Very nice work, Mr. Fautsch. You were a big help when I changed (finally!) the fuel level senders in my 2000 C5. You're a big asset to this forum! 3 strikes for Discount Tire-Or anyone else-to charge $80 to install the sensors!! Good grief, it isnt that difficult! Especially with the correct equipment. The ONLY way I'd pay $20/tire is if they also programmed them, and I left their shop with all 4 sensors working....

 

Are the Autel sensors any good?
I picked up a programmer and the rubber stem valve kit for a decent price during black Friday. I used the tool to check the battery life on my 4runner and programmed some sensors on my wife's lexus. Would these metal stem sensors be OK for the C5 since I have the tool?

 

from reading the thread not to many comments above yours this brand is about the worse one you can get. They only last a few years.

 

Just wanted to give an update on a sensor I found that works for a 1999 C5 convertible. I went to Discount Tire and they took out a box of Alligator sensors and placed a sensor on top of my car at each wheel. The tool programmed each sensor correctly and my car recognized all 4, giving a little honk for each. I believe the sensor is this:

RS+ Dual Frequency TPMS Sensor with Clamp-In Silver Valve

Sensor SKU: 591132

Will update once I install them on Saturday.

 

Hot diggity damn, let's go!

Thanks for the post.

 

Sure thing, I forgot to post an update: It works great!

 

Any idea on where to buy the ones you reference?

 

They can test if the sensors work before installing them by placing them near each wheel position outside the car and programming them.

 

They can place the sensors on top of your car near each wheel and program it there to test before installing them to be sure it works.

 

Okay, 1999 C5, old sensors are 15 years old and one of them was giving consistently inaccurate readings - always low by about 7-8 psi. So I decided to replace them - ordered from Tire Rack the Schrader 28006 sensors and shipped to a local recommended installer. Installer told me that I would have to do the relearn process on my own. No problem, I have the donut magnet tool and have done it many times. Except, it didn't work. Back to the installer who said no, they did not program them as they should already be pre-programmed. Doing some research, I learn that the current generation of sensors no longer use the donut magnet for relearn but, instead, need one of the electronic relearn tools. Okay, so I ordered one - this one: EL-50448 TPMS Relearn Tool from Amazon for $10. It arrived and . . . also did not work. Tire Rack recommends that I need the Autel MaxiTPMS TS508WF WIFI TPMS Tool that they sell for $250. So, do I need a "better" (i.e., more expensive) relearn tool? I'm not opposed to going better and/or more expensive but would prefer closer to the $10 price point than the $250 price point. Also, even if I spring for the Autel, will it work? Or will I be in the same predicament I am in now? This entire process has been very frustrating and I would be inclined to just code out/turn off the TPMS function, but it is my understanding that is not possible on the '97-'00 Corvettes - is that correct? I do have a buddy with a Tech II who will do it for me if it is possible.

 

I'm sorry in advance, but seriously, what do you expect when you buy a $10 programmer from anyone? Especially from Amazon!!

 

K9Leader, you (and your wallet) are probably better off going to a large tire chain like I did with Discount Tire and having them try to program the sensors. It takes like 5-10 minutes at most to program the sensors with the tool.

 

Not sure why you would by sensors that were not programmed. All you had to do was buy the Schrader 29178 sensors which are pre-programmed.....and a $10 relearn tool. Unfortunately, the frustration is of your own making.

 

Well, it was cited in this thread as fine and should work. As I said, I'm willing to pay more for one that will work. And, after my post, I did try again and did get it to work for the first (left front) sensor but could not get it to learn the next one so the process could not be completed. So, a tool with a more powerful signal/receive?

 

I did buy sensors that were pre-programmed. However, it has been several years since I bought sensors (last time was in 2020 for a set of Z06 wheels/summer tires I used for a few years but have since sold) and the sensors then still had to be programmed and still used the donut magnet for relearn. What I have, the Schrader 28006 sensors and the EL-50448 TPMS Relearn Tool are supposed to work and have worked for others, some on this thread. I acknowledged that I bought an inexpensive relearn tool and was asking do I need to spend more and will spending more assure success (or will I have spent even more than I already have and still not have solved the problem). And, after my post, I did try again and did get it to work for the first (left front) sensor but could not get it to learn the next one so the process could not be completed. So, maybe I do try a "better" (more expensive) tool with a more powerful signal/receive.

 

Mr. Black - I see you did use the Schrader 28006 sensors and eventually trained them with a magnet. I just had the 28006 sensors installed and was unable to train them with a magnet, a donut-shaped magnet sold for this purpose and that I have used many times before with older sensors. In researching, I became aware that the newer generation of sensors no longer trigger magnetically, but require the electronic RF tools, so I bought one of those. I was having no luck but tried one last time and did get the first sensor (LF) to give me a honk but could not get the next one (RF) to learn, so the process was not successful. And, I could not get the first (LF) one to learn again when I retried the process. So, I am confused - I think the Schrader 28006 is supposed to work with the electronic tool and that one successful attempt I made seems to confirm that. However, you got them to work with a magnet. Can you confirm that once you drove the car, you started getting readings?

 

Well, it's Amazon so easy enough to return things. I've ordered sensors that have been confirmed in this thread as pre-programmed and successfully learned to the car - the MoreSensor KX-S028 - and I've ordered a "better" trigger tool - the Autel MaxiTPMS TS408S. If the Autel tool works with the Schrader sensors already installed, I will keep those sensors and the Autel tool. If not, I will attempt to learn the MoreSensor sensors before installation with both tools. If the cheapo tool works with the MoreSensors, I'll keep that setup and have the MoreSensors installed at a shop, return the Autel sensor to Amazon, and fight with TireRack on the Schrader sensors. If the cheapo tool does not work but the Autel tool does work on the MoreSensors, then I will keep that tool. If none of it works, then I will just resign myself to having to turn the warnings off every time I drive the car.

 

Update: Amazon delivered the Autel TS408S tool that I ordered and, after I updated its software and registered it, it worked first time to learn all the installed Schrader sensors. So I will be returning the cheapo tool and the MoreSensor sensors. In hindsight, I should have just gone with the MoreSensor sensors from the beginning. However, I was uneducated that the magnet tool would no longer work and I did not come across this thread until after the Schrader 28006s were installed and I couldn't learn them with the donut magnet. I have traded PMs with Mr. Black who was able to relearn the 28006s with a big, powerful magnet - no explanation that my limited brain can understand for why he was able to relearn them with a magnet but I had to use an Autel TPMS electronic tool. Anyway, they're working and I don't have to worry about it for a few years - the last ones lasted 15 years.