I am the original owner of a 2010 Camaro and I am selling it on Craigslist. The only item that needs repair before I sell the car is that one of the sensors on the Tire Pressure Monitoring System has failed. The set of TPMS sensors on the car are aftermarket sensors that are less than two years old, so I am only interested in replacing the one bad sensor and leaving the other three sensors alone. My question, will a new sensor sourced from a different manufacturer than the other three sensors work on my TPMS system?
I gambled on replacing the sensor, like Scotty said, and luckily for me it worked. Thanks Scotty! 😆
Thanks for your feedback.
If your receiver is OEM, then the new sensor has to be OEM compatible. Ask the manufacturer.
as long as the receiver is still OEM, then all the sensors must be OEM compatible (the same system).
I'm definitely no TPMS expert, but I'm sure a tire shop would be able to give you an informed answer.
Personally I would just buy it someplace that I could easily return it if it didn't work.
OK thanks Joe. It's not the cost of the sensor that is worrying me. It's the trouble required to replace all four sensors when I might be able to get away with just replacing one of them.
right so buy one, open the package, activate the sensor (you don't have to install it), and see if it shows up on your dash. If not then take it back and get another one.
I've done this once with my Cadillac, I just figured out which sensor, bought it on ebay and had the shop install it on the tire. Then I had to do a relearn procedure and worked like a charm. For your car it looks like you can use Dill Redi Sensor: 7001HP-R, 7006HPR, or 7007HP. A relearn procedure is required after installation.
I haven't dismounted the tire yet so I do not know the name of the manufacturer to contact. The old sensors, including the unit that failed, are OEM compatible but not OEM. I plan to buy a new single OEM compatible replacement sensor before starting the job and it is unlikely to be made by the same manufacturer. Is it possible to mix the new OEM compatible sensor with the old OEM compatible sensors made by a different manufacturer? I assume that all OEM compatible sensors have a specification for the sensor system input and output signals and that makes them OK to mix and match, but I would like to hear confirmation from an expert who might have already tried.
Hey - that works. Thanks again!