Mustangfreak

I just read on another forum that someone took the TPMS off the car and put them in a PVC pipe, with a valve stem, inflated it to 32psi, and put it in the trunk and it was good to go. I'm deffinatly going to try that!

Cheese302

PLEASE let me know if that works. thats what i have been thinking about doing for a while now

bob

Man, you are bound and determined to get rid of the TPMS aren't you? Forgive me if I hadn't read a few pages up to see if you've replaced your wheels, but I can't see any good reason to defeat a pretty good and unobtrusive safety system on the car that also helps to reduce the operating costs of the vehicle over its lifetime.

That said, you might be able to deactivate the TPMS through the OBDII port (I dunno if this is possible, but some systems can be activated/deactivated via the port)

neil07gt

Here is something that you might find interesting. According to the service manual, the tire sensors only transmit while moving at speeds over 20mph. When the vehicle becomes stationary for more than 30 minutes, the tire sensors go into sleep mode to conserve their internal batteries.

Deric

I've heard of a few places that can recalibrate these to the required pressure but have not seen it done.

Cheese302

i can forsee in my future that i will have multiple sets of wheels on my car, because of this and the rediculous cost of the sensors, and my constant use of a pressure gauge. becasue the unobtrusive safety system wont tell me what the actual pressure is. i dont see a problem with getting rid of the system.

Mustangfreak

http://www.grabberorange.net/forums/...=tpms&start=30

Thanks to 2007Grabber!

Cheese302

thanks for the link, i am planning the PVC route, but need the new wheels and tires first.

FLAstangx3

Only when working properly, though. If malfunctioning, it stay's lit all the time. (at least mine does).

neil07gt

Did you get a Sensor Fault? I got a sensor fault a few weeks after I bought the car. I lived with the fault for about 2 weeks, and it went away on its own. It returned one other time, a month or two later, but I haven't seen it again for months.

sycd

Great Info, thanks! Is there a place online which sells tools such as the activation tool described by the Sensor Training document? Or do I need to get that from my Ford dealer?

RobK

Linky broken! Anyone know if these are still around? I need to train my new sensors. Thanks!

Agent MOO

Boo, I already have TPMS, the two sensors are mounted on my face right between my ears and nose.

RobK

I know. I know. I don't need it, but I don't want the **** warning on my brand new car either! I already ponied up the cash for sensors in my new wheels so I'd like it to work. Not looking for unsolicited opinions here, just the pdfs!

GrabberPony.com

I fixed the links. Please try again.

Mark

RobK

Thanks!

Oman Stang

The system waits 30 miles before reporting that the sensors aren't there? Average 60 miles per hour and that's half an hour.

Man your tires could be REALLY flat by that point.

Oman Stang

It sounds like they work on centrifugal force to wake them up so in THEORY I doubt the PVC solution is going to work. Surely the vehicle knows it's moving but it's not getting any signals because the sensors are in sleep mode. According to 05stangkc you'd get about 30 miles and the light would come on. Ask the guys who've done the PVC solution how long it's been working for them.


Personally, I installed TPMS on my Jeep and it's a little bit more advanced than what you get in most factory kits because I actually get the pressure and temperature readings rather than an "idiot light".

They're also valve stem mounted sensors rather than band mounted.






An '07 Mustang won't be in budget for me. I'll be looking for an '05 model. But when I get it, I'll be installing the same TPMS kit that's in the Jeep.

On the system I use, I can set the warning levels to exactly what I want them to be, and I can also easily set up an Off-Road mode where the system thinks 6 psi is "normal" and will give me an alarm at 4 psi.

I can see the lack of control over some of the OEM solutions causing headaches... but... I still enjoy having the system in my Jeep. I know my spare tire is in good condition without removing the cover, and if the car is pulling to one side I can just press the check-up button and see if there's a problem with the tires or if it's just a cross wind.

It's also great for those pesky nails.

Stoenr

They do not get woken up by centrifugal force.
They are woken up by the cars BCM(body control module) Or a hand held programmer, no not the Sct or predator, lol

This is the tool we just purchased for our shop a few weeks ago
http://www.bartecusa.com/?gclid=CIre...FQWjIwodh1yfUw
ur tools are designed to activate and decode all TPMS sensors on the market.

Only 585 bucks! lol. You can bet we will be charging a nice fee for reprogramming sensors.

Oman Stang

In that case, the home made pipe bomb should work fine