Program TMPS sensors
Program TMPS sensors
Besides going to the dealer who do you recommend getting tire sensors programmed in my FRS?
Paul Breitweiser
2016 STX Champion FRS Raven Black
2016 STX Champion FRS Raven Black
Re: Program TMPS sensors
Uh....take em out and save the weight!
Chris Harp
2009 Mazda RX-8 | 2018 Toyota Tundra | 2011 BMW M3
2009 Mazda RX-8 | 2018 Toyota Tundra | 2011 BMW M3
Re: Program TMPS sensors
A lot of the better tire shops will have a generic tool that can probably do it. I'd call Fisher, Matlock, Murrel Bros, etc, and see if they can help you.
Lucas Coleman STM #72
Re: Program TMPS sensors
Weight. ... you're joking right? I'll keep them in and take off 10lbs of body weight and screw the weight for removing TMPS sensors and looking at a idiot light every daythrdeye wrote:Uh....take em out and save the weight!
Paul Breitweiser
2016 STX Champion FRS Raven Black
2016 STX Champion FRS Raven Black
Re: Program TMPS sensors
Hey, it's unsprung and rotational mass.
The miata uses some wizardry with the speed sensors in the ABS - nothing in the wheel.
The miata uses some wizardry with the speed sensors in the ABS - nothing in the wheel.
Chris Harp
2009 Mazda RX-8 | 2018 Toyota Tundra | 2011 BMW M3
2009 Mazda RX-8 | 2018 Toyota Tundra | 2011 BMW M3
Re: Program TMPS sensors
Besides, this is how you deal with idiot lights.
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Re: Program TMPS sensors
Ryan .....I thought the link would have taken me to duct tape
Paul Breitweiser
2016 STX Champion FRS Raven Black
2016 STX Champion FRS Raven Black
Re: Program TMPS sensors
Passive systems just use wheel speed. If one wheel is turning faster than the others consistently, it assumes that tire is low and turns the light on. No wizardry, just programming.thrdeye wrote:Hey, it's unsprung and rotational mass.
The miata uses some wizardry with the speed sensors in the ABS - nothing in the wheel.
Lucas Coleman STM #72
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Re: Program TMPS sensors
So does the system depend on the other three being correct to know that the fourth is low? Or is there some kind of base calibration?lcoleman wrote:Passive systems just use wheel speed. If one wheel is turning faster than the others consistently, it assumes that tire is low and turns the light on. No wizardry, just programming.thrdeye wrote:Hey, it's unsprung and rotational mass.
The miata uses some wizardry with the speed sensors in the ABS - nothing in the wheel.
Brian Robbins
XP 45
XP 45
Re: Program TMPS sensors
The system on my Mazda3 has a calibration button that you hit if you change the wheel/tire configuration and it remembers the readings. So, no, at least in this case it doesn't depend on a comparison to the others.
It works fairly well. I've played with it and it can detect when one tire gets about 5 psi low. I think it has to be reading a change in wheel rpm for some period of time though, as pushing the car through the twisties doesn't upset it and you know there is quite a bit of change in rolling diameter there.
It works fairly well. I've played with it and it can detect when one tire gets about 5 psi low. I think it has to be reading a change in wheel rpm for some period of time though, as pushing the car through the twisties doesn't upset it and you know there is quite a bit of change in rolling diameter there.
- Dave Disney
Re: Program TMPS sensors
Yes, every passive system I've come across has a reset button or menu option. +1 for brief changes in speed not triggering the light. I'm assuming it is smart enough to disregard the outer tires going faster than the inner tires in a turn.
Lucas Coleman STM #72