BajaNomad - Disabling the **&*ed TPMS

Disabling the **&*ed TPMS

bonanza bucko - 2-27-2010 at 08:07 PM

I have a new truck with the damned TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) on it. The danged system on my truck turns on the warning light at anything under 42 PSI.....some fat assed gummint bureaucrat apparently decreed that.

The problema, obviously, is...but not to the fat assed gummint type.... how to lower the pressure for the sand and washboard without enduring the danged warning light.

I suspect there are about five hundred Baja wanderers on here who know how to do that....but I'm a dumb*&*^ and don't....so please tell me.

Or I'll cuss the damned gummint bureaucrats all the way from Puertecitos to Lake Chapala.

You'd think that some bunghole in WASHDC would think that a sane and adult human being with half his wits left would know that he had a flat tire without a mandated gizmo to tell him/her/it.

Thank you. :?:

woody with a view - 2-28-2010 at 07:23 AM

black tape on the dashcover or over the light, wherever it is....

rhintransit - 2-28-2010 at 07:24 AM

a piece of black electrical tape over any inappropriate warning light has always worked for me...

Bob and Susan - 2-28-2010 at 07:33 AM

actually its pretty simple
the sensors are wireless and need to stay with the car

break down the 5 tires on the truck
remove the 4 sensors on the "working tires"
put them inside the spare tire
rebalance...inflate and your good to go

capt. mike - 2-28-2010 at 08:38 AM

Frambes - you are a genius!
how DO you know schitt like this?? :light:

Santiago - 2-28-2010 at 08:46 AM

I'm looking for a more techy solution than Bob's. I have a 2007 Chevy that came with P tires (50# max). The computer chip is programmed to show warnings when ever the pressure is outside of a 30#-50# range. I replaced my tires with BFG A/T which I sometimes run well over 50# if I have a heavy load and as soon as I get to my campo I'm in the low 20s.
I like the warning feature and also use them during inflating/deflating and simply want to reprogram the chip to whatever parameters I want. There's gotta be a way to do this - it is a 'computer' after all.

DENNIS - 2-28-2010 at 09:03 AM

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Originally posted by Bob and Susan
actually its pretty simple

Nothing that gets your hands dirty and makes them bleed is pretty simple. :lol:

mulegejim - 2-28-2010 at 09:39 AM

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Originally posted by bonanza bucko
I have a new truck with the damned TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) on it. The danged system on my truck turns on the warning light at anything under 42 PSI.....some fat assed gummint bureaucrat apparently decreed that.

The problema, obviously, is...but not to the fat assed gummint type.... how to lower the pressure for the sand and washboard without enduring the danged warning light.

I suspect there are about five hundred Baja wanderers on here who know how to do that....but I'm a dumb*&*^ and don't....so please tell me.

Or I'll cuss the damned gummint bureaucrats all the way from Puertecitos to Lake Chapala.

You'd think that some bunghole in WASHDC would think that a sane and adult human being with half his wits left would know that he had a flat tire without a mandated gizmo to tell him/her/it.

Thank you. :?:

Try an internet search for resetting TPMS - should get something. Jim

[Edited on 2-28-2010 by mulegejim]

TMW - 2-28-2010 at 09:47 AM

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Originally posted by Bob and Susan
actually its pretty simple
the sensors are wireless and need to stay with the car

break down the 5 tires on the truck
remove the 4 sensors on the "working tires"
put them inside the spare tire
rebalance...inflate and your good to go

Are you saying leave them loose in the spare tire? I think you would damage them if you ever put the spare on the vehicle if they were not damaged during the balancing, spin I assume. The sensors I had on a 2004 Tahoe were part of the valve. I also thought the pickup was in the wheel area. I need to investigate further.

When I let air out I just ignored the warning light.

Bob and Susan - 2-28-2010 at 10:15 AM

its probably illegal to remove them in the states

kinda like the CAT converter

Bob and Susan - 2-28-2010 at 10:28 AM

here is a toyota disconnect...
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124871

looks like too much work for me :lol:

just tear that "new car" apart :lol:

David K - 2-28-2010 at 10:29 AM

When you lower the pressure, just reset the system... at least that's what I would do (with my Toyota)... It sould be in the owner's manuel. I re-set mine by pushing a little button under the steering wheel.

Santiago - 2-28-2010 at 10:34 AM

TW: this is not an option on my truck: the entire electronic read out is disabled when you star the truck and every 30 minutes while driving without pushing a 'reset' button about 3 or 4 times - very irritating to say the least. As BB has a new Ford, he may be having the same issue. Not simply a warning light - all the info from the on-board computer is useless.
Another fix, like Bob's, is to remove the sending units from inside the tires, make a small tube out of 1" PVC, put the sending units inside the tube, cap both ends, one end with a valve and pump up the tube to 40# and put in your glove box. Walla - now they are reading 40# and you can get to them without having them in your spare.
But I like them and want to change the set points - so far no one can tell me how to do that.

mulegejim - 2-28-2010 at 10:34 AM

I did do an internet search and appears some if not all can be reset to different pressures. Just do a Google search and you will be able to get lots of information. Jim

marv sherrill - 2-28-2010 at 06:56 PM

Just got a new ford F 250-- it didn't take 3oo miles for the low tire warning to come on! Sounds like a dealer solution maybe

LancairDriver - 2-28-2010 at 07:09 PM

Just get a set of these Michelins. Should solve your problem.

http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/michelin_new_tire_design.ht...

rts551 - 2-28-2010 at 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by marv sherrill
Just got a new ford F 250-- it didn't take 3oo miles for the low tire warning to come on! Sounds like a dealer solution maybe

I believe this is the process for Ford Trucks
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/512785-tire-pressure-senso...

mtgoat666 - 2-28-2010 at 09:20 PM

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well, i like my tpms. it has alerted me a few times about a tire with low pressure before i could feel it in vehicle response. so my advice is put tape over it if little indicator light annoys you, as it is useful on highways at speed, when you prefer to know about low tire pressure sooner rather than later.

Bob and Susan - 3-1-2010 at 07:00 AM

fix'in the tire pressure for the FORD...

Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.

Turn the ignition switch from the OFF position to the RUN position three times
ending in the RUN position.

Press and release the brake pedal.

Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.

Turn the ignition switch from the OFF position to the RUN position three times
ending in the RUN position.

The horn will sound once and the TPMS indicator will flash if successful

Within two minutes after the horn sounds
place a MAGNET on the valve stem.

Repeat Step 7 for the rest of the tires.

holy cow...what happened to the days when you just checked the air pressure with a dollar guage

David K - 3-1-2010 at 08:47 AM

Wow, you Ford guys should have got a Toyota! :rolleyes:

capt. mike - 3-1-2010 at 10:48 AM

does this work on Blue Tooth??

Santiago - 3-1-2010 at 03:46 PM

Here's what I learned today at my local Chevy dealer:
They can not set low and high points. They can only set one point, but they can set the two axles differently. The computer then has a built-in range that determines the pressure that it will go into warning mode. Since my truck would warn me below 30 and above 50, we're guessing that my truck has a 20 psi range; meaning that my set point from the factory should be 40psi. This is all guessing in that they cannot tell what the set point is, they can only change it!!
Since I often stay 1 or 2 weeks in the low 20s, we decided to change my set point to 30psi, hoping that this will move my range to 20#-40#. Currently, I have 42psi without any warning.
I have not aired down yet to check the low range. The mechanic seemed surprised that I had a 20# range. He thought that the system would warn of incorrect tire pressure only about 5 pounds either side of the set point.
BB: the long and short of this is that you should be able to have the set point changed by the dealer if you still want to use the TPMS and maybe Ford also allows the axles to have different values.

Bob and Susan - 3-1-2010 at 04:02 PM

i wonder if the tire manf will be able to check the computer
to see if you drove on "aired down" tires
and VOID the warranty since it's hard on the sidewalls :light:

this could be comming in the future

rts551 - 3-1-2010 at 04:54 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Wow, you Ford guys should have got a Toyota! :rolleyes:

If I had I would have to get heavy duty springs and even then I wouldn't be able to haul what I need to.

David K - 3-1-2010 at 05:40 PM

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Originally posted by rts551

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Originally posted by David K
Wow, you Ford guys should have got a Toyota! :rolleyes:

If I had I would have to get heavy duty springs and even then I wouldn't be able to haul what I need to.

I am talking about the second generation full size Tundra... not the mid size Tacoma, like mine...

You are not talking about the former, first generation mid size Tundra are you? Didn't Toyota (and Nissan's Titan) make the new trucks to compete with Ford, Chevy and Dodge pickups?

bonanza bucko - 3-1-2010 at 05:52 PM

David:
I have been a Tundra guy for six years. My 2004 is the best vehicle of any kind I have ever owned. But Toyota lost "The Toyota Way" when they designed and built the 06 and later Tundra. It's a rattle trap and a piece of junk. I have buddies who have had the radiator fall out on That Road South of Puertecitos and other bad stuff. If you bang your fist on the side wall of the new Tundra bed you will get multiple rattles....ditto the top of the instrument panel. None of those ills are on my 04.

Toyota decided to compete with Dodge and Chevy and Ford for urban cowboy market with the new Tundra and they kinda did...I think they match the Chevy and the Dodge...but, after doing a lot of checking before I spent north of $45K for my new Ford I don't think they can compete there.

Mr. Toyoda....CEO of Toyota and grandson of the founder said last week that Toyota would return to The Toyota Way because of the egregious problems with safety that resulted from their market share and profits grab on sedans. Maybe they'll make a good Tundra again. If they do I'll buy one.

BB

David K - 3-1-2010 at 06:17 PM

Yah, I know you are a fan Bonanza... It just seemed odd that Toyota would create a full size truck that couldn't stand up to the others... like why did they bother?

The Tacoma is awesome, but I know you needed something bigger.

I did read what you said about the Tundra bed, however... and there must be something amiss... First of all it is a composite material not ABS or ABS only (I have worked with ABS pipe)... stronger than steel, but lighter... like what space helmets are made of. There should be not rattles at all... Pick another truck and check it and never buy a truck without test driving and going over... then you still have a 36,000 mile warantee on the body and 90,000 on the drivetrain. I have the composite black bed in the '05 and the '10 and with daily loading and unloading of shovels, boxes, PVC and othe stuff... The bed looked great all the nearly 4.5 years of my last Tacoma.

I wish you the best with the Ford... it would be my first American choice I think, if there was no import that was better for what I need.

Sharksbaja - 3-1-2010 at 06:40 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Yah, I know you are a fan Bonanza... It just seemed odd that Toyota would create a full size truck that couldn't stand up to the others... like why did they bother?

I love it when you talk dirty!

Sharksbaja - 3-1-2010 at 06:42 PM

Oh, I like the disable lamp approach :rolleyes: