Does anyone have any tips for removing a TPS on an S5? My current one is going bad and I have a replacement. I figured replacing would be simple but there appears to be a bottom screw on the TPS that is a b**** to get out. From what I have searched most people only have two screws in their TPS but mine has a third one. There is very little clearance to get under it, so far I have tried a few different right angle screw drivers which is about all that will fit under there with my hand. It feels like either a phillips or a stripped out flat head. I am trying to avoid removing the entire throttle body for part that shouldn't take more than 30 minutes to install. Any help or tips would be appreciated. thanks

 

your TPS must be original! you need to remove the throttle body, remove that screw, and not put it back like everyone else.

on an S5 the throttle body will come off without taking the manifold apart, its tight, but it will wiggle out

 

i have taken the top 2 nuts off of the tps and have detached the throttle body but i personally don’t see how i can get the throttle body off, it seems like it’s almost impossible, i was thinking of taking of the manifold but i really would rather not go through that much work for one screw . i will currently go try and wiggle it out, any advice on how i might be able to wiggle it out correctly? thank you for the response. this one screw is driving me insane


the part i’m touching seems to be the reason it is not coming off but i’m not sure what it does so i’m hesitant about taking it off.

 

disregard my last message after about 2 hours of wiggling and some wd40 and playing with lines i finally got her out of there thank you so much for the help! but boy what an amount of work to get to one screw!

 

NM. I misread