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TPS Question

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  • Start date Start date Jun 18, 2005

rude_life

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Hey i know this is probably a stupid little newby question but please, enlighten me...What type of symptoms are typical of a bad Throttle Positioning Sensor?
 

SMOKEDYA

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Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm well i know when i replaced my T.B and didnt have the TPS set right it would idel at like 3,000 after driving it! So i would assume that if it's not working then you would idol weird if not high then to low? But i'm not 100% on this. I can go look today cause in the new direction's it tell's you to check the voltage between 2 wire's on the TPS to get it set right so you might be able to tell that way as well? All you need to do this is a volt meter and i'm preaty shure that a $10.00 one from anywhere will work? If you have one i think they want it set at .095? but let me check for shure and wich one's to check voltage between. peace





john
 

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Bad TPS will cause poor milage, bogging, surging, etc. Either the puter will zero out its baseline or it should toss a code.

Checking it cant hurt. Here is a link to help with checking it out:

http://www.muscularmustangs.com/tps.php

Good luck.
 

mo_dingo

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Yeah, just check your TPS voltage at closed throttle and WOT. Just turn the key to acc, backprobe the wires. Should be somewhere around closed = .90-1.1. WOT = ~4.66
Scott
 

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And one can watch the sweep from closed throttle to WOT (a VOM works best) to make sure there are no dead spots, which can create a hiccup.

Good luck.
 
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