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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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Just wanted to do a check with yas but im pretty sure, well leaning toward the TPS being bad. This is what its doing at like 1/8 throttle the car sputters sounds like its on 5 cylinders. Then give it more throttle and it stops, voltage at idle was .67, but smooth for the most part opening the throttle voltage acted good. Then it threw a code and said TPS low voltage on my hp tuners. Then the code went away, then it was stuck at 18% open?? so i switched the battery off, reset computer, and it went back to how .. sputtering a little at light throttle. What yas think need new tps?

This is on my LS6 foxbody
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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Interested as well. My car is doing similar things but hasn't set a code yet though.
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Sometimes its a bad TPS and sometimes its a wiring problem to the TPS. If you aren't in to tracing wires, you could just replace the TPS. Its an inexpensive part.
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I have a new psi harness and was showing 5 volts so I'm going to double check ground and replace if that doesn't help
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5 volts is correct. You'll want to read this before you go any further: http://www.wellsve.com/sft503/counterp_v2_i1_1998.pdf
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Originally Posted by zapp109
Just wanted to do a check with yas but im pretty sure, well leaning toward the TPS being bad. This is what its doing at like 1/8 throttle the car sputters sounds like its on 5 cylinders. Then give it more throttle and it stops, voltage at idle was .67, but smooth for the most part opening the throttle voltage acted good. Then it threw a code and said TPS low voltage on my hp tuners. Then the code went away, then it was stuck at 18% open?? so i switched the battery off, reset computer, and it went back to how .. sputtering a little at light throttle. What yas think need new tps?

This is on my LS6 foxbody
Go to parts store
Buy new TPS sensor
Install it
If problem goes away........you're GOOD.
LOVE LIFE!!!!!!!

If problem does not go away
Re-Install old sensor
Take new TPS sensor back to parts store for a full refund. (((just tell them you could not get it to fit no matter what)))

Then get codes read for free while you're there.

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