BMW TPMS Fault Fix (604E & 6054, 6055, 6056, or 6057) - Sometimes it is just a Bad Sensor 

Thanks for the info! I'll do the same. I have to verify the correct build date from the dealer. It looks like a change was made on my MY at the build date!

Hey ! I actually used a Huf brand sensor as I believe they are one of the OE suppliers for BMW but sell as their own brand also. Since this was the only sensor that was giving problems, I just changed it as I’m due up to replace my tires this year and will replace the other three when I change tires (the tire shop is really good about damaging the beads on these run flats as noted in the video so I didn’t want them damaging the other tires just to change the sensors). Here’s a link to the info of the sensor I used I put out on my Steve’s DIYs Facebook page. I purchased it from Parts Geek, but I’d say other web stores carry it as well: facebook.com/share/gXqxwFcjB6vh6BdD/?mibextid=WC7FNe . Yep, INPA isn’t the easiest to get around in, but with a little practice it manages to do most of the normal things for these. Glad the video helped some and all the best ! Steve

@@StevesDIYs Ahhh...so close but yet so far. My version of inpa is mostly German, so, working through it required me to get acquainted with a few things, thought mostly, it's pretty close, so I followed your instructions until the part for the static test, where mine did not have F1 , only F2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10. Lastly, my live readings don't seem quite right. I'm getting the same readings even with the wheels away from the car, like on the other side of the house! Except for the battery status, where I was getting some readings at the "receiving's" column, now its all 0's there too. My issue is that I don't want to guess at whether it's the TPMS or the RDC. I may go to a tire shop and see if they can scan and get some kind of reading, that way I can compare. My car is an '11 E89 with 25k and it has barely seen rain (except for washing her) but, you never know, RDC could still be corroded.

UPDATE: I went driving with Inpa hooked up. The thing lit up like a christmas tree.! Looks like just the right front sensor, but the battery still shows 0 for all sensors.

@xr500t 👍. Yep, mine is in half German as well. Takes me longer to Google translate than actually find the faults most time lol. Yep, I don’t really trust all of the info INPA gives for the readings as it seems to do it’s own thing once the car is rolling and it automatically goes into the dynamic sensing mode.

Nice ! Yep, my batteries aren’t consistent on the readings either, but as long as it picks then up I’ll call it good. At least it sounds like it’s just a sensor like mine was. Hopefully you’ll get it back happy again once the sensor is changed and picked up on the static test so then it will find it in the auto dynamic verification.

Thanks man 👍. For this car, it has a small compressor in the trunk for emergencies, but it’s not connected to the tires to keep them filled continuously. I have seen some commercial vehicles that have a compressor that constantly maintains the tire pressure, but I’ve not seen any on regular cars. The run flat type tires that this one was equipped with originally are the kind that the side wall is soooo thick that it doesn’t flatten out even without air. If there’s no air in it, you can still drive up to 45 mph and still be ok until you can get to a tire shop to have it replaced. Was a great idea I guess except that they are really made to be replaced if they ever go flat as it damages them slightly to drive with no air…thus they get damaged easily when removed from the rims.

@@StevesDIYsHi there Steve, Wow, I never knew that about those extra thick side wall tires. Actually, that’s interesting idea. But why can’t some genius inventor make a car tire that is completely airless and still be strong enough to hold the weight and highway / freeway speeds ?

@GarysnewYT 👍. I’d say tire companies not developing them has something to do with getting sales on folks replacing tires from punctures and flats. The tire shop also said when I took the tire over, they couldn’t put the run flat back on because it was damaged, but I had also put a temporary plug in the tire from a nail years ago and they also said it was not safe to have the plug in it. I’d say it’s all about the money and tire companies wanting the tires to have to be replaced…that and folks like different rims so having a tire that can be mounted in different rims is a big benefit. If the tire was filled with foam (like some lawn equipment and tractors) it would have to stay on the original rim as they cannot be removed from the rim without cutting them off.