Car is not happy...
oops...just read your tps post. but does this happen when the motor is cold or hot? i ask because one time i took a 120mi. trip. turned it off, turned on the car after 15 min., then wouldnt start. so after push starting it everything was fine but it wouldnt rev past 2k rpms (tps). so after an hour of cool time started it up and it "fixed" itself. that only happened once though cuz after i got home. ii never happened again.
Figure I should put more down of what I did to remedy the problem:
Symptoms: Bucking, Stumbling, Running Rich, Can't really get over a specific RPM, Exhausted Grounds, and are at wits end.
Fix: Step 1) Check your TPS:
Remove from car.
Attach Multimeter (I prefer Anolog, but other prefer digital) Neg Lead to Black and Brown wire (S4) and Pos Lead to Green (?I can't remember).
Move the plunger up and down slowly to see what the resistence is.
If you have max resistence when fully extended and then almost none when fully compressed and it doesn't retreat back to almost 0 connectivity then you have a functioning TPS.
If you have max resistence when fully extended and then almost none when almost fully compressed then jumps down to almost full resistence or half resistence when fully compressed you have a malfunctioning TPS (Higher ups please double check)
Step 2: Remedy:
Spray the plunger and contacts liberally with electronics cleaner.
Work the plunger up and down repeatedly and continue spraying the cleaner inside the plunger.
Step 3: Double Check:
Reattach to the Multimeter and double check to see if there's any improvement
(In my case there was a major improvement each time I did step 2)
If there's moderate improvement repeat step 2 again until desired improvement occurs.
step 4: Install:
Put back on your car.
Set TPS voltage.
Now this will not ressurect a dead TPS, but it will buy you a little time if your TPS is on the way out.
Symptoms: Bucking, Stumbling, Running Rich, Can't really get over a specific RPM, Exhausted Grounds, and are at wits end.
Fix: Step 1) Check your TPS:
Remove from car.
Attach Multimeter (I prefer Anolog, but other prefer digital) Neg Lead to Black and Brown wire (S4) and Pos Lead to Green (?I can't remember).
Move the plunger up and down slowly to see what the resistence is.
If you have max resistence when fully extended and then almost none when fully compressed and it doesn't retreat back to almost 0 connectivity then you have a functioning TPS.
If you have max resistence when fully extended and then almost none when almost fully compressed then jumps down to almost full resistence or half resistence when fully compressed you have a malfunctioning TPS (Higher ups please double check)
Step 2: Remedy:
Spray the plunger and contacts liberally with electronics cleaner.
Work the plunger up and down repeatedly and continue spraying the cleaner inside the plunger.
Step 3: Double Check:
Reattach to the Multimeter and double check to see if there's any improvement
(In my case there was a major improvement each time I did step 2)
If there's moderate improvement repeat step 2 again until desired improvement occurs.
step 4: Install:
Put back on your car.
Set TPS voltage.
Now this will not ressurect a dead TPS, but it will buy you a little time if your TPS is on the way out.
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