Repair-It

Ordered the TPMS and spark plugs from RockAuto

Ordered the transmission dipstick and air filter (and an oil filter for free shipping) from FCP Euro

TPMS was Schrader, which showed as OE supplier also on a couple websites. Hopefully it works OK - it was only $23.

TPMs is fixed. Tire was a pita, but I’ve had to wrangle worse.

You shouldn't do the reset unless you want it to learn new tire pressures. Or, reset it when you have set tire pressure to exactly what you want.

I didn't reset anything, just let it find the new sensor on its own. I wasn't planning on baselining new ref values - is that just for the alarm or is that new calibration?

Alarm set point. The gas cap door should show some range of pressures and it lets you decide what you want TPMS to track for you.

Yeah - winter and summer are same - 36 frt / 32 rear unladen, something higher laden.

Transmission. I wonder if that iCarSoft you have will do the rev up, purge and check oil functions. Or if the Launch even does. I know Xentry does....

5.3L refill quantity of 236.21.

With a real dipstick this shouldn't be that complicated. The dipstick does just bottom out in the bottom of the transmission case. I don't see anything in what you sent about using the PCM to do anything regarding level check - just a dipstick. And I think if I read the European ","'s correctly, I should read "3" on the scale at 40 degC and "4" at 70 degC oil temps, engine running at idle. [If I have a 156.908/943 vs. a 156.912/942 - not sure. If it's the "other" GLA then it should read 2.5 and 3.5.

I thought you also talked about driving and listening for AWD "clunk" engagement to verify fluid level - I may just be tired but I'm not seeing that note anywhere.

You have a 952 which is the 5.3L capacity model. See screenshots for computer interactions.