2024 PRIUS XLE AWD TPMS SENSOR QUESTION

Good luck!
My motto is "Nothing's Easy".

 

Well, it was a long shot, @longshot.

 

@longshot :
If nothing else, others will learn from your experience.

 

According to the FCC IDs, they are all 314.98 MHz.

Interestingly, Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd. also manufactures them in the US (the part numbers with letters in them).

Genuine OEM Toyota 42607-33050 TPMS Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sensor | eBay
Genuine OEM Toyota TPMS sensor 42607-0E090 Fits Camry, Corolla, Grand Highlander | eBay
FCC ID PAXPMVC015
FCC ID PAXPMVG001

 

Crap. Nothing's easy.

 

Getting the correct original part fitted at a Toyota dealer would be easy.

Touring the cheapest possible clones could save you money, but it's going to cost you effort.

I don't actually recall any success stories here of Toyota compatible TPMSs being auto-detected - do they always clone the old style?

And at least the first listing in question was honest and did say that they'd need OBD programming - unlike their listings for some other brands they said would be auto-detected. Did your new listing claim auto-detection?

At this point, it would make sense to start trawling through the cheap knock-off Amazon OBD tyre programming tools - you've got more chance of finding one of those that works than finding auto-detectable TPMS clones.

 

Beware of imitation TPMS transmitters (says Pacific) | PriusChat

 

Any news?

 

My local trusted tire shop said 2023,2024 and probably 2025 they can clone but not 2026 so YMMV..

Also the aftermarket TPMS sensors sold at the tire shop weren't much cheaper than OEM. I paid CAD$80/USD$58 a piece not cheap by any means but OEM quality and don't have to worry about compatibility issues.

 

There is only a single OEM, which is Pacific Industries Co., Ltd. All the rest are cheap Chinese knockoffs with inferior quality.

Beware of imitation TPMS transmitters (says Pacific) | PriusChat

 

I didn't check the make but I bought my sensors at the dealership. They programmed them and are working flawlessly.

 

I’d speculate that the sensors need that first initialisation with relatively specialized equipment and software, but if for example you’re running two sets of wheels, say with all-seasons and snow tires, when a subsequent swap is done the car will detect the sensor change and take it in stride, maybe after a drive or two?

 

If it shows a Toyota part no., they are made by Pacific Industries Co., Ltd.

 

Got "Toyota" spark plugs for ours, the box has Toyota part no, the Toyota wallpaper, but the plug inside was pure-Denso identified. (The Toyota plugs were cheaper than Denso from a local store I usually get plugs from, bit of a surprise.)

 

As long as they are made in Japan, Toyota-packaged-and-sold Denso plugs are the same as those packaged and sold by Denso, but if they are made in USA, they are clearly of inferior quality by visual inspection, and I would buy them directly from Denso instead in that case. I saw that when I bought spark plugs for my 1985 Toyota Corolla LE.

 

The only way to get genuine Toyota parts is from a Toyota dealer or from a trusted vendor like a national autoparts chain like O'Reilly, NAPA or Auto Zone.

There are vendors on eBay or Amazon that sell counterfeit parts in boxes that mimic genuine Toyota boxes.

All Toyota oil filters are "Made in Thailand." Counterfeit Toyota oil filters will be marked "Made in Japan."

 

Yes, there are counterfeit products out there, but what you said is not completely correct.

Toyota OEM oil filters are made in Japan, Thailand, China, and probably also other countries. There are genuine made-in-Japan Toyota oil filters out there, including the factory-installed one on every Prius. The made-in-Japan part numbers have no letters in them.

On that cabin air filter, it had letters in the part number but said Made in Japan. Therefore, it is very likely counterfeit. There are at least about four different genuine cabin air filter versions for the Prius, separated by price according to country of origin and/or containing activated charcoal or not. Made-in-Japan ones should not have letters in their part numbers.

Non-Japan-made or US-made or US-packaged Toyota parts usually have letters in the part numbers.

You can buy genuine Denso spark plugs and other genuine Denso parts from authorized Denso dealers or distributors.

 

My understanding is that the dealer programmed the second set of sensors to the second TPMS memory on the car so every time I swap wheels I'll need to flip the TPMS from one to the other.

 

Thanks for the update. I don't know everything.

I just buy from trusted sources.

Third vendors on eBay or Amazon. NO!

I've been burned before.