GR86 TPMS advice needed

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Had my Michelin's replaced with Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons G3 for the winter period a week ago. I followed the reset procedure once they had been switched over and I get readings but they are higher than they were with the Michelins for the same pressure. The fitter definitely refitted the 2 drivers side wheels the other way around.

The car was in for service with Toyota today and they said the TMPS is specific to the wheel and the fitter needs to put each back in its original position. They were too busy to help me today which is a bit galling because it was the 20K service which comes in at £470 for 2 hours work.

Anyone know if I need the wheels to return to their original position?
 
robster said:
Anyone know if I need the wheels to return to their original position?
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No you don't have to. Tyres are often rotated to mitigate wear, or they are swapped out for Winter wheels etc. Having to ensure that the same TPMS went back into the same wheel every time might be nice, but it'd prove to be a bit of a ballache for fitters.
Toyota are once again talking absolute bo**ocks. The TPMS positions can be re-learned and pushed up to the ECU (via the OBD) using a TPMS reprogramming handset. Any decent tyre/wheel place should be able to do this within 10 minutes. I have my own handset and can do it with the car sitting on the drive, no need for ramps or removing wheels. That said though, because you haven't actually changed the TPMS, just swapped them around, the ECU should still be holding all of those numbers and the re-learn process should work. Try the over-inflation method that some have used successfully - I think it's in another TPMS thread somewhere ... :unsure:
 
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Sonic said:
No you don't have to. Tyres are often rotated to mitigate wear, or they are swapped out for Winter wheels etc. Having to ensure that the same TPMS went back into the same wheel every time might be nice, but it'd prove to be a bit of a ballache for fitters.
Toyota are once again talking absolute bo**ocks. The TPMS positions can be re-learned and pushed up to the ECU (via the OBD) using a TPMS reprogramming handset. Any decent tyre/wheel place should be able to do this within 10 minutes. I have my own handset and can do it with the car sitting on the drive, no need for ramps or removing wheels. That said though, because you haven't actually changed the TPMS, just swapped them around, the ECU should still be holding all of those numbers and the re-learn process should work. Try the over-inflation method that some have used successfully - I think it's in another TPMS thread somewhere ... :unsure:
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Thanks! In that case I might see if I can persuade the fitters to have a look :unsure:
 
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