vlad_b Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I'm sure it's possible. If you know what wire. That's the problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimalistic Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Ok when the light is on solid the pressure is too low, and when its blinking the pressure is too high? Is that right? I went in for an oil change today and as a "courtesy" they checked the pressure in my tires, now the light is on solid. I've only seen the light blink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGT Dave Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 No, there is no warning for high pressures. If the light is on solid, then it's getting a low pressure signal from one or more of the sensors. If the light blinks, then there is some kind of malfunction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimalistic Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Strange, I always thought it was because the pressure was too high. Sometimes at freeway speeds it would come on and blink. I assumed that was the tires got hot on the pavement and the pressure in the tire increased. It blinks randomly, mostly on hot days or extended freeway trips (1hr +). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGT Dave Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Nope, according to the vacation pix, a blinking light indicates a system malfunction. The four possible causes listed are: air pressure sensor malfunction, air pressure sensor is out of battery, tire pressure monitoring control module is faulty, or defective vehicle harness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimbonies Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 someone posted about this subject before. I took their advice and put the pressure at 36 lbs. the light hasn't come on since. Regarding the flashing TPMS light, you are correct - there is a malfunction within the TPMS system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdued Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 So, my effort at using factory TPMS sensors in the BBS rims failed due to the RK's not having a proper notch for them to slide in. Does anyone have any feedback from dealers if they can disable TPMS in the ECU. I figure it must be a software toggle if the cars bound for Canada don't have TPMS installed. *Edit* This is how it's disabled for VW's. I'm assuming something similar might/must be possible for Subaru: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3160250 Has anyone had any luck with a similar or other fix (read "no tape"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Nope, according to the vacation pix, a blinking light indicates a system malfunction. The four possible causes listed are: air pressure sensor malfunction, air pressure sensor is out of battery, tire pressure monitoring control module is faulty, or defective vehicle harness. Man, never even thought of that. Having to unmount/mount a tire to change the stinkin' TPMS sensor battery. Yeah, its getting disabled in the Tacoma as soon as that happens. What a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGT Dave Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Man, never even thought of that. Having to unmount/mount a tire to change the stinkin' TPMS sensor battery. Yeah, its getting disabled in the Tacoma as soon as that happens. What a pain. The batteries are supposedly good for 10 years or 100,000 miles. I'm not sure if that's absolutely true or not. They're also not replaceable so if the battery dies then you have to buy a whole new sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XVR_legacy Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Pull the fuse from the fuse box. That worked for a friend of mine with an 08. I am ordering my wheels today and thats what im doing. He says he does not have a blinking light or anything -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The batteries are supposedly good for 10 years or 100,000 miles. I'm not sure if that's absolutely true or not. They're also not replaceable so if the battery dies then you have to buy a whole new sensor. I don't buy that. Life inside a tire is not pleasant;) I can't imagine it being anything other than your typical button cell or small lithium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad_b Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Pull the fuse from the fuse box. That worked for a friend of mine with an 08. I am ordering my wheels today and thats what im doing. He says he does not have a blinking light or anything -Brian Which fuse??? I'm driving with blinking light for half a year now, and I don't even notice it anymore, but if I can get rid of it - that would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad_b Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I don't buy that. Life inside a tire is not pleasant;) I can't imagine it being anything other than your typical button cell or small lithium. You'd think so, wouldn't you? But than all that Subaru TPMS solution looks like it was specifically designed to cost us big $, and create inconvinences. The good solution would be to allow people 1)train new sensors themselvs 2)Be able to show what wheel is leaking 3)be able to switch it off. But obviously all that never came to mind of Subaru guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew888 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 My car is in for service and I brought up a bunch of questions regarding the TPMS sensors. I'll let ya know what they say. I'm ok with having them, what bugs me the most is that if you up the pressure 3-4psi then it goes off also. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1586"VbGallery/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4LGT22 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 which fuse is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naimouasta Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 which fuse is it? +1 i would like to know also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGT Dave Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I don't buy that. Life inside a tire is not pleasant;) I can't imagine it being anything other than your typical button cell or small lithium. I'm not sure I buy that either, but I think the sensors are off most of the time. They only turn on once the car is moving over 25mph and after that I think they just turn on to transmit the tire pressure every few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someday Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 To defeat the light couldn't you just put all four stock sensors inside the spare tire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGT Dave Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 To defeat the light couldn't you just put all four stock sensors inside the spare tire? No, the sensors are normally "asleep" most of the time. They wake up when the car is in motion (I think above 25mph). The system needs a signal from the sensors when they are awake in order to be happy enough not to turn the light on the dash on. If you just put them in the spare they'd never wake up to send any signals to the receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad_b Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 After driving with the light for half a year - I don't really notice it anymore. I always wanted to put black sticker on top of it, but now I don't really care. It only blinks once a minute or so, and I'm so used to it - it doesn't bother me anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzo Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 No, the sensors are normally "asleep" most of the time. They wake up when the car is in motion (I think above 25mph). The system needs a signal from the sensors when they are awake in order to be happy enough not to turn the light on the dash on. If you just put them in the spare they'd never wake up to send any signals to the receiver. Really? I took my winters off a few weeks ago but had them in the trunk/back seat for a few days. The TPMS light didn't complain until after the winters were removed from the car and stored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrx2blackGT Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 has pulling a fuse actually worked for anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soopah Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 ^^ bump for answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandman Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Well, it definitely turns on and blinks. Drove down to Providence and after about 10 min on the highway, off it went. Not too terribly annoying, but I still want it off.Take a 1" square piece of black electrical tape. Drive until light goes on. Pull over, place tape over light, drive on. I did this two years ago..... Who Dares Wins スバル Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpgspecb Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Legacys in canada have TPMS, mine does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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