In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 13 Jan 2024 21:52:04 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<
hami...@invalid.com> wrote:
>On 2024-01-13, Ralph Mowery <
rmow...@charter.net> wrote:
>> In article <unuq93$2lut$
1...@dont-email.me>,
conf...@nospam.net says...
>>>
>>>
https://dashboardwarninglights.com/toyota-rav4/
>>> Toyota Rav4 Tire Air Pressure Fault
>>> This means your tire pressure is either too low, or the sensor has faulted.
>>> This requires calling or visiting your dealership as soon as possible.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I have a
>> Toyota that the tire pressure warning light has been on for over 5
>> years.
>
>Same here. When I take it in for service, they reset it. A short
>while later, it's on again.
>
>I also have the "check engine" light on. The Wisdom of the Internet
>thinks it's benign, that I've simply had a little backfire.
I bought a car with the check engine light. I think that's why it was
so cheap, 3000 or 4000, probably 4000, but I was afraid to discuss it
with the seller.
It took me 3.5 years to fix it. But during that time I checked the
mileage and it was up to spec.
It was lean mixture. I did all the tests and replaced the simple parts
and was going to start replacing 1 or 2 02 sensors when I leaned on the
big (4") hose from the air clearner to the ... I forget the name, and
the hose came off. Nothing I could do would put it back on, becuase it
had been on crooked for so long, but after I bought a new one, I could
turn off the CEL.
>
>> I just check the tires every so often like I did for about 40
>> years before the warning light. I am not going to pay about $ 75 per
>> tire as the battery in each of tire monitors fail. The truck will pass
There's a battery? I thought it used the tire rotation speeds and the
sensors were powered by the electrical system.
My car is 18 years old. I've had it for 5, never replaced a battery,
and the tire pressure thing works.