03-13-2020, 12:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-13-2020, 12:46 PM by 3Waggintails.)
Backstory to this point starts with previous thread #1:
https://www.fixkick.com/bbs2/Suzuki-bbs/...p?tid=2599
and continues to thread # 2:
https://www.fixkick.com/bbs2/Suzuki-bbs/...p?tid=2600
1997 Suzuki Sidekick JS, 4 door, MT, 1.6 motor, approx 95,000 original miles. Canada made. I live in Alabama.
At last writing, the second mechanic shop had disassembled the intake manifold and cleaned, including egr tube, etc. New intake gaskets, etc. Car performed no better and no differently. Took it back. They checked the fuel filter. Sauid all good. Not dirty, no water in fuel, etc., They checked the spark plug gap and gapped per specs. Checked timing. Still could not get them to do back pressure test - why they won't check I dont know.
Finally, they tell me I need a new Throttle Position Sensor. Really? After much searching, Ifind the throttle position sensor (supposedly) on Amazon and Ebay but also locally at O'reilly and Advance. Both Standard Intermotor but when opened box Mikuni. I had advance cross check their part (the muki part) with the Beck and Arnley # I had found and to check using my vin #. Confirmed correct part. Ordered and took days to get.
Took part to mechnaic today today and wrong TPS. Inspite of the fact that various brands are the same sensor and based on my vin it should have been correct.
My TPS is much larger in diameter than the one that I got. Interestingly, I had bought a used throttle body off Ebay that was "supposed" to fit my car. The TPS I got got will fit that throttle body but not the one on my car!
There sem to be several posiibilities on ebay, parts, geek etc that say they fit my car and they are different.
I do not have pics of mine although I asked the mechanic twice today to take pics of my TPS and the "wrong" TPS so I would have them. Did not do.
All you can read on my TPS is either : F1T SS06 or FIT SS06 and even that is not clear...looks kind of rubbed off.
There is no number I could find on the throttle body and you cant really read the numbers off of my TPS but it should have been original to the car. I am at a total loss. How in the devil do you find the right TPS? I even called and emailed Mikuni to see if they can help. Dont know how long it will take and if they can figure out.
The part I got was :
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/inte...20474756-P
Not correct inspite of checking against my vin. The one that looks more like it is:
https://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/AC/...4YEALw_wcB
My VIN is: 2S3TE02V0V6402172
Car has been sitting back at shop over a week and still.....I don't know what else to do at this point. Car was fine until I stupidly chnaged EGR, Modulator and switch inspite of other mechnaic saying all good but still showing PO400 code, etc.
Current shop has left that issue alone at this point and my simple mind said put old parts back - thats when this all started. They do not listen to a thing I say. It was worth a shot to me. I asked that they recheck the new parts but dont know if they did or not.
Lots of money and time and car is/ was perfect before I switched the stupid parts, etc.
https://www.fixkick.com/bbs2/Suzuki-bbs/...p?tid=2599
and continues to thread # 2:
https://www.fixkick.com/bbs2/Suzuki-bbs/...p?tid=2600
1997 Suzuki Sidekick JS, 4 door, MT, 1.6 motor, approx 95,000 original miles. Canada made. I live in Alabama.
At last writing, the second mechanic shop had disassembled the intake manifold and cleaned, including egr tube, etc. New intake gaskets, etc. Car performed no better and no differently. Took it back. They checked the fuel filter. Sauid all good. Not dirty, no water in fuel, etc., They checked the spark plug gap and gapped per specs. Checked timing. Still could not get them to do back pressure test - why they won't check I dont know.
Finally, they tell me I need a new Throttle Position Sensor. Really? After much searching, Ifind the throttle position sensor (supposedly) on Amazon and Ebay but also locally at O'reilly and Advance. Both Standard Intermotor but when opened box Mikuni. I had advance cross check their part (the muki part) with the Beck and Arnley # I had found and to check using my vin #. Confirmed correct part. Ordered and took days to get.
Took part to mechnaic today today and wrong TPS. Inspite of the fact that various brands are the same sensor and based on my vin it should have been correct.
My TPS is much larger in diameter than the one that I got. Interestingly, I had bought a used throttle body off Ebay that was "supposed" to fit my car. The TPS I got got will fit that throttle body but not the one on my car!
There sem to be several posiibilities on ebay, parts, geek etc that say they fit my car and they are different.
I do not have pics of mine although I asked the mechanic twice today to take pics of my TPS and the "wrong" TPS so I would have them. Did not do.
All you can read on my TPS is either : F1T SS06 or FIT SS06 and even that is not clear...looks kind of rubbed off.
There is no number I could find on the throttle body and you cant really read the numbers off of my TPS but it should have been original to the car. I am at a total loss. How in the devil do you find the right TPS? I even called and emailed Mikuni to see if they can help. Dont know how long it will take and if they can figure out.
The part I got was :
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/inte...20474756-P
Not correct inspite of checking against my vin. The one that looks more like it is:
https://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/AC/...4YEALw_wcB
My VIN is: 2S3TE02V0V6402172
Car has been sitting back at shop over a week and still.....I don't know what else to do at this point. Car was fine until I stupidly chnaged EGR, Modulator and switch inspite of other mechnaic saying all good but still showing PO400 code, etc.
Current shop has left that issue alone at this point and my simple mind said put old parts back - thats when this all started. They do not listen to a thing I say. It was worth a shot to me. I asked that they recheck the new parts but dont know if they did or not.
Lots of money and time and car is/ was perfect before I switched the stupid parts, etc.