Abs Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Hello all! Engine Management light came on today and car went into limp mode. Connected it to vagcom and it came up with "Throttle Body Sensor". What is this, and how do I replace it? lol After a bit of research, it's also referred too as "Throttle Position Sensor" (TPS) I cleared the fault, drove around for half an hour fine, then it came on again, same fault. Help me please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyMcC Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Paul at www.audipages.com might know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostKiwi Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Is this any help??? http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/Throttle_Body_Alignment_(TBA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtone Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Hello all! Engine Management light came on today and car went into limp mode. Connected it to vagcom and it came up with "Throttle Body Sensor". What is this, and how do I replace it? lol After a bit of research, it's also referred too as "Throttle Position Sensor" (TPS) I cleared the fault, drove around for half an hour fine, then it came on again, same fault. Help me please! [/ QUOTE ] This sounds the same as I had only 2 weeks after buying my 2001 2.8 Sport in May 2005 with 28K miles then. The car would not respond to the throttle after starting and for the first couple of occasions, switching off and restarting seemed to clear the problem. However it got worse and to follow a fright whilst driving, I took it into Northampton Audi who put it on the machine to read the problem. They diagnosed a faulty throttle body unit part no 078133062B which they replaced at a cost of parts ££520.74 plus labour £176, then all with vat £818.67 So be prepared for a bad day. I wrote to A8 Customer Service and they replied briefly at some length that 'thats life', regardless for the fact that I had a major crisis in the fast lane of the M1, when the throttle just ceased functioning altogether. I was lucky to get the car over to the hard shoulder without an incident and my question to Audi was " how could such a thing possibly happen if Audi underwrite their components correctly?" At the time, it was four and a half years old from new and they abdicated from all responsibility. Try IT_S8 for a spare part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHe Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Or.. See how much you can get one from the US... I was quoted about 300 dollars from tozo on audiworld.com for one with the mod which reduces the hunting and thumping too.. Just need to get is past the financial director Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 I replaced mine from VAGparts ages ago cost around £140 and was an easyish DIY job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostKiwi Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 £176 for labour - Ouch!!! Throttle bodies are a doddle to change. This is similar to a problem that plagues Volvos too - the throttle body gets tired and the car basically cuts out while driving - not nice when pulling out of a junction!!! Like Audi Volvo charge an arm and a leg too... 2 hours labour for a job I did on their forecourt in 25 minutes (they have to reprogram the ECU after a throttle body change before its drivable). Dealers really can be such a rip off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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