Hey guys,
So, my Tire Pressure Monitor warning came on the other day. Stayed on, won't go out, just isn't prudent. It's also not prudent for me to spend a bunch of money fixing a thing I didn't want in the first place (I visually check my tires about every other day, I check the air pressure at least once a week, and when I get a flat on the road...I know what it feels like.)
The symptoms are - the message in the EVIC (tire pressure monitoring unavailable)
When I try to read the pressures, they all work, except the RR. I get a "--"
So it seems that the tire pressure monitoring IS ACTUALLY available...it's just not reading the RR pressure sensor
Does this mean I simply have a bad sensor (shot battery) ?
If that's the case, then replacing the sensor(s) with the appropriate sensor/sending unit should fix my issue, I'm guessing
So, what if I buy a new sensors and install them myself?
My big plan is to buy a fairly inexpensive bead breaker (shown below for $35), which in reality - I only intend to ever use once (ok, 4 times), pull the offending wheel, let the air out of the tire, break the outside facing bead, squish the tire down far enough to get to the air valve, TMPS doohicky, replace it, refill the tire, and slap that baby back on the car. Viola!
Right? Right? Bueller? Bueller?
Someone shoot holes in my theory before I buy the bead breaker!
Or not!
So, my Tire Pressure Monitor warning came on the other day. Stayed on, won't go out, just isn't prudent. It's also not prudent for me to spend a bunch of money fixing a thing I didn't want in the first place (I visually check my tires about every other day, I check the air pressure at least once a week, and when I get a flat on the road...I know what it feels like.)
The symptoms are - the message in the EVIC (tire pressure monitoring unavailable)
When I try to read the pressures, they all work, except the RR. I get a "--"
So it seems that the tire pressure monitoring IS ACTUALLY available...it's just not reading the RR pressure sensor
Does this mean I simply have a bad sensor (shot battery) ?
If that's the case, then replacing the sensor(s) with the appropriate sensor/sending unit should fix my issue, I'm guessing
So, what if I buy a new sensors and install them myself?
My big plan is to buy a fairly inexpensive bead breaker (shown below for $35), which in reality - I only intend to ever use once (ok, 4 times), pull the offending wheel, let the air out of the tire, break the outside facing bead, squish the tire down far enough to get to the air valve, TMPS doohicky, replace it, refill the tire, and slap that baby back on the car. Viola!
Right? Right? Bueller? Bueller?
Someone shoot holes in my theory before I buy the bead breaker!
Or not!