1990 Suzuki Swift GTFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) Resistance: Notes

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) RESISTANCE

Application Ohms
Samurai
Between Terminals "C" & "D"
With .008" (.20 mm) Clearance At Stop Screw 0-550
With .016" (.41 mm) Clearance At Stop Screw Infinity
Between Terminals "A" & "D" 3500-6500
Between Terminals "B" & "D"
At Idle (1) 0-2000
At Wide Open Throttle (2) 2000-6500
Sidekick
Between Terminals "C" & "D"
At Idle (1) 0-550
At Wide Open Throttle Infinity
Between Terminals "A" & "D" 3500-6500
Between terminals "B" & "D"
At Idle (1) 0-2000
At Wide Open Throttle (2) 2000-6500
Swift (DOHC)
Between Terminals "C" & "D"
With .012" (.30 mm) Clearance At Stop Screw 0-550
With .035" (.89 mm) Clearance At Stop Screw Infinity
Between Terminals "C" & "A" 3500-6500
Between Terminals "C" & "B"
At Idle 0-2000
At Wide Open Throttle 3500-6500
Swift (SOHC) With A/T (3)
Between Terminals "A" & "B"
With .012" (.30 mm) Clearance At Stop Screw Less than 5000
With .035" (.89 mm) Clearance At Stop Screw Infinity
Between Terminals "A" & "D" 4370-8130
Between Terminals "A" & "C"
At Idle 240-1140
At Wide Open Throttle 3170-6600
(1) To obtain idle position, apply 19 in. Hg to throttle opener.
(2) There should be more than 2000 ohms difference between idle and wide open throttle readings.
(3) TPS is not used on Swift (SOHC) with manual transmission. For testing Swift (SOHC) with manual transmission, see THROTTLE SWITCH (SWIFT SOHC WITH M/T)Β  under ENGINE SENSORS & SWITCHES in this article.
Fig 1: Throttle Position Sensor Conn Term ID (Samurai & Sidekick)
G119563Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
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