Throttle Position Sensor: Service and Repair

Fig. 1:

Remove
- Open the hood and fit a wing cover.
- Open the trunk and remove the battery cover.
- Disconnect the battery ground lead.
- Remove the engine cover.
- Disconnect the throttle control rods (1 ) from the throttle pulley lever ball pins and swing the rods aside.
- Rotate the throttle pulley and disconnect the speed control operating rod (2 ) from the ball pins.
- Remove the throttle bracket assembly (3 ) to fuel rail securing nuts. Reposition the bracket / pulley assembly for access.
- Disconnect the TP sensor harness multi-plug (4 ).
- Undo and remove the TP sensor securing screws. Re-move the TP sensor (5 ).
- Remove and discard the TP sensor "O" ring seal from the mating face.
- Clean the mating face of the TP sensor mounting.

Refit
- Re-fitting is the reversal of the removal procedure.

NOTE: Reset or adjust the assembly as necessary. Adjustments