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  1. #1 Faulty TPS Round 1,281,753 
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    Seriously getting tired of going 1-3 weeks with the car running flawlessly then wake up the next day and have the damn TPS sensor start acting up again. I've replaced the TPS twice now, fixed a vacuum leak, and today P0121 came up which tells me its a short. So that being said, where is this "short" coming from? Help me get this fixed once and for all. I'm sick and tired of dealing with the TPS
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    the wiring going to/from the tps?
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    Yeah I thought of that but how do I go about fixing it?
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    Check them and fix them?

    Usually they can have issues over the exhaust area. So maybe 8-10 inches of wire and the connector will usually fix it up. Right ScottyDoggs?
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    Alright cool, so what exactly should I look for? Sorry if I'm asking dumb questions lol
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    Alright so today I went outside and inspected this issue a little more, I noticed that the car runs fine without the TPS being hooked up. I disconnected it from the car (not the throttle body) and the car ran perfectly. I connected it back on and the car still ran fine. Sound more like a harness issue?
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    Also make sure the pins in the connector are tight and not loose. They could be creating a loose connection to the sensor.
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