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Old 16-10-2011, 12:33 PM
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me mates small turbo escos keeps cutting out then running rough when it restarts for a few mins,missing and spluttering,he thinks its the throttle position sensor and wants to replace that but dont know where it is and what it looks like?

anyone shed any light?

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Old 16-10-2011, 12:39 PM
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one way to check that if it runs ok from start
then put the throttle down a little take off and then the problem starts
restart and again or put on a collins monitor if you know someone got one to check the position

does not sound like the TPS
i would look at a sensor or MAP Sensor !

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Old 16-10-2011, 12:54 PM
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he's just rang to say he's done that,and it does what you just said,what colour is the map sensor on these? he says he cant find it,but i told him it was brown and where it is on a saff so he might be looking in wrong place.
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