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Throttle position sensor

The sensor reporting how far the throttle is open. On a drive-by-wire car there is one on the pedal and one or two in the throttle body.

Also called TPS, pedal position sensor.

How you know it is this

  • Hesitation or a flat spot as the throttle is opened
  • Limp mode with a throttle or pedal position fault
  • Idle that will not settle
  • The engine not responding to the pedal at all

Worth knowing before you buy

  • There are two circuits in most of these, deliberately, so the car can tell when one is lying. A single-circuit fault is what puts it in limp mode.
  • Usually built into the throttle body or the pedal assembly rather than separately available.
  • Adaptation with a diagnostic tool is normally needed after fitting.

What we need to quote it. The engine code, and whether the fault names the pedal or the throttle body. The chassis number settles the generation, the body and usually the engine in seventeen characters — it is on your mulkiya. A photograph of the old part helps where there is more than one version.

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