2001 Toyota Tundra Throttle Position Sensor

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2001 toyota tundra throttle position sensor. The ECM will learn the effective range of the sensors there are 4 on the V8 tundra 2 accell pos and 2 butterfly pos. Took me a while to figure it out lol. Its an OBDII code and has to do with the Throttle Pedal Position Sensor.

Throttle Pedal Position Sensor Switch TPS A Circuit Range Performance Problem. Still not getting normal throttle response. Body assembly throttle with throttle position sensor.

Check it with a scan tool. P0121 is a relatively common trouble code with the Toyota Tundra. The throttle position sensor TPS responds to the accelerator pedal movement.

Ensure Proper FitTo confirm that this part fits your vehicle enter your vehicles Year Make Model Trim and Engine in the Compatibility Table. When this happened your check engine lite came on then went off when it warmed up and acted normally. The throttle position sensor can fail in several ways all of which result in poor fuel economy at best and performance limitations that may create a safety hazard for you and other motorists at worst.

When these sensors start to go bad your cars computer receives incorrect data leading to your engine getting incorrect inputs. Throttle Position Sensor. Different parts try to overcompensate for these deviations.

Depending on where the position sensors are set the maximum value should be between 80 and 100 at full throttle and less than 20 at idle. In addition the sensor detects the opening and closing speed of the throttle valve and feeds the. Toyota Tundra Forum.