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bonanza bucko
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Disabling the **&*ed TPMS
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. 
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woody with a view
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black tape on the dashcover or over the light, wherever it is....
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rhintransit
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a piece of black electrical tape over any inappropriate warning light has always worked for me...
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Bob and Susan
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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
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capt. mike
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Frambes - you are a genius!
how DO you know schitt like this?? 
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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Santiago
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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.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
actually its pretty simple
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Nothing that gets your hands dirty and makes them bleed is pretty simple. 
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mulegejim
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| Quote: | 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.
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Try an internet search for resetting TPMS - should get something. Jim
[Edited on 2-28-2010 by mulegejim]
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TMW
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| Quote: | 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.
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Bob and Susan
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its probably illegal to remove them in the states
kinda like the CAT converter
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Bob and Susan
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here is a toyota disconnect...
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124871
looks like too much work for me
just tear that "new car" apart
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David K
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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.
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Santiago
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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.
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mulegejim
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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
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marv sherrill
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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
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LancairDriver
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Just get a set of these Michelins. Should solve your problem.
http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/michelin_new_tire_design.ht...
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rts551
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| Quote: | 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
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I believe this is the process for Ford Trucks
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/512785-tire-pressure-senso...
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | 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. |
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.
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Bob and Susan
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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
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David K
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Wow, you Ford guys should have got a Toyota!   
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