Ok so today my car started to bog on me during a drive around town. I am suspecting three things: AFM is getting wierd on me cuz it is loose in the engine bay, TPS is sticking, in-tank fuel filter is getting clogged.


How do I fix a sicky TPS?
How long would it take for me to clean the intank filter?

Santiago

 

You could try what I did with my AFM when it went loopy. Soak it in alcohol and work the flappy thingie a bunch. You could probably try the same thing with the TPS. Alcohol should pretty much dry up without rusting anything and it cleans ok too.

 

A better description would help. When does it bog? How often? How quickly does it recover? Make a bracket. Have you looked at the TPS? Watching it while opening the throttle will instantly tell you if it's sticking. Depressurise fuel system, pull up carpet, remove inspection cover, unplug wires, remove fuel hoses, unscrew fuel tank hatch, pull out pump, pull off filter, clean, reinstall everything. Budget an hour taking your time.

 

Oops, I thought he meant sickly TPS. My bad.

 

Well the reason I suspected the in tank filter is because I took a sharp left turn and bog. I mean that when I press on the gas or go WOT the RPMs will drop for about 1-2 seconds then it would sometimes recover and sometimes it would struggle.


I shot the filter with some carb cleaner. It seemed pretty damn clean though so that is probably out of the picture. I will check the TPS tommorow. What would you all recommend I spray on it to lube it? I will probably go and buy some steel or something to make a bracket for the AFM on the weekend. Would anything else make this happen?

 

did you figure out what was wrong with the bogging around a left turn? i need to know why mine is doing this.

 

for the TPS - spray contact cleaner.
I found it in the electrical section at Home Depot.
Spray it in the plunger sleeve, work it in, blow it out.
It's also good for logicon sliders & buttons, stereo pots, door lock switches, etc.