how to turn off this signal?

[gindobuck]

when i turn on the car i get a signal that looks like something like this (!).
i looked into the manual and it states thats when the tire pressure is too low so i checked it. it was at 32 right on the dot on all 4 tires. i decided to increase the tire pressure to 36 all around on the stock tires that comes from the dealership. still wont go away.

 

[offshorebear]

Did you check the spare tire?

 

[K.C.]

Did you check the spare tire?

x2...check your spare.

 

[Maz]

Yet I had that recurring problem in a Tundra. Went away when I added air to the spare, but kept coming back. A popular tire store dropped the spare down and couldn't find a leak, they said if it continued they'd want to replace the weight to a different style, less likey to cause slow leaks.

Whatever the problem it seems like when the spare was lowered, filled up, and replaced in position the problem went away.

 

[Coles05t4r]

I have this same issue going on. Had two places check the tire pressure on all tires (including spare) and all were good. Still warning light. So a friend of mine who used to be a toyota technician said it may be a bad sensor. Hopefully i will be going over to the dealership he used to work at to see if we can solve the problem... :wtf:

 

[bulldogtaxi]

you could always do what i did. I took all 5 sensors out of the wheels. Then made a 2''pvc pipe 12'' long with a cap on one end. The other end gets a female thread coupling and a male thread plug. then insert all 5 senors in the tube, install a valve stem in the male plug. glue it all together and pressurize. I then stuck this in with the jack and don't have to look at the light anymore

 

[sheik]

you could always do what i did. I took all 5 sensors out of the wheels. Then made a 2''pvc pipe 12'' long with a cap on one end. The other end gets a female thread coupling and a male thread plug. then insert all 5 senors in the tube, install a valve stem in the male plug. glue it all together and pressurize. I then stuck this in with the jack and don't have to look at the light anymore

:nono:

 

[azcowboy]

I know that everything tells me to keep my tires at 32 psi. I did until I took my 'runner to the dealership for it's latest scheduled maintenance. They filled the tires to 35 psi. I asked why, and the tech told me that a) it didn't hurt anything, and b) the TPMS sensor was very "sensitive" to minor pressure changes due to colder weather.

It used to drive me crazy checking my tire pressure, seeing it at 32, or 31 and the TPMS warning would be on when I started. From now on, I'll make sure I have a couple of pounds extra in my tires.

 

[bulldogtaxi]

:nono:

I had one that leaked air and i couldn't get a new core to thread into it. My idea was alot cheaper than a 100 sensor from toyota!!!

 

[audiqtr]

I know that everything tells me to keep my tires at 32 psi. I did until I took my 'runner to the dealership for it's latest scheduled maintenance. They filled the tires to 35 psi. I asked why, and the tech told me that a) it didn't hurt anything, and b) the TPMS sensor was very "sensitive" to minor pressure changes due to colder weather.

It used to drive me crazy checking my tire pressure, seeing it at 32, or 31 and the TPMS warning would be on when I started. From now on, I'll make sure I have a couple of pounds extra in my tires.

32 is almost too low. My Stealer fills them up with 36psi. I think it is optimum

 

[Kmvreter]

I had one that leaked air and i could get a new core to thread into it. My idea was alot cheaper than a 100 sensor from toyota!!!

Why not just put in a new valve core?

Another fix is in the link in my signature to the thread about a TPMS light bypass switch.

 

[BlairB]

you could always do what i did. I took all 5 sensors out of the wheels. Then made a 2''pvc pipe 12'' long with a cap on one end. The other end gets a female thread coupling and a male thread plug. then insert all 5 senors in the tube, install a valve stem in the male plug. glue it all together and pressurize. I then stuck this in with the jack and don't have to look at the light anymore

Basically, a pipe bomb. :lmao:

 

[bulldogtaxi]

30psi in a schedule40 pvc isn't 1/10 of what it's designed to withstand. This is high pressure pvc not a foam core.


As far as installing a new core. I said i couldn't, The threads inside were f'd up so i would have had to buy 1 sensor.

I tend to check my tires visualy every time i go into the garage to drive it. and as for the spare everytime i change the oil i check it for air. So my need for a sensor to tell me i have a low tire is obsolete.

 

[Uneek]

you could always do what i did. I took all 5 sensors out of the wheels. Then made a 2''pvc pipe 12'' long with a cap on one end. The other end gets a female thread coupling and a male thread plug. then insert all 5 senors in the tube, install a valve stem in the male plug. glue it all together and pressurize. I then stuck this in with the jack and don't have to look at the light anymore

I've seen a similar idea like that tossed around in past.

 

[PlanetAlaska-]

when i turn on the car i get a signal that looks like something like this (!).
i looked into the manual and it states thats when the tire pressure is too low so i checked it. it was at 32 right on the dot on all 4 tires. i decided to increase the tire pressure to 36 all around on the stock tires that comes from the dealership. still wont go away.

Check out this link about Toyota TPMS: http://www.toyotatpms.com/
Scroll down to about the second page and read on the "TPMS Toyota Fault Diagnosis" section.

 

[RickC]

There is a lot of good information regarding TPMS also in the Sequioa forums at tundrasolutions.com. But the easiest way to fix the issue where the tires lose pressure in the cold weather is to replace the air in the tire with nitrogen. Nitrogen filled tires do not fluctuate with the weather and they "claim" to get better tire wear, but I never noticed that on my Sequioa. Any tire store can put nitrogen in these days. It cost like 4.00 a tire.

 

[bulldogtaxi]

Nitrogen is a great idea as well, Not only does nitrogen fluctuate less than compressed air(atmospehric) it also doen't hold any moisture