Home Questions. Experienced Mechanic? Apply Now. The simple answer is: no, headlights must be white. Vehicle lighting is regulated by the U. Department of Transportation. Read more. Car made a noise and then died. Unfortunately that sound you were hearing may have been your timing belt.
The belt may have been frayed and making a noise by rubbing the plastic timing cover under your hood. I believe the noise got louder because the belt The brake switch system can only support so many amps of power, and with the addition of the trailer lights, it may have exceeded the capacity and caused the fuse Catalytic converter gets red and lost power There's only one thing that will cause a converter to glow red.
That is too much air and fuel. The most common reason is the engine is misfiring. If your engine is shaking, and does not have power, it is Car won't start but the engine turns over Hi there. Inside the TPS is a mechanical arm that's attached to the shaft that holds the throttle blade.
As the throttle moves, the arm makes contact at various points on a resistor strip. The correlating voltage is then sent through the signal line to the Powertrain Control Module.
At idle is should be zero or a couple of degrees. You should see the percentage of throttle opening gradually increase to percent at wide open throttle. How do you reset throttle position sensor? The easiest way to reset your throttle position sensor is to unhook the negative cable from your battery for up to five minutes or to remove the fuse for your engine control module.
What happens if you disconnect throttle position sensor? If the TPS is not adjusted correctly as evidenced by a rpm idle, and hesitation with initial acceleration, unplugging the TPS connector should then cause a correct idle, and a normal acceleration. Correcting the TPS then produced a correct idle, and no code.
Can you clean throttle position sensor? Cleaning the throttle body itself can be done using carburetor fluid and a clean cloth for the removal of light sludge. During this process, the throttle position sensor should not be cleaned due to the possibility of contamination or wire damage.
Is there a way to test a throttle position sensor? The TPS connects to the throttle plate on the throttle body. So, without the correct signal coming from the TPS, you begin to notice drivability problems. Fortunately, it's not that hard to test the sensor. You can use the position sensor operating characteristics to test it using a digital multimeter DMM. Where is throttle position sensor?
New posts Latest activity. Thread starter TridenT Start date Apr 6, Sidebar Sidebar. Forums Social The Garage. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Status Not open for further replies. Previous Next. TridenT Lifer. Sep 4, 16, 45 My honda civic says about 9. It idles at about rpm while the engine is fully warmed up. I didn't look at on the floor because the car was on and I was right next to my neighbors.
Jun 30, 7, 4 0. I'm not positive, but I think it is going off of a full v sweep of the TPS. But the ends of that range are never seen Fenixgoon Lifer.
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