Did a search---wheel sensor questions
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Did a search---wheel sensor questions
Ok guys--I bet this has been asked but I did a search and didn't turn up much.
So I just bought a set of Roja Formula 5's for my 00 FRC and I've got a few questions.
1. Is it crucial to install the wheel sensors on the new wheels or can the car do without them?
2. How do I install the wheel sensors from my stock wheels on the new wheels?
3. How do I know if I have wheel sensors?
thanks in advance everyone--
So I just bought a set of Roja Formula 5's for my 00 FRC and I've got a few questions.
1. Is it crucial to install the wheel sensors on the new wheels or can the car do without them?
2. How do I install the wheel sensors from my stock wheels on the new wheels?
3. How do I know if I have wheel sensors?
thanks in advance everyone--
Safety Car
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From: San Diego, CA "leaf" "tee" "e"
1. The car can do without them, but you'll occasionally get an error message on the DIC.
2. If the Roja's don't support the sensors, you'll need to glue the sensors on, or use a band to clamp it on.
3. Can you see your tire pressure on the DIC? If you can, then you have tire pressure sensors.
2. If the Roja's don't support the sensors, you'll need to glue the sensors on, or use a band to clamp it on.
3. Can you see your tire pressure on the DIC? If you can, then you have tire pressure sensors.
Safety Car
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From: Melbourne FL
It's not crucial to have them but, if you decide to leave them off you should have the wheel sensor option turned off using a tech II to avoid error messages.
IF the wheels accept the sensors; you remove the exist rubber valve stems and replace them with the TPSs but, you should get new O-rings b/c they have a tendency to leak when reinstalled.
Do you have wheels sensors? Check your DIC. Under the gauges option you should have tire pressure readings if you have the sensors.
IF the wheels accept the sensors; you remove the exist rubber valve stems and replace them with the TPSs but, you should get new O-rings b/c they have a tendency to leak when reinstalled.
Do you have wheels sensors? Check your DIC. Under the gauges option you should have tire pressure readings if you have the sensors.
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From: Bugs Bunny should'a made a left turn here
I'd be paranoid without my wheel sensors. Since moving from runflats, I always check the pressure at the start of every trip via the DIC. I don't want any surprises.
Drifting
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From: "Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; for there you have been
Originally Posted by servohead
Can you turn off the tire pressure monitoring system in all of the C5's? Mine being a '99 I'd love to if I can.
That RPO function became accessable in 01 to turn off the tire pressure monitoring on the Z06... this might be bad news for you... but good news for anyone with a Z06 that would like to ADD the sensors to their wheels and activate the monitor...
XmP
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From: cAshburn VA
IMO if you can manage to put the sensors in your new wheels, do it. I had a flat on my rear pass wheel that the sensor had not been working in 3 or 4 months, and didn't notice the flat for at least a mile. The tires were getting down to the wear bars so I was just going to replace the sensor when it was time to replace tires. That was my first flat on a low profile tire, it was not an EMT. Lucky the wheel didn't get FUBAR.
Check out the UH-OH page on my website in sig to see the flat, yech. Would have been nice to get a warning from the pressure monitoring system. The real scary part was that I was on my way to run my buddie's big-turbo RX7, that would have really sucked at 130mph.
Check out the UH-OH page on my website in sig to see the flat, yech. Would have been nice to get a warning from the pressure monitoring system. The real scary part was that I was on my way to run my buddie's big-turbo RX7, that would have really sucked at 130mph.
