Wassup guys, i need to replace my TPS so i got some cheap TB off one of my friends and now i have to take the TPS off, only problem is it's not screwd it, it's hard to describe but it's pretty much a closed top so i cannot screw it off. I did a few searches and some people mentioned they cut a small slit at the top and simply unscrewed it.

I was just wondering if anyone else had some easier or helpful methods of removing the TPS sensor.


Thanks alot, John

 

take a dremel and notch a slit in it and unscrew....that's about the easiest way you could do it.

It's a breakaway type bolt that goes in there, since it doesn't need adjustment, unless being replaced

 

so the inside isn't threaded ? or it is ?

 

yes,it is threaded.once you get off the original screws,you can use a normal screw to replace them.
Chris

 

thanks for all the help guys

 

i used a hammer and flat screw driver to tap it in a circular motion so it spins out. then i went to my local hardware store and bought some bolts that were the same size as those.

 

another quick question...i got the TB of a cx and that TPS will work on a gsr right? it has no difference?

 

a CX 5th gen civic?if so,yes.all the TPSs are the same on the sidedraft manifold cars.i beleive the downdraft style manifolds use TPSs that rotate the wrong way.

chris

 

alright cause i'm holding my gsr harness up to the TPS sensor and their not connecting

 

what year CX?if it's a 6th gen i'm not sure it will work since it's a downdraft style manifold.if it's a 5th gen CX it will work for sure.
Chris

 

i'm not sure which year, my friend had it layin around his garage and gave it to me, can't tell which year

 

i'm pretty sure that all the plugs are the same,it's just that the sensor rotates the wrong way.are you sure you're trying the right plug?
chris

 

nevermind i got it, i was playing around with that little pin that clicks in and it finally went in

 

how do you adjust the tps

 

a shop manual explains it best,but you want to adjust it so it reads around .5v at closed throttle,and progress to at least 4.5V at WOT.
Chris