2000 Saturn L300 throttle position sensor

Tiny
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Electrical problem
2000 Saturn L300 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

where is the throtle position sensor on my vehicle?
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 AT 5:30 PM

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Tiny
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Simlar to other Saturn TPS location


https://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/12900_tps_17.jpg

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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 AT 5:43 PM
Tiny
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My car has a DOHC. There isn't a throttle cable, in stead I have a sensor on the gas peddle and a motor on the throttle body.

While I am driving my car will suddenly stop responding to the gas peddle. The Rpm's will drop and I start costing. If I turn the engine off and restart it I can go for another mile or so and then the same thing happens. I am getting the following engine codes.

P1271 - Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor fault
P0101 - Mass air flow error - Auto Zone Ticket describes a possible TPS problem

P0403 - EGR - I know this went bad
P0405 - EGR - Same
P0341 - Camshaft position sensor out of range
P0107 - MAP Sensor error

I think I got some incorrect info about the TPS. Do you have any suggestions?

Thank you for the help
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 AT 6:05 PM
Tiny
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Clean and test the EGR valve and recheck the TPS
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 AT 6:57 PM
Tiny
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Thank you for your response.

The bolts that hold the upper part of the EGR valve to the base broke a few months back. At that time I replaced it with an EGR valve from a salvage yard as I needed my car to get to school and no place in town had a new one.

Thank you for the suggestion. I'll try cleaning the salvage EGR good before I give in and pay $250 for a new one.

What is the best way to test the Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor? I believe it's the small motor/cylinder looking device hooked to the accelerator pedal. Is that correct? Can I test it with a ohm meter?

Thank you again you have been most helpful
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 AT 7:59 PM
Tiny
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At closed throttle position it should read 0.3 volts and wide open throttle at 4.6volts
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 AT 10:58 PM

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