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Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 8:10pm On Feb 21, 2021
I’ve had this Tpms check system warning on my car for a while now. The car is a 2008 Lexus is250. I don’t actually like any warning lights showing up on my dashboard. So after much procrastination, I have decided to fix this for once. cheesy

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 8:27pm On Feb 21, 2021
When this warning shows up, you either have one or more Tpms sensors that has gone bad (either the battery or chip is bad) or the tpms control unit is bad. You have to scan to find out what is wrong. Most likely, you have bad sensors. There are several ways to do this but I’m doing this using techstream. I also bought four toks tpms sensors just incase.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by homeboy205: 8:30pm On Feb 21, 2021
You want to do this on your own??
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 8:35pm On Feb 21, 2021
homeboy205:
You want to do this on your own??
Yes. its pretty basic thing to fix.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 8:38pm On Feb 21, 2021
Hooked up my techstream to scan what the issue is. I couldn’t get the techstream to work on my windows 10 pc so I had to install windows xp using virtual machine. I scanned and saw that ID 2 was dead. Good thing it’s just one sensor so I get to keep 3 spare sensors.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by Kingdemmu: 8:44pm On Feb 21, 2021
OP where u dey?
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 8:49pm On Feb 21, 2021
One minor issue is identifying which of the tyres has ID 2. You can read live data and deflate each of the tyres and check change in pressure. There is a faster way to do this but I don’t have the tool. From the picture, you can tell there is no data from ID 2 as it says N/A. The spare tyre is ID 5 which does not have any sensor installed.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by Kingdemmu: 9:03pm On Feb 21, 2021
toyfat:
One minor issue is identifying which of the tyres has ID 2. You can read live data and deflate each of the tyres and check change in pressure. There is a faster way to do this but I don’t have the tool. From the picture, you can tell there is no data from ID 2 as it says N/A. The spare tyre is ID 5 which does not have any sensor installed.
ID 2 from factory should be front passenger side? Just a guess though
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by Kingdemmu: 9:06pm On Feb 21, 2021
Or why not use a tyre pressure gauge to check tyre pressure and compare reading with data on your scan? That way you can single out the tyre with ID 2.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 9:08pm On Feb 21, 2021
Next step is to remove the bad sensor from the control unit and program the new sensor. You have to copy out all the ID numbers and identify the one you want to swap. Once you start the process, you have 5 minutes to impute all 4 ID numbers. You can find the ID number on the sensor body. You can do this before actually putting the sensor in the tyre. Lexus actually reads sensors from a distance. This way, you can actually do a tpms bomb (putting all sensors in a plastic, inflate to the right psi and put in your trunk. You can check videos on YouTube ) and put ordinary rubber stems in your tyre. You will not need to have 8 sensors for your winter and summer tyres.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 9:10pm On Feb 21, 2021
Kingdemmu:
ID 2 from factory should be front passenger side? Just a guess though
Yes it is. I rotate my tyres often so i lost track which is which.
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 9:15pm On Feb 21, 2021
Kingdemmu:
Or why not use a tyre pressure gauge to check tyre pressure and compare reading with data on your scan? That way you can single out the tyre with ID 2.
You are right. Deflating is faster and more accurate for me. In the process of screwing and unscrewing my gauge, i'd lose some pressure. Reading will no longer be accurate.
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 9:21pm On Feb 21, 2021
Swapped it in and the control unit now reads sensor ID 2. The pressure is low cos the sensor is just sitting in the car and not in the tyre yet. Remember ID 5 is the spare tyre which has no sensor in it.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 9:36pm On Feb 21, 2021
Next step is to swap the sensor in the tyre. I used my jack and a plank to break the tyre seal. My SUV has a good ground clearance so it was helpful. I deflated the tyre and swung to action. You need 11mm socket to loosen the sensor from top. I couldn’t snap much pictures here cos I needed both hands and one leg to avoid stories that touch cheesy. Vulcanizer will charge less than 500 naira for this but I just wanted to do it myself.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 9:45pm On Feb 21, 2021
Applied the tyre sealant that came with my pump (my tyre doesn’t eat fufu grin), Inflated back to the right PSI and mounted tyre. Moment of truth.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 9:54pm On Feb 21, 2021
Fired up and I’m seeing low tyre again. . ID 4 was low. Pumped it back up and boom, cluster is clean again the way I like it. grin.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by Kingdemmu: 9:58pm On Feb 21, 2021
Nice job. And thanks for sharing.

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Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by OPUSDEI1(m): 10:15pm On Feb 21, 2021
Very impressive DIY.
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 10:29pm On Feb 21, 2021
Kingdemmu:
Nice job. And thanks for sharing.
Thank you.
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by aieromon(m): 10:35pm On Feb 21, 2021
You've done well.
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by valarinz: 6:29am On Feb 22, 2021
OP, chill with this one grin

Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 11:21am On Feb 22, 2021
OPUSDEI1:
Very impressive DIY.
Thank you.
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 11:21am On Feb 22, 2021
aieromon:
You've done well.
Thanks.
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by toyfat: 11:23am On Feb 22, 2021
valarinz:
OP, chill with this one grin
This morgue standard beer would slap right now grin Thanks.
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by SpeedRacer(m): 9:07am On Jun 16, 2022
Good day , please how much does the tech stream cost?
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by vivalavida(m): 7:16pm On Jun 16, 2022
How much do tpms sensors cost?
Re: Diy Tpms Replacement by aieromon(m): 10:18pm On Jun 16, 2022
vivalavida:
How much do tpms sensors cost?

https://www.masquest.net/pro/autel-mx-sensor/

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