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Consolidated TPMS Feedback, Insights and Experience
Jaguar and TPMS sensors. Research consolidation and insights.
First and foremost, I finally after 5 years of ownership on Pirelli P-Zero tires, swapped to Michelin Pilot Sport 4s. I will leave well enough alone there, but a welcome addition. In the process of getting ready for new tires, as the car is approaching 8 years, I figured it was a good time to replace the OEM TPMS sensors in the process. The biggest challenge I saw was that I did not want to pay almost $500 for OEM sensors, when others could be obtained at a tenth of the price.
There is a wide range of forum posts, questions and suggestions on what to purchase and where. From tirerack.com “DILL” branded sensors (same one Discount Tire sells) ~$62 each, using 3rd party OEM Continental/VDO equivalents ~$45 each, some other 3rd party sensors out there ~$50 a set of 4 and or of course OEM ~$500.
For those with earlier model year, mid-2015 and earlier, they used a 315mhz sensor and eventually moved to a 433mhz version. The VIN range is “typically” 315Mhz till F-Type VIN K15272, and F-Type onwards from VIN K15272 would be 433Mhz. There are 4 different 433mhz sensors that could potentially be in your car.
To know which sensor you have, you can sometimes look at the sensors black plastic casing, but if the tires are mounted, that makes it hard. There is also a VDO application guide, which is the company that makes these OEM sensor. Here's the link, that might help. https://www.vdo.com/media/182593/201...ation-list.pdf
The absolute best thing you can do, ahead of time is using a scan tool, like an Autel TPMS scanner, you would be able to see exactly which model TPMS sensor is installed and more importantly which variant. You'll see either a FW93…1A159…AB for Low pressure (C2Z31510, C2D21599, C2C41655) and GX63…1A159...AA for high pressure (C2D47173). These part numbers are for the 433Mhz dilemma...
Also if you want to refer to an VDO application guide, which is the company that makes these OEM sensor. Here's the link:
After much research and scanner, I determined that I had the GX63 variant of the sensor, with a very specific identification sensor number. In my case, S180052076 (3 ended with an A, 1 with a B) all the same.
So I went onto Amazon and located the following item with the exact same ID numbers:
I had the new tires, mounted and balanced and the new sensors installed. Now the fun began. Driving back from the shop, I had the normal, TPMS sensor light on and eventually the entire system had a melt down and threw the dreaded tire pressure fault, X’s on the tire pressure views and was not reading the new sensors. Probably did not help that I took home with me the old sensors and the entire system was trying to figure out what sensor was what.
Once home, I removed the OEM sensors from field of view of the car, checked that the new sensors were active and working (via my Autel TPMS tool) and rather then going through JLR’s painful process of relearning, did a forced trigger of each of the new sensors, to obtain their ID’s and then load via ODB relearn process.
The result, a $50 set of TPMS sensors that work just as good as OEM and this amazing consolidation of information to share with all of you. I am including pictures of a chart I found below, source for some of this information shared, pictures of the old sensor and link to the new ones. Hope this helps someone, along the way. Oh a picture of those beautiful new PS4S’s.
From 2015 R vin k18454, 315mhz(not marked) From 2015 R vin k14954, 315mhz, a completely different design but worked with the above Aftermarket part from China, haven’t installed them but should be good, looks exactly the same as the pic 1
Consolidated TPMS Feedback, Insights and Experience
