My Civic has that type. I considered it a cheap-out solution, but after reading through this thread, maybe not!
Proactive replacement of TPMS sensors?
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My Civic has that type. I considered it a cheap-out solution, but after reading through this thread, maybe not!
The system works for me.....Had a tire with a nail in it and the light came on....that tire was at 27 psi...the other tires were at 35 psi..... I also check my air pressure about every 2 weeks...
How did we ever make it over 100 years without TPMS?
edyvw
$50 site donor 2025
It is cheap solution. It cannot pick up drop in pressure as fast.
edyvw
$50 site donor 2025
Oh please.
How did we survive without seat belts? Actually, how did we survive without cars?
TPMS is one of the most under appreciated safety innovations. Low inflated tires will cause tire damage that can lead to fatal accidents. 99% of people won’t check pressure on regular basis and I want to know if tire is losing pressure while driving.
Part of an issue are manufacturers like Toyota. That registration thing is absolutely ridiculous and owning Toyota and having summer and winter sets, I understand frustration with it.
Good points here. I found my TMPS useful when I hit this pothole that destroyed my tire. I could see the tire lost PSi immediately but saw I had some room to pull over in a better spot so I did. In my car without TMPS, I might not have noticed until the tire started making noise and I would have had to just pull over immediately instead of finding a really good spot to pull over.
I ended up stopping right near an on ramp that seemed safer than other options and easy for the AAA guy to find.
Our 2009 Toyota (built Nov 2008) made it until 2023 when the first sensor died, surely it was 15 years old. Replaced it with a Toyota one in a pinch to get the system going again. Second one died in 2025 a month before replacing tires, so they all got replaced at that time.
Our 2011 Mazda made it until 2022 with zero sensor failures, when I replaced them all at a tire change.
Our 2014 Ram is on OE sensors and show full battery.
I think you could/should wait until next change.
For our Toyota, the dealer wants $95 per sensor made by PRI. The exact same PRI sensor in a Denso box is $35 from rock auto. I purchased a $40 set of PRI (probably knockoffs) from ebay and programmed them myself using my Autel scanner. Not a dedicated TPMS tool. Just a tablet/scanner device. After a week, they were still registered/talking to the system, so I went to the tire shop with my wheels, sensors, and new tires. They install new valve stems anyway, so no additional charge for programming.
Even if my new sensors are knockoffs they should last a set of tires. I could see through the silicone a Panasonic logo on the CR2032 battery, so there's that assurance.
If you don't have the skill/tool to program them yourself and don't want the risk of knockoffs or your customer supplied sensors not working, buy the OEM denso labeled ones from Rock Auto.
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@18LatsModelFan what is the typical Autel sensor lifetime?
The Autel TS508 actually programmed ur knock off PRI TPMS sensors? It really worked?
I wouldn't replace them proactively. The local American Tires would do the replacement without dismounting the tires and just pry one side off a bit and slide a new one in for $10 labor each if I provide the sensor myself (they program it too).
Pepboy's manager want to scam me into remounting and rebalancing the tires PLUS installation so it cost $50 + my own sensor each.
My 2008 sensors lasted till 2023 or so. OEM of Toyota is Pacific (something like that), I installed Autel MX dual band and it programmed well.
Pepboy's manager want to scam me into remounting and rebalancing the tires PLUS installation so it cost $50 + my own sensor each.
My 2008 sensors lasted till 2023 or so. OEM of Toyota is Pacific (something like that), I installed Autel MX dual band and it programmed well.
How did we make it in the civilization in the last 200,000 years? By having more children and accept the higher mortality rate with lower life expectancy.
I have a Autel Mx808s, or something like that. It's not a tire tool. It's a diagnostic tool.
On my version of the Toyota system, you can log into the TPMS computer and type in the six digit sensor code printed on each sensor.
I'm not a fan of cloneable/universal sensors. So I ordered the "Pacific" sensors in 315 mhz for my car, and then put the new codes into the computer. Boom, they registered. I put them in the freezer and the new temperature showed up, so I knew they were working. Blew on them with my mouth and saw 1.5 psi. All this before I went to the tire shop to have my new tires mounted up.
It kinda takes the risk out of using cheap sensors if you can test before installing them.
When you think about it, they have to identify which wheel is bad, pull that wheel (jack or lift the car as necessary), break the bead, swap the sensor (usually requires unmounting the tire), and then put the whole situation back together again, and put the new sensor code into your car. They have to have all the specialty tools that the typical homegame diy oil changer doesn't have.
$50 is high but I surely wouldn't do that for $10. You risk damaging someone's rim and you didn't even get to sell a tire out of the process.
Direct TPMS systems, like every govt mandated "safety" system is a raucous. Indirect TPMS for the win.
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Do not cars/truck now a days "auto program" my 2018 Hyundai auto programs any correctly speced sensor if it is the correct frequency. It holds 2) sets of rims IE summer and then winter rims with 30 second to 1 minute showing of PSI. When brand new or say a third set of rims come into the mix it takes 5 minutes to show the PSI automatically, and dumps one of the farthest used set for the latest set rims. Unless discount tire
