I am trading my wheels and tires to a guy for his set of wheels and tires. Are my TPMS sensors trained to my truck only (and his sensors to his truck), or when we switch the wheels, will his sensors work with my truck and vice versa?

 

The wheels are coming off of an 08 super duty.

 

I bought a set of new take-offs from a '16 to put on my '12. The TPMS did not work until I had them programmed.

 

They will need to be reprogrammed. Generally any competent tire shop should have the tools needed to make work. It would be a fraction of the cost of the dealer. You can also buy the Ford TPMS tool and do it yourself. The other option would to pay the dealer to program it. However they may charge a higher price for the work. However the tmps sensors I. The wheel will need a reset and relearn. No biggie. When I swapped wheels it took a day or so before the truck got annoyed with the new sensors. My local Ford dealer performed the service free of charge since I bought the truck from them. So ymmv.

 

I just did some extensive research and cross referencing of part numbers. The sensors installed in these trucks were all the same from 08-16 then changed in 17. If that is true, then as long as the sensors in these wheels are functional, then I should be able to have my local tire shop reprogram them.

 

Any tire shop will do it and its doable with forscan also.

 

I bought a set of new OEM take-offs a while back for my11. I swapped out the OEM 17s for 2014 OEM 18s. Had the seller( a wheel business which does a lot of take-off sales online) add FoMoCo OEM sensor and a rebalance in with the package. Shipped FedEx from the left to the right coast. I stuck the tires on and did nothing else. All worked without a hassle, no reprogramming required. I guess even a blind squirrel gets a nut....not a common occurrence for me.

 

At worst you have to have them re-programed. Tire store should be able to do that.

 

I have a 2009 F-250 that had factory steel wheels on it. I bought a set of factory alloy wheels from a 2010 SD. I had the Ford dealer switch tires for me.
My old set of wheels had the TPMS that were attached to a band that ran around the middle of the wheel. The new wheels had the sensors that were part of the valve stem.
The dealer said they could try to get the truck to read the new sensors but weren't sure if it would work. It only worked for a day or two. I tried to use the little sensor tool that came with the truck, but I think the batteries are dying in it. What are my options short of pulling the tires and installing new sensors?
By the way, the dealer told me to put a piece of tape over the low tire pressure light if it came back on.
I'm not sure if he was kidding or not.

 

I hate these moron sensors. My truck has one (or more) that need a new battery. Not worth the time IMO but I guess when I get new tires I can deal with it.

 

08-2010 trucks had the band style sensors and 11-2016(maybe 17+also) have the style sensor that are part of the valve stem. The band style sensors will not work with a 2011+ truck and vice-versa. The tpms system will not program if your don't have the correct style sensors for your year truck.

 

Haven't taken it to the tire shop, but if what you say is true, then the old electrical tape over the light is going to happen. Does anyone know if you can disable the TPMS through ForScan?