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TPMS question

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by Dannymax, May 17, 2022.

  1. May 17, 2022 at 7:25 AM
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    I have a 2013 TRD and purchased some steel wheels to mount winter snows on. The steel wheels came off a 2018 or 2019 Tundra, I don't remember which, were like new & included TPM's. centers & lug nuts. The TPM codes for the steel wheels aren't in the truck computer and the low pressure light stays on all winter.

    I would like to mate the steel wheel TPM's to the truck. Will this require a trip to the dealer or tire shop or will the reset function on the truck turn the light off? Thanks
     
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    Yes, it will require a trip to somebody with a tmps scanner. Depending on where you bought the tires they should have been able to pair the tpms for you, for example, I have tires from discount tire and when I swap my tires over I can take it to them and they will reset the system in just a couple of minutes at no charge.
     
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    I should have them do that when I had the snows mounted but foolishly thought the TPM's on the steel wheels would work with my Tundra. Obviously I knew even less about the system than I do know.
     
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    They should work just fine, you just need to repair them to the truck to make sure the truck is looking for the correct sensors. Right now the truck is still looking for your summer tires.
     
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    That's the part I don't know how to do, get the truck to look for the new sensors. Will involve dismounting the tires and getting the TPM codes to enter in the computer?
     
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    Any tire shop should have a scanner that they just place next the tire that will read the code. They scan all 4 codes into the scanner, they hop in the truck and pop a cable in the OBDII port and upload the sensor codes to the trucks computer. The whole process is normally 2 minutes and they can do it in the parking lot generally.
     
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    Perfect, just what I was wondering. Then repeat the process in the spring when I re-install the summer tires? I wonder if there is a reasonably priced scanner available so I could do that myself?
     
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    Discount uses something like this (I have no idea what the exact model or the compatibility is like) https://www.jbtools.com/autel-ts408...y4IDzgsUVWNwkytem4K_s3qlZ99gLBqxoCvbgQAvD_BwE
    For our year of truck, you have to relearn the codes every time you swap tires because the computer only holds 4 or 5 codes. The 2020 and 2021 trucks and lots of newer cars can hold up to 10 codes and you don't have to relearn when you swap over tires.
     
  9. May 17, 2022 at 8:35 AM
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    I was just looking at the Autel ts408 and almost have myself convinced I can run it! Thank you very much for the info!
     
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    Autel said the ts408 doesn't come with an OBD2 cable but the ts508 does so I guess that might be the better one to get.
     

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