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Tire Pressure Monitor

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by AzusaPrius, Jul 6, 2023.

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    If you are going to have an add on monitor, watch coolant temp. One could save a flat; the other could save an engine.
     
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    I like that, what’s available and how do they work?
     
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    I use a P10 which is available on ebay and amazon. It reads data in realtime via obd2 like the original $159 scangauge but has a better display and costs $35.

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    The $269 scangauge 3 might be worth looking at if you don't mind the price.
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    The P10 instructions are a bit condensed but that's what you get when you buy stuff for 25% of ten years ago. Which covers a lot of equipment.
     
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    I thought about scan gauge a long time ago, but decided I wouldn’t use it in the long run. But a cheap, easy to install temp monitor interests me, especially since my engine started stumbling
     
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    Might as well decide now; Hybridpit or sealer
     
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    Too far for hybrid pit, isn’t sealer useless?
     
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    Humor my son. Sealer is fine if you are a no good slimy scammer.

    Hybridpit will ship and may be the only quality mid price rebuilt engine option.
     
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    Still have to find an installer, at less than 30,000 miles, I’ll want to be sure it’s the head gasket, and not a clogged egr circuit
     
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    I thought you were gonna be Italian for maybe an hour….
     
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    I tried it, no luck :(
     
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    So sorry, when it was cold here I got some sort of cold start knock just so happened I needed the space to pickup a door drove on freeway knock never came back.

    Gonna start a thread for input?
     
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    i had success when my engine wouldn't shut down after warm up. something is definitely wrong in the system, but no trouble lights
     
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    Finished with the OEM look install.

    Pressure monitor is not powered up yet.

    Will update once install is complete. 20230711_175611.jpeg
     
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    @AzusaPrius you have 12V right next door to tap what voltage does it run on?
     
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    Yes I know but I did not really want to take the time to do that.

    I had just got home from a full day at work
    And it was 90+F outside, so I just installed the new panel and will be doing the full install this weekend.
     
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    I like that the driver side heat seat controls were yanked out for the tpms display.
     
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    The switch was not removed, I just moved the switch to the new location of the new panel.

    The one heater switch controls both driver and passenger sides with ON/OFF buttons.

    There is no HIGH/LOW switch for both seats on my car.
     
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    Install complete now, very easy to install.

    Comes with the power wire soldered onto a 15 amp fuse so just replace the cigarrete fuse with it and ground to obd bolt.

    Then power on the car and then install the valve caps for accurate PSI reading.

    I took a little longer to install the rear right tire valve and now it is 1 PSI off from the rest.

    I would say to remove the hub cap first then install the valve cap and then put the hub cap back last.

    Very happy with this upgrade.
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