Got one going bad and I am fine checking tire pressure myself like I normally do. Is it possible to disable the TPMS until it is time for a new set of tires which is when I replace them? Is there a programmer that will do this that isn't thousands?
Disable TPMS on GMT 900, is it possible?
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Several of the less expensive tuners will disable it.
When I had one of those trucks I had the sensors taken out. I took a piece of 2 inch pipe. Capped one end. Drilled a hole in the other cap and put a valve stem in, dropped the sensors in. Capped the other end with the valve stem cap. Pressurized the tube to 80psi. Threw it under the back seat and went on my way.
When I had one of those trucks I had the sensors taken out. I took a piece of 2 inch pipe. Capped one end. Drilled a hole in the other cap and put a valve stem in, dropped the sensors in. Capped the other end with the valve stem cap. Pressurized the tube to 80psi. Threw it under the back seat and went on my way.
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I would still need a programmer to reprogram the new sensors that would be in the dummy vessel.
I would like to see the 'excitement' that would cause when found by the po-li-ce...
That's what I have on mine. 3 different times hasn't been an issue.Ah, yeah, you can tell me how that worked out...
No programming needed for the piece of pipe. Put a valve stem in the side cap and glue the ends with new batteries in the sensors and inflate to whatever psi is on the door. Very common with the newer jeeps as well.
The sensors think they are still in the tires.
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On my Toyota Corolla you recalibrate the system by inflating the tires to the correct pressure and then pushing a button. If your system works that way, could you deflate all the tires to, say, 15 psi and calibrate, then reinflate to the correct pressure? If so, unless the bad sensor was reporting less than 15 psi when the actual pressure is right, you shouldn't get an alarm. Caveat: I haven't tried this, and yes, it does sound like redneck engineering (or its more sophisticated cousin, a kludge).
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Not true with GM vehicles, or at least my truck.
These are the options:
- If I go with the pipe method, I still have to buy new sensors and pay a programming fee. New sensors require reprogramming, not the same as relearning where my tires are after being rotated. Since I have to buy new sensors and pay to have them reprogrammed, I might as well do option 2.
- Option 2 is just to suck it up and pay to have the sensors replaced in the rims and continue on for another 7 years or so.
- Option 3, keep clearing the warning and wait until I need new tires in about 3 years.
- Option 4, for the money I would spend to get the tpms working, get a custom tune or a programmer.
Option 5. Hire cheap labor to hang on the side of the truck and spin the sensors in their hands. Hahahahahahahaha.
I missed the part of it being a GM truck. I would just keep resetting it until you get new tires. Unless it's super annoying. Then just pay someone to disable it with a time.
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I missed the part of it being a GM truck. I would just keep resetting it until you get new tires. Unless it's super annoying. Then just pay someone to disable it with a time.
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