Prius Tire Valve Cap

I can’t think of anything other than the engine air filter, (deodorant-type) cabin air filter, wiper inserts, and tire valve caps to get. Any suggestions? I no longer do DIY oil changes.

 

Thanks, I hardly use my friction brakes.

 

@Hammersmith, I ordered from Premier Toyota you suggested.

Genuine Toyota Parts and Accessories: Official Online Store of Premier Toyota

Threw in the engine air filter, Japan-made charcoal (deodorant-type) cabin air filter, and left and right wiper inserts.

The shopping cart was about $3 short to qualify for free shipping. So, I threw in a Pacific PVC25-type TPMS tire valve cap (part no. 90942-05039, smaller cap with a rubber bushing and more threads) and a Pacific CL-type non-TPMS tire valve cap (part no. 90942-05035, larger cap with a rubber bushing and fewer threads, not that either cap wouldn’t work on TPMS or lack of it). That qualified for free shipping, and the whole order came out to be $57.33.

 

Here are the pictures of the OEM Toyota tire valve caps made in Japan by Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd.

The larger standard one on the left is for non-TMPS valves, such as OEM Toyota spare tires. It is of CL type and has part number 90942-05035 (Japan-packaged in bags of ten). It has fewer threads, is larger in size, and has a large rubber bushing as the top inner component. It is more expensive than the newer, smaller one on the right because it is larger, made with more material.

The smaller, newer, nonstandard (not listed in worldwide tire valve standards) tire valve cap on the right has now become a de facto standard tire valve cap for all TPMS valves and is copied by other companies. It is of PVC25 type. It is smaller, has more threads, and its rubber bushing is below an inner protruding cylinder with a lip. The part number is 90942-05039 (Japan packaged in bags of ten) or 90942-A5002 (US packaged in bags of ten), both Japan-made.

Some mentioned in this thread that they have trouble putting on the new small nonstandard PVC25 type on the right made for TPMS tire valves and prefer the standard large CL type on the left that comes with regular tire valves. They should both work for any kind of tire valve. The newer, smaller one on the right is probably for better aesthetics than anything else.

 

If you want to go with OEM, high-quality tire valve caps and prefer larger, standard ones, order 90942-05035, or if you prefer the newer, smaller tire valve caps that come as de facto standard with TPMS sensors, order 90942-05039 (or equivalently 90942-A5002, which is the same part).

If you go aftermarket, get a plastic tire valve cap with a rubber bushing inside, known as the VC3 type in the US, CL type in Japan, V9.04.3 type in Europe, and I02 type internationally.

See the cross-reference on page 23 in the PDF product guide found on this webpage:

Products | Valve products | Technologies & products | Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd.

 

Here are the tire valve caps in the Xtra Seal PDF catalog, the largest aftermarket tire products company. For metal tire valve caps, it says do not use with TPMS valves. Only plastic caps or chromed plastic caps are allowed to be used with TPMS valves. The ones with the rubber bushing are TRA (The Tire and Rim Association (US)) type VC3 according to Pacific, but Xtra Seal lists all as VC8, which doesn’t have a rubber bushing according to Pacific.

This is their TPMS sensor PDF catalog.

 

It looks like those don’t have a rubber bushing/seal inside though.

Slime recommends these ugly long ones for TPMS valves, which come with a rubber bushing/seal inside.

TPMS tire valve caps | Slime—Slime Products

If I go aftermarket, I would go with the Xtra Seal caps with a rubber bushing inside or get some Chinese ones with a rubber bushing inside from Amazon.

In any case, do not use any metal ones with TPMS valves.