tps hates me!

Budfreak · #1 07-23-2005, 04:53 AM

my throttle position sensor keeps turning itself down.usually within a week or two it will go from .53 or .54 volts to .50 or so and when it does my tranny starts flairing between 2 and 3 and the car just feels kinda sluggish. that's when i know it's time to turn it back up. the screws are tight trust me. the weird part is i can make the voltage change up to about .015 volts or so by just giving the sensor a little twist.like it's flexing! it's got me perplexed. HELP!

billb · #2 07-23-2005, 05:02 AM

I just replaced my TPS. I'm not sure if my old one was bad. It was definitely set too low. When I took it off and cleaned it, I noticed that cleaner was leaking out through the seams. This looked like a way to let dirt in. It might also be a way for the thing to kind of twist after it's mounted and subjected to vibration. You might try pulling yours off and spraying it with cleaner. That cleaner sure penetrates and identifies the leaks. I used Radio Shack contact cleaner. Just a thought.

There's a TPS for sale on ebay right now. New ones are pretty expensive ($150). Or, you could borrow my old TPS and try it.

Budfreak · #3 07-23-2005, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by billb

I just replaced my TPS. I'm not sure if my old one was bad. It was definitely set too low. When I took it off and cleaned it, I noticed that cleaner was leaking out through the seams. This looked like a way to let dirt in. It might also be a way for the thing to kind of twist after it's mounted and subjected to vibration. You might try pulling yours off and spraying it with cleaner. That cleaner sure penetrates and identifies the leaks. I used Radio Shack contact cleaner. Just a thought.

There's a TPS for sale on ebay right now. New ones are pretty expensive ($150). Or, you could borrow my old TPS and try it.

i already cleaned it like 4 times in the past 6 months. it don't leak the cleaner out at all. i'm the one bidding on that tps right now

http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-22695-...tem=7987683913

Budfreak · #4 07-24-2005, 07:59 PM

aaaaaahhhhhhhh come on. don't tell me i have a unique problem that no one can help me with.

svxcuseme · #5 09-09-2005, 01:17 PM

Did you get a new/used TPS? Did it fix your problem?

Whoru465 · #6 09-09-2005, 02:08 PM

And also, will it continue to drop past .50 if you don't re adjust? I thought that .50 was right on the money for the voltage.

Maybe you have a different situation.