Tiny Clark Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Has anyone ever tried to pop open a TPS to clean it? I am thinking it is nothing but a rheostat. Danke, Tiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Hi Tiny, I've never tried it, but may electronics cleaner wouldn't be a bad thing to try if possible before springing for that $200 one at autozone. Ja das is zu viel geld. Was fur ein probleme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Be real cool to know what car this TPS is in. I have opened one from a EA82T and yes there is a potentiometer and two switches. I dremeled the small pins protruding from the rear and then gently prized the cover off. Cleaned it with parts cleaner designed for this purpose and it was good as new. Setting the TPS is tricky so mark it well before removing it. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 Oops, had 96 legacy under my name the first post, but our server timed out, so I had to type it again and forgot it. It would be nice to have one on hand before I go crackin' it open. That Subie Genuine parts place has it for $80. I always get a kick out of fixing something that's not supposed to be fixed though! And now I see it doubleposted-detsopelbuod. Dammit, I hate the Base Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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