Tire Rotation - Toyota Yaris Forums

captainm27 · 11-02-2008, 02:21 PM

I have a question about rotating tires. Is that something that the dealer has to do, because of the tire pressure sensor? Or can anyone do it? Is the sensor built-in to the tire?

nemelek · 11-02-2008, 03:27 PM

Any one can do it.

Reddog99 · 11-02-2008, 11:21 PM

Instructions are in the owners manual.

b_hickman11 · 11-02-2008, 11:31 PM

You dont have to do anything different from a car without the sensors.

YarisSedan · 11-02-2008, 11:56 PM

Our tires have 160 treadwear. Most decent tires are atleast 400 treadwear.

What does that tell you. Your tires will wear out within a year or two no matter how many times you rotate them. Just save the 20 bucks or wahtever you spend on tire rotations every few months and use that to buy some good times when the time comes.

b_hickman11 · 11-03-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Our tires have 160 treadwear. Most decent tires are atleast 400 treadwear.

What does that tell you. Your tires will wear out within a year or two no matter how many times you rotate them. Just save the 20 bucks or wahtever you spend on tire rotations every few months and use that to buy some good times when the time comes.

Or you could save $20 and do it yourself....takes about 10 minutes.

TheRealEnth · 11-03-2008, 10:39 AM

Or get better tires and rotate THOSE yourself

*MAD DOG* · 11-03-2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by b_hickman11

Or you could save $20 and do it yourself....takes about 10 minutes.

Yeah, if you have a F1 pit crew with you (yes, sarcasm). If you don't have a hydrolic jack and or an air wrench it would take you way more than 10 mins to rotate an entire set of wheels by yourself.

b_hickman11 · 11-03-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

Yeah, if you have a F1 pit crew with you (yes, sarcasm). If you don't have a hydrolic jack and or an air wrench it would take you way more than 10 mins to rotate an entire set of wheels by yourself.

I did mine last weekend in 10 mintutes using a 2-ton floor jack, 2 jack stands and a 4-way tire wrench....guess you just need some practice

captainm27 · 11-03-2008, 01:36 PM

Oh ok, I was just curious, how does the car detected the tire pressure? When you put the tire in, does it connect to some kind of sensor?

rningonfumes · 11-03-2008, 01:53 PM

Don't know the exact methods they use, but the way the system figures out if something is wrong is it compares all the tires to each other. If one is off by more than I would guess 5 psi, it'll light up. This particular system can't tell you if say, your right front is low.

No connection at all. All of it is in the valve stem.

...I rotate every 10k...or 2 oil changes.

Qmobile · 11-03-2008, 10:01 PM

The sensors are at the end of your valve steam, found that out the hard way

b_hickman11 · 11-03-2008, 11:00 PM

The sensors are wireless and they run off of an internal battery. They can tell you if one tire is low, but the Yaris is not advanced enough to show you which tire it is. If one or more tires are low, you will see a " ! " on the dash. More expensive cars will tell you which tire it is or you can look at the psi of each individual tire at anytime. They are located on the inside of the tire, mounted on the rim. They will not detect a sudden decrease in psi such as if you ran over a nail or had a tire going down fast.

Benggolf2 · 11-04-2008, 01:01 PM

I've got 205/40R-17 Bridgestone Potenza G 019 Grid XL on the Yaris. They have a Uniform Tire Quality Grade (UTQG) rating of 460AA.

To read more about UTQG, click on the link below.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=48

Try not to compromise on tires as they are the only thing between your car and the road!

11-02-2008, 02:21 PM	#1
captainm27 Drives: 2008 Sedan A/T Silver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 202	Tire Rotation I have a question about rotating tires. Is that something that the dealer has to do, because of the tire pressure sensor? Or can anyone do it? Is the sensor built-in to the tire?

11-02-2008, 03:27 PM	#2
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	Any one can do it. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

11-02-2008, 11:56 PM	#5
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Our tires have 160 treadwear. Most decent tires are atleast 400 treadwear. What does that tell you. Your tires will wear out within a year or two no matter how many times you rotate them. Just save the 20 bucks or wahtever you spend on tire rotations every few months and use that to buy some good times when the time comes. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3210549

11-03-2008, 10:39 AM	#7
TheRealEnth Beast View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Blz Blu LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,365	Or get better tires and rotate THOSE yourself __________________ One you've taken a yaris for a spin, there's no turning back. Its a Chao!!!

11-03-2008, 10:01 PM	#12
Qmobile that's right I went there View User's Garage Drives: '08 Blazin' Blue,'10 Dark Red Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hoytville, ohio Posts: 800	The sensors are at the end of your valve steam, found that out the hard way __________________ Mods: 15" SSC rims, TRD Exhaust, TRD Sway bar, TRD oil filler, TRD rad. cap, TYC tails, Debadged, Painted engine cover, Stock spoiler, Stock mud gaurds, OBX pedals. suggestions always welcome

11-02-2008, 11:21 PM	#3
Reddog99 Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SoCal (Jamul) Posts: 97	Instructions are in the owners manual.

11-02-2008, 11:31 PM	#4
b_hickman11 Drives: 08 Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 899	You dont have to do anything different from a car without the sensors.

11-03-2008, 01:36 PM	#10
captainm27 Drives: 2008 Sedan A/T Silver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 202	Oh ok, I was just curious, how does the car detected the tire pressure? When you put the tire in, does it connect to some kind of sensor?

11-03-2008, 01:53 PM	#11
rningonfumes Drives: Yaris Sedan 5MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 865	Don't know the exact methods they use, but the way the system figures out if something is wrong is it compares all the tires to each other. If one is off by more than I would guess 5 psi, it'll light up. This particular system can't tell you if say, your right front is low. No connection at all. All of it is in the valve stem. ...I rotate every 10k...or 2 oil changes.

11-03-2008, 11:00 PM	#13
b_hickman11 Drives: 08 Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 899	The sensors are wireless and they run off of an internal battery. They can tell you if one tire is low, but the Yaris is not advanced enough to show you which tire it is. If one or more tires are low, you will see a " ! " on the dash. More expensive cars will tell you which tire it is or you can look at the psi of each individual tire at anytime. They are located on the inside of the tire, mounted on the rim. They will not detect a sudden decrease in psi such as if you ran over a nail or had a tire going down fast.

11-04-2008, 01:01 PM	#14
Benggolf2 View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris RS 4-Door LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond, B.C., Canada Posts: 504	I've got 205/40R-17 Bridgestone Potenza G 019 Grid XL on the Yaris. They have a Uniform Tire Quality Grade (UTQG) rating of 460AA. To read more about UTQG, click on the link below. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=48 Try not to compromise on tires as they are the only thing between your car and the road! __________________ Benggolf2

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