rossman

HI,

I NEED TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, I KNOW HOW TO REMOVE THE OLD ONE AND MOUNT THE NEW ONE.

1996 HONDA CIVIC LX

HAS ANYONE DONE THIS BEFORE, WHERE DO YOU SUGGEST I PURCHASE A NEW ONE?

ALSO HOW DO I CALIBRATE THE NEW ONE USING A MULTIMETER ?

I FOUND THIS:
http://www.streetimports.com/product_details.asp?id=991

$72.32 (USD) WITH TAX AND SHIPPING

THANKS

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

well if you buy one from honda, they don't sell the TPS separately, so you'd have to buy the whole throttle body.

All you do to calibrate the new one is, adjust the TPS (by rotating it) until the multimeter reads 0.5v with the throttle closed and 4.5v with the throttle wide open.

rossman

Could you be a little more detailed, i am not 100% sure on how to do it

thanks

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

I don't know how much more detailed I can get, its a pretty straight forward process.

What you have to do is put the multimeter on the pins of the TPS sensor (or back probe the middle wire on the connector with a back-probing tool). Then adjust the TPS sensor (by loosening the screws that hold it down and rotating the sensor itself) until you get a reading of 0.5 with the throttle closed and 4.5 with the throttle wide open. If you do this with the TPS connector unplugged you'll have to have your multimeter on OHMs, if you do it with the TPS connector plugged in and back probe the connector you'll have to do it with the multimeter on Volts with the Key On Engine Off (with the key 2 clicks foward so the radio/power windows work, but the engine NOT running) otherwise there won't be any power to the TPS and you won't get a voltage reading on your multimeter.

starboy869

^ you don't understand that then take it to a shop

h22boost

got an OEM Honda TPS $40

Midnight-Bullet

will an oem tps sensor fit on a after market tb? more specifically, omni 70mm. thanks

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

yes it will, if it doesn't the t/b manufacturer is stupid. Any aftermarket t/b i've ever seen/used works with the OEM TPS.