robertrios

iTrader: (11)

So a buddy of mine has a Scion and took his stocks off...he had his tire pressure sensors sitting around and I needed one so he let me have one. I went home and checked the model/part # with my sc430 sensor (i had the stem on one break so I have been running with only 3) I was excited because it was the same part # and Pacific was the manufact. of both. They looked a little bit different but I attributed this to the fact that his sensor was off an 08-09 Scion and my sensors are from an 04 SC430.

Since Lexus charges the same price to program one sensor as 4 I took it to my local Toyota dealership and they assured me it would take about 10 min and it would only be 50 bucks. So I brought it in, the master tech comes out and says they cant do it he said the cars computer is picking up 3 sensors (my 3 original) and his toyota external sensor is reading the 1 toyota sensor so its not dead. However he can not program that toyota sensor into the Lexus computer??? They didnt charge me or anything just told me to buy a Lexus sensor and then they would be able to.

I dont think they are screwing me but is it possible they are using two different radio signals for lexus and toyota just to make it harder for a consumer to use these parts interchanbly??

VVTiBob

there are four specific frequencies ...identified by one of four different colors on the sensor. Do you know which one you're missing?

An alternative might be in this thread, more specifically comment #12, not the canister. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...-canister.html