What Surefire Way to Turn Off TPMS Light and DIC Message?

[duramaxdiesel]

I have 35's on my LMM. It came like that when I bought it. I can tell That the sensors are not there because I don't get any readings in my DIC. They're blank. But I do get the warning and the light in the dash. Is there any way to get rid of this for good?

Thanks!


Nick

 

[BLACKMAX1]

What's wheels are on there? A lot are TPMS compatible and the dealer will reset the sensors to a pressure of your choosing. But I do not know how to turn it off completely. Good luck because soon I'll be in the same boat...

 

[thunder550]

Why not fix it right and put sensors in? That would turn off your light.

 

[chevyburnout1]

X2 on doing it right. It's a good setup that I wish I had.

Now with that said you can program the vehicle to not have the TPMS through GM TIS programming. However you'll need a good hookup at a dealer more than likely as dealers don't want to be liable to violate federal laws.

 

[TLyons90]

X3 on all above! On my first set of wheels/tires I didnt run TPMS sensors in them and delt with the light and message for about 4 months then when I sold that setup and went with my current setup I decided to go the correct way and bought 4 brand new TPMS sensors and put them in my wheels. Now I find myself using the TPMS alot more and it is really helpful!

 

[chevyburnout1]

You can get the pressure level that the light turns on reset if you don't like running 80psi in the rear. The dealer I work at will change them to any pressure you want. Some other dealers may not be as lenient though.

 

[02greysixer]

The trick I used in my old tundra was to take a small piece of 4" pvc, drilled 5 holes to mount the tpms sensors into then capped each end. Fill the thing up to whatever psi your sensors are set at and zip tie it up somewhere. I mounted mine up on top of the spare tire mount on my 06 tundra. Worked great.

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[duratothemax]

the GM TPMS sensors wont even wake up unless they are rotating...

I say just get the sensors (less than $100 for all 4) and put them in. I love TPMS and being able to check all my pressures right from the steering wheel controls. I dont know why everyone craps on it.

Ben

 

[02greysixer]

the GM TPMS sensors wont even wake up unless they are rotating...

I did not know this. Toyota puts a sensor in the spare as well, I guess gm does not. I did not carry my spare all the time, and the Toyota place would not reprogram the sensors to a lower pressure since the tires I was running were not "oem certified". That was my reasoning for deleting mine.

I agree they are a great idea but I feel they should be more owner adjustable/changeable.



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[gmduramax]

the GM TPMS sensors wont even wake up unless they are rotating...

I say just get the sensors (less than $100 for all 4) and put them in. I love TPMS and being able to check all my pressures right from the steering wheel controls. I dont know why everyone craps on it.

Ben

Because they don't have steel valve stems. Unless I can get the ones from the corvette to work in my truck.

 

[catman3126]

the GM TPMS sensors wont even wake up unless they are rotating...

I say just get the sensors (less than $100 for all 4) and put them in. I love TPMS and being able to check all my pressures right from the steering wheel controls. I dont know why everyone craps on it.

Ben

It is a cool setup until you have a rig with 35's or37's that you have to run 70 psi in to make the light go off and it rides so rough it is miserable to drive. I can't see any reason why the sensors cant be set by the owner down to a certain pressure like say 40 psi which is still safe but not have a system crammed down our throat that can't/wont be adjusted to suit the needs of the owner.

 

[duratothemax]

It is a cool setup until you have a rig with 35's or37's that you have to run 70 psi in to make the light go off and it rides so rough it is miserable to drive. I can't see any reason why the sensors cant be set by the owner down to a certain pressure like say 40 psi which is still safe but not have a system crammed down our throat that can't/wont be adjusted to suit the needs of the owner.

The warning threshold can be set to whatever you want with a Tech 2.

I have mine set to 50psi.


Now think about all the legal/safety issues involved here for a second.............thats why the owner/end-user isnt allowed to set the warning threshold themselves...............

 

[02greysixer]

Gm trying to prevent natural selection from occurring oke:

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[duratothemax]

Gm trying to prevent natural selection from occurring oke:

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NHTSA/FMVSS/DOT is actually.

Im sure GM would love it if it wasnt a requirement because then thats one less thing they would have to spend $$ on R&D for, manufacturing costs, etc...

 

[catman3126]

The warning threshold can be set to whatever you want with a Tech 2.

I have mine set to 50psi.


Now think about all the legal/safety issues involved here for a second.............thats why the owner/end-user isnt allowed to set the warning threshold themselves...............

Yep i know all about this lol just gotta have a friend with a TECH II cause i couldnt get the dealer to set them a little lower for a guy. ok but wouldnt it be nice if we could set them down to a safe level like 40 psi os something like that? cause 70 is way too much for a lifted rig with big tires it makes it rough. what is the factory settign for an 08 duramax? has to be close to 70.

 

[duratothemax]

Yep i know all about this lol just gotta have a friend with a TECH II cause i couldnt get the dealer to set them a little lower for a guy. ok but wouldnt it be nice if we could set them down to a safe level like 40 psi os something like that? cause 70 is way too much for a lifted rig with big tires it makes it rough. what is the factory settign for an 08 duramax? has to be close to 70.

I dont know what the factory setting is. Probably 70psi or so, because factory proper spec is 80psi.

I dont know the lower limit it can be set to, but I would imagine it would go down to 40psi. My warning threshold is set at 50psi, and I normally run my tires at 55psi or so.

40psi might be a little low for a heavy truck with soft tires IMO.

 

[jzbeast]

I'm new to the site but wanted to thank everyone for the input. I have been fighting with my local dealer to get my TPMS system set to lower settings with no success. Today I started calling other dealers and drove out of town to have it done. I had them all set to 55psi and was told it would be plus or minus 20% before I got a warning light. Love it!

2014 2500 Duramax 6" fabtec lift 20" wheels, 35" tires now at 55 front and 50 back.

 

[clrussell]

I dont know what the factory setting is. Probably 70psi or so, because factory proper spec is 80psi.

I dont know the lower limit it can be set to, but I would imagine it would go down to 40psi. My warning threshold is set at 50psi, and I normally run my tires at 55psi or so.

40psi might be a little low for a heavy truck with soft tires IMO.

The lower limit can be set to 25psi I'm pretty sure.



Just FYI for everyone you don't have to have a tech2 to do this. A shop with a snap on scan tool can reprogram the limits. I do it almost weekly when we put bigger tires on a truck or have one come in with 35s and 80psi!

 

[WolfLMM]

The factory low setting in 2009 was 55ish psi. I run my tires at 59psi year around. BFG mk2 285/70/17

My truck has never been reprogrammed by the dealer, I have owned it since day one.

 

[Harbin_22]

Because they don't have steel valve stems. Unless I can get the ones from the corvette to work in my truck.

I know this is old, but my tpms sensors I got off eBay are all aluminum. Been working fine for a couple years now. And I got my local dealer to lower the threshold on mine as well.