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brokedowntalon7

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Dec 9, 2010
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Hey folks,
Running into some issues with my rebuilt motor. Im trying to prioritize my issues but having a difficult time searching for their significance.

The issues:
-Car will startup but will die as it comes down from high idle
- dsmlink tells me i have a tps sensor malfunction (cause of above symptom?)
-oil drip from what i believe to be my castle plug (just replaced it and the o ring -it still leaks)
-oil my electronic oil pressure gauge reads ~75 psi during the brief startup period (problematic for my turbo? and/or the cause for oil to leak out of the castle plug?)

Attached is the log i took when the car died. I have a hard time identifying normal behaviour due to my limited experience with this program. Also do my settings look appropriate?

Thanks for the help!
-Matt
 

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it shows that the tps voltage is reading 0 the whole time. check to see if its even plugged in. your trying to simulate an idle from the tps from the looks of it on link but you dont have the signal to do so.
 
Appreciate the input,
yeah its plugged in for sure. Ill be heading to the junk yard on monday to get a new tps, i checked it with an ohm meter and the resistance between pins 2 and 3 increase as the throttle is opened, seems right. Would a defective tps present like this?
 
well if its actually increasing in ohms as it opens thats a good sign. it should stop around 5 ohms fully open and around 0.9 ohms closed. also check the wiring going to the sensor off the harness. these wires on these cars i noticed get hard and when you move them to do something they brake off.
 
Found the oil leak. Who forgets to put a seal on the oil pump gear? honestly...

Anyway, here is a new log. I couldn't check the tps because my ohmmeter died on me. I changed some settings around in link but im still not sure what is preventing me from a least idling. Gotta move this car to a garage before the canadian winter hits!

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

Here is the log.
 

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I was having the same issue with my 95 Talon TSi. i had to replace the Biss screw or idle sensor on the throtle body and my TPS sensor wasn't seated on one side. Mines Idles pretty well now at around 1000 rpm.
 
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