10-15 years. I just drive it with the TPM dash light on, it's annoying but it is what it is. I just check it with my tire gauge once a month and filled up the air.
I bought Autel TS508 few years ago and had different issue this time when Installing Winter TIRES. I purchased 4 TPMS MX autel sensors , installed them( straight from the box) on 4 wheels pumped up and put wheels on the vehicle. After I had to copy by ODB previous sensors from vehicle ECU into my TS508, then PROGRAM each of the MX sensors one by one outside of the car with TS508 tool as instructed by the tool. All worked out very well even I had no previous experience.
This is a wonderfully complete explanation! Thanks for providing it. I have a 2006 4Runner with a tpms light that keeps flashing. Would a 2006 4Runner have the indirect system? I thought the flashing light was likely related to my frequently disconnecting the battery, and the need to initialize the tpms as I often have to do with the rear wiper and defogger. Thanks again for the great video.
Thanks for the information. I remember reading Prius forums online a few years ago and the hypermilers were boasting about their MPG's after the overinflated their tires. it seemed to be a serious competition. I visualized them essentially bouncing down the freeway.
Few things - in 21st century I would expect Toyota's sensors to tell which tyre is low... I have 2019 RAV4 hybrid. I've got a set of aftermarket sensors in my winter wheels. Sensor signal is copied from the originals (that sit in the summer wheels) as you described so the car doesn't know which wheels I have - summer or winter. And the sensors work great (life is good). When the light came on few days ago (was quite cold, so probably the pressure dropped), I just checked the pressure, set it to the right levels and have reset the TPMS through the menu.
Does resetting it thru the menu set it at 5 psi above the warning light like mentioned in the video? My rav4 is recommended at 35psi. I get the warning as soon as it gets below 35, esp when cold in the morning. So I have to keep my tire pressure around 35 to 40, depending on the temperature.
My tire pressure light has been on for years on my 2008 Toyota. The dealers say all my tire monitors are good, including the one in the spare. So I just live with it.
Very good video. Thank you. On my 2022 Tacoma, I did get the tire shop to clone my winter tire sensors. They’ve been working great. Here in Canada where the tire pressure drops in very cold temperatures, I set my pressures at 36 PSI.
Ty for info. Just got a set of rims that I want to fit with winter tires on my Tacoma and was wondering if it is possible to program 4 new tpms sensors. Appreciate it!!🙏💯
Great info on the set button. I have a 2020 Tacoma and increased tire size and went to LT tires. Stock tires were set to 28. 28 is too low for LT. Set the tires to 35 and pressed the button. Good stuff. Great video again my friend.
Thank you. Appreciate the clarifications, especially with the wide band of battery "life expectancy". In cold weather, the malfunction light comes on for my 2016 Corolla. I guess eight going on nine years is not bad, certainly better than five!!!
It’s there to possibly save your life and save you from destroying a perfectly good tire . I don’t care how much you say you check your tire pressure …. You don’t …. be truthful about it . Good video sir !
"Check the tires once a month." Right! Like anyone does that. I use my MaxiTPMS TS401 from time to time to check my 2020 RAV4 and my 06 Nissan Frontier. Yes I've replaced the 4 sensors in the 06 Frontier. Just before I retired April 1, 2016, the left front sensor would turn on the light. Usually on a Saturday morning when it was cool/cold outside. Borrowed the shop tester on Monday, sensor read normal, so I'd reset the system. This happened twice. so, I adjusted all 4 tires to read 40 PSI, and all 4 sensors read about 2 PSI lower. Borrowed the tester again on a Friday. Sat morning I gauge checked the tire pressure. Still at 40 PSI. Turn on ignition switch and BOOM! Light stayed on. Three sensors read about 2 PSI lower than gauge, left front read 5 PSI lower than gauge. Cool morning, "intermittent problem," 10 year old vehicle and it's TPM sensors. One new Nissan sensor, all's well in Nissan land. Two weeks later, same problem. Used my previous procedure, right front's bad. Bought 3 new Nissan sensors, no more problems. It's been almost 5 years now, still working well. Thanks for your videos.
So, why doesn't Toyota lead the market in making TPMS sensors with replaceable batteries? A good time to put in new batteries would be when your tire technician is installing four or five new tires. Lithium coin cells are cheap to replace. You don't buy a new car when the engine starting battery needs to be replaced. You don't buy a new wristwatch when you need a new battery. You don't buy a new flashlight or portable radio when the batteries need to be replaced. (Apple, are you paying attention to this logic?) Thank you for great video content. As a first-time Lexus owner (away from GM) I really appreciate them.
Interestingly, plenty of people buy new phones and new tablets when the service life of the batteries are over, instead of getting them replaced. Why is that? A better question is why doesn't ANY TPMS sensor manufacturer take the plunge and offer TPMS sensors with replaceable batteries? I think it has a lot to do with the environment these devices must survive and the compromises that must be made in order to accommodate easy battery replacement. Why did phone manufacturers move away from replaceable batteries (e.g. the Samsung Galaxy 4) and move to sealed batteries? And how much more would you be willing to pay for a quality TPMS sensor that has replaceable batteries vs those that do not?
I work for a big chain auto parts store and I always recommend buying the tire pressure sensor from the dealership because I know the aftermarket ones we sell are junk so my customers appreciate that I'm honest about them. I bought a 2018 Highlander XLE in 2020 and the first winter with it the light came on, I always keep a gauge in my vehicle so I checked the tire pressure of all four tires and had two low ones, I added pressure and the light hasn't come back on since. As someone who's been in the automotive business for 38 years in a few different aspects of it I think you are doing a great service educating people about their cars different systems. Thank you and keep making these videos I have learned a lot of information that I can pass on to my customers.
In my case the sensor replacement cost would be 10-15% of the entire car's value. Replacing 4 ~$250 sensors just because some glued in watch batteries died is a joke. Its not needed for the state safety inspection so I'm perfectly happy monitoring tire pressures the old fashioned way.
You know what's awesome? I have been auditing my dealership visits for the last 5 years with my RX350, and every item that was done or suggested that I didn't understand I would search TH-cam for and AMD would be at the top of the list with a detailed explanation. I wish I still lived in Chicago so I could take my car to him for all my work, even if I could do it myself. Knowledge is so important, thanks AMD!
Edit: Hilarious that 8 days after this post, one of my original 2008 RX 350 TPMS sensors finally crapped out... damn good run though! Replaced all 5 sensors with confidence, thanks again!
My Toyota dealer in Wallingford , CT wanted over 8 hundred dollars to replace just 4 sensors. Outrageous.
This is the reason nobody likes dealers. Greed
$850 plus tax here in Naples Fl and this guy runs his own shop and said it was cheaper than the dealer...OMG
Buy your own and ask how much it cost to put them on
@@legofnafnas Some shops won't install customer supplied parts
He said it only reads if the tire is spinning. If you replace without programming new ones, will light stay out?
Easily the bestm most comprehensive, detailed , explanation of how the TPMS sensors work on Toyota. Brought my 2015 Highlander XLE to the local Toyota dealership because the TPMS light would not go out, or reset on the dash. The service manager wanted to replace all the sensors $400 each, plus all the other crap they charge for. Thank you for the education.
I recently went through this with a local tire shop. They insisted my receiver was bad. 0ne sensor was bad and they tried 3 times (2 different after market sensors) never worked. I told them from the beginning that it has to be programmed at the dealership but they wouldn't listen. Dealership broke down the tire, got the number off the after market sensor, programmed the system, and washed the car all for no charge! 2014 Lexus LS460. I would say great service from the Lexus dealership.
I love the way he points out that life is good when there’s no trouble with the car. I can’t agree more
I totally agree. I subscribe to the "If it's got tits or tires there's going to be trouble"..
Lmao I was wondering if someone noticed the life is good comment. I love that line from him hahah
In this case there's no trouble with the car if you completely ignore the TPMS light and monitor tire pressure the old fashioned way.
A very comprehensive tutorial. The Care Car Nut is the Christmas gift that keeps on giving the whole year long. Thanks for everything that you do for the Toyota community.
Almost as good as the jelly of the month club.
Thanks Cousin Eddie💕
@@joyceelmer131 You're welcome. Ed.
Hi Me again. Today my dealer installed 4 original Toyota tpms valves on my sienna 2021 winter wheels. I told them not to do any programming. (all the dealers in Terrebonne Québec Canada region wanted to do some programming and charge me aprx. $40.00) After driving 2 minutes, the tire pressure light, that was always on, started to flash. Aprx. 5 minutes later BINGO. Lights went off. I now have pressure reading on 4 wheels. Thank you again for your videos !! I went back to the dealer to show them that no programming was needed !!!
Awesome! You’d be surprised how many dealerships don’t know about this. And unfortunately some of them pretend like they don’t know
@@TheCarCareNut Hi. Does a list of Toyota vehicule that dont need re-grogramming exist ?
Were they brand new sensors or the original ones from your summer wheels?
I’m sure they know but want to screw us more.
@@willaut575 I am guessing that @danouis would not move the sensors from summer wheels to winter wheels as @danouis would then lose one of the main advantages of two sets of wheels.
I love your lecture on
TPMS you are a genuine car tech professional, the reason why I was trying to know something about TPMS, because I have Sienna 2015 which gave me hard time.
Thanks for this Ahmed. I just drove away from an appointment I had at my local tire shop, Town Fair Tire in Hanover MA. The back story; I got new tires installed there on our 2008 Highlander Sport 6 months ago. At the time I also requested new TPMS sensors to be installed as ours were the original 2008 factory sensors and the light had been coming on and off for a year while my kid had the car at college in PA. Well, they couldn't get the sensors to fit the car that day, so they installed the tires and said come back another time and we'll install the sensors for the cost of the sensor only. We sent our son back to PA after Thanksgiving with his mom's Mazda so I could do some work on the old 'Lander (245,000 miles!), and made the appointment to have the sensors finally installed. Here's what went down: Our full-sized spare tire is the original tire that's been dangling from the bottom of the car since it was built. It's only been used as a spare twice. I asked to have all 4 tire sensors replaced, and asked if the spare also had one. They checked it and said yes it does, but they wouldn't touch it as it was more than 10 years old - their policy. So, I explained "it makes no sense for me to pay you nearly $200 to replace the sensors on my 4 wheels if the one on the spare is dead and still going to trigger the tire light on my gage cluster".... They offered to sell me a new tire for the spare to solve the problem. I said that "a small piece of black electrical tape on the gage cluster will solve that problem for free." They agreed, and off I drove. Crazy!!
I had one sensor go out on because the battery died prematurely, and another go out when a tech broke it when installing new tires. (2015 Nissan Versa-- an emergency replacement car following a flood.) The shop couldn't get a sensor in time (I was sitting in the waiting room for the new tire installation), so they put a rubber stem in and offered to install the new one later for free.
-- Keeping in mind that one sensor battery was already gone, and others would likely follow soon, and that the inflexibility of the metal stems sometimes made it hard to get a gauge or a tire chuck to seat on the TPS stems, I said screw it and just lived with the light on until the next time I needed tires and had all the sensors replaced with rubber stems.
-- For an older car nearing the end of the TPS battery life, the system doesn't make cost/benefit sense for me. And as the car approaches 10 years old, I anticipate getting a new spare tire soon, and I'll get rid of that sensor then, too. When you've had a flat and are running on the spare, you're riding with no spare tire until you get the flat fixed or replaced, so I don't want to be riding on an old, cracked spare in the middle of the night when making a long drive, as I do often.
How do you know which tire has the bad sensor
Light is on and stays on , called Toyota and it’s $250 each tire that’s bad , car is 7 years old , tire gauge works great and has for over 50 years, gonna keep using it . Great video, great info , thanks
You absolutely nailed it! I put air in the spare tire (was like 10psi and needed to be at 60psi!). Since your piece was longish and comprehensive I was reluctant at first to check it out. So glad I did watch the entire recording. Thanks again!!
First had this system on my 08 CRV. I drove it to construction sites for work. This system saved me several times from being stuck on the side of the road. I would come out in the morning and the light would be on and I would have a screw or nail in my tire. Much easier dealing with that at home, then the side of the road. I used an Autel TPMS tool and cloned one of the bad sensors on the CRV, and it worked fine on it. I have it now on my 18 Tundra, and really like being able to see the pressure. Thanks for the tip on the switch.
THANK YOU ! finally some useful information !!! this information is WAY more valuable that the other useless videos that just tell you to push the button, but don't tell you anything else about how it works and when to do it, much less what year model car they are referring too and how there are different variations
I disabled the entire TPS system on my 2012 Tacoma prerunner, it's very simple to do, find the module under the glove box, splice 2 wires together with a quick splice snap connector. I have no TPS sensors in my custom wheels and no warning light on the dash. Do a TH-cam search for a tutorial, there's at least a dozen videos on it 😄
Is that a safety hazard, since they’re manufactured in cars?
@@lavernedjoseph7663 Flashing light is a sensor problem and not an actual tire pressure problem so if you want to turn off the sensor light because some 'non-replaceable' button batteries died (as they do for 2012 cars), it doesn't matter. Back in the day everyone checked tire pressure themselves. Safety inspection is going to ignore that light regardless since they check the actual tires, not the sensors. At least in my state.
Taping over that dashboard light accomplishes the same thing.
I am a test automation engineer at a company that (among other things) puts TPMS systems on semi trailers. I am (sort of) the TPMS expert in the testing department. I like this video, but I have things to add.
I recently bought a 2023 Prius and the center display can show you the actual tire pressures for each tire, and I HIGHLY appreciate that information.
My company does not deal in TPMS sensors that go inside the tires. Instead, they mount on the valve stems, easy installation and removal. They all have an 8-character hex ID, and there are multiple technologies for the sensor reporting, though they all report at 433Mhz.
Now, let's talk about tires. Anyone that has driven on the freeways much has seen tire pieces on the road, often on the shoulder. These include big strips of actual tread. They are from tires that have exploded, and I do mean with a loud BANG. Usually they are from truck tires, though I once had a tire explode like that on my RV. I also once saw a tire on a city bus explode, ripping off significant parts of the bus body. It seems to happen with higher-pressure tires, like on trucks and buses. Why do tires explode? The answer is troubling.
What happens is that as tires age the rubber in them changes, and after a number of years the rubber can lose it's grip on the ply in the tires. This means that as the tire rolls merrily down the highway the ply in a given tire may start slipping back and forth. This causes friction, which causes heat, which causes the tire to heat up, which causes the air inside the tire to expand, which causes the air pressure to go way up, and then BANG. You checked your pressure before starting your trip, which is good, and after you have parked for a while it will look good again because the tire cooled. But you are flirting with disaster. This is why you are supposed to get new tires every so often even if the tread still looks new.
Your TPMS system can alert you to a problem tire if you can check the pressures while you are driving. You can get TPMS systems from Amazon with sensors that mount on the valve stems. Then there is a little display that can sit on the dash in your car giving you a constant display of tire pressures at a glance. I have not gotten one yet, but I want one for my RV if I ever manage to start camping in it again. I don't know anything about the quality or reliability of these systems, and I want to know more. But using one of these things on your RV might save you, and if you can detect a problematic tire you can replace just that tire and not have to replace all tires every, what, seven years even though they look great?
Oh thank god I finally got the answer I needed. Thank you sir. I have a 2021 corolla SE I plan on buying OEM sensors for a set of separate winter rims from my local Toyota. But I'm taking those OEM tpms's to a tire shop that's not Toyota, and now I know I can just have them installed in the winter rim with new winter tires, bolt on my car and drive away knowing they will learn the new tpms on their own. Excellent!!!
I offten air down to 10-15 PSI when off pavement. The TPMS light is always on. I can now "reset" the system to a lower PSI. This is gold!
This video just saved me a ton of money. Last time i got tires at Disc. Tr. They sold me the universal programmable sensors. They worked a week then quit. They reprogrammed them 3 or 4 times then i gave up. Now i need new tires so i was going to replace them all. The toyo dealer wanted close to $1000 for the sensors and programming and mounting new tires that ive already paid for. My 2007 tundra originally had TRW sensors. They are hard to get even from the dealer. That who made them for toyota that year. I was ready to buy an Autel tpms tool. I wont waste my money. Ill just put electric tape over the light. I need a new driveshaft carrier bearing and 3 new u joints right now. So the tpms system will get ignored for this maintenance. Im glad to know none of the knock off sensors will work. Saved me a lot! Thanks. God bless!
I love it when a person knows what they are talkin' about! Thanks for doin!
I found the ultimate fix for the TPMS light…
I took apart the dash and removed the light! I’ve been driving 35+ years, I know what a low tire feels like and I check pressures regularly.
Good for you. It's a really terrible system because it can't be serviced without removing the tire.
😂
I just put electrical tape over the light 😂
A piece of black tape properly applied over the light works great.
I did exactly the same, thanks for posting
I did just that for years in my 2006 Tacoma. ... simple fix. 👍
I just ignore them when I install my winter rims without sensors
What is the right pressure on a toyota yaris hybrid 2018
I did this with my Ford Mondeo here in Finland where winters are long and cold, Ford decided that it is a good idea to give a RED warning light in the dials when temperature goes below -4c. Not fun to look at that for 4-5months per year... Usually red light means that something is terribly wrong
I like them. You get a warning before the tire gets so low that you ruin the tire. I can’t remember the last time I changed a tire myself because the system warms me when I first get a nail and the pressure drops. Gives me time to get to Discount Tire and address the issues. Free tire repair vs changing a tire on the side of the highway and then buying a new tire.
Thanks you for all your VERY informative videos CCN! The TPMs has saved me from a serious problems a number of of times over 11 years due to punctures from nails and once a sheet metal screw puncture. For that reason I am glad my 2012 Tacoma SR5 4x4 has it. I replaced my original Dunlops after about 5 years and was asked by the tire store if I wanted new TPMS sensors at that time which I of course declined.
About 6 months ago out of the blue I started getting the flashing TPMS light at startup followed by the steady light, which I learned indicated a system malfunction. Jade been doing regular old school manual pressure gate checks regularly and plan to have a new set of sensors installed to replace the now 11 year old original ones when I have a new set of Michelin LT tires put on in a few months. Mysteriously, after a couple of months, the TPMS started working normally again on its own - no flashing on startup, and no lock in light, I at first thought the TPMS indicator. on the dash had burned out, but it still comes on briefly with all the other indicators on key on. Was surprised to see the system somehow correct itself, I was thinking the failure was most likely due to a dead sensor battery, but who knows?
Couple of questions - when I go
for my next set of tires in a few months, should I also replace the original now 11 year old but otherwise zero wear spare? Does the spare have a TPMS sensor in a 2012 Tacoma? Should it’s 11 year old sensor be replaced along with the others?
I was going to have the tires and sensors replaced by the
dealership that sold me the Tacoma in 2012 when they replaced the trucks frame under the recall program a few months ago, but their price quote for the tires and especially replacement of all the TPMS was ridiculously high relative to quotes I received from two major tire store chains. I just can’t rationalize why I would want to pay so much more to the dealership, and therefore am leaning towards going elsewhere, The main difference in the quotes was the cost of replacing the TPMS sensors, the dealer quote was more than twice that of the major chains, at close to 600
dollars! Maybe I’ll see ii the chain stores can give me a
quite that includes OEM Toyota sensors, can you tell me the manufacturer?
Thanks CCN!
Chris in Connecticut
Thank you for speaking in plain english and explaining everyrhing simply for us wanting to be informed proor to going to mechanic.
Great video, TPMS light just started came out from nowhere yesterday. Had the tyres re-filled and gauged at least thrice now but light still persists after blinking for a few minutes.
May have to go see a mechanic. This was a great video to prep myself before going.
Thanks for the great info!!! Once again I am reminded I made the right decision when I stopped working as a car mechanic 50 years ago. In the 1960s a Formula 1 Ferrari wasn't this complicated!
I knew most of this.. but not all. Very informative video... your videos are valuable to the average shop mechanic as it’s hard to get information out of Toyota... thank you very much.
Great explanation on the TPMS system. One good tip I picked up, you don’t need to replace ALL at the same time. A tire store recommended to me changing all, plus reprogramming charges, and it was a hefty sum of money. So you do it one at a time then, and to get a genuine sensor, go to a Toyota dealer.
Well, they should charge less to change them when they are installing new tires because the tires are already removed from the rims. If they fail and the tire is good then it cost extra to remove the tire and reinstall it.
True, but just like headlights, if one goes it is probably just a matter of time before the other goes. May as well replace both and be done with it. Of course, with TPMS if one goes I'm not going to worry about it until new tire time.
Just another slush fund for Toyota dealers.
Great explanation on the TPMS system. This man is a Master Mechanic
Your willingness for educating us is without measure. I am grateful for sharing your knowledge
When 3 tire shops fail goto TH-cam! This guy mentions if everything is good but the light is still on drop all your tires down to 10psi or less then refill the tires this will clear the system and reset it. AND IT WORKED! if the light turns back on I will take it back to lexus and update this post.
Thank you for actually explaining how they work! So many don't!
Best and most comprehensive video on the TPMS, you have earned a new subscriber !!
You made a great point that a lot of people miss... If there were 4 of them on the car, they all got installed at the same time, they are all the same part... When ONE goes bad, the rest will too. That was just the FIRST one that failed.
From a Toyota Technician to another! Brilliant .....and less boring than the actual training course ha ha keep it up buddy
Thanks my brother!
You are the most intelligent technician on the car related TH-cam channels!
This is why you ask "why". You are the mechanic i was searching for last March. (10 months, $5700 later Im still having issues w van & mechanics and their work and lack of ethics.) I watch alot of your videos even thought i have a problem Odyssey on my hands. I can understand & can follow you and you have helped me to understand todays cars. Thanks you.😊
this guy is a walking library about camrys !!! luv the guy and very grateful for the tips on camrys; i owned a camry LE 2009 and luv it !!!!
In 2008 I bought a 2005 4Runner. I was chasing TPMS demons for the better half of the first 2 years I had it. Dealers kept telling me there was nothing wrong and kept resetting code (I think they just didn't want to honor my warranty). Finally found a good independent mechanic that sorted it out.
What was the issue? I have an 08 tundra with the undercut system and the light won’t go out. How did they find out what speed sensor went out?
Indirect system
Sorted it out? What was the conclusion?
Back in 2013 when I had a BRZ (FR-S), which used Toyota's system, I bought 4 new compatible TPMS sensors, shoved them in a home-made PVC-pipe container with a Schrader valve, pressurized it to 40PSI, threw it in the trunk, reprogrammed the car for those sensors using ATEQ tool, and never had to worry about the stupid yellow light while swapping to-and-from my summer wheels.
Now I have a Honda, which uses indirect (wheel-speed based) sensing. And yes, the new indirect sensing WILL detect all 4 wheels loosing pressure at the same rate. Mazda also uses similar system. I think some of the European brands do, also.
The compatible sensors were Huf Intellisens (some German brand), and they all worked fine.
Also, no, I'm not going to buy another car using direct sensors. I'm sticking to indirect sensing cars only.
That seems like a lot of work, why not just install the sensors in the tires?
Thank you Sir ! You always provide us with super comprehensive tutorial! We really appreciate it.
Thank you, you are very knowledgable. Even the dealership couldn‘t explain to me.
I have a 2008 Honda CRV. The car sits out in extremely cold temperatures and, just recently, the tire light came on. I've had this happen in another CRV too. As soon as the outside temp goes up to around 50-55 degrees the light goes off. It took several days for that to happen but it did. Great commentary. Thanks for the info.
You can never go too deep with this kind of information. Subbed!
Ditto! Me too...subbed!
Me too 7/25/21 Thank you!
This is gold! Very excited to watch!
I have a Highlander Hybrid 2015 and your videos continue to inform, educate, and help me with maintaining my car. Thank you for taking the time to help me and others. What a great channel! And may the Lord also bless you and your loved ones!
This guy is a genius . He explained things perfectly
I have to say. I got my TPS sensors replaced (on a Dodge in this case) had a second one go out, then 3rd. When I had the 3rd go out I needed new tires anyway so I got the 3rd and 4th replaced. I live way north in rust belt as you call it. But the car is also 15 years old. It was worth it to me even though I was told to just ignore it and it was not worth the money. When it is -5 F it is ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT. I don't have to break another stem or seize a stem checking the pressure.
Thanks CCN, I have a 2005 Tundra now I know why the tire dealer never wanted to touch it, and it's been flashing for six years :-)
'05 4Runner here. About 3 years ago, I installed new wheels and new OEM sensors on each (5 with the spare). Had them programmed and worked fine for a couple of months, then the low pressure idiot light came on. Checked all (5) tires for pressure and none had fallen off. Scratched my head and found a way to bypass (via wire jumper) the TPMS so the light would stay off. All has been good with the world since. I'm about to get some new rubber and will have the tire shop replace the sensors with regular, rubber valve stems. Something to consider if you often deflate your tires for better traction in sand/mud/snow. If the shop (Pep Boys) tries to upsell the TPMS service as 'required by law,' I'll remind them the TPMS law was enacted for vehicles manufactured after September 1, 2007. Hope this helps someone.
I just replaced all 4 of mine. The most difficult part was breaking the bead on the tire. The originals lasted 11 years. I replaced them with OEM from Rock Auto. $35 each preprogrammed. I put silicone grease on the seals and threads. I finally got to use the Chinese knock off Honda HIM dongle to reset the system.
Wow! You are a life saver and so knowledable. Thank you! So my door says 35 but I'm trying to maintain 36 in them. 1 lb over. is all. I just paused the video and ran downstairs and reset my annoying, disconcerting light after my new Cooper tires on my new used 2005 Sienna CE with 150K on it. I'm doing all of your and Scotty Kilmers advice on my nice van and so thankful. I am concerned after I do a tune up and fuel system and engines clean out stuff you guys recommend that I have a transmission problem in 1st gear a bit..
I love your sarcasm brother. Nice sense of humor. Thanks again. I'm upgrading to a 2018 avalon limited. From 2014.
After watching this video I am happy that my car has the most inexpensive form of TPMS. I check them as needed with an old school tire gauge and add air if needed from my own compressor which is usually when the weather turns colder in the winter.
I always ignore the TPMS. Always used a good gauge and checked regularly. Every day when i go to my vehicle i visually inspect the tires to see if they look low or have a nail or screw in them.
Person like you we need honestly God bless you 🙏
So glad I found and subscribed to this guy.
Thank you for the info you gave here. I have looked at many videos on the TPMS system and no one else has the info you have. They have no idea what is going on when the light starts flashing when you crank up. I am going to try a different key fob and also letting the pressure down on all for tires and reinflating. I have a 2019 Tacoma by the way
Great! I fixed the TPMS sensor issue on my LEXUS ES350 2012 with less than 50k mileage. First I found the RR tire sensor has issue with MaxiTPMS TS401. Following advice in this video, I release air in that tire to below 20psi, then filled air to 31psi.
At first the light was still on, then today after driving, it's gone. Thank you for your video.
Great video! Very informative, as always. Thanks for the information about not wasting money on aftermarket pressure sensors! And about the system on my 99 Sienna. I was wondering when the tire pressure sensors were going to need new batteries - No batteries, no transmitters, no pressure sensors, that's genius! 23 years, and it just started acting up for the first time today!
Hi! Your sienna has the indirect system. I would check the pressures and reset it
2008 TPMS reciever replacement is 732.00 at Toyota dealership! BS!
Why do you think after market systems are a waste of money? I got mine for only $25 and it works great. Just screw on 4 special tire caps with a tiny (replaceable!) button battery. So much better than trying to fix the obsolete factory system that would not even give individual tire pressure.
@@DYI I would love to see a link to that product!
@@RichardHowieThey don't call them Stealerships for nothing 😮
My 2004 4Runner with 205,000 miles and 17 years are still working fine! Amazing
Great video. On point as usual. My 2019 Camry, TPM system is less finicky (for now) than my old 2012 was. The 2012 SE TPM would just say low tire, it would show a row of 4 tires but I had to either keep track when tires were rotated or test each to see which was low. That was the only frustrating part on the 2012 besides the cost when I had to replace one of the wheel sensors when it went bad.
Thanks. Got it. Don't worry about the light; other stuff is more important. Don't waste your money. I like it.
Dear Master AMD!
Thank you 🙏
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And I can’t thanks enough for the beautiful explanation of the tire monitor BUTTON!
You are my hero!
I learn something new from this guy everytime, god bless you.
This is my second video I have watched from your channel today! Great information and presentation! I just subbed!
Thanks for posting this man, I specifically remember asking a question on another video of yours about this.
Very informative, I am an auto mechanic for 30 years.
Had the blinky blink case. I had purchased an original sensor from the stealership and only a week after the sensor was replaced on my 2018 RAV4 the light came on and was blinking when turning on the ignition. Really good info from you sir! Thank1 you! I will take care of this sometime in the not to distant future now that I know what is going on. Could be just another sensor biting the dust for all I know , the pressures are fine and stable for weeks, nothing wrong.
Dougie D. Having worked in automotive services for over 30 years before I went into manufacturing. I know these can save you from a set of 4 tires on a awd vehicle when you run 1 tire flat. Love your channel great advice!
my tire pressure sensors were too slow by the time light came on after running over a chunk of rubber from a exploded truck tire the rim of tire was damaged they said, and I needed whole new set since all the tires were half worn out
@@ranger178 my last car was old enough to not have a system. I did regularly check my pressure. How everything was out driving during the day and I noticed something didn't feel right when braking the first thing I would check is tire pressure and and sometimes would just happen that one of the tires had lost quite a bit of air. I would fill it and then take it to the mechanic. Many times I was able to patch it.
Great stuff as always! If makes sense for you too, can you make videos about "rust in general" and "correct tire pressure"? Anything from best practices to things to avoid. Keep up the good work! 👌
The new generation Camry tire pressure monitors work well and are easy to read.. you just go to the settings scroll down to the picture of your car click on it and it spins around and shows the tire pressure of each tire.
@@captar1 Hey man you are right !! I used voice text at the time .. I said one thing and it typed something else ... I just corrected it ..It had me wondering what I said as well? ?😂
Thank you. My car is 10 years old with properly inflated tires. The light flashes when I start the car. So now I know it is the sensor.
Since I own a Camry you’re the only mechanic I trust and follow 💪👍, right now I have an issue of that nature on my car 🤔🤨
This video was very helpful. Thumbs up! I will follow your advice, I’m gonna check air pressure on all four tires at 32 psi, press the magic knob and im pretty sure that will fix the problem. I will let you know. Thanks 🙏.
THE BEST INFORMATIVE VIDEO I HAVE EVER WACHED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I have two sets of wheels for each of my two vehicles, because I must climb winter ridge roads to get home. I wouldn't get 100 yards past my driveway on some days without good winter tires, and I like using up my older tires during the summer months. I bought an Autel TS408 tool (approximately $120) and eight MX-Sensor 2-in-1 (approximately $30/sensor) this past summer. It took approximately 10 minute to clone four new sensors to the original factory sensors for each vehicle. It cost me $30 to have my local mechanic install the new sensors in all four winter wheels & rebalance the wheels for each vehicle. That was $30 total to do all four tires. When I added my winter tires to both vehicles in November, the TPMS never knew anything was changed in either vehicle. I am not a fan of TPMS. If you switch tires in the winter, cloning is a simple way of keeping the system working.
I do not like this at all i loved my old classic cars the old way tire gauges and kick the tires
@@halreneau6343 I don't like having to deal TPMS either. Especially when using two sets of tires, it's a hassle.
I started screaming..." in 1965 if we had a LOW TIRE, WE PUT AIR IN IT!!!!!" I love my 06 Tacoma. 348,000 so far. That light has been blinking for the last 13 years. Electrical tape!
Good information. The reset button explanation was something I didn't know. TY.
Thank you very for making the video in TPMS. You saved me from buying an after market product.
As always your content is very helpful.
Awesome video - another example of a system that frustrates people like me who check there tires and don’t need an expensive system to tell you what to do. People who don’t have a clue about their tires and their pressures cause systems like this to be forced on the masses. I have 16 and an 04 Highlander - direct and indirect systems. I disagree with your assessment of indirect because the cases you describe aren’t realistic cases. Indirect is nice because it uses existing information and will warn of a low pressure. That’s it. No expensive sensors etc. I prefer it much more than my 16 HL. At some point people need to be responsible for doing something when it comes to maintenance. Same thing with other systems in cars. No one knows how to drive anymore because the car is telling them everything. Too much reliance on systems doing it all for you. Thanks for the video. Good job. PS did not talk much about spares and how they fit in the system. Some have 60 psi tires so curious how system treats them
Hi. The spare tires that are at 60 psi that do have a sensor will be programmed to work with the 60 psi pressure. However most of the models that have a sensor for the spare will have a full size tire which has normal pressure
Excellent information, thanks for making this video. I’m subscribed
Hi AMD, love your videos and insight into Toyota vehicles and tech. Living in the snow belt, I have two sets of rims for each of my 2010 Corolla S and 2017 Avalon Limited for snow tires. For the Corolla, I bought aftermarket Dorman TPMS sensors from Rock Auto, and for seasonal tire changeovers, I change IDs with the ATEQ Quickset tool, been working without issue since 2014. For the Avalon, I bought Denso TPMS sensors from Rock Auto, and the Quickset tool is supposed to also support the 2017 Avalon but it does not work (tried dealing with ATEQ customer support but they threw their hands up in the end without providing a solution.) For the Avalon, I settled on using the Carista Android app and dongle to change IDs, been working great for past year (including the real time pressure displays on the cluster), only downside is that Carista is a pay to use, but still cheaper than tire shop or dealer. Keep up the good work sir!
If it hasn't been mentioned in the comments (please correct me if I'm wrong!): What about if you press the button after you replace a sensor, but hasn't been programmed into the ECU yet. There's mention of a dreaded (Toyota) ECU Loop problem. The ECU may need to be "unlocked" to allow you to reprogram the ECU.
Up until yesterday, I thought I had this problem. The actual fix was that I needed to update the software on my scan tool. I was able to successfully reprogram the ECU with my scan tool today.
This was so I could register my winter tires. I actually have a bad sensor on the summer tires, which was where the original problem originated from.
Anyway... I wish I had discovered your video two weeks ago. I really needed the education that came with it. The information you shared has been the most informative and educational that I could find.
A belated Thank you!
Thank you! Great information, I have a 2008 Scion xB bought it since new. I've been driving with the TPM light on for the last couple years. I think the battery die on one of them. So I think it does last around 10-15 years. I just drive it with the TPM dash light on, it's annoying but it is what it is. I just check it with my tire gauge once a month and filled up the air.
I bought Autel TS508 few years ago and had different issue this time when Installing Winter TIRES. I purchased 4 TPMS MX autel sensors , installed them( straight from the box) on 4 wheels pumped up and put wheels on the vehicle. After I had to copy by ODB previous sensors from vehicle ECU into my TS508, then PROGRAM each of the MX sensors one by one outside of the car with TS508 tool as instructed by the tool. All worked out very well even I had no previous experience.
This is a wonderfully complete explanation! Thanks for providing it. I have a 2006 4Runner with a tpms light that keeps flashing. Would a 2006 4Runner have the indirect system? I thought the flashing light was likely related to my frequently disconnecting the battery, and the need to initialize the tpms as I often have to do with the rear wiper and defogger. Thanks again for the great video.
Thanks for the information. I remember reading Prius forums online a few years ago and the hypermilers were boasting about their MPG's after the overinflated their tires. it seemed to be a serious competition. I visualized them essentially bouncing down the freeway.
Few things - in 21st century I would expect Toyota's sensors to tell which tyre is low...
I have 2019 RAV4 hybrid. I've got a set of aftermarket sensors in my winter wheels. Sensor signal is copied from the originals (that sit in the summer wheels) as you described so the car doesn't know which wheels I have - summer or winter. And the sensors work great (life is good). When the light came on few days ago (was quite cold, so probably the pressure dropped), I just checked the pressure, set it to the right levels and have reset the TPMS through the menu.
Does resetting it thru the menu set it at 5 psi above the warning light like mentioned in the video? My rav4 is recommended at 35psi. I get the warning as soon as it gets below 35, esp when cold in the morning. So I have to keep my tire pressure around 35 to 40, depending on the temperature.
any after market sensors recommend？
My 2020 model Yaris (the European one) shows me the individual pressure of each tire. I assumed this would be the case for every current model.
My tire pressure light has been on for years on my 2008 Toyota. The dealers say all my tire monitors are good, including the one in the spare. So I just live with it.
This is the most useful video I've seen about tpms. Thanks a lot
Great tips! Thanks. Loved the "welcome to the 21st century" comment.
Very good video. Thank you. On my 2022 Tacoma, I did get the tire shop to clone my winter tire sensors. They’ve been working great. Here in Canada where the tire pressure drops in very cold temperatures, I set my pressures at 36 PSI.
Ty for info. Just got a set of rims that I want to fit with winter tires on my Tacoma and was wondering if it is possible to program 4 new tpms sensors. Appreciate it!!🙏💯
@@Chumperdink get the shop to clone them.
Great info on the set button. I have a 2020 Tacoma and increased tire size and went to LT tires. Stock tires were set to 28. 28 is too low for LT. Set the tires to 35 and pressed the button. Good stuff. Great video again my friend.
Thank you. Appreciate the clarifications, especially with the wide band of battery "life expectancy". In cold weather, the malfunction light comes on for my 2016 Corolla. I guess eight going on nine years is not bad, certainly better than five!!!
It’s there to possibly save your life and save you from destroying a perfectly good tire . I don’t care how much you say you check your tire pressure …. You don’t …. be truthful about it .
Good video sir !
"Check the tires once a month." Right! Like anyone does that. I use my MaxiTPMS TS401 from time to time to check my 2020 RAV4 and my 06 Nissan Frontier. Yes I've replaced the 4 sensors in the 06 Frontier. Just before I retired April 1, 2016, the left front sensor would turn on the light. Usually on a Saturday morning when it was cool/cold outside. Borrowed the shop tester on Monday, sensor read normal, so I'd reset the system. This happened twice. so, I adjusted all 4 tires to read 40 PSI, and all 4 sensors read about 2 PSI lower. Borrowed the tester again on a Friday. Sat morning I gauge checked the tire pressure. Still at 40 PSI. Turn on ignition switch and BOOM! Light stayed on. Three sensors read about 2 PSI lower than gauge, left front read 5 PSI lower than gauge. Cool morning, "intermittent problem," 10 year old vehicle and it's TPM sensors. One new Nissan sensor, all's well in Nissan land. Two weeks later, same problem. Used my previous procedure, right front's bad. Bought 3 new Nissan sensors, no more problems. It's been almost 5 years now, still working well. Thanks for your videos.
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I check once a week but that is just me
Very helpful thanks for the info!
So, why doesn't Toyota lead the market in making TPMS sensors with replaceable batteries? A good time to put in new batteries would be when your tire technician is installing four or five new tires. Lithium coin cells are cheap to replace. You don't buy a new car when the engine starting battery needs to be replaced. You don't buy a new wristwatch when you need a new battery. You don't buy a new flashlight or portable radio when the batteries need to be replaced. (Apple, are you paying attention to this logic?) Thank you for great video content. As a first-time Lexus owner (away from GM) I really appreciate them.
Interestingly, plenty of people buy new phones and new tablets when the service life of the batteries are over, instead of getting them replaced. Why is that?
A better question is why doesn't ANY TPMS sensor manufacturer take the plunge and offer TPMS sensors with replaceable batteries? I think it has a lot to do with the environment these devices must survive and the compromises that must be made in order to accommodate easy battery replacement. Why did phone manufacturers move away from replaceable batteries (e.g. the Samsung Galaxy 4) and move to sealed batteries? And how much more would you be willing to pay for a quality TPMS sensor that has replaceable batteries vs those that do not?
Thank you. You are very, very helpful to those of us with Toyota’s.
The most interesting and informative 26:52 of my life learning about valve stems and tire pressure 🤪
Black tape over the warning light works also.