throttle position sensor allingment
Submitted: Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 18:52
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zacc
howdy all , i have a nm pajero with a 3.5 ltr petrol engine . is there any way of checking wether the throttle position sensor is calibrated properly ? ie with a multi meter . if so how please ? cheers
Reply By: Peter 2 - Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 19:05
Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 19:05
Yes you can do it with a multimeter, problem is that you need to know the values for you particular vehicle.
You can take the reading at rest with no tension on the pedal which will give you a resistance at idle.
Obviously you can take a reading at full throttle and at points in between but unless you have the specs for the TPS for your vehicle then you don't know what they should be.
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check that nothing is interfering with the actual pedal travel, amazing what a bit of grit, sticks and small pebbles can do.
Most fuel injection systems these days self calibrate to a certain extent.
Probably the best thing to do would be to disconnect the battery for a few minutes to reset everything and then connect it back up, see if this solves the problem?
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Follow Up By: zacc - Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 19:16
Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 19:16
yeh thats what i thought , so if any one knows the values please let me know. cheers
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Follow Up By: Peter 2 - Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:20
Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:20
just a thought, get hold of another Mitzi with the same engine, Magna whatever, the local library will probably have one and they might have resistance readings etc.
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Follow Up By: Member - Mike DID - Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:11
Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:11
I'm pretty sure they are fed with 5 volts, so the output should vary between zero and 5 volt.
I'm not sure if it applies to the NM, but current Pajeros have duplicated sensors, so you would see two wires feeding a variable voltage.
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Follow Up By: zacc - Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:34
Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:34
thanks guys
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Reply By: Philip A - Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:44
Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:44
Most modern ECUs automatically calibrate for different TPS resting values. Ie they take the first idle example and use this from then on.
Really the only thing you should be testing if you have a hesitation problem is that he transition from idle to WOT is smooth with no drop outs with a (now rare) analogue multimeter.
You have not stated why you want to "calibrate" it , but symptoms of a faulty TPS are usually hesitation/ drop out when transitioning from override to accelerate. this is because the greatest wear area on the resistor is just off idle, ie where it spends most time.
Regards Philip A
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Follow Up By: zacc - Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:01
Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:01
not realy any issues , i was cleaning the throttle body yesterday and noticed that it has been shifted from its original spot ( factory white paint on the bolt and throttle body are in different spots ) so i thought i would
check it . the pajero is a 2002 model
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