Tire air pressure sensor question?
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Tire air pressure sensor question?
I am looking into buying a set of rear wheels to mount with a pair of drag radials. Will the car run normal if there is not a tire air pressure sensor in the new wheel? Will I have to buy a new set of sensors for the new wheels & tires and have them installed when being mounted? Does anyone know if there is a place other than the dealer to buy the tire air pressure sensors?
I am going to keep the stock set wheel setup to use for normal every day driving and switch the rear wheels and tires when going to the track.
What has everyone else done when adding new wheels and tire with regards to the tire pressure sensor? :confused: :confused:
I am going to keep the stock set wheel setup to use for normal every day driving and switch the rear wheels and tires when going to the track.
What has everyone else done when adding new wheels and tire with regards to the tire pressure sensor? :confused: :confused:
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Re: Tire air pressure sensor question? (Bmore50thc5)
You can run without the sensors, and your car will run as normal (no reduced power or limited speed).
You may see a "service tire mon. sys." warning when you first start the car when you have the race tires on, just press the reset button to clear the message and go.
When you put your regular wheels (with sensors) back on the car, the pressure readings should resume shortly thereafter (may not happen immediately though, give it a few miles).
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[Modified by Y2Kvert4me, 7:34 PM 4/1/2004]
You may see a "service tire mon. sys." warning when you first start the car when you have the race tires on, just press the reset button to clear the message and go.
When you put your regular wheels (with sensors) back on the car, the pressure readings should resume shortly thereafter (may not happen immediately though, give it a few miles).
:cheers:
[Modified by Y2Kvert4me, 7:34 PM 4/1/2004]
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Re: Tire air pressure sensor question? (Bmore50thc5)
You will probably have to re-program when you put the wheels with the sensors back on. I am pretty sure they won't go into a read mode on their own. Make sure any new wheels you buy will accomodate the sensors. Try the GM parts direct web site for the sensors. :auto: :flag
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Re: Tire air pressure sensor question? (DSimonini)
You will probably have to re-program when you put the wheels with the sensors back on. I am pretty sure they won't go into a read mode on their own.
With different f/r tire sizes and directional tires, this isn't an issue...they can only go back to the same place on the car.
The program procedure ONLY establishes a location on the car for each sensor, so the DIC readings show the correct psi for the correct tire.
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