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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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Today my tire pressure sensors set off an alarm for the RR being low. It showed 25 psi, then dropped to 24 psi. I got back and checked the pressure and it was 31. Now the pressure is constantly off around 24 psi on the sensor. Is this an indicator of a battery going out in the sensor? The car is a 2000 and I'm going to assume it's the original sensor.
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Have you checked air pressure to all the tires! The sensors may have been programmed in the wrong sequence.
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Nah, all tires are showing right at 32. All other sensors are showing correct pressure as well. Just didn't know if this was a sign of a battery going dead in this one. This was the first time I've driven it since putting headers, shifter and new rotors/pads all the way around but I don't see how that could be related.
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Nah, all tires are showing right at 32. All other sensors are showing correct pressure as well. Just didn't know if this was a sign of a battery going dead in this one. This was the first time I've driven it since putting headers, shifter and new rotors/pads all the way around but I don't see how that could be related.
From repsonses to other threads about this issue, sounds to be a low battery issue.
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Cool, i did a search and didn't see much about improper readings but that's kind of what I was figuring, thanks!
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