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June 2005
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No TPS = No Balls ?
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Mon, 05 December 2005 03:27
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Hey guys,
My tps on my car is not working right and i just runin with unpluged for now and i was wondering if would cause the car to have no torque, because when i even put my food down slowly doesnt do much, could be clutch or drive shaft since i reinstalled with new clutch ?
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
April 2004
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: No TPS = No Balls ?
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Mon, 05 December 2005 03:57
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er ... how else is the ECU going to know what the throttle is doing if there is no TPS?
of course it will run like a sloth if the ECU thinks the throttle is always shut?
An ECU needs at least three of the following to run an engine with any degree of certainty:
rpm/crank position
TPS
AFM/MAP
Coolant temp
Intake Air temp
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Location:
Wollongong
Registered:
January 2005
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Re: No TPS = No Balls ?
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Mon, 05 December 2005 08:34
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Yep. no TPS, no balls. Happened once before, forgot to reconnect it and it had absolutely nothing down low, like a really really really laggy turbo.
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Location:
Penrith
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: No TPS = No Balls ?
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Mon, 05 December 2005 09:42
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I ran my 4age with a T3 and Autronic computer for 12 months without the TPS hooked up and it made bugger all difference.
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Location:
Menai area of Sydney
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: No TPS = No Balls ?
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Mon, 05 December 2005 10:50
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I haven't done it but you could try putting a 5k ohm resistor across the two outer pins in the connector. At least then it has a load on the ECU just not a varable one or an idle signal. Might help. Come to think of it, how much different is it with the TPS connected because it's unlikely the total resistance is stuffed - more likely the variable contacts that slide around inside.
Have you tested the TPS with a multimeter to see if it behaves properly ?
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