TPS Sensor my screws arent working good.

You don't turn the screw down to adjust...loosen them and move the sensor....you might need to slot the holes a little if you can't get it where you want it..

TrophyHead said:

TTT.....Do these sensors go bad???? Cause I really cant see them going bad is just a little transducer.

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It is just like the volume control on your radio. How many old radios have you twisted the volume control on and heard screech and static.

Use the green and black wires to take your measurements. The orange wire is the 5 volt power to the sensors. Remember that everytime you twist the idle speed screw, you change the TPS voltage.

If it still does not adjust properly, replace it.

What do you use to measure the volts on the tps?

I adjusted my idle screw and I think I may have messed up my tps voltage. This could fix my crappy idle I have blamed on my cam.

LT1Killa said:

What do you use to measure the volts on the tps?

I adjusted my idle screw and I think I may have messed up my tps voltage. This could fix my crappy idle I have blamed on my cam.

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Try this... Currently there is some dispute about setting it at .99 volts but anything less is probably OK. All you need is less than 1.0 volt at idle and more than 4.25 at Wide Open Throttle (WOT). You'll need a Digital Voltmeter (DVM) to do the job.

The Orange/White wire is the VREF 5 volts from the computer. You use the Dark Green/Lt green wire (TPS signal) and the Black/White wire (TPS ground) to set the TPS

Here’s a TPS tip I got from NoGo50

When you installed the sensor make sure you place it on the peg right and then tighten it down properly. Loosen the back screw a tiny bit so the sensor can pivot and loosen the front screw enough so you can move it just a little in very small increments. I wouldn’t try to adjust it using marks. Set it at .97v-.99v, the closer to .99v the better.

(copied from MustangMax, Glendale AZ)

1. Always adjust the TPS and Idle with the engine at operating temp. Dive it around for a bit if you can and get it nice and warm.

2. When you probe the leads of the TPS, do not use an engine ground, put the ground probe into the lead of the TPS. You should be connecting both meter probes to the TPS and not one to the TPS and the other to ground.

3. Always reset the computer whenever you adjust the TPS or clean/change any sensors. I just pull the battery lead for 10 minutes.

4. Check the procedure for your year, on my 90 I have to turn the idle screw until it just touches the tab, then insert a .010 feeler gauge and give it about one more turn. Then you adjust the TPS voltage to .98v, reset the computer. Start it up, if the idle is to low then turn the screw in until it is just right, then readjust the TPS voltage to .98v and reset the computer and start it up. The key is to adjust the TPS voltage and reset the computer whenever the idle screw is changed.