TPS sensor!!!
06-19-2012, 12:15 PM
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TPS sensor!!!
awhile ago my jeep started running really funny, it would shift at really high rpms and idle either super low or super high. So i hooked up a code reader and it said i had a bad TPS sensor so i replaced it and everything was fine for a month or two till i didn't drive the jeep for about a week and when i came back it was doing the same thing again. so i pulled out the code reader and the same code came up. so i once again replaced the sensor. ran fine. next day did the same thing again pulled the same code and everything. this will be the third sensor i have replaced. what am i doing wrong? Could it be something else?
06-19-2012, 12:27 PM
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awhile ago my jeep started running really funny, it would shift at really high rpms and idle either super low or super high. So i hooked up a code reader and it said i had a bad TPS sensor so i replaced it and everything was fine for a month or two till i didn't drive the jeep for about a week and when i came back it was doing the same thing again. so i pulled out the code reader and the same code came up. so i once again replaced the sensor. ran fine. next day did the same thing again pulled the same code and everything. this will be the third sensor i have replaced. what am i doing wrong? Could it be something else?
06-19-2012, 12:34 PM
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i just went to checker and bought what they had i dunno it wasn't cheap but i get discounts for where i work. it had i life time warranty so i have only paid for one technically but this whole going through a sensor every week or so is getting really old
06-19-2012, 12:37 PM
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Yeah, they have a lifetime warranty for that reason... I would say, first make sure the ground is good. If so, go get one from the dealership...
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06-19-2012, 03:22 PM
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Lifetime warranty from those stores generally means you're gonna keep replacing those parts for your lifetime.
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Possibilities include a poor quality sensor or a bad connector for that sensor. When I replace a sensor, I always perform a comprehensive inspection of all of the contacts, then give it a thorough spray of electrical contact cleaner, add a dab of dielectric grease and reconnect.
As a side note, always best to post the exact code number(s) as most circuits have multiple codes that can be set with OBD
As a side note, always best to post the exact code number(s) as most circuits have multiple codes that can be set with OBD
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