TPMS Warning Light and Cold Weather in Camry
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From: JoeSpareBedroom on 9 Dec 2009 02:28 "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message news:hfnekv$rp6$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message > news:6EBTm.59326$We2.53343(a)newsfe09.iad... >> "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message >> news:hfm54g$flk$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> >>> "SMS" <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote in message >>> news:4b1e7b10$0$1641$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... >>>> My TPMS warning light came on this morning. It also happened to be one >>>> the rare sub-freezing days we get in Silicon Valley. The tires are >>>> fine. >>>> >>>> Is it best to ignore the light, or add air to compensate for the lower >>>> pressure caused by the cold weather? >>> >>> I would check all of the tires, including the spare, with a tire >>> pressure gauge and inflate to at least the pressures indicated in the >>> owner's manual and on the driver's door or glove box door. >>> -- >>> >>> Ray O >> >> >> How do you eliminate this silly thing entirely? Just replace valve stems >> with normal ones? >> > I usually recommend inflating the tires to 5 or 6 PSI above the values > indicated on the door frame to improve tread life. That would also solve > the warning light coming on at high altitudes or low temps. > > You could try replacing the valve stems with normal ones but you might get > a warning light because the ECM can't find the sensor. > -- > > Ray O I get the feeling there are some Toyota designers who've never driven on a two-lane road covered in snow to the point where it's almost impossible to figure out where the edges are. Then, an 18-wheeler comes along in the other direction, and the driver is also pondering his mortality. Just what I want in that situation: A stupid light on the dash, telling me my tires are down a couple of pounds.
From: Ray O on 9 Dec 2009 11:57 "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message news:jkITm.49701$ky1.39245(a)newsfe14.iad... <snipped> > > I get the feeling there are some Toyota designers who've never driven on a > two-lane road covered in snow to the point where it's almost impossible to > figure out where the edges are. Then, an 18-wheeler comes along in the > other direction, and the driver is also pondering his mortality. > > Just what I want in that situation: A stupid light on the dash, telling me > my tires are down a couple of pounds. > While Toyota was an early implementer of the indirect tire pressure monitoring system, all new passenger cars will eventually, if they have not already, have a direct tire pressure monitoring system to comply with the law passed around 2001. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 9 Dec 2009 12:34 "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message news:hfomjn$t7f$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message > news:jkITm.49701$ky1.39245(a)newsfe14.iad... > <snipped> >> >> I get the feeling there are some Toyota designers who've never driven on >> a two-lane road covered in snow to the point where it's almost impossible >> to figure out where the edges are. Then, an 18-wheeler comes along in the >> other direction, and the driver is also pondering his mortality. >> >> Just what I want in that situation: A stupid light on the dash, telling >> me my tires are down a couple of pounds. >> > > While Toyota was an early implementer of the indirect tire pressure > monitoring system, all new passenger cars will eventually, if they have > not already, have a direct tire pressure monitoring system to comply with > the law passed around 2001. > -- > > Ray O > (correct punctuation to reply) This is another good reason to never let my 04 Tacoma die. Toyota forgot to add the TPMS defect to that model.
From: Ray O on 9 Dec 2009 14:35 "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message news:DcRTm.102345$gg6.72195(a)newsfe25.iad... > "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message > news:hfomjn$t7f$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message >> news:jkITm.49701$ky1.39245(a)newsfe14.iad... >> <snipped> >>> >>> I get the feeling there are some Toyota designers who've never driven on >>> a two-lane road covered in snow to the point where it's almost >>> impossible to figure out where the edges are. Then, an 18-wheeler comes >>> along in the other direction, and the driver is also pondering his >>> mortality. >>> >>> Just what I want in that situation: A stupid light on the dash, telling >>> me my tires are down a couple of pounds. >>> >> >> While Toyota was an early implementer of the indirect tire pressure >> monitoring system, all new passenger cars will eventually, if they have >> not already, have a direct tire pressure monitoring system to comply with >> the law passed around 2001. >> -- >> >> Ray O >> (correct punctuation to reply) > > > This is another good reason to never let my 04 Tacoma die. Toyota forgot > to add the TPMS defect to that model. > While the law was passed in 2001, automakers had several years to implement TPMS. Better take good care of that truck! -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 9 Dec 2009 15:00 "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message news:hfov9c$ha0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message > news:DcRTm.102345$gg6.72195(a)newsfe25.iad... >> "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote in message >> news:hfomjn$t7f$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> >>> "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message >>> news:jkITm.49701$ky1.39245(a)newsfe14.iad... >>> <snipped> >>>> >>>> I get the feeling there are some Toyota designers who've never driven >>>> on a two-lane road covered in snow to the point where it's almost >>>> impossible to figure out where the edges are. Then, an 18-wheeler comes >>>> along in the other direction, and the driver is also pondering his >>>> mortality. >>>> >>>> Just what I want in that situation: A stupid light on the dash, telling >>>> me my tires are down a couple of pounds. >>>> >>> >>> While Toyota was an early implementer of the indirect tire pressure >>> monitoring system, all new passenger cars will eventually, if they have >>> not already, have a direct tire pressure monitoring system to comply >>> with the law passed around 2001. >>> -- >>> >>> Ray O >>> (correct punctuation to reply) >> >> >> This is another good reason to never let my 04 Tacoma die. Toyota forgot >> to add the TPMS defect to that model. >> > > While the law was passed in 2001, automakers had several years to > implement TPMS. Better take good care of that truck! > -- > > Ray O Around here, there are days when it's 40 degrees at noon, and close to zero late at night. If the TPMS thing gets up in arms over a couple or three pounds of pressure, it'll be hard at work for days on end.
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