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Is there a tool that a homeowner can use to walk around a vehicle and read the tpms sensor air pressures?
There's plenty of them.Is there a tool that a homeowner can use to walk around a vehicle and read the tpms sensor air pressures?
That reads TPMS?There's plenty of them.
I use this app:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/car-scanner-elm-obd2/id1259933623
Paired with this OBD reader:
https://www.amazon.com/Veepeak-OBDCheck-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Supports/dp/B073XKQQQW?ref_=ast_sto_dp
That reads TPMS?
Typically you would need the handheld unit you take to each tire.
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-schwaben-by-foxwell-parts/foxwell-tpms-service-tool/t1000~scf/
They have more expensive ones.. also that particular model only works on their brand aftermarket tpms and OEM.
Actually that was kind of what I was looking for. I remember seeing something like that but can’t remember where. I’ve seen dealerships do it when checking serial numbers, gives the info about the sensor, battery level, pressure, etc.Depends on the car make.
Carista is an example of a somewhat universal tool, a bluetooth dongle and phone app. They get you by leasing the use of the software per week when you need it.
If you imagine being able to walk around your car and scan the sensors standing next to them, they don't make a cheap universal tool for that (yet). As a tire standing still, not losing air, has no reason to transmit frequently you might only get one "blip" every 5 or 30 minutes. You need the car's TPMS computer to be always on, listening, so they can remember the last "ping". The sensors do wake up and transmit in a panic if the tire starts losing air, however. This is used by some GMs to program new sensors without any tools at all.
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/autel-ts508wf-75.389999/Is there a tool that a homeowner can use to walk around a vehicle and read the tpms sensor air pressures?
Hello Oil Wizard, I just bought the pro version of this app and can't seem to find the TPMS data. Any tips on where to find it? I have a Gen 3 Prius.Yeah, read the TPMS pressures directly from the ECU.
Hello Oil Wizard, I just bought the pro version of this app and can't seem to find the TPMS data. Any tips on where to find it? I have a Gen 3 Prius.
Any help would be welcome.