| Author | Message | ||
     Mikef5000 |
While I was at the dealership the other day, It came up that I was doing my own maintenance. They told me I need to be resetting the TPS with every oil change. It's a 2000 Cyclone. What exactly are they talking about? I never heard that in all my posts about getting the bike ready to ride this summer. | ||
| Sleez |
you don't have one! that is for fuel injected bikes. | ||
| Scott_in_nh |
What exactly are they talking about? They are begging you to find a new dealer to work on your bike! The TPS, "throttle Position Sensor" is for fuel injected bikes only. Correct me if i am wrong but your bike has a carb! Also, it rarely needs to be reset- typically only if there is an issue with the way it is running or if you change out the ECM, "Electronic Control Module (the brain of electronic fuel injection). | ||
| Spiderman |
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| Naustin |
Precisely the reason you should NEVER let a dealer touch your bike for anything.  | ||
| Ducxl |
Well i just replaced mine because i broke the tangs off while removing the harness.What methods can I employ to reset mine.A friend has the VDSTS for his XB,will it work on my X1? Or,what's the typical dealer charge? I could use assistance here...please | ||
| Chasespeed |
NORMALLY, I see about a half hour labor charge to reset a TPS. That was Southside HD/Buell in Virginia Beach.. Dont know about here in Corpus, the dealership here REALLY scares me... Chase | ||
| Mikef5000 |
LOL! Wow. I've never seen this guy in the service area before. Now I hope to never see him again! I said exactly: "My Bike has a carb, I thought TPS's were only on Fuel Injected bikes" He said "Nope, they're on all of them, and they need adjusted with EVERY oil change. We can do it for you no problem. It's not difficult, but you have to know what you're doing, and you have to have voltmeters and some other tools. Just bring it in some time, we'll take care of it for you in around a half an hour." I really hope I recognize him if I ever see him again. I'll make him feel like an idiot. | ||
| Sleez |
he may have been talking about setting the static timing....but confused it with the TPS reset procedure??? | ||
| Bomber |
shouldn't have to set the timing every oil change, either when I worked at Bud's Standard, long ago and far away, this was referred to as a "Wall Job." Park it by the wall for a while, roll it out and charge for work not performed -- it confused the young me, but I soon cuaght on and moved on | ||
| Oldog |
To answer you duc if its the vsds yes it works on your bike too, the mapping software is keyed to the ecm and does not. Hey M5k He will then tell you that you need to have your muffler bearings checked, and your stator re timed... |
