TPMS relearn tool

I have 8 TMPS sensors, 4 for snow tires and rims and 4 all season tires with rims. I know there is a button under the steering wheel but I've been told that's only for when you rotate your tires, not learn 4 new TPMS sensors. Is there a tool that can make the truck relearn the TMPS sensors that's not a super expensive scan tool? Otherwise its $30 to relearn at the mechanic assuming I change the tires and that will add up over time.

 

Bought this one awhile ago

 

ATEQ Quickset TPMS ECU Reset Tool - Coverage for Most Asian Import Vehicles

https://www.amazon.com/ATEQ-QuickSet-TPMS-Reset-Tool/dp/B008SCWXN4/

This tool will let you swap between your winter and summer wheels. I just ordered one myself. It won't wake/activate the sensors themselves, and it won't allow you to set your truck to "learn" mode.

What it does is read the TPMS sensor data out of your ECU for the set currently programmed into the truck; then you take the serial numbers off of your other set of TPMS (they should be printed on the sensors themselves), and use your computer to put those numbers into the other "slot" in the tool. After that, you can plug it into your ODBII port and swap the values stored in your ECU to one set of sensors or the other.

 

With the tso144 you don’t need a computer. A bit expensive but it’s worth the price

 

I bought a cheapo computer for $80 off eBay and a kit from Amazon with the plug for 35 (I think) and installed win xp which is what techstream requires . At first it didn’t work and I got a older version of the techstream and finally did get it to work . It was a pain in my opinion , and took me a little while to trouble shoot and get it to work .

if I had to do it over I would buy the dedicated tool if that actually works , I haven’t used the techstream software for anything besides replacing my tpms


Butttt it was worth the pain in the ass to do myself because Toyota wanted 96.00 +tax a piece for the sensors and $150 to program them . I did all 5 sensors (spare tire sensor is #5) and programmed them for 200ish for everything

 

I bought an autel tool , it has free lifetime updates and I use it on all my cars . Maybe ~$100 on Ebay. Hooks up to ur obd.

 

1 more thing to mention. The button under the steering wheel has nothing to do with tire location. The ECU doesn’t know or care where the sensors are. They can be in the bed of your truck and it won’t know the difference. The button is to teach the ECU what normal pressure is for your truck so it can make a determination what abnormal pressure is.

 

The TSO 144 also reads battery level on the tpms