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TPS is killing me, hel plz

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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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Default TPS is killing me, hel plz

I got a 99 Ex coupe auto , in the last 8 months I have replaced about 3 TPS's. I put them all on correctly, checked them with a mutlimeter, after 2-3 months I get code 7 ... any suggestions?
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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Default Re: TPS is killing me, hel plz (sporty240)

does it have a high idle, if so u may want a new throttle body cuz i had that problem with the spring which can be replaced but i decided to buy a new tb and it worked
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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You didnt flip the TPS and MAP sensor plugs right....?
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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no my idle is fine, and I did not swith the map with tps, its happened 3 times in the last 8 months, it just happens out of the blue like today I get code 7 cel
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:38 PM
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check your connectors could be a faulty one!
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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which ones?
btw I got it scanned and this is what I get
P0122 Throttle Position (TP) Sensor Circuit Low Input
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 09:04 PM
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I had the little pins inside the plug get corroded and do that. The springy part corroded completely away, causing an intermittent connection. I grabbed some pins from my cruise control plug and put them in the TPS plug, no problems since.
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 11:52 PM
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maybe u have a short in 1 of the wires
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