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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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Where is TPS located?

Throttle Position Sensor... Anyone have a pic? I can't find it! I have a 2004 F250 Ext Cab 4x4 5.4. A picture would be great! I know its part of the air intake but is it covered by something else?
 
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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It's on the throttle body. Remember, it has to sense the angle of the throttle plate so it will be mounted directly the shaft on which the plate is mounted.

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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by projectSHO89
It's on the throttle body. Remember, it has to sense the angle of the throttle plate so it will be mounted directly the shaft on which the plate is mounted.

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Ok, so where is that? I've done very little work on cars before (oil change, CV-joints, A/C refill, nothing major) and I am clueless to where this is located. If I follow the throttle cable (from the gas pedal) is it at the end of that?
 
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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if you have tps you wont have a throttle cable the throttle body took the place of the carb and is in the same spot on the engine the tps should be on the side similar to the old choke setup on the older vehicle but at the bottom
 
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 94yj
if you have tps you wont have a throttle cable the throttle body took the place of the carb and is in the same spot on the engine the tps should be on the side similar to the old choke setup on the older vehicle but at the bottom
Wrong, his truck has a TPS and a throttle cable.



Follow the intake tubing from the air filter back to the intake manifold on the top of the engine. The throttle body is bolted directly on the front of the intake manifold and the air intake tube is clamped directly onto the trottle body. The TPS is bolted onto the side of the throttle body inline on the shaft connected to the butterfly in the throttle body. There should only be two bolts to remove the TPS.

See the cast aluminum intake manifold on top of the engine in the pic. Directly above that there is a black plastic coverm the throttle body is behind that. You will have to disconnect the intake tube to pull off the cover.
 

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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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so i stand corrected the trucks i have dealt with are the fly by wire tps system
 
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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so i stand corrected the trucks i have dealt with are the fly by wire tps system
Ford went to the "fly by wire" on the SD gassers in 05'.

I still like throttle cable better, there is no delay in throttle response.
 
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