Tire Re learn
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Racer
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From: Holbrook NY
Tire Re learn
I have been getting the "service tire pressure" message lately so I ordered a magnet to fit around the valve stem. Genius... NOT
I received the magnet and to my surprise it does not fit in between the space on my rim to go all the way to the bottom of the valve.
I'm sure I'm not the only one to have this happen to them. I dont mind hitting the reset button when I turn the car on but......
Anyone have a work around?
Thanks in advance.....
I received the magnet and to my surprise it does not fit in between the space on my rim to go all the way to the bottom of the valve.
I'm sure I'm not the only one to have this happen to them. I dont mind hitting the reset button when I turn the car on but......
Anyone have a work around?
Thanks in advance.....
Drifting
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,547
Likes: 210
From: Huntersville, NC
I have been getting the "service tire pressure" message lately so I ordered a magnet to fit around the valve stem. Genius... NOT
I received the magnet and to my surprise it does not fit in between the space on my rim to go all the way to the bottom of the valve.
I'm sure I'm not the only one to have this happen to them. I dont mind hitting the reset button when I turn the car on but......
Anyone have a work around?
Thanks in advance.....
I received the magnet and to my surprise it does not fit in between the space on my rim to go all the way to the bottom of the valve.
I'm sure I'm not the only one to have this happen to them. I dont mind hitting the reset button when I turn the car on but......
Anyone have a work around?
Thanks in advance.....
You usually get that when the batteries in the sensors gets weak. Then you need to either replace the batteries or buy new ones. Replacing the batteries is described on the forum.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
Here is a picture of a pressure sensor mounted on a C5 Rim/ as you can see,, the actual BODY of the sensor where the magnet need to infulance is behind the valve stem. Just put the magnet on the rim where the sensor body sits:
NOTE! The mounted sensor is a 2001+ sensor
An early sensor looks like this:
NOTE! The mounted sensor is a 2001+ sensor
An early sensor looks like this:
Drifting
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From: Huntersville, NC
Rest the magnet on the barrel of the wheel (the aluminum cylinder of the wheel) right behind the valve stem. And yes the tires are mounted on the wheels, wheels mounted on the car. The reason Bill put a photo in was to help you see the sensor location and to show how close it is to the wheel of the barrel.
Drifting
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From: Placitas NM
St. Jude Contributor '03 & '04
If the sensor is old (6 years or more) there is a good chance that the battery is going. I just replaced mine again on my 2001. The sensors are now size of a quarter, really small compared to the originals. Just replace them.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
The C5 TPS uses a magnet to trip a reed switch and that reed switch turns on the TPS so the RFA can read the signal and name code to know what position it is (program sequence)
We also MUST enter the TPM Program routine into the IPC for the TPMs to be registered into the system.
Read the description of what the VT5 does:
http://www.tpmsdirect.com/ATEQ_VT5_T..._p/1589-13.htm
Last edited by Bill Curlee; Nov 15, 2015 at 03:07 PM.
Drifting
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From: Huntersville, NC
A VTS does not have a magnet. Won't work on a C5. If a magnet is not working, either your TPS's in the wheels are dead, or the receiver is.
If none of them program with a magnet, you might have a dead receiver. I think there is a code for a dead receiver in the RFA section of your DIC code reader in the car. So you should have a code come up on your DIC under RFA.
This one has a magnet in one end and the RF programmer for the later tools in the other end. Pricey, but works.
If none of them program with a magnet, you might have a dead receiver. I think there is a code for a dead receiver in the RFA section of your DIC code reader in the car. So you should have a code come up on your DIC under RFA.
This one has a magnet in one end and the RF programmer for the later tools in the other end. Pricey, but works.
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A magnet like this should work.
I use a 1"x2"x4" ceramic magnet. I just hold it in by the valve stem and the sensor programs. I bet it can activate the sensor from 2" away.
Just stick those together to make a 1" thick magnet and wave around just over or behind the valve stem.
I use a 1"x2"x4" ceramic magnet. I just hold it in by the valve stem and the sensor programs. I bet it can activate the sensor from 2" away.
Just stick those together to make a 1" thick magnet and wave around just over or behind the valve stem.
Last edited by lionelhutz; Nov 16, 2015 at 02:43 AM.