I have just purchased my sixth Jaguar: a beautiful Italian racing red 2014 base F type. What a car! But I now have a problem.

With the snow and ice here in the northeast (US) I decided to put the regular tires away for the winter and purchased a set of snow tires, with aftermarket tire pressure monitors. You guessed it - the car does not recognize the monitors and the dashboard has the yellow warning light shouting out at me.

Does anyone on the forum know how to solve this problem? My mechanic is stumped and the manual appears to be silent on this issue. The local Jag dealership is distraught that I purchased the aftermarket sensors, as you would expect, and will not service the car without genuine Jag sensors.

This must be a common problem for those of us who have decided to switch out tires during the winter. Your help is much appreciated.

Alan

 

When I was researching this issue, I found that the OEM JLR TPMS sensors are quite a bit more expensive than widely-available, Ford TPMS sensors, which are claimed to be compatible with the F-Type. My dealer service manager told me that they had seen a number of cases where the Ford sensors did not work.

To make matters more complex, sometime between '14 and '15 MYs, Jaguar apparently used different sensors, so when I bought my 20" Gyrodyne wheel/tire package, the vendor told me about the sensor compatibility issue and wanted my VIN to ascertain which sensors were compatible with my car.

To make a long story short, if the TPMS sensors are compatible, there is nothing you should have to do. When I bolted the new wheels on, the car instantly detected the new sensors.

 

Confirming Foosh's response, the replacement sensors need to be ordered based on the F-Type VIN. Different frequencies based on build date. The OEM sensors go for just over $100 each at the dealer, but your local tire shop should be able to source a compatible sensor for about $50 each. I'm in the process of getting my new tire/wheel set assembled but have to wait until the end of May to get my VIN. Obviously, any recent VIN should be enough to complete the project, but my tire guy wants to be certain. Still waiting on the backordered pilot super sports anyway.

 

The issue is that they changed the frequency. Get the wrong frequency, and they won't communicate with anything.

 

Does anyone know the VIN cutoff, and what the sensors changed from and too?

 

Not sure if the VIN cut off, but I think they went from 315 mHz to 433 mHz

 

Good point. As you say--315 mHz and 433 mHz. I believe those are the only acceptable frequencies for today's TPMS systems, at least for now. Jaguar appears to use both frequencies, so the VIN is essential.

I've never seen a TPMS issue with fitment unless the installer screwed up the install. e.g., applying too much torque to the sensor fasteners. Almost always an issue of using the wrong frequency. Since the physical dimensions of the TPMS sensors for both 315 and 433 are very similar, I suspect that an aftermarket sensor would do the trick if you had the right frequency. I used "HUF-Beru" sensors in a BMW with no issues--just had to get the right frequency (433 in my case). Again, that means knowing the correct frequency.

Here's a forum thread from last year on a XJ TPMS problem: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...system-117414/ My takeaway here was the reminder on using plastic stem caps, not metal ones. Metal caps have been reported to mess with sensor transmission.