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Hey guys i got some sensors and i was wandering how i can or if i can even test and see if they will still work before i put them in the tire and if they do work how do i program them to my car. Thanks
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The approx life of the sensor battery is 9 years. If the sensors are 9 yrs or older, and haven't been rebuilt (there are one or two forum members who install new batteries in used sensors), I wouldn't spend more money to install them. Might have been better off buying new ones from Gene at www.GMPartshouse.com .
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You can certainly reprogram the sensors without fitting them. Just follow the procedure thats been posted here.
The problem will be that they hibernate until the sensor senses the rotation on the wheel. So even though you can program them, you won't get a reading on the DIC unless the sensor is moving (in tire sized circles). Once thy're fitted you won't know how much life is left in the battery and it may be just a question of time before the dreaded XXX
With a 98 you have the older more expensive sensors so I can see why you'd want to avoid a straight replacement. Even so, with the cost of demounting tires from rims if you have a failure, it may be false economy.
Corvette Don does the battery replacement. You may want to drop him a PM for advice.
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The problem will be that they hibernate until the sensor senses the rotation on the wheel. So even though you can program them, you won't get a reading on the DIC unless the sensor is moving (in tire sized circles). Once thy're fitted you won't know how much life is left in the battery and it may be just a question of time before the dreaded XXX
With a 98 you have the older more expensive sensors so I can see why you'd want to avoid a straight replacement. Even so, with the cost of demounting tires from rims if you have a failure, it may be false economy.
Corvette Don does the battery replacement. You may want to drop him a PM for advice.
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You can certainly reprogram the sensors without fitting them. Just follow the procedure thats been posted here.
The problem will be that they hibernate until the sensor senses the rotation on the wheel. So even though you can program them, you won't get a reading on the DIC unless the sensor is moving (in tire sized circles). Once thy're fitted you won't know how much life is left in the battery and it may be just a question of time before the dreaded XXX
With a 98 you have the older more expensive sensors so I can see why you'd want to avoid a straight replacement. Even so, with the cost of demounting tires from rims if you have a failure, it may be false economy.
Corvette Don does the battery replacement. You may want to drop him a PM for advice.
The problem will be that they hibernate until the sensor senses the rotation on the wheel. So even though you can program them, you won't get a reading on the DIC unless the sensor is moving (in tire sized circles). Once thy're fitted you won't know how much life is left in the battery and it may be just a question of time before the dreaded XXX
With a 98 you have the older more expensive sensors so I can see why you'd want to avoid a straight replacement. Even so, with the cost of demounting tires from rims if you have a failure, it may be false economy.
Corvette Don does the battery replacement. You may want to drop him a PM for advice.
Good advice there.
