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Old 06-12-2013, 07:50 PM
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Okay so I want to set my TPS but no matter what I do I can't find a balance.


I can set it to 4.5 WOT (Full throttle...BUT it makes my idle super high (4K+) and at over .06V (20ish TPS)


When I set my CT (closed throttle) to .05 (I made sure to make it the lowest setting on the adjusting bolt) but it will only let me set my WOT to about 4.2 V

I have my RPM's at a good setting my TPS is at 8 and a little over .5 V but I cannot figure how to get it to 4.5 without having a high idle...

I'm thinking maybe my IAC is too high ( what voltage should it be?) could this be the problem?

Thank you so much!!!

(Car is 2000 EX MT)
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Any dead spots? Get another sensor?
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Set the TPS to 0.5V at closed throttle. The closed throttle voltage is most important. Then the WOT voltage should around 4.5V. Exactly 4.5V is not necessary.

If you still have a high idle problem, then that's a separate issue, such as a dirty IACV, vacuum leak, or intake air leak.
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I have an 1995 accord and at CT it reads .70 volts and at WOT 4.5.. What could i do?
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2 year old thread

Start off by not bumping old, dead threads. Then make your own thread in the correct section.

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Try this link:
https://honda-tech.com/tech-misc-15/...e-tps-2947986/
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2 year old thread

Start off by not bumping old, dead threads. Then make your own thread in the correct section.

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How is this thread any less relevant than it was two years ago?

What's this obsession with starting new threads? This is not one of those cases where it pertains to the OP or a specific point in time.
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you may have a vacuum leak .
i have the same problem when my Idle jump at 2000rpm . when i fit the leak it go down to 750 rpm
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How is this thread any less relevant than it was two years ago?

What's this obsession with starting new threads? This is not one of those cases where it pertains to the OP or a specific point in time.
Well, it's the rules. If that isn't good enough for you, there are a number of reasons behind that rule. First off, you'll have people responding not to the necrobumper, but instead to the original poster, which helps exactly no one. Second off, no two issues are exactly the same, and the diagnostic steps for one person might be different than the diagnostic steps for another. Third, there's the simple issue of subforum division. The necrobumper in this case has an Accord. Not a Civic. His posts don't even belong here.

Do you want me to keep going, or can you just accept the fact that it's against the rules, and go back to lurking?
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Originally Posted by Nato18
I have an 1995 accord and at CT it reads .70 volts and at WOT 4.5.. What could i do?
Post in the Accord forum. Locked.

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Well, it's the rules.
Exactly.
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