Wheel and tire question
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Wheel and tire question
If I replace my wheels and tires with a set off of an 08 F150, I have an o7, will the low tire pressure sensors work ok or do I have to do something to make them work? Thank you, Guy
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I think they started it in 2007. When you start your truck see if a tire symbol appears on the left side of your dash.
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Unless your truck has the heavy duty payload package or it was built for sale outside the US, then you've got the TPMS. Training sensors is not a big deal, most of your local tire stores can do it and they'll probably save you a few bucks over a visit to the stealership.
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You may be able to reset it yourself. My 08 came with a little chip to reset the TPMS for a different pressure. It was in with the factory manual. Somewhere in the manual it tells how to use it to reset and it also mentions that if you did not get one to tell the dealer and they will get one for you from Ford. That's with the 08, I don't know about the 07 but I would think that it would be the same deal. (There is a thread on this earlier in 08.)
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Does ford use actuall pressure sensors for each wheel for the TPMS or do they use the ABS wheel speed sensors? Most TPMS's use the ABS wheel speed sensor. The way they work is the TPMS compares the tire RPM to the vehicle speed when you initially set up the system then the TPMS continously monitors the tire RPM vs vehicle speed, if one of the tires loses enough air the diameter of the tire decreases causing the tire to spin faster setting off the tire pressure warning.
If the procedure in the owners manual to reset the TPMS tells you that you have to drive the vehicle for a little bit before the TPMS will function properly then it uses the ABS sensors, and all you will have to do when changing the tire size is to reset the TPMS according to the owners manual.
If the procedure in the owners manual to reset the TPMS tells you that you have to drive the vehicle for a little bit before the TPMS will function properly then it uses the ABS sensors, and all you will have to do when changing the tire size is to reset the TPMS according to the owners manual.
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OK disregard last post. Did some research and come to find out all vehicles made from 2008 and up are required to have a TPMS installed. I guess the government has decided to make it mandatory that the car manufactures help protect the lazy drivers that never check the tire pressure until they get a flat.
Anyway I digress. The sensors Ford uses are attached to the wheel with a hose clamp, so all you would have to do is remove the sensor from the old wheels and attach them to the new wheels then reset the TPMS.
Here is a link about it.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System - 4Wheel & Off-Road Magazine
Anyway I digress. The sensors Ford uses are attached to the wheel with a hose clamp, so all you would have to do is remove the sensor from the old wheels and attach them to the new wheels then reset the TPMS.
Here is a link about it.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System - 4Wheel & Off-Road Magazine