Can i bypass my Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)?????

[B18cbubble]

Can i bypass my Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)?????

my TPS is bad. i have a new one already. should i just bypass, if possible, or should i install the new. How??

 

[slowcivic E G]

No, you need that there so your ECU knows how much fuel to give your motor. They are held on with bolts that dont have any sort of head on them, so what you do, is take a hacksaw or dremel tool and cut a slit in the top of the 2 bolts holding the sensor on, then use a flat head screw driver to take them out. When you put a new sensor on, you will have to calibrate it using a volt/multimeter.

 

[B18cbubble]

No, you need that there so your ECU knows how much fuel to give your motor. They are held on with bolts that dont have any sort of head on them, so what you do, is take a hacksaw or dremel tool and cut a slit in the top of the 2 bolts holding the sensor on, then use a flat head screw driver to take them out. When you put a new sensor on, you will have to calibrate it using a volt/multimeter.

got it thanks. i was wondering how to get those headless screws off. then put the new on and use a voltmeter to sync it to .5 volts with no throttle.

 

[05]

i drove around with no tps for a long time and the CEL was on but it ran fine, your ecu will just run off the MAP sensor, but if you have the part why not replace it

 

[m1tanker]

thanx i was wonderin how to get those headless screws off of there.....why did they do that?

 

[jason_guy_yeah]

hmmm....I dunno, good question

 

[ThrottlebotEM1]

so people like us dont f**k with it and get scared and go to the dealer.... that and they prolly didnt want you to just buy the sensor they want you to buy the whole throttle body how else do dealers make money! lol

 

[rickles8099]

thanx i was wonderin how to get those headless screws off of there.....why did they do that?

with a grinder. grind off the top of the bolts or just cut a slit in the bolts and use a screwdriver to take them out.

they did that so that people cannot buy just a tps. they have to buy the tps and throttle body and honda makes more money then.

 

[mike@synapse]

honda only sells the TPS with the throttle body together you cant get them seperate. omnipower makes aftermarket tps sensors though. it sucks for the typical honda owner if they have to get it replaced though, cuz most non performance shops dont know or care to get the omni poewr. luckily these parts dont go bad often.

 

[B18cbubble]

yeah i got the TPS figured out now!! thanks for the help. i ended up buying one off ebay for $30 and works great.