View Poll Results: Have you had to change your TPMS batteries yet?
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$1300 for TMPS battery change????
#31
So porsche expects you to renew the batteries within say two weeks as you cannot check your oil level ? no way to get the warning off the screen ?
Is this the same in the DFI engines ? 997.2
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#33
Nordschleife Master
Can you confirm that these sensors come with two different frequencies? I just mounted a new set of wheels that came with sensors that are only 1.5 years old and they won't talk to my car. I've been through the set-up drill ten times over and it's no use. It gets to the "learning" point and then it's over. My dealer says I got unlucky and got the wrong frequency for my car. Hard to believe knock off sensors from Tire Rack will be an easier transition than a set of 1.5 year old factory sensors that came off a .2 car just like mine.
#35
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
I ordered 4 replacement sensors from Tire Rack. Together with the Valve Kit and shipping, the total was ~$392. Installation at my local tire store was about $80.
I have a long relationship with the tire dealer, and watched from inside the shop as they put the Porsche up on manual jacks, and removed the wheels by hand etc. ymmv.
I have a long relationship with the tire dealer, and watched from inside the shop as they put the Porsche up on manual jacks, and removed the wheels by hand etc. ymmv.
#36
Race Director
All you need to do is figure out which one your car has, and you can buy the generic ones from tirerack, ebay or whatever.
#38
Drifting
$1300 is the parts ($400+) plus the labor to unmounted the tires, replace the sensors, remount the tires, and then likely balance the tires.
That does seem high though for the labor side. Consider a quality tire shop that does lots of Porsche work to have new sensors installed. It helps to keep track of when they are due to be swapped so you can put new ones in when you do the tire change near that time.
That does seem high though for the labor side. Consider a quality tire shop that does lots of Porsche work to have new sensors installed. It helps to keep track of when they are due to be swapped so you can put new ones in when you do the tire change near that time.
#40
Rennlist Member
#41
There are different frequencies, but they only differ from year to year over wide ranges (more like model to model). It's possible that the new sensors may need to be programmed to the car manually if they are not being picked up by the system almost immediately (would require the ID numbers on each sensor). Or you may have just gotten 1 or more bad sensors...
#42
Unless I'm missing something, you should be able to back out of the learning message when exiting the info screen as normal, at which point the warning "!" will stay lit.