Need Tech 2 help
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Racer
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Need Tech 2 help
I am looking for someone in Huntsville Alabama, or close to Huntsville with a tech 2 computer that I can pay to turn off my tire pressure sensor system. if there is someone relatively close, and willing to do this, I would certainly appreciate it. Note" Car is a 2001 Corvette.
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I am looking for someone in Huntsville Alabama, or close to Huntsville with a tech 2 computer that I can pay to turn off my tire pressure sensor system. if there is someone relatively close, and willing to do this, I would certainly appreciate it. Note" Car is a 2001 Corvette.
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Racer
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From: Huntsville Alabama
I installed a set of CCW wheels, and my tire pressure sensors would not fit in the wheels. It is my understanding that TPS program on a 2001 and up Corvette can easily be turned off with a tech2.
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From: Pinellas Park Florida
Just wanted to confirm that the option can be disabled with a Tech2. NHSTA doesn't believe that it should be done but my current understanding is that it is still perfectly legal to do so. Double check the law yourself and state and local laws my vary.
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Racer
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Here's the thing, if I can't find someone to turn it off, I'm going to have to remove the CCW wheels, and install something that will work with the sensors. Reason being every time I start the car, I have to go through a cycle to reset and turn off all four wheels, and then while driving, the dash will light up again, chime, and everything will come back on again. So I have to turn everything off again while going down the highway. The C5 Z06 does not have TPS, and in the factory program the function is switched off.
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Here's the thing, if I can't find someone to turn it off, I'm going to have to remove the CCW wheels, and install something that will work with the sensors. Reason being every time I start the car, I have to go through a cycle to reset and turn off all four wheels, and then while driving, the dash will light up again, chime, and everything will come back on again. So I have to turn everything off again while going down the highway. The C5 Z06 does not have TPS, and in the factory program the function is switched off.
Burning Brakes
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Tech 2 can turn it off. Another option is to purchase the brackets that mount the tpms right off your valve stem that you choose. There is a vendor that sells them on here. I believe bracket slides over new valve stem prior to install and tpms just gets screwed down to it like it does on the rim. Depending on the cost of those and installation you could also buy a tech 2 for about $300 (Asian knock off) and shut it off yourself.
Chris
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Racer
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Thanks Russell
With a PM from Russell, I was able to take his instructions to a gentleman that has a Tech 2 and was willing to help, and within 2 minutes, he had me fixed up.
Mark
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Racer
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From: Huntsville Alabama
Update
Update,,,,,,
After 3 days of the Tire pressure monitoring system being turned off, it somehow turned itself back on. So now I am going to have to take the car back to the Dealership to look for a permanent fix.
For 3 days the car started several times, and show no sign of the system, but after 3 days, on start up and every 15 miles, I get the flat tire codes and alerts.
ALSO,,,
even after it was turned off and showed NO CODES or Alerts, if I did a manual scroll thru the DIC, the tires still showed up as front XXX / rear XXX
Oil pressure
Oil temp
Water temp
Tires F XXX
Tires R XXX
I would have thought if it was turned off as the Z06 option, it should not show any tire message.
Any input is appreciated.
After 3 days of the Tire pressure monitoring system being turned off, it somehow turned itself back on. So now I am going to have to take the car back to the Dealership to look for a permanent fix.
For 3 days the car started several times, and show no sign of the system, but after 3 days, on start up and every 15 miles, I get the flat tire codes and alerts.
ALSO,,,
even after it was turned off and showed NO CODES or Alerts, if I did a manual scroll thru the DIC, the tires still showed up as front XXX / rear XXX
Oil pressure
Oil temp
Water temp
Tires F XXX
Tires R XXX
I would have thought if it was turned off as the Z06 option, it should not show any tire message.
Any input is appreciated.
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From: Pinellas Park Florida
Update,,,,,,
After 3 days of the Tire pressure monitoring system being turned off, it somehow turned itself back on. So now I am going to have to take the car back to the Dealership to look for a permanent fix.
For 3 days the car started several times, and show no sign of the system, but after 3 days, on start up and every 15 miles, I get the flat tire codes and alerts.
ALSO,,,
even after it was turned off and showed NO CODES or Alerts, if I did a manual scroll thru the DIC, the tires still showed up as front XXX / rear XXX
Oil pressure
Oil temp
Water temp
Tires F XXX
Tires R XXX
I would have thought if it was turned off as the Z06 option, it should not show any tire message.
Any input is appreciated.
After 3 days of the Tire pressure monitoring system being turned off, it somehow turned itself back on. So now I am going to have to take the car back to the Dealership to look for a permanent fix.
For 3 days the car started several times, and show no sign of the system, but after 3 days, on start up and every 15 miles, I get the flat tire codes and alerts.
ALSO,,,
even after it was turned off and showed NO CODES or Alerts, if I did a manual scroll thru the DIC, the tires still showed up as front XXX / rear XXX
Oil pressure
Oil temp
Water temp
Tires F XXX
Tires R XXX
I would have thought if it was turned off as the Z06 option, it should not show any tire message.
Any input is appreciated.
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From: Pinellas Park Florida
That's not what I was suggesting. There are two selectable options for TPMS both are turned on and off through the RCDLR (RFA). They are also the only options that can be toggled in the RCDLR. So no danger of losing all RFA functions. It was in the context of what I told him earlier. I guess I should have elaborated.
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Racer
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Thanks
I do appreciate the help guys, I am taking notes, and have a appointment this Friday morning again at the Dealership to get rid of the lights and ding dongs,,,, ( hopefully) lol.
On a side note I called John yesterday at CCW and he told me he has not seen factory sensors not fit into the CCW wheels. So today I took my car to a different tire shop to try again,,,,,,,,, They Will not Work, the threads do not come thru the wheels for the nut to screw onto it.
On a side note I called John yesterday at CCW and he told me he has not seen factory sensors not fit into the CCW wheels. So today I took my car to a different tire shop to try again,,,,,,,,, They Will not Work, the threads do not come thru the wheels for the nut to screw onto it.
Burning Brakes
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From: Fredericksburg Virginia
On a side note I called John yesterday at CCW and he told me he has not seen factory sensors not fit into the CCW wheels. So today I took my car to a different tire shop to try again,,,,,,,,, They Will not Work, the threads do not come thru the wheels for the nut to screw onto it.
Chris
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That's not what I was suggesting. There are two selectable options for TPMS both are turned on and off through the RCDLR (RFA). They are also the only options that can be toggled in the RCDLR. So no danger of losing all RFA functions. It was in the context of what I told him earlier. I guess I should have elaborated.
http://blog.obd365.com/2015/01/28/ho...with-gm-tech2/
Le Mans Master
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When i bought new sensors and took them to Costco to go with new tires they said they wouldn't fit also. I compared to the ones that came off the rims and they were the same size so I pushed on the sensor from inside of rim and threaded the nut on. It does not get more that 3 turns but they work just fine cause the torque is low, 64 inch pounds if i remember correctly.
Chris
Chris
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From: Pinellas Park Florida
When I go in there are not two options under the RFA for TPMS. Here is the path I use. Can you provide the other path?
http://blog.obd365.com/2015/01/28/ho...with-gm-tech2/
http://blog.obd365.com/2015/01/28/ho...with-gm-tech2/
Diagnostics
2001
Body
Y
RFA
Special Functions
From there the two TPM options should be there.
That link shows it in a confusing manner. The path above is directly from the start screen.
Be careful with china clone Tech2s there have been reports of undesired things happening with them especially when updating or programming. They are unrepairable if they ever break. You can get a decent used authentic unit on eBay for only a little more than a china clone shipped.
Le Mans Master
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From: Columbia SC
Sorry I didn't see this post. That link shows the correct path.
Diagnostics
2001
Body
Y
RFA
Special Functions
From there the two TPM options should be there.
That link shows it in a confusing manner. The path above is directly from the start screen.
Be careful with china clone Tech2s there have been reports of undesired things happening with them especially when updating or programming. They are unrepairable if they ever break. You can get a decent used authentic unit on eBay for only a little more than a china clone shipped.
Diagnostics
2001
Body
Y
RFA
Special Functions
From there the two TPM options should be there.
That link shows it in a confusing manner. The path above is directly from the start screen.
Be careful with china clone Tech2s there have been reports of undesired things happening with them especially when updating or programming. They are unrepairable if they ever break. You can get a decent used authentic unit on eBay for only a little more than a china clone shipped.
Drifting
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From: Summerville South Carolina
Hey Sam
When I go in there are not two options under the RFA for TPMS. Here is the path I use. Can you provide the other path?
http://blog.obd365.com/2015/01/28/ho...with-gm-tech2/
http://blog.obd365.com/2015/01/28/ho...with-gm-tech2/
1. Tire Pressure Monitoring System and,
2. Tire pressure Monitoring System DIC
I shut them both off. I think by doing that there is no chance of the LFXXX, RFXXX. etc for the various tire readout message coming back up on the DIC as some have been reporting.
At first, I did not know which one to turn off. It seemed to work fine turning off just the first one, but after reading this thread,I went out and also turned off the DIC one. I am going to take it on a long run tomorrow, just to do a final check on it.
Thanks,
Dave
Last edited by David Shiel; May 18, 2016 at 08:32 PM.