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Where can i get a cheap TPS that is as good as dealer OEM?

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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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Car: '88 Red Trans Am w/ T-tops
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Where can i get a cheap TPS that is as good as dealer OEM?

I need a TPS and the ones you can buy from autozone and other discount auto stores don't seem to work for me. Where can i get a TPS for cheap with as good of quality as OEM?
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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Why isn't it working?

Make sure to request correct TPS.
TPI and TBI throttle postion sensors are different.

Are you getting improper voltages during the installation of the new TPS?
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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I have tested and retested the voltage and it is always different with the current TPS. It is only a year old and so i tried to get a new TPS from autozone again and it was still throwing the same codes. I don't know what to do anymore. Mainly just want to put a better quality TPS in to eliminate the possibility of the TPS being bad. One day it will throw a code for High voltage and the next day it throws a code for low voltage. Don't know what to do anymore and am getting very frustrated. Aaaahhhhh.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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When you test the TPS output voltage, you should also test the TPS reference voltage (5.0VDC) across the sensor to make sure the new TPS even has a chance of delivering the correct signal. With a wandering reference voltage, it wouldn't matter who made the TPS.
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 09:09 AM
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Heed the words of Vader!!
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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As far as i remember the reference voltage was always correct.
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