good video its amazing that a person takes the time and effort to upload a free video to help people then people "jump all over it and micromanage every possible mistake" or shortcoming compared to had it been a big budget hollywood movie--if that was the case we would not have 95% of these help videos.
Thank for the great cleaning tip :) yes I guess the would be one of the most gentle ways possible to clean it. But cleaning can not restore the sensor if the sliding contacts within are faulty or damaged. I need to consider getting a ultrasonic cleaner, as it should also be good for cleaning injectors.
Great video ,,,, explained what I suspected and showed me I need to put more thought into repairing my on clunker and stay plum the H&#$ away from the belly robber ( dealer ) . Thanks
Thank you for the kind words. One of the reasons for this channel is to help keep our cars on the road. If you are going to DIY your car then i would suggest OEM parts. It is just so much more fun to get a part that "fits and sits" and works lasts. aftermarket is ok but more likely to get some issues with parts not fitting 100%
Hope the cleaning helps :) And in case it does not you can always just buy the sensor... it should be around 20-40 bucks when you buy it with the bosh number ;)
Volvo 5 Cylinder unless, of course you own a newer one like a 2002 and it's more like $700 and you can only get them from the dealer. And they are sealed inside a housing where you "can't" get to them without tearing it apart.
These can also be fixed. There is a kit that you can buy that includes the drop in electronics that converts the "magneti mirelli" throttle body form a "contact measurement" to inductive "non contact" measurement. But yes you need to open the TB and glue it back together.
I need to check my TPS voltage,on a 93 maxima,what’s the voltage at fully closed and to fully open? And which wire is to connect to? Signal wire to the 5v wire or the signal wire to ground wire? Thanks...
Hi mate. It’s an old video but I feel maybe this will be the solution I need. I didn’t really get what you said so would you mind telling me what exactly were the things that you used to clean it? Thanks and great content
use "Electronics cleaner" if you have it. and then add some lubricant/oil. but WD40 or CRC or gun oil would be a "one stop sollution" for this? just spray till you get enough liquid so that it will flow out and take some dirt with it. and thank you for your kind words.
@@Volvo5Cylinder THE WD40 IS MORE THAN 80% KEROSENE. IT CAUSES RUBBER TO SWELL AND EVENTUALLY TEAR. KEROSENE DOES DAMAGE EVEN BUNA-N (NITRILE) NOT TO MENTION EPDM. SO IT'S BEST TO TAKE THE SEAL OUT. PROBABLY THE ELECTRIC CONTACTS CLEANER IS BETTER. HOPEFULLY IT CAN REDUCE COPPER OXIDE.
Using brake parts cleaner on electrical components, especially ones having to do with the fuel injection system, is just fucking stupid. A lot of these parts have a PTFE (look it up) coating on them, and the brake parts cleaner eats it off. I also wouldn't go blasting WD-40 etc. in there. Just buy some goddamn Throttle Body cleaner spray, or MAF sensor cleaner etc.
i cant get any reading from my tps. is it possible that it is so dirty that it reads nothing? i know this is variable sensir with no on/off switches so how can this even be possible that there is no readin
Volvo 5 Cylinder old ford sierra with efi pinto motor. i was going to use this original tps with megasquirt but that volvo 850 tps only cost 11€ so i might go that route
i have a volvo 240 (1991) and i've been having serious stall, no start issues for exactly 5 years as of ta-day - and i pulled my TPS just now and, to your point, i'm literally getting no ohm reading whatsoever - OBD code i got is 2-3-4 which is TPS failure related
@@christopherlaskoski189 sounds like tps is gone. you could still test tps wire if its supplying correct voltage to the sensor, but i still think the sensor is just old and broken
so i'm literally getting no ohm reading whatsoever when testing any of the three prongs on my TPS (1991 volvo 240) onyl see "OL" on the multimeter - any idea what's going on? this is a bosch TPS - thank you. EDIT: i see - the reason is because the TPS on a volvo 240 is NOT a potentiometer - it's literally a black casing with two independent "switches" inside it - one makes contact when the accelerator is not depressed whatsoever (idle) and the other makes contact at WOT (wide open throttle) - there is no resistance to measure except for when each of those are closed circuits - everything inbetween is going to read OL
I pulled & cleaned the TPS on my old jeep yesterday. It was just caked with carbon. Throttle body cleaner. Remember that, okay?? That equipment you bought,. Why? Just clean it, with an old tooth brush. put it back in place.
I agree you probably shouldn't use brake cleaner but if you are in a pinch, gotta go with what you got. For all the experts commenting on here about cleaning the TPS why in the hell did you click on this video if you are experts??? 🤦♂ I do question weather the cleaning fluid actually gets into it. I watched a video with a guy taking it apart and cleaning the contacts inside, not sure this method really would do a whole lot. I just cleaned mine so we'll see if it did anything or I gotta get a new one. I used electronic parts cleaner for anyone interested. I'm sure some RUclips expert geniuses from behind their keyboards, never actually doing any vehicle repairs, will tell me that's wrong lol.
I suppose this method I use if more a way of clearing the contacts by moving the gunk out to the edges and sides. So it more or less does not remove dirt unless it will flow out with the excess cleaning fluid making it dirty. But it works if the testing methods in the video are to be believed. :)
That part costs only 10 euros at its cheapest, and only 30 euros for the bosch brand. After all, it could also have worn out if there is some carbon surface.
Then don't do it lol. It's not going to hurt anything. Are you even familiar with working on vehicles??? Turning a knob isn't going to hurt it in the least little bit!
No big deal. TPS here is just a carbon track potentiometer, it's not a platinum wire (or similar) such as you find in the MAF. You are confusing your sensors.
You are jumping over important details, like you can't say "jam it into the side connectors"! Which connectors? There are the power, the signal and the ground! Without specifying which connector! Mine has 1, 2, 3, but regardless, one is power, another is the signal and the other is the ground. Which connectors? this is all but useless! Identifying them as 1, 2, or 3 is not useful information, which of these are the power, the ground and the signal wire? That would be useful!
hell, it could take you thousands of years to determine your connected through the pontentiometer with all those 3 choices! Could take your lifetime! Fucking spazz. Go blast someone else fuck boy.
I do say you should add back some sort of oil to protect it. After cleaning. And if you use cleaning spray for electronic.. Or CRC of WD40 , these usually contain some oil as well. So no, not making it worse, as this sensor is just 2 sliding potentiometer tracks.
Those few sprays of electrical contact cleaner are probably absorbed by all that lush nature. It isn't perfect. But that's the cost of human progress! It's not like he's pouring gallons of oil onto the trunk of a 500-yr old tree...
Brake cleaner evaporates. There is no chance any animals will ingest the cleaning fluid. Thank you. Also this same was commented a year ago and i replied to this comment. The previous comment from a year ago was more intellectual in nature. And really made me rethink. In your case, I am more concerned if all is well in your life at the moment
The comment about the brake cleaner outdoors was taken into account a year ago. And it changed my way of doing things on camera. I was outside for the light and ventillation. You are not helping or improving anything anymore. when you feel like having a nondestructive discussion, I am the first one to join in it!
Take the time to learn about all the items you mentioned.... BEFORE making a video to make $$$. I don't think you are knowledgeable in car maintenance. And I'm being kind in my comment.
These past years have been tough on us all.. But it will get better! Hang in there. As you can clearly see, I have not had any monetization income from my videos for many years now! And your kindness is not something I need as I do not know you, nor will I judge you, based upon your brief comments in here. I wish you all the best, take care!
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Just done this over lunch while I cleaned my throttle body, MAF and intake manifold/hose. car drives like a rocket ship now. :)
good video its amazing that a person takes the time and effort to upload a free video to help people then people "jump all over it and micromanage every possible mistake" or shortcoming compared to had it been a big budget hollywood movie--if that was the case we would not have 95% of these help videos.
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Straight to the point, thank you. I will try this in a few minutes.
Great video. Iv just learnt something and hopefully it sorts out the problem I'm having.
Thank you so much, you uncovered many secrets to me lol, really thanks
Thanks for sharing this video with us.
Good video, very informative.
my fathers evinrude 175 ficht motor revs full when started
any ideas what it might be?
The dirt on this sensor can make shaking the car when release the gaspedal or giving a little bit of gas?
Ultra sonic cleaner for TPS. Works like a charm and as long as you let it dry fully it can restore your TPS.
Thank for the great cleaning tip :) yes I guess the would be one of the most gentle ways possible to clean it. But cleaning can not restore the sensor if the sliding contacts within are faulty or damaged.
I need to consider getting a ultrasonic cleaner, as it should also be good for cleaning injectors.
What about cleaning it with alcohol?
What type of fluid do you use in the ultrasonic?
Great video thank you sir
thanks for the video. i have a 2003 s40 and will be swapping my sensor. is any setting/programming required or do i just plug it in and drive?
if it has slotted screw seats chances are you will need a multimeter to find the right position
Great video ,,,, explained what I suspected and showed me I need to put more thought into repairing my on clunker and stay plum the H&#$ away from the belly robber ( dealer ) . Thanks
Thank you for the kind words. One of the reasons for this channel is to help keep our cars on the road.
If you are going to DIY your car then i would suggest OEM parts.
It is just so much more fun to get a part that "fits and sits" and works lasts.
aftermarket is ok but more likely to get some issues with parts not fitting 100%
mine has 4 wires... labled A-D top to bottom, A being 5V power, I get a dead spot between B and C but its a clean sweep between C and D.
You measured it by Ohms?
Good job , can u tell me what's a bottle u used ..Can I use the one of mobile reparation 😊?
Thank you
Excellent!
Nice Job! Thank you. Now I can fix my TPS.
Hope the cleaning helps :)
And in case it does not you can always just buy the sensor... it should be around 20-40 bucks when you buy it with the bosh number ;)
Volvo 5 Cylinder unless, of course you own a newer one like a 2002 and it's more like $700 and you can only get them from the dealer. And they are sealed inside a housing where you "can't" get to them without tearing it apart.
These can also be fixed. There is a kit that you can buy that includes the drop in electronics that converts the "magneti mirelli" throttle body form a "contact measurement" to inductive "non contact" measurement.
But yes you need to open the TB and glue it back together.
@@Volvo5Cylinder mutmrra at matipid na na brand ng sasakyan
I need to check my TPS voltage,on a 93 maxima,what’s the voltage at fully closed and to fully open? And which wire is to connect to? Signal wire to the 5v wire or the signal wire to ground wire? Thanks...
thk u man
Thanks brodi
What’s the setting on the meter to check,ohm or voltage?
mckoy lach ohm :)
Hi mate. It’s an old video but I feel maybe this will be the solution I need.
I didn’t really get what you said so would you mind telling me what exactly were the things that you used to clean it?
Thanks and great content
use "Electronics cleaner" if you have it. and then add some lubricant/oil.
but WD40 or CRC or gun oil would be a "one stop sollution" for this? just spray till you get enough liquid so that it will flow out and take some dirt with it.
and thank you for your kind words.
Cheers
Are you sure even a brand new sensor wouldn't have those values jumping around 0,01...?
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Hi what is best spray cleaner I can use to clean this TPS sensor without damagins this.
wd 40, crc something... should be fine or any similar cleaning thing that contains oil... (penetration oil basically).
oil mixed with dirt is best
@@Volvo5Cylinder THE WD40 IS MORE THAN 80% KEROSENE. IT CAUSES RUBBER TO SWELL AND EVENTUALLY TEAR.
KEROSENE DOES DAMAGE EVEN BUNA-N (NITRILE) NOT TO MENTION EPDM. SO IT'S BEST TO TAKE THE SEAL OUT.
PROBABLY THE ELECTRIC CONTACTS CLEANER IS BETTER. HOPEFULLY IT CAN REDUCE COPPER OXIDE.
@@user-wq5zt3px6l I agree with you on the contact cleaner,they are designed for this
Hello have hyundia ecel. starts with high revs and when it heat up revs fluctuates from high to low. would this be TPS sensor.
I would say it is the spark plugs or ignition coils.
I suppose it´s the idle regulator. Try to clean it with brake cleaner or get a new one.
I too hav same problem in mycar . I changed complete throttle body . Now its ok .
Using brake parts cleaner on electrical components, especially ones having to do with the fuel injection system, is just fucking stupid. A lot of these parts have a PTFE (look it up) coating on them, and the brake parts cleaner eats it off. I also wouldn't go blasting WD-40 etc. in there. Just buy some goddamn Throttle Body cleaner spray, or MAF sensor cleaner etc.
i cant get any reading from my tps. is it possible that it is so dirty that it reads nothing? i know this is variable sensir with no on/off switches so how can this even be possible that there is no readin
e34Boat what car did you have?
Volvo 5 Cylinder
old ford sierra with efi pinto motor. i was going to use this original tps with megasquirt but that volvo 850 tps only cost 11€ so i might go that route
i have a volvo 240 (1991) and i've been having serious stall, no start issues for exactly 5 years as of ta-day - and i pulled my TPS just now and, to your point, i'm literally getting no ohm reading whatsoever - OBD code i got is 2-3-4 which is TPS failure related
@@christopherlaskoski189 sounds like tps is gone. you could still test tps wire if its supplying correct voltage to the sensor, but i still think the sensor is just old and broken
so i'm literally getting no ohm reading whatsoever when testing any of the three prongs on my TPS (1991 volvo 240) onyl see "OL" on the multimeter - any idea what's going on? this is a bosch TPS - thank you.
EDIT: i see - the reason is because the TPS on a volvo 240 is NOT a potentiometer - it's literally a black casing with two independent "switches" inside it - one makes contact when the accelerator is not depressed whatsoever (idle) and the other makes contact at WOT (wide open throttle) - there is no resistance to measure except for when each of those are closed circuits - everything inbetween is going to read OL
Happy you figured it out and provided the answer, as my knowledge about the 240 now increased because of you! Thank you!
what are symptoms of a bad one?
It can be felt that the engine does not respond smoothly to the throttle amount.
can I clean my snowmobile throttle position sensor too? like that?
Hi.
Please repeat the measurement steps i did in the video. If it works the same way I would personally give it a go. :)
thank you, i'll give it a go. much appreciated
If instead of jamming the connectors in,you pushed in paper clips,I am
sure it would be easier for you : )
Remove the cover, spray some potentiometer cleaner on in it and it's good.
I pulled & cleaned the TPS on my old jeep yesterday. It was just caked with carbon.
Throttle body cleaner. Remember that, okay??
That equipment you bought,. Why? Just clean it, with an old tooth brush. put it back in place.
What "equipment I bought" are you referring to? A power drill, The box freezer I shot the video on?
Is that tps spring loaded
Sensor is not, throttlebody is.
Volvo 5 Cylinder thanks thought mine was broken
I know this is old but it must depend on your vehicle. 2000 Dodge Dakota and the sensor on mine is spring loaded.
I agree you probably shouldn't use brake cleaner but if you are in a pinch, gotta go with what you got. For all the experts commenting on here about cleaning the TPS why in the hell did you click on this video if you are experts??? 🤦♂ I do question weather the cleaning fluid actually gets into it. I watched a video with a guy taking it apart and cleaning the contacts inside, not sure this method really would do a whole lot. I just cleaned mine so we'll see if it did anything or I gotta get a new one. I used electronic parts cleaner for anyone interested. I'm sure some RUclips expert geniuses from behind their keyboards, never actually doing any vehicle repairs, will tell me that's wrong lol.
I suppose this method I use if more a way of clearing the contacts by moving the gunk out to the edges and sides. So it more or less does not remove dirt unless it will flow out with the excess cleaning fluid making it dirty.
But it works if the testing methods in the video are to be believed. :)
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That part costs only 10 euros at its cheapest, and only 30 euros for the bosch brand. After all, it could also have worn out if there is some carbon surface.
okei
Indeed :)
Thanks for your good work
Did you really clean the sensor in the middle of nature??? Why not in your workshop?? Gets dirty??
Mainly… Ventilation.... also this was 5 years ago! And I have addressed this question 5 years ago
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Volvo 5 Cylinder, 2.4 ingine
Next time use Alcohol. it removes oxides. I think Acetone does also but research it first.
I didn't like idea of inserting screwdriver in it while cleaning.
Then don't do it lol. It's not going to hurt anything. Are you even familiar with working on vehicles??? Turning a knob isn't going to hurt it in the least little bit!
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Use gloves peeps
brake cleaner on the TPS sensor are you MAD, guess you have not heard of THROTTLE BODY CLEANER
No big deal. TPS here is just a carbon track potentiometer, it's not a platinum wire (or similar) such as you find in the MAF. You are confusing your sensors.
urine works the best what you dont use on the senser drink the rest
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You are jumping over important details, like you can't say "jam it into the side connectors"! Which connectors? There are the power, the signal and the ground! Without specifying which connector! Mine has 1, 2, 3, but regardless, one is power, another is the signal and the other is the ground. Which connectors? this is all but useless! Identifying them as 1, 2, or 3 is not useful information, which of these are the power, the ground and the signal wire? That would be useful!
hell, it could take you thousands of years to determine your connected through the pontentiometer with all those 3 choices! Could take your lifetime! Fucking spazz. Go blast someone else fuck boy.
TPS didn't know you can clean theses retarded sensors but cleaning it can make it worse due to chemicals 🤔
I do say you should add back some sort of oil to protect it. After cleaning.
And if you use cleaning spray for electronic.. Or CRC of WD40 , these usually contain some oil as well.
So no, not making it worse, as this sensor is just 2 sliding potentiometer tracks.
Funny you clean the sensor out in the wild, while the birds are singing and so..You know how deadly is that liquid to nature..
Did not think about that actually. But now that you mention it you have made a valid point. I will do things differently in the future :D
Thanks
08 titan accelerator not working how do I fix it
How to ser TPS sensonsor of mitsubishi galant models l1996
Those few sprays of electrical contact cleaner are probably absorbed by all that lush nature. It isn't perfect. But that's the cost of human progress! It's not like he's pouring gallons of oil onto the trunk of a 500-yr old tree...
BlastReadingSeries .
DON'T DO THIS!!! I did exactly what he did in the video and it screwed it up.
I hope those animals in the woods will not drink that spayed shit....(THIS GUY SHOULD DO THE CLEANING IN THE GARAGE ON A PAPER TOWEL).
Brake cleaner evaporates. There is no chance any animals will ingest the cleaning fluid. Thank you.
Also this same was commented a year ago and i replied to this comment.
The previous comment from a year ago was more intellectual in nature. And really made me rethink.
In your case, I am more concerned if all is well in your life at the moment
Volvo = not all brake cleaner evaporates since its base will sucked in to plants leafs...(animals eat it plans)...
The comment about the brake cleaner outdoors was taken into account a year ago. And it changed my way of doing things on camera. I was outside for the light and ventillation.
You are not helping or improving anything anymore. when you feel like having a nondestructive discussion, I am the first one to join in it!
Volvo= good man... just keep the changes to look good.....and be likable....
Take the time to learn about all the items you mentioned.... BEFORE making a video to make $$$.
I don't think you are knowledgeable in car maintenance. And I'm being kind in my comment.
These past years have been tough on us all.. But it will get better! Hang in there. As you can clearly see, I have not had any monetization income from my videos for many years now! And your kindness is not something I need as I do not know you, nor will I judge you, based upon your brief comments in here.
I wish you all the best, take care!
My Jeep is running good now. You had nothing to do with my successful work.
@BEINGOOD77 then why not tell what you did to fix instead of just making an ass of yourself? I'm curious to know what and how you fixed said jeep