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raginbul469

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i was setting my TPS the other day and i noticed at WOT it only register 4V. should i buy a new sensor or is this acceptable?
 

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dont know, but check the tps itself sometimes it gets gunked up with s hit, mine had to be changed cus it had all kinds of gunk(black clumps jammin it up)
 

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I would check the VRef and ground to the TPS. A bad ground will diminish the return signal.

The puter goes to WOT at 3.7 volts, but I dont think I would want the sensor being that out of whack.

Also, what does it read baseline?

Good luck.
 
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i have it set at .98-99 at idle and WOT maxes at 4.0.

from what i read i thought that it was wuppost to max at 5 volt or is that just the input?
 
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what kind of device do you use when calibrating your tps and how do i connect it
 
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just use a digital multi-meter set it to DCV ( direct current voltage)
 

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Here is some info.
 
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