What you did is different and very smart. I'm glad it worked out for you and I glad you share it. What bothers me you keep saying a $100.00 per tire and $400.00 for all the tires. What tire shop are you going to. I worked at the Chevrolet dealership and four sensor never go out at the same time. Some time the problem is not even the sensor. Just simply resetting the system some timing solves the problem. Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much, I have to change my wheels for winter one and it's annoying not been able to disable traction control when tpms light is on. Your a genius.
I appreciate the energy and thought that you put into this video. That being said, If I tried this I would attempt to use a gasketed solution of some type. Not saying it would work, but saying I would investigate it at least. Even so, I am not sure that I want to do all this and STILL have to pay for a sensor every time a battery dies while carrying around a PVC tube everywhere I go. FYI I also found a wire splicing solution elsewhere on YTube to COMPLETELY disable the TPMS warning light (for some Toyota models) and totally eliminate any further BS expenses from this system.
Hey man, thanks for the props! Yes, you still run the risk of having to buy a new sensors when the old ones burn out, but as long as you're buying them from scrap yards or places that have used sensors, the costs stay super low. Nice work on the wire splicing search. I no longer own this vehicle, but if I ever run into this problem with my new car I will definitely explore it.
@@Scantron5k Since posting prior remark, I think I have perfected a potential cheap option incorporating your solution. Another YTube video shows how to access (Toyota) batteries in your EXISTING / dead TPMS (they are what "breaks" just means they go dead). Basically, pop off a plastic cover and scrape out SOME OF the silicone and remove battery. Obtaining the exact battery and / or being able to actually soldier it in is both dangerous and nearly impossible. As a result, I plan to convert it to a similar battery.. The batt in mine is a br2450a (for instance). So what I am thinking I am gonna do is buy what is called SMD battery mounts for cr2450 batteries (batteries are readily available) and soldier the mounts to existing leads via a short wire run (after cutting out battery) in TPMS and then just put a battery in unit and use elictrical tape and a zip lock baggie for each unit to insulate everything from shorting out. Then simply place them all inside your pressure device (but will use rubber gaskets). Expen$e is cut DRASTICALLY this way and if the battery dies or has other issues, can just de pressureize and unscrew top of PVC. That is ASSUMING it all works like I think it will. Hope it works!
Oh, I'd be writing on that thing exactly what it is, what it's for, etc. Bet they'd still yank you out of the car and throw you to the ground without listening at all!
how bout putting them in the donut tire and stuff it with rags so they don't bounce around if you ever have to use it. as a bonis it would be a check on the donut, that is really the tire that needs to be monitored anyway.
Can you use a screw in end cap with a rubber seal. They used them for plumbing and you would not have to keep cutting that end cap off to replace a bad TSM sensor.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the "spinning" of the tire keep the TPS charged? I though that how they worked... so putting them in a pressurized container they would just die off prematurely.
There has been a lot of back-and-forth debate about that, but all I know is that I had kept mine in a pressurized tank for the last couple years that I drove the vehicle before selling it, and they worked just fine like that.
Would it be possible to make 4 of these contraptions (one for each sensor, obviously), and then have the car's computer relearn each one for each tire? That way I won't need to go to a shop to sync the sensors (Yes, I'm a cheapskate and don't want to pay someone to do it if I can do it myself).
You seem to understand this much more than me. I have 2017 Civic and the TPMS has been on since Honda rotated the tires a month ago. 6 months ago when I got the car, I got a flat like 2 weeks after buying it. Had the tire replaced at the nearest tire shop with what was supposed to be the same exact tire. Apparently it was very very close but still slightly different. No errors til Honda rotated the tire, but now they will not fix it and say I have to purchase yet another new tire through them to get the TPMS to go away. Any ideas on why there was no error originally but why one would now be showing up? Calibrating works until I hit the interstate... then the light comes right back.
Adam Roark I have no idea why the brand of tire would have anything to do with it. Typically the TPMS sensors are located inside the rim and they are attached to the backside of the valve stem. The tire shouldn't have any sort of an impact on whether or not your car can read the sensor or not.
Hi, you can simulate tire pressure inside the pipe, but how could you simulate wheel rotation? Many sensors are not transmitting below a certain speed of the car which causes TPMS light to be still illuminated. Thanks!
Alex Faylona honestly, I can't remember. All I did was buy a valve stem and match the end of that needed to be drilled with the size of the drill bit. That's it.
Couldn't you just take the TPMS bulb out of the dash light? I did that with a car I had once that had a persistent system light on for a system that was disabled.
Chuck Van no, that won't work. The reason that does not work, is because there is a persistent dinging sound coupled with a written message on the message center on the dashboard. It constantly reminds you that it needs service regardless if the light bulb is pulled out.
dont think you will pass inspection for somes states by taking the light out since it will still throw the code. newer cars have to have the tire sensors now.
@ Ron Prudhomme. Nope, they do not need to be in the wheels, nor do they rely on any sort of force. You wake them up by gong to a local tire shop, and have them scan them into your car's computer. After that, go home, put them in your tank, pressurize it to about 40psi and throw it in your trunk. The whole thing cost me $35 as opposed to paying a tire shop $400 for all four sensors to be replaced.
Dewayne Florian a sync wirelessly to the vehicle's computer. What method of wireless connection that uses, I am not sure of. All I know is that it works.
It's some kind of radio frequency I remember seeing it mentioned somewhere. Car technology these days, I just wish they made an off switch for that feature for when you have other rims without the sensors.
Alldata for my 2010 malibu states in a TSB that the system shows a "low tire condition" based on the wheel speed the abs picks up. A low tire will spin at a different speed which says to the computer that the tire is low. If that's the case then how does this idea work? Or would it stop working if the wheels were changed? Curious
EGGINFOOLS Yeah… not sure how this would work for you unless the tpms sensor registers adequate tire pressure to the computer regardless if the wheel is spinning or not.
i'm all for out of the box thinking, if you are not running tpms in your wheels that you are driving on isn't easier to just pull sensor light, or does you display show pressure for all 4 tires.
G14LLAMA yeah man, that's the problem. It's too big of a job to pull the light from the cluster, and then you also have the message center dinging every time you start the car warning you that your tire pressure is low.
Great idea and vid! Just tried this on my 08 GMC Sierra but it wont work😣 I cant seem to perform the relearn procedure. So i have 4 new sensors in a pipe, but truck doesnt seem to recognise them...
Nice work! Just head up to your local tire shop and have the guy come out to your car with their syncing device. They will relearn your sensors right on the spot.
@@Scantron5k Really? Ok thats makes me feel a bit better. Lol i thought i was out time and money since it wont relearn on its own. Do they use those little scan things that activate each one seperately?
hey scantron.... if i was to do this to my chevy truck, will the tire light and annoying dash reading go off, and if so, how long will they stay off.? thanks bro
chicago guy Hey, yes. That's exactly why I did it in my own vehicle. All of the Annoying messages and dinging will shut off. It will remain this way until one of your newer TPS sensors burns out inside of your pressurized canister.
I have a 2017 ford f350 xl and it it used has a emergency response vehicle and I am having a tire pressure monitor fault issues, I have emergency lights and radio, a trickle charger installed, retrained the system many times took it to ford they worked on it and said my non oem parts were causing the problem unhooked everything and it still the same, Help
Your description already contained the solution to the problem. "How to bypass your tire pressure sonsor system, and GET RID OF THAT ANNOYING DASH LIGHT without spending a ton of money." Pull the bulb from the cluster.
I used black electrician's tape on the bulb. Night or day, no light can be seen. Old cars aren't required to have them. Pity the people who live in states that mindlessly require an inadequate system for vehicle inspection.
But this method still requires that I purchase new sensors when the battery in the sensor goes bad. The sensors are expensive! Am I missing something here?
You can buy the sensors for cheap on eBay. Regardless, no matter how you slice it, it's far cheaper than paying $100 per wheel to have these things replaced including the labor that they charge. You can leave the dead ones in your wheels and have the new ones synced to your vehicle that are going into the pressurized tank.
it is a cool idea... i have the problem with the racing rims for my car. on this rims no sensors fits. if i dont find some one how can switch of the TPMS system in the software i will try this solution
@@ungezognee My scanner disables some vehicles but not all for some reason. A switch on the output from the PCM would be nice. I hate these things. It the tire is low the car will pull or bounce. It was easy before.
this is genius, any suggestions on a tire shop that wont look at me like im stupid or give me hard time about syncing them up to my car? Its a 2008 jeep patriot.
This wont work most TPMS sensors turn on when movement is detected in them. Plus why do this when you could just put all 4 sensors in the spare tire in theory.. but it does not work this way.
twilly1127 yup i did just that, long story could not put the back in the aftermarket mags so i put them in the spare, worked for about 30 mins. Next time i got in the car my light was back on
what happens when those sensors go to sleep.... how do you wake them up now that they are not in the wheel...I was under the understanding that the centrifugal force in the turning wheel turns them on to send the signal.?
You have the same thinking as me, unrotated the sensor sends out a signal every 60 minutes and rotated it sends the signal every 30 seconds and the sensor is recharged by the triboelectric rotation of the wheel on a lot of more modern tyre sensors now.
jim hns that's only one half of the equation. There's usually a message center on most newer cars that constantly reminds you that your TPMS sensor needs to be looked at. It's usually coupled with a dinging sound that happens every time you start your car as well.
Then there's always the BFH method of recalibrating those rascals, which costs nothing but a little muscle and is good exorcise for your arm and disposition 😂
You can call salvage yards and they pluck them out of all sorts of new vehicles that get in wrecks. You can also buy them on eBay barely used for much cheaper than what the shops will charge you.
The labor and costs to replace each individual tire pressure sensor boils down to about $100 per wheel. Expect to pay roughly $400 to fix the problem. This is a cheap solution if you are broke. Simple as that.
defiantly going to do this because I get a digital message that is shown over other/more important things like miles to empty and I am a poor college student who doesn't want to spend 400 just for sensors.
Just spend the extra money, I just did my 2014 Chevy van, sensors for $40 on Amazon, local tire shop charge me $81 to change them all out and to reset them
Or you can pull the bulb from the cluster if you want to just turn off the light. You just have to know how to properly pull the instrument cluster and know which bulb to remove providing it's a replaceable bulb and not an integrated LED system.
Not trying to come off as a smart ass, the pipe does say not for pressure. It can explode with sharp pvc schrapnel. be careful guys. Great idea just questionable parts.
When you set the sensor on the car you do one at a time starting at front left and work your way around clockwise so how do you do them all at once ???
yes, you will have to have somebody with a calibrator to go around starting with your front driver side wheel and work around your car counterclockwise.
Right, the sensors in my wheels are no longer working. Once they calibrate the new sensor to your computer, that becomes the sensor that is March 4th at wheel. The sensors that remain in your wheels become dead sensors.
Im sorry Im trying to figure this out. Not all my sensor are dead. When you get the new ones don't they have to do one at a time. When I watched them do it they hold the programer at the wheel they want until the horn beeps and then move on the the next one in the right order. That is why I don't understand how you can do them all at once.
"Just pull the bulb"... And I guess bash the shit out of the warning display in the cluster.... . His idea is a cheap easy solution. If you had a better idea you wouldn't be here now would ya? arm chair mechanics. Smh
I hate that tpms light and I hate that system! I have never, ever needed nor wanted a built-in automated check on the tire pressure on any of my vehicles and now to be hounded by this *#@( light just ticks me off! The previous owners took them off apparently. When I had the tires rotated last week I asked the guy how much it would cost to have them put back on (just to get rid of that dash light). Nonchalantly and without a blink, he said they cost $50 each plus $30 each to put them on! $320 and he acted like it was nothing. I'm not paying that, so I need to get that light off!
For one, I don't have access to a computer like that. Secondly, when you erase the code or shut off the light like that, it just ends up turning back on.
Why spend $40 to do all this when just remove the instrument cluster and take the bulb out of the TPMS slot? It will never come on again. :-) Am I missing something??
Gilbert Mateer This has been addressed and answered in the threads already. Mainly because most cars have a message center somewhere in the vehicle that constantly reminds you that your TPMS sensor has gone bad, and usually a accompanies it with an annoying dinging sound that won't go away just by pulling the bulb from the cluster. Plus, it's kind of risky for your average Joe to try and dismantle his dash to pull a bulb about. Other things can end up going wrong.
My wife's 2013 Escape has a bad tpms. Whenever the car is turned on, yes there is a warning light, but as @scantron5k has stated multiple times there is also a warning message and dinging that displays on the info center in the middle of the cluster. The warning message comes on every time the car is started. Pulling a bulb will not eliminate this unfortunately.
@scantron5k Yes I like the solution,, however my interest would be to hack the computer and turn off the tpms programming -- some how.. I know ford and Chrysler are considering their programming intellectual property of their companies and would probably covertly give me a head shot in my driveway for posting that solution on utube..!!
Mark Mck You guys with the pressure worries crack me up. A standard can of pop has a higher psi than this MUCH thicker pvc tube does. If you're truly worried about something with 30psi rupturing... ***spoiler alert*** It might make a scary sound.
So...to make this bypass work, you have to keep the pressurized sensor tube in the vehicle? I suppose that's a small enough sacrifice to make to rid oneself of an aggravating idiot light. Be sure and stow it somewhere safe and where it won't get thrown out. I imagine the sealed sensors should last for years.
james lopez most people don't know how to do that, and even if they did, the warning sound coming from the message center would still annoy the crap out of you daily every time you started your car. Not to mention the message display on the dash that says "check TPMS sensors."
On my f250 I have the light on and there is no light. It's on the screen of the odo. It cost way to much money to pull the tires off plus buying the sensors. This is the cheaper way to go
The very "Zenith" of country boy engineering. If there was a Nobel Prize for this type of creativity you should be the winner.
Comment of the year right here.
What you did is different and very smart. I'm glad it worked out for you and I glad you share it. What bothers me you keep saying a $100.00 per tire and $400.00 for all the tires. What tire shop are you going to. I worked at the Chevrolet dealership and four sensor never go out at the same time. Some time the problem is not even the sensor. Just simply resetting the system some timing solves the problem. Thanks for sharing
Exactly. This is a lame hack.
Thank you so much, I have to change my wheels for winter one and it's annoying not been able to disable traction control when tpms light is on. Your a genius.
Rafael Rj You're welcome. Glad I could help!
I appreciate the energy and thought that you put into this video. That being said, If I tried this I would attempt to use a gasketed solution of some type. Not saying it would work, but saying I would investigate it at least. Even so, I am not sure that I want to do all this and STILL have to pay for a sensor every time a battery dies while carrying around a PVC tube everywhere I go. FYI I also found a wire splicing solution elsewhere on YTube to COMPLETELY disable the TPMS warning light (for some Toyota models) and totally eliminate any further BS expenses from this system.
Hey man, thanks for the props! Yes, you still run the risk of having to buy a new sensors when the old ones burn out, but as long as you're buying them from scrap yards or places that have used sensors, the costs stay super low. Nice work on the wire splicing search. I no longer own this vehicle, but if I ever run into this problem with my new car I will definitely explore it.
@@Scantron5k Since posting prior remark, I think I have perfected a potential cheap option incorporating your solution. Another YTube video shows how to access (Toyota) batteries in your EXISTING / dead TPMS (they are what "breaks" just means they go dead). Basically, pop off a plastic cover and scrape out SOME OF the silicone and remove battery. Obtaining the exact battery and / or being able to actually soldier it in is both dangerous and nearly impossible. As a result, I plan to convert it to a similar battery.. The batt in mine is a br2450a (for instance). So what I am thinking I am gonna do is buy what is called SMD battery mounts for cr2450 batteries (batteries are readily available) and soldier the mounts to existing leads via a short wire run (after cutting out battery) in TPMS and then just put a battery in unit and use elictrical tape and a zip lock baggie for each unit to insulate everything from shorting out. Then simply place them all inside your pressure device (but will use rubber gaskets). Expen$e is cut DRASTICALLY this way and if the battery dies or has other issues, can just de pressureize and unscrew top of PVC. That is ASSUMING it all works like I think it will. Hope it works!
@@jotu173 best of luck!
You're a Genius! I'm digging it!
That momment you get pulled over and cop sees your "pipebomb" lmao 😂 💀
Right, I hope he tapes a watch to it....LoL
All the work of actually fixing them without the benefit of there functionality.... idiot
Oh, I'd be writing on that thing exactly what it is, what it's for, etc. Bet they'd still yank you out of the car and throw you to the ground without listening at all!
Use a threaded pipe, with an O ring in the threaded end cap. Then, you can easily replace a failed sensor.
how bout putting them in the donut tire and stuff it with rags so they don't bounce around if you ever have to use it. as a bonis it would be a check on the donut, that is really the tire that needs to be monitored anyway.
Can't regular valve stems be placed in the tires and the fuse removed?
No!!!
Can you use a screw in end cap with a rubber seal. They used them for plumbing and you would not have to keep cutting that end cap off to replace a bad TSM sensor.
Yep, I almost went that route.
Somebody give this man a cookie..!!!..best funniest dam solution I personally didnt have to come up with in a long fucking time
Awesome ! Good job I hate the Nanny TPMS
jhaack79 Thanks!
I fixed mine. I just put a small piece of electrical tape over the light. Works great.
Doesn't stop the chime and messages on dash.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the "spinning" of the tire keep the TPS charged? I though that how they worked... so putting them in a pressurized container they would just die off prematurely.
There has been a lot of back-and-forth debate about that, but all I know is that I had kept mine in a pressurized tank for the last couple years that I drove the vehicle before selling it, and they worked just fine like that.
Would it be possible to make 4 of these contraptions (one for each sensor, obviously), and then have the car's computer relearn each one for each tire? That way I won't need to go to a shop to sync the sensors (Yes, I'm a cheapskate and don't want to pay someone to do it if I can do it myself).
Alan Jersey yes, you absolutely can.
A better way!
You seem to understand this much more than me. I have 2017 Civic and the TPMS has been on since Honda rotated the tires a month ago. 6 months ago when I got the car, I got a flat like 2 weeks after buying it. Had the tire replaced at the nearest tire shop with what was supposed to be the same exact tire. Apparently it was very very close but still slightly different. No errors til Honda rotated the tire, but now they will not fix it and say I have to purchase yet another new tire through them to get the TPMS to go away. Any ideas on why there was no error originally but why one would now be showing up? Calibrating works until I hit the interstate... then the light comes right back.
Adam Roark I have no idea why the brand of tire would have anything to do with it. Typically the TPMS sensors are located inside the rim and they are attached to the backside of the valve stem. The tire shouldn't have any sort of an impact on whether or not your car can read the sensor or not.
Hi, you can simulate tire pressure inside the pipe, but how could you simulate wheel rotation? Many sensors are not transmitting below a certain speed of the car which causes TPMS light to be still illuminated. Thanks!
That would definitely be an issue.
Thanks for the video, worked like a charm on my 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan.
Glad to hear it!
Where do you keep the contraption? Does it have to sit on the dash, or can it be in the trunk?
I strapped mine under the hood, but it can go in the trunk, too.
what is the size of the drill you use and the hole size also the stem size.
Alex Faylona honestly, I can't remember. All I did was buy a valve stem and match the end of that needed to be drilled with the size of the drill bit. That's it.
Couldn't you just take the TPMS bulb out of the dash light? I did that with a car I had once that had a persistent system light on for a system that was disabled.
A smarter way!
Chuck Van no, that won't work. The reason that does not work, is because there is a persistent dinging sound coupled with a written message on the message center on the dashboard. It constantly reminds you that it needs service regardless if the light bulb is pulled out.
Chuck Van ....yep...that's all I did remove bulb..problem solved!
dont think you will pass inspection for somes states by taking the light out since it will still throw the code. newer cars have to have the tire sensors now.
nowadays many dash "bulbs" are led soldered to a circuit board
Thanks for the money saver. Good video.
@ Ron Prudhomme. Nope, they do not need to be in the wheels, nor do they rely on any sort of force. You wake them up by gong to a local tire shop, and have them scan them into your car's computer. After that, go home, put them in your tank, pressurize it to about 40psi and throw it in your trunk. The whole thing cost me $35 as opposed to paying a tire shop $400 for all four sensors to be replaced.
scantron5k Thank you for sharing your information. it's a great idea. Where are you located?
Thomas Tommy Florida
scantron5k Cool I use to live in Port Orange FL. Out side of Dayton. I wish I had stayed in Florida. But that's life I guess.
Are those on a wi-fi sync to the car computer? Or a special Scotty beam me up connection?
I'm so confused 🤷♀️
Dewayne Florian a sync wirelessly to the vehicle's computer. What method of wireless connection that uses, I am not sure of. All I know is that it works.
It's some kind of radio frequency I remember seeing it mentioned somewhere.
Car technology these days, I just wish they made an off switch for that feature for when you have other rims without the sensors.
That is F'n great, super idea...... Thanks
So when I put my summer wheels back on do I have to get those sensors rescanned at the dealers???
Roy Russinger if they have their own sensors in them, yes.
Thanks, it seems I would have to pay for scaning twice a year which could get spendy.
Roy Russinger Perhaps... My local shop did it for free. It takes literally 30 seconds. And no, I don't know any of them personally.
I own a 2017 Maxima and I thought I may have to take it to the Nissan dealer or would any tire shop do it??
Roy Russinger any tire shop can do it.
question do you have to keep the tube in the car?
Ilan Baicher Yes. Trunk is fine.
It has to ne a sensor that is compatible with your vehicle.
just got a used can this might work! thanks
yes the car has to sense that they are in 15 feet of the car to get a reading
Alldata for my 2010 malibu states in a TSB that the system shows a "low tire condition" based on the wheel speed the abs picks up. A low tire will spin at a different speed which says to the computer that the tire is low. If that's the case then how does this idea work? Or would it stop working if the wheels were changed? Curious
EGGINFOOLS Yeah… not sure how this would work for you unless the tpms sensor registers adequate tire pressure to the computer regardless if the wheel is spinning or not.
What about using a threaded cap for reuse, a little pipe tape and your good.
I totally thought about that. However, the pipe was long enough that I could just hack the end off and seal a new end on to it.
Great info, thank you
i'm all for out of the box thinking, if you are not running tpms in your wheels that you are driving on isn't easier to just pull sensor light, or does you display show pressure for all 4 tires.
G14LLAMA yeah man, that's the problem. It's too big of a job to pull the light from the cluster, and then you also have the message center dinging every time you start the car warning you that your tire pressure is low.
Great idea and vid!
Just tried this on my 08 GMC Sierra but it wont work😣
I cant seem to perform the relearn procedure. So i have 4 new sensors in a pipe, but truck doesnt seem to recognise them...
Nice work! Just head up to your local tire shop and have the guy come out to your car with their syncing device. They will relearn your sensors right on the spot.
@@Scantron5k
Really? Ok thats makes me feel a bit better. Lol i thought i was out time and money since it wont relearn on its own.
Do they use those little scan things that activate each one seperately?
@@splash5974 yep, that's exactly what they use. I had to do it too.
i read one answer thank another question i can get any sensor?
Do you keep the canister in your car at all times?
Thomas Tommy Yep
scantron5k That canister looks as if it could be some type of bomb, lol. If the police ever search your car. You could be in trouble. lol
Department of 'There's got to be an easier way.' Subsection:" Oh, GM."
hey scantron.... if i was to do this to my chevy truck, will the tire light and annoying dash reading go off, and if so, how long will they stay off.? thanks bro
chicago guy Hey, yes. That's exactly why I did it in my own vehicle. All of the Annoying messages and dinging will shut off. It will remain this way until one of your newer TPS sensors burns out inside of your pressurized canister.
I have a 2017 ford f350 xl and it it used has a emergency response vehicle and I am having a tire pressure monitor fault issues, I have emergency lights and radio, a trickle charger installed, retrained the system many times took it to ford they worked on it and said my non oem parts were causing the problem unhooked everything and it still the same, Help
Carl Lincoln I wish I had an answer for you. My only advice would be to have the OEM TPMS sensors properly installed at your local tire shop.
Your description already contained the solution to the problem.
"How to bypass your tire pressure sonsor system, and GET RID OF THAT ANNOYING DASH LIGHT without spending a ton of money." Pull the bulb from the cluster.
adamgh0 You can't just pull the bulb, it still gives a written warning on most cars with an information center. It's annoying on two levels.
adamgh0 Also, please read my video description again, I never said "get rid of dash light."
I used black electrician's tape on the bulb. Night or day, no light can be seen. Old cars aren't required to have them. Pity the people who live in states that mindlessly require an inadequate system for vehicle inspection.
Genius
Wow this idea is right up there with canned soup! Genius!!
But this method still requires that I purchase new sensors when the battery in the sensor goes bad. The sensors are expensive! Am I missing something here?
You can buy the sensors for cheap on eBay. Regardless, no matter how you slice it, it's far cheaper than paying $100 per wheel to have these things replaced including the labor that they charge. You can leave the dead ones in your wheels and have the new ones synced to your vehicle that are going into the pressurized tank.
is there no way to disable the ecu completely
did you have an idea how far the sensor range ist? i am wondering that all 4 sensor can be put in one tube and deposit at any place in the car.
ungezognee mine works fine. I'd say 20ft or so?
it is a cool idea... i have the problem with the racing rims for my car. on this rims no sensors fits. if i dont find some one how can switch of the TPMS system in the software i will try this solution
ungezognee Nice. It should work just fine for you.
@@ungezognee My scanner disables some vehicles but not all for some reason. A switch on the output from the PCM would be nice. I hate these things. It the tire is low the car will pull or bounce. It was easy before.
thanks a lot.... problem is long solvend.. ATS produced new rims with right holes :)
5 sensors in tires on car 4 sensors in tube which ones does the computer read..?
My spare doesn't have one. It only reads the four main tires.
I have a peugeot 407 and one sensor is broke after I drive a littel it make bip bip tire preasure is not monitorated how to disable this shit
Can we do it with spare tire same way which you done ?
Ehab Kurdi Yes
this is genius, any suggestions on a tire shop that wont look at me like im stupid or give me hard time about syncing them up to my car? Its a 2008 jeep patriot.
No idea man!
you get your sensors online or scrap yard?
+Ryan K scrap yard.
great solution, im going to do this
cradd00 it's super easy.
This wont work most TPMS sensors turn on when movement is detected in them. Plus why do this when you could just put all 4 sensors in the spare tire in theory.. but it does not work this way.
twilly1127 If your sensors require movement, then sure, it may not work. Most don't and mine certainly don't, so it works for me.
twilly1127 yup i did just that, long story could not put the back in the aftermarket mags so i put them in the spare, worked for about 30 mins. Next time i got in the car my light was back on
Logic tells me that's wrong because you would have a tpms message or fault anytime you're not driving, right?
Bummer, all that just to get the tire pressure light to go off?
It's also to make the annoying Chimes and notifications go away on your dash.
What happens if you remove the sensors in the tires? I guess you'll get a tire sensor failure warning?
dontaskme Nothing happens, at least in my car.
I tried it. It keeps nagging "tire pressure very low"
what happens when those sensors go to sleep.... how do you wake them up now that they are not in the wheel...I was under the understanding that the centrifugal force in the turning wheel turns them on to send the signal.?
You have the same thinking as me, unrotated the sensor sends out a signal every 60 minutes and rotated it sends the signal every 30 seconds and the sensor is recharged by the triboelectric rotation of the wheel on a lot of more modern tyre sensors now.
The pipe that explicitly says “not for pressure” 😂😂
Can handle FAR more than 40psi. Prescription pills also say do not mix with alcohol.
Only 40 psi
Thinking outside the box.... love it.
Small piece of black tape over the light?
I did that with my '08 Caliber. Five minutes of work...a lifetime of relief!
how do they sycn it?
will it work with just one senser
Rickey Summerfield nope.
Why not remove the led in the dash that lights up?
Black marking pen over the amber icon took care of it for me.
jim hns that's only one half of the equation. There's usually a message center on most newer cars that constantly reminds you that your TPMS sensor needs to be looked at. It's usually coupled with a dinging sound that happens every time you start your car as well.
Hey. Good videi bro. Can you please put the link where you bought those sensors. Thank you in advance.
I would love to but I did not purchase them from and online store. I purchased them from a local scrap yard the deals in GM cars.
@@Scantron5k thank you. Bro. I think i will need to do the same.
I am the same got two spare wheels with snow tyres on and that tmps lights does my head in
did you ever think of putting a screw in cap on one side so you can replace them as you need to
Kevin B Yep, but I have an extra cap so I'll just cut it in one end, and re-cap it.
Then there's always the BFH method of recalibrating those rascals, which costs nothing but a little muscle and is good exorcise for your arm and disposition 😂
Where did you find these sensors for $4, 5?
You can call salvage yards and they pluck them out of all sorts of new vehicles that get in wrecks. You can also buy them on eBay barely used for much cheaper than what the shops will charge you.
Batteries last 7 years 3 of 4 of mine all went out in a week no resetting working nothing so now I’ll wait till the 4th goes out good ole gmc
What am I missing? Why not just replace the sensors on the rims themselves???
The labor and costs to replace each individual tire pressure sensor boils down to about $100 per wheel. Expect to pay roughly $400 to fix the problem. This is a cheap solution if you are broke. Simple as that.
defiantly going to do this because I get a digital message that is shown over other/more important things like miles to empty and I am a poor college student who doesn't want to spend 400 just for sensors.
The manufacturer should pay for the failure.. How much BS are we going to have to put up with?
And the engineer should pay with his life.
This is awesome!
Just spend the extra money, I just did my 2014 Chevy van, sensors for $40 on Amazon, local tire shop charge me $81 to change them all out and to reset them
Pretty genius 👌
Or you can pull the bulb from the cluster if you want to just turn off the light. You just have to know how to properly pull the instrument cluster and know which bulb to remove providing it's a replaceable bulb and not an integrated LED system.
Perry Bailey Couldn't agree more, however, I don't know which bulb to pull, nor did I want to disassemble the dash to do it.
it'doesn't bother me that much the light being on because i always check my tires
So do I, but the sensors go bad after a while and the light turns on regardless of how much you check your tire pressure.
This is hilarious and I love it
Not trying to come off as a smart ass, the pipe does say not for pressure. It can explode with sharp pvc schrapnel. be careful guys. Great idea just questionable parts.
Wait so let me get this straight you purchased for new sensors but didn't put them in the wheels
Nope, I bought four used sensors from a scrap yard. And yes, I did not put them in my wheels. Saved me $400.
Why not just disconnect the wire going to the light?
This has been addressed a hundred times in this thread. Short answer: it won't stop the chime and messages on the dash.
@@Scantron5k Or locate and clip the wire going to the ECU or control module. Occam's Razor.
When you set the sensor on the car you do one at a time starting at front left and work your way around clockwise so how do you do them all at once ???
yes, you will have to have somebody with a calibrator to go around starting with your front driver side wheel and work around your car counterclockwise.
so are the sensors in your wheels not working? Don't they have to do each sensor as you have them mark as if they where in your wheels
Right, the sensors in my wheels are no longer working. Once they calibrate the new sensor to your computer, that becomes the sensor that is March 4th at wheel. The sensors that remain in your wheels become dead sensors.
*marked for that wheel.
Im sorry Im trying to figure this out. Not all my sensor are dead. When you get the new ones don't they have to do one at a time. When I watched them do it they hold the programer at the wheel they want until the horn beeps and then move on the the next one in the right order. That is why I don't understand how you can do them all at once.
"Just pull the bulb"... And I guess bash the shit out of the warning display in the cluster.... . His idea is a cheap easy solution. If you had a better idea you wouldn't be here now would ya? arm chair mechanics. Smh
There is no bulb. That is an Light Emitting Diode.
You can't just disable the TPMS in the computer?
Inspector71 I'm pretty sure that you need access to some sort of an expensive diag tool to do that. This is a DIY alternative.
You do need a scan tool that's like what shops use that are hundreds to thousands of dollars
Um, why not just change the sensors?
gphillimo This has been asked and answered in the thread. What it all boils down to is price.
I hate that tpms light and I hate that system! I have never, ever needed nor wanted a built-in automated check on the tire pressure on any of my vehicles and now to be hounded by this *#@( light just ticks me off! The previous owners took them off apparently. When I had the tires rotated last week I asked the guy how much it would cost to have them put back on (just to get rid of that dash light). Nonchalantly and without a blink, he said they cost $50 each plus $30 each to put them on! $320 and he acted like it was nothing. I'm not paying that, so I need to get that light off!
Why you not erase the tpms light and erase is with a computer.
For one, I don't have access to a computer like that. Secondly, when you erase the code or shut off the light like that, it just ends up turning back on.
don't know if it's been said but you forgot the spare you will need one extra
Pete Stevens It hasn't been mentioned, and nor has it been an issue. Mine only reads the four tires on the road.
scantron5k sorry my truck has one in the spare and light just started blinking. like your idea
Pete Stevens Thanks man. Hope it works for ya.
Why spend $40 to do all this when just remove the instrument cluster and take the bulb out of the TPMS slot? It will never come on again. :-) Am I missing something??
Gilbert Mateer This has been addressed and answered in the threads already. Mainly because most cars have a message center somewhere in the vehicle that constantly reminds you that your TPMS sensor has gone bad, and usually a accompanies it with an annoying dinging sound that won't go away just by pulling the bulb from the cluster. Plus, it's kind of risky for your average Joe to try and dismantle his dash to pull a bulb about. Other things can end up going wrong.
My wife's 2013 Escape has a bad tpms. Whenever the car is turned on, yes there is a warning light, but as @scantron5k has stated multiple times there is also a warning message and dinging that displays on the info center in the middle of the cluster. The warning message comes on every time the car is started. Pulling a bulb will not eliminate this unfortunately.
HAHAHAA OMG THIS IS GENIUS
@scantron5k Yes I like the solution,, however my interest would be to hack the computer and turn off the tpms programming -- some how.. I know ford and Chrysler are considering their programming intellectual property of their companies and would probably covertly give me a head shot in my driveway for posting that solution on utube..!!
Clever idea the tpms is a pain but it is a good feature for warning of punctures when working.
really dude... All you need is to have the tpms in the vicinity of the car, attached to tire or not
vicksmoka It has to be pressurized in some way, or else it will throw up the warning.
Getting the sensor dash bulb is not easy! It may require removing the entire dashboard from the car interior.
That's really smart! Draw back is you get a bomb. 🥴 #Conflicted
Don’t forget the spare!
Great idea .... carry around a tube that has NOT FOR PRESSURE stamped on it with 40psi of air and projectiles in it ...
Mark Mck You guys with the pressure worries crack me up. A standard can of pop has a higher psi than this MUCH thicker pvc tube does. If you're truly worried about something with 30psi rupturing... ***spoiler alert*** It might make a scary sound.
So...to make this bypass work, you have to keep the pressurized sensor tube in the vehicle? I suppose that's a small enough sacrifice to make to rid oneself of an aggravating idiot light. Be sure and stow it somewhere safe and where it won't get thrown out. I imagine the sealed sensors should last for years.
There are no bulbs......led are in the computer board for the cluster.
😂🤣😂 dieing right now too fucken great
Just put them in the spare
That's what I did! I just hope i won't get a flat tire!
This will not work for any of them. The TPMS sensors turn on when tires start rolling. This is a good idea in theory but it will not work.
Eddie Reichel Yeah, it won't work for every car out there, but it will work for a lot of them.
You are incorrect in saying this works on ALL cars. It does not. There are several manufacturers who use sensors that a motion based.
This has been addressed within the thread already.
it costs nothing to remove dash cluster...remove tpms bulb...then reassemble
james lopez most people don't know how to do that, and even if they did, the warning sound coming from the message center would still annoy the crap out of you daily every time you started your car. Not to mention the message display on the dash that says "check TPMS sensors."
On my f250 I have the light on and there is no light. It's on the screen of the odo. It cost way to much money to pull the tires off plus buying the sensors. This is the cheaper way to go
Thanks so much.
A very cool video
Thomas Tommy Thanks!