87TSiStock Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 just started my car tonight can it wouldn't turn over ive replaced valve cover gasket and moved the tps by accident ( might have moved it up or down then re tightened it)... when i turn the key i get a few clicks then it wont do anything at all, battery is pretty drained so i know that is part of it but Im wondering if its the tps? i also found a wire that had been messed with and runs into the distributor on the tb side Any help on where to start would be fantastic if im vague in description tell me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well firstly I'd suggest fully charging your battery before doing anything else. It sounds like your battery doesn't have enough juice to turn the motor over. After you fix that you will want to do a tps reset. Look in the FAQs section of the forums and you'll find a step by step guide to doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87TSiStock Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 could that be a reason it is just clicking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Yes-voltage is too low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87TSiStock Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 It started but the idle was high around 1400 is that from tps? It started fine but then started climbing that high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 What was the temp outside when you started it? When its cold outside the car will automatically increase the rpm's temporarily to help warm the car up to operating temps. Let it run for a few minutes and the rpm's should fall as it warms up and sit at 900 rpms when at normal operating temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87TSiStock Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 It was probably 50 or 60 degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Yea, thats definitely what it was then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87TSiStock Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Thanks a lot! I'm hopefully taking it for prom this weekend so im kinda in crunch time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Do the tps reset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87TSiStock Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 How long does it take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 That depends entirely on you. Since you've never done it before I'd guess a half hour or so? But at the end of the day you should really do it so it doesn't matter how long. Go take a look at the guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87TSiStock Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 sounds good thanks for the help! and the car is running and smooth as can be with no stuttering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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