OEM Buick Lucerne TPMS Sensor

Buick Lucerne TPMS Sensor Parts and Q&A

• TPMS Sensor, Black
  13540600
  Q: How to change a Snap In Style TPMS Sensor on Buick Lucerne?

  A:

  Vehicle suspension on a recommended support provides access for Tire Pressure Indicator Sensor (Snap In Style) replacement. Start by moving the tire/wheel assembly off your vehicle before you dismount the tire from the rim. New Torx screws pair with fresh Schrader(R) tire pressure monitors when performing installations. Tear away the trailing TORX screw released from the tire pressure sensor to uncover the valve stem on the tire pressure sensor. Take caution not to put tire changing equipment near aluminum wheels since exposure could cause clear coating damage which produces corrosion and peel effects. Pull the tire pressure valve stem all the way through the rim to remove it. The flat surface of the valve must match the snap enclosures' flats during installation and neither TPM valves nor TORX screws have reusability. Offline the tire pressure sensor to the valve stem before installing the new TORX screw and tightening it to 1.3 N.m (11.5 lb in). Approved tire mounting lubricants are acceptable but they should omit silicon or corrosive base compounds. Apply tire soap to the valve stem rubber area then use a tire valve stem mounting tool to move the stem through the hole in parallel direction with the rim. New Snap Fit TPM sensors arrive with a default OFF setting which automatically turns on upon air inflation so technicians can complete standard vehicle programming. After mounting the tire to the rim proceed by installing both tire/wheel assembly onto the vehicle and then lowering it. Tire Pressure sensors require learning as your final step.
• Tire Pressure Sensor, Black
  13598909
  Q: How to replace the TPMS Sensor (Snap In Style) on Buick Lucerne?

  A:

  In-order to replace the Tire Pressure Indicator Sensor (Snap In Style), one needs to lift the vehicle on suitable support. Take off the tire/wheel assembly from the vehicle and thereafter remove the tire from the rim. Always install a new Schrader(R) tire pressure monitor (TPM) and a new TORX screw as well. Remove the TORX screw from the tire pressure sensor and pull it straight off the tire pressure valve stem. Be careful not to scratch or damage clear coating on the Aluminum wheel tires with the tire changing equipment because it can cause them to corrode and peel off. Next, pull out the tire pressure valve stem through the rim. When installing remember the flat of the valve must layout with the flat of the snap in the enclosure and TPM valves and TORX screws only has one time use. Mount the tire pressure sensor to the valve stem, install the new TORX screw, and tighten to 1.3N-m (11.5 Ib in). Use the manufacturer-approved tire mounting lubricant instead of silicon or corrosive applications. Apply tire soap to the rubber part of the valve and use a wheel rim valve stem mounting tool to pull through the valve from the side, parallel to the valve hole in the rim. Notable that Snap Fit TPM sensors are delivered in off-state but will be out of it upon tire inflation letting it supports programming normally for a vehicle. Mount the tire to the rim, then learn the tire pressure sensors later to spot-checked the tires, install the tire/wheel assembly on the vehicle, and lower the vehicle.