Throttle Position Sensor

In Spanish the standard term is Sensor de posición de mariposa (TPS), and in Brazil Sensor TPS / de posição da borboleta. Depending on the country it is also called Sensor TPS, Potenciómetro, Potenciómetro de mariposa or de posição da borboleta.

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Electronics & sensors · Sheet 33 / 111

Throttle Position Sensor

Spanish: Sensor de posición de mariposa (TPS) · Portuguese: Sensor TPS / de posição da borboleta
4 different names
Mexico
Sensor TPS
Central America
Sensor TPS
Panama
Sensor TPS
Colombia
Sensor TPS
Venezuela
Sensor TPS
Ecuador
Sensor TPS
Peru
Sensor TPS
Bolivia
Sensor TPS
Argentina
Sensor TPS / Potenciómetro
Chile
Sensor TPS
Uruguay
Sensor TPS
Spain
Potenciómetro de mariposa
Brazil
Sensor TPS / de posição da borboleta
What it does

Informa la apertura de la mariposa de aceleración.

When to replace it

P0120–P0124, tirones, ralentí alto, cambios erráticos en automáticos.

Technical sheet available in Spanish only for now.

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