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boarderkidd11 · Apr 27, 2011

i was driving my truck today and i was going p a hill when i had the gas all the way down my rpm just kept dropping so i shifted down and it still happen and the my engine light came on with the code p 0123 what should i do?

The Assassin · Apr 27, 2011

Pretty sure that is the throttle position sensor.

boarderkidd11 · Apr 27, 2011

so if i change that do you think that my problem climing up the hill would be fixed?

ramthis9501 · Apr 27, 2011

Just an idea, but maybe the cat might be clogged... that's what I'm thinking with my truck right now, it lowers overall engine performance and I read a few things that said the exact thing that you are and they had a clogged cat

wermbang · Apr 27, 2011

Check your cat to see if its glowing after you have driven it, then you will know if thats plugged or not

The Assassin · Apr 27, 2011

I would start with that, yes.

boarderkidd11 · Apr 27, 2011

so if it glows its clogged. am i correct?

The Assassin · Apr 27, 2011

Do you have a code reader, or a tuner that you can hook up to it? Then cross reference the code. But I am 99.9% sure its for the TPS. It might not be a bad idea to do a full tune up.

txbass06 · Apr 27, 2011

Yes. There would be no other reason for it to get hot enough to glow

P0123 Code - Throttle Position Sensor/Switch A Circuit High Input

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boarderkidd11 · Apr 27, 2011

it is the tps i just looked the code up. i also have all new wires,plugs,cap and rotor i just put them in about 3 weeks ago when i bought the truck

boarderkidd11 · Apr 27, 2011

ok i will also check the cat next time i drive it

txbass06 · Apr 27, 2011

Did you ever swap out the tps?

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boarderkidd11 · Apr 28, 2011

yeah but i had it in upside down so i went to go switch it and went to pull off the blug the thing sprung open

Bigtman07 · Apr 28, 2011

Yup mine did that too. Need to go pick up a new one. They aren't that expensive. I tried to repair mine after it popped open yea that didn't work. Best to pick up a new one.

boarderkidd11 · Apr 28, 2011

the one that broke was brand new but i picked one up today. appearently they have a warranty

Bigtman07 · Apr 29, 2011

Yea usually they do at least from my local store they do. Did you get it replaced??

boarderkidd11 · Apr 30, 2011

yes i did turns out they gave me a faulty one in the first place

BigMike005 · Apr 30, 2011

On the clog cats, just put your hand over the tail pipe and feel if there is pressure from the exhaust fumes......if not u got yourself some clogged cats

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