I recently had some very strange problems CEL light related to my TPS pedal assembly which is only 4 mos old. Nasty shifts, CEL as soon as I turned the key. Replaced the VSS WD40 the TPS and nothing helped. Heres what I found very strange findings. Really started ticking me off. Anyways heres what i found. there is a bras shaft that is splined that moves the TPS. Well once this gets wore in a little it tends to get some side to side play...this inturn was altering the movement of the TPS. the shaft would slide to the right and id get CEl all the time. I found out just today that if i push the rod back in tight that the CEL would go off, but i few pushes of the pedal and it would work loose again. I pulled off the pedal assembly and saw that when it was slid out it must have let the TPS go below the right position throwing a CEL. All I had to do was slide it in tight and in the gap between the spring ad plastic keeper that hald the rod in I simply took a piece of bailin wire and put it around the rod and twisted it at the top then snipped of the extra. This filled the gap which in turn took all the play out of it, holding the rod tightly in place. Guess what no more problems im happier than hell and very relieved. So if u guys suspect something of this nature check this out.
--------------Jeremy

 

Glad to hear you got the bugs worked out of it, good info for future reference. Im sure Tim will be cutting and pasting it to save it on his comp, lol.

Cowboy Steve

 

yes thats what its there for it one of those little tricks that really pays off
------------Jeremy

 

Excellent find. This post is in my fav's. Repped too, for your tenacity.

 

thats good to hear! your pedal Assembly was only 4 months old? wow thats not very good! but glad you cheap fixed it rather than having to drop another $150 for a new one! thanks for giving the update! that may save alot of people alot of money! why replace it when you can use bailing wire!!!

 

Good find!!!!!! Baling wire and duct tape, holding the world together. It don't get no more Redneck than that!!

 

Yep when i found out thats all i needed to do i knew i had to post it on here.
--------------------Jeremy

 

Atta boy Jboard!

Cowboy Steve