TIRE SENSORS

I WAS TOLD, BY THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY 07 TACOMA, THAT I HAD A BAD TPMS SENSOR, BECAUSE MY TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD WAS BLINKING WHEN I WOULD FIRST START THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD THE COST TO REPLACE IT WOULD BE A LITTLE OVER $300 OUT THE DOOR. $149.95 FOR THE SENSOR, ANOTHER $149.95 TO PROGRAM IT, AND TAX, ABOUT $21. UNDERSTANDING THAT I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM THEM JUST 6 MO. AGO, AND PAID A LOT MORE FOR IT THAN I SHOULD HAVE ( MY FAULT ) , I TOLD THEM TO STICK IT UP THEIR, WELL, YOU KNOW. DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE SENSOR CAN BE BOUGHT FROM ROCKAUTO FOR UNDER $32.00. IT IS A DENSO AND IS OE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT SENSOR DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PROGRAMMED, THE OBD II JUST HAS TO BE RESET. WHAT I CAN'T FIND, IS HOW DO I DETERMINE WHICH SENSOR IS BAD. HELP PLEASE

 

The easiest way to test this is to take your truck to the nearest Firestone. They have a tool that tests each TPMS sensor to ensure it is working properly. They can tell you which one is not working.

 

HOW DO YOU KNOW ANY SENSOR IS BAD? OTHER THAN WHAT SOMEONE WHO ALREADY HAD THEIR WAY WITH YOU ONCE TOLD YOU?

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/new-wheels-new-tpms-how-to-sync-with-the-sensor.186270/

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and just for fun, always have google

https://www.redi-sensor.com/dont-confuse-tpms-relearn-sensor-programming/

 

Sorry, I couldn't help myself