THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR REPLACEMENT QND ADJUSTMENT

Asked by Daniel Nov 28, 2020 at 03:29 AM about the 1997 Toyota Corolla

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING
SENSOR ON A FRIEND OF MINE 1997 TOYOTA
COROLLA DUE TO IT REVVING UP AND THEN
DYING DOWN REVVING UP AND DYING DOWN.
NOW AFTER REPLACING THE NEW SENSOR AND
WATCHING THE VIDEO AND PUTTING IT IN THE
WAY THE VIDEO SHOWED IT IT'S HIGH REVVING
AND DOES NOT DIE DOWN HOW DO I READJUST
THAT TO WHERE THAT STOPS?


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TDolby answered 3 years ago

did you also clean the throttle body in the process with throttle body cleaner? Your idle problem, might just be carbon build up the TB. also try disconnect the negative battery cable for 10 mins and reconnect.

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