TPS ...What happens if I run without them?
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Racer
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TPS ...What happens if I run without them?
I just bought a 97 and I have a set of C6/Zo6 replicas from my C4 that I wanted to put on. I really would like to avoid having to break down and rebalance my new wheels. If I have to have TPS what has to be done as my sensors are for 17/18in wheels and my new combo is 18in all the way around. Thanks!
Racer
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You don't have to have tps but you will get the mesg on the dic every time you start the car. All you have to do is reset it and it will go away. As far as wheel size it does not matter the sensors are the same for all wheel sizes.
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Unless you're ready to deal with that annoying problem, get TPS's.
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But the message will keep coming back over and over, and over, and over. and over, and over, and over, and over, and over. and over, and over, and over, and over, and over. and over, and over, and over, and over, and over. and over, and over...
Unless you're ready to deal with that annoying problem, get TPS's.
Unless you're ready to deal with that annoying problem, get TPS's.
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Last I heard if you leave them out the lug nuts have to be threaded on backwards.
If you are anything like the rest of us the reset button becomes a pia after the 3rd or 4th or 5th time.
IMO put them in.
If you are anything like the rest of us the reset button becomes a pia after the 3rd or 4th or 5th time.
IMO put them in.
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Plus, running the TPS is a nice safety feature.
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What I have been doing for 2 1/2 years now and I just reset the DIC every startup
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I don't think mine works that way. After you hit reset and clear everything, a couple of minutes will pass and the stupid message starts showing again. I keep forgetting to train the sensor...
