FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Component Testing

1. The TPS can be tested with a digital voltmeter. The center terminal of the TPS is the output terminal.
2. With the ignition key in the ON position, check the TPS output voltage at the center terminal wire of the connector. Check this at idle (throttle plate closed), and at wide open throttle (WOT).
- At idle, TPS output voltage should be approximately one volt. The output voltage should increase gradually as the throttle plate is slowly opened from idle to WOT.
- At wide open throttle, TPS output should be approximately 4.5 volts.