Autel MX tpms sensor

 

this is the new tpms valve that can be programmed by the autel unit i purchased this cost me £25.00p from amazon, it is dual frequency and is all programmed by the diagnostic unit 

more to come as I try to program this when I try it 

Autel ts501 tpms tool

 Some point at the end of last year my car tpms light started to blink at me, this was new and i had no idea why it was blinking, I checked the tyres and it was still flashing.

Usually if I get low pressure the light stays illuminated, so good old google told me the car had lost signal to one of the sensors in the car, which one?? Over time, I got to suspect the rear left was faulty. it needed testing. 

To replace a tpms valve the cost was anything from 100 pounds up, some would only install the maker only part and the sensor alone was a very silly price, so I started to google my issue to see if I could repair it cheaper, the short answer was I couldn't do it cheaper as replace one but in total both cars I have 9 sensors that would cost at least £900 as they fail

I looked into the issue and I found a company that provides many types of diagnostic tools, including tpms diagnostics, I purchased the autel ts501, it can read the sensor information amongst other things, there are 5 hand held units in the ts range and all do different things