[Shop-talk] TSP Sensors

[eric at megageek.com]

Most of the time, I'm doing it for a friend.  Since I have the tire mount 
and balancer, it's just the cost of the TPS (about $50 or less.)

I just want to be able to finish the job however. 8>0



From:   Ronnie Day <ronnie.day at gmail.com>
To:     Old Dirtbeard <dirtbeard at live.com>
Cc:     "eric at megageek.com" <eric at megageek.com>, 
"Shop-talk at autox.team.net" <Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Date:   01/30/2026 10:53
Subject:        Re: [Shop-talk] TSP Sensors



IMO, I ignore the damned things, at least as far as replacing them, unless 
one is leaking. I've been quoted around $120/each to replace them. That 
said, I'll offer good odds that pretty much everybody in this group keeps 
an eye on tire pressure. As a rule of thumb tire pressure varies around 2 
PSI with a 10 degree change in ambient temperature.

I have my tires balanced and rotated every 5K and that's worked out well. 
Getting ready to replace the tires on our 2015 Odyssey, which seems like 
it eats tires. Can't remember what I paid for the last set (Yokohama 
YK-CTX) at that time, nor do I remember the mileage on the van when I 
bought them, but I can find out. Discount has them for $202, plus the 
usual add-ons. Discount also has the Michelin Defender 2 with a 
considerably longer service life, for $211 through February, so I plan to 
buy those this time around.

On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 8:36 AM Old Dirtbeard <dirtbeard at live.com> wrote:
Same problems here, Moose. I have reduced/stopped tire rotations as a 
result. Not a good response, I know...

best,
doug

From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of 
eric at megageek.com <eric at megageek.com>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2026 5:51 AM
To: Shop-talk at autox.team.net <Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Shop-talk] TSP Sensors 
 
OK, it seems to be happening more and more these days.  I replace a tire 
pressure sensor (TPS) with a compatible one for the car. However, my TPS 
programmers don't seem to work on these after market sensors (they still 
can program all the OEM sensors.) 

I spent a bunch of time on support lines with the Schader sensors and they 
say that use an open standard, but every TPS programmer I asked them about 
'isn't supported."  (Note, I have 3 different ones.)  To make it worse, 
they can't tell me which ones WILL work, I just have to ask them and they 
can answer yes or no. 

Now, the programmers I have are cheap amazon ones, so it could be they 
aren't up to date. 

So, what is a GOOD comprehensive TPS programmer I can buy that should do 
most sensors? 

Thanks in advance. 

Moose 
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