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Title: tp sensor
Post by: mahimahimo on November 29, 2005, 08:10:32 PM: so finally after a few weeks of thinken it was my o2 sensor ....i ran the codes and i got that back ... tps sensor ...wtf is it and how much is it lol ....i would greatley appreciate any help...thanx

-mo
Title: Re: tp sensor
Post by: wildgoody on November 29, 2005, 09:24:26 PM: 8V or 16V engine ???

TPS is Throttle Position Sensor
and it located opposite side of
where the throttle cable is, usually
Title: Re: tp sensor
Post by: mahimahimo on November 30, 2005, 07:08:17 AM: its an 8v......
Title: Re: tp sensor
Post by: Rhinoman on November 30, 2005, 01:08:32 PM: Some info here:

http://www.btinternet.com/~j_holland/pages/tps.html
Title: Re: tp sensor
Post by: mlovetripp0 on December 02, 2005, 07:55:32 PM: is there a way to check your tp sensor with a ohm meter?
Title: Re: tp sensor
Post by: mrfuelish on December 02, 2005, 09:27:49 PM: Yes, but if there is alot of miles on your rig I would replace it,also check your butterfly shaft that hooks to it for play.
Title: Re: tp sensor
Post by: wildgoody on December 02, 2005, 11:24:39 PM: 8V TPS is not a smooth sweep on the
Ohm meter, it's more of a switch that
tells the computer when you are off idle
and at WOT, so don't expect to see a
meter reading like a Pot would show
Title: Re: tp sensor
Post by: mrfuelish on December 02, 2005, 11:30:42 PM: That sucks, how many wires are on the 8v tps? my 16v has three.
Title: Re: tp sensor
Post by: wildgoody on December 02, 2005, 11:37:50 PM: 3 or 4, I don't remember
Title: Re: tp sensor
Post by: Rhinoman on December 03, 2005, 08:44:43 AM: Quote from: wildgoody on December 02, 2005, 11:24:39 PM
8V TPS is not a smooth sweep on the
Ohm meter, it's more of a switch that
tells the computer when you are off idle
and at WOT, so don't expect to see a
meter reading like a Pot would show

I think that only thevery early models had that arrangement. Mines an 8V and mine has a pot and an idle switch, FSM shows it as a pot too. You can see in the pic below that there are 4 wires, Jap models have 5 wires

(http://www.btinternet.com/~j_holland/images/tps_pic.jpg)

You can test it with an ohmmeter, although I found that the wire colours on mine don't match those shown in the FSM. Have you looked at the diagnostic stuff here:

http://www.suzukiinfo.com/vitara/1994-G-TestsWithCodes-1.6L-TBI.zip