GR86 Tpms
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ninjin
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tonyplym
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How do find out the current sensor ID's - can it be done without having to remove tyres to get an eyeball on the existing sensors ?
The ID's can be read using a programming gadget. No need to remove the tyres. A good tyre fitter should have a programmer.
But beware, as I understand it, some sensors cannot be read by another brands programmer!!
If going to a tyre fitter, best to ask them in advance to discover what they can do.
The fitter I use has programmed two additional sets of wheels for me using the same codes as the OEM wheels. I just swap the wheels over, press the button and go for a drive. He supplied the sensors too.. at some expense, but less than Toyota.
In case anyone has the same, I replaced the valve (+ related parts) with this part number direct from Toyota, cost me something like £17. Then got a garage to switch my TPMS module over to it (which was all fine), and all good now.
Goatwidcoat
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Is there anybody near Nottingham or the surrounding areas with one of these Autel readers and able to code to my car? I would travel to you of course. Just picked up some GT86 wheels for winter and about to get tyres mounted to them in the next 2 weeks. While it is still cheaper to buy a reader and code myself, for a tool that will be used probably twice ever I'd rather pay somebody a bit of money to do it for me. My local tyre fitter were going to charge £75 per wheel for the sensor and coding. Toyota were £260 for the sensors and god knows what for labour on top for a 2 minute task. They would probably overwrite the main sensors too 
ninjin
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The sensor and coder tool must be from the same brand. Are you looking for a set of sensors or just the coding?Is there anybody near Nottingham or the surrounding areas with one of these Autel readers and able to code to my car? I would travel to you of course. Just picked up some GT86 wheels for winter and about to get tyres mounted to them in the next 2 weeks. While it is still cheaper to buy a reader and code myself, for a tool that will be used probably twice ever I'd rather pay somebody a bit of money to do it for me. My local tyre fitter were going to charge £75 per wheel for the sensor and coding. Toyota were £260 for the sensors and god knows what for labour on top for a 2 minute task. They would probably overwrite the main sensors too
Goatwidcoat
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I am looking for both, I just see Autel pop up regularly. If somebody has a certain brand that works and can point me to buy the correct corresponding sensors I will get them.
Alistair31
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Anyone in central Scotland able to code two Toyota OEM sensors to my car?
Fee payable work of course…
Fee payable work of course…
If you want to pop over to mine one day during the 'holidays' I'll give it a go with my Autel handset. Takes no more than 10 minutes or so. Routine is: Scan each wheel on the car in sequence. Connect handset to OBD port. Push Sensor data up to ECU as 'current set'. Switch off car. Drive off. Sensors are usually detected immediately with this method and it doesn't require 10+ minute drive.
Goatwidcoat
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As an update off the back of my other messages, I bought the Autel sensors and reader back in November and fitted them to a bargain set of OEM GT86 wheels I got for £100 alongside Michelin Cross Climate 3 for a winter set. I did not go through the faff of trying to create a second profile and merely copied the existing wheel sensors to the new sensors. One profile and as long as you put them on in the correct position they all correspond correctly in the screen. It was <5 minutes to do the sensors and Toyota wanted 1.5 hours labour at a 3 digit figure for it. Even my local tyre fitter wanted £75 per wheel for supplying and coding of the sensors! I bought the sensors and the reader for less than this.
I've used all season tyres through winter in the past and can not be without them now. My wife drove 130 miles in the snow on Monday in the 86 and had zero issues and not a single flash of the traction light. It's all in the tyres and nothing to do with the drive train. If you need the car whatever the weather they are worth every penny. Managed to get all 4 tyres fitted for £420 with the added benefit of adding wear and tear to the cheaper alloys and tyres.
I've used all season tyres through winter in the past and can not be without them now. My wife drove 130 miles in the snow on Monday in the 86 and had zero issues and not a single flash of the traction light. It's all in the tyres and nothing to do with the drive train. If you need the car whatever the weather they are worth every penny. Managed to get all 4 tyres fitted for £420 with the added benefit of adding wear and tear to the cheaper alloys and tyres.
Pretty sure that you don't even need to do that; if you swap a wheel, the car is able to determine which position the sensor has moved to. Not sure how (some sort of witchcraft, presumably), but good to know when rotating tyres.
I dunno what made it work but the pop up and the big warning light have gone away.
Resetted it while the pop up is in the dash, twice seems to have worked for me.
The TPMS warning icon near the bottom left is still on, but big warning light top right or the warning pop up no longer appears. On the menu, I have set it to 1.8 BAR cold, so it always yellow even after warming up to around 2 BAR.
Goatwidcoat
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You may be right but I made sure to put them in the corresponding positions anyway. When I put the normal wheels back on in March the fronts and rear will be switched for the first time so I may test then to see if the fronts and rears switch by purposely under/over inflating one tyre. With the huge amount of snow meant to be coming down tonight the tyres are very welcome!
